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C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Sam Walker SamWalkerOBXNews.com President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that tells the National ...
A shrimp trawler in the Pamlico Sound. Photo by P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer “Don’t you get tired of the fight?” someone asked after the June 17 Ocracoke Civic & Business Association ...
The All-Star Jam finale of the 2025 Ocrafolk Festival. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach Every year the Ocrafolk Music & Storytelling Festival aims to bring some new artists as ...
A shrimp boat. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Joy Crist, Island Free Press In a sweeping three-year study mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Collaboratory ...
From our news services As of Saturday morning, the cyclone off the southeastern coast remains identified as Tropical Depression Three. It has begun slow movement north-northwest towards the Carolinas.
DRAMATIC SKIES. Ocracoke Island, N.C., is an ever-changing landscape of sea and sky. Photo: C. Leinbach We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C.
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