Collectors flock to Dave O’Neal’s Downpoint Decoy Shop
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...
Ocracoke Preservation Society agrees to purchase Island Inn
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By Connie Leinbach
The Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS) took a giant leap Thursday night and agreed to buy...
Christmas wreaths deck Ocracoke’s lighthouse
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By Connie Leinbach
John Simpson looks forward to decorating the Ocracoke lighthouse with Christmas wreaths each year.
The activity connects him to...
Island group secures purchase agreement for the Island Inn
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By Connie Leinbach
Although many details need to be worked out, a proposal to purchase the iconic Island Inn could have...
Tabby finds home in seacoast town
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Editor's note: The Observer likes to find old stories in papers all over the country that report on the island....
Mainland Hyde rallies with food donations for Ocracoke
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By Margie Brooks
After the July power outage on Ocracoke and Hatteras, Swan Quarter Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief Jeffery Stotesberry was...
Springer’s Point benches: Places to rest and to remember those who’ve...
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...
100 years ago: How Ocracoke celebrated a Fourth of July
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Editor's note: The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, during World War I. The year...
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...
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...