Suicide Prevention Training Class Sept. 28
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Suicide, it’s not a subject many care to discuss openly or privately. Unfortunately, many have seen them first hand and the devastation it leaves on loved ones First, there is shock and dismay and then the pain that it delivers to those who care. The pain, frustration…
Read MoreFire Alert issued for Alabama
The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) issued a statewide Fire Alert effective Sept. 22. While under a Fire Alert, permits for outdoor burning will be restricted. Anyone who burns a field, grassland, or woodland without a burn permit may be subject to prosecution for committing a Class B misdemeanor. This burning restriction is being issued because…
Read MoreTigers maul Saints
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard The beleaguered Greenville Tigers at 0-3 traveled to Selma Friday night to take on the blue and gold Saints of Selma and brought home their first win, 33-0. The Saints were sporting a winless record of 0-4 going into the fray. Both teams were desperately searching for…
Read MoreTigers fall to HHS
Greenville High School lady Tiger Sy’Nya Edwards sets a ball for Sariyah Dickerson in a match against the Highland Home Flying Squadron volley ball team. The Tigers lost three of the five matches. (Kristy Houston | The Standard)
Read MorePanthers edge Lions
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Georgiana put another check in the win column Friday night, traveling to Columbia to face the Lions of Houston County. The mid county cats of Georgiana found it a lot tougher sledding than expected. First quarter play was all defense as the Panthers were unable to cross…
Read MoreMcKenzie romps Red Level
BY SHEA ODOM The Greenville Standard The McKenzie Tigers hosted the black and gold Red Level Tigers under the lights of Williams-Vickery Field for an energetic match. Red Level put up a fight but McKenzie eventually pulled away the victor with the 40-19 win. In first quarter action, the first seven minutes were a…
Read MoreMARY MAXINE LEWIS
March 1, 1925 – Sept. 17, 2023 Mrs. Mary Maxine Lewis, age 98, of Greenville, and later Jonesboro, GA., passed away Sept. 17, 2023. Mrs. Lewis was preceded in death by her parents: Wiley Curtis Page and Anna Vera Garner Page and her siblings: Ralph Page, Ouida Reid, and James Page. She is survived by…
Read MoreTERE MCGOWIN WILLIAMSON
Nov. 10, 1924 – Sept. 17, 2023 On Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, Tere McGowin Williamson went to live with her Lord. She was predeceased by her parents, Cecelia Milligan McGowin and James Earle McGowin; her husband, Warren Jackson Williamson (Jack) and her son-in-law, Eugene Andrews Grinstead, III (Andy). She is survived by her daughters, Cecilia…
Read MoreTHOMAS HENRY BROWN
June 26, 1929 – Sept. 18, 2023 Mr. Thomas Henry Brown, age 94 of Georgiana, died on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 at Florala Health and Rehabilitation Center in Florala after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held for Thomas on Friday, Oct. 6, from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home beginning at 4…
Read MoreJAMES MASON GASTON
June 19, 1971 – Sept. 20, 2023 James Mason Gaston, a resident of Auburn, passed away on Sept. 20, 2023. Funeral Services were held on Sunday, Sept. 24, beginning at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home in Georgiana with Reverend Dr. Robert L. Fossett officiating and Johnson Funeral Home directing. The family…
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