Birders will fan out all over Ocracoke on Dec. 31 to count the island’s various avian species. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) ...

Site of the temporary DMV office in Manteo. From our news services The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles has temporarily opened a driver license office in Manteo to provide continued service to ...

The sandbag area at Ocracoke’s north end at high tide Nov. 6. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services The Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA) is calling on Gov. Josh Stein to ...

The  NC Weather Forecast Office out of Newport/Morehead City has issued a warning of a cold front that will impact the Outer Banks and mainland eastern Carolina. Travelers should be wary of these ...

The north end of Ocracoke on Oct. 30. NCDOT photo By Connie Leinbach As the north end of Ocracoke continues to be overwashed during King Tides and nor’easters, the Hyde County Board of ...

The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry will run on a modified schedule Dec. 24 and 25. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer MANNS HARBOR – Three routes in the North Carolina Ferry System will be ...

By Peter Vankevich On the North Carolina license plate is “First in Flight,” noting the remarkable achievements of the Wright Brothers in the early years of the 20th century. Could North Carolina ...

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 ...

Lawmakers approved an extra $7 million, but the ferry division still needs tens of millions of dollars more to cover rising maintenance and other long-term costs. 2, 2025 By Jacob ...

The N.C. Ferry Division’s Pamlico Sound routes between Swan Quarter, Cedar Island and Ocracoke will temporarily remain on their spring schedules until completion of an upcoming dredging project in the ...