Oak Island News

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:58 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:58 a.m. A piece by a local artist will be included in an exhibition next year at a museum in Raleigh.

On Dec. 3, 2008, a Brunswick County construction worker plunged five stories while suspended to a concrete girder that crashed to the ground on the new Oak Island bridge.

Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. Boiling Spring Lakes commissioners left no doubt last week how they view a proposal to change the method of distributing sales tax revenues to municipalities.

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. Although Oak Island's second bridge has not been completed yet, the face of the second bridge corridor is already starting to take shape.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 12:54 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 12:54 p.m. The Oak Island Town Council can expect to hear plenty of questions Friday when it considers annexing 39 parcels in the Oakwood Glen subdivision off Airport Road.

November 18, 200 9 - Southport , North Carolina - Singer, songwriter, storyteller, and musician extraordinaire, John McCutcheon, returns to Saint Peter Lutheran Church in Southport at 7:30 pm on Friday, November 20, 2009.

Oak Island pediatrician Dr. Jugta Kahai and her staff Rebecca Woodhead , Karen York, Valerie Hayslett, Terry Graham and Elizabeth Snyder, wear the shirts they are selling to raise money for a free 200-person Thanksgiving dinner for families that can't afford their own meals.

Submitted by Tim Buckley on 16 November 2009 - 7:00pm. When it comes to the holidays, there are some things you just cana t do without.

" Today may have been Friday the 13th, but ill omens were nowhere to be found on the streets of Asheville.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 8:04 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 8:04 a.m. Fifteen years ago, when Southport resident Kathie Wycoff began researching her genealogy, she never would have guessed that her family's story would one day become a book.

Oak Island Mayor-elect Betty Wallace won her bid for office over two-term Mayor Johnie Vereen based, in part, on a campaign platform promise to curb spending.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. Oak Island A debate about whether to permanently change the speed limit on Oak Island's Dolphin Drive to 35 mph year-round proved to be a hot issue Tuesday night, with residents on both sides passionately lobbying the town council.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. The Oak Island Town Council approved a conditional use permit Tuesday for a development beside the Oak Island Bridge, but had serious concerns about another waterside development proposed for the new bridge corridor.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:24 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:24 a.m. This year when the Oak Island Art Guild and Oak Island Parks & Recreation Department teamed up to sponsor the 15th Annual "Arts By The Shore" juried show, they changed the rules a little bit.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 5:17 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 5:17 p.m. The annexation dispute between St.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:58 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:58 a.m. Folks may be able to buy Krispy Kreme doughnuts in New York City, but they will have to come to Oak Island to get Red Neck doughnuts.

While incumbent Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo easily won reelection last night, other incumbents around the region didna t fare as well.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:52 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:52 a.m. Opponents of St.

Submitted by WWAY on 4 November 2009 - 6:59pm. Brunswick County voters ready for new faces Judging by the results at the polls, Brunswick County voters were ready for some new faces.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. Oak Island In an emergency meeting, Oak Island moved forward Wednesday with plans to annex the Oakwood Glen subdivision on Long Beach Road, but this time with approval of the Oakwood Glen Property Owners Association.