From our news services As of Saturday morning, the cyclone off the southeastern coast remains identified as Tropical Depression Three. It has begun slow movement north-northwest towards the ...

Shrimp-ban protesters continue to work the North Carolina Legislature in Raleigh on June 25. Photo by Bob Phillips By Connie Leinbach A cheer went up in the hallways of the N.C. State Legislative ...

By Connie Leinbach Hundreds of men and women who make their livelihood in commercial fishing converged on the North Carolina General Assembly Tuesday to protest House Bill 442, which would ban shrimp ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Joy Crist, Island Free Press In a sweeping three-year study mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina ...

Chloe Ann O’Neal, 88, of Ocracoke passed away peacefully at home on June 21, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born April 4, 1937, on Ocracoke, she was a daughter of the late Uriah W. Garrish, Jr. and ...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) reminds visitors and adjacent homeowners that it is illegal to detonate fireworks, or have fireworks in your possession, on all Seashore ...

All of ENC today (July 2) has the potential to see thunderstorms with heavy rain, according to the National Weather Service out of Morehead City. Wunderground’s forecast is calling for showers ...

This page will be updated as 2025 events are confirmed. Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival April 11 & 12 Earth Day Celebration April 11-13 Scallywag 5K/10K/half-marathon April 26 & 27 Ocracoke Invitational ...

DRAMATIC SKIES. Ocracoke Island, N.C., is an ever-changing landscape of sea and sky. Photo: C. Leinbach We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C.

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Summer blooms at the Island Inn Commons garden. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, June 23:Ocracoke Oyster Company: Bryan Mayer, 7:30 pm Tuesday, June 24:Ocracoke Community Library: Open Art ...

The Ocracoke Youth Center will hold a baseball camp for players aged 8 to 14 from July 14 to 17. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Ocracoke Youth Center will offer its first ever Ocracoke ...