Southern jasmine is blooming on Ocracoke wafting a sweet smell all over the village. Here, it adorns the rear entry to Ocracoke Coffee Company. Photo: C. Leinbach Monday, May 27. Memorial ...

Leaving Ocracoke May 23 for Kitty Hawk. Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Those at the Lifeguard Beach on Ocracoke May 22 and 23 were treated to an unusual site – an invasion of catamarans. This ...

Danny Creighton Worsley, 74, a beloved member of the Ocracoke community, died on May 21, 2024, in Ocracoke. Born on March 8, 1950, in Rocky Mount, he was a son of the late Juanita Cetta Keyton and ...

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As the start of the official summer visitor season kicks into gear this weekend, the North Carolina Ferry Division is expanding ferry service to the popular destination of Ocracoke Island. Beginning ...

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Ocracoke decoy carver Vince O’Neal shows a root head decoy at the Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival April 20 in the Ocracoke School gym. Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Waterfowl decoys from ...

The Island Inn Landscaping Project will sell fundraising bricks from 9 an a.m. to noon, and 2 to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 25, on the Variety Store front porch. The bricks will pave a walkway through the ...

Lou Ann Gaskins, 65, of Ocracoke died peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Born on September 10, 1958, in Morehead City, she was a daughter of Earl Hill Gaskins and Annie Lou Gaskins. Lou graduated ...

The NPS will seek ideas from the community on the future of the Ocracoke pony herd from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the Ocracoke Community Center. Photo: P. Vankevich Tuesday, May 21: In what will ...