Surf City News

GypsySun, located at 206B North Topsail Drive next to New York Corner Deli in Surf City, will host an Open House Party as a fundraiser for Toys for Tots on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Angela Trinity Suggs, one of the founders of GypsySun, said there are plenty of activities planned including presentations of the Angel Harp by Bridgette, Tai Chi by ...

A North Carolina contractor says plans for a new sea turtle hospital in Surf City are in the works.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:35 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:35 a.m. The Surf City Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the conditional use permit for the Beach House Marina project's dry stacks by another year.

SNEADS FERRY They were out of power - but not ingenuity. A three hour planned power outage Wednesday afternoon for Sneads Ferry and North Topsail Beach closed most area business - but not the Lo-re-lei Pub and Grill and Sneads Beans.

A Sneads Ferry resident was chosen by the Surf City Artist Guild as the Artist of the Month for October.

Nearly 7,500 homes and businesses in the North Topsail Beach and Sneads Ferry area will be without power for a few hours this week.

Say goodbye to sunlit evenings. Unless you're waking up Sunday in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands or Arizona, the end of daylight saving time means clocks "fall back" one hour.

Costume Contests, Hayrides and more... October 28, 2009 11:39 AM Cory Withers Relay for Life Haunted House & Hayride Haunted House & Hayride at Shingleton Farm at 904 Saps Road in Hampstead.

Burgaw Mayor Pete Cowan defends the town's acquisition of a $600,000 fire truck to protect an expected industrial plant that never materialized.

One witness said he flew former Gov. Mike Easley around the state on personal and campaign stops numerous times without sending the Easley campaign committee invoices.

Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. Area children will get a chance to show off their costumes while raising food for those in need at Surf City's fall festival.

Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 9:14 p.m. Here's how town board races are shaping up in Pender County's three largest towns.

Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 9:37 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 9:37 a.m. Burgaw is a charming small town with a lovely courthouse square and people as friendly as any in the South, but foodie central it is not.

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 Rademacher, Surf City's planning director.

The Love Language - now on Merge, coming to CMJ "Chapel Hill's The Love Language began in 2007 as lead singer and songwriter Stuart McLamb found himself living with his parents after a particularly disastrous break-up. He rented a storage space, borrowed some gear and started recording the album on a 4-track. He passed the songs around, and when he ...

Senator Kay Hagan and her colleagues in the North Carolina Congressional Delegation have secured $11.2 million in funding for the state in the 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill.

Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. If you don't like who is in town hall or the direction your community is headed, the time to exercise your democratic right has started.

Our juiciest, literally, fundraiser is almost here our Annual Lobster Dinner and Auction.

Published: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:26 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:26 a.m. The economy and budget issues are two of the biggest concerns facing candidates in the race for Surf City Town Council.

Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 9:48 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 9:48 a.m. For many in Southport, the high-profile issues in this year's aldermen and mayor races fit into two categories: The N.C. Ports Authority's planned international terminal, proposed for 600 acres just north of Southport, and everything else.