Oak Island NewsLocal news for Oak Island, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Woman pleads guilty to DMV embezzlement- July 22, 2008 Published: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 9:48 p.m. Bolivia Those closest to her believe Annie Daphine Ross Prince might have been a modern-day Robin Hood.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/woman-pleads-guilty-to-dmv-embezzlement?fr... New DMV office to open near Oak Island- July 22, 2008 Published: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. Residents of the Oak Island-Southport area will soon have a new DMV license plate office closer to home.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/new-dmv-office-to-open-near-oak-island?fro... Coast Guard rescues boaters near Lockwood Folly Inlet- July 21, 2008 Published: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 1:50 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 3:12 p.m. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter spotted four people clinging to a capsized boat 10 miles out to sea early Monday, ...http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/coast-guard-rescues-boaters-near-lockwood-... Leadership WC looking for applicants for class- July 21, 2008 Leadership Wayne County is a program designed to assist current and emerging community leaders in their efforts to serve in leadership roles in local businesses, industries, non-profits, governmental affairs ...http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/leadership-wc-looking-for-applicants-for-c... Take a shine to N.C. lighthouse cottages- July 19, 2008 Capt. Charles Norton Swan lived his dream life on this island, lighting the lamp to put the new Cape Fear Lighthouse into service in 1903 and then running the Cape Fear Light Station for the next 30 years.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/take-a-shine-to-n-c-lighthouse-cottages?fr... Police suspect arson killed woman- July 17, 2008 Gaston County police have questioned the ex-husband and an ex-boyfriend of a woman who died Wednesday in a fire investigators suspect was set intentionally.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/police-suspect-arson-killed-woman?fromrss=... Fish police: May I see your license, please- July 17, 2008 Published: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Southport Cruising through the Intracoastal Waterway between and Southport and Oak Island on a sunny Tuesday ...http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/fish-police-may-i-see-your-license-please?... Road trips a passage to adulthood :- July 15, 2008 Road trips are wonderful things. Of course, road trips in our family have traditionally included at least one of the parents.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/road-trips-a-passage-to-adulthood?fromrss=... Some residents of Smithville Township will see a decrease on their tax bills- July 13, 2008 Published: Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. Some residents of Smithville Township will see a decrease on their tax bills this fiscal year thanks to a cut ...http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/some-residents-of-smithville-township-will... House OKs annexation moratorium, study commission- July 11, 2008 The state House has overwhelmingly approved a bill establishing a nine-month moratorium on involuntary annexations and setting up a study commission to consider revamping the state's annexation laws.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-island-nc/2008/07/house-oks-annexation-moratorium-study-comm... |