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 ...

Peter Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Sam Walker For a list of NC Legislative transportation committee members, see this story. Parts of the North ...

Widening the ferry stacking lanes is one of the NCDOT proposals for the continued erosion of the basin around South Dock (the name of the north end ferry terminal) that will be discussed at 5 p.m.

NC Shell Club find treasures on Portsmouth Island during their spring meeting on Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach The Giant Eastern Murex shell Maria Lloyd found ...

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Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Over the past 10 years, Ocracoke has been a wintering ground for three fascinating bird species. In 2018 a ...

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