The Ocracoke Community Pool Association (OCPA) has purchased 1.4 acres of land off Cutting Sage Road for the island’s first-ever community swimming pool. After years of planning and community ...
C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, Sept. 23NPS and NC Wildlife Resources Commission workshop on coyotes, 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Community Center. See ...
Katie Kinnion. Photo by Kristen Potter By Peter Vankevich Katie Kinnion grew up on Ocracoke. This summer she worked at the Ocracoke Coffee Company and by late August was back in school, a junior ...
Hot spots’ on NC12. Graphic from the NC12 Task Force The Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA) has formed to push for greater state and federal investment in ferry services, NC-12, ...
Inside the new Ocracoke Lighthouse Gallery. Text and photos by Connie Leinbach A desire to help fellow artists has spurred the opening of a new gallery on Ocracoke. Owned by Lori Rich, Ocracoke ...
The Ocracoke Seafood Company (AKA ‘The Fish House’) is the heart of commercial fishing on Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach and Sam Walker Leaders from ...
In June, House Bill 442 in the N.C. General Assembly originally sought to expand the commercial and recreational fishing season for flounder and red snapper, which was widely praised. But the Senate ...
As the fig cake judges were sampling the entries in the Fig Festival Cake Bake-off competition in the Berkley Barn, Kristi Reichard was already contemplating her entry for next year. Reichard was the ...
C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, Sept. 16:Ocracoke School middle school and varsity volleyball are home vs. Columbia. The MS game will begin at 4 ...
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We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C. Ocracoke is the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Ocracoke, in Hyde County, is very ...