Sea Turtle Hospital News

Spotlight on Samantha Ford

Karen Sota

Spotlight on Samantha Ford We get a lot of visitors from the Pittsburgh area, and sometimes we even get an intern or two from there. Samantha, a.k.a. “Sam” first spent some time with us in 2008 when she arrived with sixteen other Alleghe... Full story

Sneads Ferry Community Theatre presents...

... "On Golden Pond"

Cory Withers

You may remember “On Golden Pond” as the 1981 film starring Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda, or you may even be old enough to remember that it was a performed as a stage play before it was ever a film. Either way you’ll get a chan... Full story

Earth and Surf Festival returns to North Topsail Beach

Keeping Onslow Beautiful

Keeping the beach clean doesn’t have to involve competition, but then again, why not? That will be just one of several aspects of the 4th annual Earth and Surf Festival which will take place on July 10 on North Topsail Beach. The event, which ... Full story

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Spotlight on Devan Brayman

Spotlight on Devan Brayman If she’s feeling especially “hot, hot, hot” this summer it’s because she’s from Toronto, Canada. And although Topsail seems to be a hot spot (no pun intended) for Canadian vacationers Devan is... Full story

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Spotlight on Amy Bradt

Karen Sota

Spotlight on Amy Bradt Our weather has been crazy hot, and we’re all begging summer intern Amy to have her family ship us some of the cool air from her hometown of Syracuse, N.Y. But despite the temperature, humidity and hard work at the hospi... Full story

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There's no place like home

There’s no place like home Once our turtles have been rehabilitated, passed their physicals, been tagged and are ready to re-enter their world there’s pretty much nothing that will stand in the way. Last Wednesday the rain came down in s... Full story

Historical Society welcomes Matt Barr, Filmmaker of Documentary “Wild Caught”

Renee Becker

The Historical Society of Topsail Island welcomed writer, producer and director of the documentary film “Wild Caught,” Matt Barr, to speak at their May luncheon. According to Barr, Associate Professor at UNC Greensboro, “The people ... Full story

Tasting with Topsail returns

The Chamber hosts its fourth annual wine tasting on Saturday, May 15 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at The Assembly Building, in Topsail Beach.   Wineries that have confirmed participation include: Silver Coast Winery (Ocean Isle Beach), Cha... Full story

World War II Veterans to See World War II Memorial

"Honor Flight" helps Americans say thank you

Cory Withers

More than four million people visit the World War II Memorial in Washington every year. Unfortunately, many of those who are having the most difficulty making the trip are the ones being honored. Then men and women who fought, won and survived the w... Full story

State Science Fair Produces Local Winner

Cory Withers

“We use the membrane filter procedure. It’s when you take you take a wafer thin filter and put it on a Petri dish. And before you put it in the dish, you put it in a suction tubing machine; it sucks all of the bacteria on it and t... Full story

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