The Great 60s Reunion for Barnwell High School is set for Saturday, July 22, 2023. Letters have been sent. Please mark your calendars. Pictured above are the Warpony cheerleaders from the 1967 …

Before the 2022-23 school year at Barnwell High School (BHS) ended, the ribbon was cut welcoming the new Star Academy program to the school. Star Academy is a STEM-based, hands-on learning program …

Callee Chesser, a Barnwell County Career Center Health Science student, was recognized as a 2023 South Carolina Technology Champion for the Lower Savannah Region. She was recommended by her teacher, …

The Barnwell School District 45 (BSD45) Warhorse family came together to hold their end-of-year celebration. Administrators and fellow educators shared kind words about new retirees, each school’s …

Guinyard-Butler Middle School (GBMS) will have two new assistant principals when classes resume in August. The school has not had a permanent assistant principal since Henrietta Williams was …

Guests entered the newly named Willie E. Landrum Gymnasium on Hagood Avenue through raindrops to honor the dedication and acknowledge the legacy of a beloved educator. “With all the rain that is …

Barnwell District 45’s budget is projected to grow by more than $1.6 million. The school board held two of the three required readings for next year’s budget at recent meetings on April 27 and …

The April winners of the Service Above Self awards includes two future chemists. The Rotary Club of Barnwell County bestows these awards monthly to a student from each high school who exemplifies …

The South Carolina Career Development Association (SCCDA) announced the state winners of their 2023 National Career Development Association Poetry & Art Contest, all of whom will now compete in …

A Mother’s Day celebration was interrupted by a fire at a local childcare center. New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Child Development Center was in the middle of their Muffins for Mom …

Five people have been appointed to oversee the consolidation of Barnwell County’s school districts. With the passage of the Barnwell County School District consolidation bill on April 25, …

The consolidation of Barnwell County school districts is final after the April 25 signature of Governor Henry McMaster. Barnwell County School District 45 (BSD45), Barnwell County Consolidated …

Barnwell County Career Center (BCCC) law enforcement students had a candid conversation about their futures with Al Jenkins, regional director for Senator Tim Scott, on the morning of Tuesday, March …

The third grade hallway depicting South Carolina history at Barnwell Primary School (BPS) is now complete. Muralist Russ Petty and BPS scholars dried off their brushes on March 31 after a …

Barnwell High School (BHS) students met with local industries and businesses to share resumes and get inspiration for the future at the school’s first in-person career fair since the …

Senator Brad Hutto and Representative Lonnie Hosey met with Barnwell County Council and members of the community and discussed imminent county-wide school consolidation alongside other …

Randy Martin was instrumental in the lives of his band students and fellow band directors. The retired band director, who dedicated his career to teaching Barnwell County students band, died March …

A bill introduced to the S.C. Senate on Wednesday, March 22 proposes the complete consolidation of all Barnwell County school districts by July 1, 2024. The consolidation bill was introduced to …

Four students were awarded the Service Above Self award by the Rotary Club of Barnwell County for exemplifying the namesake phrase of the award. “It's always amazing for us when we get to hear …

Barnwell High School has been plagued by five bomb threats in less than two weeks. The first threat on Friday, Feb. 17 was followed by two more on Thursday, Feb. 23 and Friday, Feb. 24. On Monday, …

The story of Camella Black’s advocacy for agriculture is shared in honor of National FFA Week (February 18 to 25). Every time Dorie Myers puts on her blue corduroy FFA jacket, she is …

The Rotary Club of Barnwell County awarded three seniors with the Service Above Self Award at their February meeting– all of which coincidentally have aspirations to start a career in the medical …

Full county-wide school district consolidation is “imminent” but a proposed bill could take that a step further. A bill currently sitting in a state committee proposes county-wide school …

Madison Doughtie, an eleventh grader at Barnwell High School, represented her school at the Region Two Band Clinic held Feb. 17-18 at Lexington High School. She was the only Barnwell County …

The Barnwell School District 45 board was celebrated as they move forward. “Forward Together” was the 2023 theme of National School Board Month in January. Board members received gifts from …