Oak Island held a funeral procession through town for Chief Public Safety Drone Pilot Shawn Barry June 26. The procession started at Generations Church and headed west on Highway 211 before turning ...

While preservation serves a legitimate public purpose, it should be achieved through voluntary cooperation, education, incentives and community partnerships rather than through unnecessary government ...

Matt Kirkland began work this week as the new city manager for Boiling Spring Lakes. “I am truly excited to serve as the new city manager of Boiling Spring Lakes,” he said. “I look forward to ...

Officials with the City of Southport and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation say more details on the city’s parks and recreation department investigation still cannot be released to the ...

Oak Island Town Council approved a new one-year lease with Matthew’s Ministry June 10, but questions still remain concerning the nonprofit’s long-term future at its headquarters on Oak Island Drive.

St. James Town Council asked for two wish list items from the Department of Transportation when it started its Highway 211 widening project a couple years ago. Council requested caution lights at its ...

Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson have denounced a proposed deal between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Chemours to settle claims of PFAS contamination from Chemours’ ...

A bill scheduled to be introduced in the North Carolina Senate Tuesday would eliminate Southport’s Historic Preservation Commission and prevent the city from forming similar committees in the future.

Southport Board of Alderman have delayed a decision on new terms for the city’s historic preservation commission. Aldermen Robert Carroll made a motion to delay appointing new members to the ...

St. James Town Council is planning to tweak its public comment policy in an effort to ensure residents get every opportunity to have their voices heard at monthly meetings. At the board’s June 18 work ...

Crews with the Southport Fire Department showed off their latest water rescue tool recently at an event at the city’s waterfront park. The device is a remote control buoy that ...

This year, the Fourth of July Festival Committee added a fun new event for animal lovers: the inauguaral Fourth of July Dog Parade Marshal contest. The winner of the contest ...