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Details: Topsail Middle Would Become Career Training Space on the Topsail High School Campus

The school board met yesterday and left without deciding anything. It did leave behind 16 pages of drawings and 68 minutes of audio, and we went through all of it. Here’s what the preliminary plans say about each building on the Hampstead campus, and how you can weigh in before the board takes this up Read more about Details: Topsail Middle Would Become Career Training Space on the Topsail High School Campus

By Topsail Guide · August 27, 2026

Pender County

Topsail School Redistricting: Public Input Opens in September, Board Votes in January

August 26, 2026

Hampstead

Topsail High School’s $22M+ Expansion Into Topsail Middle: The Design Vote Is Wednesday

August 24, 2026

Surf City

Is Mold Why a South Topsail Classroom Was Sealed Three Days Before School Starts?

August 23, 2026

North Topsail Beach

Onslow County Approves $50M Southern Elementary School for Holly Ridge

August 23, 2026

Pender County

Pender County Trashes the Dump Decal: Just Bring Your ID

August 22, 2026

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Movies in the Park

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Autumn with Topsail

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Shop the Sound Craft & Farmers Market

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NC Spot Festival

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NC Flounder Season 2026: Dates, Limits, and Rules for Topsail Area Anglers

North Carolina’s fall 2026 recreational flounder season runs September 1 through September 14, the daily limit is still one fish at a 15 inch minimum, and if that’s all you needed, you’re set. But there’s a bigger story under the hood this year. The season dates didn’t move. What changed is the rulebook around them:

Find Licensed & Certified Electricians in the Hampstead & Topsail Area

Hampstead, Surf City, Holly Ridge, Sneads Ferry and the rest of the Topsail area are growing fast. New homes are going up, older beach houses are being renovated, vacation rentals are being upgraded, and more homeowners are adding generators, EV chargers, smart panels, outdoor lighting and storm protection. This guide is about knowing which of

Why Topsail Area Lawns Struggle, and What Actually Works

Sandy soil is the whole story. It drains fast, holds almost no nutrient, and it punishes the two things homeowners instinctively do when a lawn looks bad: water more often and fertilize sooner. Deeper and less frequent watering, taller mowing, and fertilizing only when rainfall is steady will fix more Topsail-area lawns than anything you

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