Sand and Patience eroding after a month of ‘king tides,’ Hurricane Joaquin, and a 1,000-year flood By Bill Davis | Staff Writer Erosion on Folly Beach isn’t supposed to happen quite so quickly. Folly Beach City Administrator Spencer Wetmore confirmed last week that...
Folly Beach Relief Squad forms, jumps into action to assist locals during flooding By Lorne Chambers | Editor Governor Nikki Haley declared last month’s deluge a “1,000-year flood” and it wasn’t just political rhetoric or hyperbole. It was scientifically accurate,...
Local couple purchases The Folly Current Special to The Current Six months ago, local journalist and newspaper publisher Lorne Chambers was hired as the editor of The Folly Current, the monthly newspaper for Folly Beach. Last week, he and his wife Lindsey’s company...
Hurricane Joaquin surf video provides some smiles during otherwise tough times By Lorne Chambers | editor Early last month when Hurricane Joaquin pushed Costa Rican-sized waves upon Folly’s coastline, there were plenty of bad things that came with it — erosion,...
Sunday, Oct. 4 Tired of Ongoing Issues The Responding Officer (R/O) was dispatched to an East Huron residence around 10 p.m. in reference to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, the 48-year-old female subject had left the area. He met with the 51-year-old male victim...
