Sneads Ferry
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Residents voice support for North Topsail Beach’s sand plan
People with erosion-threatened homes and property in North Topsail Beach made it clear in a public hearing Tuesday that they want a 2,021-foot-long terminal groin built at New River Inlet, pivot the channel in the inlet and a carry out a long-term plan for berm and beach fill to…
Government & Civic
Public review opens for N. Topsail Beach terminal groin plan
A hearing is set for Sept. 22 and the Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District is soliciting public comments on the draft environmental impact statement for North Topsail Beach's proposed terminal groin through Oct. 19.
Real Estate & DevelopmentLatest in our series: As tensions grow among various users of public trust waters over site selection for North Carolina's growing shellfish mariculture industry, new lease applications filed with the state would cover a combined 55 acres of bottom and water columns in six…
Local BusinessA ceremony Monday on the beach by the Surf City Ocean Pier marked the start of a federal coastal storm risk management project that the town has sought for more than two decades, and it has inspired a ... "song."
EventsOfficials in the three Topsail Island towns see improvement in the chronic street flooding that had long been a problem after an agreement to take on an island-wide resiliency project.
Government & CivicNorth Carolina Sea Grant and the North Carolina Coastal Federation are inviting oyster growers in Pender and Onslow counties to share their experiences and perspectives on the use of public trust waters.
GeneralIn and around Sneads Ferry
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- All American Fishing Charters LLC
- Bayshore Marina
- Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival
- Alliance Diving & Maritime Service
- New River Marina
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Sneads Ferry by the numbers
- Area
- 3.8 sq mi (9.84 km²), 2.04 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37.9
- Households
- 1,397
- Persons per household
- 2
- Median house value
- $269,300