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Parents, students, and others searching for savings on a variety of back-to-school items can enjoy 72 hours free of Sales Tax starting Friday as part of South Carolina's annual Tax Free …

The transition to a new EMS provider for Barnwell County is moving along quicker than expected.  Barnwell County Administrator Tim Bennett called The People-Sentinel on Wednesday evening, August …

The Barnwell High Scarlet Knights have a new theme, two new directors, and a few new students as they prepare for the new season. The marching band held their band camp the last two weeks of July. …

The Williston-Elko High School (WEHS) band spent the last full week of July immersed in camp preparing for the upcoming season. This year, the 13-member band is performing an art heist themed …

Medshore accused of breach of contract

The day after it took nearly two hours for a stroke victim to be transported to a nearby hospital, Barnwell County filed a court order against their current ambulance provider, Medshore, for an …

Consolidation board holds first meeting

Members of the newly created transitional Barnwell County School District Board of Trustees were sworn in at their first meeting on July 25 held at the Barnwell County Career Center (BCCC). On the …

Over 20 students attended Freedom Camp held at Blackville-Hilda High School (BHHS) to learn about their heritage through fine arts and interactive teaching. “I’ve always had an interest in …

Residents of the City of Barnwell will soon pay more for garbage, water, and sewer services. “Cascades closing has been detrimental to the city’s current and future budget. We are trying to be …

Animal shelter thankful for volunteers

The Barnwell County Animal Shelter (BCAS) thanks the Crane employees and community volunteers who donated their time on June 15 to help the animals of Barnwell County. For four hours, these …

Allendale woman seeks lung transplant

On August 7, Allendale resident Katina Fields and her daughter will drive to Jacksonville, Florida, to begin Fields’ two-year journey of getting her lung replaced. “It’s kind of …

At the Allendale-Fairfax High School’s July 28 convocation, stewardship was the word of the day. “Today, as faculty and staff, board members, community [members], parents [and] students, I …

The Town of Allendale is in financially “good shape” within “reasonable certainty,” according to Foster McKinney, a certified public accountant from the Columbia-based accounting firm …

Barnwell native Natalia Johnson, SRNS Environmental Bioassay Laboratory (EBL) Manager, received a Lab Manager’s Leadership Excellence Award for exceptional leadership and management …

Paprika is this week's Adoptable Pet of the Week from the Barnwell County Animal Shelter. "Paprika is a female grey and white staffy terrier about two years old. She is friendly with other dogs …

BAMBERG — Bamberg County needs a new jail director after the previous chief resigned following accusations that she used a racial slur to disparage city police officers who stopped her daughter for …

On Saturday, July 15th, Keep Barnwell County Beautiful (KBCB), an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, braved the heat and humidity to participate in the Williston Town Trash Cleanup. Volunteers …

Meredith Wright has been hired as Barnwell County’s deputy administrator as part of an overall restructuring of county personnel. According to Barnwell County Administrator Tim Bennett, this …

At the July 10 Barnwell City Council meeting, numerous developmental changes were approved. These changes will include rezoning on Jackson Street, a work authorization for a new elevated water tank …

On Saturday, July 22, two of Allendale’s own — Parris Lee, 25, and Herrinda D. Murdaugh, 34 — died in a shooting at the Tiger Express on East Railroad Avenue. According to arrest warrants …

An entire community mourned when Peggy Kirkland passed away on July 17 at age 80. Gracious, selfless, dedicated, and strong are only a few of the words used to describe Kirkland, whose impact is …

Troop 392’s last Eagle Scout has flown from the nest. Brothers Jackson Clark Thompson, 19, and John Logan Thompson, 16, received their Eagle Scout award during a court of honor ceremony on June …

Sam Grubbs, like any father, doesn’t want to miss time with his family. However, given the ever-increasing destruction that wild deer cause to his farm’s crops, he and his brother Will Grubbs …

Wreck sends car into vacant home

First responders inspect the damage after this Ford landed in the porch of this vacant home at the intersection of Allen Street and Marlboro Avenue in Barnwell around 9:45 p.m. on Monday, July 17 …

After the jury deliberated for two days, Herbert Wincell Davis Jr., 51, of Columbia, was found not guilty for a 2022 charge of failing to register as a sex offender, second offense. The trial …

Democracy works when there is a smooth transfer of power from one administration to the other. The Allendale County Treasurer’s Office is an example. Retiring Treasurer Alice McMillan Kirkland, …

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