Full Nets, Empty Hearts

Backman’s Seafood enters First shrimp season without it’s Skipper at the helm By Bill Davis | Staff Writer There will be something missing from Battery Island during shrimp season, and it won’t be the shrimp. According to state Department of Natural Resources...

Mariner Returns To The Sea

A 441-pound leatherback is rescued on Folly Special to The Current Thanks to timely appearance and quick thinking of Folly Beach City Councilmember and Folly Beach Turtle Watch (FBTW) volunteer Teresa Marshall and her neighbors at Marshview Villas, a 441-pound...

For Whom The Light Tolls

Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve to charge $1 admission fee starting in June Special to The Current Starting June 1, the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve park on the northeastern end of Folly Island will begin charging an admission fee of $1. Owned by the...

Catch Summer Fun on the Pier

Cast Off Fishing Tournament Series continues June 25, Take A Kid Fishing Day held June 4 Special to The Current This summer you can catch fish, fun, and prizes at the Edwin S. Taylor Folly Beach Fishing Pier tournament series. The first tournament of the season was...

Beach Blotter — May 2016

The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last month by the Folly Beach Public Safety Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are  innocent...

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