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


Seine Fishing on Topsail
Most people know that the island was once home to nine fishing piers...Now we are down to only three.

Carol Ann Ross
Dec 3, 20214 min read


Topsail Gun Gal: Big Brother Comes To The Rescue
Will the Kyle Rittenhouse trial be studied for years in law schools across the country? Absolutely.

Dorothy Royal
Dec 3, 20213 min read


Front Page: Holly Ridge is Recognized as the 2nd Fastest Growing Area in North Carolina
Holly Ridge has been recognized
through the 2020 Census as experiencing 228% growth in the last decade...

Topsail Times
Nov 19, 20213 min read


Topsail Gun Gal: Tik Tok and Thank You
Kyle Rittenhouse, an 18 year old young man from Illinois, may have the benefit of technology on his side in his defense for wounding a man..

Dorothy Royal
Nov 19, 20212 min read


Channeling My Inner Linus
This cold weather has me wanting to wrap up in a cozy blanket and binge watch Hallmark movies... at least a good murder mystery marathon.

Becky Borneman
Nov 19, 20212 min read


If It Wasn't For Ed Medlin
There are a lot of things that Ed Medlin did for our little community during his two terms as mayor.

Carol Ann Ross
Nov 19, 20215 min read


Volume I, Issue 3
Volume 1, Issue 3 features articles written by Dorothy Royal, Carol Overstreet, Becky Borneman of Coral Cottage, and Dotty Harding.

Topsail Times
Nov 18, 20212 min read


Volume I, Issue 2
Volume 1, Issue 2 features articles written by Dorothy Royal, Carol Overstreet, Becky Borneman of Coral Cottage, and Rita Rendon.

Topsail Times
Nov 5, 20212 min read


Fashions Come And Go But The Jean Jacket Is Eternal
How many jean jackets do you have?
I’ve asked this question to almost 25
people in the last week and the average is FIVE!

Becky Borneman
Nov 5, 20212 min read


Topsail Gun Gal: Pop-Tarts and Prop Guns, What is This World Coming To?
Hollywood knows movie magic but when that magic goes wrong, new rules and regulations are quick to follow.

Dorothy Royal
Nov 5, 20213 min read


Front Page: Topsail Area Community Mourns the Loss of Two Men in Holly Ridge Plane Crash
On the 21st of October, late in the
afternoon on a warm sunny day, four
friends boarded a small private plane...

Topsail Times
Nov 5, 20211 min read


In The Beginning
Surf City came to be in 1949 when a group of men...met to determine what that specific part of Topsail Island was to be called.

Carol Ann Ross
Nov 5, 20212 min read
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