Area Football
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard 1A Brantley Bulldogs, now 10-2, defeated the 9-1 Linden Patriots 41 – 20. Brantley now faces the 10-1 Leroy Bears in the third round of playoffs. 2A Highland Home Flying Squadron, now 11-1, defeated the Ariton Purple Cats 44-28. Highland Home moves on to the third round,…
Read MoreFDA football All-Stars
Fort Dale Academy will be sending a total of six senior football players and cheerleaders to participate in the 2022 AISA All Star football game. The game will be played on Dec. 2 at Crampton Bowl in Montgomery. Introductions will be made at 6 p.m. with the game to follow. Tickets must be purchased through…
Read MoreLBW Cross Country coach announced
ANDALUSIA, Ala. – LBW Community College has announced that Anthony Sanders will serve as the men’s and women’s cross country coach. Sanders, an English instructor at the College, has had a lifelong appreciation for running sports. He currently holds a multitude of coaching certifications, including an International Sports Sciences Association Running Coach Certification focusing on…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard This week I will talk about the high school and SEC college football score for Nov. 18-19, 1977. High school football in Butler County was over except for Fort Dale Academy playing in a bowl game. 1A- 4A State Champion and Runner-up results: 1A – Ohatchee…
Read MoreJIMMY DAVID MITCHELL
Nov. 11, 1939 – Nov. 7, 2022 Jimmy David Mitchell, age 82, of Georgiana, passed away on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. A Celebration of Life of Service was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Johnson Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Holcombe officiating. Burial followed in Bushfield Cemetery, McKenzie, with Johnson Funeral Home, Georgiana,…
Read MoreMARK IVISON SIMMONS
Jan. 11, 1948 – Nov. 8, 2022 Mark Ivison Simmons, age 74, of Greenville, passed away on Nov. 8, 2022. Graveside Services were held on Monday, Nov. 14, beginning at 11 a.m. from Fort Dale Cemetery in Greenville, with Brother Jason Simmons officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. The family received friends from 9:30-10:30 a.m.…
Read MoreJOHN W. MATTHEWS, JR.
July 1, 1957 – Nov. 7, 2022 John W. Matthews Jr., a native of Greenville, and a resident of Deatsville, passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 at the age of 65. John was telephone splicer for GTE for Greenville for over 20 years. He was a hard worker and enjoyed helping people. He loved his…
Read MoreLARRY E. SMITH
Nov. 12, 1949 – Nov. 6, 2022 Larry E. Smith, 72, dedicated and loving husband, father, grandfather and friend – passed away surrounded by his wife and daughter at home in Greenville on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, after many years of suffering. Larry was born to Joe Mixon Smith and Reba Mitchell in Brantley on…
Read MoreJOHN HOWELL KELLEY
Feb. 20, 1936 – Nov. 2, 2022 John Howell Kelley, born on Feb. 20, 1936, died on Nov. 2, 2022. John was born and raised in Forest Home, Alabama, and was a lifelong resident of Greenville. John had a long and successful career as a general contractor in and around Greenville. John was preceded in…
Read MoreToys for Tots 2022 Toys for Tots
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard The Toys for Tots drive is officially underway according to the Toy for Tots representative Retired Marine GySgt Bernard Rudolph. The 2022 holiday season marks the 75th anniversary of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. For over seven decades, the program has evolved and grown…
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