Wahine Weekend Recap
Too much sun, a little surf, and lots of sisterhood by Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer Female surfers of all ages and skill levels gathered on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 for the 23rd annual Folly Beach Wahine Classic (aka The Wahine). The surf competition —...
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Shrimp Season is Looking Good
DNR predicts a Favorable forecast for 2017 shrimp season Special from S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources America’s favorite seafood is back in season at South Carolina docks and markets. Commercial shrimp trawling opened in all legal South Carolina waters on Wednesday,...
Staying Flexible
Folly City Council proves it can bend a little in codifying beach yoga By Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer Dogs may not be allowed on the beach at certain hours this time of year, but Downward Facing Dog will be thanks to a unanimous vote at the last meeting of City...
Saving The Folly Totem
Property owners try to preserve Iconic Folly Beach landmark By Lorne Chambers | Editor When Greg and Crystal Bayer bought the property at 506 East Ashley Ave. back in 2013 they knew they were getting a unique piece of Folly history. What they were not fully aware of...
Cast Into Summer
Monthly fishing tournaments kick off May 27, Take a Kid Fishing Day set for June 3 From Staff Reports This summer, catch fish, fun and prizes at the Folly Beach Pier’s Cast Off Fishing Tournament series. The Folly Beach Pier will host its first tournament of the...
Beach Blotter
Monday, April 3 Stolt Clothes A 27-year-old woman called Folly Beach Public Safety (FBPS) to report a theft. She said she had been doing her laundry at the West Hudson Avenue Laundromat earlier that day. She left her clothes drying and went home for a few minutes. She...
A Crowning Achievement
Seven are crowned at 2017 Miss Sea & Sand Pageant Special To The Current The 2017 Sea & Sand Festival officially kicked off on Friday, April 7 with the annual Miss Sea & Sand Pageant at the Folly River Park. It was another great year with Kalen Simpson...
A Brave New World
FOLLY BRACES BEFORE ‘DIGITAL ONSLAUGHT’ By Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer Aldous Huxley’s classic 1932 novel Brave New World warns of the dangers of giving the state control over new and powerful technologies. The citizens in this futuristic society have lost most...
Farmers Market Makes Move to Mondays
City Council donates park fees, but does little else to support Farmers market By Lorne Chambers | Editor Folly Beach Farmers Market managers Sarah Poe and Megan Day made a passionate plea to City Council at its March 14 meeting, requesting support from a group that...
A Sweeping Success
Folly Green Team takes over beach sweeps, local students offer a helping hand By Lorne Chambers | Editor The task of handling the many different beach sweeps that take place on Folly every year could not be in better hands than with the Folly Beach Green Team, a local...
Beach Blotter
Saturday, March 4 When Activism Goes Wrong The Responding Officer (R/O) was dispatched to the Folly Beach Pier around 10:30 a.m. in reference to a possibly mentally unstable person. EMTs were on site when the officer arrived. The EMTs pointed out the subject, a...