MAUDIE L. DAVIS
April 7, 1935 – Jan. 13, 2024 Maudie L. Davis, age 88, a resident of Millbrook, formally of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Funeral Services were held Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, beginning at 2 p.m. at Spring Creek Baptist Church with Reverend John Ross Massey officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Burial…
Read MoreDONALD RICHARD OSWALD
Rev. Donald Richard “Richie” Oswald, age 61 of Greenville passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 16, 2024. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 at the Belleville Baptist Church (7717 CR-15, Castleberry, AL). Rev. Joey Rodgers will officiate. Katye Holloway Giddens will provide special music. Keahey Funeral Home…
Read MoreSOPHIA ANNABELLE ROGERS
Jan. 3, 2002 – Jan. 18 2024 Sophia Annabelle Rogers, age 22, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Funeral Services were held Monday, Jan. 22, beginning at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Reverend Bruce Coker officiating. The family received friends for visitation beginning at 2 p.m. until service time.…
Read MoreMELBA JUNE WELSH MUNROE
June 29, 1939 – Jan. 18, 2024 Melba June Welsh Munroe, a resident of Letohatchee, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at the age of 84. Graveside Services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 25, beginning at 11 a.m. at Letohatchee Cemetery with Brannon Eagerton officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Melba was preceded…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW Churches of the Alabama Black Belt: Monroe County
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard Jackson Knight is a photographer, and his favorite subject is the Alabama Black Belt. Knight likes to photograph fire lookout towers, rural blight, rotting buildings, and churches. The last item in that list is the subject of his third book, which is titled “Churches of the Alabama…
Read More2023 in the rearview mirror
By Carter E. Anthony, CFA Early in 2023, there were rumblings that after two years of Fed-induced interest rate increases to fight inflation the economy was going to hit the skids led by employee layoffs, a consumer-spending pullback, and lower corporate earnings. Pair that with huge Federal debt, growing Federal deficits, supporting a war…
Read MoreDR. MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATED
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Dr. Martin Luther King, who was the most prominent figure of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s, was remembered on Monday, Jan. 15, with a breakfast and parade in the City of Greenville. Nearly 400 people attended the breakfast which was themed “Injustice anywhere is a…
Read MoreMan arrested in terrorist threat
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Joseph McRoberts, age 42, was arrested by the Greenville Police Department for making a Terrorist Threat, a felony, at Walmart Greenville on Thursday, Jan. 11. According to a report, Police Chief Justin Lovvorn confirmed that an investigation into a suspicious device near Walmart resulted in the arrest of…
Read MoreBig Buck Photo Contest continues
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Jan. 11, 2024) – As Alabama deer hunters hit the woods to take full advantage of the rut, the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) wants to see your best buck photos. The ALBBAA Big Buck Photo Contest runs through Friday, Feb. 16, providing hunters with plenty of time to submit a photo…
Read MoreCounty hoops recap
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard FDA highlights Tuesday, Jan. 92 Eagles vs Morgan Boys: 69-42 win Dain Winters: 18 points Alan Alvarez: 11 points Ty Carter: 11 points Sawyer Fossett: 11 points Girls: 69-32 win Brinkley Long: 32 points, 12 rebounds Anna Claire Thomas: 10 points Brinkley Long broke the single game…
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