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In October, our lives were forever changed when Gary suffered a heart attack at our home on Ocracoke. What could have been a tragedy became a powerful reminder of what this village ...

American Oystercatcher nesting on Ocracoke Island. Photo P. Vankevich By Peter Vankevich Here is a 2025 nesting overview for the region. Except for one notable bright spot, 2025 proved another ...

C. Leinbach By Amy Howard A common belief is that people who live on Ocracoke are rich. We aren’t. We are industrious and work hard to be able to ...

Christmas Bird Count on Ocracoke. To participate, contact Peter Vankevich at [email protected], Facebook message, cell/text 202 468-2871. Christmas Bird Count on Portsmouth Island. To ...

Hyde County is looking to raise money with an increase in the sales tax and voters will have the chance to weigh in during the March 3 primary. The Board of Commissioners at their Nov. 3 meeting ...

Ocracoke island is lit up with holiday lights, and judges for the Island Celebration competition made their choices Saturday night. The event is held every December by the Ocracoke Civic & ...

The Ocracoke Observer, the island’s independent community newspaper since 1999, has been selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress’s National Digital Newspaper Program. The online link is ...

Sitting in Zillie’s on a winter night, we turned at the door creak to see Eduardo Chavez Perez walk in. Seeing Eduardo outside of his food truck on Ocracoke is a special occurrence, like brushing ...