Ocracoke History

For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach John Simpson looks forward to decorating the Ocracoke lighthouse with Christmas wreaths each year. The activity connects him to...

For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Although many details need to be worked out, a proposal to purchase the iconic Island Inn could have...

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....

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...

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...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...