NICHOLAS BROWN
March 28, 1953 – Oct. 31, 2022 Nicholas Brown, age 69, of Georgiana, passed away on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. A Celebration of Life Service was held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at Johnson Funeral Home. Burial followed in Magnolia Cemetery, Greenville, with Johnson Funeral Home, Georgiana, directing arrangements. A Gathering of Family and…
Read MoreCOREY TYLER MARTIN
Oct. 16, 1988 – Oct. 30, 2022 Corey Tyler Martin was born on Oct. 16, 1988 and died on Oct. 30, 2022 at the age of 34, much too young for all that loved him. A Memorial Service was held on Sunday, Nov. 6, beginning at 2 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with Bro.…
Read MoreHERBERT F. DECKER, JR.
Oct. 6, 1938 – Oct. 8. 2022 Mr. Herbert F. Decker, Jr., a resident of Florida and former resident of Greenville, passed away on Oct. 8 at the age of 86. A Memorial Service was held on Thursday, Nov. 3, beginning at 11 a.m. from Magnolia Cemetery with Dunklin Funeral Home directing. The family received…
Read MoreWANNA LEIGH BAXTER GREENE
July 18, 1934 – Oct. 30, 2022 Wanna Leigh Baxter Greene, age 88, passed away on Oct. 30, 2022 in Hayneville. A graveside service was held on Friday, Nov. 4, beginning at 11 a.m. from the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Friendship, Alabama with Rev. Bruce Coker officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. She…
Read MoreElection results for Butler County
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The unofficial election results for Butler County have been tallied. Certification of results will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 15. There are 16,696 registered voters in Butler County. In total, 5,982 ballots were cast at polling houses in the county. Of that total, 312 were absentee ballots. Voter…
Read MoreDecorating Georgiana
Downtown Georgiana looks a little prettier these days thanks to a small group of incredible women and the Main Street Alabama folk. Main Street Alabama is an economic development group which has fostered a promising association with the city of Georgiana and it’s their intentions to create an atmosphere which will hopefully encourage economic growth.…
Read MoreHALLOWEEN AROUND THE COUNTY
LBW Trunk-or-Treat Alien landings? Sassy chocolate candies? Mysterious tattooed gypsies? Groovy mystery-solving teens? The Greenville Campus of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College was the place to find all these characters and more delighting the scores of pint-sized costumed cuties from the community that attended the Beta Pi Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor…
Read More$10K reward offered for info about 2017 double homicide
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond held a press conference urging anyone with information about the double homicide of Ladarious Lymon, age 22, and Ja’von Banks, age 22, to come forward. In attendance at the press conference, which was the fifth anniversary of the murders,…
Read MoreEagles defeat Cougars
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Fort Dale Academy Eagles were victorious over the Escambia Academy Cougars last Friday night, 35-19 in the final game of the season for the Eagles. The Eagles fell behind quickly 6-0 in the first quarter and then by 19-0 late in the second quarter before they found…
Read MoreCounty football wrap-up
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard It was a good Friday night for two of the four Butler County high school football teams. McKenzie and Greenville High School lost to their opponents decidedly, while Fort Dale Academy and the Georgiana Panthers took big wins to end the regular season. The McKenzie Tigers fell…
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