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Unlock Your Community’s Full Insurance Potential: Is Your HOA Prepared for the Next Hurricane?
As an HOA owner, board member, or property manager, you know the importance of safeguarding your community’s assets. When a hurricane,...
Rick Carter
Sep 6, 20243 min read


Topsail Gun Gal
A frustrated Pender County mother is at her wits end. Due to the shortage of bus drivers this year (and we are only into the first few...
Dorothy Royal
Sep 6, 20243 min read

A Winning Team
As far as I know, Dee Dee Paliotti is the only girl who ever swung out over the Intracoastal Waterway on a rope tied to the old swing...
Carol Ann Ross
Aug 2, 20243 min read


Coastal Common Sense - August 2024
"In order to form a more perfect union;" words that oversaw the continuous intellectual battle between the likes of John Adams and Thomas...
Kim McGahey
Aug 2, 20242 min read

Topsail Gun Gal - August
S&W has created something small, high capacity, and easy to carry. The new Bodyguard 2.0 pistol (yes, the original is still available) is...
Dorothy Royal
Aug 2, 20243 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


Bonus Topsail Gun Gal
13 brands of Ice Cream are being recalled for Listeria. Several brands were sold in stores and to businesses. 300 types of canned coffee...
Dorothy Royal
Jul 5, 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


Holly Ridge Municipal Budget
Completing the Holly Ridge Municipal Budget was a dynamic experience rooted in collaboration and compromise. While the process was not...
Joshua Patti
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Brunswick Search and Rescue visits Coastal Elementary
On June 10, Brunswick Search and Rescue (BSAR) members Marci and Brian Anderson and Brian Smith were honored to share our Hug-A-Tree and...
Dotty Ann Harding
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Coastal Common Sense
Joe Biden's Department of Injustice has created the Frankenstein of an already monstrous administration by elevating Meritless Garland to...
Kim McGahey
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Topsail Gun Gal: July
The Supreme Court, by a vote of 6-3, stated that the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) agency had overstepped its boundaries in 2018...
Dorothy Royal
Jul 5, 20244 min read


An Empowered Person Gets That This, Too, Shall Pass
In the mid-seventies, when I was young, and little and lithe, I did an interpretive creative dance routine for churches and other...
Diane Henderson
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


Topsail Gun Gal: Critter Invasion
With our planet warming, there is no doubt creatures that we are not accustomed to will begin to wander into new territory. Whether it is...
Dorothy Royal
Jun 1, 20243 min read


NOAA Predicts Above-Normal 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season
By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA National Weather Service forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center predict...
Topsail Times
Jun 1, 20242 min read
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