If Oak Island hopes to grow its commercial base in the coming years and avoid placing more of the tax burden on residents, changes to the town’s commercial code need ...

When a September tropical cyclone washed out a section of East Moore Street in Southport, it cut off a preferred route to the Southport-Fort Fisher and Bald Head Island ferries.

This water tower at Howe and Brown streets has been replaced, of course, by a larger-capacity tank, and one more picturesque (photo below from this year’s 4th of July Festival parade). The new tank is ...

Southport Mayor Rich Alt will face a familiar foe in the fall municipal election. Former Mayor Joe Pat Hatem, who Alt defeated in 2023 by just two votes, has filed to try to get his seat back. In ...

A busy summer season for the Oak Island Beach Safety Unit took a turn for the worse late Saturday afternoon after a woman from Creedmoor died on the shore near 54th Place West. According to a release ...

Dosher Memorial Hospital hosted a drive-through food donation event which, between staff and community donations combined, ...

Some Southport residents fear what might happen to the city’s character and charm if a proposed Local Historic District Overlay map isn’t approved by aldermen.

During the July 8 Boiling Spring Lakes Board of Commissioners meeting at city hall, Michael Hanson of McGill Associates explained the delay in the Pine Lake Dam reconstruction.

In its last home meet of the season, the Southport Marlins swim team won 28 individual events competing against Marsh Oaks and YWCA (Orange).