Marshall opposes Biden’s stove rule
Recently, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a Nebraska-led coalition of 22 states in opposing the Biden Administration’s strict new energy-efficiency standards for stoves and ovens. The rule will increase the costs for kitchen appliances nationwide. “Biden believes the rule of law doesn’t apply to his administration, and even as our economy hangs in the…
Read MoreHistory of Barnes School House Community
BY VIVIAN TAYLOR Butler County, from the time of its formation in December 1819, began with a gradual population increase in which communities arose in remote areas that could potentially be ideal for farming. Gaps between these isolated neighborhoods required that they be self-contained. Small, secluded communities popped up in random places. Rough-hewn churches,…
Read MoreGreenville All Stars roundup
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Greenville Dixie All Star teams have been extremely busy over the past several weeks with several teams from Greenville playing either in Eufaula or Greenville. Boys: The 12U All Stars went 3-1 in Eufaula and won the District Championship. The 10U All Star team went 2-2 in Eufaula…
Read More24th Annual South Alabama Karate Open
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard The 24th Annual South Alabama Karate Open held Saturday, June 8, was to a packed gymnasium at Straughn High School in Andalusia. Competitors from the southeast region of the U.S. were on hand for the stiff competition. Martial art enthusiasts from Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Florida and…
Read MoreMARY FRANCE SIMMONS
June 29, 1930 – June 9, 2024 Mary Frances Simmons, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother passed away peacefully in Toccoa, Ga., on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the age of 93 years old. Mary was born in Greenville to Thomas and Emma Page. She will be remembered by her faith, love to her family, her…
Read MoreCATHERINE SMITH STALLWORTH
Aug. 24, 1938 – June 9, 2024 Catherine Smith Stallworth was born to Eddie and Ruth Stuart Smith in Old Texas, on Aug. 24, 1938. She passed away on June 9, 2024, in Pine Apple, where she lived most of her life. Catherine graduated in 1956 from Moore Academy in Pine Apple. She attended Troy…
Read MoreTHOMAS MCBRIDE NEWTON, SR.
Dec. 19, 1935 – June 10, 2024 Thomas McBride Newton, Sr., a resident of Greenville, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2024, at the age of 88. Funeral Services were held on Thursday, June 13, beginning at 3 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church with Reverend Herbert Brown officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Burial followed…
Read MoreHAZEL ADAMS MATHEWS
Jan. 29, 1949 – June 12, 2024 Hazel Adams Mathews, a resident of Greenville, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2024, at the age of 75. Funeral Services were held Tuesday, June 18, beginning at 11 a.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Brother Mark Lovett officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Burial followed in…
Read MoreJOSE GOMEZ
Jan. 3, 1959 – June 13, 2024 Mr. Jose “Joe” Gomez, 65, a resident of Georgiana, passed away on June 13, 2024 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, June 19, beginning at 11 a.m. at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Ron Tubberville officiating and Johnson Funeral Home directing.…
Read MoreWes Allen exposes voter policy flaw
Secretary of State Wes Allen is exposing federal policies that provide voter registration forms to non-citizens and, additionally, cause voter registration information to be mailed to deceased individuals. “We have received complaints from concerned Alabama voters who received voter registration forms in the mail addressed to a deceased relative,” he said. “Those voter registration mailings…
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