LIFELINE CHURCH HOSTS BEACH GOERS
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Lifeline Church in Greenville had the privilege of worshiping with and feeding members from Peach Church in Middleville, Mich., on Sunday, April 2. Most of the members on the trip attend high school. Peace Church, according to high school coordinator Logan Bailey, goes on an annual trip every…
Read MoreBush sentenced to life in slaying
From Erin Wilson, Office Manager 22nd Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office A sentencing hearing was held Tuesday at the Covington County Courthouse for Christopher Bradley Bush, 48, of McKenzie, for his role in the 2018 Murder of Josha James “JJ” Mount at Hayslette’s Bridge near the Butler County line. The sentencing hearing followed the…
Read MoreApril is Parkinson’s dawareness month
Birmingham, AL – Alabama Governor Kaye Ivey has officially proclaimed April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month across Alabama. It is estimated that more than 16,000 people are living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Alabama, with more than 800 diagnosed every year according to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Every nine minutes, someone in the U.S. is…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Today I will discuss starters at split end and tight end during the Wishbone era at Alabama. At split end, David Bailey (1971) caught a lot of passes before the Wishbone. His did not his senior year but was still effective. He caught a touchdown pass…
Read MoreGHS baseball honors seniors
Greenville High School Tiger senior baseball players were honored for senior night at their double header against Selma on Friday, March 31. Pictured (L-R) are Christian Hill, head coach Josh Beverly, and Archer Peavy. The Tigers clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2012 in the Alabama High School Athletic Association with 19-0…
Read MoreEagle tennis
Both the Fort Dale girls and boys tennis teams fell to Lee Scott Academy 5-2 last week at home. Winning on the girls side in singles were number one seed Maire Scott, who won 8-5, and number five seed Charlotte Kate Anderson (pictured), who won 8-1. Singles wins for the boys included number one seed Brody…
Read MoreEagle softball
The Fort Dale Lady Eagles varsity softball team swept region opponent Morgan Academy in a three-game series last week. Sophomore pitcher Emily Cauthen teamed up with junior Anna Claire Thomas in game one and with eighth grader Natalie Skipper in game two to shut out the Senators 17-0 and 11-0, respectively. Thomas and Skipper shared…
Read MoreEagle girls’ soccer
The Fort Dale Lady Eagles soccer team had a tough week dropping two games at home, 8-2 versus Lee-Scott Academy and 8-0 against Glenwood School. In the Lee-Scott game, Anabelle Anderson scored off of Sydney Blackmon’s corner kick midway through the first half. Kate Slagley (pictured) scored from Hannah Huggins’s assist early in the second…
Read MoreEagle boys’ soccer
This week’s home action on the pitch for Fort Dale varsity boys’ soccer was filled with excitement. The boys won 4-3 over both Lee-Scott Academy and Glenwood School. After a comeback effort from the Warriors and with just 10 minutes left, Brodie Killough put the Eagles ahead 4-3 with an assist from Ty Carter. Coach Wildermuth reported…
Read MoreEagle baseball
Fort Dale varsity baseball went 2-1 in a three-game series with region opponent Morgan Academy. Senior Clay Benson was the winning pitcher in Selma for the game one 11-7 victory, pitching 6.1 innings of the nine-inning game. He gave up 10 hits and six runs while walking none and striking out six. The Eagles dropped…
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