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Editor’s Note: The Ocracoke Observer will report on candidates who visit the island to meet its residents. By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich U.S. Representative Don...

From our news services Clarification: The Ocracoke Access Alliance asks for increased tolls on only the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter routes, not other routes...

The 8th Annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival is scheduled for Friday, April 17, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, April 18, from 9...

Wednesday, April 15:Ocracoke School baseball Middle school vs. Mattamuskeet. 4 pm. Community Park. 1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Island Trivia, 6-8 pm Ocracoke Waterways Commission, 6:30 pm. Community...

The 15th Annual Scallywag 5K/10K & 11th Annual Blackbeard's Half Marathon on Ocracoke will be held Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26. Ocracoke Island Weekend Runfest includes the...

By Sam Walker, samwalkerOBXnews.com North Carolina lawmakers are calling for a comprehensive audit of the state’s ferry system, citing rising costs, aging infrastructure and growing...

Monday, April 6:Starting today, Mondays at Springer's Point is closed to give the reserve a break. See graphic below. 1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Hill & Ray,...

By Outer Banks Voice on April 4, 2026 Shortly before 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, the External Affairs Office of the U.S. Coast Guard’s...

By Connie Leinbach Tolling the Hatteras ferry could be a boon for Ocracoke. That’s one point the Ocracoke Access Alliance made at a community meeting March...

By Joy Franklin, Carolina Commentary An unprecedented assault on the media by a sitting President and a landscape changed by technology continue to erode one...