Tom Payne. Photo courtesy of the family Thomas O. Payne, age 75, passed away on September 21, 2024, in Ocracoke.  Born Sept. 23, 1949, he was a son of Parke and Martha Payne. Tom grew up in ...

Hot Springs in Madison County. Photo from North Carolina’s Weather Authority Facebook page RALEIGH: Gov. Roy Cooper is encouraging donations to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund to help ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Gail Covington, a family nurse practitioner on Ocracoke, will retire at the end of December. She made the decision after learning that her ...

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By Sam WalkerOBXnews.com The severe weather threat for eastern North Carolina from Hurricane Helene has increased, as well as the potential for minor coastal flooding on the beaches of Hatteras ...

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Hurricane Helene, now Tropical Storm Helene, is battering Western North Carolina with record rain levels. The Outer Banks and nearby mainland are under a tornado warning until 6 pm. High wind gusts ...

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By Sam Walker SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Outer Banks and eastern North Carolina will likely avoid significant impacts from Helene, which became a tropical storm on Tuesday, and is forecast to ...

From our news services Swells from another distant hurricane--Nigel--will reach eastern North Carolina beaches late this week into the weekend, bringing the possibility of overwash, ...