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Mom Alice celebrates 100th birthday
BY CAROLYN SMITH The Greenville Standard Family and friends traveled from near and far to honor Mom Alice Dean Shambray at her 100th birthday celebration held on May 30, at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club in Montgomery. The joyful occasion brought together generations of loved ones to celebrate a remarkable woman whose life has…
Read MoreMosquito Control Awareness Week upcoming
BY JUSTIN MILLER People know mosquitoes as those annoying insects that can ruin any outdoor activity. However, there is more to these flying pests than just an itchy bite. Mosquitoes are serious global health concerns for humans. Carrying diseases such as West Nile virus and yellow fever, they are responsible for more than 700,000…
Read MoreJune Jam a success
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard The Greenville Area Arts Council (GAAC) presented their annual June Jam with the dual purpose of thanking supporters by offering a free show and to raise funds for their scholarship program through a silent auction. The auction of goods and services generously donated by GAAC supporters began at…
Read MoreGPD executes search warrants
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Wednesday morning, June 10, just after 9 a.m. the Greenville Police Department (GPD) with assistance from the Butler County District Attorney’s Office, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, and the Drug Enforcement Agency Task Force executed four separate search warrants in the City of Greenville. According to GPD…
Read MoreDancing thru the elements presented
Sonya’s Dance and Fitness presented their annual showcase to a capacity crowd at the historic Ritz Theater on June 6. Titled “Dancing Thru the Elements,” the production featured modern dance, creative movement, ballet, lyrical dance, pre-jazz, character dance, pre-ballet, baby tap, beginner tap, pre-liturgical dance, and contemporary dance. The elements of fire, wind, water, and…
Read MoreHank, “What a weekend!”
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard What a weekend, as Hank Williams Festival Chairman Kyle Haynes put it, “What a weekend!” Haynes was referring to the 47th Hank Williams Music Festival, which brought Georgiana and the Hank Williams Memorial Park alive with vendors with everything from food to jewelry, wall to wall overflow…
Read MoreAsian longhorned tick brings concerns
By Justin Miller AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Alabama livestock and pet owners should be on the lookout for a new pest. Last month, the Asian longhorned tick was detected for the first time in the state on a dog in DeKalb County. While several other tick species are common in Alabama, the reproductive capabilities…
Read MoreAbsentee voting deadlines for June 16 runoffs
Montgomery, Ala.– Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, reminds Alabama voters that county absentee election managers must receive mail-in absentee ballot applications by Tuesday, June 9, 2026. The deadline to return an absentee ballot application in person is Thursday, June 11, 2026. Absentee ballots being returned in-person must be received by the county absentee election…
Read MoreBCSO deputy arrested for theft
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Last Wednesday, May 27, Butler County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Weston Keeney, age 23, was arrested and charged with Theft of Property 2nd. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office posted the following on its Facebook page. “As of Wednesday, May 27, 2026, former Butler County Sheriff’s Office employee Weston Keeney…
Read MoreBusy Ant celebrates grand opening
As of Monday, June 1, at 10 a.m. Georgiana officially has its own grocery store again, the Busy Ant. A grand opening ceremony was held at that time with Georgiana Mayor Nina Bonner and store owner Parth Patel giving remarks. Georgiana’s grocery store, the Food Giant, had closed earlier this year and after much hard…
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