Stella Maris Chapel, Note: Sunday afternoon Mass time varies. Go to Masstimes.org and type in the zip code: 27960 ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach In the next weeks the N.C. Legislature will hammer out a two-year budget that may or may not include a toll ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...