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


Front Page: No Mow Spring
Everyone has seen the ads for electric cars, solar panels and green buildings, but what small step can a person take today to really help...

Topsail Times
Jun 2, 20233 min read


Front Page: North Carolina Voter ID Requirement Restored
North Carolina now belongs to a group of 37 states that require identification when voting. Here is the timeline of how it came to be: In...

Topsail Times
May 19, 20232 min read


Front Page: Human Trafficking Bust In New Hanover County From Joint Effort Of Law Enforcement
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is a member of the Coastal Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force. The Task Force arrested six...

Topsail Times
May 5, 20232 min read


Front Page: What's In A Zip Code?
At the Holly Ridge Town meeting on Tuesday, April 11th, an item on the agenda was to discuss a proposal regarding the current zip code,...

Topsail Times
Apr 21, 20232 min read


Front Page: Gator Gone Wild!
New Hanover County Building Inspector Dean Brown encountered something quite out of the ordinary during his day.

Topsail Times
Mar 24, 20232 min read


Front Page: Spring Is Here And So Is Fire Season
This year, spring is coming early. The ground hog was wrong.

Topsail Times
Mar 10, 20231 min read


Pender County Commissioners Vote On New Dog Ordinances
On Tuesday, January 17th, the Pender County Commissioners voted unanimously to pass updated ordinances that would prevent dog neglect.

Topsail Times
Jan 27, 20232 min read


What The Egg Is Going On?
The great egg shortage of 2023 has led to skyrocketing prices and a scarcity of products.

Topsail Times
Jan 27, 20233 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


Holly Ridge Fiasco Update
During the November 8th Holly Ridge Town Meeting, public comment focused on the events of the previous town meeting.

Topsail Times
Nov 18, 20223 min read


Front Page: Holly Ridge Fiasco
At the Holly Ridge regular town meeting on Tuesday, October 11th, an item was on the agenda that raised some concern...

Topsail Times
Oct 14, 20229 min read


Front Page: Pender County School Bond On Ballot For November
Pender County school bond for $178 million dollars will be on the ballot this November 8th.

Topsail Times
Oct 7, 20222 min read


Front Page: Remembering Hurricanes Bertha And Fran 1996
26 years ago in the summer of 1996, Topsail Island met the fury of visitors that went by the names of Bertha and Fran.

Topsail Times
Sep 23, 20223 min read


Topsail Gun Gal
FREEDOM is our foundation, and “we the people” are allowing our freedoms to be stripped away at an alarming rate.

Dorothy Royal
Sep 9, 20222 min read


Front Page: Armed Robbery And Murder Shocks Surf City
Violent crime does not discriminate based on zip code or financial aspects of a community.

Topsail Times
Sep 9, 20223 min read


Front Page: Ladies And Gentlemen, There’s A New Chief In Town
From a group of 30 applicants for the position, Lieutenant Phil Voorhees was selected to take over as Chief on January 1st, 2022.

Topsail Times
Dec 17, 20213 min read
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