This day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Today I will discuss the 1972 Alabama SEC Championship Team. This was the second year of the wishbone era. The 1971 team won The SEC, with an 11-1 record, but lost to Nebraska 38-6 in the Orange Bowl. That game was for the National Championship. Alabama…
Read MoreGreenville boys compete tourney
The Greenville Dixie Youth Baseball team played in the state AAA tournament in Greenville this past weekend. Their division consisted of youth 10 years old and younger. They made a good showing at the tournament winning their first game against Hueytown, 10-5, on Saturday, July 8. Greenville fell behind early but Rylan Beck scored on…
Read MoreDixie Youth AAA State Tourney comes to Greenville
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard What’s more American than baseball? This past weekend the City of Greenville hosted the Dixie Youth Baseball organization State Tournament in Alabama for AAA, which is for players 10 and under. Sixteen teams from across the state piled into Greenville on Friday, July 9, for the opening ceremonies.…
Read MoreBELLES WORLD SERIES BOUND
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Is it a dream? Nope! The Greenville Dixie Softball Belles are headed to the World Series in Moncks Corner, S.C. Belles are defined by Dixie Softball as being 13-15 years of age. The Greenville’s Belles played as if they were an age group above their league in the…
Read MoreLINDA KAY BROOKS
Dec. 31, 1962 – June 29, 2021 Mrs. Linda Kay Brooks, 58, of McKenzie, passed away at her home on Tuesday June 29, 2021 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband, James Flint Brooks; children, Jessica Kemp and Curtis Brooks (Melissa); grandchildren, Broxiel Kemp, Terrance Kemp Jr., Jaylen Stinson, Alyssa Bozeman, and…
Read MoreCAROLYN ANDRESS BOWDEN
July 23, 1934 – July 3, 2021 Mrs. Carolyn Andress Bowden, 86, a resident of Honoraville, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, July 3, 2021. A graveside service for Mrs. Bowden was held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6, in Spring Creek Cemetery with Rev. John Ross Massey…
Read MoreHERBERT DENTON CONNELLAN, JR.
March 08, 1947 – July 02, 2021 Mr. Herbert Denton Connellan, Jr., 74 a resident of Greenville, died at his home Friday, July 2, 2021. A graveside service was held Tuesday, July 6, at 11 a.m. at Antioch East Baptist Church Cemetery with Brother Blair McBride officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Visitation was from…
Read MoreGILBERT RANKIN PUGH
July 31, 1935 – July 4, 2021 Mr. Gilbert Rankin Pugh, 85, a resident of Pine Apple, died Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Camden Nursing Facility. The graveside service was held Wednesday, July 7, at 11:30 a.m. at Awin Church of Christ Cemetery with Brother Bryan Gibson officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Visitation was…
Read MoreJAMES ROBERT NICHOLAS
Aug. 11, 1934 – July 7, 2021 James Robert Nicholas, 86, a resident of Greenville, died on Wednesday evening, July 7, 2021. Funeral services were held in the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home on Saturday, July 10, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Tommy Daniels officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Burial followed in Spring Hill…
Read MoreNewspaper Rock and the 4th
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Recently, I had the opportunity to make a grand road trip through all the western states. As usual, somewhere along the trip, there is an interesting site, that ties itself to the heart of the business of newspapers. Newspaper Rock in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona…
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