Folly Beach News

I'm from the Piedmont of North Carolina, but a big part of me grew up on one of Charleston's barrier islands.

Tour guide Al Miller performed a Gullah clap-and-chant rhythm for the group he guided Sunday during the Island History Tour.

When bars at Folly Beach close at 2 a.m., the staff is left to pick up the mess, count the receipts and square things away.

McCullough explains that "nail holes" are small holes in the sand created when incoming water pushes air out through the sand.

Sol Surfers Surf Camp founder Kai Dilling instructs a group of preteens and teenagers on Folly Beach about the currents so they can safely practice their new-found skills.

Officers with the Public Safety Department on Folly Beach say despite stepped up patrols they're still seeing cases of underage drinking.

Litter is more than an eye soar on Folly Beach, it's a potential hazard for one of nature's most vulnerable creatures.

In what appears to be a Coors Light commercial gone bad, a man charged with DUI told officers that he'd had six Coors Light cans while golfing that morning, then went out on a boat and had another one.

Charleston Fire Department Chief Rusty Thomas officially retires on Friday June 27, 2008.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter plucked three stranded boaters from shallow coastal waters near McClellanville early this morning.

Rescue crews had to wait hours for higher tides to bring a stranded couple to shore Wednesday after their boat ran out of gas near Folly Beach, authorities said.

It was with great sadness on Father's Day weekend that our family marked the passing of our patriarch, Chris Zecopoulos of James Island.

A fast-moving thunderstorm swept through the Charleston area Monday night, dropping hail and knocking down trees and power lines in West Ashley and on Johns and James islands.

Erika Perry recently painted the boat for Ashley Jo Slagel. Kristen Hankla Charlotte Hacker and Shannon Reilly spray paint the boat on Folly Road last week to commemorate their high school graduation.

The summer solstice was a significant event in ancient times. It was the day of the year when the sun would shine the longest, and a time to give thanks and celebrate life.

A tornado warning is in effect until 5:45 p.m. and a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the tricounty area through this evening, according to the National Weather Service, Charleston.

There has been a lot of ongoing discussion about either shelving or completing the Interstate 526 beltway, which would extend from the foot of the James Island connector at Folly Road to U.S. Highway 17 near ...

There's nothing like a walk in the woods to clear your mind. The chirping of birds, the wind rustling through the trees - far away from computers, microwave dinners, and traffic.

By Ali Akhyari

Nothing captures the blue collar spirit of the Lowcountry better than a shrimp boat. The silhouette of drag nets loosely clinging to their poles and pelicans keeping guard on a nearby dock post while the sun sets in the distance, drenching all light reflecting objects with gold and marmalade colors, have inspired innumerable works of art. It is difficult to imagine the East Cooper area without its shrimping fleet. However, it is quite possible that the art inspired by the historic industry may be the only place to see a Lowcountry shrimp boat in the future.

As one of many South Carolinians who have personally supported efforts to pass smoke-free ordinances in the state's communities, it was a great relief when the S.C. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that ...