The People-Sentinel

09/14/2025

🏈 Football Contest Update! 🏈

Congratulations to this week’s winners! 🎉
1st Place: Roger Folk
2nd Place: Leona Harley

There were three tied for 2nd place this week, but the tiebreaker of 38 decided the winner — and Leona nailed it exactly at 38! 👏

No perfect entry this week. Just a reminder: when filling out your picks, only list the winners in the winner column. Do not put both teams with a score. Next time, those entries will not be counted. ✅

📰 Be sure to enter the next contest in the newspaper on 9.17.25!

🏆 Winners may pick up prizes at The People-Sentinel office, 22 Burr Street, Barnwell:
📅 Mon–Thurs 9am–5pm | Fri 9am–Noon

09/14/2025

The Blackville-Hilda High School Hawks played a good game against the Wildcats of Ninety Six High School on Friday, Sept. 5 despite leaving with a 12-28 loss.

Stay updated with local football in our weekly sports section.

The Blackville-Hilda Hawks lost 12-28 to the Wildcats of Ninety Six High School on Friday, Sept. 5.

09/13/2025

Barnwell Elementary School was filled with excitement as the campus hosted its annual Grandparents’ Day Breakfast with more than 600 grandparents and family members filling the school and joining students for a morning of celebration.

Barnwell Elementary School (BES) was filled with excitement as the campus hosted its annual Grandparents’ Day Breakfast on Friday, September 5th. The event drew an incredible crowd, with more …

09/13/2025

Tonight is Bingo Night in the Town of Hilda!
Come out to the Hilda Depot and have a great time! Great prizes and great fellowship! They will have supper for sale!

09/13/2025

Barnwell residents can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening THIS MONDAY.

Barnwell County Museum will host this community event on September 15. The site is located at 9426 Marlboro Avenue in Barnwell.

Residents living in and around Barnwell, South Carolina can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings …

09/13/2025

A Childhood Cancer Awareness Blood Drive will be held today. This will also be a fundraiser to raise money for three families who have children battling cancer.

09/13/2025

Desiree Still, agriculture teacher at the Barnwell County Career Center, has been selected as one of only 65 educators across the country to serve as a National Teacher Ambassador for the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization for the 2025–2026 school year.

Congratulations to Mrs. Still, who is representing both the county and the whole state in this prestigious national program!

Barnwell County School District is proud to announce that Mrs. Desiree Still, agriculture teacher at the Barnwell County Career Center, has been selected as one of only 65 educators across the …

09/13/2025

David B. Corder is back with another book review.

This week he focuses on Susan Hill’s Gothic ghost story, The Woman in Black, and it's chilling last line.

Read more from Corder annd be encouraged to read more in general in this week's newspaper!

“They asked for my story. I have told it. Enough.” So reads the final line of Susan Hill’s Gothic ghost story, The Woman in Black. A chilling last line for a short novel of …

09/12/2025

The Rotary Club of Barnwell County, SC is now a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club, meaning they are able to do even more for the community.

Learn more about what this means for the county at large on page 2A of this week's newspaper.

The Rotary Club of Barnwell County is now a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club. The club celebrated the accomplishment on September 2 during a social gathering at Red Hill Grill in Barnwell. …

09/12/2025

⏰🏈 Reminder, football fans! 🏈⏰

Don’t forget to submit your football contest entry by 5 PM today at The People-Sentinel!

📍 22 Burr Street, Barnwell, SC
📧 [email protected]

Get those picks in for your chance to win — you don’t want to miss it! 🙌

09/12/2025

Happening tomorrow at the Barnwell Farmers Market!

Come one, come ALL to the Barnwell Farmers Market Boil Off event TOMORROW Saturday September 13, 9am - 1pm @ Fuller Park!
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All farmers market visitors receive (1) 🎟 People's Choice voting ticket.
🎟 ‼️GET EXTRA VOTING TICKETS WITH EVERY PURCHASE MADE FROM A MARKET VENDOR‼️ 🎟
🥜Peanuts will be for sale from our contest participants!! 🥜

09/12/2025

The Williston-Elko High School homecoming parade is today at 5 p.m. in downtown Williston.