Every weekday for nearly 20 years, before the rays of the South Carolina sun would break the first light of dawn, Dr. Dean Koukos would wake up and begin the two-hour drive from his home in Bluffton …

When Melinda Hernandez began looking for daycare in Barnwell County for her six-month-old son, she faced several challenges faced by many American families seeking child care: high costs and long …

At its March 21 monthly ­meeting, the Allendale County Council discussed filling the county’s zoning administrator vacancy and an early-stage plan to get the county a state park. Zoning …

A pattern of poor communication between council members and other municipal employees in the Town of Allendale is holding back several community projects, as discussed at the Town of Allendale’s …

At its March 18 meeting, the Town of Fairfax voted to restructure its debt, which has accumulated late fees as a result of lack of repayment. Additionally, the council updated the community on a new …

At the Allendale Democratic Convention voter engagement and political accountability were the topics of the day. Held March 9, local Allendale ­voters discussed how to encourage young people and …

The South Carolina office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently investigating two recent deaths that occurred at Scotsman Ice Systems outside of the Town of …

The Allendale County ­Council and the Fairfax Town Council both held recent special called meetings in which they discussed local economic issues outside of their regularly scheduled meeting …

The fact that few know of Septima Clark and the role she played in the Civil Rights movement is part of why actress Zania Cummings decided to play her in "Septima", a new musical about the eponymous …

For 30 years, as the gap between regional high school students and higher education has widened, scholarships by the Big 7 Association have helped to bridge it. The Big 7 is an association of …

Underneath the Town of Fairfax City Hall’s leaky roof are stuffed manila folders, piles of cardboard boxes, missing documents and a recently elected mayor trying to prove to the town that the local …

A new restaurant and truck stop is under construction along Route 301 in Ulmer. On February 2, Joe Mole, Allendale County’s zoning administrator, presented the approved building permit to Randy …

Amidst South Carolina’s presidential primaries, The People-Sentinel has been interviewing local voters in both the Democratic and Republican parties. Across party lines, The People-Sentinel …

“SFA Fund, Inc. is responsible for the content of this advertisement,” says a baritone-voiced narrator in the final three seconds of a pro-Nikki Haley video ad, his voice drowned out by the sound …

Laughter, singing and playing piano are not activities commonly associated with educating a crowd on the complexities of the legal system. However, combining them was the strategy of the …

As the 2024 growing season draws near, the southern farmer faces numerous challenges: the regional explosion of wild pigs and deer, supply chain shocks, crop diseases and increasingly severe weather …

As the Allendale County Council navigates a finan­cial crunch, it is discussing stricter enforcement of budgeting on county departments. On Tuesday, January 30, the Council had a special call …

On January 31, ­Randy Creech was inaugurated as the fifth member of the Allendale City Council in a special election. Creech, a lifelong resident of Allendale, criticized the speed that the …

Ahead of the Democratic Primary on February 3, The People-Sentinel interviewed voters about the current state of the presidential election and the issues important to them. Common frustrations were …

At its January 16 meeting, the Town of Allendale announced that it will be hiring an engineering firm to reconstruct the town’s water system and also discussed understaffing in its tax …

At its January 19 meeting, the Allendale County Council announced that the county has received over $35,000 across three new grants for improving EMS services and approved the second reading of a …

Correction: A previous version of this article stated that Fairfax terminated magistrate judge Willard Branch. Although Branch is the magistrate judge for Allendale County, he is also the municipal …

Standing next to his son amidst a pile of wood, insulation and broken glass two days after a tornado leveled his property, Joel Rutland is thinking something similar to others in the town of Bamberg: …

The Town of Fairfax is in a state of emergency and is operating on a week-to-week basis, town public officials said at an informal meeting with the Fairfax community that was held on January …

In November 2023, former Fairfax Town Council member Butch Sauls won the Fairfax mayoral election on a platform of increased transparency between local government and the town’s residents, bringing …