The StarNews published this photo of the south end of Topsail Island sometime around 1950. We asked historian David Stallman to tell us about it.

"People need to know the significance of them. These towers are a part of U.S. history." In the 1940s, the 24-mile stretch of Topsail Island was barren — no roads, no people, no stores. The remote ...

TOPSAIL ISLAND, NC (WECT) - Hurricane Florence tore through our area exactly two months ago today. The storm left behind widespread devastation that will go down in history but as we continue 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.

A 26-mile-long pencil-thin barrier island hugging the North Carolina coast, Topsail Island was dubbed "Mayberry By the Sea" by journalist Ray McAllister in his award-winning book covering the area ...

N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the N.C. African American Heritage to present historical marker during Ocean City Jazz Festival.