FDA hosts Spring Sports Banquet
Fort Dale Academy recently hosted its Spring Sports Banquet at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College’s Wendell Mitchell Center. Among the sports honored were baseball, softball, tennis, track, golf,and soccer. Baseball: Pictured front row left to right: Noah Pickens (Coaches Award and Quality At-Bats Award), Sam Bloodworth (MVP), Brady Long (Most Outstanding Defensive Player), Owen…
Read MoreDixie Angels All-Stars announced
The Dixie Softball Angels All-Stars (ages 11-12) were recently announced at the closing ceremonies of the league at the Greenville Sportsplex. Pictured (l-r) kneeling are McKenna Anthony, Vivian Salter, Sarah Catherine Skipper, Aubrey Davis, and Jaylee Foster; second row, Chloe Hamilton Janaya Longmire, Jayden Piggott, Madelyn Scott, Maddie Sikes, Gracen Finklea, and Ann Knox McLendon;…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard We are about a week away from the fifth Annual Butler County University of Alabama Alumni Association Golf Tournament, which will be held Friday, June 10. Money raised goes to the Big C Colin MacGuire Endowed Scholarship Fund. The first tournament was May 12, 2017, and…
Read MoreJERRY LEE MCKEE
April 14, 1937 – May 21, 2022 Mother Jerry McKee Funeral Service was held Saturday, May 28, 2022, from Lomax Hannon Auditorium at 11 a.m. Burial followed in the Magnolia Cemetery in Greenville. Rev. Robert White officiated and Hudson Funeral Service directed. Jerry Lee McKee was born on April 14, 1937, to Asberry Rudolph and…
Read MoreDORIS STINSON MCINVALE
Aug. 24, 1930 – May 22, 2022 Funeral Service for Mrs. Doris Stinson McInvale was held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Johnson Funeral Home with Bro. Eddie Holder officiating. Burial followed at Providence Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday night at the funeral home. Mrs. McInvale passed…
Read MoreJAMES RICKEY MCNEIL
Sept. 13, 1957 – May 23, 2022 Funeral Service for James Rickey McNeil, 64, of Georgiana, was held at 12 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Johnson Funeral Home with Bro. Stacey Gaston officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. The family received friends from 11-12 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. McNeil passed…
Read MoreA Golden Celebration
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard) “Looking back at my life’s voyage, I can only say that it has been a golden trip.” These are the words of Ginger Rogers, a famous movie star and renowned dancer from Hollywood’s Golden age. On Saturday, May 14, Greenville’s very own beloved dance instructor, Miss Susan Andrews,…
Read MoreBUTLER COUNTY SCHOOOL SYSTEM GRADUATIONS BRING JOY AND TEARS
The Butler County School System (BCSS) saw all three schools in the system graduate students from their high schools this past week. McKenzie School started with 24 on Thursday, May 19, followed by Georgiana School with 26 on Friday, May 20, and Greenville High School rounded out the trifecta with 109 on Saturday, May 21.…
Read MoreButler County Farmers Market to open May 28
The Butler County Farmers Market will open this Saturday, May 28. Plenty of fresh produce and baked goods will be available. Pictured is Wilton Burgans who grows potatoes and other vegetables such as squash in Butler County. He said he had a good crop this year and will have plenty of potatoes at the market.…
Read MoreHank Williams Festival 2022
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard The 2022 Hank Williams festival is less than two weeks away, officially June 3-4, and judging from the preparations for this year’s event it is shaping up to be something incredible. The festival these past few years has seen a dramatic decline in attendance, like every other…
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