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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, Sept. 23NPS and NC Wildlife Resources Commission workshop on coyotes, 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Community Center. See ...

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 ...

The Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA) has formed to push for greater state and federal investment in ferry services, NC-12, and other critical infrastructure that ensures safe and reliable access. In ...

A workshop on coyotes previously scheduled for Aug. 27 has been rescheduled for 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the Ocracoke Community Center. The workshop will be co-hosted by the N.C.