Editor: Having the opportunity to visit Ocracoke with Dr. Walt Wolfram, Dr. Jeff Reaser, Emma, Jacob, and Catie was a truly remarkable experience. It’s an honor to have been part of the continuing ...

From our news services The O. A. Peay Alumni Association at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, will unveil and dedicate a plaque for Hyde County’s Davie Poplar tree, which was planted in 1993 on the ...

Southern Jasmine, like this bank of bushes along Sand Dollar Road, is in bloom and perfuming the island. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, May 121718 Brewing Ocracoke: Kate McNally, 7 ...

If you’ve read novels by Carl Hiaasen, you’ve likely come across Skink—his eccentric, one-eyed former governor turned environmental vigilante. While the character is pure fiction, the name itself ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Ocracoke’s Community Square has received historic preservation designations and protections by Preservation ...

Al Scarborough has sailed on. Stories, no doubt, will continue to be told. Some of them will even be mostly true. Al died at home on Ocracoke on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Ocracoke was where he chose to ...

For 33 years, Professor Walt Wolfram brought his graduate students to Ocracoke during their spring break to spend a week teaching middle schoolers about the languages and dialects of North Carolina.

Walk-on passengers debark the Ocracoke Express in Ocraocke village. Photo: C. Leinbach OCRACOKE – The popular Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will begin its eighth season of summer service on ...

Teacher Appreciation Week 2026 runs from Monday, May 4, to Friday, May 8, with National Teacher Appreciation Day celebrated on Tuesday, May 5. Ocracoke teachers joined the statewide “Kids Over ...

Night driving restrictions on oceanside beaches within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore began at 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. From May 1 through July 31, priority off-road vehicle (ORV) ramps close ...