Sneads Ferry Community Theatre opens 2010 season

Karen Sota

The Sneads Ferry Community Theatre begins its 2010 season on Saturday, January 9 when the curtain rises on the first production. The initial play of the year is usually a readers’ theatre, and this year continues that tradition, but with a... Full story

The 2010 Dolphin Dip Extravaganza

Cory Withers

The 2010 Dolphin Dip Extravaganza   Cory Withers Topsail Advertiser   Some people like to likes to dress up in wacky costumes. Others like to help good causes. Still, others just like to be where the “happening... Full story

Sea Turtle Hospital News

Karen Sota

Cracked up There’s one thing you can always count on if you’re a volunteer at the turtle hospital: expect the unexpected. We’ve had plenty of surprises over the years, but when a functioning, juvenile Loggerhead with about half of... Full story

Cooking with 'Hope'

Candies and Nuts

Hope Cusick

  Pecans with Cinnamon (I use a slow cooker for this recipe.) 6          cups pecan halves (about 1 ¼ pounds 6           ... Full story

Winterfest returns to the Ferry this weekend

Cory Withers

Last week’s bad weather put a temporary damper on the local Christmas celebration when the annual Topsail Christmas parade had to be cancelled. While those storms slowed things down for one December weekend, it hasn’t put an end to... Full story

It’s time to give again, with Gilligan

A three-hour score! (For local children in need)

Cory Withers

An annual Topsail Island tradition will continue into its eleventh year this weekend, when Gilligan’s opens the doors for their annual Christmas show. A silent auction and not-so-silent music will be the secondary focus of the evening; the... Full story

Turkey Trot 2009 a success

Dale DePue

The Hampstead Kiwanis Park held its second annual Turkey Trot on Saturday. It included an 8K Run, 2-mile Fun Run/Walk and a half mile Kids’ Sprint. More than 300 participants enjoyed a perfect weather day for a race and a day in the park.... Full story

Soup Kitchen to host Community-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner

M.J. Vieweg

The Sneads Ferry Satellite Soup Kitchen will host a Community-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner at the Sneads Ferry Community Center. The soup kitchen is run by the combined efforts of the Sneads Ferry Presbyterian Church Outreach Ministry, St. Phillips... Full story

Talks of new development in Surf City

Entertainment complex anchor of proposed Promenade at Surf City

Suzanne Ulbrich

SURF CITY — Surf City Town Council made way for another commercial complex in the town. The council unanimously approved the contiguous annexation of 17.44 acres at the corner of N.C. 210 and N.C. 50 at its October town meeting, said Todd... Full story

Autumn with Topsail returns October 17 & 18

Cory WIthers

Since 1988, the third weekend in October has been time for artist and art-lovers alike to convene upon the grounds of the Missile Assembly Building in Topsail Beach for the “Autumn with Topsail” Festival, and this year will be no... Full story

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