Reminder of absentee voting deadlines
Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, reminds Alabama voters that municipal absentee election managers must receive mail-in absentee ballot applications by Tuesday, Aug. 19. The deadline to return an absentee ballot application in person is Thursday, Aug. 21. Absentee ballots being returned in-person must be received by the municipal absentee election manager by close of…
Read MoreNorton promoted to Captain
BY TRACY SALTER A proud native of Greenville, Alabama has been recognized for her exceptional service to our nation with a prestigious military promotion. Captain Nicole Norton, a 2009 graduate of Greenville High School, was officially promoted to the rank of Major in the United States Army during a ceremony held in June. A standout…
Read MoreCamellia City Fest returns for 11th year
Downtown Greenville will come alive with color, creativity, and community spirit as the 11th annual Camellia City Fest kicks off, drawing thousands to the heart of the city for one of the area’s most anticipated events. Stretching from First Presbyterian Church to the Post Office, the streets will be lined with a wide variety of…
Read MoreTHIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
BY COLIN MACGUIRE The 2025 football season is just around the corner. Fort Dale has new head coach in Marshall Watts who was the JV head coach and offensive assistant under Eric Folmar. Folmar has moved over as an assistant at Greenville High. Fort Dale finished at 9-3 and opens the season vs. Lakeside…
Read MoreJANELLE CAPPS
June 20, 1948 – July 26, 2025 Janelle Capps, a resident of Honoraville, passed away on July 26, 2025, at the age of 77. Janelle was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Eugene Capps; her parents, Ray and Jewel Sexton Cauthen; and her brother, James Ray Cauthen. She is survived by her daughter, Donna…
Read MoreSHARON HIPP
Aug. 31, 1955 – July 29, 2025 Sharon Hipp, a resident of Greenville, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2025, at the age of 69. Funeral Services were held on Thursday, July 31, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Mary Sims officiating. The family received friends for visitation beginning…
Read MoreMARGARET ANN BROOKS
April 11, 1932 – July 29, 2025 Margaret Ann Brooks, a resident of Greenville, passed away on July 29, 2025, at the age of 93. Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Allison Brooks; son, Tommy Brooks; parents, Thomas and Pauline Ward; and her brother, Thomas Farris Ward. She is survived by her…
Read MoreShould we follow the money?
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY, CFA I’ve always been a Contrarian and a Value Investor. For years through the 1990s, nothing pleased me more than to find a common stock that was off the beaten path, beaten down and beaten out. I looked for large-cap, well-known stocks with experienced management and popular marketable products. An…
Read MoreMiller and Lane chosen as DWY
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The 2025 Distinguished Young Women (DYW) of Butler & Lowndes County Scholarship Program were selected Saturday, July 27, at the historic Ritz Theater in downtown Greenville. Lola Miller was chosen to represent Butler County and Riley Lane will represent Lowndes County in Montgomery at the 2025 state program.…
Read MoreSALT Ministry hosts Four Corners Ministry
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard During their July meeting, Southside Baptist Church’s (SBC) SALT Women’s Ministry hosted Yancy Carpenter of Four Corners Ministry (FCM) of Opelika. He and his wife Joy, who are former residents of Greenville and former members of SBC, went on their first short-term mission trip with FCM in 2006.…
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