Finding Warmth in Winter
Rise Above Returns to Folly Beach Story by: Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer Photo by: Sarah Butler A local wellness program is returning this winter with a simple goal: help women stay connected to their bodies, to each other, and to the ocean during a season that...
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Local Businesses Give Back
FAB Donates $6,000 to city following a successful festival season By Lindsey Chambers | Folly Current Staff On Tuesday, June 14, the Folly Association of Business (FAB) presented a check in the amount of $6,000 to the City of Folly Beach to aid in Center Street...
City Council Report — June 2016
2016-17 Budget approved, Festival dates set, and flags funded By Lorne Chambers | Editor WORK SESSION The evening began with a brief work session where members of council discussed the criteria for approving special events on public property, a discussion on the...
Folly Resident Wins Big At State History Day
Local Student Sam Hull wins trip to Washington D.C. for national history day competition Special To The Current Folly Beach resident Sam Hull was among three Palmetto Scholars Academy students to earn a trip to Washington, D.C. based on their submissions to the state...
Full Nets, Empty Hearts
Backman’s Seafood enters First shrimp season without it’s Skipper at the helm By Bill Davis | Staff Writer There will be something missing from Battery Island during shrimp season, and it won’t be the shrimp. According to state Department of Natural Resources...
Mariner Returns To The Sea
A 441-pound leatherback is rescued on Folly Special to The Current Thanks to timely appearance and quick thinking of Folly Beach City Councilmember and Folly Beach Turtle Watch (FBTW) volunteer Teresa Marshall and her neighbors at Marshview Villas, a 441-pound...
For Whom The Light Tolls
Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve to charge $1 admission fee starting in June Special to The Current Starting June 1, the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve park on the northeastern end of Folly Island will begin charging an admission fee of $1. Owned by the...
Catch Summer Fun on the Pier
Cast Off Fishing Tournament Series continues June 25, Take A Kid Fishing Day held June 4 Special to The Current This summer you can catch fish, fun, and prizes at the Edwin S. Taylor Folly Beach Fishing Pier tournament series. The first tournament of the season was...
Beach Blotter — May 2016
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last month by the Folly Beach Public Safety Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
City Council Meeting — May 10
Sparring over "Big Brothers" cameras, cannonballs, and new board appointments By Lorne Chambers | Editor WORK SESSION Prior to the regular City Council meeting, councilmembers and Mayor Tim Goodwin met to discuss the 2016-2017 budget. The meeting started with a little...
Team Work Wins Bohicket Tournament
Special To The Current The boat Teamwork out of Sunset Cay Marina on Folly Beach won the Bohicket Dolphin Tournament recently. Their 56-pound dolphin beat out 91 other boats. While fishing in 340 feet of water a fish hit one of the lines. “Fish on!” Skip Butler...