Sometimes in the world of sports, there are games a team needs to win and there are games teams have to win.
For the Blackville-Hilda High varsity boys basketball team, Friday night’s game against North High was  a must-win situation.
After cruising with three straight wins to capture the championship in the Hawks’ Holiday Invitational tournament, Blackville-Hilda has slumped with four straight losses.
The drought, however, ended against the Eagles as the team put together its best performance in almost a month in a 72-67 victory.

Compromise - that seems to be the solution to most problems and it seems most Barnwell County residents will have to make the compromise of driving a few - not a lot - extra miles to get a higher quality of health care.
Dobb’s Equity Partners, LLC announced Jan. 24 their intention to locate the new regional hospital in Bamberg County. The location, on U.S. 78 at the intersection of Ghents Branch Road, is two miles from the Barnwell County line between Blackville and Denmark.