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 ...

Text and photos by Connie Leinbach 1718 Brewing Ocracoke was packed Thursday night as islanders and visitors flexed their pumpkin-carving creativity muscles in the brewery’s annual Pumpkin ...

Observer staff report As the fall season ends, a host of skeletons are out and about in yards all around Ocracoke Island, and they played a big part in decorations this year. Also, witches, ghosts ...

Some of the staples in the Bread of Life Food Pantry on Ocracoke. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer When there is economic uncertainty, food banks emerge as essential lifelines, stepping in to ...

Ocracoke School Future Business Leaders of America club members, from right, Lilly, Ammy, Dulce, and their advisor, Joan O’Neal, present their club goals to the Ocracoke Civic & Business ...

By Stephanie Caplan “C’mon, baby, do the locomotion.” Most of us can’t read these words without hearing the chart-topping song “The Loco-Motion.” You probably know the song, but you might not know ...

The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry at dock in Silver Lake Harbor, Ocracoke. Text and photo by Peter Vankevich Despite several days of disruptions to the Hatteras Inlet ferry service this fall ...

The National Weather Service upgraded its forecast Sunday afternoon on the low-pressure weather which is expected to impact eastern North Carolina from Monday through Wednesday. A Coastal Flood ...

Scene from the Working Watermen’s Festival, Oct. 18, 2025. From left, Adam Lavigne, John Lea, Danny Bradley and Dave Tweedie. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, Oct. 21:Ocracoke ...

With the low pressure system approaching the North Carolina coast, some of these events may be impacted. If so, these will be updated. The OPS thank-you event at the Island Inn Commons scheduled ...