Eva and Don Wathne of Charleston, S.C., with their Rolls Royce Ghost, the oldest car in the caravan of vintage Rolls Royces. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer In the way that a parade of beauties ...

Tideland replaced poles on Ocracoke and recently received a grant to install underground electrical lines and equipment and relocating aerial lines to areas where they are less likely to be disrupted.

A little-known World War II fact is that while the conflict was far away for many Americans, danger lurked right offshore as German U-boats parked along the coast to aim at passing Allied ships.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold two public meetings in May to discuss an upcoming study on the future of the Ferry Division’s Ocracoke-South Dock terminal. This is the southern ...

Ocracoke Community Pool Association Pickleball Tournament 8:30 am, Pickleball courts off Horse Pen Road. OUMC Walk for Water, 10 am. Meet at the OUMC. Fish Fry Fundraiser for Stella, Donna Davis’s ...

The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) today announced Paul Tine of Kitty Hawk, Dare County, as the new Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles. His first day will be May 6. Paul Tine, ...

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Rudy Leroy Austin, 83, a cherished native son of Ocracoke, North Carolina, peacefully passed away on April 17, 2025. He was the husband of Patricia Gibbs Austin. Born on February 3, 1942, he was a son ...

The Ocracoke Community Pool Association will hold a pickleball tournament on Saturday, May 3, at the new courts at the end of Horse Pen Road off Maurice Ballance Road. Games begin at 8:30 a.m. with ...

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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 ...