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Tim Barnette sets up the Tekniam wireless network on the roof of the ballfield press box. Photo: C. Leinbach The Tekniam ...

Anyone who has visited the shores of the Outer Banks for more than a season has certainly seen the dramatic changes that occur across these narrow deposits of sand. The changes in these shifting sands ...

For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Vendors to Ocracoke have been purchasing passes to get into the priority loading lane for Ocracoke docks since Jan.

C. Leinbach 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 Christmas tree on the Ocracoke Preservation Society porch. Photo: C. Leinbach Activities are at a minimum on Ocracoke Christmas week as islanders prepare for the holiday, but the Ocracoke ...

The headwaters of the Apalachicola River. Photo by Tom Pahl Editor’s note: Ocracoke Islanders Tom and Carol Pahl are on a trek around the United States (following 70-degree weather) and will ...

Jeff Beane and Stephanie Horton are regulars for the Ocracoke and Portsmouth Christmas Bird Counts. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Peter Vankevich This headline? Thomas Hardy is author of ...

The speed limit in this section of NC12 at the sandbag breach area has been reduced to 35 mph. Photo: C. Leinbach Motorists traveling to and from the north end of Ocracoke may need to add a few more ...