Cold Water Warriors
Cold-water waves and the surfers who love them by Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer On Folly Beach, the cold weather doesn’t stop the surf; it transforms it into something magical that only those brave enough to experience it have come to know and love. For many, winter...
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Beach Blotter — October 2017
Tuesday, Oct. 3 TAGGED (THEN BAGGED) Around 1:30 p.m. the Chief of the Folly Beach Public Safety Department called to an officer on patrol and informed him he was watching a man vandalizing the side of a building on Center Street, “tagging” it with a white paint...
A Sweeping Success
Beach Sweeps yield Less plastic on beach this year following plastic bag ban By Lorne Chambers | Editor With the tourist season over, some local organizations are helping clean up Folly Beach. Organized by the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium and S.C. Department of Natural...
Battle of the Bags IV
Charity cornhole tournament raises funds for the Folly Angels By Lorne Chambers | Editor Dunes Properties will host the fourth annual Battle of the Bags from noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5 at the Folly Beach County Park at the far west end of the island. The...
Irma’s Impact
Storm-surge flooding casts a wide net By Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer With three major hurricanes having impacted Folly Beach over the past 24 months, it may be time for the barrier island community to get really serious about flooding. First was Joaquin in...
The Folly Boat Sets Sail
After 28 years, beloved local landmark is on the move again By Lorne Chambers | Editor While the buzz on Folly over the last several weeks has surrounded the disappearance of our beloved Folly Boat on Sept. 11 when the high storm surge from Hurricane Irma floated the...
Folly Shows Love for V.I.
Locals show their support for U.S. Virgin Islands damaged during Hurricane Irma Special to The Current Living in a coastal community such as Folly Beach, last month was a reminder of just how quickly our whole world can change when dealing with Mother Nature. Luckily...
A Spooky Fun Time
47th annual Halloween Carnival brings Family-fun to the Folly River Park Special to The Current On Tuesday, Oct. 31 the Folly Beach Halloween Carnival returns this year for the 47th consecutive year. It was first held in 1970 on the Folly Pier. It’s now held at the...
Ghouls On The Water
SUP-er Scary SUP Race returns Oct. 28 Special to The Current Charleston SUP Safaris and Flipper Finders are teaming up for a scary good time and a scary good cause from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 for the seventh annual SUPer Scary SUP Race in the Folly River....
Beach Blotter
Saturday, Sept. 2 Red Sox fan, go figure A Folly Beach Public Safety Officer was on patrol near Center Street around 1:15 a.m. when he was approached by two men who said there was another man “running around harassing people.” They described him as wearing a Boston...
Don’t Rock The Boat
Despite stormy waters, the Folly Boat continues to be the community's canvas By Bill Davis | Staff Writer Ever since Hurricane Hugo spawned a tornado that lifted a boat from Backman’s Seafood Company along Sol Legare Road and deposited it alongside Folly Road, locals...