General Island Information

The Outer Banks and Ocracoke are fortunate that driving on the beach is allowed. However, there are some things to observe while doing so....

Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Every school morning, Jeanie Owens is up at the crack of dawn and at the school to set up...

Hyde County’s America 250th committee has released its first project, “Our Heritage & History” booklet. Designed to be used by visitors as well as history...

MANTEO, N.C. — Cape Hatteras National Seashore will staff five lifeguarded beaches this year from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily from Memorial Day...

By Peter Vankevich If you’ve read novels by Carl Hiaasen, you’ve likely come across Skink—his eccentric, one-eyed former governor turned environmental vigilante. While the character...

Night driving restrictions on oceanside beaches within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore began at 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. From May 1 through July...

Text and photo by Peter Vankevich   Ocracoke’s familiar water tower, which is a landmark visible for miles across the sound and serves as the...

By Connie Leinbach Sometimes the treasures one finds along Ocracoke’s shores aren’t shells. Sometimes they are prehistoric teeth, such as the bison tooth that Barry Gregware...

Ocracoke Health Center Inc. has named Jamie Tunnell Carter as the organization’s next chief executive officer. Carter, a Hyde County native, has been with Ocracoke...

A new year begins on Ocracoke and we reflect on some of the notable island events that took place in 2025. JanuaryOcracoke Island’s first appreciable...