Ocracoke post office: Doing whatever it takes
By Connie Leinbach
In almost four decades on the job on an island accessible only by ferry, Melissa Sharber has been more than just a...
Overwash all along NC12 is a dire situation
Editor's note: NWS Newport/Morehead on March 27 issued another flood watch effective from 8 p.m. Wednesday night through Thursday (March 28) evening for all...
Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry runs to increase March 26
Starting on March 26, daily crossings between Ocracoke and Hatteras will increase through June 30, according to the recently published schedule by the North Carolina Ferry...
Dredges to work in Hatteras Inlet
By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke received some good news recently when Catherine Peele, a planning developer with the NC Ferry Division, reported to the Ocracoke Waterways...
Dolphins fall to East Bladen in first round of state playoffs
Observer staff report
The Ocracoke Dolphins boys’ varsity basketball team lost the first-round of the East Division 1A state tournament on Feb. 27 to the...
What can we do about NC 12?
The famed highway, depicted in “Living at the Water’s Edge: A Heritage Guide to the Outer Banks Byway” by Barbara Garrity-Blake and Karen Willis...
Insurance Commissioner rejects insurance companies’ huge rate hike request
By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke homeowners can breathe a sigh of relief for several more months since North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has said “No”...
A wreck of little auks
By Peter Vankevich
The cold open waters off Newfoundland may not seem like an ideal location to spend the winter. But it is for...
Absentee voting has begun for the 2024 Primary Election in North...
As of Friday, Jan. 19, North Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections began sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested a ballot for...
Fish house keeps fresh fish on the table
By Connie Leinbach
Every day, the Ocracoke Seafood Company sends about 4,500 pounds of locally caught fish off to places beyond.
Sometimes Shane Mason gets up...