
Out with the Old, In with the New

Folly says goodbye to 2024 by replacing traditional fireworks with a dynamic drone show by Lorne Chambers | Editor Every New Year’s Eve, people gather on the beach and in the streets to watch the Flip-Flop Drop at Tides, the Meatball Drop at Woody’s Pizza, and a...
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Redrawing Folly’s Commercial Future
by Bill Davis | Staff Writer A package of 11 linked zoning ordinances will be up for first vote that could refocus and redefine Center Street in the public portion of the meeting. And in a closed-door work session, Council will discuss Mayor Tim Goodwin’s proposed...
Worrell 1000 Reunion Boat Race Continues Monday at Tides Hotel
The seventh leg for the Worrell will begin Monday May 16th, 2022 in Folly Beach, SC on the beach adjacent to the Tides Folly Beach Hotel. Race start is 10am (weather permitting) for each checkpoint along the way! The address for the Tides Folly Beach Hotel Resort: 1...
The Volley on Folly
Charity Pickleball tournament to be held on Folly Beach Nov. 5-6 by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer The country’s fastest-growing sport has arrived on Folly Beach. Pickleball—a mix between tennis, ping pong and badminton—first came to Folly during the pandemic...
Bowens Island Turns 75
Iconic seafood restaurant reaches historic milestone, celebrates all year long By Lorne Chambers | editor The 75th anniversary is considered the Diamond Anniversary. Appropriate for Bowens Island, a restaurant and destination that has managed to be both the crown...
Remembering the Life of Allen Hatchell
by Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer The Folly Beach community is mourning the loss of one of their own. Friends and family said good-bye to longtime Folly resident Allen Hatchell late last month. Hatchell loved life on Folly Beach. It was his home for the last...
Keeping Our Island Clean
Folly street sweep nets nearly 12,000 pieces of litter by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer While many beach sweeps focus on picking up litter on the shoreline, a recent Folly Beach sweep expanded the cleanup to the streets. Called “Toby’s Folly Island Wide Spring Clean,”...
2022 FOLLY BEACH CITY COUNCIL ELECTION GUIDE
Council members discuss important issues in advance of April 5 election by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Four candidates are running for three open seats on Folly Beach City Council and Mayor Tim Goodwin is running unopposed at an election set for Tuesday, April 5....
One Perfect Day
Annual event broadens horizons for both surfers and children with autism by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer Surfing the waves on Folly Beach happens thousands of times every day in the summer, but when surfers took to the water in late August, “hanging ten” took...
Land Donation Will Give Passive Park More Room
The Shadow Race Park gets an upgrade by Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer No doubt, we are blessed with a lot of public parks on Folly Beach. The Folly Beach County Park stands guard against the Kiawah riffraff out at the west end and the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage...
Edging Out the Competition
Water’s Edge Inn named “Top Bed & Breakfast” by Yelp reviewers by Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer Tucked in the grove of West Indian and 2nd Street West rests the quaint Water’s Edge Inn. The secluded location gives guests a quiet waterside retreat only a...