Area Breaking News
SCAM WARNING ISSUED
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond has issued a warning to the citizens of Butler County advising of a phone scam currently occurring in the county. According to Bond, calls have been received by residents of the county that represent themselves as the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. In one…
Read MoreRentfro resigns as CEO at L.V. Stabler
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Donald Renftro officially announced his plans to resign his position as CEO at L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital to Dexter McLendon, Chairman of The Health Care Authority of The City of Greenville on Monday, Nov. 19 after their regularly scheduled call with UAB Hospital at 8 a.m. Rentfro stated…
Read MoreHazardous spill in Tanyard Branch leaves fish dead
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Monday, Oct. 29 the smell of dead fish permeated the Cunningham Street bridge after a recent hazardous spill upstream left its death toll on several aquatic species in Tanyard Branch. Residents along the branch noticed a strong odor and reported the smell to E911 on Oct.…
Read MoreArrests made for double homicide
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Attorney General Steve Marshall released a statement last week indicating that three men and one woman had been arrested for the murder of two Evergeen men near the Garland community on Dilly Hill Road. The release stated, “The following defendants are charged with crimes related to…
Read MoreEdge to re-open Oct. 5
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard After quietly closing in…
Read MoreCharges against Scott dropped
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Ollie Scott, the Butler County Coroner Elect who had recently been arrested for an altercation with a neighbor which involved a handgun, received notice the charge has been official dropped. On Sept. 14 the claimant officially dropped the charges and was duly signed by District Attorney Charlotte Tesmer.…
Read MoreTrump nominates Moorer to bench
Special to The Standard President Donald Trump has nominated U.S. Magistrate Judge Terry F. Moorer to serve a lifetime appointment as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in Mobile according to a Thursday, Sept. 7 announcement from the White House. Moorer was born in Greenville in…
Read MoreScott arrested
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Butler County Coroner-elect Ollie Scott was recently arrested after an altercation involving a handgun when…
Read MoreCarjacking at Greenville Chevron
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Aug. 8, just before 3:30 a.m., a family of three was travelling on I-65 and stopped at the Greenville Chevron on Fort Dale Road. A father and son entered the store while the mother remained in the front passenger seat of their vehicle. According to Greenville Police Chief…
Read MoreDollar General robbed at gunpoint
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Two men have been arrested in association with last Thursday evening’s robbery at the Dollar General located at the intersection of Pineapple Highway West and Kolb City Road. According to Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden, his department received a call at approximately 9:50 p.m. in reference to a…
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