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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C. Ocracoke is the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Ocracoke, in Hyde County, is very ...

Andy O’Neal. Photo courtesy of the family Ocracoke native Andy Horne O’Neal, 62, passed away on Sept. 1. Born on April 4, 1963, in a Coast Guard helicopter 800 feet above Camden Point ...

Possibilities for what to do about NC12 on Ocracoke will be discussed at a public meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Community Center. NCDOT photo Researchers at the University of North ...

Cannon fire heralds the start of Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree 2024. Photo by Corey Terry Ocracoke Island will celebrate colonial life in the 1700s with a living history encampment and the ...

Morning ferry ride to Hatteras by C. Leinbach won third place in Spot Photography in the NC Press Association 2023 newspaper contest. Ferry service to Ocracoke can change at any time due to shoaling, ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, Sept. 8Ocracoke Oyster Company: Bryan Mayer, 7:30 pm Tuesday, Sept. 9The MiniBar at Ocracoke Coffee: Family ...

The Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA) has formed to push for greater state and federal investment in ferry services, NC-12, and other critical infrastructure that ensures safe and reliable access. In ...

A workshop on coyotes previously scheduled for Aug. 27 has been rescheduled for 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the Ocracoke Community Center. The workshop will be co-hosted by the N.C.