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On Friday at 1:15 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a beach hazards statement in effect until 8 p.m. for Ocracoke ...

The Ocracoke fireworks on July 2, 2025, have been canceled due to threatening weather and high winds. “For the safety of our ...

“Residents of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, like to say their town is the ‘cure for the common beach.’ The beach is accessible by ferry and sits beside Silver Lake, a scenic harbor.

The much-anticipated Fig Cake Bake-off is the showpiece of the Ocracoke Fig Festival Aug. 1 & 2. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig ...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries recently established a new state record ...

NC 12 had been closed since Saturday after heavy rain and strong winds caused ocean overwash. NCDOT announced NC Highway 12 would reopen Friday afternoon on the north end of Ocracoke Island, after ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina Department of Transportation has closed a portion of Highway 12 due to impacts from the coastal low. They say in an abundance of caution, and due to ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. (WAVY) – After several days of closure, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has announced that NC12 will reopen Friday afternoon. NC 12 on Ocracoke Island will ...

We leave the Outer Banks and make our way towards the mainland of North Carolina. Along the way, we take two ferries stopping at Ocracoke Island which is a small town on a little island that is only ...