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Charleston International Film Festival Teams Up with Yo Art
Provided The 5th Annual Charleston International Film Festival (CIFF) presented by Charliewood Pictures, will kick off Opening Night on April 11 at the Sottile Theatre. A reception with Mayor Riley will begin the evening from 5-7 p.m., with Sundance Award winning film ‘Robot and Frank’ immediately following. Films of all lengths and genres will... »
Letter To The Editor – Jim Crow
Dear Editors, The good-ole-boy government system continues to have a decent foot hold on Folly Beach. No one is more aware of this than former mayor Bob Linville. For years now, Mr. Linville has enjoyed disregarding the public right-of-way midblock easement at his 510 East Ashley Ave. property. This is a strip of land... »
Public Notice To Folly Beach Residents
Effective March 1, 2012, Charleston County will not accept yard debris if it is placed in plastic bags. Paper bags can be purchased at any home improvement store. Share on FacebookTweet »
City approves $1.2 million Public Safety Expansion
On January 19, the Folly Beach City Council held a public hearing to discuss and vote on plans for expanding the City’s Public Safety facilities. While there were seven members of Council counting Mayor Carl Beckmann, it was the vote of Tom Scruggs that proved to be the tipping point. Scruggs had previously been... »
Church takes on City’s state of mind
By Ali Akhyari As a result of their admitted inability to make any progress on how the City should go about providing more space for its staff and Public Safety Department, the City Council hired a facilitator, Kathy Church, to head their Special Meeting on November 19 which was intended to be an honest... »
$1.6 million City expansion falls flat
By Ali Akhyari In a controversial decision that ended with flared tempers and name calling, the City Council voted 4-3 against a resolution that would have resulted in the City spending $1.6 million for a 5000 square foot expansion of City Hall and the Public Safety Department. Council members Dave Stormer, Eddie Ellis, Tom... »
City shoots down $1.6 million expansion
Folly Beach Public Safety Chief Terry Boatwright begged the City Council to approve $1.6 million for a Public Safety/City Hall expansion at their regular meeting on October 27. But despite his pleading, the Council voted 4-3 against the measure prompting Mayor Carl Beckmann to go on a tirade criticizing the four Council members who... »
A Stormer on the horizon
By Ali Akhyari Folly Beach, SC The project has been called Mayor Carl Beckmann’s legacy. Like a mirage in the desert, you can see the new $1.4 million Public Safety Expansion beginning to take shape after nearly a year of planning and discussion. On same horizon, however, Council member Dave Stormer has been casting... »
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