Jody Hopkins established a new state record after catching a 5-pound, 10.88-ounce bullseye nearly 30 miles off the coast of Ocracoke, North Carolina, on June 21, 2025.

May was North Carolina's second-busiest month on record for new business starts, new data shows. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said 17,377 companies launched in May.

A fisherman from Virginia shattered the record for biggest Almaco Jack caught in North Carolina with a 4-foot, 56-pound catch off the OBX, officials said.

Jody Hopkins established a new state record after catching a 5-pound, 10.88-ounce bullseye nearly 30 miles off the coast of Ocracoke, North Carolina, on June 21, 2025.