Archive - 6 - 2008

The North Carolina coast is a hurricane prone area. That means the right homeowner's insurance is important to have.

The Oak Island town council voted to approve the purchase of the Yaupon Beach Pier Tuesday night. But with many development projects already underway on the island, its just another job on the busy town to-do list.

It is the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, and one local elementary school is recognizing the increasing Hispanic population by embracing it.

Hurricane Hazel devastated much of the Carolina coast, while also doing damage as far north as Canada.

North Carolina has dealt with many hurricanes through the years, but on October 15, 1954, Hazel set the standard. Almost everything you see today in some parts of our area are all after Hazel, which left little standing when she blew ashore.

There has been a major break in the murder case of a Columbus County woman. The Columbus County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged a man with first-degree murder is in the case of Carol Batten Dowless.