Peter Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Text and photos by Peter Vankevich The Eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) became an object of fascination for me when I ...

The much-anticipated Fig Cake Bake-off is the showpiece of the Ocracoke Fig Festival Aug. 1 & 2. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach Later this year, when property tax notices go out, Hyde County residents will find the addition of $180 to ...

The live auction at the 2024 Seafood Fest to benefit the Ocracoke Health Center. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke Health Center will hold its fourth Seafood Festival ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach Every year the Ocrafolk Music & Storytelling Festival aims to bring some new ...

Ocracoke staff report Steve and Brandy Payment of Orlando, Florida, didn’t expect to win a prize in Ocracoke’s July 4 parade. But the couple, in their first visit to this southern-most Outer Banks ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Sam Walker SamWalkerOBXNews.com President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that tells the National ...

A shrimp trawler in the Pamlico Sound. Photo by P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer “Don’t you get tired of the fight?” someone asked after the June 17 Ocracoke Civic & Business Association ...