Topsail Beach, NC (WWAY) — You can start 2026 with a splash in the ocean at The Shrimp Dip in North Topsail Beach. Many will ...

Topsail Island sits about 40 miles northeast of Wilmington. The 26-mile-long barrier island off the North Carolina coast is home to three charming seaside towns: North Topsail Beach, Surf City, and ...

It didn’t come as a surprise when Chris Rackley learned Topsail Island was voted in a recent online poll of travelers as a top beach destination. He hears it from vacationers in the area all the time.

Topsail Island was once the site of a top-secret military project called Operation Bumblebee. The U.S. Navy project developed and tested experimental ramjet missiles from 1946 to 1948. Several ...

The N.C. Coastal Land Trust purchased the 150-acre "Point" at the southern tip of Topsail Island to prevent development. The Point will be managed similarly to how it has been, allowing public access ...

The idea of a day trip to Topsail Island is both exciting and a tiny bit frustrating. The excitement is obvious — it is a wonderful place to spend a day — and the frustration is simply owing to the ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Now is no time to build a planned 37-acre development on the pristine south end of ...

The North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen will discuss new crosswalk locations and an update on a new fire station at its ...