BUTLER COUNTY BEGINNINGS From sea to shining sea
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW In 1926, the Bureau of Public Roads of the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated “national” highways as part of a new 80,000-mile transportation system for our country. The Public Roads Bureau received approval and agreement from the state highway departments of all 48 states. Remember, we hadn’t yet brought Alaska and…
Read MorePEC Annual Meeting set for Oct. 14
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA – Pioneer Electric Cooperative invites members to its 86th annual meeting on Oct. 14 at the Butler County Fairgrounds in Greenville. Gates will open at 9 a.m., and the business meeting will begin at 10:15 a.m. Annual meetings are a cooperative tradition that brings together cooperative leaders and members to fellowship, share experiences,…
Read MoreGCS kicks off wreath sales
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Greenville Camellia Society (GCS) had its first meeting for the 2023-2024 year on Wednesday, Sept. 13. The meeting included a surprise visit from Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon who had wonderful news. McLendon said the city had contracted with Bobby Green of Fairhope to design the Beeland Park…
Read MoreChamber celebrates local businesses
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce (GACOC) hosted its 14th annual membership banquet Thursday night, Sept. 14, at the Wendell Mitchell Conference Center on the Greenville campus of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College. The program began with a welcome and introductions by GACOC Executive Director Tracy Salter. Salter…
Read MoreButler County Fair Sept. 27-30
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Butler County Fair is happening this week from Wednesday, Sept. 27, to Saturday, Sept. 3. The Fair will be open every evening from 6 p.m. until close and James Gang Amusements will once again provide the midway carnival. This year’s theme is ‘Rebuilding Butler County Fair’ and…
Read MoreTigers fall to Eufaula
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Greenville High School Tigers are now 0-3 for the season and 0-2 in region play under head coach Garrick Pimienta after losing to the Eufaula Tigers 45-13 this past Friday. Greenville won the toss to start the game and elected to receive but had to punt on…
Read MorePanthers shutout Kinston
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard This past Thursday night the Panthers of Georgiana hosted the bronco blue and orange Kinston Bulldogs. The Bulldogs came to Harmon Field with a 1-1 record, with their loss being to Elba. The Panthers sported a 2-1 record with a vicious 42-0 shutout over Florala. The Panthers…
Read MoreMcKenzie blasts Eagles
BY SHEA ODOM The Greenville Standard The McKenzie Tigers traveled to Pleasant Home Friday night to take on the Eagles under the Friday night lights for a lively match up. The Tigers defense was a force that could not be stopped as the team brought home a McKenzie win, 54-7. The Eagles won the…
Read MoreFort Dale Eagles stifle Senators
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Fort Dale Academy Eagles are now 5-1 for the season and 2-1 in area play after defeating the cardinal and gold Senators of Morgan Academy this past Friday in Selma, 41-16. A stat comparison of the game matched the two teams fairly even, except for time of…
Read MoreMARY FRANCES NIXON FAUST
May 22, 1936 – Sept. 14, 2023 Mary Frances Nixon was born on May 22, 1936, in Kennett, MO. She was one of eight children born to Slick and Daisy Nixon of Butler County. She was a 1954 graduate of McKenzie High School where she met her high school sweetheart Gary Faust. Frances and Gary…
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