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...
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Folly’s 2020 Vision
Coming year going to be a busy one at the beach by Bill Davis | Contributing Writer “2019 was a year where we talked about doing stuff, and 2020 will be the year we get all that stuff done,” says City Councilman DJ Rich. With no renourishment projects in the offing,...
Run To The Light
5K Race supports Morris Island Lighthouse preservation from Staff Reports The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) is proud to partner with Save the Light, Inc. for the third year to host their annual half marathon and 5K, set for Feb.1, 2020. ...
Bringing The Folly Boat Back
After 2 years, Beloved local landmark finds a new home at The Barrel by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer After two years—and lots of community effort and coordination—the Folly Boat is back. For the unaccustomed, the Folly Beach boat is a 36-foot-long vessel that...
Happy Follidays
12 Things You Might Not Know About the Folly Christmas Parade by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Now in its 29th year, the Folly Beach Christmas Parade has grown into a beloved annual event on the beach featuring floats, walking groups and other entries. “It’s just a...
Pirate’s Cove Gets a Complete Makeover
Popular Folly park reopens after major renovation project By Lorne Chambers | Editor After several months, Pirate’s Cove Park reopened in November with a huge celebration as food trucks, members of the community, local leaders, kids, and adults filled the park, which...
The Season of Giving
Folly Beach Baptist Church embraces the spirit of the season By Geno Lawrenzi Jr. | Special to The Current Every Monday at noon, a group of smiling volunteers meet at the Folly Beach Baptist Church, 77 Center St., and pour out a bowl of love to all comers. It’s free...
A Whole Lotta Loggerheads
Record Number of Turtle Nests on Folly and in South Carolina this Year by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Folly Beach had a record-breaking 145 Loggerhead turtle nests this year, breaking its previous record of 108 nests in 2013, according to the South Carolina...
Dredging up a Submerged Problem
Folly looks to clean-out ‘garbage’ boats by Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer The City of Folly Beach has asked the state to allow it more latitude in policing boats moored in and around its city limits in hopes of saving money, protecting navigable waters, and...
Remembering Ali Akhyari
Folly Current’s Founding Editor Passes Away by Kristin Hackler | Special to The Folly Current It was early 2008, about two and a half years into my tenure at Lucky Dog Publishing. Ali Akhyari and I were sitting in our Sullivan’s Island offices above Station 22...
Up Close and Personal with a Serial Killer
Folly Beach lawyer recalls defending Pee Wee Gaskins, South Carolina’s most notorious serial killer By Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Local newspapers called him “the meanest man in South Carolina.” By the time he was executed by the electric chair in 1991, Donald...