The St. James Quilters held its honorary Military Appreciation Quilts presentation recently at the Homer E. Wright Event Center. The group presented handmade quilts to Frank Grecco (Navy), David Roach ...

Well folks, July is here and there is good and bad. The bad is the temperature and humidity. Be sure to cool off whenever available and drink plenty of water.

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 ...

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 ...

This is an old scene looking up the Cape Fear River at the corner of Bay Street and Rhett Street, looking down toward the area where Kingsley Park is located ...

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 City of Southport hosted its opening ceremony for the North Carolina Fourth of July Festival last Friday on the Fort Johnston Garrison Lawn. The event included the Presentation of ...

The Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce is now distributing the 2026 “Picture Perfect” Guide for Living and Recreating in the Southport-Oak Island area. The 52-page publication is the only ...

Dosher Memorial Hospital invites community members to take an in-person tour of the hospital on Wednesday, August 5, at 1 p.m.

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 ...

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.