Text and photos by Michael J. Meyer Anyone who has visited Ocracoke Island knows how special it is: from stunning sunsets to magnificent views of the Milky Way on a moonless night after a cold ...

Mariah Temple, right, receives her scholarship from Greg Honeycutt. Submitted story by Emmy Benton, Outer Banks Community Foundation. Photos courtesy of the Outer Banks Community Foundation Greg and ...

View over 30 storm tracks and history in eastern North Carolina. The National Weather Service will begin its seventh year of conducting Hurricane Community Forums in Pine Knoll Shores this Tuesday ...

Reading Program for Kids and Families will kick off on Saturday, June 14, with a Foam ‘n’ Fun party in front of the library at 225 Back Road. Wear a bathing suit and ...

The population growth of feral (community) cats on Ocracoke is declining. One thousand… 800… 500 and now, approximately 375 Ocracats are living and romping around ...

Ocracoke Preservation Society Porch Talk: Philip Howard, 1 pm. Ocracoke Planning Advisory Board, 5:30 pm. Community Center. Canceled. This group will not meet again until the fall. MiniBar at Ocracoke ...

Ocrafolk Festival. This year’s festival is June 6 to 8 at the Berkley Manor grounds. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer To see the monthly listing of meetings, music and events, ...

Ocrafolk Festival. This year’s festival is June 6 to 8 at the Berkley Manor grounds. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, June 2Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 6 pm.

A public comment period runs through June 15 on a plan announced last month by the Trump Administration to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. Outer Continental ...

A big part of the charm of going to Ocracoke is the Hatteras ferry ride. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The N.C. General Assembly Senate budget proposal includes tolling the Hatteras/Ocracoke ...