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By Amy Howard A common belief is that people who live on Ocracoke are rich. We aren't. We are industrious and work hard to be able to...

The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with special guest chef Jamie Davis Aug. 6 to 8 in the Berkley Barn. The free...

From our news services Clarification: The Ocracoke Access Alliance asks for increased tolls on only the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter routes, not other routes...

By Connie Leinbach Tolling the Hatteras ferry could be a boon for Ocracoke. That’s one point the Ocracoke Access Alliance made at a community meeting March...

The Ocracoke Civic & Business Association at 6 p.m. tonight (March 17) will discuss the recent Ocracoke Access Alliance trip to Washington, D.C., and...

By Connie Leinbach Hyde County Emergency Services will soon be airborne in a first-in-the-nation trial program using an ultralight aircraft. The Blackfly, an electric Vertical Takeoff...

Editor's note: Background information about the ferry tolling process is at the end of this story. By Connie Leinbach If the North Carolina Legislature is bent...

Editor's note: Justin LeBlanc will talk at the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association meeting about what the Ocracoke Access Alliance did and learned from...

Editor's note: This story was first published in the October print issue of the Observer. Text and photos by Connie Leinbach After about 30 years, Ocracoke...

Text and photos by Michael Lydick The dunes at South Point shift a little every time I return—sometimes a gentle reshaping, other times a dramatic...