Monday, Aug. 31:Ocracoke Coffee Company: Meet with Democratic candidate for NC Senate District 2 Roy Surrett, 4 pm. Surrett is running against incumbent Norm Sanderson (R). Ocracoke Oyster Company: That Guy Shane Tuesday, Sept. 1:Jolly Roger:Ray Murray, 6 pm 1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Kate McNally, 7 pm Wednesday, Sept. 2Hyde County Board of Commissioners meeting, 1 […] The post Ocracoke events Aug. 31 to Sept. 6 appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

Bad math makes a bad tax By Greg Piner, reprinted by permission from Town Dock of Oriental As best as I can piece it together, a group of influential state senators from the Charlotte area, came to the conclusion that if they have to pay tolls to take the express lanes on I-77 around Charlotte, […] The post The ferry problem: A 72-cent solution appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

By Connie Leinbach The most devastating insult yet to Ocracoke is the N.C. Legislature ending residential priority loading on the Hatteras ferry, said Hyde County Manager Kris Noble at the Wednesday Board of Commissioners meeting. Noble’s remark preceded the commissioners’ unanimous approval (Sept. 2) of a resolution asking the legislature to amend the recently passed […] The post Hyde Commissioners approve resolutions to retain residential priority loading and to eliminate all ferry t

Sam Walker with SamWalkerOBXNews.com provides an excellent insight into what to expect regarding NCDOT ferry tolling listening session scheduled for Ocracoke from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in the Ocracoke school gym. Note that there will be no public testimony at this meeting and attendees are asked to bring writing implements to […] The post What to expect with the upcoming ferry tolling listening session on Ocracoke–updated appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

From our news services The National Weather Service is forecasting marginal risk for severe thunderstorms for the region starting at 4 p.m. today (Sept. 4) and Saturday, Sept. 5, along with a continued heat advisory. The highest likelihood of storms is across N.C. Highway 64. Damaging winds will be the main threat with these storms. […] The post Possible thunderstorms forecast for today and Saturday appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

From our news services National Park Service staff will conduct a public inventory of a loggerhead sea turtle nest Wednesday morning, Sept. 2, at Ocracoke’s Pony Pasture Beach, offering visitors a close look at the final stage of the island’s sea turtle nesting season. The inventory will begin at 8:30 a.m. NPS staff will excavate […] The post Sea turtle nest excavation Wednesday at Ocracoke’s pony pasture beach appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

Record or near-record temperatures, high humidity could create dangerous conditions on Ocracoke From our news services Ocracoke and the Outer Banks are expected to experience a potentially dangerous heat wave Wednesday through Friday, with temperatures possibly reaching record or near-record levels, according to the National Weather Service. The combination of very high temperatures and high […] The post Heat wave expected Wednesday through Friday appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

By Connie Leinbach The N.C. Ferry Division will hold a meeting in Ocracoke School gym at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, to discuss the Jan. 1 start for tolling the Hatteras ferry and the pending discontinuance of residential priority passes. Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA), Ocracoke’s lobbying group, is seeking to delay that start due to […] The post Meeting on ferry tolls set for Sept. 9; residential priority passes could be invalid as of Jan. 1. appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

Editor’s note: This article tells the back story of the gold cross that’s on the Ocracoke United Methodist Church altar, about which Margaret MacKinnon wrote a poem published in the May Observer. This story also is in a frame inside the church foyer. By Kevin DuffusOn March 14, 1942, Chris Gaskill was walking the beach […] The post World War II shipwrecked oar returns to Ocracoke appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

Robert “Bobby” Craven Turner Jr., 78, joined Jesus on August 25, surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was the husband of Robin Braxton Turner. Born on September 17, 1947, he was a son of the late Jean and Craven Turner. He was raised in Raleigh, NC, and called both Ocracoke Island and Washington, NC, […] The post Bobby Turner: 1947 to 2026 appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.