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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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Tuesday, June 10: Donald Davis Storytelling Workshop Students’ performances: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Ocracoke Preservation Museum. Some seating available but spectators may bring their own seating.

Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Over the past 10 years, Ocracoke has been a wintering ground for three fascinating bird species. In 2018 a ...