Oak Island Lighthouse: Tours are available in the morning hours every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday from May 1 through Sept. 30, 300 Caswell Beach Road, www.oakislandlighthouse.org.

North Carolina’s Oak Island placed eighth with a danger score of 5.54 out of 10. In South Carolina, Myrtle Beach placed fifth with a score of 6.61.

Oak Island residents worry history will repeat itself as construction begins on a three-story home where flooding and erosion ...

Southeastern North Carolina beach residents have donated their Christmas trees for a project the Oak Island Beach Preservation Society is working on for dune preservation efforts.

The eastern 5 miles of the island is the Town of Caswell Beach, with the 9 remaining miles the Town of Oak Island. For clarity, when I say "Oak Island," I mean our town, not the entire island strand.