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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This concept and those depicted below are in the South Dock feasibility study. Note in Concept 4, above, the dotted line along the water. That line marks how much shoreline has been lost in the last ...

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 ...

Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 6 pm. Livestreamed in the Community Center. See agenda below. This meeting will include a hearing on the county manager’s proposed budget. Budget workshops with ...

Hyde County’s 2025-2026 budget does not include an increase in the property tax rate but it includes the levying of fees for disposing of household and business trash. The budget, as discussed in Hyde ...

We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C. Ocracoke is the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Ocracoke, in Hyde County, is very ...

The N.C. Ferry Division will hold a career fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday (Jan. 31) in the Ocracoke Community Center. “With three ...

The Ocracoke Preservation Society’s Porch Talks have become a tradition on Ocracoke Island, offering a delightful blend of history, culture, and storytelling since their inception. These talks are ...

After completing dredging in the Big Foot Slough channel just outside Ocracoke, the long-route ferries across the Pamlico Sound began their summer schedule today. Four boats are running between ...