NC Shell Club find treasures on Portsmouth Island during their spring meeting on Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach The Giant Eastern Murex shell Maria Lloyd found ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach The NC Ferry Division expects the Army Corps of Engineers to arrive on May 21 to further dredge Big Foot Slough, a ...

This pergola is among several that will be dedicated at 4 pm on Sunday, May 18, in honor of sponsors and volunteers who have helped make the Island Inn Commons area possible. See flyer below.

The N.C. Ferry Division’s Pamlico Sound routes between Swan Quarter, Cedar Island and Ocracoke will temporarily remain on their spring schedules until completion of an upcoming dredging project in the ...

Hyde County commissioners on Monday night added their names to a resolution signed by seven other counties opposing the enactment of tolls on North Carolina free ferry routes and additional charges on ...

This year’s Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival will be held June 6 to 8 on the grounds of the Berkley Manor. The 25th annual celebration features musicians, storytellers, artisans, characters of ...

Ocracoke Island may be the purported site of Blackbeard’s treasure, but island homes and businesses will unveil their own treasures for all to peruse as the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association hosts ...

Editor’s note: Ocracoke Islanders Tom and Carol Pahl are on a trek around the United States (following 70-degree weather) and will report back from time to time their reflections. This is their sixth ...

If you attend an Ocracoke School event you’re likely to see Noel Goodwin helping out. And for all of her efforts, she is among 20 North Carolinians who will receive the 2025 Governor’s Medallion Award ...

Hurricane Dorian was the last named storm to directly hit Ocracoke Sept. 6, 2019, and in the days prior, NOAA sent numerous warnings and information, allowing islanders ample time to evacuate or ...