Text and photos by Connie Leinbach As soon as he leaves his Chesapeake, Virginia, driveway to head to his Ocracoke home, Ed Stewart takes off his shoes. He is among a number of islanders and visitors ...

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 ...

Observer staff report Pirates, patriots and phantasms were among the hallmarks of this year’s July 4 activities. The weather ...

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

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 ...

Island residents Karen Rhodes and Matt Janson present a photographic and narrative journey through the Ocracoke’s ecosystem in their 160-page coffee table book “Ocracoke Untamed: A Photographic peek ...

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 ...

In 1776, the claim in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” was a revolutionary ideal but not close to being a reality. At the founding, slavery flourished and political ...

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