CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- The Charleston County School District is holding their series of public budget meetings for the 2014 fiscal year next week.

Parents, teachers, students, and community members are invited to attend any of the four meetings to provide input on what they'd like to see included in the upcoming budget.  Each meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

The meetings will be held:

• Monday, May 20, Stall High School Performing Arts Center
• Tuesday, May 21, West Ashley High School Auditorium
• Wednesday, May 22, Burke High School Cafeteria
• Thursday, May 23, Cario Middle School Cafeteria 

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FOLLY BEACH, SC (WCSC)- Crews are continuing to pump sand on to Folly Beach in an attempt to stabilize Folly Beach County Park.

Approximately 175,000 cubic yards of sand has been moved into the county park since the Bring Back The Beach Project began two Sundays ago. The project is a large-scale effort by Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) to renourish the county park, which closed in 2011 due to heavy erosion caused by winds and surf from Hurricane Irene.

According to a release from the CCPRC, contractors will begin driving steel sheet piles into the beach on May 15 as part of a terminal groin.

The goal of the stabilization project is to allow the park to reopen for public beach access only, and allow space for 200 vehicles. The area of beach will also be protected against erosion and storm events.

FOLLY BEACH, SC (WCSC)- The National Civic League has named Folly Beach a finalist for the All-America City Award.

Coined "The Edge of America", Folly Beach joins 19 other finalists selected by the National Civic League for a shot at the award. This year's competition focuses on locations that produce community-wide initiatives to honor and benefit veterans and military families.

According to the League's website, "All-America City Awards recognize local action through community-based problem-solving and civic engagement efforts involving the public, private, and nonprofit sectors."

"AAC is more than an awards program," noted NCL Interim Chair Liz Hollander. "It gives communities a unique opportunity to celebrate their successes, but also to take a clear-eyed look at their civic capacities."