Storm induced flooding along Irvin Garrish Highway, Ocracoke, in October 2025. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services Residents of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands are invited to ...

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Robert Charles Garrish of Ocracoke died April 15, 2026, surrounded by family at Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia. Known as Bobby, he was the husband of Linda Garrish. He was born on ...

Ocracoke is an island where folks think they can find the purported treasure of Blackbeard, but island homes and businesses will unveil their own treasures for all to peruse and plunder as the ...

Ocracoke Middle School baseball double header at home vs. Columbia. First game starts at 4 pm; second game starts around 6 pm. Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Board meets, 6 pm. Community Center. Ocracoke ...

Citizen science volunteers monitor clouds such as this one over the Pamlico Sound for precipitation activity. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Have you ever wondered how much rain fell during a ...

U.S. Representative Don Davis of Disgtrist 1 talks with Ocracoke residents outside Books to be Red. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Editor’s Note: The Ocracoke Observer will report on ...

Ocracoke’s familiar water tower, which is a landmark visible for miles across the sound and serves as the first glimpse of the island for those on the Pamlico Sound ferries, will be replaced by the ...

Clarification: The Ocracoke Access Alliance asks for increased tolls on only the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter routes, not other routes in the system. This clarifies an earlier version of this story.