The festival has had celebrities such as NASCAR legend Richard Petty in 1980. Now in its 42nd year, the annual North Carolina Oyster Festival will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 and ...

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 ...

As oyster lovers slurp their way through October, honoring their favorite bivalve during N.C. Oyster Month, the health of the state's mollusk fishery appears to be on an upward trajectory.

Admission to the Oyster Festival, at Waterfront Park on Bay Street from 3-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, is free, with food and drink tickets available for purchase.

The annual Westminster Cracker Festival, which celebrates the nationally known Westminster Oyster Crackers, used in many restaurants across the country, will be held Saturday, Oct. 19, rain or shine.

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 ...