Northern end of Ocracoke Island Wednesday morning Oct. 15, 2025. Photo by Matt Janson. By Joy Crist, Island Free Press While N.C. Highway 12 reopened on Hatteras Island shortly before 7 p.m.

Clifton Garrish Clifton Neal Garrish, 57, a lifelong resident of Ocracoke, passed away on Oct. 4, in Nags Head, Dare County. Born on February 16, 1968, he was a son of the late Richard Powers ...

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) ...

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

Children will be able to climb into the OVFD fire trucks during the ‘Touch a Truck and Health Fair’ Oct. 18. By Peter Vankevich The Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department is teaming up with the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Service caught and euthanized three coyotes on Ocracoke in August, but that doesn’t guarantee that there are not others or that more will show up. That was ...

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 ...

Ocracoke School Middle School and Varsity Volleyball teams play at home vs. Cape Hatteras. MS will start play at 4pm; varsity to follow. Wednesday, Oct. 8 Ocracoke School Middle School soccer is home ...

By Sam Walker Forecasters are warning that a long-duration coastal storm will bring several days of strong northeast winds, flooding, and ocean overwash to the Outer Banks beginning Thursday and ...

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