Storm induced flooding along Irvin Garrish Highway, Ocracoke, in October 2025. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services Residents of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands are invited to ...

Robert Charles Garrish of Ocracoke died April 15, 2026, surrounded by family at Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia. Known as Bobby, he was the husband of Linda Garrish. He was born on ...

Ocracoke is an island where folks think they can find the purported treasure of Blackbeard, but island homes and businesses will unveil their own treasures for all to peruse and plunder as the ...

U.S. Representative Don Davis of Disgtrist 1 talks with Ocracoke residents outside Books to be Red. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Editor’s Note: The Ocracoke Observer will report on ...

Citizen science volunteers monitor clouds such as this one over the Pamlico Sound for precipitation activity. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services Have you ever wondered how ...

Earth Weekend events on Ocracoke will be April 24 to 26. Photo by Ben Knight Monday, April 20Ocracoke Middle School baseball double header at home vs. Columbia. First game starts at 4 pm; second ...

Ocracoke has a lot of off-island friends, and one of its biggest supporters is the Outer Banks Community Foundation. In Fiscal Year 2025, the foundation received $2.8 million in donor gifts and ...

Text and photo by Peter Vankevich Ocracoke’s familiar water tower, which is a landmark visible for miles across the sound and serves as the first glimpse of the island for those on the ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services The Ocracoke Access Alliance today released a comprehensive proposal to modernize and stabilize ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer The 8th Annual Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival is scheduled for Friday, April 17, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, April 18, ...

Barry Gregware, with his wife Rhonda, shows the fossilized bison tooth he found off Springer’s Point. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach Sometimes the treasures one finds ...

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 ...