Hyde County is looking to raise money with an increase in the sales tax and voters will have the chance to weigh in during the March 3 primary. The Board of Commissioners at their Nov. 3 meeting ...

The Ocracoke Observer, the island’s independent community newspaper since 1999, has been selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress’s National Digital Newspaper Program. The online link is ...

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 ...

The Oyster Roast will be held at 1 pm Saturday, Dec. 27, at the Ocracoke Seafood Company. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Wednesday, Dec. 24:Ocracoke United Methodist Church Christmas pageant ...

Ocracoke island is lit up with holiday lights, and judges for the Island Celebration competition made their choices Saturday night. The event is held every December by the Ocracoke Civic & ...

Angela Galloway is the new first-grade teacher. She brings a wealth of experience of 14 years in public, private, Montessori and homeschool education. Her bachelor’s degree in elementary education is ...

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Sitting in Zillie’s on a winter night, we turned at the door creak to see Eduardo Chavez Perez walk in. Seeing Eduardo outside of his food truck on Ocracoke is a special occurrence, like brushing ...

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