Hyde County EMS management quits over budget concerns; Proposed county budget...
By Connie Leinbach
Citing low pay, inadequate funding and many other issues, the Hyde County EMS director and deputy director have submitted their resignations.
EMS chief...
Rain and wind in forecast for Memorial Day weekend (updated Friday...
This report has been updated, Friday 7:30 a.m.
The Swan Quarter, Cedar Island and passenger ferry runs have been suspended due to high winds....
Ocracoke events, live music week of May 22 to Memorial Day...
Wednesday, May 24Ocracoke Oyster Company (music at 7 pm): Bryan MayerDAJIO: Ray Murray, 7:30 pmThe Breeze: Mike Noris, 9 pm
Thursday, May 25The Hyde County...
Firemen’s Ball May 27 hopes to raise big bucks
The Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department (OFVD) will hold its annual Firemen’s Ball at the Berkley Barn on Saturday, May 27, beginning at 4 p.m.
This...
Ocracoke Community Pool fundraiser set for Thursday
The Ocracoke Community Pool Association will hold a fundraiser starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, in the Ocracoke Community Center.
The event will showcase...
Community celebrates Ocracoke Light Station 200th anniversary
By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich
Lighthouses are things that aren’t built anymore yet they are snapshots in time, David Hallac, superintendent, National Parks of...
One-time Ocracoke School teacher Michael Ehringhaus: 1946 to 2023
Michael Erskine Ehringhaus Ph.D., 76, died on April 30, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Portland, Maine, after battling cancer since 2020.
Born on May...
Friends of Portsmouth to meet on Ocracoke on Saturday
Ocracoke’s neighbor to the south, Portsmouth Island, has a long and fascinating history.
The island is now part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, administered...
Ferry Division officials ease concerns about Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry–updated
Observer staff report
The passenger ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke will begin service on Tuesday (May 23) and more there will be more departures then,...
OPS to participate in collections assessment for preservation program
OCRACOKE, NC – Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS) has been selected as one of 44 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections...