North end of NC 12 on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2025. By Peter Vankevich Heavy equipment on Hatteras Inlet ferry heading to Ocracoke, Oct. 15, 2025. Photo: NC DOT N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Falyn Owens, a NCWRC biologist, explains coyote biology. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach The U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Service caught and euthanized three ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Editor’s Note: The Public School Forum of North Carolina submitted this commentary. For nearly 40 years it has served as a nonpartisan ...

The sandbag area at the north end of Ocracoke just before high tide hit at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 1. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Sam Walker Overwash was starting to increase on Hatteras and ...