DEBORAH LEE CAUTHEN
Dec. 22, 1956 – March 31, 2025 Mrs. Deborah “Debbie” Lee Cauthen, a resident of McKenzie, Alabama, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025 at the age of 68. Funeral service was held on Friday, April 4, beginning at 2 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister James Fallen officiating and Johnson Funeral Home…
Read MoreEVELYN E. STEELE
Sept. 27, 1938 – April 4, 2025 Ms. Evelyn Elizabeth Steele, a resident of McKenzie, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2025, at the age of 86. Graveside service was held on Tuesday, April 8, beginning at 2 p.m. at Brushy Creek Cemetery with Brother Randy Harvill officiating and Johnson Funeral Home directing. Ms. Evelyn…
Read MorePALS kicks off ‘Don’t Drop It on Alabama’
The statewide “Don’t Drop It on Alabama” Spring Cleanup – an annual event coordinated by Alabama PALS (People Against a Littered State) – will be held during April. The “Don’t Drop It on Alabama” Spring Cleanup is offered to all 67 Alabama counties, municipalities and statewide volunteer groups. Over 140 cities, counties and volunteer groups…
Read MoreNative azaleas
When looking for a low-maintenance landscaping plant that supports the local ecosystem, attracts pollinators, and provides fragrant and showy blooms, look no farther than native azaleas. According to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, our state boasts of 17 different species which makes us the “undisputed world capital of deciduous native azaleas.” Native azaleas can be found…
Read MoreHave you see wild spiderwort?
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard This wildflower pictured is wild spiderwort, most likely Virginia Spiderwort. Spiderwort was originally discovered by John Tradescant, the British plant explorer who came to America early and became very famous for the exotic plants of the New World that he took back home. The website www.americanmeadows.com describes the…
Read MoreCamellia spotlight from Gold Hill, N.C.
This camellia bloom was recently photographed in Gold Hill, N.C., this past Thursday. The bush was nestled near a white picket fence. The website https://historicgoldhill.org states, “Gold Hill, North Carolina was a well established gold mining boom town by the early 1840’s. This was almost a decade before the gold strike at Sutter’s Mill in…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Alabama Basketball Coach C.M. Newton was the head coach at Alabama from 1968-1980. C.M. is short for Charles Martin. Coach Newton was native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was a member of the 1951 Kentucky team that finished as National Champions. He played for the legendary…
Read MoreEagles’ diamond action
The Fort Dale diamonds saw some action last week on the heels of spring break. Senior third baseman Lela Mansmann closed the top of the third inning with this fielder’s choice out in Fort Dale’s 6-2 loss to Ezekiel Academy. Mansmann currently leads the Lady Eagles at the plate with a 418 batting average and 21 RBI’s.…
Read MoreVIRGINIA WILSON PERDUE
Nov. 16, 1945 – March 23, 2025 Virginia Wilson Perdue was born Nov. 16, 1945, to “Bob” and Pearlie Wilson. She had a brother Billy and a sister Vivian. She was raised in Bethel Methodist Church in a time when you went to church every time the doors were open. She graduated from Lowndes County…
Read MoreMid-South RC&D Council’s Annual Grant Cycle Brings Aid to Alabama Schools
The Mid-South RC&D Council acts as a funding resource for schools throughout its service area of Autauga, Bullock, Butler, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, and Montgomery counties. Educators are eligible to apply for funding that will be used to improve the quality of school facilities and programs. On April 1, 2025, the Mid-South RC&D Council’s annual…
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