Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
4 days ago · The Ocracoke Observer website won first place in the 2020-2021 NCPA contest Online Division, plus four other awards. Winner of 10 awards in 2019, including first place for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Dorian.
Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
From our news services. HATTERAS – Under a new state law, vendors serving Ocracoke Island who want priority loading on the N.C. Ferry System’s the Hatteras-Ocracoke route will be required to purchase individual priority passes for each vehicle. In the past, multiple vehicles from the same vendor could share a single pass. The change comes under legislation passed by the General Assembly in ...
Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
All ferries arriving and departing Ocracoke are currently suspended due to high winds, per NC Ferry Division, Nov. 8, 8:30 a.m. Updated Nov. 7, 2022. 8 p.m.
Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
The speed limit in this section of NC12 at the sandbag breach area has been reduced to 35 mph. Photo: C. Leinbach. Observer staff report. Motorists traveling to and from the north end of Ocracoke may need to add a few more minutes to their trips since the North Carolina Department of Transportation has reduced the speed limit in the sand bag area along NC 12 from 55 mph to …
The evolving face of Ocracoke | Ocracoke Observer
4 days ago · Alton Ballance’s house was not raised but instead he raised the inside electrical outlets. Photo: C. Leinbach By Connie Leinbach Since Alton Ballance decided not to raise his home or his business, The Crew’s Inn, after the unprecedented Hurricane Dorian flood, his compound illustrates the way Ocracoke developed. It’s the type of housing cluster that…
Construction deliveries at Ocracoke Light Station will result in ...
Dec 5, 2024 · Raising of the Double Keepers Quarters at the Ocracoke lighthouse is imminent. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer From our news services Three separate deliveries of construction equipment associated with the lifting of the Double Keepers’ Quarters at the Ocracoke lighthouse are scheduled to occur the week of Dec. 9. During the deliveries, Lighthouse Road—between approximately Loop…
Ophelia bypasses Ocracoke - Ocracoke Observer
Sep 23, 2023 · The roiling ocean at Ramp 63 around noon Sept. 23. Photo: C. Leinbach Update: As of 8 a.m. Sunday, Hatteras Inlet ferries have resumed and all of NC 12 is passable. Ocracoke Island was drying out Saturday as Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall south of Ocracoke on Emerald Isle around 6 a.m. and was heading…
Beach nesting birds on Ocracoke face increasing predation; other …
Oct 27, 2024 · First year Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Springer's Point Preserve. Photo P. Vankevich By Peter Vankevich Here is a summary of some of this year’s Ocracoke region nesting observations. Beach nesting birds such as American Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers and several tern species are finding it harder and harder to have …
Coastal overwash threat continue along parts of Outer Banks this …
Sep 22, 2024 · NC12 on Ocracoke's north end around 1:30 p.m. Sept. 22. NCDOT photo From our news services The National Weather Service is forecasting that although abnormally high tides have already peaked and are on the downtrend, but will still produce minor to locally moderate coastal flooding into Tuesday, according to a press release issued Sunday afternoon.…
Record number of sea turtles rescued on Ocracoke during cold spell
Dec 11, 2024 · Susse Wright holds a rescued green sea turtle. Photo by fellow kayaker Bill Monticone By Peter Vankevich The number of rescued sea turtles on the Outer Banks this past week was, well, stunning. A cold spell that dropped water temperatures into the 40s Fahrenheit resulted in hundreds of sea turtles drifting onto the shores of…