Surf City News

I am not in this alone, though often it feels that way. There are others who feel as strongly as I do about coastal conservation.

A big step in the construction of a new sea turtle hospital has been taken. Baldwin Construction Services, Inc.

Surf City Parks and Recreation will host a Breakfast with Santa on Dec.19 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Surf City Community Center located off of Batts Road.

RICHLANDS MASONIC Lodge No. 564, hosts a Past Master, Widow, Family and Awards Night at 4 p.m. Nov.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 8:56 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 8:56 a.m. Since 2004, the Cape Fear Railroad Society - a group of 29 local model train enthusiasts - has constructed displays for the annual Enchanted Airlie illuminated evening at Wilmington's Airlie Gardens.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:34 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:34 a.m. SURF CITY The town of Surf City's Christmas Tree Lighting will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Soundside Park.

With Onslow County currently undergoing the property revaluation process, the question on many people's minds is "How will this affect me?" However, the Onslow County Tax Office doesn't have an answer to that just yet.

Once again the north end of North Topsail Beach took a serious hit from Mother Nature.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. A Hampstead man on a solo fishing trip Monday was found dead by the Coast Guard at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the water about 12 miles east of New Topsail Inlet.

Those who need to trek out today should use extreme caution as flooding and road closures can make traveling a bit hazardous, according to N.C. Department of Transportation Officials.

The body of a missing fisherman has been found off the North Carolina coast. The Coast Guard says the man's wife called Tuesday night when her husband didn't return home from a grouper fishing trip that started at 8 a.m. Tuesday in Surf City.

Sea Coast Art Gallery, located at 203 Greenboro Ave. in Surf City, was selected as the November business of the month by the Surf City Beautification and Appearance Committee.

A Coast Guard crew from Air Station Elizabeth City responded to a report of an overdue fishing vessel about 12 miles east of New Topsail Inlet, N.C., Tuesday night.

Hundreds of people turned out to vote in an extremely close election in Topsail Beach.

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.