After 2 years, Beloved local landmark finds a new home at The Barrel by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer After two years—and lots of community effort and coordination—the Folly Boat is back. For the unaccustomed, the Folly Beach boat is a 36-foot-long vessel that...
12 Things You Might Not Know About the Folly Christmas Parade by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Now in its 29th year, the Folly Beach Christmas Parade has grown into a beloved annual event on the beach featuring floats, walking groups and other entries. “It’s just a...
Popular Folly park reopens after major renovation project By Lorne Chambers | Editor After several months, Pirate’s Cove Park reopened in November with a huge celebration as food trucks, members of the community, local leaders, kids, and adults filled the park, which...
Folly Beach Baptist Church embraces the spirit of the season By Geno Lawrenzi Jr. | Special to The Current Every Monday at noon, a group of smiling volunteers meet at the Folly Beach Baptist Church, 77 Center St., and pour out a bowl of love to all comers. It’s free...
Record Number of Turtle Nests on Folly and in South Carolina this Year by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Folly Beach had a record-breaking 145 Loggerhead turtle nests this year, breaking its previous record of 108 nests in 2013, according to the South Carolina...
Folly looks to clean-out ‘garbage’ boats by Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer The City of Folly Beach has asked the state to allow it more latitude in policing boats moored in and around its city limits in hopes of saving money, protecting navigable waters, and...
