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

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

The bond set aside $22 million to turn the middle school next door into Topsail High space, and that is a floor, not a final price. About 830 students leave for J.H. Lea in 2027-28, and the board picks a design Wednesday morning. What: Pender County Board of Education special meeting. One action item, “TMS Read more about Topsail High School’s $22M+ Expansion Into Topsail Middle: The Design Vote Is Wednesday

By Topsail Guide · 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
Hampstead

Hampstead Could Finally Get Its Own Novant Health Emergency Room. At What Cost?

August 21, 2026

Superior Court Judge Rules North Carolina Failed Its Coastal Fisheries. Local Impacts: From Hampstead to Sneads Ferry

August 19, 2026
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Shop the Sound Craft & Farmers Market

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Meet Me at the Sound Summer Concert Series

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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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