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...
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City Council Gets an Earful
Street Festivals Denounced; Green Team, Surf Schools Discussed By Charlie McCarty | Contributing Writer Folly Beach City Council met for its regular meeting and Work Session on Tuesday, March 10. The Work Session began promptly at 6 p.m. The first to speak was Folly...
Beach Blotter — March 2015
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City 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 ...
Coastal Communities Galvanize Against Off-shore Drilling
By Jennifer Tuohy | Contributing Writer The City of Isle of Palms is leading what looks likely to be a chorus of disapproval from area coastal towns against the government’s proposal to lease waters offshore of South Carolina for oil and gas development. The draft...
City Initiates New Emergency Notification System
Special to The Current The City of Folly Beach has contracted with ECN CODE RED (Emergency Communication Network) to provide Community Alerting System services. The system is used to notify all residents in the event of an emergency or other information of importance....
New Showers Coming To Washout
From www.oceansurfshop.com The City of Folly Beach has some good news for surfers at The Washout. The City has just completed the process of building public changing houses at the east end of The Washout just north of the “Contest Shack” walkover (approximately 1700...