By Lauren Dean With unusual foresight, Folly Beach City Council passed a resolution right before the 2009 Fourth of July debacle that transferred $15,000 in funds allocated for beach management to create a civilian beach patrol. The Beach Management Patrol, which originally consisted of Ali Akhyari , Eric Cadiz and John Crisco, was quickly... »
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City Council City Council did not meet on July 13 because that was Election Day. Their next regular meeting will be July 27 at 7:00 p.m. in Council chambers. Agenda items were to include ordinances amending the current rules for dogs on the beach, requiring... »
Rich wins City Council seat
It’s all over but the swearing in. D.J. Rich won the July 13 special election to fill the City Council seat left vacant when Tim Goodwin was elected mayor on April 6. Rich, the owner of Planet Follywood, received 54 percent of the vote and... »
Our Lady of Good Counsel honors four who serve
If the faithfulness of a parish community may be measured by the steadfastness of its volunteers, then the parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel on Folly Beach has... »
Mosley, Hudson make national tour stops on Folly
Folly Beach attracts interesting characters from all corners of the world: authors, actors, artists, musicians, poets, athletes, politicians, diplomats, vagabonds and everything in between. This month, two highly-regarded singer-songwriters... »
Golf cart laws
According to the Code of Laws of South Carolina, section 56-3-115, the owner of a vehicle commonly known as a golf cart, if he has a valid driver’s license,... »











