SALLIE WARREN
(Corrected obituary from March 10) Funeral Service was held for Mrs. Sallie Warren on February 27, 2021 11 a.m. am from Lomax Hannon. Burial followed in the Pine Flat Cemetery with Pastor Randy Tolliver officiating. Mrs. Sallie Mae Warren was born on March 10, 1920 to the late Lizzie Mae Stevenson and Lemme Jim Finch.…
Read MoreRichie and Me, Part 11
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY At the turn of the New Year, our senior year and our last semester in high school, Richie and I decided we needed a senior trip after school. As opposed to seniors today, the only cruise we were aware of was the Saturday night trip up and down Commerce Street…
Read MoreG’ana drug bust nets 3
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Friday, March 12, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office deputies with the addition of the Greenville Police Department (GPD) Special Response Team (SRT) and Drug Task Force members conducted a raid at 541 Oakwood Street in Georgiana. According to Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond, a tip was given…
Read MoreCelebrating St. Paddy’s Day
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW People in many countries celebrate this Irish patron saint’s designated day on March 17th. They wear green, play Celtic music, enjoy Irish dances, consume Irish food and beverages, and (“B.C.” or before Covid) participate in crowded, colorful Irish heritage parades. St. Patrick – who was actually British, and not Irish –…
Read MoreGEE HAW DOWN A COUNTRY LANE
It’s not often you find a wagon train rolling down a country road, but this past Saturday, March 13, a group of seven wagons rolled out of a hayfield in the Butler County community of Forest Home on their way to their next stop in in the community of Braggs in Lowndes County. They began…
Read MoreSports action
Fort Dale Academy Eagle varsity baseball pitcher Clay Benson, pictured top right, strides to deliver a strike to a Clarke Prep Gator. The Eagles lost their game 10-0 with the Gators on Thursday, March 11. Not faring any better on the same Thursday were the Lady Eagles varsity softball team. They lost two games against…
Read MoreOn this day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard March Madness will start this Thursday. Fifty years ago, March 13, 1971, it started with several teams playing and some with an open date. Twenty five teams were invited to play. Today 64 play in the tournament. It’s broken down by tournament and the four regional…
Read MoreJOSEPH ANTHONY HOBBS
Joseph (Joey) Anthony Hobbs, 58, of Greenville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Visitation was held on Saturday, March 13, at Dunklin Funeral Home. The family began receiving friends at 1 p.m. Funeral services followed at 2 p.m. with Brother Andy McKeown officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Burial followed at Magnolia Cemetery.…
Read MoreTERESA FRANCES BOUTWELL
Mrs. Teresa Frances Boutwell, 82, a resident of Greenville, died Saturday, March 6, 2021. The funeral was held Wednesday, March 10, from the chapel of Dunklin & Daniels Funeral Home with Pastor Rick Ousley officiating and Dunklin & Daniels Funeral Home directing. Burial followed at Buckaloo Cemetery. Visitation was held one hour prior to the…
Read MoreMARGARET MOORER DONALDSON
Mrs. Margaret Moorer Donaldson, age 93, passed away March 9, 2021 in her home in Lapine. Graveside services were held on Sunday, March 14, at 2 p.m. at Green Hills Cemetery in Troy with Brother Mason Halacker officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing, where everyone could join them for her celebration of life. Mrs. Donaldson…
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