‘Big C’ Golf Tourney June 18
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard A week from Friday, the fourth annual Colin “Big C” MacGuire Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held. Each year for the tournament, former University of Alabama football players have played in the tournament or been a part of it since its inception. I will mention who…
Read MoreRUFUS KELSOE
Feb. 22, 1954 – May 31, 2021 Mr. Rufus Kelsoe, 67, of Georgiana, passed away on Monday, May 31, at his home in Georgiana surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Kathy Kelsoe; children, Chris Kelsoe (Angie) and Randy Kelsoe; grandchildren, Matthew Kelsoe, Meredith Kelsoe, McKenna Kelsoe, Montana Kelsoe,…
Read MoreJUDY BLACK
Feb. 14, 1952 – May 31, 2021 Funeral service for Mrs. Judy Black, 69, of Georgiana, was held at 10 a.m. on Thursday June 3, at Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Mike Holcomb and Brother Randy Harvill officiating. Burial followed at Loves Way Methodist Church. The family held a Celebration of Life at the church…
Read MoreDORA MUNRO CLAY
June 29, 1951 – May 31, 2021 Mrs. Dora Munro Clay, 69, a resident of Greenville, died at her home on Sunday, May 31. The funeral was held Thursday, June 3, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Reverend John Mark Stringer officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Burial followed at…
Read MoreALICE KELLEY JERNIGAN
Nov. 25, 1934 – May 30, 2021 Alice Kelley Jernigan of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Greenville, and wife of the late Ed Jernigan, died on May 30, at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Alice was born and raised in Ponchatoula, La. Alice is survived by her son, John…
Read MoreRemains of two found in burnt car
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Butler County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) found a burned 4-door Mercedes with remains of two people on Wednesday, June 2, in southwest Butler County. According to Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond, his office received a phone call in reference to a possibly stolen vehicle which had been burnt…
Read MoreHonoring Our Military Veterans: John Ackerman, Part 2
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW John Ackerman has traveled quite a distance in his 94 years – from New York to Michigan, and from there to Virginia. He spent a few years in North Carolina, and finally settled in Greenville, Alabama. And then there were the 31,000+ miles he traveled back and forth across the northern…
Read MoreFresh off the street
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Thursday morning, May 24, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office made a traffic stop on U.S. Interstate 65 and wound up with a payload of assorted illegal drugs and currency. Ronald Grace, age 37, was arrested after illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, and currency were found in the vehicle he…
Read MoreMemorial Day honored
On Memorial Day we honor military personnel who have fallen in the service of our nation. Across the nation and world, memorials, cemeteries, and battlefields help to remind us of the extraordinary sacrifices many have made to the United States of America to earn and then protect freedom guaranteed in U.S. Constitution. Our nation was…
Read MoreFDA graduates 24
On Friday, May 28, Fort Dale Academy (FDA) graduated 24 students. The graduation ceremony started on Winfred Boan Field at 7 p.m. but an early evening thunderstorm disrupted the event just as Valedictorian Parker McNaughton was scheduled to give his address to his classmates and guests. FDA headmaster David Sikes urged everyone to move indoors…
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