GMS Mr. & Miss Football
On Oct. 4, Greenville Middle School announced selections for Miss Football and Mr. Football. Pictured (L-R) are Miss Football, JaiLynn Boone, Mr. Football Khamijay Zigler, and Miss Football Lauren Hamilton. (Photo submitted)
Read MoreFootball Swami
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard 2-5 Fort Dale Eagles vs. 1-6 Bessemer Academy Rebels The Bessemer Academy Rebels, sixth in AISA 3A are coming to town. Both teams are coming off losses. Fort Dale in a road game loss against Valiant Cross Academy 34-6 and Bessemer Academy took a shutout at the…
Read MoreCounty football wrap-up
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Fort Dale Academy fell 34-26 to Valiant Cross Academy in Montgomery Friday night. The Eagles put up impressive stats including tallying 363 yards of offense and converting three of three fourth down opportunities, but turnovers proved to be costly. Scoring for the Eagles were senior receiver Sterling Arnold…
Read MoreArea football scores
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard AHSAA 1A Red Level Tigers lost to the Kinston Bulldogs 35-0. Now 3-4, they will play the 6-2 Georgiana Panthers. 1A Pleasant Home Eagles are 2-5, losing to Houston County Lions Kinston 42-21. Pleasant Home will travel to face 5-2 Brantley Bulldogs. 2A Highland Home Flying Squadron…
Read MoreHELEN PARKER LITTLE
Jan. 5, 1930 – Oct. 2 2022 Helen Parker Little, 92, a lifetime Crenshaw Countian, died on Oct. 2, 2022. Helen was born on Jan. 5, 1930 in Luverne from the union of James and Susan Levenia Fowler. Helen’s mother died when she was three, and she and her father traveled by wagon to their…
Read MoreHomecoming parades abound
These happy Fort Dale Academy 7th graders cruised by parade-goers at a slightly slower pace than most F-14 Tomcats on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 29. (Kathy Pickens | The Standard)
Read MoreElection looms close
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard With the Alabama general election just a little less than five weeks away, candidate campaigns have geared up and are hitting full stride. The Alabama Secretary of State’s Office has released a sample ballot which Butler County citizens can use as a guide to make their selections come…
Read MoreDr. Williams retires
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard After 33 years of practicing pediatrics in Greenville, Dr. Duane Williams has retired. Williams grew up in Alabama, but moved to Louisiana with his parents where he found the love of pediatrics. Upon returning from Vietnam, Williams decided he wanted to practice pediatrics instead of being heart surgeon.…
Read MoreCelebrate Country Music Month
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard It seems like every day and every month has its own special observance, and of course, October is no different. Most people know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (“Wear Pink!”), but it is also Country Music Month. According to the website NationalToday.com, President Richard Nixon…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard This is what happened 45 years ago on Friday, Oct. 7, 1977 and 20. Auburn lost to North Carolina State 17-15. Alabama entered the Southern Cal game with 3-1 record. They defeated Ole Miss 34-13, lost to Nebraska 24-31, and beat Vanderbilt 24-12 and Georgia…
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