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 ...
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 ...
Ocracoke beach off Ramp 72 late afternoon Sept. 30, 2025. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Joy Crist, Island Free Press, and Sam Walker Coastal flooding and hazardous ocean conditions are ...
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 ...
While Emma Reese Ballance, second from right, was on Ocracoke visiting her dad, Alton Balance, second from left, she joined her aunt Kathy Ballance, left, and uncle Kenny Ballance, right, at the ...
By Peter Vankevich Hurricane Humberto ramped up to a large, powerful Category 5 hurricane on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, it was moving toward the west-northwest near 10 ...
By Peter Vankevich The second edition of Ray McAllister’s “Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks” (Beach Glass Press) is out. First published in 2013, the book has gone through ...
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C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services Despite proposing a historic level of funding for the North Carolina Ferry Division ...