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


East Coast Volleyball Academy Teams Take Home Winnings
By Stephanie Jones Volleyball has been steadily gaining popularity in the United States. East Coast Volleyball Academy in Wilmington, NC...
Topsail Times
Mar 1, 20241 min read


Night In Bethlehem Returns To Hampstead
When you travel through Hampstead on Highway 17, you can almost feel yourself moving towards a busier and faster future. You can’t help...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20231 min read


Community Comes Together For 'A Hometown Holiday’
In collaboration with Untitled Theatre Productions, Pender County Parks and Recreation presents "A Hometown Holiday" at the Hampstead...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Pets As Presents, A Good Idea Or Not?
What little girl didn’t ask for a pony for Christmas? What young boy didn’t want a dog at his side when out trekking through the woods...
Dorothy Royal
Dec 1, 20232 min read


To Brace Or Not To Brace, That Is The Question.
In my opinion, this is round 2 of the Federal Court System telling the ATF that they have overstepped their boundaries. First, of course,...
Dorothy Royal
Dec 1, 20232 min read

North Carolina 2023 Field Hockey National Champions Bobblehead Unveiled
This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limitededition bobblehead commemorating...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20233 min read

Greater Topsail Art Association
By Sabine Murray Once again, a great meeting! Thank you for all who came and participated. For starters, we will be skipping a meeting in...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20234 min read


Past Christmas
By Dee Dee Paliotti LLoyd I lean my head back and close my eyes, Memories of past Christmases are so close by. There’s the Christmas when...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20231 min read

Volume III, Issue 21
Volume III, Issue 21 is now released! Click on "Click to View" to enlarge the e-newspaper copy or Click Here. If the above two links do...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Shuckin’ Shack Raises $80K For The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society With Second Annual Fresh & Raw Tour
The oyster bar nearly doubled its impact compared to its inaugural live music tour in 2022, traveling to 16 cities in just four weeks....
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20235 min read


TIAR Golf Tournament Press Release and Pictures
The Topsail Island Association of Realtors held their 10th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on October 26 at North Shore Golf Course. The...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Please Tell Me I Am Not Alone
Each night after dinner, we settle in to watch a little TV before going to bed. You’d think it would be relaxing and easy, but it’s not....
Becky Borneman
Dec 1, 20232 min read

Local Author Rodney Dillman Releases Historical Fiction Novel “Flowers Are Better Than Bullets”
Topsail Beach, NC – In a remarkable addition to the literary scene, Topsail’s own Rodney Dillman has penned a stirring historical fiction...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20232 min read


North Star Song
By Laurie Yoder Colitz It is the Soul season That believes In each Christmas With trees That glisten In beauty and hope From the North...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20231 min read


Christmas Tree Lighting Kicks Off Holidays At Hampstead Kiwanis Park
HAMPSTEAD – Pender County Parks and Recreation is celebrating the most wonderful time of the year and kicking off the holiday season with...
Topsail Times
Dec 1, 20231 min read


Coastal Common Sense
Patriotic Americans are watching Joe Biden dismantle all the positive accomplishments that made America great again during the Trump...
Kim McGahey
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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