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 ...

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

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 ...

Jean Beasley, the founder of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, has died at age 90. Beasley started the center in memory of her daughter, Karen, growing it from a small ...

Five months after Hurricane Florence, Topsail Island is still in the process of rebuilding. Beach towns along the barrier island that rely on tourism are busy prepping for the summer season. Chris ...

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 ...