A tent gets installed for the first event in the Island Inn Commons event space. Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Debbie Wells feels like she’s going at warp speed all the time. As interim ...

NCDOT Board of Transportation members and various state and local officials visit the sandbag area at the north end of Ocracoke on May 5. NCDOT photo At this time, the North Carolina General Assembly ...

This graphic shows the area of Sloop Channel that will be dredged in the next month. From Hyde County Recently, the NC Ferry Division announced temporary schedule adjustments on the Hatteras – ...

Ocracoke Island storyteller Donald Davis will lead two weeklong storytelling workshops on the island, scheduled for May 30 to June 7 and June 14 to 21. Each workshop concludes with a free public ...

Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 1 pm. Community Center. Livestreamed on Hyde County Public Information Facebook page. All commissioners’ meetings changed to 1 pm. A public hearing on the proposed ...

Dredging that begins May 30 in Sloop Channel in the Hatteras Inlet prompts a temporary schedule change inn the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route. HATTERAS – The N.C. Ferry System’s Hatteras-Ocracoke ...

Sweet Megg of Postmodern Jukebox and Cirque du Soleil will be among the new artists at this year’s Ocrafolk Festival. A stilt walker, a typewriter poet and a wandering magician will bring ...

Alumni of the O.A. Peay School in Swan Quarter at the Davie Poplar Tree behind the building. Text and photos by Stephanie Caplan A lone poplar tree stands tall and strong behind O.A. Peay School in ...

The British Cemetery Ceremony to honor those lost off Ocracoke in World War II was held May 8, 2026. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The British Cemetery is not looking as good this year as it ...

Hyde County manager Kris Cahoon Noble has recommended a 2026-2027 county budget with no tax increases. In her Budget Message she said the recommended amount is $24,578,535 with a general fund budget ...