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Providing local, honest news to the Surf City, Holly Ridge, Sneads Ferry, Topsail Island and Hampstead areas of North Carolina


I Was Dreaming Of A White Christmas
Well, we've had quite the cold weather lately. It was somewhat nice to have seasonal Christmas weather for Christmas. But I was happy...

Becky Borneman
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Pender Education Partnership Awards $8,000 in Mini-grants To Teachers
PENDER COUNTY – Pender Education Partnership, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit foundation, awarded 18 mini-grants to educators in Pender County...

Topsail Times
Jan 6, 20231 min read


A Fish Called Captain Randy
I’ve known him since diapers and I remember that the house where he and his sisters lived, was the only house in Surf City my momma would...

Carol Ann Ross
Jan 6, 20233 min read


Coastal Common Sense
New Year's resolutions are a time-honored American tradition that are often difficult to remember and impossible to fulfill. The lofty...

Kim McGahey
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Teresa Batts, The Newly Appointed Surf City Mayor
In a decision that seemed to catch some people off guard, Mayor Doug Medlin announced his resignation as Surf City mayor at the December...

Topsail Times
Jan 6, 20232 min read


The IAAPA Trade Show
The IAAPA trade show in Orlando, Florida is a yearly event geared toward Amusement parks, water parks, bowling alleys and arcades....

Dorothy Royal
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Front Page: With 2023 Comes Change
On January 1st, 2023, 21 States and the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) will have legalized medical and recreational marijuana....

Topsail Times
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Volume III, Issue 1
Volume III, Issue 1 is now released! Click on "Click to View" to enlarge the e-newspaper copy or Click Here. If the above two links do...

Topsail Times
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Volume II, Issue 25
Features articles by Dorothy R., Carol A. Ross, Kim McGahey, Jessica Blackburn, Karen Sota, Becky Borneman, Marian Taylor & Dotty Harding.

Topsail Times
Dec 16, 20222 min read


Holiday Pet Hazards
The Holidays are a wonderful season to enjoy so many things with family and friends, and our pets usually enjoy it with us.

Dotty Ann Harding
Dec 7, 20223 min read


Coastal Common Sense: Christmas Special
Once upon a time in a tiny town down by the ocean, there lived a humble little girl.

Kim McGahey
Dec 7, 20223 min read


Uncle John’s Christmas Gift
If Gladys could have anything she wanted for Christmas it would be that her Uncle John take her fishing in the Gulf Stream on his boat,...

Carol Ann Ross
Dec 7, 202212 min read
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