Eagle soccer
Fort Dale soccer played away at Autauga Academy on March 16. Both the varsity girls and boys won 3-0. Stats for the girls include a goal off a corner kick by Sydney Blackmon plus two assists by Blackmon from the corner on which Caroline Hartley and Morgan Slagleyboth scored. For the boys, Ty Carter scored on…
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Fort Dale golfer Marli Campbell (submitted photo) recently won the ladies division of an AISA regular season tournament hosted by Patrician Academy at the Choctaw Country Club in Butler, Ala. Fort Dale golf is in action again at home on March 28. (Kathy Pickens | The Standard)
Read MoreEagle baseball
The Fort Dale varsity baseball team won three and lost one during a busy March13-16 week. They lost at home versus the Clarke Prep Gators 10-6 before beating them back-to-back in Grove Hill the next day. The winning pitcher in the 11-2 victory was sophomore lefty Morgan Heath, who pitched a complete game. Senior Everette…
Read MoreWILLIE MARVIN BROGDEN
Sept. 5, 1944 – Feb. 27, 2023 Willie Marvin (Coot) Brogden, age 78, of Homewood, passed away on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. A Graveside Service was held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 3, at Industry Church of Christ Cemetery, McKenzie, with Johnson Funeral Home, Georgiana, directing arrangements. Mr. Brogden is survived by a brother, Chester…
Read MoreDONNA ELIZABETH HERRING
Jan. 22, 1942 – March 7, 2023 Donna Elizabeth Herring, age 81, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Donna Herring is survived by her brother, Robert Dixon; and five nieces and nephews. Donna Herring was preceded in death by her husband, Veron Herring; parents, Robert Fostelle and Grace Elizabeth Dixon. Fond memories…
Read MoreMANNING HEATH KELLEY
Manning Heath Kelley, of Forest Home, passed away on March 13, 2023. Graveside Services were held on Saturday, March 18, beginning at 10 a.m. from Forest Home Cemetery with Brother Randy Harvill officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Heath was preceded in death by his grandparents, Glenn (Fannie Lou) Kelley, Elmore (Vandalyn) Brantley; and uncle,…
Read MoreBoating license courses available
MONTGOMERY – Springtime in Alabama is just around the corner, so now is the time to prepare for boating season. Troopers within the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division are set to launch Boating Basics/License Courses beginning March 11, with added courses in both southern and central portions of the state. Although the…
Read MoreFort Deposit man dies in car crash
ALEA Press Release TROY POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10 p.m. Saturday, March 11, has claimed the life of a Fort Deposit man. Theron L. Marsh, 45, was fatally injured when the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, in which he was a passenger, left the roadway and overturned. Marsh was not using…
Read MoreGreenville’s newest mural
The City of Greenville newest mural was completed last week. It was organized by the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce and located on the Greenville Hardware building. Muralist, Michelle Black, with A Color Affair, designed the layout. GACOC executive director, Tracy Salter, said the Chamber is thrilled to be able to help facilitate such beautiful…
Read MoreSaving daylight
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Daylight saving time means advancing our clocks by one hour so that darkness falls an hour later and vice versa for the Fall, hence “spring forward, and “fall back.” The idea for this was to conserve candles and was proposed in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin the very…
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