Aug 9, 2025
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...
Jul 10, 2025
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...
Jul 10, 2025
The enduring legacy of McKevlin’s Surf Shop by Liz Wolfe | Contributing Writer When Tim McKevlin looked out across the parking lot of McKevlin’s Surf Shop on May 3, he saw a sea of smiling, sun-kissed faces and lots and lots of surfboards. It was the 60th anniversary...
Jul 10, 2025
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...
Jul 10, 2025
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,...
