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


Coastal Common Sense Sept 2025
The complicit liberal media, often referred to as the mainstream media, is not only the most powerful cultural influencer, but it is the...

Kim McGahey
Sep 53 min read


CFCC Expands Barber School to Serve More Students and Community Members
Cape Fear Community College is excited to announce the expansion of the barber shop. This project doubles the program’s student capacity...

Cape Fear Community College
Sep 51 min read


Celebrating Community Power: Paws 4 Purpose Recognized by NAVC Gives
North Carolina-based group awarded $10,000 for its efforts to reunite lost pets with their owners The North American Veterinary...

Topsail Times
Sep 54 min read


Front Page: Enough Is Enough
Area residents speak out about the detrimental rapid growth in our communities. Lindsay Logan Allen states it best in her opinion piece...

Topsail Times
Sep 53 min read


Topsail Gun Gal September 2025
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may never hurt me” We all remember this from elementary school, but is it true? Of...

Dorothy Royal
Sep 53 min read


OCSO Updates 1991 Cold Case with New Facial Reconstruction Technology
With the advancement in technology surrounding facial reconstruction for law enforcement investigations, the Onslow County Sheriff’s...

Onslow County Sheriff Dept.
Sep 51 min read


CFCC Opens State-of-the-Art Dental Clinic in the Dan and Sheila Saklad Health and Human Services Center
Cape Fear Community College is proud to announce the opening of a brand-new, state-of-the-art dental clinic in the Dan and Sheila Saklad...

Cape Fear Community College
Sep 51 min read


18 Establishments out of Compliance After Countywide Checks of Underage Vape Sales
During the last several months, the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Jacksonville-based Community Prevention Services,...

Onslow County Sheriff Dept.
Sep 52 min read


Volume V, Issue 9
Volume V, Issue 9 is now released! Click on "Click to View" to enlarge the e-newspaper copy or Click Here . If the above two links do not...

Topsail Times
Sep 52 min read


Alzheimer's Association Invites Onslow County Residents to Join 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer's on Sept 27th
By Kara Harrington, Alzheimer's Association - NC Walk to End Alzheimer’s is World’s Largest Event Dedicated to Alzheimer’s Care, Support...

Topsail Times
Sep 53 min read


The Commons at Brightmore of Wilmington Honors WWII Veterans on 80th Anniversary of the End of the War
The Commons at Brightmore of Wilmington recently paid tribute to three of its cherished residents who served in World War II, marking the...

Topsail Times
Sep 53 min read


Food Lion Feeds Provides More than 28 Million Meals to Combat Child Hunger
Summers Without Hunger campaign delivers more than 64 million meals in two years With school out and many children facing food...

Food Lion Media Relations
Sep 52 min read
Mungo Homes Donates Abbey Nature Preserve to Pender County
Pender County has officially acquired the 62-acre Abbey Nature Preserve, along with a 7.59-acre parcel, both generously donated by Mungo...

Brandi Cobb
Sep 52 min read
CFCC Small Business Center Ranked #1 in North Carolina for Third Consecutive Year
Cape Fear Community College proudly announces that its Small Business Center has been ranked #1 in North Carolina for overall performance...

Cape Fear Community College
Sep 51 min read


Multiple Family Dogs Missing in Pender County Area – Community Desperate for Help
By Melissa Williams I am writing on behalf of several devastated families in our community who are living a nightmare. Our beloved dogs...

Topsail Times
Sep 52 min read


Poem: Questions & Answers
QUESTIONS So now, how do you move on from here? What was once a possibility that you could wager hope against became an eventuality that...

Richard DuFlocq
Sep 53 min read
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