Hurricanes past and present

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...

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...

The North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church Disaster Response (NCCUMC Disaster Response) is Ocracoke Island’s long-term rebuild partner, working in response to...

Reprinted from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). which is the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC is a...

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...

By Peter Vankevich Don’t expect to see another Hurricane Dorian or Laura--at least by name, not intensity.  Both names along with last November’s hurricanes,...

By Sam Walker, courtesy of WOBX Published November 28, 2023 The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season that came to an end Nov. 30 will be remembered...

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...

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...

By Sam Walker WOBX; reprinted by permission While the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will be remembered for the devastation in Florida and Puerto Rico, the...