Rich Returns to Council
Former councilmember is back after winning special election by Lorne Chambers | Editor Thank God it’s over. It was a long campaign season, glad we pulled through it as an island,” said a relieved DJ Rich following the Tuesday, Feb. 17 special election, which saw him...
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Possible Election Scenarios
An unusual election could produce some unusual outcomes by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer As the 2025 City of Folly Beach Mayoral and Council campaigns near their Tuesday, Nov. 4 finish lines, the two races have reached the momentary lull state that exists between...
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...
2025 Election Preview
Casting Their Lines Candidates try to reel in voters by Lorne Chambers | Editor Next month, for the first time in a decade and a half, Folly Beach will have a new leader. Longtime mayor Tim Goodwin is stepping aside, and five candidates are eyeing his gavel. Over the...
The Sky is the Limit for Skye Dominguez
Local 17-year-old becomes Wahine Classic’s First sponsored surfer by Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer The Folly Beach Wahine Classic, a long-running women’s surf contest and nonprofit, has launched a new initiative to support young athletes in the local surf community....
Small Space, Big Vision
The newly-opened Folly History Museum looks back and ahead by Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer The tides may change daily on Folly Beach, but its history now has a more permanent home. Thanks to the newly-opened Folly Beach Historical Society and its chair, Regina...
Teeing Off to Cure SMA
Folly couple raises funds and awareness to help son and others fight rare genetic disorder Special to The Current Folly Beach residents Laura and Jim Harbin knew nothing about SMA until last October, when their newborn son, Max, was diagnosed through South Carolina’s...
A Rising Threat
How sea level rise is reshaping our future by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer Dubbed “the Edge of America,” Folly Beach is a barrier island that is increasingly vulnerable to the effects of the changing climate—particularly rising sea levels that threaten to...
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 —...
An Agave Grand Finale
For its final act, a towering century plant stretches to the sky by: Lorne Chambers | Editor Not far from the community garden on the West Side of Folly Beach, a natural phenomenon is taking place. A large century plant (Agave Americana) has begun its much-anticipated...
The Surf Issue
Remembering a Surfer, a Writer, and Friend by Lorne Chambers | Editor I never set out to be a journalist—if that’s even what I am. I just knew I wanted to write. Community newspapers were a way to earn a paycheck while stringing words together. Still, I always held...