Ocracoke’s Mexican community invites all to experience one of their culture’s signature remembrances, Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, in a gathering from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in the ...

The Ocracoke Express docked in Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor. Photo: P. Vankevich By Sam Walker Despite the ongoing closure of N.C. 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island, the ...

Text and photos by Connie Leinbach 1718 Brewing Ocracoke was packed Thursday night as islanders and visitors flexed their pumpkin-carving creativity muscles in the brewery’s annual Pumpkin ...

Observer staff report As the fall season ends, a host of skeletons are out and about in yards all around Ocracoke Island, and they played a big part in decorations this year. Also, witches, ghosts ...

Some of the staples in the Bread of Life Food Pantry on Ocracoke. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer When there is economic uncertainty, food banks emerge as essential lifelines, stepping in to ...

With the low pressure system approaching the North Carolina coast, some of these events may be impacted. If so, these will be updated. The OPS thank-you event at the Island Inn Commons scheduled ...

The National Weather Service upgraded its forecast Sunday afternoon on the low-pressure weather which is expected to impact eastern North Carolina from Monday through Wednesday. A Coastal Flood ...

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 ...