Sarblah signs to play hoops for Air Force Academy
Greenville High School (GHS) basketball star Dawson Sarblah recently signed a letter of intent May 12 to play Division 1 National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball with the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is also being offered a full scholarship. Sarblah helped his team to accomplish being back to back 5A Area…
Read MoreOn this day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Today I will discuss the University of Alabama’s 1965 National Championship Team. The 1964 Team won the AP and UPI National Championship with a 10-1 record. They lost to Texas in the Orange Bowl 21-17. Alabama was crowned national champions at the end of the 1964…
Read MoreDAVID HALFORD
Funeral Service for David Halford, 58, of Greenville, will be held at 3 p.m. on May 16, at Southside Baptist Church in Greenville with Brother Herbert Brown officiating. David was carried in his Old Blue Chevy to his final resting place at Magnolia Cemetery driven by Scotty Jacobs. The family received friends at the church…
Read MoreCATHY ANN MOODY
May 18, 1953 – May 13, 2021 Graveside service for Ms. Cathy Ann Moody, 67, of Spanish Fort was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, at Bethlehem Cemetery in Old Texas. Ms. Moody passed away Thursday, May 13, in Mobile. She is survived by Betty Moody of Greenville, Sandra Moody of Spanish Fort,…
Read MoreZEBEDIAH NATHANIEL VICKERS
Nov. 14, 2006 – May 12, 2021 Vickers, Zebediah Nathaniel, age 14 of Greenville, died suddenly on Wednesday, May 12, in Troy. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 15, in the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. with Minister Charles Box officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Visitation was held one hour…
Read MoreAUDREY MAE PEAVY
May 21, 1925 – May 10, 2021 Funeral service for Mrs. Audrey Mae Peavy, 95, of McKenzie, was held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday May 12, at Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Dene McCoy officiating. Burial followed at South Butler Cemetery. The family received friends from 3-4 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Peavy passed…
Read MoreDONNIE LANE KENNEDY RODGERS
Sept. 24, 1943 – May 7, 2021 Donnie Lane (Kennedy) Rodgers, age 77, of Honoraville, passed away on May 7 in Atmore. She was born Sept. 24, 1943, in Greenville, to the late Woodrow and Nora Bell Kennedy. She was a bank teller with Whitney Bank for many years. She was a member of Antioch…
Read MoreRichie and Me: The Last Chapter
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY Richie was built to be an attorney. From our earliest days together, he said he was going to law school and come back to Greenville to practice with his dad. We occasionally visited Mr. Paul’s office, more often than not to get a $10 bill. Richie was a good student…
Read More2021 Achievers are believers
Fort Dale Academy senior Jamie Pickens and Greenville High School senior Ja’Korey Shepherd were recipients of a $3,500 scholarship courtesy of the 2021 Achiever Award ceremony, held at Southside Baptist Church Thursday evening, May 13. Twenty-three amazing Butler County student-athletes were nominated for this year’s award. The Achiever Award is co-hosted by the YMCA of…
Read MoreHonoring Our Military Veterans: Patriotic Perdues
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW People show patriotism when they salute their country’s flag, sing the national anthem, or celebrate their nation’s “birth” or Independence Day from another governing entity. A patriotic person knows what the country stands for, its history, and the sacrifices that have been made to create it and keep it. And, military…
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