Roberta, sister Nancy and their mother Geraldine at the Manteo airport in 1961. Photo by James E. Nordheim By Roberta Nordheim-WallacePhotos by James E. Nordheim My family visited the Outer Banks ...

Fish-fry fundraisers help those in need The ‘staff’ at the cook shack behind the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department serve up plates for the fund raiser for John Simpson. From left are Alex ...

Note: All voting numbers are unofficial and are from the NC Board of Elections website. By Peter VankevichHyde County will have two new county commissioners after the swearing-in ceremony that ...

Observer staff report In the primary election on Tuesday, March 5, only the Lake Landing Township has an election for a Hyde County Commissioner. Randal Mathews,... As of Friday, Jan. 19, North ...

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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 ...

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“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” – Thomas Jefferson ...

A photo of Hurricane Helene devastation in western North Carolina. Photo by Cory Vaillancourt/Smokey Mountain News By Gary MitchellWhen I was in college in the 1970s, there was a lot of talk about ...