Accolades for Hyde County’s afterschool program
The 21st Century Program offers an afterschool program, Saturday programming for families, adult education, and a six-week summer program, all free for Hyde County families
The atmospheric moods of Springer’s Point
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Springer’s Point Preserve, located at the edge of Ocracoke village, has more than 120 acres of maritime forest, tidal...
Ocrafolk Festival set for early June
Scenes from last year's festival are in the slideshow below.
The 22nd annual Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival will be held on the grounds of...
John Simpson: A keeper of the island carving tradition
By Peter Vankevich
Even though he says his first attempt at decoy carving yielded “the ugliest bird you ever saw,” the folk-art form grabbed John...
Fundraiser nets thousands for Ukrainian student’s family
The Ocracoke community raises $7,000 to help Ukraine.
Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival set for April 23
The fourth annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival, produced by the nonprofit Ocracoke Island Decoy Carvers Guild, is set to take place from 9 a.m....
Ocracoke farewells
Longtime residents Dick and Janey Jacoby move to Virginia
By Peter Vankevich
Ocracoke to be what it is, has relied on its residents to step up...
The five sea turtles of the Outer Banks
This is a supplement to an earlier feature on the nesting success of sea turtles.
By Peter Vankevich
Worldwide, there are only seven species of...
Postponed: OPS art auction scheduled for Jan. 22
The Ocracoke Preservation Society will hold its annual “Ocracoke Through Your Eyes” art auction at 5 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Ocracoke Community Center.