DAISY GOLSOM NORMAN
Jan. 4, 1937 – Dec. 23, 2022 Daisy Golson Norman escaped this mortal realm on December 23, 2022. She was 85. Miss Daisy grew up in Calhoon, married Alex Norman in 1958 and raised a family in Fort Deposit. She was a proud Auburn University graduate (bless her heart), president of Chi Omega and business…
Read MoreMARION SOLOMONS NORMAN
Sept. 20, 1938 – Dec. 30, 2022 Marion Solomons Norman age 84 of Greenville, died on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. Graveside services will be held on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, beginning at 10 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Reverend Linda Suzanne Borgen officiation and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. In lieu of flowers donations can be…
Read MoreTrammel new CEO of RMCCA
Patrick Trammell has been named chief executive officer of Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama, a member of the UAB Health System. Trammell has his Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Trammell began his healthcare career in 2002 and has served hospitals in…
Read MoreFrozen pipes flood schools
Overnight on December 25, 2022, the sprinkler system pipes burst in the Greenville High School gymnasium. As a result, the entire gymnasium floor system, locker rooms, coaches’ offices, concession room and gym foyer were flooded. Crews from Servpro have been activated to mitigate further damages and the Butler County maintenance staff are working around the…
Read MoreMan arrested for robbery after car chase
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Quinterrius Conterrell Powell, age 23 from the Greenville area, has been arrested on multiple counts after leading law enforcement on a car chase, resulting from a robbery of local business establishment. On Wednesday afternoon around 4 p.m., Dec. 21, Powell robbed Momma D’s (formerly Neen’s) on Pineapple Highway…
Read MoreA tugboat Christmas poem
Written by Clint Cartwright A Greenville Resident and Master Pilot on the M/V.R.D. Quebodeaux It’s the day before Christmas and all through the boat, the whole crew is grouchy like some old goats, we’re all really homesick with 3 weeks to go, scooting up river but times dragging slow! Orders have changed at least…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Today, I will discuss the bowl game matchups 45 years ago. The bowls were the big deal. Texas was ranked No. 1. They were 11-0 with Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell and they faced No. 5 Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. No. 2 Oklahoma played…
Read MoreASHOF announces class of 2023, Part 2
The Board of Directors of the State of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame recently announced the Class of 2023 to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on May 13, 2023. The newly elected inductees for the Class of 2023 are as follows: Karen Mayson Bahnsen, Karlos Dansby, Roman Harper, Larry Kenon, Theo…
Read MoreA true hunter
Ava Casey Benson, age 12, recently killed this 150 pound sow hog. Ever the hunter, she chose to shoot the hog over a buck in the same field. (Photo submitted)
Read MoreJOANN COOPER JOHNSON
Sept. 29, 1939 – Dec. 20, 2022 Mrs. JoAnn Cooper Johnson age 83, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 at her home in Greenville. Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Southside Baptist Church, Greenville. Visitation was from 1-2 p.m. and the memorial service at 2 p.m. JoAnn was born on Sept. 29, 1939,…
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