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 ...

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that tells the National Park Service to charge visitors who are not residents of the United States higher prices for entry fees and passes to help ...

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 meeting. During ...

Being Flamboyant,’ a float by Ocracoke Harbor Inn, wins Best in Show for the July 4, 2025, parade. Photo by Jeanne Brook Ocracoke staff report Steve and Brandy Payment of Orlando, ...

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

Ocracoke Community Library: Used Book Sale continues during public hours: M-F, 3-7 pm; Saturday 9 am to 1 pm. Hyde County Commissioners meeting, 6 pm. Community Center. See agenda below. Pre-meeting ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Joy Crist, Island Free Press In a sweeping three-year study mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina ...