Down Island Vibes with Barrier Island Views
Leave your worries at the dock and step aboard the Folly Tiki by Lorne Chambers | Editor Captain Ryan Carroll’s love of boats began at a young age. At 13, he mowed lawns around his neighborhood in Suffolk, VA to save up enough money to buy a jon boat. “I was pumped...
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Finding the Festival Feng Shui
Town Hall meeting airs grievances and enthusiastic support By Charlie McCarty | City Hall Reporter The fate of Folly’s street festivals has been a hot topic over the past several months with some residents tired of the traffic problems and bad behavior, while others...
Presidential Seal of Approval
President Obama honors Folly Beach woman for innovation By Barry Waldman | Special to The Current Folly Beach resident Krissa Watry is inventing “The Internet of Toys.” President Obama has noticed and soon, your children are going to notice too. Watry joined...
Minimum Quorum Handles Business
Folly Hall of Fame, public garden, scofflaw parkers discussed By Charlie McCarty | City Council Reporter The regular monthly meeting of the Folly Beach City Council was held the evening of June 9 at City Hall. In its Work Session, convened at 6 p.m., a bare quorum...
Farmers Market Gets New Digs
Bigger space, bigger vision for the Folly Beach Farmers Market By Lorne Chambers | editor Last month the Folly Beach’s Farmer’s Market took a big step forward, moving out of a parking lot of a local restaurant and into the much larger Folly River Park across the...
Beach Blotter — June 2015
Monday, June 1 Buried Treasure The Responding Officer met with a woman near Third Block East around 11:30 p.m. The 25-year-old Lawrenceville, Georgia woman said she had lost her engagement ring on the beach. She claimed to have seen it on her hand while walking in the...
A Call For Community Pride
City Councilman DJ Rich urges residents and visitors to Do their part to keep our island beautiful By DJ Rich | Folly Beach City Councilman We have always been a diverse group of people on Folly Beach, probably always will be. We have differing opinions and attitudes...
2015 Wahine Classic Results
Surf competition draws hundreds of participants and spectators Special to the Folly Current The 14th Annual Folly Beach Wahine Classic took place June 6-7 at The Washout. It was another great year of surfing and good will. There were many competitors in the amateur...
State Investigates Mayor On Possible Ethics Violations
Allegations include using Tax dollars, city employees to push referendum By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Folly Beach Mayor Tim Goodwin has always been zealous about protecting the beach. But in his fervor to put future renourishment plans in place quickly, he may...
A Swim Around The Edge
Local professor the first to swim completely around Folly Island By Lorne Chambers | Editor For several years, College of Charleston professor Brian Lanahan has contemplated an attempt to swim around Folly Island. He was told repeatedly that it was impossible for...
Folly County Park Named One of America’s Best Restored Beaches
Special to The Current The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) announced in May that Folly Beach County Park is a winner of its 2015 Best Restored Beach Award. “ASBPA created the Best Restored Beach award as a way of highlighting the value of...