As was shipping. Portsmouth Island just off Ocracoke used to be the biggest port until ships found an easier passage to navigate up near Nags Head and it became a ghost town. You can jump on a ...

Experience genuine community warmth and a slower, more mindful way of living these small towns in America offer.

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 ...

Topsail Island towns are banding together to dramatically reduce the presence of an invasive plant that chokes out native ...

Ocracoke Island, located at the southern end of OBX ... Crime is low at the beach and in town, but travelers should still practice common sense. Keep valuables close to you or locked away.

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Nearly 25,000 ballots have been cast in the three Outer Banks counties, matching the pace set four ...

"So, this is a free spot for tourists to come and take selfies to see Whidbey Island inspired art and kind of engage more ...

The N.C. Department of Transportation’s popular Hatteras-Ocracoke route will be making the annual switch to its regular ...

It’s been an ongoing goal for some members of town to make the village of Otter Creek a working waterfront again.

The first Ocracoke lighthouse was built on Shell Island and was destroyed by lightning in 1818. The oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina, the present Ocracoke Lighthouse sits on a ...