July 4, 2026, will mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the North Carolina Maritime Museums are joining in North Carolina’s multi-year commemoration of the anniversary. As part of that, the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport will present “NC...

Join Rod Gragg Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. to learn about the "Federal Navy at Fort Fisher." The program is part of the museum’s Third Tuesday lecture series, which is held at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. Lectures are open to the...