Ocean Isle Beach News Archives

Local artist Ivey Hayes is seen at his art studio Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. By John Staton John.Staton@StarNewsOnline.com Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. It's a picture perfect fall day at Poplar Grove Plantation.

A 54-year-old man has been charged in connection with a marijuana grow found last week in the Green Swamp area in Brunswick County, N.C., officials with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office said.

Heather Lynn Hardee of Shallotte and Sanford Daniel Bath Jr. of Bolivia were married Sept.

Kristin Nichole Taylor of Ocean Isle Beach and Jesse James Clemmons of Supply were married Sept.

The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office is the latest local agency to benefit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Judy Gonazlaez eats an oyster Sunday at Ocean Isle Beach during the North Carolina Oyster Festival.

Over the weekend, thousands of people braced the cold weather to attend the 29th annual North Carolina Oyster Festival in Ocean Isle Beach.

A boil advisory was issued Friday for the town of Shallotte, N.C., after total coliform bacteria was discovered in some of the water samples collected from the town water system, officials say.

The 8th Annual Benefit Gala for Children will be from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Convention Center in Sunset Beach.

The Ocean Isle Beach Board of Commissioners received two bids from parties interested in purchasing the ABC store and property, but due to budget constraints, the sale has been put on hold.

Brunswick County authorities have arrested a man they say damaged five mailboxes over the weekend.

Published: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 8:34 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 8:34 a.m. The operators involved in a fatal parasailing accident off Ocean Isle Beach haven't done themselves any public relations favors by asking a federal court to absolve them of liability.

I'm overdue acknowledging a shipment from Jacqueline DeGroot of Sunset Beach, who sent in not one, not two, but three of her most recent titles.

Two North Carolina companies have filed a complaint in federal court aimed at removing them from liability in the deaths of two women killed in a parasailing accident, attorneys said Friday.

For Scott Blackmon and Jeffrey Helms, the Aug. 28 incident that killed two women while they were parasailing in Ocean Isle Beach was more than just a tragic event.

Town commissioners indicate they favor granting a 20-year vested rights agreement for a future 900-acre residential development at The Pearl Golf Links.

Premonition circled like a shark, unseen beneath the waves that curled onto the sand of Ocean Isle Beach but nevertheless felt by some who boarded the Tied High shortly before 1 p.m. that Friday.

A former North Carolina middle school teacher faces several charges after police say he had sex with a female student.

Amanda Reeves Little of Shallotte and Dean Gore of Ash were married Aug. 29 at Highest Praise Worship Center, with The Rev.

Serbia's state prosecutor says three soccer fan groups which have triggered violence and are suspected of recently killing a French fan will be banned.