- Pet Supplies Plus
When we adopted Copper the News Hound Trainee from the Brunswick County Animal Shelter, he had nothing but a leash. As anyone who has added a pet to their family knows, pets need stuff, lots of stuff. So Copper’s first trip out into the people world was shopping at Pet Supplies Plus, 2823 Midway Blvd.
- Commercial Fishing Exhibit Opens at Maritime Museum
If you’re fishing for something to do this winter, stop in to the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport and check out the brand new exhibit on, what else, fishing in Southport! The crew has been hard at work since before the pandemic putting together an interactive and informative collection that highlights not just the
- Considering Teeth: A Tail of Two Crowns
I have grown tired of boring all of you with my nerdy discussions about the whys and importance of care for dogs and cats. I am no Chaucer – I cannot charm you with my sanguine verse. So I will try instead to tell you a “tail” of heroes battling furtive evils …. Pearly Whites
- Potlicker Was Dreaming
It’s 1968 in Southport, NC. The high school is still a few months away from the fire that would consume it and change the local world forever. Southport is still a little sleepy fishing village where the Cape Fear River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Now there’s a view that never gets old…the Atlantic Ocean lying
- BEMC Community Grants
Do you know a non-profit or community group that could use an extra helping hand this year? Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) is now accepting applications for its Community Grants program for projects up to $2,500. The deadline to apply is Feb. 15. Interested parties can find the application on the BEMC website at www.bemc.org/community-grants. “Community
- January Chamber News
Our local Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce is near and dear to our hearts. Karen and the members made us welcome when we were brand new business owners, and their help and support has been invaluable in our growth over the past four years. It’s an incredibly active Chamber and we thought it deserved a
- Lighting Up The Lighthouse For The Holidays
By McKenzie Barwick You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why, the lighthouse is getting decorated tonight…. Before entering the Oak Island lighthouse, I had pictured a spiral staircase going all the way to the top. That was not the case. Instead, there were eight different ship
- The Claus Cause – Phillip and Heather Kinlaw
If I didn’t know any better, I would swear I just met Santa and Mrs. Claus! Turns out, I met Santa’s Oak Island helpers, Philip and Heather Kinlaw, and boy do they look the part! (A younger, thinner version, of course.) Philip has a full, curly white beard, a round nose, and twinkly blue
- Making “Wish” Come True
When our friend Penny Watkins, owner of Boo & Roo’s Boutique in Southport, called to tell us her daughter Holland had been cast in Disney’s new animated feature “Wish,” and asked if we’d like to speak to her about it, we jumped at the chance. In my book, being in a Disney movie makes Holland
- Home for the Holidays
We’re Facebook friends with Juli Newton, and have watched her document her journey into a Habitat home with pictures and updates. What we noticed the most was her smile and her positive attitude. She was obviously willing to put in the work, but she seemed to do it so cheerfully. When we saw her pictures
- Birthday Wishes Ministry Spreads Joy Year-Round!
During the holiday season, so many of us become aware of the need to help others who are less fortunate. Children’s causes are especially prevalent in December, with reminders that tug at our heartstrings everywhere we go — Toys for Tots at the doctors’ office, giving trees at church, and gift donation tags at retail