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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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...
A Big Slice of Charleston’s Wedding Cake
Folly Beach has become a hotspot for weddings, engagements, bachelorette parties, anniversaries, and all things matrimonial by Jenny Peterson | Contributing Writer It’s a regular scene on Folly Beach: rows of chairs arranged on the beach facing the ocean and a simple...
Folly’s No-No List Lengthens
The chasm between folly’s fun-time contingent and those making rules continues to grow as does the list of things no longer allowed By Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer So many things are no longer allowed on Folly Beach, and the list may be getting longer. Dogs this...
All Quiet on the Folly Front
Council set to vote on stricter noise ordinance this month that could affect several local businesses By Bill Davis | News Editor Folly is either about to get a lot quieter, or another step too close to becoming Isle of Palms. On Tuesday, May 14, City Council will...
Catching Summer Fun
Cast Off Monthly Fishing Tournament Series kicks off in May Special to The Current This spring and summer, catch fish, fun, and prizes at the Charleston County Parks & Recreation Commission’s Cast Off Fishing Tournament at the Folly Beach and Mt. Pleasant fishing...