By Peter Vankevich The deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation for the March Primary Election is at 5 p.m. today (Feb. 6.) For more information, see “Voter Registration ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Board is preparing to award grants to Ocracoke nonprofits and has scheduled the ...

Mary Faye Wallace Mary Faye Jackson Wallace, 89, of Ocracoke, passed away Jan. 29, 2026, while receiving hospice care at Peak Resources in Nags Head. One of her dearest friends was sitting by her ...

A Pamlic Sound ferry leaves Ocracoke’s Silver Lake harbor. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Editor’s note: Justin LeBlanc will talk at the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association ...

The Ocracoke Lighthouse and Double Keepers Quarters on Sunday, Feb. 1. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Unlike other areas of the state, Ocracoke Island had to dig out of only a few inches of ...

Ahead of the winter storm that will hit Ocracoke on Saturday, a number of island events and services have announced closings. Hyde County has declared a State of Emergency. Ocracoke Alive has ...

Hyde County officials have issued a state of emergency effective at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30. Hyde County is currently under a Winter Storm Watch. This declaration comes as the National Weather ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Joy Crist and Connie Leinbach A major winter storm continues to take shape across eastern North Carolina Saturday evening (Jan. 31), with ...

Ocracoke is one of the most remote places in North Carolina. A view of Ocracoke’s harbor with Portsmouth Island in the distance beyond. Photo: C. Leinbach Editor’s note: Due to the ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for eastern North Carolina this weekend with the potential for significant accumulating snow. Forecasters say that localized blizzard ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The following is a list of the establishments on Ocracoke that are open or closed for the season. This list will be updated as the ...