Summertime, and the Livin’ is Easy…
“The Porgy House: A Cottage on an Island in a Culture” examines the birth of the acclaimed American opera on Folly Beach by Regina Anderson | Contributing Writer Joe, that’s George Gershwin! exclaimed Abe Dumas to his brother in 1934 at “a fine Folly Beach home,”...
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A Morning with the Mayor
The Folly Current editor sits down for a frank discussion with the newly elected mayor Chris Bizzell by Lorne Chambers | Editor It’s three days before Christmas, and Chris Bizzell is sitting alone at a table in the middle of The Lost Dog Café, sipping coffee, an...
Making Waves Down South
Georgia Brown and Lukas Petrillo take on Florida by Liz Wolf | Contributing Writer Ten minutes had passed during the first heat of the Women’s Pro Surf Division finals at the Tommy Tant Surf Classic in Flagler Beach, Florida, and there wasn’t a wave in sight....
Two Elections Later, Folly has a New Mayor
Chris Bizzell edges Elton Culpepper in run-off election by Lorne Chambers | Editor This year was not your typical election cycle on Folly Beach. Then again, when has anything ever been typical on Folly? But it was the first time in over a decade and a half that the...
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...
Gratitude & Gravy
Talking Turkey with all five mayoral candidates by Lorne Chambers | Editor As Folly Beach heads into another election, the conversations around town have been lively—sometimes a little too lively. With five candidates vying to replace longtime mayor Tim Goodwin and...
2025 Election Preview
Casting Their Lines Candidates try to reel in voters by Lorne Chambers | Editor Next month, for the first time in a decade and a half, Folly Beach will have a new leader. Longtime mayor Tim Goodwin is stepping aside, and five candidates are eyeing his gavel. Over the...
The Sky is the Limit for Skye Dominguez
Local 17-year-old becomes Wahine Classic’s First sponsored surfer by Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer The Folly Beach Wahine Classic, a long-running women’s surf contest and nonprofit, has launched a new initiative to support young athletes in the local surf community....
Small Space, Big Vision
The newly-opened Folly History Museum looks back and ahead by Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer The tides may change daily on Folly Beach, but its history now has a more permanent home. Thanks to the newly-opened Folly Beach Historical Society and its chair, Regina...
Teeing Off to Cure SMA
Folly couple raises funds and awareness to help son and others fight rare genetic disorder Special to The Current Folly Beach residents Laura and Jim Harbin knew nothing about SMA until last October, when their newborn son, Max, was diagnosed through South Carolina’s...
A Rising Threat
How sea level rise is reshaping our future by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer Dubbed “the Edge of America,” Folly Beach is a barrier island that is increasingly vulnerable to the effects of the changing climate—particularly rising sea levels that threaten to...