The Dude Abides
Folly mourns loss of Dale Antley, who faced the end with style and grace special to The Current A small island has a way of holding its people close. And when it loses even one, the absence is felt in quiet, familiar places — along Center Street, at City Hall...
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Folly Roaring Back
Traffic backed up, businesses booming, real estate soaring following pandemic by Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer Last year was tough all over, and Folly felt its sting from COVID shutdowns and checkpoints to cancelled reservations at restaurants and accommodations....
Folly Beach July 4th Fireworks: What You Need to Know
On Monday, July 4, 2022, Folly Beach will celebrate the 4th of July with a huge fireworks display hosted by the Folly Association of Business (FAB). Locals and visitors of all ages are invited to enjoy the Independence Day show, which will start at sundown and be...
Road Warriors
Folly resident helps set Guinness Book of World Record for fastest trip to all 50 states by Jenny Peterson | Contributing Writer When a friend and former co-worker at Ocean Surf Shop asked Folly Beach resident Justin Morris if he wanted to join him on a 7,000-mile...
Has Folly Reached its ‘Tipping Point?’
City Council turns down Planning Department’s request to press pause on Folly Beach’s rapidly-growing short-term rental market by Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer Seeing that short-term rental homes outnumbered primary residences on Folly Beach in 2020, the...
Blessing Box shows Kindness of Folly
Our Lady of Good Counsel, community helping those with food insecurity from Staff Reports On Sunday, May 23 after the 9 a.m. mass, several church families joined Father Bryan Babick in the garden of Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) Catholic church, located at 106 W...
A Clean Sweep
Several new initiatives aim to keep Folly clean by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer Starting April 1, clouds of smoke hovering above beachgoers on Folly Beach could result in a $25 fine. The City of Folly Beach officially banned all smoking on the beach,...
25 Years of Bert’s
Reflecting on a quarter century of being Patronized by freaks, surfers, skaters, crunks, retirees, tourists, stoners, day trippers, hippies, hipsters, and regular folk by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer Last month, Bert’s Market, the beloved 24-hour...
Following the Path
Folly Beach Exchange Club President John Merritt is continuing a family tradition of community service by Lorne Chambers | Editor Folly Beach Exchange Club president John Merritt never met his grandfather. But he feels his presence every time he walks into the club’s...
Super Beach Front, Super Problems
City sued for ‘taking’ waterfront lots by Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer Two oceanfront property-owning brothers have filed a “takings” lawsuit against the City of Folly Beach that could end up costing the city $2.5 million. Last January, when the city was...
S’more Fun
Folly Family Camp Out lets families spend the night on the beach by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer On Saturday March 7, Folly Beach kids and their families will be able to have a special Folly Beach experience like no other. The Folly Family Camp Out – an event...