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Oak Island News and Press Releases
400 Free Miles!
Gas prices getting you down? Let Oak Island Accommodations help you with your next vacation. More...
Help Support our children!
We've formed a March for Babies team to raise money to help all babies be born healthy. Please join us in this important endeavor. Simply click here to sign up from this page. More...
Winter Escapes
As we fade into winter, the beautiful Brunswick beaches start to empty and a peaceful calm folds over Oak Island. The summer vacation is a wonderful memory and it is back to work and school, but our comfortable homes overlooking the ocean still remain. More...
Watching Wildlife
Not only has the weather varied widely from the 20's to the 70's during these winter months, also the wildlife viewing has varied from unusual birds to an off-course but very healthy harbor seal sunning himself on a remote nearby island. More...
Beach Vacations in This Economy
Despite all the harsh news of economic woes these days, beach vacations here at Oak Island are still one of the most affordable and reasonable, not to mention just plain fun, vacations possible! More...
New Beach Club Approved
At yesterday's Town Council meeting, Board members approved with a 3-to-2 vote a permit for the building and operation of a new beach club called Oak Island Club. To be located at 604 Ocean Drive where a motel is currently on site, the club submitted its conditional-use application prior to the Town's moratorium on beach clubs in general. According to the club's owner, construction will take approximately a year, and, once open, the club will serve food and alcohol with an upscale style. It will be open to the public but also offer a high-ticket membership. Beyond that, details remain to be revealed. More...
Need a Get-Away?
OK, so you have seen the temperature monitor here at our web site, and the number suggests something ... less than warm. Guess what!? Warm is a-coming! More...
2008! New Year! New Opportunities to Vacation!
While you hunker down in your winter haven where winds blow and chill pierces the body, dream of summer sun and fun! What's that? Can't wait? Think spring or even late winter sun and fun! Come to the beach! More...
New Year's Eve...Day
Special holiday wishes from Oak Island! May you have a very enjoyable, healthy, and prosperous 2008! More...
The Day After Christmas...
...and all through the island, some creatures were stirring, either with thoughts of shopping for sale items or strolling on the beach under the crystal-blue sky or merely resting from the holidays or resuming the work schedule. In any event, the rain, however brief, early this morning provided a truly special gift to help reduce the effects of the drought! More...
Southport Carriage Ride Through Old Towne
Southport's historic area now features a horse-and-carriage tour through the narrow residential and waterway streets where seamen and their families have worked and lived for generations AND where, on occasion, even pirates hid out in the narrow passages and byways. More...
What is Happening at Yaupon Pier?
Have you read the banner headlines about Yaupon Pier on Oak Island? More...
Yaupon Beach Fishing Pier - Efforts Continue
At the Tuesday meeting this week (December 11), the Oak Island Town Council voted 4-1 to continue efforts toward the purchase of the pier without actually spending any of the Town's money. The Council authorized the mayor and town attorney to pursue outside funding for the pier and to continue working with State Representative Bonner Stiller to apply for grants and state funding, a plan that Stiller proposed recently to facilitate the purchase of the pier.
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Beautiful Day at the Beach
We have sun. We have mild climates (for a while -- after all, it IS winter). We have a big blue sky! More...
Building Bridges, Saving A Pier
Davis Canal bridge at Middleton Avenue will close on December 1st as part of the second Oak Island bridge construction, and the fate of the Yaupon Pier still remains up in the air after adjournment of a special meeting by the Oak Island Town Council. More...
December Warm Weather
With holiday festivities a part of everyone's calendar in these December days, who would believe that we would enjoy 70 and near 80-degree temperatures, but...we ARE! Sun, gentle breezes, temperate climate. Can this be North Carolina in winter? Should we put away our sweaters and jackets? More...
Representative Stiller's Plan for Yaupon Pier
Yaupon Pier is still attached to Oak Island; that's good news to all who support the pier and watch the news intently to see what its future might be. More...
Oak Island's Christmas Parade
The 22nd Christmas-by-the-Sea Festival Parade launched the two-week long array of showcase events in and around the Oak Island/Southport area. Oak Island's tree lighting occurred last Saturday along with a gingerbread workshop at the community center in Boiling Spring Lakes, and the Southport Parade of Homes, another of the festivities, occurs on December 8th from 2 pm to 7 pm (contact the Southport Chamber of Commerce for details), but these are only a few of the holiday activities.
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A Week Before Thanksgiving
In this week before Thanksgiving, thank you, one and all, for making this one of the happiest years on Oak Island. More...
Mackerel and Things
The 29th Annual King Mackerel Tournament occurred October 4-6 in Southport. This tournament has been an exciting tradition for over 25 years, attracting many eager fisher-people to this area. Although the weather was fair (clouds and even some much-sought-after drizzle), over 400 boats lined the coastline on their hunt for the big ones. More...
Saving the Yaupon Pier
The Yaupon Pier is only one of two remaining on Oak Island, NC after the Long Beach Pier was torn down last year. The Yaupon Pier is up for sale as part of a legal battle involving 17 area properties. More...
Help Elect Sherri Marshall to Dosher's Board of Trustees
Energetic, bright, well-spoken, and clearly committed to the well-being of Brunswick County, Sherri Marshall is running for Board Member at the J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital. This is a non-compensated, 6-year commitment, and she feels strongly that she wants to help Dosher Hospital continue to serve the community in the 21st century. More...
Oak Island Accommodations Receives Customer Service Award!
Oak Island Accommodations receives Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce 2006-07 Customer Service Award. More...
Take a Tour of the Oak Island Lighthouse!
An Inside Look: Friends of Oak Island Lighthouse offer tours! Lighthouse lovers take note: Visitors will soon be able to peek inside a landmark previously closed to the public. By appointment, visitors can climb to the balcony gallery level just below where the lights are housed. The steep climb, more than 100 steps gets you an expansive view. More...
Clearing the Oak Island Beaches
Almost 60 people showed up Saturday to help clear about five tons of rocks from Oak Island beaches during the Rock’N Party. More...
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