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View over 30 storm tracks and history in eastern North Carolina. The National Weather Service will begin its seventh year of conducting Hurricane Community Forums in Pine Knoll Shores this Tuesday ...
Mariah Temple, right, receives her scholarship from Greg Honeycutt. Submitted story by Emmy Benton, Outer Banks Community Foundation. Photos courtesy of the Outer Banks Community Foundation Greg ...
The population growth of feral (community) cats on Ocracoke is declining. One thousand… 800… 500 and now, approximately 375 Ocracats are living and romping around ...
Reading Program for Kids and Families will kick off on Saturday, June 14, with a Foam ‘n’ Fun party in front of the library at 225 Back Road. Wear a bathing suit and ...
Tuesday, June 10: Donald Davis Storytelling Workshop Students’ performances: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Ocracoke Preservation Museum. Some seating available but spectators may bring their own seating.
Ocrafolk Festival. This year’s festival is June 6 to 8 at the Berkley Manor grounds. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer To see the monthly listing of meetings, music and events, ...
Already, six loggerhead sea turtles have nested on Ocracoke Island. Many more will be arriving. In 2024, there were 101 nests. The incubation period is generally 50 to 60 days. The Cape Hatteras ...
Ocrafolk Festival. This year’s festival is June 6 to 8 at the Berkley Manor grounds. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, June 2Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 6 pm.
A big part of the charm of going to Ocracoke is the Hatteras ferry ride. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The N.C. General Assembly Senate budget proposal includes tolling the Hatteras/Ocracoke ...
This concept and those depicted below are in the South Dock feasibility study. Note in Concept 4, above, the dotted line along the water. That line marks how much shoreline has been lost in the ...