Topsail Beach News

The North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen will hold multiple public hearings this week regarding travel trailer regulations and municipal service districts.

Wednesday was the day that 28 endangered sea turtles had the chance to swim where they belong.

Jacksonville Police Department held a DWI checking station on N.C. 24 near Holcomb Boulevard late Friday and early Saturday morning.

So come on and take a journey with me. A good place to start your trip is in North Topsail Beach/Sneads Ferry, just north of the high-rise bridge around , you'll notice commercial development increases.

SOUTHEASTERN NC One North Carolina man is traveling around the state and taking pictures of his journey, and he doesn't drive your average ride he lives in a former school bus that, with hard work and dedication, he's converted into a comfortable and artistic home.

A high school quarterback drowned in North Carolina after swimming with friends in the choppy waters off North Topsail Beach.

North Topsail Beach will enact a property tax increase and the fire department will add four new positions if the proposed 2013-14 fiscal year budget is approved.

Onslow County School District Associate Superintendent Dr. Barry Collins said that 19-year-old Southwest Onslow High School senior quarterback Shak Pershey drowned in the water off North Topsail Beach in Onslow County.

Search crews say they found the body of 19-year-old man who drowned last night at North Topsail Beach.

Area officials have told media that the body of an area student has been recovered after he disappeared in the water off North Topsail Beach.

Search crews are looking for a missing swimmer at North Topsail Beach. Onslow County Emergency Director Norman Bryson tells NewsChannel 12 a male swimmer, swimming with friends, disappeared in the water about 7:30 Thursday evening.

Only attempt it at low tide and wear shoes with secure footing. It's the most challenging walk in the region.

A whole summer's worth of surfing and paddleboard lessons will be available for those wanting to gain experience, said Carol Trott, the assistant recreation supervisor for Surfboards and paddleboards will be provided, as well as transportation from the recreation center to the shore.

Town aldermen for North Topsail Beach have been invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday, May 21,to receive information on financing options for a second Shoreline Protection project.