Area News
ACES hosts grassroots needs assessment
On Wednesday July 21, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) Butler County office hosted its annual Grassroots Needs Assessment Advisory Group meeting. The advisory group is made up of local stakeholders and community partners. Advisory members discussed the results of targeted surveys in the areas of community resource and workforce development, agriculture, forestry and natural…
Read MoreGET OUT THERE Two waterfalls
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard Our recent vacation featured five covered bridges, two waterfalls, and one major city. For those of you who love a good physical challenge and the glory of God’s creation, the waterfall segment is for you. Our Gadsden destination was about three and a half hours away. We paid the small…
Read MoreTwo arrested for felony theft
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Two men were arrested July 14 for shoplifting at a local store. Christian Watson, age 25 and from Castleberry, was charged with Robbery 2nd, and two counts of Felony Theft of Property 3rd. Terry Golden, age 42 and from Evergreen, was charged with Robbery 2nd and Felony Theft…
Read MoreEmergency need for all blood types
Blood donor turnout continues to decline during the summer months impacting the local blood supply as national blood shortages remain. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers urges the community to donate now. Summer is always a slow time for blood donations, but LifeSouth reports this year is especially difficult as the need for blood to help patients…
Read MoreWreck leads to arrest
From ALEA CRENSHAW COUNTY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Tactical Team arrested Richard Wayne Goodwin, 37, of Highland Home on two counts of Felony Leaving the Scene of an Accident and two counts of Assault in the First Degree. Goodwin was booked into the Crenshaw County Jail…
Read MoreCrash on I65 claims one
From ALEA A single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 6:25 a.m. Saturday, July 17, involving a 2009 GMC Sierra has claimed the life of a Maryland man. The crash occurred when the Sierra, driven by Irvin Gustavo Aguierre Riviera, 21, of Katy, Texas, left the roadway, traveled into the median, and overturned. The passenger, Jose…
Read MoreGET OUT THERE Five covered bridges
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard Our family was looking for something new, but reasonably close, to do over the Independence holiday. We decided to wind our way to north Alabama and see what we could see. Five covered bridges, two rocky hikes to waterfalls, and one major Alabama city later, we know a…
Read MoreHONORING OUR MILITARY VETERANS John Carter, Revolutionary War Soldier
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW The Carters, who were among Butler County’s earliest settlers, included not only an American Revolution veteran, but several War of 1812 veterans. Revolutionary War veteran John Carter, born about 1755 in Virginia, bought 160 acres of land in what is now Butler County in August 1818. His name was recorded in…
Read MoreState warns of cannabis fraud
Consumers Warned Against Businesses Claiming They Can Provide Evaluation and Pre-Registration for Medical Cannabis Use MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners is warning people about businesses that are claiming they can help individuals receive or get pre-registered for a state-issued medical cannabis card by having a physician evaluate them. “There is really no…
Read MoreDEWBERRY’S STEAKHOUSE COMING DOWNTON
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon announced last week that Dewberry’s Steakhouse is planning to utilize the old McMullan building on Government Street to open a restaurant in historic downtown Greenville. He has indicated it is one of the largest things to happen in downtown Greenville in a long time.…
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