Pastor Tim Howard manages the Bread of Life Food Pantry By Peter Vankevich After several months’ suspension, the Bread of Life Food Pantry at the Life Saving Church on Lighthouse Road has reopened ...

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders released a proposal for a new congressional map that aims to eliminate a Democratic seat represented by Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) (Source: ncleg.gov) By ...

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Ocracoke Observer cannot stand by and watch the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution circle the drain. “Congress shall make no law respecting an ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Note: Due to the flooding and road closure, some events may be canceled. Tuesday, Oct. 14Ocracoke Planning Advisory ...

Vistas of expansive land and sky were a hallmark of Tom and Carol Pahl’s journey around the United States. By Tom Pahl; photos by Tom and Carol Pahl Editor’s note: Ocracoke Islanders Tom and ...

N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island reopened shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 14). While it was still closed on Ocracoke on Wednesday due to ongoing ocean overwash from high tide cycles and debris ...

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Photo of the north end of NC12 by Ocracoke’s NCDOT worker Shanon Eiben taken at about 10 a.m. Oct. 12. By Peter Vankevich All ferry routes for Ocracoke are currently suspended (Oct. 12) ...

Falyn Owens, a NCWRC biologist, explains coyote biology. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach The U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Service caught and euthanized three ...