Consistent with Dare and Hyde counties issuance of a State of Emergency and mandatory evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) ...

From our news services The National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City this afternoon, Aug. 18, issued a storm surge watch for the Outer Banks in advance of Hurricane Erin making its way ...

As Hurricane Erin approaches the North Carolina coast, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is assisting ...

The Hyde County Board of Commissioners enacted a State of Emergency for Ocracoke Island effective at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, due to the anticipated flooding impacts from Hurricane Erin and ...

The Living History of the Brogue” (UNC Press 2025), a new book by Jeffrey Reaser, Walt Wolfram and islander Candy Gaskill, continues ...

A briefing by NWS Sunday (Aug. 17) morning said expected wave heights and wind speeds have increased  with tropical storm force gusts possible along the ...

Edward O’Neal Edward Carlson O’Neal, Jr., 85, passed away on Aug. 13, 2025. He was the husband of Stella Spencer O’Neal. Born on June 13, 1940, in Morehead City, he lived a life ...

A frame of a video of the truck fire by Jerry Newsome. By Connie Leinbach An early morning vehicle fire today was quickly contained by the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department. Assistant Fire Chief ...

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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 ...