Topsail Island sits about 40 miles northeast of Wilmington. The 26-mile-long barrier island off the North Carolina coast is home to three charming seaside towns: North Topsail Beach, Surf City, and ...

Multiple flotillas take place in the region every holiday season, from Southport to Carolina Beach to Topsail Island — the ...

SURF CITY, N.C. (WNCN) — A massive house fire at the North Carolina coast destroyed one island home, damaged four others, and sent thick black smoke into the sky Saturday afternoon, according to the ...

SURF CITY, N.C. — A massive house fire along the North Carolina coast burned up to three homes and sent thick black smoke into the sky Saturday afternoon, witnesses reported, according to WNCN. The ...

TOPSAIL ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - Tropical systems have taken a toll on the coastline of Topsail Island. This year, town leaders in Surf City and Topsail Beach say after finishing up their beach ...

Surf City's beach nourishment project, funded by state and local sources, is nearing completion. The federal government's role in funding beach nourishment projects is uncertain under the new ...

After Jan & Dean recorded their catchy hit "Surf City," the song topped the charts and allowed listeners around the country to imagine the coolness and relaxation of beach life in the 1960s. Although ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A pair of area beach towns will not offer permits to drive on beaches this year. Topsail Beach town leaders made the decision because of high tides in the area and the ...

In the 1950s, Carla Torrey spent her childhood summers watching her father build houses on Topsail Island and other structures like the Wade Chestnut Memorial Chapel, which is still around today. The ...