This concept and those depicted below are in the South Dock feasibility study. Note in Concept 4, above, the dotted line along the water. That line marks how much shoreline has been lost in the ...

A big part of the charm of going to Ocracoke is the Hatteras ferry ride. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer They’re back! The N.C. General Assembly Senate budget proposal includes tolling the ...

Hyde County’s 2025-2026 budget does not include an increase in the property tax rate but it includes the levying of fees for disposing of household and business trash. The budget, as discussed in Hyde ...

Ocrafolk Festival. This year’s festival is June 6 to 8 at the Berkley Manor grounds. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer To see the monthly listing of meetings, music and events, ...

Ocrafolk Festival, Berkley Manor grounds. Starts with yoga at 7:15 am, ending around 5 pm. See schedule here.

Philip Howard has presented many Porch Talks over the years. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Ocracoke Observer staff The Ocracoke Preservation Society’s Porch Talks have become a ...

By Connie Leinbach After completing dredging in the Big Foot Slough channel just outside Ocracoke, the long-route ferries across the Pamlico Sound began their summer schedule today. Four boats are ...

Military attaches attend the British Cemetery Ceremony May 9 on Ocracoke. From left are Capt. Timothy List, U.S.C.G. Sector Commander; Commander Richard Lane, Canadian Forces Naval attaché; ...