C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Editor’s note: Background information about the ferry tolling process is at the end of this story. By Connie Leinbach If ...

One of the Ocracoke Tram stops is in the Community Square. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Hyde County is looking for a firm to manage the passenger trams that operate in Ocracoke Village ...

In the March 3 primary, Hyde County voters will decide whether to approve a local sales tax increase. After reviewing the county’s voter information guide and the discussions at county ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Daily departures increase from 28 to 36 HATTERAS – With the onset of warmer weather and longer daylight hours, the N.C. Department of ...

Jamie Tunnell Carter Ocracoke Health Center Inc. has named Jamie Tunnell Carter as the organization’s next chief executive officer. Carter, a Hyde County native, has been with Ocracoke Health ...

By Peter Vankevich Primary Election Day in North Carolina is Tuesday, March 3. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The winners of these primaries will appear on the ballot for the ...

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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 ...

The popular Blackbeard flag flown today was never Blackbeard’s flag, according to irrefutable evidence. If the notorious pirate captain saw it, he wouldn’t know whose it was. Likely, he would have ...

Being in the business of designing and building, I can’t help but look critically at every little bit of construction we drive by on our tour around the country. And that’s a lot of houses, churches, ...

MANNS HARBOR – People will have a chance to set sail on a rewarding career as the North Carolina Ferry Division hosts a series of four career events to find qualified applicants to staff its ferries, ...

Barefoot Wade (Wade McVey) has performed on Ocracoke for several years including being on air on Ocracoke’s community radio station. The barefoot musician has best been described as a ...