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Unofficial voting results for Butler County from the Nov. 3 General Election
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Voter turnout swelled in Butler County for the Nov. 3 General Election of 2020 with just over a 65 percent turnout. Of the 14,602 registered voters, there were 9,505 ballots cast. With 23 of the 24 precincts counted there were 8,449 ballots cast at physical voting locations and…
Read MoreJAMES GANG CARNIVAL COMING SEPT. 30
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard After earlier cancelling the Butler County Fair due to coronavirus, the Greenville Kiwanis Club announced last Friday that James Gang Amusements will provide a Midway carnival at the fairground starting Wednesday, September 30. The carnival will be open every evening at 6 p.m. through Saturday, October 3. As…
Read MoreFire claims house on Kolb City Road
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard This afternoon around 2 p.m. an older home at 2073 Kolb City Road near Greenville caught fire as a result of an air conditioning window unit which had an electrical shortage. The home, constructed mostly of heart pine, was engulfed in flames within a matter of minutes and…
Read MoreUnofficial municipal election results in Butler County
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Municipal election results were held in Greenville, Georgiana, and McKenzie, on Tuesday, Aug 25. For Greenville elections, unofficial vote totals are as follows: Mayor Dexter McLendon 1349 Kenneth Crum 1008 District 3 Joseph West 268 Tommy Ryan 261 District 4 Jae’Ques Brown 224 Jimmy Lawson 158 …
Read MoreCourthouse closed tomorrow
An email from the Butler County Commission announced the Butler County Courthouse will be closed Friday, August 21 and the Circuit Clerk’s Office will remain closed for 14 days. All other offices plan to reopen Monday, August 24. The email states, “Good afternoon, All Due to an employee testing positive for COVID…
Read MoreButler County Courthouse still closed
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Butler County Commission, offices of the Court system, Revenue office, and others joined in teleconference call at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, to discuss how and when to open the Butler County Courthouse. Based on recommendations from the legal counsel of Calvin Poole in regards to the Sunshine…
Read MoreCurfew for Butler County set for April 3
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Butler County Commissioners met in a conference call Thursday, April 2, at 4:30 p.m. to discuss issuing a county wide curfew to be effective April 3. After discussion the commission approved to adopt the curfew. The curfew will run from 10 p.m. at night until 5 a.m. the…
Read MoreHow coronavirus spreads
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person between people who are in close contact with one another (within about six feet) through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the…
Read MoreState taking preemptive measures for spread of coronavirus
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard U.S. President Donald Trump also announced this afternoon he was declaring a national emergency for the corona-virus pandemic and that it would put procedures in place to allow states and territories access to fifty billion in funds to help with emergency efforts to combat the virus. Alabama Gov.…
Read MoreLocal agencies announce visitation changes due to corona-virus
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Butler County Correctional Facility, Crowne Health Care of Greenville, and Georgiana Health and Rehabilitation have announced suspended visitations except for emergencies. Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond announced this afternoon that the correctional facility will not allow visitations after 12 p.m. Saturday, March 14, for two weeks. “This…
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