Folly Housecalls
Several local businesses carved out a niche by bringing unique services right to your doorstep by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer Folly Beach, The Edge of America, has a refreshing number of convenient services that don’t require residents and visitors to leave...
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The Rainbow Connection
Bridge dedication memorializes beloved Folly pets by Lorne Chambers | Editor For years, Folly residents have probably taken note of the wooden bridge between Lost Dog Café an the Community Center. This bridge seemed a bit odd because there was no longer any water...
A Folly Farewell
“Super Dave’s Parking Lot Bash, Honey” to pay tribute to longtime Folly resident by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer Folly Beach is beloved not just for its Bohemian surfer vibe, but for the unique characters that make up the fabric of it. David “Super Dave”...
Folly Beach 2.0
Beach renourishment is a vital project to battle beach erosion by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer Beach renourishment is the “adding of sediment onto or directly adjacent to an eroding beach.” The large construction vehicles on the beach hope to keep Folly Beach...
100 Years Young
Folly Beach gains another centenarian as Forrest Neely hits the century mark by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer I don’t feel 100,” Forrest said. “I feel as good as I did when I was 40 or 50 years old.” Forrest joins a special group of centenarians who have...
Charleston County Parks Receives Off-Road Wheelchair for use at Folly Beach County Park
from Staff reports In June, nonprofit organization Waymaker Offroad Wheelchairs donated an all-terrain wheelchair to the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC). The chair is available for reservation on a first-come, first-served basis at Folly Beach...
A New Chapter
Local branch reopens with cutting-edge technology and a vibrant new look by Elise Lusk | Contributing Writer For centuries, libraries have served as community hubs for knowledge, culture, and socialization. While a lot has changed with the modern library system in how...
A Race to Remember
Folly Beach offers a brief respite for competitive sailors on 50th birthday of the Worrell 1000 by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer For a dozen two-man catamaran teams who competed in a grueling 1,000-mile nautical journey up the East Coast from Florida to...
Fink Wins Folly Beach Special Election
Nearly 1,000 people turned out for special election to fill vacated city council seat last month by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer The votes are in and new council member Skip Fink will be Folly Beach’s newest council member following a special election held...
A Clean Sweep
Toby's Earth Month island-wide spring sweep a success from Staff Reports More than 200 volunteers combed Folly Beach from nine different stations on Sunday, April 7, as part of Toby The Turtle’s Earth Month Island-wide Spring Sweep. They collected and recorded 12,531...
Catching Some Fun
Folly Current reporter gets some fishing tips before annual tournament returns to Folly Pier by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer I had never fished in the Atlantic Ocean until a Tuesday in April when I arrived at the Folly Beach Fishing Pier and walked into the...