Newspaper reporters and editors are just ordinary people who want to get it right. In a recent column about Mordecai Wilson, a 99-year-old resident of tiny Lula, Ga., I reported that he and his …

It can happen when you least expect it – your credit card is declined! In some cases, you might not have enough money in your account, or you forgot to tell your bank you’re traveling …

This newspaper does not traditionally endorse candidates. However, we do endorse voting “YES” for the Capital Projects Sales Tax (CPST) referendum that will be on the November 5 …

Natural disasters like     storms ,  tornadoes ,    hurricanes ,    flooding , and   wildfires   often bring out the best in people as strangers reach out to help others …

Mordecai Wilson was relaxing in his recliner when we arrived at his home in Lula, a town of about 3,000 in northeast Georgia.  I had never met the man, although I’d read several of …

When I first arrived in Allendale County as a reporter in July 2023, I was told the typical narrative about Allendale: a rural community ailed by high rates of crime, poverty and corruption. But the …

Last week marked my 14 th work anniversary at The People-Sentinel .  This week is National Newspaper Week, spotlighting the important work local newspapers do in their communities and …

If your insurance policy has been lost or destroyed, or if you are confused about the policy benefits or exclusions, contact your insurance company to find out what coverages you have and request a …

If quick-moving but deadly Hurricane Helene has anything to teach us, it’s that monster storms can get anyone, not just people along the coast. Helene’s horrific landfall in Florida …

Dear Community, We hope that all of the patrons of the ABBE Regional Library System are safe and secure following the historic storm damage of Hurricane Helene. Due to a loss of power at …

Dear Editor, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to whoever cut up and cleared my property of the fallen tree limbs and carried them away. What a wonderful act of kindness; I …

When it comes to tree care, some jobs, like tree trimming or taking down a large tree, are too big and too dangerous to handle the job alone. Perhaps you just need professional expertise to keep the …

Dear Editor, I would like to thank the following in our community for the behind the scenes work that has been done in our community that many people may not know: Long Branch Church for …

To all my Barnwell County Family,  We have all faced the largest and most destructive Hurricane to have ever come up from the Gulf Coast in recorded history and yet we are still here.  …

To the Editor of The People Sentinel, This is in reference to a well deserved person known as our Mayor of Barnwell. I was out of town when I learned that my family was home without electricity. …