Jody Hopkins and his son Oden of Grimesland established state records for a channel scabbardfish and a spinycheek scorpion fish while fishing 33 miles off Ocracoke.

Belville's seven-term mayor who served the town for more than 15 years died Tuesday night, the town announced Wednesday.

These tasty, gold-spotted speedsters are the target of many an angler along the Carolina coast, and there's a method suited to everyone's fishing style.