The Ocracoke Observer is a North Carolina Press Association award-winning newspaper published online and printed 10 months each year for distribution on Ocracoke Island, connecting points and areas including Hyde and Dare counties. The paper is generated on Ocracoke and printed in Greenville from March to December, and daily online at ocracokeobserver.com.
Every day, the Ocracoke Seafood Company sends about 4,500 pounds of locally caught fish off to places beyond. Story by Connie Leinbach, Ocracoke Observer Sometimes Shane Mason gets up at 3 a.m. to drive the refrigerated truck on a four-plus-hour run to drop off the previous day’s catch to Jeffrey’s in Hatteras. Monday, Wednesday and…Read More from Ocracoke Seafood Company keeps fresh fish on the table
In a plan to address housing needs on Ocracoke, the Hyde County Education Foundation, in collaboration with Ocracoke Child Care Inc., has assumed control of the child care center on Old Beach Road, which will be converted to teacher housing. A press release from Hyde County Schools on Oct. 18 said that the foundation envisions…Read More from Ocracoke Child Care center to become teacher housing
The Ocracoke Observer’s Connie Leinbach details some of the important issues that have been covered in recent Hyde County Commissioners monthly meetings. Ferry funding, dredging In their $30 billion, two-year spending plan finalized late September, the North Carolina General Assembly has allocated $74 million to the Ferry Division, up from last year’s $58.5 million. But…Read More from Hyde County seeks federal help with dredging Hatteras Inlet, eyes additional real estate transfer tax
The Ocracoke Civic & Business Association will host the Fall Ocracoke Island-Wide Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 17. No need to wait until spring to do a spring cleaning for these Ocracoke Island residents. This is the perfect opportunity to allow other…Read More from Ocracoke island-wide yard sale to return September 16
By Connie Leinbach, OcracokeObserver.com Kristi Reichard watched as three judges sampled eight innovative fig cakes at the Fig Cake Bakeoff Saturday in the Berkley Barn during the Ocracoke Fig Festival Aug. 4 and 5. Hers was four-layer vanilla sponge cake filled with fig preservers and fresh figs covered with a honey fig mascarpone whipped frosting…Read More from Tradition and innovation rule at the Ocracoke Fig Festival
The Ocracoke community and Ocracoke School officials are gearing up for the grand reopening of the Ocracoke School at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25. The brief ceremony will be followed by a walk-through tour. It’s been almost four years since the island and many buildings, including the school, were flooded by Hurricane Dorian on Sept….Read More from Newly-rebuilt Ocracoke School sets grand reopening for August 25
The Ocracoke Fig Festival returns this week Friday, Aug. 4, through Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Berkley barn and the Ocracoke Preservation Center, which produces the event. The festival will feature Chef Bill Smith, retired head chef at Crook’s Corner Restaurant in Chapel Hill, and the author of two cookbooks, many articles and winner of…Read More from Ocracoke Fig Festival returns this Friday and Saturday
After having been sidelined since July 7 by mechanical issues, the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumed service July 19, but it will only go until July 31 since funding beyond that is uncertain. That was the report from Jed Dixon, N.C. Ferry Division deputy director, at the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association (OCBA) meeting Tuesday…Read More from State budget stalemate threatens to ground Ocracoke Express passenger ferry operations July 31
The Ocracoke Health Center will hold its second Seafood Festival fundraising benefit from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Berkley Barn. To go with the local seafood will be live music and both a silent and live auction. Proceeds will partially benefit the health center. This will be the first festival since…Read More from Ocracoke Seafood Festival will return on September 2
After announcing to the public that he and two other Hyde County EMS management staff resigned, David White, EMS director, said more of the staff resigned. White had sent an email to the Ocracoke Observer about his resignation on May 23 that included a long list of problems the EMS Department is facing. On May 29, White…Read More from More Hyde EMS resignations, county vows full medical coverage
