Own a Piece of American History
For more than two centuries, Cole Island has played a remarkable role in the nation’s story by Lorne Chambers | Editor Owning an island off the South Carolina coast has long been the stuff of fantasy. But Cole Island, a 300-acre secluded island between Folly Beach and...
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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...
Wahine Weekend Recap
Too much sun, a little surf, and lots of sisterhood by Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer Female surfers of all ages and skill levels gathered on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 for the 23rd annual Folly Beach Wahine Classic (aka The Wahine). The surf competition —...
An Agave Grand Finale
For its final act, a towering century plant stretches to the sky by: Lorne Chambers | Editor Not far from the community garden on the West Side of Folly Beach, a natural phenomenon is taking place. A large century plant (Agave Americana) has begun its much-anticipated...
The Surf Issue
Remembering a Surfer, a Writer, and Friend by Lorne Chambers | Editor I never set out to be a journalist—if that’s even what I am. I just knew I wanted to write. Community newspapers were a way to earn a paycheck while stringing words together. Still, I always held...
Gromfest Returns to Folly
Annual youth surf contest will be held July 12 from Staff Reports One of Folly’s most beloved summer traditions returns this month. McKevlin’s Surf Shop will host its annual Gromfest on Saturday, July 12. Open to surfers 18 and under, Gromfest is a laid-back...
Surf, Strength, and Sisterhood
Wahine Classic brings surfers of all ages together again on Folly Beach by: Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer The Wahine Classic, the longest-running all-female surf competition on the East Coast and South Carolina’s only all-female surf contest, takes place every...
Stewards of the Sea
A Look at Folly’s surf-centric nonprofit and community fixtures by Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer Women have been surfing Folly Beach since the sport became popularized in the early 1960s. And while there are even more women and girls surfing now than back then,...
Fly Away Home
Folly shorebird to star in upcoming nature documentary by Liz Wolfe | Editor On an overcast day in early May, 15 women walked the sandy shoreline overlooking Morris Island, barefoot with binoculars in hand. Their guide was Master Naturalist and Charleston Bird Club...