To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Richard Taylor Jeanie Owens, Ocracoke’s fifth-grade teacher, was named Burroughs Wellcome Fund Northeast Regional 2020 Teacher of the Year by […]
To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Richard Taylor While much of the village reconstructs itself following Hurricane Dorian, the young Ocracoke varsity boys’ basketball team faces […]
To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Peter Vankevich Sallie Senseney, a tenth-grade science teacher at her alma mater, Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville, on Oct. […]
Coach Frank Moore and Dolphins practice for Good Guys vs Cancer Showcase. Photo: Richard Taylor By Richard Taylor The second annual Good Guys vs. Cancer Basketball Showcase taking place this week at […]
To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Peter Vankevich Kids selling lemonade is part of summer Americana. Sometimes, one of those lemonade stands makes the news. This […]
Update Oct. 3, 2019: The first official day back to school has been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 7. By Peter Vankevich Hyde County Superintendent of Schools Steve Basnight announced today at the […]
For news on Hurricane Dorian and more, go to the Ocracoke Observer home page. By Peter Vankevich Like most of the village, the record-setting storm surge from the passage of Hurricane Dorian […]
To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here Text and photos by Peter Vankevich For 10 years, fans of Ocracoke School’s boys’ varsity Dolphins basketball team have been accustomed to […]
To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here Text by Richard Taylor Exhilaration, fist-bumps, hugs and shrieks-of-joy swept through the Ocracoke dugout and across the diamond on May Day, as […]
By Peter Vankevich The state high school girl’s archery champion Hannah Belch, an Ocracoke School tenth-grader along with two other island student qualifiers, are headed to Louisville, Kentucky, in May to compete […]
