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Mount murdered in Oakey Streak
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Joshua J. Mount was murdered this past Friday Aug. 3 in Covington County near Hazlets Bridge which is located on Oakey Streak Road…
Read MoreVandalism case solved quickly
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Tuesday, July 10, police officers began to receive complaints of paint on vehicles in the area of Carver Circle and…
Read MoreSchofield gets four life terms
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Allen Wayne Schofield was recently dealt four life sentences, four 30-year sentences and one 20-year sentence by Butler County Circuit Judge Terri Lovell.…
Read More21 wrecks on I-65 in week
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Over the course of one week, 21 wrecks have occurred near mile marker 138 of U.S. Interstate I65. On Monday,…
Read MoreMisdemeanor leads to felony arrest
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Greenville Police Department Lieutenant Kenneth Hadley of the Warrant Division served two misdemeanor warrants last Wednesday morning at the residence of John Scott Tindall 163 Lakewood Drive. In the course of their arrest of Tindall was found to possess drug paraphernalia, marijuana and 1.7 grams of methamphetamine.…
Read MoreAlleged arson closes Walmart
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard On the afternoon of June 19, around 3 p.m. the Greenville Fire and Police Departments were called to the local Walmart due to a crime of arson. An investigation into the incident led to security camera footage which revealed that 17 year-old Victor Rafael Ramos II of…
Read MoreEnglish charged in teen’s murder
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Tuesday, May 12 at a press conference held on the steps of the Butler County Court House, Sheriff Kenny Harden said, “It’s a sad day for us all.” He added the Sheriff’s department received a tip on Sunday and deputies responded to a suspected dead body. “A…
Read MoreCook defeats Harden in race for Sheriff
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Incumbent Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden lost to contender Carlton Cook, who is the Georgiana Police Chief, in the recent June 5 democrat party primary elections held in Butler County. Both campaigned hard across the county. A small crowd of Chief Cook supporters stood and clapped when the announcement…
Read MoreDouble Homicide in Garland
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden has reported there was a double homicide of two males near Garland in Butler County on Saturday, June 3. Harden received a call from a subject Saturday afternoon who had noticed two lifeless bodies off a dirt road. Harden met the subject and they…
Read MoreButler County Sheriff candidates answer questions
BY APRIL RICHEY The Greenville Standard One of the most important primary elections in Butler County for 2018 will be for Sheriff. There are two candidates in active campaigns who are vying for the democratic nomination in the June 5 primary; incumbent Sheriff Kenny Harden is facing Georgiana Police Chief Carlton Cook. Greenville Police…
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