C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, Nov. 3:Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 6 pm. Livestreamed in the Community Center.

The Ocracoke Community Pool Association will hold a “Ride for the Pool” Bike-a-thon at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. The ride will begin and end at the Ocracoke School circle where registration will ...

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 ...

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 and lots of pumpkins.

When there is economic uncertainty, food banks emerge as essential lifelines, stepping in to provide crucial assistance when government aid is out of reach. The anxiety surrounding a federal ...

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 ...

To read in English, click: All invited to Dia de los Muertos celebration Nov. 9 La comunidad mexicana de Ocracoke invita a todos a experimentar una de las celebraciones más representativas de su ...