CHARLES LAVON LEE
Oct. 17, 1950 – Jan. 3, 2022 Funeral Service for Mr. Charles Lee, age 71, of Prattville, was held at 12 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 at Johnson Funeral Home with Gregory Jinright officiating. Burial followed at South Butler Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday night at the funeral home. Mr.…
Read MoreJIMMY DEWAYN LEE
Nov. 14, 1971 – Jan. 2, 2022 Jimmy Dewayne Lee, age 50, of Greenville, passed away on Jan. 2, 2022. Funeral services were held for Mr. Lee on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 at 6 p.m. from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home. The family received friends beginning at 4 p.m. until service time. Jimmy is…
Read MoreGARY ALAN WILLIAMS
Nov. 6, 1961 – Jan. 6, 2022 Funeral service for Mr. Gary Alan Williams was held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 at First Baptist of Georgiana with Rev. Allen Stevenson and Rev. Randy Harvill officiating. Burial followed at Union Cemetery. The family received friends from 12-1 p.m. at the church on Saturday.…
Read MoreInmate escapes from Crenshaw jail
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Roderick Jones, 32 years of age, escaped from the Crenshaw County Jail late Saturday night, Jan. 8, and is still at large. Jones, who is 5 feet 11 inches high, weighs 165 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes, and was wearing an orange hoodie, orange pants and…
Read MoreJAN. 7 IS CAMELLIA DAY
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Starting in December, many varieties of Camellia japonica bushes have been flowering in Greenville, the Camellia City. A long history, with efforts by Butler County residents, surrounds how Greenville came to be known as The Camellia City, how the Camellia japonica Linnaeus came to be the State Flower…
Read MoreUSDA OTECP deadline extended
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for agricultural producers who are certified organic, or transitioning to organic, to apply for the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP). This program provides pandemic assistance to cover certification and education expenses. The deadline to apply for 2020 and 2021 eligible expenses is…
Read MoreElection qualifying dates for major parties set
Both the democrat and republican parties have announced opening and closing dates for candidates wishing to qualify for the May 24 primary election. For the Alabama Democratic Party, the candidate qualifying period for the 2022 election cycle opened on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at 9 a.m. Candidate qualifying will close on Friday, Jan. 28 at…
Read MoreOLE STUFF AND SUCH Still the Ritz
By Frances Lowery Garner You could say the Ritz theatre on Commerce Street, the main street Greenville, Alabama, divides uptown and downtown Greenville. Although it has been a landmark since opening in December 1935, movies are no longer shown on the big screen that once showed “Gone with The Wind” and other great classics.…
Read MoreFDA Pee Wee Nation
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard After the Fort Dale Academy basketball season of 1988 ended, varsity coach Billy Welch and a group of parents including Bobby Rogers, Charles Newton, and Ed Sims began an elementary intramural basketball program. With 24 players on four teams composed of boys from 4th through 6th grades, a…
Read MoreLARRY DOUGLAS PAYNE, SR.
Aug. 6, 1948 – Dec. 27, 2021 Larry Douglas Payne, Sr., of Sandy Ridge, Alabama, died at home on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Graveside services were held Jan. 3, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Sawyer Cemetery with Reverend Billy Payne officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Mr. Payne was preceded in death by his parents,…
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