For Ocracoke news, click here Editor’s note: The Observer likes to find old stories in papers all over the country that report on the island. The following item from a Salem, Oregon, […]
Tabby finds home in seacoast town
Mainland Hyde rallies with food donations for Ocracoke
For Ocracoke news, click here By Margie Brooks After the July power outage on Ocracoke and Hatteras, Swan Quarter Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief Jeffery Stotesberry was so concerned about Ocracoke’s Bread of […]
Springer’s Point benches: Places to rest and to remember those who’ve passed
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the July print edition of the Ocracoke Observer. By Gael Hawkins Ocracoke is special to so many people, and some have memorials in their names in […]
100 years ago: How Ocracoke celebrated a Fourth of July
For Ocracoke news, click here. Editor’s note: The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, during World War I. The year before, amidst much talk that the U.S. […]
From the archives: Remembering Mr. Bob, an Ocracoke pony
This article was originally published in the October 2010 Ocracoke Observer By Pat Garber; photos by Barbara Adams …If such a place there be, an island in the sun, where horses […]
Russell Newell: 1933-2017, developer and poet/song writer
Editor’s note: You can listen to Katy Mitchell perform Russell’s well-known song “Clam Rake” at the bottom of this article. Ocracoke has lost one of its more colorful characters. Russell Newell […]
Ocracoke School alumni gather to celebrate new inductees
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Potter Garrish made his annual visit to Ocracoke early this year and was the oldest to attend the Ocracoke School Alumni Association banquet. Garrish […]
Island historian, Earl O’Neal Jr.: 1929-2017
Island historian and raconteur Earl O’Neal Jr., 87, died May 26 in the McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville, S.C. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 24 in the Ocracoke United […]
One hundred years ago: Indian runner duck eggs for sale
For Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich Raising chickens for eggs on Ocracoke is popular these day. We found this advertisement by islander M.L. Piland in the Washington Progress (Washington, N.C.) […]
International friendship and water blend in 75th British Cemetery Ceremony
This story won third place in News Feature Writing in the 2017 N.C. State Press Assn. editorial competition. By Connie Leinbach This story was updated 5/16/2017 to correct who takes care of the […]
