On Friday watch a virtual sea turtle nest excavation
Loggerhead turtle excavation on Ocracoke beach in 2017. Photo: P. Vankevich
To catch up on Ocracoke...
Ocracoke says no to euthanizing mallard ducks
By Connie Leinbach
Members of the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association Wednesday night agreed that euthanizing the hundreds of mallard ducks making their home in...
Ocracoke School gets an ‘A’
En español
By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke School is at the top of the Outer Banks class, according to scores released Thursday by the North Carolina Department...
Benefit concert in Durham for Ocracoke raises thousands
By Peter Vankevich
The outpouring of support for Ocracoke since Hurricane Dorian is a constant inspiration for those undergoing this trauma.
Many creative fundraisers--from a lemonade...
Local residents wanted for Hurricane Matthew disaster recovery jobs
Updated Nov. 6, 10 a.m. Editor's note: We will look into how many positions may be available on Ocracoke and nearby and report...
New N.C. Ferry Division director visits Ocracoke first day on the...
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By Connie Leinbach
Longtime N.C. Ferry Division employee Harold Thomas is the new director of this sub-agency of the N.C. Dept....
Coastal Whales of NC presentation at Deepwater Theater at 7 p.m....
Update 1/24/15: The stranding number has been corrected below.
By Connie Leinbach
Encountering distressed dolphins on the Ocracoke beach this fall prompted David Mickey and Sue Dayton...
Leonard C. Meeker (1916-2014) Une vie extraordinaire
Note: This is a French translation of an obituary published by the Ocracoke Observer. To read the English click here:
Par Peter Vankevich
Leonard Carpenter Meeker,...
State reps to visit Ocracoke on Aug. 27
State Rep. John Torbett (R-Gaston) will bring his House Select Committee on Strategic Transportation Planning and Long Term Funding Solutions to Ocracoke Aug. 27.
After...
Hatteras Inlet shoaling too much for short cut dredging
By Connie Leinbach
An underwater survey of the Hatteras Inlet near Ocracoke shows the sand is too plentiful to be dredged for a shortcut across the...