Hank talent show June 1
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard The 3rd annual Hank Williams Sr. Talent Showcase, presented by the Georgiana Opry House, is a showcase featuring young independent musicians of all genres from across the Black Belt and Alabama with a winner going to Nashville for a single recording. The Talent Showcase competition is held…
Read MoreGCS March meeting notes
The agenda for the Greenville Camellia Society March (GCS) meeting was full. After a delicious lunch catered by Rebecca Duncan, the meeting was called to order. Six new members were introduced. Paula Sexton introduced their new camellia queen, Karya Likely and her court: Emilee Myrick, Rakiya Peterson, and Anya Cobb. Three murals were on display…
Read MoreFDA diamond action
The Fort Dale softball won their series with Lowndes Academy 2-1 last week. They defeated the Lady Rebels 9-6 at Lowndes and split with them at home. The Lady Eagles lost a tough nine-inning matchup in the first game of the double header 15-14 but rallied to win the second game 17-16. Senior Anna Claire…
Read MoreBoggan signs with Wallace CC Selma
Georgiana Panther Lillie Boggan signed a commitment to play basketball for the Wallace Community College (LCC) Patriots in Selma on Wednesday, March 12. She was surrounded by family and friends, Panther girls’ head coach Kirk Norris, and Yulonda Randolph, head women’s basketball coach, for LCC. Boggan stated before signing, “I want to thank God for…
Read MoreWatts name AD and football coach at FDA
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard Fort Dale Academy has tapped Marshall Watts as their new head football coach and athletic director. Watts, a 2000 graduate of Fort Dale, is the son of Joe and Laura Griffith Watts. His grandmother “Miss Fran” Griffith taught 3rd grade at Fort Dale. His mother is a 1972…
Read MorePAUL STEPHEN MCGEE, SR.
May 7, 1941 – March 2, 2025 Paul Stephen (Steve) McGee, Sr., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his children and sisters on March 2, 2025. After an 18-year battle with heart disease and a recent struggle with cancer, he was ready to go to his Savior and to his beloved wife, Alice. He…
Read MoreDONNA LOUISE WALKER
July 18, 1957 – March 3, 2025 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Donna Walker, who left this world on March 3, 2025. She was born on July 18, 1957, and now reunites with her parents, Ernest and Betty Walker; her brothers, Ernest and Patrick Walker; and her beloved nephews and niece, Patrick,…
Read MoreEDNA MCGOUGH GUYTON
March 27, 1932 – March 6, 2025 Ms. Edna McGough Guyton, age 92, of Silverhills, Ala., passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025, peacefully in her sleep at the residence she shared with her beloved daughter, Beth Stoudenmier. Graveside services were held for Ms. Guyton on Wednesday, March 12, at Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church…
Read MoreALEXANDER GRAHAM ROSE
March 23, 1948 – March 6, 2025 Mr. Alexander Graham Rose, a resident of McKenzie, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the age of 76. Mr. Alexander Rose dedicated his life to his wife of 46 years, Mrs. Connie T. Rose, and the United States Air Force serving 26 years of service. Graveside…
Read MoreGLENN DEVAN HARVELL
Dec. 10, 1949 – March 6, 2025 Glenn Devan Harvell, a former resident of Millers Ferry, ended his lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease on March 6, 2025. Glenn was born in Camden on Dec. 10, 1949, to Lewis Devan Harvell and Nora Louise Dumas Harvell. As a young boy, he enjoyed being a Boy Scout,…
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