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OVFD gets two new trucks: a higher ladder truck and a brush truck
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (533+ words) The Annual Firemen's Ball fundraiser will be held the evening of May 23 in the Berkley Barn. Editor's note: 19th Annual Firemen's Ball is May 23 and is the department's most important and fun fundraiser. With the recent purchase of new ladder and…...
Ocracoke events May 11 to 17–updated
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (58+ words) Southern Jasmine, like this bank of bushes along Sand Dollar Road, is in bloom all over and perfuming the island. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, May 121718 Brewing Ocracoke: Kate Mc Nally, 7 pm Wednesday, May 13 Roanoke Island Animal Clinic sees patients…...
First sea turtle nest in the National Seashore found on Ocracoke
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (133+ words) From our news services The Cape Hatteras National Seashore has reported the first sea turtle nest of the season discovered the morning of May 12 on Ocracoke, and which is a leatherback turtle nest. Leatherback sea turtle nests typically account for…...
Island visit inspires grad student
4+ day, 3+ min ago (258+ words) Having the opportunity to visit Ocracoke with Dr. Walt Wolfram, Dr. Jeff Reaser, Emma, Jacob, and Catie was a truly remarkable experience. It's an honor to have been part of the continuing 30+ year relationship between NC State's linguistics program and…...
Spotted on Ocracoke: a southeastern five-lined skink
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (443+ words) If you've read novels by Carl Hiaasen, you've likely come across Skink'his eccentric, one-eyed former governor turned environmental vigilante. While the character is pure fiction, the name itself comes from a very real animal. Skinks are reptiles'members of the lizard…...
Scallywag runners log several firsts
1+ week, 4+ day ago (990+ words) The Ocracoke Island Scallywag Weekend Runfest April 25 and 26 had several firsts in this year's 5 K/10 K and half-marathon races, and the big first is that a woman won the half-marathon. Rory Kelly, 29 of Durham, won the 13. 1-mile half-marathon with a…...
NPS begins night driving restrictions on the beach
1+ week, 6+ day ago (140+ words) Night driving restrictions on oceanside beaches within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore began at 9 p. m. on Thursday, May 1. From May 1 through July 31, priority off-road vehicle (ORV) ramps close at 9 p. m. and will reopen the following morning at 6 a. m. All other designated oceanside ORV…...
Ocracoke events May 4 to 10
1+ week, 6+ day ago (244+ words) Monday, May 4: Hyde County Board of commissioners meeting, 1 pm. Community Center. All commissioners" meetings changed to 1 pm. See agenda below. Wednesday, May 6: Ocracoke Preservation Society spring membership meeting and dessert potluck, 6-8 pm. Update on the Island Inn project. All welcome....
Chronicler of the Ocracoke brogue, Walt Wolfram, to retire
2+ week, 1+ day ago (771+ words) For 33 years, Professor Walt Wolfram brought his graduate students to Ocracoke during their spring break to spend a week teaching middle schoolers about the languages and dialects of North Carolina. The visits are part of the North Carolina Language and…...
Ocracoke teachers join statewide protest
2+ week, 1+ day ago (755+ words) Teacher Appreciation Week 2026 runs from Monday, May 4, to Friday, May 8, with National Teacher Appreciation Day celebrated on Tuesday, May 5. Ocracoke teachers joined the statewide "Kids Over Corporations" march on May 1 to demand that the General Assembly pass the budget and…...