JIMMY DUKE
Nov. 13, 1947 – Aug. 19, 2023 Mr. Jimmy Duke, 75, a resident of Elba, died at Opp Health and Rehab on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. A private service will be held at a later date. Mr. Duke was preceded in death by his children, Hope Cobb and Jimmy Lee “Leebo” Duke; parents, Crandle and…
Read MoreTHELMA SEALE SIKES
Nov. 22, 1936 – Aug. 22, 2023 Thelma Seale Sikes, a resident of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023 at Crowne Health Care and Rehab. Funeral Services were held on Sunday, Aug. 27, beginning at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Brother Lane Simmons officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home…
Read MoreGHS School Days: 1962-63, Part 10 The Port Washington student exchange trip
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY In March, 1963, our class sponsors and Mr. Walton selected 33 students who wanted to participate in a student exchange program with Port Washington, Wisconsin. It was a program that had caught on across the country where senior students could travel to, stay in the homes of students, and attend…
Read MoreBUTLER COUNTY BEGINNINGS Carl Fisher’s eyesight and foresight
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW One of the men behind the revolutionary transcontinental roads of the early 1900s in our country was Carl Fisher. We wouldn’t have the Lincoln Highway or the Dixie Highway without him. Don’t recognize his name? Carl Fisher was an entrepreneur who not only created and promoted our first highways, but invested…
Read MoreMan dies in car chase
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Joseph Raphael Novelli, age 35 and of Evergreen, was attempting elude law enforcement and was fatally injured on Monday, Aug. 14 According to a press release by Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), a crash occurred involving a motorcycle and a parked vehicle on U.S. Highway 31 near the…
Read MoreGolf carts now legal for some Greenville streets
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard After residents of the City of Greenville expressed an interest in being able to utilize golf carts as a form of transportation within the city limits as other cities in Alabama have implemented, the Greenville City Council voted to allow the use of golf carts with certain restrictions…
Read MoreChamber seeks Awards for Excellence nominations
The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the 2023 Awards of Excellence, which recognize and honor businesses and individuals for their contributions to the community. Anyone may submit nominations through noon Friday, Aug. 25. Nominations may be submitted via email at [email protected] or by dropping off a hard copy to their…
Read MoreMcKenzie hosts jamboree
BY SHEA ODOM The Greenville Standard The McKenzie Tigers kicked off their season under new head coach Brian Bradford at Williams Vickery Field for a preseason jamboree this past Friday night. The Tigers hosted the Prattville Christian Academy Panthers and GW Long Eagles for six quarters of play. McKenzie fell to the Eagles in…
Read MoreFDA stomps Wildcats
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Fort Dale Academy (FDA) Eagles stomped the Edgewood Academy Wildcats this past Friday, Aug. 18, by a score of 45-6. Of particular note, this was the earliest regular season game FDA every played. After coming off a 4-6 season in 2022, the Eagles were healthy and hungry.…
Read MorePAMELA COLEMAN
Aug. 23, 1971 – Aug. 11, 2023 Pamela “Pam” Coleman, a resident of Greenville, Alabama, passed away on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 at Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama at the age of 51. Funeral Services were held on Thursday, Aug. 17, beginning at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home. The family…
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