Robert Michial Hornung, 92, of Swansboro and formerly of Ocracoke, died January 4, 2025. Born March 31, 1933, in Nyack, New York, Bob was a son of Edward Hornung and Elizabeth Smith. He was ...

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for Beaufort and Hyde counties and must be submitted by Feb. 16. The awards program, created by the office of the ...

Rev. Richard Bryant The Rev. Richard Lowell Bryant, 51, of Trinity, North Carolina, passed away at his home on December 29, 2025, after a short illness. Richard was the pastor of the Ocracoke ...

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All season long, people gather at the NPS boat loaunch area to watch the sunset on Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer A new year begins on Ocracoke and we reflect on some of the ...

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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 ...

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In October, our lives were forever changed when Gary suffered a heart attack at our home on Ocracoke. What could have been a tragedy became a powerful reminder of what this village ...

American Oystercatcher nesting on Ocracoke Island. Photo P. Vankevich By Peter Vankevich Here is a 2025 nesting overview for the region. Except for one notable bright spot, 2025 proved another ...

The popular Blackbeard flag flown today was never Blackbeard’s flag, according to irrefutable evidence. If the notorious pirate captain saw it, he wouldn’t know whose it was. Likely, he would have ...

Being in the business of designing and building, I can’t help but look critically at every little bit of construction we drive by on our tour around the country. And that’s a lot of houses, churches, ...