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


Front Page: Let's Talk Balloons
Why did the United States allow one of the balloons to cross the United States before shooting it down over the ocean?
Topsail Times
Feb 24, 20233 min read


Fashion Statements
I have a secret for y’all. I think I have found the cure to hot flashes. For years I heard the horror stories about hot flashes. How bad...
Becky Borneman
Feb 24, 20232 min read


Coastal Common Sense
Social media has become a war zone for personal vendetta and unaccountable verbal abuse. What started out a few years ago as a novel and...
Kim McGahey
Feb 24, 20233 min read


We Plan and God Laughs
Life can be unpredictable, as most of us know. Still, if we understand and explore the problems and situations that can occur, we can...
Dotty Ann Harding
Feb 24, 20233 min read


Pender County's New District 1 Commissioner
The meeting was called to select a candidate to fill the unexpired term of Pender County District 1 Commissioner Dr. Jimmy Tate.
Topsail Times
Feb 24, 20232 min read


Topsail Gun Gal: Are There Monsters Among Us?
Anthony McRae, the 43-year-old man who shot and killed 3 college students and critically wounded 5 more on the campus of Michigan State...
Dorothy Royal
Feb 24, 20232 min read


Volume II, Issue 4
Volume 2, Issue 4 features articles written by Dorothy Royal, Carol Ann Ross, Lise Gore, Karen Sota, Raeford Brown, and Becky Borneman
Topsail Times
Feb 4, 20222 min read


Volume I, Issue 4
Volume 1, Issue 4 features articles written by Dorothy Royal, Carol Overstreet, Becky Borneman of Coral Cottage, and Dotty Harding of OCPAW
Topsail Times
Dec 7, 20212 min read


Ben And The Givers
The Christmas Season...It brings to mind the story of Ole Man Ben. A forgotten, abandoned, uncared-for older dog.
Dotty Ann Harding
Dec 3, 20213 min read


Oh, Christmas Tree
We all remember them... the ceramic
Christmas trees that at least one family member had...
Becky Borneman
Dec 3, 20212 min read


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
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