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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Council Rejects Domestic Chickens, Supports Fireworks
… And other sundry City business By Charlie McCarty | City Council Reporter Folly Beach City Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Its Work Session began promptly at 6 p.m. First, Council considered a proposed property swap to exchange a...
Turtle Population Crawling Back!
2015 has been a great year for sea turtles By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Sea turtles have been visiting Folly Beach to lay eggs for millennia. This evolutionary behavior continues today between the months of May and September. But the cycle is not without its...
Wave Therapy
Surfers Healing shows the caring side of surfers Special to the Folly Current Each year, dozens of local amateur and pro surfers, along with hundreds of volunteers, flood the beach in front of The Tides hotel for the annual Surfer’s Healing event. Surfers Healing is a...
Fresh Eggs Anyone?
Local woman leads Charge to Allow chickens on Folly Beach By Lorne Chambers | Editor Folly Beach City Council will soon be discussing whether or not full-time residents will be allowed to keep chickens in their yard. Folly Beach resident Christy Dukes has formally...
Folly Lifeguards Showcase Skills
CCPRC Lifeguards Take Home 3rd Place at South Atlantic Lifeguard Championships Special to The Current Lifeguards from Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) beach parks spent two days in Carolina Beach, NC showcasing their skills while competing in...
The Paddleout
Outpouring of love and unity on Folly Beach in the wake of the Emanuel A.M.E. Shooting By Richard Brendel | Contributing Writer A few weeks ago, here in Charleston, we awoke to the news that their had been a mass shooting at a black church downtown. I was soon...
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...