Another Day, Another Election
DJ Rich and John McFarland square off in special election for council seat that opened when Chris Bizzell was elected mayor in November run-off by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer Two elections, three months, four elected city officials later and the politics train...
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Being a Good Neighbor
Local surfer Liam Becker awarded the Good Neighbor Award by City of Folly Beach By Lorne Chambers | Editor May 12 seemed like an average Saturday on Folly Beach. Local surfer and businessman Liam Becker took his longboard down to the pier hoping to ride a few of the...
The Warrior & The Surfer
Catching up with Andrew Manzi of Warrior Surf Foundation By Lorne Chambers | Editor The Fourth of July is upon us and Folly Beach will surely be bursting at the seams with visitors and beach-goers. It’s easy to get caught up in the all the traditional summer fun...
Making Folly More Pedestrian Friendly
City searching for pedestrian Safety and parking solutions By Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer Tackling two of Folly’s pervasive problems — keeping pedestrians safe and finding enough parking for everyone — isn’t going to be easy. Walking Paths Just like it takes...
Relax. Slow Down, It’s Folly
Council pushes to reduce the speed limit to 20 mph By Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer Pretty soon, everyone on Folly Beach could be driving 20 m.p.h., whether they like it or not. As long as the S.C. Department of Transportation agrees with newly-elected City...
Business Community Gives Back
Folly Association of Business Donates $28,000 to various non-profits and City Special to The Current Last month the Folly Association of Business (FAB) donated $28,000 in proceeds to various non-profit groups on the island. The donations were from monies raised at the...
Giving Turtles a Crawling Chance
Sea turtles on Folly Beach face even bigger challenge this year as renourishment project begins By Lorne Chambers | Editor May 1 officially marks the beginning of turtle season on Folly Beach. And this year the Folly Beach Turtle Watch team has a bigger job than usual...
Protecting Folly’s Preserve
City, County working together to reduce vandalism By Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer Vandals have made such a mess in the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve, located past where East Ashley Avenue ends, that Charleston County and Folly Beach municipal officials have...
Litter Critters Invade Folly
Folly Green Team wants kids to tell their parents to stop trashing our beach By Lorne Chambers | Editor The Folly Green Team has been working on an anti-litter campaign that targets kids, hoping that the youngsters will help deliver the message to their parents to not...
Casting a Giant Shadow
With Tides closed for repairs following Hurricane Irma, the rest of Center Street is left in the dark By Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer A common tide may float all boats, but a closed Tides may mean less money for everyone ... If there was ever any doubt as to just...
Remembering Vernon Knox
Former City Administrator Toni Conner-Rooks reflects on the loss of “the People’s mayor” By Toni Conner-Rooks | Special to The Current When I learned of the seriousness of Vernon’s condition, I had a myriad of emotions running through me, disbelief, sorrow, grief, the...