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Keeping Folly spic and span

By Akhyari

As the summer continues to wane, beach goers enjoying the warm sand should begin to see a small number of people identically clad in gray polo shirts walking the beach. They are members of Folly Beach’s newest answer to trash: the Folly Conservation Corp, also known as the Beach Management Patrol. The group is... »

An island trash-edy

By Akhyari

By Ali Akhyari Shameful. Outrageous. Disrespectful. All of these adjectives could be used to describe the condition in which parts of Charleston County’s beaches were left after the recent Fourth of July holiday. However, one must hesitate to use the word “surprising”. All of our barrier islands, from Isle of Palms to Folly Beach,... »

Good old fun on Folly

By Akhyari

By Smoky Weiner As a concerned ex-patriot of Folly Beach and former member of its Planning Commission, I’ve been watching the recent goings on with horror and amusement. I lived on Folly from January 5, 1987, until my divorce in 2006, which divorced me from my house as well as from my wife. Homeowners... »

Reader Poll: Should Folly Beach ban alcohol?

By Akhyari

Recently, a large group of visitors to Folly Beach left a present for residents after the Fourth of July holiday: a huge amount of trash. It is inevitable that many people will visit the beach and that more trash will be created as a result. However, many people left their trash on the beach... »

Alcohol ban may go to residents

By Akhyari

While the term “alcohol ban” has been getting a lot of attention in conjunction with Folly Beach lately, the City Council hardly mentioned it during an emergency work session aimed at dealing with the trash problems that surfaced after recent July 4 celebrations. However, the option is still very much on the table and... »

Trashing the beach

By Akhyari

Folly Beach and Morris Island were subjected to ridiculous amounts of disrespectful visitors who left previously unheard of amounts of trash on the beaches. Visit our “Videos” page to see video of the Morris Island clean-up. Visit our “Photos” page and click on “Fourth of July 2009″ to see a few pictures of the... »

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