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...
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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...
Re-thinking Folly Road
Corridor Improvement Planning Begins By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Let’s face it. Folly Road is ugly. Abandoned buildings sit dying on the side of the road. There are sidewalks and bike lanes that end suddenly and without warning. And congestion throughout the day...
Folly Beach = Dollar, Dollar Bills, Y’all
College of Charleston Releases Folly Economic Impact Study By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Last year, the City of Folly Beach asked the College of Charleston Office of Tourism Analysis to assess the city’s impact on tax revenue and jobs. The purpose of the study was...
Beach Blotter — April 2015
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last month 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 ...
New Bridges Nearing Completion
Traffic During Construction Mostly Smooth (except that one day) By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor The new bridges over the Folly River and Folly Creek are nearing completion, with demolition of the span over Folly Creek already underway. For the most part, residents...