OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The 43rd annual NC Oyster Festival has set its Kickoff Event for Friday, Oct. 18, with doors opening at 4:30 p.m. at Town Center Park. Partakers will be able to see the ...

Oct. 18-20 at Ocean Isle Beach: Longtime festival features kids' activities, arts and crafts, live music and contests that include oyster shucking, oyster eating and oyster cooking. 6 p.m. Oct. 18 ...

Volunteers build an oyster reef at Boone Hall Plantation, June 5, 2024, in Mount Pleasant. These oyster shells were recycled from the Lowcountry Oyster Festival. Laura Bilson/Staff ...

A road in Brunswick County is reopened after emergency crews were on the scene of a large woods fire Thursday afternoon. The program will give out any excess wood chips from urban forestry operations ...