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 ...

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 ...

The National Weather Service will begin its seventh year of conducting Hurricane Community Forums in Pine Knoll Shores this Tuesday (June 17) and again for Oriental on June 25. The following is ...

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 ...

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 ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, June 10:Ocracoke Preservation Society Porch Talk: Philip Howard, 1 pm.Ocracoke Planning Advisory Board, 5:30 ...

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 ...