Santa will be at the Ocracoke Variety Store for rides and refreshments from 4:30 to 6 pm Thursday, Dec. 4. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer For what’s open and closed on Ocracoke, click here.

David Tweedie, executive director of Ocracoke Alive, plays the violin inside his home on Howard Street. By Patty Huston-HolmOn a morning nearing the first day of spring with a winter chill evident ...

The Ocracoke Health Center wants to light up the Pony Island Inn lawn for the holidays. They plan to do that with a special luminaria fundraiser “Lights of Love” the night of Saturday, Dec. 20.

Sold Out OPS Historic Homes tour, 2 to 4 pm followed by a presentation at the Island Inn at 4:30, followed by lighting of the Commons at 6 pm. All are welcome. See flyer below. Holiday Boat Parade, ...

William M Mitchell, 96, of Burlington, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. He will be remembered as a man of unwavering character who truly lived ...

King’s men, David Snyder a militia man with the Leviathan Living History Group, and Alex Foster of the Sword Circle, playing Lt. Robert Maynard, with Blackbeard’s head at the 2025 ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services After years of coordinated engagement among several coastal agencies, a winter dredging ...

A cold stunned loggerhead sea turtle last December 2024 is prepped for transport to rehab at STAR. Photo by Susan Atkins From our news services The National Park Service and N.E.S.T. (Network for ...