From our news services As healthcare costs continue to climb nationwide, Outer Banks small business owners finally have a new option to provide affordable coverage to their employees. The Outer ...

Ocracoke Alive is in the process of planning the Winter Activities Community Calendar, which will be running mid-January through the end of March. Last year, the organization offered ...

Ocracoke Preservation Society’s Fall Membership meeting 6 pm in the Ocracoke Community Center. Everyone, members and non-members, is encouraged to come out and enjoy a potluck meal (bring a dish!

John Van Coutren shows the area where the Jolly Roger Restaurant will be rebuilt. By Connie Leinbach The Jolly Roger, located on Silver Lake Harbor, will have a new look and should be back in ...

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 ...

An Elegant Tern. Photo by Bob Lewis By Peter Vankevich It was early Thursday, Sept. 25, at Cape Point on Hatteras Island. As Bob Lewis focused his long lens on a Black Tern, he noticed in the ...

Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Adult loggerhead sea turtles typically weigh between 170 and 350 pounds with a lifespan of around 50 years. Part ...

The 2025 Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning begins at 1718 Brewing Ocracoke. The 2024 Turkey Trot. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The 10th annual 5K Turkey Trot on Ocracoke Island will take ...

The Ocracoke Express docked in Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor. Photo: P. Vankevich By Sam Walker Despite the ongoing closure of N.C. 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island, the ...