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...
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(re)Nourishing Folly Beach
What 2016 holds for the ‘Edge of America’ By Bill Davis | Staff Writer There is certainly plenty to nourish on Folly Beach. From the funky, small-town feel, to the surfing, to the growing amenities that welcome more and more travelers every year to the island. So,...
Evoking the Spirit of Folly
Folly Beach Tourism Rolls Out New Branding with new website, tourism guide, and logo Special to The Current The Folly Beach Tourism and Visitor Promotion Committee (TVPC) revealed a new branding package in November 2015 including a new logo and a revamped website. The...
City Council Report — December 2015
City Attorney Out, Comp. Plan and Folly Festivals Discussed By Charles McCarty | Staff Writer The Folly Beach City Council met twice in December. Its first meeting was Tuesday, Dec. 8. A Work Session began at 6 p.m. with all Councilmembers present, except...
Beach Blotter — December 2015
Wednesday, Dec. 2 | Ahhh, Honesty… The Responding Officer (R/O) and his partner were dispatched to an East Arctic residence around 7 a.m. in reference to a suspicious vehicle with a Florida tag being parked in the home’s driveway. Both officers approached the vehicle...
Viva La Cuba
Why you should visit Cuba now: a Folly local’s perspective By Richard Brendel | Contributing Writer I’m not a travel writer, but if I were, I would talk about the three reasons to hurry up and visit before the floodgates open and the rest of America shows up. #1....
Folly’s Changing Face
Real estate market continues to shift along with Folly’s makeup By Bill Davis | Staff Writer More than the ocean is eroding Folly Beach. Every year, more and more homes are sold to become vacation rentals on Folly. And every year, the balance of the island tips more...
Business Community Gets Behind Folly Beach Relief Squad
FAB Donates $1,000 to local disaster relief Organization By Lorne Chambers | Editor In October, when Hurricane Joaquin churned off the Atlantic coast, causing a monster storm to stall right above us and dump 11 trillion gallons of water on the Carolinas, some people...
November City Council Report
Folly Beach is Rebranding, 2016 Festival Schedule Approved, City Administrator will make $70,000 By Charlie McCarty | Staff Writer The Folly Beach City Council met for its regularly-scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at City Hall. A Special Meeting of...
Beach Blotter — November 2015
Thursday, Nov. 12 | Mentally and Physically Asleep at the WheelThe R/O was on routine patrol along the 900 block of West Ashley Avenue around midnight when he observed a silver Ford Taurus parked partially in the eastbound travel lane. As he got closer, he saw two...
Enough, Already!
Sand and Patience eroding after a month of ‘king tides,’ Hurricane Joaquin, and a 1,000-year flood By Bill Davis | Staff Writer Erosion on Folly Beach isn’t supposed to happen quite so quickly. Folly Beach City Administrator Spencer Wetmore confirmed last week that...