The Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce sponsored a ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 17, 2013 to celebrate the start of Old South Tour Company’s tenth season offering tours of historic Southport, North Carolina.  The company is owned and operated by accredited lower Cape Fear historian Katie Compton. 

“Southport is a quaint, charming town with a compelling history,” says Compton.  “We are passionate about unlocking the secrets of Southport’s history and look forward to our tenth season of introducing our town’s wonderful charm to our tour guests.”

Old South Tour Company’s signature tour is the historic Ghost Walk by Lantern Light, a 90-minute tour that begins at the famous Whittler’s Bench on the historic Southport waterfront.  Tours typically begin at 8 p.m. every Tuesday through Sunday from Memorial Day through Labor Day, or by reservation.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – One scam is making the rounds in Brunswick County that really takes the cake. After looking at their emails, the owners of the Crazy Cake Chicks Bakery in Oak Island found a recipe for disaster.

The cupcake store is suddenly not so sweet as they try to fight back against scammers trying to take their money.

Micki Gaudet is the owner of the bakery.  Over the past several months, she's received multiple emails from potential clients, but she says they all look suspicious.

"It's all one sentence, nothing is spelled right," said Gaudet.  "We always know when it's not legitimate."    

The emails all say the same thing, asking for a large order of cupcakes for a wedding party celebration. Finally, the scammers want Gaudet to pay for the order up front and then she would be reimbursed upon delivery.

SOUTHPORT, NC  - The Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual fundraising event the Southport-Oak Island Golf Classic on Saturday at the Oak Island Golf & Country Club.  Although not a chamber of commerce day the golfers blew through the 18 holes in record time possibly propelled by the windy day.     This year’s Diamond Sponsors were BEMC & Margaret Rudd & Associates, Inc., REALTORS.   

Winners in the 2013 Southport-Oak Island Golf Classic. 1st Place Championship Flight: Pacula Builders Team - Tucker Pacula, Dennis Michael, Billy Lewis & John Lawrence. 2nd Place Championship Flight: McCullough Construction Team - Chad McCullough, Allen Kinney, John Hunt & Chris Willetts. 3rd Place Championship Flight: BEMC Team - Don Hughes, John Hoerter, Timmy Dean & Bruce Schell.