Shining a Light on the Future
Save the Light continues to raise funds for restoration through its Oyster Roast and annual 5K race by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer The Morris Island Lighthouse is a beloved symbol of Folly Beach and a cornerstone of Charleston’s maritime heritage. Save the...
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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...
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Shamrock SUP Race raises $1,500 for Y2O By Lorne Chambers | Editor Charleston SUP Safaris and Flipper Finders hosted the sixth Annual Shamrock SUP (Stand Up Paddle) Race on the Folly River Sunday, March 19. The event was a huge success with more than 25 participants...
A Toothy Situation
11-year old beachcomber finds several megalodon teeth that could be 30 million years old By Lorne Chambers | Editor A couple weeks ago, 11-year-old Brooklyn Putnam was visiting Folly Beach from Summerville along with her mother, father, and older brother, when she saw...
Ice Box Warms Up
Winter surf competitors enjoy unseasonably warm weather, nice waves By Lorne Chambers | Editor It has been an unseasonably mild winter here on Folly. But that doesn’t mean the water isn’t chilly. Wetsuit or not, jumping in 60-degree surf doesn’t feel good … until you...
Growing Pains
Is Folly's Farmer's Market getting thrown under the bus? By Bill Davis | Staff Writer For the past few years Folly artist and waitress/bartender Megan Day has worked with fellow local Sarah Poe to organize and run the weekly Folly Beach Farmers Market. Last year, the...
The Good Times Rolled
Folly Gras brought big fun, big headaches By Lorne Chambers | Editor The weather could not have been more perfect for a street festival in late winter. The temperature hovered around 80 degrees and the sun was shining for the 10th annual Folly Gras, which was held...
Is the Sun Setting on Sunset Cay?
City, State aim to shut down the “ship Store” at sunset cay marina By Bill Davis | Staff Writer Look! Up in the beautiful sunset! Is it a bar? A ship’s store? A social club? No, it’s a never-ending lawsuit. For decades, locals have been sauntering over to a...
It’s Healing Time on Folly
Another sold-out Surfers Healing to takes place By Lorne Chambers | Editor Surfers Healing has camps in South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington, California, Hawaii and even Mexico and...