Santa will be at the Ocracoke Variety Store for rides and refreshments from 4:30 to 6 pm Thursday, Dec. 4. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer For what’s open and closed on Ocracoke, click here.

David Tweedie, executive director of Ocracoke Alive, plays the violin inside his home on Howard Street. By Patty Huston-HolmOn a morning nearing the first day of spring with a winter chill evident ...

The Ocracoke Health Center wants to light up the Pony Island Inn lawn for the holidays. They plan to do that with a special luminaria fundraiser “Lights of Love” the night of Saturday, Dec. 20.

William M Mitchell, 96, of Burlington, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. He will be remembered as a man of unwavering character who truly lived ...

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We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C. Ocracoke is the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Ocracoke, in Hyde County, is very ...

305 Back Rd. 252-928-1511; M-F, 8 a.m. to noon & 1-5 p.m. After hours: 252-928-SICK (7425). Ocracoke Pharmacy: 252-928-0784. Open weekdays. Roanoke Island Animal Clinic visits the island on the third ...