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 ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services Despite proposing a historic level of funding for the North Carolina Ferry Division ...

From the National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City Tropical activity in the Atlantic is ramping up again, but it is oo soon to known the exact impacts we could see from a pair of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

From our news services Over this weekend, a non-tropical coastal low developed off the Outer Banks, resulting in significant weather-related disruptions. This storm breached the protective berm, ...

Clam Chowder aficionados taste the chowders at the 2023 event. this year’s cookoff will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in the Ocracoke Community Center The Ocracoke Community Pool ...