Oak Island, NC

Oak Island Public Safety responded Tuesday evening after a paramotor craft made an emergency landing in the ocean. The Town of Oak Island said the incident happened around 6:05 p.m. Sept. 1, after a section of cable became lodged in the craft’s propeller.

The Oak Island Police Department has announced the names of two dogs joining its K-9 unit as the department works to reintroduce the program.

Veteran students at Brunswick Community College will receive additional financial assistance through $4,000 in donations from the Oak Island Elks Lodge No. 2769.

The Oak Island Splashpad is reopening for select events at the Middleton Park Complex following improvements to Brunswick County's Stage 2 water restrictions.

Drivers should expect a temporary street blockage on NE 69th Street in Oak Island Friday, Aug. 21.

Operation North State is preparing to bring its annual Peer Fishin’ Festival back to Oak Island this fall, offering wounded and disabled veterans an opportunity to spend several days fishing along the Brunswick County coast.

The Town of Oak Island is remembering former employee and Town Council member Sheila Mansfield Bell, who died Friday, Aug. 7, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Bolivia. She was 65.

The Town of Oak Island is remembering former Town Council member and longtime employee Sheila Mansfield Bell, who died Aug. 7 at the age of 65.

Drivers are being urged to avoid part of Oak Island Wednesday afternoon after a house move took longer than expected.

Drivers in Oak Island should expect delays Wednesday as a house is transported across town.