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Seasons of Change

Mar 12, 2019

With tourist season around the corner, local restaurants are gearing up by making big changes By Jessica Cobb | Current Staff Writer As most know, living in a destination city and its surrounding beach towns has its pros and cons. We get the beautiful weather,...

Running on Water & Whiskey

Mar 12, 2019

Folly Favorites Sunflowers & Sin Release much-anticipated debut album By Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer After years of writing and recording music together, beloved local duo Sunflowers & Sin are releasing their first album this month. Entitled Of...

Pier Pressure

Mar 12, 2019

Folly’s pier is under attack by marine worms By Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer The Charleston County government is in the “discovery phase” of replacing the Folly Beach Pier, while at the same time taking steps to repair damage done by sea worms that have bored...

Man of Mystery

Mar 12, 2019

Author Bill Noel signs copies of his 15 Novels in the Folly Beach Mystery Series Special to The Folly Current Bill Noel, award-winning author of the best-selling Folly Beach Mystery Series, will be holding book signings on Folly Beach March 31, April 4, and 9. Folly...

The Last Hurrah for Folly Gras

Feb 28, 2019

Folly’s most controversial festival has let the good times roll for the last time By Lorne Chambers | Editor Most people have seen the video by now. A young girl kicks a defenseless bouncer in the head as he subdues an unruly young man on Center Street. The bouncer...

Joe Six Pack Goes to Washington

Feb 11, 2019

Folly’s Freshman congressman Joe Cunningham gets his feet wet By Lorne Chambers & Bill Davis | Folly Current Staff Writers Freshman Congressman Joe Cunningham (D-SC. 1) has had an eventful first month in office. Despite walking straight into the longest government...

A Granddaughter’s Love

Feb 11, 2019

Memorial for Marty Ahern planned for April 20 By Jess VanScoy | Special to The Current It’s her smells I remember most. Bijan perfume. Chivas on ice. Her famous pot roast. Or perhaps it was her sounds. The dangle of her bracelets. Shuffling feet in flip flops. The...

Hardest Working Man in Folly Show Business

Feb 11, 2019

Local drummer Stratton Moore keeps the beat for local music scene By Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer Almost seven years ago, local musician Stratton Moore set out to provide the funky people of Folly with high-caliber live music every Thursday at Drop In Bar...

Ready or Not, Here Comes Folly Gras

Feb 11, 2019

11th annual Folly Gras Festival returns to Center Street on Feb. 23 From Staff Reports Love it or hate it, Folly’s most polarizing steet festival returns this month for another round of New Orleans-styled fun on Center Street. The 11th annual Folly Gras Parade &...

Local Restaurants Offer a Taste of Folly

Feb 11, 2019

From A Hot dog eating contest to A cocktail competition to an oyster shuck-Off, 2019 taste of Folly did not Disappoint By Jessica cobb | Contributing Writer Folly Beach hosts multiple festivals and events throughout the year to entertain and involve the community and...