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Providing local, honest news to the Surf City, Holly Ridge, Sneads Ferry, Topsail Island and Hampstead areas of North Carolina
List of Candidates for Local Municipal Elections
Current list of candidates that are running for local municipal elections: Election Date Nov 4, 2025 Holly Ridge Mayor Pirooz (Pete)...

Topsail Times
Aug 11 min read
Front Page: J&J Snack Foods Closes its Doors for Good at Holly Ridge Plant
On Thursday, July 31st, Topsail Times Newspaper first reported that J&J Snack Foods, located on Sound Road in Holly Ridge, North Carolina...

Dorothy Royal
Aug 12 min read


Meet your neighbor: Brandon Longo
Holly Ridge Fire Chief Brandon Longo Most local Onslow County communities are familiar with the new contracts between the County and...

Dorothy Royal
Jul 11 min read


Front Page: Holly Ridge Resident Killed in Motorcycle Accident
Dominic Anthony Michael Sciarratta North Carolina Highway Patrol officer Ceballos-Teraoa reported that at approximately 9:43pm on...

Topsail Times
Jun 61 min read


Front Page: Wilmington StarNews is now Pender County's Newspaper of Record
The regular Pender County Commissioners Meeting on Tuesday, April 22nd in Burgaw led to some significant changes in the county, including...

Topsail Times
May 21 min read


Full Moon, Fire and Resignations
On Monday, August 19th, the town of Holly Ridge encountered a series of events that included a major fire of a local industry, the...

Topsail Times
Sep 6, 20242 min read


Front Page: Hurricanes and Festivals
Hurricane Debby made landfall on the gulf coast of Florida on August 5th and is scheduled to spend the next several days dropping record...

Topsail Times
Aug 2, 20242 min read


Front Page: HOT HOT Summer Ahead
How to stay cool, protect yourself and your pets, and be able to afford the hot season ahead. Water is key. Cool water for both you and...

Topsail Times
Jul 5, 20243 min read


No Recreational Flounder Fishing This Year
As we celebrate Freedom on the 4th of July, should we, in fact, be looking at all the freedoms we have lost or are losing? On Thursday,...

Topsail Times
Jun 1, 20242 min read


Front Page: Earthquake, Sonic Boom and Geomagnetic Storms
On Monday, April 29th at 10:15 pm EST, the residents of Hampstead, Surf City and Holly Ridge felt the Earth shake. Reports started coming...

Topsail Times
May 3, 20242 min read


Front Page: North Carolina Homeowners Could Face Insurance Increases Between 42% and 99%
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the North Carolina Rate Bureau filed with the NC Department of Insurance...

Topsail Times
Feb 2, 20241 min read


Front Page: Record Breaking Number Of Voters
A record breaking number of voters came out locally on Election Day which resulted in a high number of incumbents losing their seats to...

Topsail Times
Nov 17, 20232 min read


Farewell, Randy Allen
Randy Dean Allen, 55 a long-time resident of Surf City, died on Friday, September 8th in Sneads Ferry as a result of a motorcycle...

Topsail Times
Sep 22, 20232 min read


Heatwave 2023
Phoenix Arizona has been suffering for over 30 days with 110-degree temperatures during the entire month of July and going on into...

Topsail Times
Aug 11, 20233 min read


July 2023 Area Events
June 30 – July 2nd Ocean City Jazz Festival, 5-8pm Island Drive, North Topsail Beach June 30 – July 31st Pet Food Drive for Pender County...

Topsail Times
Jul 1, 20232 min read


Front Page: Canada Is On Fire
Canada is on fire. Images representing numerous fires can be seen from the Pacific coast all the way to the Atlantic coast. On Wednesday,...

Topsail Times
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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