Purple Cow robber nabbed
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Purple Cow convenience and gas station, located at 1007 Fort Dale Road, was robbed by an armed suspect on Monday morning, April 26, around 7 a.m. The suspect, De’Arrius Hill, age 20 and from Lincoln, was eventually apprehended in Calhoun County on unrelated charges. According to a…
Read MoreMayors’ race stayed until 2025
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard With the passage of Alabama Senate Bill 119 and Gov. Kay Ivey’s signature, the mayors’ races for the City of Greenville, City of Georgiana, and Town of McKenzie have been set back to June 2025. Approximately 97 percent of municipalities in Alabama will be moved away from the…
Read MoreMy Cancer Hero 5K always a winner
On Saturday, May 1, event attendees of Abby Ballew’s State Farm Insurance My Cancer Hero 5K Run/ Walk enjoyed a slightly cool morning in their support of cancer research. There were 76 registrants for the event. Some walked, some jogged, and a few brave souls just broke out from the start in an outright sprint.…
Read MoreCity softball leagues underway
The dirt is flying as City of Greenville youth softball leagues are underway. Both coaches and players are hard at work to make winning seasons for their teams. Pictured is Dixie Darlings softball player Adalynn Williams getting some batting advice from Bomber’s Coach Leon Tetter during a Friday night game at the Greenville Sportsplex. (Kathy…
Read MoreFDA pee wee soccer off and running
Second grader Charles Reynolds (dribbling left) and his teammate Cole Braden move the ball down field in a recent Saturday morning soccer game. Fort Dale Academy’s new 6-week intramural soccer program features teams from 1st, 2nd-3rd, and 4th-6th grades and will continue through May 15. Varsity soccer player Emma Lee DeShields (back left) and her…
Read MoreLady Eagles seed third in playoffs
The Fort Dale Lady Eagles softball team will advance to the AISA state tournament after finishing 3rd in Region 2 Class AAA. Regional seeding began on Monday, April 26, with the Lady Eagles traveling to Meridian, Miss., to take on Russell Christian in a best two of three match-up. They won both games. Senior Rachel…
Read MoreOn this day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Today I will discuss Alabama’s 1961 national championship Team. It was the first championship under Coach Bryant. Senior team manager Gary White was a freshman in 1957. Alabama finished 2-7-1 and lost to Auburn 40-0. Coach Ears Whitworth was fired. On Dec. 3, Texas A&M Coach…
Read MoreROYCE BRAXTON BLACK
Oct. 12, 1939 – April 24, 2021 Funeral Service for Mr. Royce Braxton Black, 81, of Greenville, was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27, at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Holcombe officiating. Burial followed at Providence Cemetery. The family received friends from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday. Mr. Black passed away Saturday in…
Read MoreBJ WILSON MINER
Sept. 21, 1946 – April 24, 2021 Mrs. BJ Wilson Miner, 74 a resident of Milton, Fla. and former resident of Greenville, died at her home on Saturday, April 24. The funeral service was held Saturday, May 1, at 11 a.m. at Southside Baptist Church with Brother Herbert Brown and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Burial…
Read MoreCHARLES TAYLOR
April 19, 1951 – April 25, 2021 Charles “Bobby” Taylor, 70, a resident Alexander City, died Sunday, April 25. The funeral service was held Thursday, April 29, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Brother Tracey Stinson officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Burial followed at Brushy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.…
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