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By Lauren Dean City Council: August 24 Good Neighbor Award Daniel Culpepper, James Dowdy, Sonny Miles, and Jack Thomas received the “Good Neighbor Award” for their prompt action in helping to put out a fire at the Sandbar Apartments. Appointments City Council reappointed John Kachmarsky as Municipal Court Judge, Been Peeples as City Attorney, and Mary Cunningham as Municipal... »
526 Extension draft plan
By Kristin Hackler In 1972, plans for a completed “Charleston Inner Belt Freeway” were drawn to include a connection between West Ashley, James Island and Johns Island. However, after the 19.4 miles of the existing I-526 was completed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, work on the remaining section fell to the wayside until... »
Exchange Club July
By Robert Lucas Exchange Club awards 2010 scholarships Congratulations to Folly residents and students Phyllis Bucher and Bryant Thomas, each of whom were awarded $500 scholarships during the July Exchange Club meeting. Bucher is studying nursing at Trident Tech and is planning to become an RN, while Thomas is entering Trident Tech in film studies and... »
Letter from the Mayor
Dear friends and neighbors: The first ninety days have passed and I am happy to say I think Folly Beach has seen some positive changes during that time. There has definitely been a positive change on the beach and I believe it is because we are seeing changes in the behavior of those who come... »
City government
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 non-residents to purchase a license tag for pets they bring... »
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 city planner Susan Breslin garnered 46 percent of the vote.... »
Gulf oil spill impacts economy and ecology of our barrier islands
By Will Moredock It has already burned itself into our national psyche; the image of millions of gallons of crude oil billowing from the BP wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico, a mile below the surface. We can only guess how much oil has escaped, and that guess is based on constantly changing estimates from... »
City Council election on July 13
By Lauren Dean At 7:00 p.m. on July 13 it will all be over. Folly Beach residents will have chosen the City Council member who will represent them for the next two years. Either Susan Breslin or D.J. Rich will take the empty seat once occupied by Tim Goodwin and serve the remaining two years... »
City Council Meeting
By Lauren Dean Ordinances The June 22 City Council meeting began at exactly 7:00 p.m. and the gavel came down at 8:01 p.m. No new ordinances were introduced and no one raised a stink about anything. The new Comprehensive Plan and Official Zoning Map unanimously passed final reading. The State requires that the comprehensive plan... »
May 25 City Council Meeting
By Lauren Dean “I see we have a full house tonight,” Mayor Tim Goodwin said in his opening comments. “I’m happy to see all of you here and I hope you’re all still happy when you leave.” In a concise, well-mannered City Council meeting that came in at just under one hour (I still had... »
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