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We’re getting back to doing the things we love after many months of staying at home. Once fully vaccinated, we make a beeline for the beach.
Oak Island, N.C., calls us to its sandy shore and fishing piers.
The 12-mile-long island is home to more birds than people. Sanderlings, gulls and pelicans patrol the expansive beach and dunes. The Town of Oak Island has a fudge shop, donut shop, ice cream parlor, a few grocery stores, a dozen restaurants and not much else. The Town of Caswell Beach, with its historic lighthouse, golf course and mix of year-round and vacation homes, stretches across the eastern tip of sun-lit Oak Island.
Every Thursday, we present in this space a week’s worth of randomly selected single pages from editions of The Kingston Whig-Standard, The Whig-Standard or The…
A secret syndicate of 100 punters, a scam months in the planning. The audacious 1975 sting orchestrated by Barney Curley, who died recently aged 81, was just the start of an astonishing story.
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Inflatable rides
11 a.m. - Bocce Ball Tournament
11 a.m. - Cornhole Tournament
4 p.m. - Sandcastle Competition Beachfront at Cabana (46th/Beach Drive)
4-8 p.m. - Beach Day Concert Food Truck Rodeo
6-9 p.m. Beach Day Concert - Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot at Middleton Park Pavilion
6-6:45 p.m. - Beach Day Shag Contest (Shag Contest Registration)
7 p.m. - Shag Contest begins when band breaks at Middleton Park Pavilion
9 p.m. - Beach Day & Oak Island Anniversary Fireworks at Oak Island Pier
Saturday, July 3
8 a.m. - Car Show registration