General election voting has begun; early voting on Ocracoke will be...
The Ocracoke Civic and Business Association "Meet the Candidates Night," originally scheduled for Oct. 12, will take place 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, in...
Voter registration deadline extended to Wednesday
From our news sources
RALEIGH--Wake Superior Court Judge Don Stephens late Friday afternoon ordered the state voter registration deadline extended to Wednesday (Oct. 19) in...
OCBA Meet the Candidates forum postponed; Cape Hatteras National Seashore begins...
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Update: Ocracoke School will be closed Wednesday, Oct. 12.
The Ocracoke Civic and Business Association...
Enough with vicious political attack ads already
Editorial
“Politics ain’t bean bags,” so the saying goes, or maybe it should be.
This saying—more than 100 years old—refers to a game with bean bags...
Bill Cook: Proud of his accomplishments
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of interviews with candidates seeking to represent Ocracoke. The first profile was on Sen. Cook's...
Light voter turnout in Hyde for special June primary
By Peter Vankevich
Incumbent Walter Jones of Greenville, Pitt County, handily won the Republican contest in a special primary June 7 for his Congressional District 3...
Primary voting Tuesday includes state supreme court justice, U.S. Congressional seats
By Peter Vankevich
A special election for a state supreme court seat and several North Carolina U.S. Congressional seats, include the representative for Ocracoke, will...
Special primary election June 7 for U.S. House of Representatives and...
A special primary election will be held June 7 in North Carolina.
In February, the General Assembly enacted S.L. 2016-01 and S.L. 2016-02, which redrew...
State Senate candidate Futrell has strong Ocracoke roots
By Peter Vankevich
Editor’s note: The Ocracoke Observer will publish a series of articles this year on candidates seeking to represent Ocracoke.
By Peter Vankevich
Many of...
Brownie Futrell to speak at Hyde Chamber luncheon
State Senate candidate (District 1, which includes Ocracoke) Brownie Futrell will be the featured speaker for the Hyde County Chamber spring luncheon, open to...