A camper van at the NPS Campground on Ocracoke on Monday (June 29) night was quickly brought under control with no injuries to visitors or responders, according to a Cape Hatteras National Seashore ...

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A prolonged and potentially dangerous heat wave is expected to grip eastern North Carolina and the ...

By Sam Walker, SamWalkerOBXNews.com North Carolina lawmakers appear poised to make one of the most sweeping changes in the ...

Ocracoke School graduated 11 seniors at a ceremony in the school gym on June 12. Angela Flores, who is the first Ocracoke ...

Friends of the Library Used Booksale opens, 9 am. Ocracoke Community Library Zumba, Community Center, 6 pm Tuesday, June 30:OPS Porch Talks: Rita Thiel on OcraCats, 1 pm Wednesday, July 1:The Jolly ...

By Peter Vankevich There was, to riff off Stephen Sondheim, something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone. That sums up how the Ocracoke Folk Festival 2026 rolled. Here are some of ...

Morning ferry ride to Hatteras by C. Leinbach won third place in Spot Photography in the NC Press Association 2023 newspaper contest. Ferry service to Ocracoke can change at any time due to shoaling, ...

The N.C. Ferry System’s Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry route returns to its full summer schedule today (June 25) after a ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, June 23:Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS) Porch Talks, 49 Water Plant Rd.: David ...

The Juneteenth flag. By Martin Henson, Beacon Media Juneteenth is my Fourth of July. It comes with all my favorite things: barbecues, commemorations, elders standing up on stages with kente ...

Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament 2026 action. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Distance is the key to winning the Ocracoke Invitational Surf ...