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Oak Island News

Local news for Oak Island, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

5 hrs ago | WFMY 2 Greensboro

State Worker Embezzles $100,000

A former worker has pleaded guilty to embezzling $100,000 from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles over a five-year period.

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Related Topix: Wilmington Metro, Brunswick County, NC, Wake County, NC

Thu Jul 24, 2008

WWAY

Local News, Weather and Sports for Wilmington, NC and the Cape Fear Region

Submitted by WWAY on 24 July 2008 - 5:19pm. Brunswick County News Law Enforcement Female employees of the Oak Island Police department claim they were discriminated against and sexually harassed by their ...

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Related Topix: Wilmington Metro, Wilmington, NC

Wed Jul 23, 2008

WECT-TV Wilmington

Sexual harassment accusations at the Oak Island Police Department

A former and current female employees at the Oak Island Police Department say male officers made sexual advances at them while on duty.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

Woman pleads guilty to DMV embezzlement

Published: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 9:48 p.m. Bolivia Those closest to her believe Annie Daphine Ross Prince might have been a modern-day Robin Hood.

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Related Topix: Bolivia, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Boiling Spring Lakes, NC

Mon Jul 21, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

New DMV office to open near Oak Island

Published: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. Residents of the Oak Island-Southport area will soon have a new DMV license plate office closer to home.

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Related Topix: Southport, NC

StarNewsOnline.com

Coast Guard rescues boaters near Lockwood Folly Inlet

Published: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 1:50 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 3:12 p.m. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter spotted four people clinging to a capsized boat 10 miles out to sea early Monday, ...

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US News, Boat Disaster

Goldsboro News-Argus

Leadership WC looking for applicants for class

Leadership Wayne County is a program designed to assist current and emerging community leaders in their efforts to serve in leadership roles in local businesses, industries, non-profits, governmental affairs ...

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Related Topix: US Military, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, US Air Force

Sat Jul 19, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Take a shine to N.C. lighthouse cottages

Capt. Charles Norton Swan lived his dream life on this island, lighting the lamp to put the new Cape Fear Lighthouse into service in 1903 and then running the Cape Fear Light Station for the next 30 years.

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Related Topix: Bald Head Island, NC, Travel

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Charlotte.com

Police suspect arson killed woman

Gaston County police have questioned the ex-husband and an ex-boyfriend of a woman who died Wednesday in a fire investigators suspect was set intentionally.

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Related Topix: Gaston County, NC, Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire

Wed Jul 16, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

Fish police: May I see your license, please?

Published: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Southport Cruising through the Intracoastal Waterway between and Southport and Oak Island on a sunny Tuesday ...

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Related Topix: The College of New Jersey, The College of Idaho, The College of Wooster, The University of Findlay

Mon Jul 14, 2008

The Havelock News

Road trips a passage to adulthood :

Road trips are wonderful things. Of course, road trips in our family have traditionally included at least one of the parents.

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Sat Jul 12, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

Some residents of Smithville Township will see a decrease on their tax bills

Published: Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. Some residents of Smithville Township will see a decrease on their tax bills this fiscal year thanks to a cut ...

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Related Topix: Brunswick County, NC, Southport, NC, Bald Head Island, NC, St. James, NC

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Brunswick Beacon

House OKs annexation moratorium, study commission

The state House has overwhelmingly approved a bill establishing a nine-month moratorium on involuntary annexations and setting up a study commission to consider revamping the state's annexation laws.

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Related Topix: Shallotte, NC, Holden Beach, NC, Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Tue Jul 08, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

Brunswick officials helpless as house abandoned on road for six months

Brunswick County officials say they can't do anything about a house resting on blocks partially in the road in the Oakwood Glen subdivision near Oak Island.

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Related Topix: Brunswick County, NC

Sun Jul 06, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

Southport drawing close to usual crowd for the Fourth

Published: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 8:11 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 8:11 p.m. Southport Times might be tough, but you wouldn't know it in Southport this week.

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Related Topix: Southport, NC

Fri Jul 04, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

N.C. House passes bil that could delay Monkey Junction annexation

It's not quite The Great Ape Escape , but Monkey Junction may remain out of reach for the city of Wilmington for a while longer.

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Related Topix: Southport, NC, Hampstead, NC, St. James, NC, Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Metro

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Squall Lines

Should Government Own and Operate Piers?

It wasn't that long ago that the town of Oak Island agreed to purchase the former Yaupon Pier and go into direct competition with Ocean Crest pier on the same island.

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Related Topix: Carolina Beach, NC, Agriculture, Science

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Myrtle Beach Online

One dead after boat capsizes

The U.S. Coast Guard spent Monday investigating what could have been done differently in the weekend capsize of a boat that left one man dead.

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Related Topix: Holden Beach, NC

Hotel Online

With 2 hotels in works, Leland looks to tap tourism

Jun. 26--Once known as a rural community across the river from Wilmington, the Leland of mega retail, chain restaurants and multiplying homes is now talking serious tourism.

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Related Topix: New Hanover County, NC, Shallotte, NC, Ocean Isle Beach, NC, Wilmington Metro

Sun Jun 29, 2008

StarNewsOnline.com

Cement plays key role in life and work around Wilmington

The new Oak Island bridge will use 50,000 square feet of concrete for its deck slab; 1,800 cubic yards for bridge support and column footings; and 1,600 square yards on the slope underneath.

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Related Topix: New Hanover County, NC, Castle Hayne, NC

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Oak Island, North Carolina is located in Brunswick County and is part of the Wilmington Metro Area. Zip codes in Oak Island, NC include 28465.

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