Oak Island’s New Town Hall

Officials of Oak Island, NC current and past put on an open house last Sunday to celebrate grand opening of the new town hall and police department.The Mayor, Betty Wallace, welcomed both residents and visitors to the new $4.5-million facility.

In May of 2004, the town received notice from OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) that would have to replace the old police station as there was a mold problem.

When the architects designed the new police station, they designed it so the new town hall building could be designed in conjunction with the breezeway that joins the two buildings.After she explained that the new building came in about $400,000 under budget a burst of applause erupted from the audience.

The new building cost approximately $2.5 million, with a parking lot across the street and equipment in a AV control room bringing the project total to $4.5 million.The building features a larger council meeting room, with a projector for showing supplemental information. Audio from the meetings is played in the lobby and can also be heard on headsets available from town staff.

According to Kyle Thomas, public information officer for the town,  meetings will be taped and rebroadcast on the town’s public access channel with new, updated equipment allowing the town to get videos out much quicker and accomplishing in one day what used to take a week.

Resort Makes Top Spot On List!

A nearby resort is #1 on list of Top 10 North Carolina Beach Resorts compiled by ResortsandLodges.com. The Winds Resort Beach Club was selected as the number one beach resort in the entire State of North Carolina!

The Winds resort is located on the oceanfront of nearby Ocean Isle Beach just ten minutes away from Holden Beach, NC.

Islands Art Website

A new website featuring books, photography and other works by artists and writers of the islands of Coastal Carolina has been launched.

The coastal islands of the area have long been a magnet to artists and writers who discover the beauty and romance of the area and decide to put down roots.

Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.

Visitors to the site can learn about these artists and writers and purchase their works along with T-shirts and other apparel featuring their works of art.

The site has just been launched and offers dozens of books and prints. New works will be added going forward as the site expands!

Click here to take a look: http://www.islands-art.com