Gratitude & Gravy
Talking Turkey with all five mayoral candidates by Lorne Chambers | Editor As Folly Beach heads into another election, the conversations around town have been lively—sometimes a little too lively. With five candidates vying to replace longtime mayor Tim Goodwin and...
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Up Close and Personal with a Serial Killer
Folly Beach lawyer recalls defending Pee Wee Gaskins, South Carolina’s most notorious serial killer By Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Local newspapers called him “the meanest man in South Carolina.” By the time he was executed by the electric chair in 1991, Donald...
In Dorian’s Wake
Folly Looses sand .... but it could have been much worse By Bill Davis | Contributing Writer Folly Beach’s beach lost close to 150,000 cubic yards of sand, enough to drop the elevation as much as three feet in some sections last month, thanks to Hurricane Dorian,...
Arctic Dreams
Folly photographer recounts a trip of a lifetime to the Arctic Circle By Lindsey Graham | Special to The Current The initial communication started off as in inquiry into my pricing and availability to shoot her upcoming wedding. We hit it off and exchanged numerous...
A Crowning Achievement
Folly Beach kicks off Sea & Sand Festival by crowning Miss (and little Mr.) Sea & Sand at annual pageant by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Six years ago, the Sea & Sand Festival was looking for a Friday night event to complement the festival. Folly resident...
Noice Ordinance Fallout
Public Safety tickets St. James Gate, arrests manager by Bill Davis | Contributing Writer City of Folly Beach Public Safety Chief Andrew Gilreath and his officers recently put some more teeth into the existing noise ordinance on Folly Beach. On a recent Friday night,...
Festival Cancelled Due to Rising COVID Numbers, Smaller Market Hop to Take its Place
First-ever Mermaids & Mateys festival is shelved until next year over public health concerns by Lorne Chambers | Editor After more than a year of not having festivals or any large public gatherings, many around the Lowcountry and beyond were looking forward to a...
Spotlight Sol Legare
Community gets local and national Recognition while preserving its history in the face of development by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer More than 100 years ago, a close-knit community of freed slaves settled on Sol Legare Island, two miles west of Folly Beach....
Contain-ing Growth on Folly
City Aims to ban using shipping containers as structures on Folly Beach By Bill Davis | Contributing Writer There is no way Mayor Tim Goodwin will allow trailers to come back to Folly Beach, or apparently anything that reminds him of them — like container units....
The Noise Behind the Noise Ordinance
After much debate, Folly scraps new noise ordinance by Jenny Peterson | Contributing Writer After nearly six months of debating, writing, and voting on a newer, stricter Folly noise ordinance, more than 50 people showed up at a special council meeting in late May...
Comeback Pup of the Year
Folly dog On the mend after Terrible accident by Lorne Chambers | Editor One evening back in mid-May, Folly residents Natalie Kaiser and Ryan Hart rushed their 13-week-old puppy Brees from Folly Beach’s West Ashley Avenue to the emergency vet in West Ashley. Brees had...