Hurrricane Florence kicks off with tornado watch; curfew begins tonight
Editor's note, the impacts of Hurricane Florence are just beginning and worsening rapidly. We will continue to update as more news comes in. Check...
Hurricane Dorian’s foray up NC’s Outer Banks leaves many stranded, floods...
By Thomas Goldsmith and Rose Hoban
Special to the Ocracoke Observer
Hurricane Dorian remained a dangerous storm Friday morning although North Carolina’s southeastern counties have apparently...
To My Ocracoke: A Love Letter from the North Carolina Poet...
Editor's note: Jaki Shelton Green was appointed last year by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve as North Carolina's ninth Poet Laureate. She is a...
Hurricane season is just around the corner and we name names
By Peter Vankevich
No official statements regarding how active this year’s Atlantic hurricane season have yet been made, but changes may be forthcoming.
For more than...
Mandatory evacuation for Hatteras Island begins today; more disruptions expected
Here are some Hurricane Isaias news stories from Friday: Gov. Cooper declares emergency as North Carolina prepares for Hurricane IsaiasN.C. ferries assisting Ocracoke Island...
Jimmy’s Garage reopens after a month
By Connie Leinbach
Jimmy’s Garage offers “minor and major” repairs, and recently it got its own major repair as Colony Tire donated a new tire...
Ocracoke receives a Thanksgiving bounty
By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke Island is thankful as it continues to receive help from groups far and wide. Help is a welcome thing on an...
A few Ocracoke Island restaurants gear back up with limited menus
Sept. 30, 2019. 2 p.m.
Updated Sept. 30, 2019. 9:06 p.m. The Magic Bean Coffee Bazaar was open but is closed while the floors are...
NCDOT aims to reopen N.C. 12 on Ocracoke in November
From our news sources, Sept. 19, 2019. 11:27 a.m.
After catastrophic roadway damage from Hurricane Dorian on Ocracoke Island, the N.C. Department of Transportation will...
Electricity on Ocracoke being evaluated; further Dorian updates
Updated. Corrected Sept. 9, 2019, 9:32 a.m. as to location of portable showers and laundry.
By Connie Leinbach
Electricity to the island is being evaluated and...