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June 26, 2026 – Coastal Science and Engineering (CSE) has provided us with the latest estimates on a construction schedule available on our beach page. Will the beach be closed? No. Beach renourishment work will take place in sections of approximately 300 yards at a time. In most cases, pedestrians will be able to walk around the fenced work area. The only exception may be during temporary dune...

June 8, 2026 - The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services has approved the City of Isle of Palms' request for dredging and beach renourishment along the island's shoreline. The permit is valid for five years. Contractor Marinex is expected to begin setting up equipment and staging areas in late June, with sand pumping expected to get underway shortly after the Fourth of July...

Isle of Palms Fire & Rescue has invited Wake Up Carolina to offer a free community presentation focused on opioid overdose prevention and response. The event will take place on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at the Isle of Palms Public Safety Building. Wake Up Carolina is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating communities about opioid overdose awareness and the lifesaving use of...

What does a community look like to you? A technical definition is: A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic(s), being place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, city, town, or neighborhood) or in virtual space...

May 26, 2026 - The SC Department of Environmental Services has approved the City's request for dredging and beach renourishment along the Isle of Palms shoreline. This permit is valid for five years Beach Renourishment Major Permit

May 14, 2026 – In a special session of City Council on May 12, the City awarded the full 2026 beach renourishment project to Marinex. Marinex will start on the northern end of the Island, and work their way South. A map of the construction areas are available on our website. We should start to see mobilization late May to early June, and expect to see the first sand placement mid to late June. If...

May 14, 2026 - A heartfelt thank you to everyone who committed to this grassroots effort by purchasing one or more trees for the "Plant a Palm 2.0" community project. Your generosity spans our entire community, from dedicated residents and businesses, to four council members who each contributed $300 toward a tree to help beautify our public parking lot. "Plant a Palm 2.0" transforms a well-used...

May 12, 2026 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Ahtna crews have wrapped up their work on the South End of the Island and fully cleared their staging area. The breach inlet access has been restored to normal — cleanup is complete, parking bumpers and boulders are back in place, and police barricades are up to prevent vehicles from driving onto the beach. All original parking spots are back and...

Our busy tourist season is soon to be back! As has become our habit, IOP coordinated a pre-season planning meeting with surrounding communities – Mount Pleasant, Sullivans Island, Folly Beach – along with supporting partners – ABC News 4, County and County Park reps, SCDOT and Explore Charleston. These semi-annual meetings have been good for collaborating, exploring new ideas to deal with the...

April 23, 2026 - Pathway construction is underway. The contractor is working from 21st to 30th Avenue this week, currently demolishing the existing sidewalk at 21st & Waterway. The pathway will remain open for walking and biking during the paving process — a compacted gravel surface will be in place initially until final paving is complete.