/tags/topsail-island Topsail Island en-US Copyright Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:08:45 GMT /news/2022-06-13/topsail-island-beach-becoming-part-of-nc-civil-rights-trail In July, Ocean City will be honored with a historical marker from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the N.C. African American Heritage Commission. Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:08:45 GMT /news/2022-06-13/topsail-island-beach-becoming-part-of-nc-civil-rights-trail Associated Press /business-economy/2019-07-30/a-historically-black-beach-community-uses-jazz-to-rally-support Ocean City Beach sits along a one-mile stretch of land on Topsail Island. A coalition of interracial business owners founded the community in 1949 as a… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:29:21 GMT /business-economy/2019-07-30/a-historically-black-beach-community-uses-jazz-to-rally-support Josie Taris, Laura Pellicer, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-30/a-historically-black-beach-community-uses-jazz-to-rally-support Ocean City Beach sits along a one-mile stretch of land on Topsail Island. A coalition of interracial business owners founded the community in 1949 as a… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:29:21 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-30/a-historically-black-beach-community-uses-jazz-to-rally-support Josie Taris, Laura Pellicer, Anita Rao /news/2019-02-26/topsail-beaches-rebuilding-ahead-of-tourist-season Five months after Hurricane Florence, Topsail Island is still in the process of rebuilding. Beach towns along the barrier island that rely on tourism are… Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:31:29 GMT /news/2019-02-26/topsail-beaches-rebuilding-ahead-of-tourist-season Elizabeth Friend /arts-culture/2017-03-30/new-documentary-honors-topsail-island-roller-rink-legend Doris Jenkins has led customers in roller skating fun and games for over 50 years from her rink on Topsail Island, NC.She is the locally famous subject of… Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:31:23 GMT /arts-culture/2017-03-30/new-documentary-honors-topsail-island-roller-rink-legend Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-03-30/new-documentary-honors-topsail-island-roller-rink-legend Doris Jenkins has led customers in roller skating fun and games for over 50 years from her rink on Topsail Island, NC.She is the locally famous subject of… Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:31:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-03-30/new-documentary-honors-topsail-island-roller-rink-legend Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio