A Pamlic Sound ferry leaves Ocracoke’s Silver Lake harbor. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services The Ocracoke Access Alliance has sent a letter to Gov. Josh Stein and ...

NC12 remains CLOSED on the north end of Ocracoke due to continued ocean overwash from this weekend’s nor’easter. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer This NCDOT photo shows the north ...

The Ocracoke Lighthouse and Double Keepers Quarters on Sunday, Feb. 1. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Unlike other areas of the state, Ocracoke Island had to dig out of only a few inches of ...

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P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Joy Crist and Connie Leinbach A major winter storm continues to take shape across eastern North Carolina Saturday evening (Jan. 31), with ...

Ahead of the winter storm that will hit Ocracoke on Saturday, a number of island events and services have announced closings. Hyde County has declared a State of Emergency. Ocracoke Alive has ...

Ocracoke is one of the most remote places in North Carolina. A view of Ocracoke’s harbor with Portsmouth Island in the distance beyond. Photo: C. Leinbach Editor’s note: Due to the ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for eastern North Carolina this weekend with the potential for significant accumulating snow. Forecasters say that localized blizzard ...

Hyde County officials have issued a state of emergency effective at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30. Hyde County is currently under a Winter Storm Watch. This declaration comes as the National Weather ...