It Takes a Village
The Folly Art Village is every Wednesday at The Washout by Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer The Folly Art Village first began with just 18 vendors and has now grown to support 30 small businesses that rotate during the market season from 5-9 p.m. every Wednesday...
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Stamp Your Name in History
City kicks off commemorative brick fundraiser Special to The Current The City of Folly Beach has been working for about six months on plans to beautify Center Street. While no major alterations are planned, several small improvements are being put into place to give...
I’d Rather Be Fishing
Fishing tournament season arrives at the Pier By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor The Folly Pier is a great place to go fishing year-round. But summertime brings an element of competition to the dock as Charleston County kicks off its annual Cast Off Fishing Tournaments,...
The Survey Results Are In
Public Opinion survey reflects wishes of residents By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor A few months back a kerfuffle developed following the Folly Gras Festival with some full-time residents of Folly Beach decrying the traffic and bad behavior that Folly’s street...
A Lot of Racket About Noise
Little fanfare for budget and tax hike at may city council meeting By Charlie McCarty | City Council Reporter On Tuesday, May 12, Folly Beach City Council led off their monthly obligations by holding a Work Session at 6 p.m. It was billed as a “discussion” of...
A Healing Gesture
F.A.B. presents Surfers Healing with a $3,000 check with funds raised from Taste of Folly By Lorne Chambers | Editor At the May meeting of the Folly Association of Business (FAB), president Lewis Dodson presented Nancy Hussey, director of the local chapter of Surfers...
Beach Blotter — May 2015
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Folly Beach Public Safety Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left off to protect the innocent. All suspects are ...
A Tale Of Two Follys
The line in the sand becomes more defined As street Festival Debate Heat up By Lorne Chambers | Editor On a national scale there are certain issues that typically define where on the political spectrum you fall. Gun control, abortion, and gay marriage are just some of...
$5.3 Million Budget Presented, Council Set To Raise Taxes
By Charlie McCarty | City Council Reporter The Tuesday, April 14 meeting of Folly Beach City Council began with a Work Session at 6 p.m. Only one item was discussed: the Center Street Engineering project, which was introduced by both Mayor Tim Goodwin and...
The Turtles Are Coming! The Turtles Are Coming!
Educational activities will mark start of turtle nesting season By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Demonstrations on nesting, nest protection, hatching, and taking care of Folly Beach’s natural habitat are some of the programs scheduled for the 5th Annual Folly Turtles...
All Hail The Queens
2015 Miss Sea & Sand Queens Crowned Special to The Current The second annual Miss Sea & Sand Pageant was held April 10 at Folly River Park. Lots of contestants and spectators turned out for the event, which led up to the street festival on April 11. After some...