The dogwood tree
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard Among the many plants associated with Easter is the flowering dogwood tree. Its scientific name is Cornus florida, meaning flowering horn. The nickname “dogwood” could have originated from the use of the tree’s bark to treat mange or for the inferior quality of the berries leaving them only…
Read MoreDHR launches new site and app for SNAP clients
The Alabama Department of Human Resources is pleased to announce the launch of the new ConnectEBT mobile app. This app is a more secure process for EBT cardholders to access their account to check their SNAP balance in real-time, request replacement EBT cards, change their PIN, view all EBT transactions, and find answers to frequently…
Read MoreBCHGS April meeting at Sardis Church
The Butler County Historical and Genealogical Society’s April quarterly meeting will be held on Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. from historic Sardis Baptist Church on Halso Mill Road. Before the church was organized in 1856, people of the community met and worshipped under a brush arbor not far from its present site. A descendant…
Read MoreTwo sign from Fort Dale
Fort Dale Academy celebrated the next steps of two of their seniors with college signing ceremonies. Lexi Reaves plans to play volleyball at Reid State Technical College, and Mary Cumbie Taylor will join the dance team at Huntingdon College in the fall. Lexi is seated with her parents Amanda and Michael Reaves and to witness…
Read MoreFDA soccer season ends
Top: The Fort Dale boys’ soccer team ended their season on Thursday, April 17, with a 5-0 loss to Springwood School in the AISA state semifinal match at the Emory Folmar YMCA Soccer Complex in Montgomery. Earlier in the week they handily defeated their round one opponent Southern Preparatory Academy 7-0 at home on Saturday,…
Read MoreMELVIN JACKSON FOLMAR
Sept. 29, 1935 – April 19, 2025 Mr. Melvin Jackson Folmar, a resident of Georgiana, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the age of 89. Graveside service was held Monday, April 21, beginning at 2 p.m. at Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery with Jason Williams officiating and Johnson Funeral Home directing. Mr. Melvin served…
Read MoreMELVIN AUSTIN JOHNSON
April 25, 1953 – April 14, 2025 Melvin Austin Johnson (Ricky), age 71, of Greenville, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Ricky is survived and missed by his devoted wife, Helen, of over 50 years; his sons, Russell (wife Amanda)…
Read MoreTariffs are “Be-yootiful”
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY, CFA What is a tariff? A tariff is a duty that is imposed on a good imported into a country, i. e., a movement of a good from China to the United States. Tariffs can be used as a revenue source and/or a source of protection for domestically-produced goods. Because…
Read MoreSTAR ID: What you need to know
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) reminds Alabama residents that the REAL ID Act of 2005, will go into effect on May 7, 2025. This means Alabamians planning to fly domestic in the United States (U.S.) or enter certain federal facilities will need a REAL ID-compliant driver license (known as STAR ID in Alabama) or…
Read MorePavilion planned for Beeland Park
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard Nedra Crosby and Steadham McGowin of the Sasanqua Garden Club joined city horticulturist Mark Foshee, local designer and building specialist Freddie Daughtry, and garden consultant Bobby Green on a walk-through of the Beeland Park Camellia Gardens to begin drafting plans for a pavilion. The pavilion will be an…
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