The Ocracoke Observer will have information on local candidates in the October issue and online at The sample November ballot will be available in ...

The remaining bird nesting closure south of Ramp 72 has been lifted now that the sole Black Skimmer has fledged over the weekend, according to Mike Barber, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore public ...

NPS program: Meet the Banker Ponies: 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Pony Pasture. NPS Talk: Life on a Barrier Island: 2:30 pm. Outside the Discovery Center. Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee (6-8 pm): Bead by the ...

Hyde County has hired Brook Cox as the new director of Emergency Medical Services. Cox, from Mebane, Alamance County, began ...

Plastic wrapping washed up on the Ocracoke beach. This kind of plastic in the ocean can be deadly for marine life thinking it’s food. Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Adult loggerhead sea turtles ...

Flying into Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Text and photos by Caroline Branan I have had the special privilege of visiting Ocracoke Island annually with my family and we still continue to do so. With ...

NPS program: Meet the Banker Ponies: 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Pony Pasture. NPS Talk: Life on a Barrier Island: 2:30 pm. Outside the Discovery Center. Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee: Bead by the Sea ...