The Hyde County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session at 10 am to further review and discuss the budget in detail. A public hearing on the proposed budget is expected to be scheduled during ...

Ocracoke School teacher Gwen Austin serves breakfast at the school. Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Every school morning, Jeanie Owens is up at the crack of dawn and at the school to set up ...

Hyde County Schools Superintendent Dr. Melanie Shaver has been named the 2026 North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) Division of Principals and Administrators Superintendent of the Year, one ...

The Hyde County Sheriff’s Department is notifying Ocracoke Islanders that a small military group will be on the island Friday (May 22) to do training exercises. Deputy Captain Joe Smith said the group ...

“What’s Happening on Ocracoke” interview with Harrison Marks, CEO of the NC Coastal Land Trust, WOVV 90.1 FM and WOVV.org Zumba class. 6 pm. Community Center. World Turtle Day at the Ocracoke Library, ...

Richard Smith Taylor, 78, died peacefully at home In Bonaire, Georgia, on May 12, 2026. Born June 15, 1947, in Raleigh, he was a son of Margaret Greene and Gilbert Smith Taylor. Richard was ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer MANTEO, N.C. — Cape Hatteras National Seashore will staff five lifeguarded beaches this year from 9 a.m.

Instead of their monthly lunch/dinner fundraiser regularly scheduled for Saturday, May 30, the Swan Quarter Volunteer Fire Department (SQVFD) will host a chili dinner from 5 to 6 p,m. that day.