Dolphin Days are Back
Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network brings kayaking, yoga, and hands-on conservation April 20–25 from Staff Reports As spring settles in along the coast, the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, one of the Lowcountry’s most beloved natural residents, will once again take center...
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Keeping Our Island Clean
Folly street sweep nets nearly 12,000 pieces of litter by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer While many beach sweeps focus on picking up litter on the shoreline, a recent Folly Beach sweep expanded the cleanup to the streets. Called “Toby’s Folly Island Wide Spring Clean,”...
Worrell 1000 Reunion Boat Race Continues Monday at Tides Hotel
The seventh leg for the Worrell will begin Monday May 16th, 2022 in Folly Beach, SC on the beach adjacent to the Tides Folly Beach Hotel. Race start is 10am (weather permitting) for each checkpoint along the way! The address for the Tides Folly Beach Hotel Resort: 1...
2022 FOLLY BEACH CITY COUNCIL ELECTION GUIDE
Council members discuss important issues in advance of April 5 election by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Four candidates are running for three open seats on Folly Beach City Council and Mayor Tim Goodwin is running unopposed at an election set for Tuesday, April 5....
The Volley on Folly
Charity Pickleball tournament to be held on Folly Beach Nov. 5-6 by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer The country’s fastest-growing sport has arrived on Folly Beach. Pickleball—a mix between tennis, ping pong and badminton—first came to Folly during the pandemic...
One Perfect Day
Annual event broadens horizons for both surfers and children with autism by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer Surfing the waves on Folly Beach happens thousands of times every day in the summer, but when surfers took to the water in late August, “hanging ten” took...
Bowens Island Turns 75
Iconic seafood restaurant reaches historic milestone, celebrates all year long By Lorne Chambers | editor The 75th anniversary is considered the Diamond Anniversary. Appropriate for Bowens Island, a restaurant and destination that has managed to be both the crown...
Land Donation Will Give Passive Park More Room
The Shadow Race Park gets an upgrade by Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer No doubt, we are blessed with a lot of public parks on Folly Beach. The Folly Beach County Park stands guard against the Kiawah riffraff out at the west end and the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage...
Remembering the Life of Allen Hatchell
by Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer The Folly Beach community is mourning the loss of one of their own. Friends and family said good-bye to longtime Folly resident Allen Hatchell late last month. Hatchell loved life on Folly Beach. It was his home for the last...
Edging Out the Competition
Water’s Edge Inn named “Top Bed & Breakfast” by Yelp reviewers by Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer Tucked in the grove of West Indian and 2nd Street West rests the quaint Water’s Edge Inn. The secluded location gives guests a quiet waterside retreat only a...
Women (and children) on Waves
Annual surf competitions return to Folly Beach by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer On Folly Beach, where surfing is celebrated every day, three summer surfing events will specifically celebrate women and kids on the water, drawing visitors from around the country...