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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...

On an unbridged island such as Ocracoke, the ferry service is our lifeline, and it is crucial that those in governmental leadership positions understand...

By Peter Vankevich Ann and Michael Ehringhaus, married at the time, were newly graduated English majors from UNC Chapel Hill in 1970. They heard about...

Are the history books correct about what happened when Blackbeard met his demise off Ocracoke Island at the hand of British Royal Navy Lt....

By Kelley Shinn Ocracoke, we need to have a serious conversation—about hairspray, and other things.  Given everything we have collectively been through since Hurricane Dorian struck...

  For Ocracoke news, click here.  By Connie Leinbach With the awarding of a construction contract, work on building a passenger ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke Village...

A message from Ocracoke Commissioner Tom Pahl You may be reading this as you are making plans to come to Ocracoke, or you may already...

Observer staff report As the fall season ends, a host of skeletons are out and about in yards all around Ocracoke Island, and they played...

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Tideland Electric Membership Corporation has issued an emergency energy conservation alert for Thursday and Friday mornings, February 19 and 20, as temperatures dip into the...

By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke’s first Waterfowl Festival on April 21 in the school gym will celebrate renowned island carver Dave O’Neal. When you step inside his...