Richie and Me, Part 9
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY Richie and I were good students. He and I were about the same grade-wise and we had a lot of classes together. Unfortunately, we didn’t always try our hardest. We made our best grades through the ninth grade and then we got our drivers’ licenses. I suspect Mrs. Hartley warned…
Read MoreThe Greatest Generation
By Annie Crenshaw Another light has gone out of the world with the loss of John Goodwin Little, Jr., on Feb. 23, 2021. Little, who died at age 96, was a member of “the Greatest Generation” – people who lived through the Great Depression and World War II, and then lived on into some…
Read MoreBUTLER COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECOGNIZED ON TRAIL
CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH Courthouse recognized on trail Courthouse Bonelli Jacobs The City of Greenville and the Butler County Courthouse are listed on the National Votes for Women Trail. The Trail seeks to celebrate the diversity of people who supported the struggle for women’s suffrage. It collects sites from across the country to…
Read MoreLocal man dies from two car wreck
From ALEA TROY POST – A two-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian at approximately 6:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb 25, has claimed the life of a Butler County man, De’unte’vius Queshuntriel Truitt, 23, of Greenville. The crash occurred when a 2016 Nissan Versa driven by a teenager stopped on Alabama 10 facing east in the westbound…
Read MoreSpring ball is underway
Spring softball and baseball are underway in Butler County with all four schools competing hard. Several tournaments were hosted this past weekend in Greenville. Fort Dale Academy hosted a varsity softball and baseball tournament, and Greenville High School and Middle School hosted a varsity and JV softball tournament. Pictured, just below, is FDA’s Lily Van…
Read MoreOn this day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard This is the sixth article of a series ranking University of Alabama football teams coached by Nick Saban by Paul Myerburg of USA Today Network. The 2017 team was picked last. Losing to Clemson in the previous National Championship game was a motivation for Alabama. QB…
Read MoreMARY NEIL THOMPSON TUCKER DAVIS
Mary Neil Thompson Tucker Davis, age 96, of Fort Deposit, Ala., died Jan. 27, 2021. She was born near Forest Home in Butler County, Alabama to her parents, Henry and Estelle Thompson. She was preceded in death by her parents and her three daughters, Lynn Tucker Bartosik, Jean Tucker and Robin Tucker Roddy. She was…
Read MoreDONNIE RAY SCHOFEILD
Funeral service for Mr. Donnie Ray Schofield was held at Johnson Funeral Home at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 with Brother Randy Harvill officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. The family receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 1, at the funeral home. Mr. Schofield passed at St. Vincents Birmingham on Friday, Feb.…
Read MoreSARAH WOOD FULLER
Sarah Wood Fuller, age 85 of Deatsville, Ala., passed away in her home on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Graveside services were held Thursday, Feb. 25, at 12:30 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Cemetery with Chaplin Ron Beckham officiating and Dunklin & Daniels Funeral Home directing. Ms. Fuller was preceded in death by her loving husband, Perry…
Read MoreJOHN ALBERT GRIFFIN
Mr. John Albert Griffin Funeral service was held Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. from Clara G. Hudson Memorial Chapel. Pastor Jimmy Lee Hunter officiated. Burial followed in Cook Cemetery, Ft. Deposit, Ala. John leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Mrs. Nellie Ruth Henderson-Griffin, Ft. Deposit, Ala.; his children, Latonia Kidd, Luverne, Ala.,…
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