A juvenile coyote at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. NPS photo By Connie Leinbach Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will co-host public ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Monday, Aug. 11Ocracoke Community Library: Used Book Sale continues during public hours: M-F, 3-7 pm; Saturday 9 am to 1 ...

Ocracoke Preservation Society Porch Talk: Bevin Hardy: Understanding Local Perspectives: a year of fieldwork and interviews on Ocracoke, 1 pm OVFD meeting, 6 pm. Volunteers always needed and welcome.

Passengers exit their cars, trucks and vans to use the bathroom, feel the ocean air on their faces, get a closer view of the gulls gliding above the rear wake and peel their eyes for dolphins. On this ...

NPS Ranger Ash Keiper-Kintz holds a loggerhead hatchling from a recent sea turtle excavation on Ocracoke Island. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Visitors and residents on Ocracoke Island are ...

Hyde County’s America 250th committee has released its first project, “Our Heritage & History” booklet. Designed to be used by visitors as well as history aficionados, the publication also ...

This sentiment resonates with many artists and writers who find inspiration in the island’s natural beauty and from its small, friendly community. Ocracoke can be a haven for creativity. Donald Davis ...

By Peter Vankevich The Silver Lake Motel & Inn and the former Jolly Roger Pub & Marina was sold at an auction on July 29 for $4.1 million to the ABC Family, LCC, a property management company, located ...

After a brief mid-week respite from the steamy summer conditions, eastern North Carolina will see a return of warm and muggy weather to close out July. A combination of highs in the 90s and high ...

Loggerhead sea turtle nest excavation at the Pony Pens beach on Ocracoke Island, July 28, 2025. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Visitors and residents on Ocracoke Island are invited to join r… ...