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Council Digs Up Trash and Confronts Protests
City Council Report, April 24 By Charlie McCarty You might assume from the agenda and recent happenings that the April 24 Council proceedings focused on Public Safety issues, its newly reinforced Public Safety workforce and its recent YouTube internet celebrity status… they didn’t. THE WORK SESSION was very “trashy,” covering Public Works, citywide code... »
The Beach Blotter: April
The Beach Blotter By David Crawford “Stop Bitchin & Start A Revolution” If the bumper sticker on your sweet ‘new’ orange and beige moped says this, chances are it’s been stolen. Chasing The Dragon From Maryland To The Tides, Room 230 A son found his father, both visiting from... »
“Agreeable Council” Whips Through April 10 Meeting ‘Unanimously’
By Charlie McCarty WORK SESSION, 6 p.m. The meeting began with an update on the beach renourishment process, which you can read here. CM Stuckey presented two amending ordinances for discussion. The first dealt with Ordinance 10-12. prohibiting certain building operations on weekends, and the second, Ordinance 11-12 deals with conditions relating to surfboards,... »
Renourishment Update
By Charlie McCarty From City Council work session, April 10, 2012 The Council met in a work session at 6:00 p.m. Lead-off and key discussion featured an update by Mayor Goodwin on beach renourishment problems. His recent trips included visits with S.C. Congressional delegation members and staff in Washington as well as with senior... »
Warm Water Reds and Trout
April Fishing Report By Capt. Geoff Bennett Wonderful sunny weather has continued day after day, making for awesome fishing conditions. With all this warm weather, it’s no surprise that our fishery is 4-6 weeks ahead of schedule. The water is teeming with bait and even a few sharks are already cruising around. Expect April... »
Civic Club Meet The Candidates: Information On Forum Process
Provided Introduction: The Club provides a forum for the candidates to present their positions to voters and respond to brief written questions. The location is the Community Center and commences at 7 P.M. Tuesday, February 21st. The Club invites as many of the voters/residents to attend as can fit safely in the room. Process... »
Charleston Charter Fishing: Fishing Report March 2012
Provided What a winter! Or rather, what winter? Day after day of unseasonably warm weather has been an angler’s dream. Our fishery has remained active throughout the last few months and is building towards what should be an awesome spring. Redfish remain in massive schools numbering in the hundreds as they try to avoid... »
The Beach Blotter
The Beach Blotter By David Crawford Editor’s Note: The Folly Current would like to thank Folly Beach Public Safety and Chief Dennis Brown for their quick attention to the newspaper’s requests for police reports, without requiring a tedious FOIA request. We look forward to bringing you blotter each issue, and remind you that while... »
Vendors, Voters, and Sewers
City Council, January 24, 2012 By Denise K. James Work Session, 6 pm Council met to discuss the four topics of transient vendors, beach franchise, elections, and maintenance through James Island’s Public Service District. The topic of transient vendors began with zoning administrator Aaron Pope, who explained a switch in the ordinances. Ordinance 24-11... »
Welcome Back, Blotter?
By David Crawford Ever wonder what happened to the Folly Current’s Police Blotter? Not me. Here we are, three issues into 2012, and I’ve yet been able to obtain the police reports needed to write each piece. As a matter of fact, since taking over writing the Blotter after Blake Bunch left in the... »
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