OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) – During the Oak Island Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, Southport Police Chief Todd Coring recognized Oak Island Police Chief Charlie Morris with a Meritorious Service Award.
The award is one of the highest honors given by the Southport Police Department (SPD). Chief Morris also received an SPD challenge coin and a custom-framed print of the Southport waterfront during the meeting.
The recognition was given for Chief Morris’s assistance during the response to a mass shooting that occurred on Sept. 27 at the American Fish Company…