By Peter Vankevich December 14, 2014 Note: This article has been updated to reflect a change in the schedule of games this week. Next home game will be Friday against Creswell, 4:30 […]
Lady Dolphins, Greenbrier boys capture Ocracoke’s 4th Annual Holiday Basketball tournament
Pastoral and spiritual counseling resources
Health & Wellness Part I in the October print edition addressed traditional medical resources on Ocracoke for depression and addiction. PART II: PASTORAL AND SPIRITUAL COUNSELING RESOURCES December 2014 By T.L. Grace […]
NPS updates including lifeguard funding
Dave Hallac, who has managed the Yellowstone Center for Resources at Yellowstone National Park for the last three years, has been selected as superintendent of Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Outer Banks […]
Remembering dedicated island vet Jane Rowley
Dec. 2014 By Pat Garber Jane Rowley, 69, a veterinarian who had served Ocracoke for years, died peacefully in her sleep Oct. 31 in the home where she had retired in […]
TV show ‘American Ride’ features Ocracoke
Editor’s Note: BYU-TV show “American Ride” was on Ocracoke in May filming Kevin Duffus, N.C. historian of the year, relating the “real” story of Blackbeard the pirate. The Observer accompanied Stan Ellsworth, host […]
Another unattended boat unmoors in Silver Lake Harbor
By Peter Vankevich and Connie Leinbach Another unattended, anchored sail boat in Silver Lake Harbor has become unmoored and is getting close to being aground near Silver Lake and Sarah Ellen Drive […]
‘Historical and hysterical’
Carmie Prete and Mickey Baker made Ocracoke and Hyde County history when they were married on Tuesday, Dec.2, in their home on Ocracoke Island by Hyde County Magistrate Gene Ballance. They are […]
Unattended and abandoned boats in Silver Lake need attention
Abandoned or unattended boats left anchored in Silver Lake for extended periods of times can be a serious safety issue. Sometimes these boats–left to avoid paying docking fees–are derelict and have neither a […]
Basketball: Lady Dolphins continue win streak, middle school season has begun
The Lady Dolphins have a four-game winning streak with two victories over the weekend. On Friday evening, they won away beating the Columbia Wildcats 53-31. On Saturday, they won at home against […]
Islanders confront Advisory Planning Board over enforcement action
Friday, Dec. 5. 6:51 p.m. By Connie Leinbach At a raucous meeting last night, islanders asked the Ocracoke Planning Advisory Board about recent actions they took to enforce the Ocracoke Development Ordinance. […]
