Screenshot from the NCSBE website of the Hyde results for Incumbent Keith Kidwell and Darren Armstrong. By Peter Vankevich Hyde County will have a new representative in the N.C. General Assembly ...

Hyde County is seeking the public’s input for its updated land use plan. In 1974, the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) was established to regulate development in 20 North Carolina counties of ...

GeeGee Rosell outside her Buxton Village Books. By Joy Crist, Island Free Press The Buxton Civic Association has launched its first-ever scholarship fund in memory of beloved community member and ...

Sandbag area. Photo by Island Free Press By Joy Crist, Island Free Press Work is underway on a sandbag replacement project along a vulnerable stretch of N.C. Highway 12 on northern Ocracoke ...

One of the Ocracoke Tram stops is in the Community Square. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Hyde County is looking for a firm to manage the passenger trams that operate in Ocracoke Village ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Editor’s note: Background information about the ferry tolling process is at the end of this story. By Connie Leinbach If ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Daily departures increase from 28 to 36 HATTERAS – With the onset of warmer weather and longer daylight hours, the N.C. Department of ...

Jamie Tunnell Carter Ocracoke Health Center Inc. has named Jamie Tunnell Carter as the organization’s next chief executive officer. Carter, a Hyde County native, has been with Ocracoke Health ...

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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From our news services Mainland Hyde residents might have thought they suddenly went back in time during the week of Jan. 19 when a covered ...

In the March 3 primary, Hyde County voters will decide whether to approve a local sales tax increase. After reviewing the county’s voter information guide and the discussions at county ...