Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer From our news services The National Weather Forecast Office in Newport/Morehead City issued a heads-up Monday afternoon (Oct. 6) regarding upcoming unsettled ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, Oct. 6Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 6 pm. Livestreamed in the Community Center. See agenda here and below.

Ocracoke Islander Gene Ballance talks about commercial fishing at last year’s Working Watermen’s Festival. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Festival will ...

C. Leinbach Editor’s note: Randal Mathews is the chair of the Hyde County Board of Commissioners and represents Ocracoke Island. He and Hyde County Manager ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer National parks will remain partially open during the government shutdown which began at midnight, according to ...

The sandbag area at the north end of Ocracoke just before high tide hit at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 1. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Sam Walker Overwash was starting to increase on Hatteras and ...

The Ocracoke Preservation Society has received a grant to continue restoration of the Island Inn. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services The Ocracoke Preservation Society has ...

Coastal flooding and hazardous ocean conditions are expected to peak on Wednesday afternoon and continue through Thursday as long-period swells from hurricanes Humberto and Imelda continue to impact ...

Buxton Village Sept. 30. Photo by Brayan Garcia NC Department of Transportation announced that the north end of Ocracoke was closed Tuesday afternoon and will remain so until at least Thursday as ...

Funding of the NC Ferry Service will be the topic on What’s Happening on Ocracoke this Friday. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Wednesday, Oct. 1MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Karaoke, 6-8 ...