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Change The World Today By Being A Better You
By Jennifer Baker LPC RPT ACS I listened to Ed Mylett the other day; wow, he inspires me to be a better version of myself. For some, he...

Jennifer Baker
Jun 16, 20234 min read


Catholic Bishop Comes To Break Ground After Local Church Community Raises $3.36 Million To Build New
Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama of the Diocese of Raleigh will be celebrating with parishioners from All Saints Catholic Church in Hampstead on...

Topsail Times
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Sea Turtle Hospital News
Sometimes you’re at the right place at the right time, especially during nesting season here on Topsail. As luck would have it, after my...

Star Sota
Jun 16, 20235 min read


Pender County Bicycle And Pedestrian Plan - Draft Recommendations Available For Public Comment
Pender County, in collaboration with The Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO), is conducting a Bicycle and Pedestrian...

Topsail Times
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Coastal Common Sense
There's an undeveloped parcel of land at the very southern tip of Topsail Island. We affectionately refer to it as the Hundred Acre Wood,...

Kim McGahey
Jun 16, 20233 min read


Volume III, Issue 12
Volume III, Issue 12 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
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Volume III, Issue 11
Volume III, Issue 11 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
Jun 2, 20232 min read


Sea Turtle Hospital News
May continues to be a busy month at our hospital with turtles being admitted with hooks, boat impact injuries and because they are just...

Star Sota
Jun 2, 20232 min read


VFW Youth, Education And Safety Awards Program
VFW Post 9983, Holly Ridge, held its annual Youth, Education and Safety Awards Program at the Post Home 16 May 2023. Starting with the...

Topsail Times
Jun 2, 20231 min read


Pender County Library Adds A Seed Library At The Hampstead Branch
HAMPSTEAD - Pender County Library’s Hampstead branch has launched a new seed library. The Topsail Township Friends of the Library...

Topsail Times
Jun 2, 20232 min read


Pender County Earns National Achievement Award For Beach Clean Project
BURGAW – Pender County and the program Beach Clean, have been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of...

Topsail Times
Jun 2, 20232 min read


Topsail Gun Gal: Road Rage Incidents Are Rapidly On The Rise Locally, But Why?
Last Saturday, I witnessed a terrifying event of road rage. A man in a white pick up was driving past me when a man in a red smaller...

Dorothy Royal
Jun 2, 20233 min read


Coastal Folks
If you were born and raised on the Carolina coast, fished, swam and spent most of your life outdoors in the Carolina sun, then you...

Carol Ann Ross
Jun 2, 20232 min read


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


The Sea Witch Lounge Grand Opening
Jenean LaCorte along with her husband, Mark, are embarking on a new adventure located at 13775 NC-50 Ste. 103, in Surf City just next...

Topsail Times
Jun 2, 20231 min read


Snakes!!! Yikes!!!
Snakes are fascinating creatures that play an essential role in the environment. For example, they help control rodents, moles,...

Dotty Ann Harding
Jun 2, 20235 min read
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