Peter Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Text and photos by Peter Vankevich The Eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) became an object of fascination for me when I ...

The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty at the 11th annual Fig Festival Aug. 1 and 2, with special guest chef Dean Neff. The event will be held at the Berkley Barn and Manor and ...

Later this year, when property tax notices go out, Hyde County residents will find the addition of $180 to their bills, which is a fee approved in June to dump their trash at one of the convenience ...

The live auction at the 2024 Seafood Fest to benefit the Ocracoke Health Center. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke Health Center will hold its fourth Seafood Festival fundraising ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Sam Walker SamWalkerOBXNews.com President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that tells the National ...

Ocracoke staff report Steve and Brandy Payment of Orlando, Florida, didn’t expect to win a prize in Ocracoke’s July 4 parade. But the couple, in their first visit to this southern-most Outer Banks ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach Every year the Ocrafolk Music & Storytelling Festival aims to bring some new ...

A shrimp trawler in the Pamlico Sound. Photo by P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer “Don’t you get tired of the fight?” someone asked after the June 17 Ocracoke Civic & Business Association ...