6 days ago · The Ocracoke Observer website won first place in the 2020-2021 NCPA contest Online Division, plus four other awards. Winner of 10 awards in 2019, including first place for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Dorian.

Alda Vann O’Neal Gaskill of Ocracoke passed away peacefully in her home on Jan. 15, 2025, with family by her side. She was born in Beaufort on October 6, 1940, to the late Ansley and Neva Gaskins O’Neal.

All ferries arriving and departing Ocracoke are currently suspended due to high winds, per NC Ferry Division, Nov. 8, 8:30 a.m. Updated Nov. 7, 2022. 8 p.m.

The parallels to our current political situation are shocking, including the extensive use of disinformation and propaganda; the decimation of the civil service and the appointment of unqualified close associates; the demand for total loyalty; a disdainful disregard for the law; the firing up of populist anger against a particular population; the undermining of democratic institutions; the ...

2 days ago · From left: Stephanie Flores Esparza. Sara Fanani, Aja Bailey and Lilly Pacanins. Ocracoke Alive continues its series of free cultural classes and presentations for the community. Visit www.ocracokealive.org for detailed schedule and information. See story here. Monday, Feb. 3Ocracoke Alive event: Spanish/English Language Exchange Coffee Hour, 8:30 am.

Longtime music man on Ocracoke Willis Gupton, 67, of Louisburg died April 16. He was married to Dana Collette Gupton. Born Oct. 24, 1956, he was...

Christopher Robin Waller, 49, of Ocracoke died peacefully at his home on Dec. 28, 2024. Born Aug. 6, 1975, he was a son of the...

Islander Daniel Patrick Isbrecht, 40, passed away on January 19, 2025, on Ocracoke, NC. Born Jan. 4, 1985, in Greenville, Daniel graduated from Cape Hatteras...

Sep 23, 2023 · The roiling ocean at Ramp 63 around noon Sept. 23. Photo: C. Leinbach Update: As of 8 a.m. Sunday, Hatteras Inlet ferries have resumed and all of NC 12 is passable. Ocracoke Island was drying out Saturday as Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall south of Ocracoke on Emerald Isle around 6 a.m. and was heading…

Dec 15, 2024 · A winter sunset captured off Springer's Point by Peter Vankevich. Every heart is built to bend and breakLike a dam can fall when your tears flood out the lakeCause I know living right is sometimes in the cryin’Emma-Lee In any community, losing family members and friends is a profound event that stirs a complex mix…