Jesse Davis, the Ocracoke Observer’s graphic designer, Connie Leinbach, editor/co-publisher, and Peter Vankevich, co-publisher, at the NCPA annual conference Sept. 18. Photo by Paul Jones ...

The Ocracoke Seafood Company (AKA ‘The Fish House’) is the heart of commercial fishing on Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach and Sam Walker Leaders from ...

Hot spots’ on NC12. Graphic from the NC12 Task Force The Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA) has formed to push for greater state and federal investment in ferry services, NC-12, ...

The Ocracoke Seafood Company is the heart of the commercial fishing industry on Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer In June, House Bill 442 in the N.C. General Assembly originally ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, Sept. 16:Ocracoke School middle school and varsity volleyball are home vs. Columbia. The MS game will begin at 4 ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach As the fig cake judges were sampling the entries in the Fig Festival Cake Bake-off competition in ...

From our news services Over this weekend, a non-tropical coastal low developed off the Outer Banks, resulting in significant weather-related disruptions. This storm breached the protective berm, ...

Clam Chowder aficionados taste the chowders at the 2023 event. this year’s cookoff will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in the Ocracoke Community Center The Ocracoke Community Pool ...

The National Weather Service is monitoring a coastal low and the potential for coastal flooding along portions of the Outer Banks, the Pamlico Sound, and areas along the Neuse and Bay Rivers that will ...

Graphic from the NC12 overview study. By Connie Leinbach NC Highway 12 on Ocracoke needs action if it is to survive, according to UNC researchers who presented their findings at a meeting Sept. 10 ...