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A native of Barnwell and alumnus of Barnwell High, Jonathan returned to his hometown in 2010 after earning his mass media degree from Anderson University. He started as a staff writer for the …

Stephanie Shaver joined The People-Sentinel as a general assignment reporter in February 2025. She covers a variety of local news topics for the locally-owned newspaper. Stephanie moved to …

Originally from a tiny town in the Catskill mountains in New York, Alex joined The People-Sentinel in May 2022 as a reporter after graduating from Hofstra University with a master’s degree in …

Jana joined the newspaper team in March 2022 to sell and design ads; however, she’s worked for The People-Sentinel two other times in various positions. Designing advertisements is what …

Kathy joined the newspaper in January 2024. Technically, she rejoined the staff because she previously worked at the paper for 12 years (1993 to 2005). She is excited to help businesses find …

Tell me about yourself, including background, work experience, family, etc.  I have lived in Barnwell all my life. BHS graduate of 1992.  Married with 6 children between us. (the Brady …

Debi joined the newspaper in December 2022, bringing more than 40 years of experience in newspapers and magazines. She assists publisher Jonathan Vickery with the pagination process of designing …

Jeff joined the newspaper team in 2021 to write about Barnwell County’s talented student-athletes. Jeff’s journey to write for the newspaper came after more than 25 years of teaching and …

Ed has worked for the newspaper since September 2020. He is a native of Barnwell but now lives in Williston. He previously owned Crouch Full-Service Station, Self Service Car Wash, and Witt's Small …