By Peter Vankevich As hurricane season began, Erik Heden, warning coordination meteorologist with the Newport/Morehead City National Weather Service, visited Ocracoke on June 11 and gave a ...

Professional fireworks returned to Ocracoke this year on July 2 after they were canceled last year due to the threat of a thunderstorm. John Leino captured this shot illuminating Silver Lake. Observer ...

The Ocracoke Community Pool Association will hold “A Taste of Ocracoke” fundraiser from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27, on ...

Variety Store Owner Tommy Hutcherson holds proof that Megan Aldridge found gold in the form of a prize Chilly Water can. Photo by Trudy Austin Editor’s note: This story was first published in the May ...

Friends of the Library Used Booksale continues during library public hours, weekdays from 3 to 7 pm and 9 am to 1 pm Saturdays. Howard’s Pub: Magenta Sunshine, 9 pm Tuesday, July 14OPS Porch Talks ...

By Peter Vankevich Island residents Karen Rhodes and Matt Janson present a photographic and narrative journey through the ...

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 ...