Concerns over damping the state’s growing aquaculture industry amid a push for a halt to new leases by leaders of Topsail Island three towns have sparked a proposal to create a GIS tool to improve site selection.
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Topsail Beach mourns death of second mayor in months
Morton Blanchard, who served more than a decade as a town commissioner, was appointed Topsail Beach mayor last fall following the death of former Mayor Steve Smith.
Ocean City Community Beach talk, lunch set for Feb. 13
The Historical Society of Topsail Island has invited Kenneth Chestnut to speak Feb. 13 about “Ocean City Community Beach, NC Past and Present” at its next Luncheon and Lecture program.
Coastal Land Trust secures final million to buy ‘The Point’
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding $1 million to the state and conservation organizations to protect the 150-acre, undeveloped tract at the southern end of Topsail Beach.
Topsail Island towns team to eradicate harmful beach vitex
Topsail Island towns are banding together in an attempt to reduce the presence of the invasive plant that chokes out native vegetation on oceanfront dunes.
Oyster roast, festival scheduled to raise funds for The Point
Two events are set for next month to generate financial contributions to help the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust meet its $8 million goal to purchase and conserve the land at the south end of the island.
Topsail Mayor Smith ‘was always doing his homework’
Steve Smith, a Virginia native and East Carolina University graduate who was serving his second term as Topsail Beach mayor and had a reputation for educating himself on coastal issues, died Friday at 73.
Topsail museum to unveil Ocean City history exhibit
“Ocean City Beach,” a new exhibit in the Missiles and More Museum in Topsail Beach, will be presented Saturday during an open-house event.
Coastal Land Trust takes fresh approach to save ‘The Point’
The longstanding nonprofit conservation organization’s standard M.O. is to negotiate deals privately, but the 150-acre, undeveloped Topsail Beach parcel is dear enough for a highly public, collaborative fundraising effort.
