East defeats West All Stars
Fort Dale senior Grant McGriff (pictured) and Lowndes Academy senior Luke Lovell represented their schools in the AISA All Star game. Both players not only had the opportunity to play high school ball one more time, but also were able to play under the direction of their own coaches as Barry Mohun (Lowndes) and Marshall…
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BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Alabama’s Basketball Team is ranked No. 1 for only the second time ever. Alabama was ranked number No.1 in 2002. It lasted only two weeks. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Tide took on the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville. Alabama’s offense went cold. The Volunteers held Alabama…
Read MoreTogether at last
These seven seniors, who have competed against each other for six years, played their last high school game on the same side at the Crampton Bowl Multiplex in the AISA All Star game. They were part of the West team and defeated the East 84-46. AISA West All Stars left to right: Maire Scott, (Fort…
Read More8-year-old wins ALBBAA Big Buck Photo Contest
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb. 15, 2023) – As Grayson Milner sat in a deer stand with his dad just before sundown on New Year’s Eve, the 8-year-old was running out of hope and daylight. “I don’t think I’m going to get to shoot again,” Grayson thought. He had missed a deer earlier in the day and…
Read MoreIRENE MOORE
July 8, 1944 – Feb. 15, 2023 Irene Moore passed away peacefully from this life to be reunited with her husband of nearly 60 years on Feb. 15, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. A Memorial Service was held on Monday, Feb 20, beginning at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with…
Read MoreCAROLYN KILLOUGH BLACK
March 26, 1946 – Feb. 13, 2023 On Monday, Feb. 13, Carolyn Killough Black, (Mimi) joined family and friends in heaven for a joyous celebration. What a wonderful reunion that must be? Carolyn grew up in Foster’s Flat with her parents and six siblings. They had a large extended family with many aunts, uncles, and…
Read MoreMARGIE RUTH KENNEDY
Sept. 6, 1942 – Feb. 11, 2023 Margie Ruth Kennedy, age 80, of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 at Crowne Healthcare Facility. A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at First Baptist Church, Greenville, and was preceded by visitation at the church from 9:30 until 10:45…
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June 22, 1934 – Feb. 9, 2023 Mr. Marvin Earl Hartley, age 88, of Honoraville, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Funeral Services were held on Monday, Feb. 13, beginning at 11 a.m. from Spring Creek Baptist Church with Brother John Massey and Brother Jerry Wilkerson officiating with Dunklin Funeral Home directing. The family…
Read MoreLESA KAY KING
March 18, 1960 – Feb. 7, 2023 Lesa Kay King, age 62, of Georgiana, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The family will announce a service at a later date. Mrs. King is survived by her daughters, Courtney Casey, Hannah Phelps, and Alicia Nelson; grandchildren, James Crowell, Olivia Phelps, Harley Casey, and Lauren Casey;…
Read MoreMan killed in wreck
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at approximately 7:15 p.m., a two vehicle crash ultimately claimed the life of Kenneth Lamar Holland. According to a press release by Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division, Holland, age 31, was critically injured when he was struck by a 1999 Infinity…
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