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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...

By Peter Vankevich The birds of Ocracoke proved watcher-friendly for the annual Christmas Bird Count held on Dec. 31. For the second consecutive year,...

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...

Hyde County is looking to raise money with an increase in the sales tax and voters will have the chance to weigh in during...

The Ocracoke Observer, the island’s independent community newspaper since 1999, has been selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress’s National Digital Newspaper Program. The...

By Jeanne Brook Sitting in Zillie’s on a winter night, we turned at the door creak to see Eduardo Chavez Perez walk in. Seeing Eduardo outside...

As another year closes, we reflect, in this season of thanksgiving and hope, on what it is about Ocracoke that’s so unique. One of our...

By Connie Leinbach As the north end of Ocracoke continues to be overwashed during King Tides and nor’easters, the Hyde County Board of Commissioners has...

From our news services After years of coordinated engagement among several coastal agencies, a winter dredging campaign is slated for the 2025–2026 season to safeguard...