KENNETH LAMAR HOLLAND
July 2, 1991 – Feb. 8, 2023 Kenneth Lamar Holland, 31 a resident of Greenville, died on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. The funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Visitation was one hour prior to the service. Mr. Holland was preceded…
Read MoreLINDA FAYE HARTLEY
Dec. 3, 1956 – Feb. 8, 2023 Linda Faye Hartley, age 66, of Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. A Celebration of Life Service was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Brushey Creek Baptist Church, Georgiana, with Bro. Randy Harvill officiating. Burial followed in Giddens Chapel Cemetery, Greenville, with Johnson Funeral…
Read MoreREBECCA PHELPS MOBLEY
May 31, 1929 – Feb. 9, 2023 Mrs. Rebecca Phelps Mobley, 93, a resident of Chickasaw, died on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at Crenshaw Community Hospital. The graveside services were held Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m. at Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Gary Shockley officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Mobley was…
Read MoreZeta Phi Beta taking apps for Gardner Scholarship
The Ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Lambda Delta Zeta Chapter in Greenville, are pleased to announce they are now accepting applications for the Lillian D. Gardner Memorial Scholarship. The will award four $500 scholarships. Applications will be accepted until Feb. 28. They invite everyone to join them for their 2023 Zetas Have Heart…
Read MoreServe and Succeed: The story of Black Quartermasters in WWII
By Joe Reagan, Director of Military and Veterans Outreach at Wreaths Across America At the entrance to the U.S. Army Infantry Museum, located in Ft. Moore, GA, (formerly Ft. Benning), visitors begin their journey by walking up a 100-yard ramp that shows the history of the U.S. Army Infantry. It is a symbolic representation…
Read MoreMonroeville Literary Festival March 3 & 4
Monroeville, Ala. – The Monroeville Literary Festival, a project of the Monroe County Museum, will bring best-selling writers and readers together in the Literary Capital of Alabama Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4. Most events take place in the courtroom of the Old Courthouse Museum, famous as the setting ofTo Kill a Mockingbird. All…
Read MoreGana, McKenzie get resource officer
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard The Butler County School System (BCSS) in a collaborative effort between Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond, Butler County Commission Chairman Joey Peavy, Commissioner Darryl Sanders, State Representative Chris Sells, and Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn, has entered into a one-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) through the Butler…
Read MoreGHS searching for new head coach
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Greenville High School (GHS) is once again on the search for a head football coach. Patrick Browning, who coached the 2022 season, recently announced he has accepted a position with Alabama State University and will coach quarterbacks and be the passing game coordinator. Browning was hired to coach…
Read MoreLady Eagles head for state tourney
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard The Fort Dale basketball teams wound down their regular season and began post-season play last week. Early in the week, the varsity girls ended their regular season play with back-to-back region victories over the Morgan Senators at home (55-23) and the Monroe Vols on the road (46-24). Senior…
Read MoreEagles are Pee Wee Champs
The Fort Dale Academy 6th grade girls basketball team recently won the AISA 3A 6th Grade Championship which was held at Morgan Academy in Selma. Sarah Catherine Skipper was named tournament MVP. Pictured (L-R) are: Front Row, Madilyn Young, Ansley Taylor, Vivian Salter, Sarah Catherine Skipper, Ann Knox McLendon, Morgan Slagley, and Parker Stinson; Back…
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