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


Holly Ridge Area Welcomes Beachy Keen
Holly Ridge Area Welcomes Beachy Keen
Topsail Times
Jan 27, 20234 min read


Out With The Old, In With The New
A new year brings new beginnings and fresh starts. Many people start resolutions, new diets, good habits.
Becky Borneman
Jan 27, 20232 min read


By Any Other Name
One of my favorite critters to find on the beach is the lonely, ugly, yet unique Sea Urchin, most commonly called the pin cushion.
Carol Ann Ross
Jan 27, 20232 min read


Volume II, Issue 2
Volume 2, Issue 2 features articles written by Dorothy Royal, Carol Ann Ross, Lise Gore, Dotty Harding of OCPAW, and Becky Borneman
Topsail Times
Jan 12, 20222 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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