City council enters movie deal
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard At the Greenville City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 14, the city agreed to authorize incentives to Edge Cinema, LLC. Via the agreement, the city would provide $10,000 a month for 12 months in exchange for the theater allowing groups of children ages 4-18 free admission to watch…
Read MoreGAAC presents Chevy 6
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Greenville Area Arts Council (GAAC) will present Chevy 6 as the last concert event of the season on Thursday, Feb. 17. Chevy 6 is widely known in Alabama and neighboring states for their song selections of the best of party oldies. GAAC Executive Director Nancy Idland said…
Read MoreSenior Farmers’ Market benefit cards available
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides low-income seniors that are 60 years of age or older with a $30 benefit card that can be used to purchase eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs) at an authorized Alabama farmers market or registered roadside stand. The…
Read MoreWreck results with lifeflight
A four-vehicle crash on Friday, Feb.11, at approximately 12 p.m. resulted from a tractor-trailer hauling logs overturning on Alabama Highway 106 near its intersection with Stinson road. Butler County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded, as did Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers. One vehicle was struck by the logs and the person driving was lifeflighted for…
Read MoreCELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTY Butler Co. Black History Fact
Heavyweight boxing legend Earnie Shavers was born and spent his early life in Garland. Shavers is largely regarded as on the hardest punchers in the history of the sport. He finished his career with a 92 percent knockout-to-win ration. Though he never managed to capture the world heavyweight title, he scored a seventh-round knockdown of…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Alabama Athletic Directors since 1958. Coach Bryant retired as football coach after the Liberty Bowl. Coach Bryant said he would stay on as athletic director for six months then step down. On Jan. 26, 1983, Coach Bryant passed away from a heart attack. Ray Perkins, Coach…
Read MoreArea high school hoops roundup
Fort Dale Academy highlights The Fort Dale Lady Eagles ended their season with a 42-46 loss to Glenwood in the AISA State Basketball Final Four round. Though they came up short of the championship, the Lady Eagles enjoyed a season record of 15 wins and four losses, placed first in their region, and won 51-37…
Read MoreJACOB LEE AESCHLIMAN
Feb. 28 1980 – Feb. 3, 2022 Jacob Lee “Jake” Aeschliman, 41, of Greenville, passed away on Feb. 3, 2022. He was born in Peoria, Ill., on Feb. 28, 1980. The son of Bradley Aeschliman and Lorilee (Fleming) Aeschliman, he married Rachel Wohltman (Woodard) on June 14, 2003 in Nashville, Tenn. She survives with their…
Read MoreGLENN JACK SMITH
July 29, 1942 – Feb. 5, 2022 On Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, Glenn Jack Smith, loving husband, Dad, PopPop, and Uncle Jack, resident of Montgomery and previous resident of Greenville, passed away at the age of 79. Jack was born on July 29, 1942, to Perry T. and Katie Lou Smith in the Mount Pisgah…
Read MoreBETTY JEAN SIMMONS CRAIG
Nov. 29, 1927 – Feb. 6, 2022 Betty Jean (Simmons) Craig, age 94, died and departed this life on Feb. 6, 2022 at Regional Medical Center in Greenville. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Manley Clifton Craig, and a son, Manley Ashley Craig, at age 30. She is survived…
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