The Ocean Isle Beach Police Department reports that a person was found dead under the fishing pier at Ocean Isle Beach at around 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21.

A fish caught near Ocean Isle Beach in June may break a world record for size, according to the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries.

Of the 76 saltwater fishing records the Division off Marine Fisheries tracks, 10 have been caught off the Brunswick coast, including six off Ocean Isle Beach. Only the famed Oregon Inlet is home ...