Performance of the one-act play ‘Native’ set for Sept. 18
Ocracoke Alive will collaborate with Reclaiming Our Time Productions of Raleigh to present the Ocracoke premier of EbzB Productions' “Native,” by Ian Finley.
The public...
From the archives: Twenty years later: Ocracoke islanders, friends remember Sept....
Editor’s note: The Ocracoke Observer published this article in 2021 to commemorate the 20th anniversary.
By Peter Vankevich
Depending on our age, we all remember horrific...
Public comment session on Ocracoke resident priority passes scheduled for Sept....
OCRACOKE, N.C. — Hyde County, the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association (OCBA) and the Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA) are partnering to host a Public...
Kitty Mitchell studio schedules oil painting workshop
The Kitty Mitchell Studio is offering a three-day oil painting workshop Nov. 3 to 5 with Tim Simpson.
The workshop is open to painters of...
Hyde County Elections Board appoints new director
SWAN QUARTER, N.C. — The Hyde County Board of Elections has appointed Amanda Peaden as the new Director of Elections for Hyde County....
Armstrong supports preserving Ocracoke priority boarding
Darren Armstrong won the March 3 Republican primary for NC House District 79,that includes Hyde County, defeating incumbent Rep. Keith Kidwell. Armstrong is unopposed...
Janey Jacoby: 1943-2026
Janey Barber Jacoby, 83, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away on Aug. 14, 2026, at home.
She was the wife of Richard (Dick) Jacoby.
Janey was born...
Ocracoke events Sept. 7 to 13
Monday, Sept. 7, Labor Day:Ocracoke Oyster Company: Ray Murray
1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Gin & Salt
Tuesday, Sept. 8:Jolly Roger:Ray Wag, 6 pm
Wednesday, Sept. 9:NC Ferry Division...
Hyde County launches ferry toll resource website
The Ocracoke Observer is taking a survey regarding possible loss of a priority, to take it, click here.
Hyde County has set up a webpage...
If you lost your priority pass, would you have to move...
If you, as an Ocracoke resident, were to lose your priority pass for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, would the resulting difficulty in travel to and...