FDA softball to enter postseason play
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard Fort Dale Softball also wound down regular play (13-12) with a three game series against Lowndes Academy where they won one and lost one. The Lady Eagles won at home in game one on April 13 by a score of 11-10. After tying it up with the Lady…
Read MoreFDA honors senior diamond players
Fort Dale Academy honored their senior softball and baseball players on April 2 between the junior high and varsity games. Pictured (L-R) are Kinsley Shipp (daughter of Bryant and Renee Shipp), Ceil Gregory (daughter of Jason and Ann Steiner Gregory), Trip Albert (son of David Albert and Tiffany Bolding), and Isaac Lowery (son of Jeremy and…
Read MoreFDA baseball
Fort Dale Baseball wrapped up their regular season at 13-7 and will play Success Unlimited at home April 21-22 for the first round of playoffs. On April 13 in game one of their series with Lowndes, the Eagles bested the Rebels 10-9 in ten innings. The winning pitcher was Cooper De Le Re, and four…
Read MoreCHARLES RUFUS OWENS, JR.
Jan. 13, 1965 – April 13, 2026 Mr. Charles “Chuck” Rufus Owens, Jr., affectionately known to his family as “Papa Chuck”, age 61, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026. The family received friends on Friday, April 17, from 5-7 p.m. at Dunklin Funeral Home in Greenville. Funeral Services were held Saturday, April 18 at…
Read MoreWaters named a Cauthen Fellow
Greenville Standard columnist, Mollie Smith Waters, was recently named a Cauthen Fellow by the Alabama Folklife Association. Cauthen Fellowships are awarded to individuals to conduct original research on an Alabama folk tradition. The honor allows Waters to develop her research on the funerary stonemasonry of H. W. Hitchcock. Waters passion for historical cemeteries and funerary…
Read MoreJohn Taylor recognized for volunteer service
John Taylor has been awarded the Bronze Star through the Alabama Master Gardener Association’s Reach for the Stars Program, a statewide volunteer recognition initiative established to honor Master Gardeners for their service and dedication to community education. The Reach for the Stars Program, approved by the State Master Gardener Board of Directors in 1999, recognizes…
Read MoreMove Alabama challenge
BY MARY WILSON AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — With warmer temperatures and more sunlight in the evenings, spring is the perfect time to get up, get out and move more. That’s why Move Alabama — A Community Physical Activity Challenge runs throughout the month of April. Move Alabama is a social marketing campaign of the…
Read MoreLife flight
A Florida man was life-flighted Saturday evening around 11:30 pm from the Georgiana’s Harmon football field. The man had been injured in a four wheeler accident. Sources close to the accident say it was an alcohol related incident and the driver of the four wheeler was not injured. The unidentified man was sent to the…
Read MoreGMS has substance scare
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Thursday, April 9, officers with the Greenville Police Department (GPD) were called to Greenville Middle School (GMS) in reference to a powdery substance found in possession of a student. A press release by GPD Police Chief Justin Lovvorn stated, “Other students stated that they were given the…
Read More‘Believe’ conference draws many
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard The SALT Women’s Ministry of Southside Baptist Church sponsored a women conference titled “Believe” and based on scripture from Luke 1:45 which says, “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her.” The one-day conference started with breakfast and fellowship and was…
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