NC12 on Ocracoke’s north end around 1:30 p.m. Sept. 22. NCDOT photo From our news services The National Weather Service is forecasting that although abnormally high tides have already peaked ...

Sherry Atkinson, left, and her wife, Laura Michaels, are known as Yaya and Lulu, respectively, to twins Cora and Sam Walters. . By Heather JohnsonPhotos courtesy of the family, Sherry Leigh ...

Ferry service to Ocracoke can change at any time due to shoaling, road conditions, weather or mechanical issues. Visit ncferry.org daily for updates. Hatteras Ferry terminal: 252-996-6000. Ocracoke ...

The north end of Ocracoke at 8:29 a.m. NCDOT photo. By Joy Crist, Island Free Press Northern Ocracoke Island remains closed ...

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Accessing the internet outside the Ocracoke Community Center. Photo: C. Leinbach By Sam Walker of SamWalkerOBXNews.com and ...

P. Vankevich Posted courtesy of SamWalkerOBXNews.com The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District has suspended Dare County’s permits for dredging in Oregon ...

NC12 on Ocracoke at the overwash area. NCDOT photo NCDOT reopenedNC12 on the north end of Ocracoke at 12:30 p.m. today (Wednesday.) Motorists are reminded that there is still some water and sand ...

Hyde County Health will hold a flu shot clinic and a rabies shot clinic on Ocracoke Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 and 21, at the Ocracoke Community Center. The flu shot clinic will be held both days.

The Ocracoke Observer is honored to be a 2020 recipient of the annual Pelican Awards bestowed by the North Carolina Coastal Federation. See story here: https://www ...

P. Vankevich By Peter Vankevich The National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City has issued a warning that a weather system in the waters off the ...