Ocracoke Scotch bonnet breaks state record
Felicity Gage of Ocracoke holds large Scotch bonnets she found over the years on the beach. The black shell on the left is the...
Island son Ben O’Neal: 1954 to 2023
Ben O'Neal with his cat, Sunshine. Photo courtesy of the family.
Robert Benjamin (Ben) O’Neal, 68, of Ocracoke, died on Tuesday, March 21.
A native of...
Early winter avian flu outbreak on Outer Banks birds wanes but...
An Immature Great Black-backed Gull eating a dead Double-crested Cormorant on Ocracoke beach
This story has been updated March 30, 2023
Text and photos by Peter...
Ocracoke events March 20 to 26–Updated
The Ocracoke School is promoting kindness and students created this Kindness Tree on view in the Ocracoke post office. Photo: C. Leinbach
Tuesday, March 21Ocracoke...
N.C. Shell Club spring meeting March 24 & 25 open to...
The N.C. Shell Club will meet Friday and Saturday evenings, March 24 & 25, in the Ocracoke Community Center. Photo: C. Leinbach
The N.C. Shell...
Blood drive to return at end of March
The Ocracoke School Beta Club and the American Red Cross will host a blood drive Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30 in the...
Various Marine Fisheries rules now in effect
MOREHEAD CITY – As of Wednesday (March 15), 69 Marine Fisheries Commission rules went into effect, including rules pertaining to marking requirements for commercial pots...
Fiber optic cable damage causes cell phone, internet outage on Ocracoke...
Hyde County EMS is located above Blue Heron Realty on Irvin Garrish Highway, across from the Variety Store. Photo: C. Leinbach
Observer staff report
Cell phone...
Ocracoke events March 13 to 19
StoryWalk on Robbies Way, along Silver Lake Drive, features a new book, "An Island in the Sun." There's no parking available at the narrow...
NPS to celebrate Ocracoke light station 200th anniversary
The Ocracoke Light Station. Photo: C. Leinbach
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Ocracoke Light Station this year with...