Elizabeth O’Meara with her Canvasback by Mark Justice. Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Elizabeth O’Meara of Clemmons had never been to a decoy festival and won the first prize of the raffle – a ...

In the next weeks the N.C. Legislature will hammer out a two-year budget that may or may not include a toll on the Hatteras ferry and an increase on the currently tolled routes. The state House has ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day):1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Raygun Ruby, 7 pm Tuesday, May 27Ocracoke Oyster Company: Bryan ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach An Ocracoke institution and destination since 1979, Howard’s Pub has been sold to Colin Wiseman of Nags Head.

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” – Thomas Jefferson ...

OCFD volunteers respond to helicopter medevacs at the airport at all hours of the day and night. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer It may be a bit unusual for an editorial to start with, “Hey, ...

Edith Midgett O’Neal beloved and oft quoted mother and grandmother of Ocracoke and Rodanthe, N.C., was called home on May 15. Edith O’Neal Born on April 21, 1937, she was a daughter of the ...

Editor’s note: The dredge Merritt is working in Big Foot Slough as of May 23 and the summer Pamlico Sound schedule is expected to start June 4. The NC Ferry Division expects the Army Corps of ...