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Timber values stagnant as lumber prices soar
By Marlee Moore Towering pines line roadways in Alabama, a state where construction is booming, and lumber prices are soaring. Meanwhile, timberland owners whose raw materials are in demand suffer stagnant timber values. “We supply that wood, and the wood is there, but the price hasn’t gone up for us,” said Elliott Poole, who…
Read MoreMemorial Day traffic claims 7
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt in a six car pile-up on U.S. Interstate I-65 in Butler County, but seven lives were lost in Alabama over the Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday, May 29, four lives were claimed when a vehicle left the roadway and entered Logan Martin…
Read More20 awards announced for The Standard
The Alabama Press Association recently announced winners for the annual media contest for the year 2020. The Greenville Standard has earned 20 awards so far between the editorial and advertising categories. All awards have not been announced yet. According to Bruce Branum, the publisher, The Greenville Standard competes in Division D, which is a Non-daily…
Read MoreRemains of two found in burnt car
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Butler County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) found a burned 4-door Mercedes with remains of two people on Wednesday, June 2, in southwest Butler County. According to Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond, his office received a phone call in reference to a possibly stolen vehicle which had been burnt…
Read MoreHank music fest is back
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Despite the heat, humidity, occasional rain down pour, and the feared remains of the COVID pandemic; the 42nd Hank Williams Music Festival appeared to be a success judging from the crowds. Fans from Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky and Missouri made the long trip for the event.…
Read MoreHonoring Our Military Veterans: John Ackerman, Part 2
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW John Ackerman has traveled quite a distance in his 94 years – from New York to Michigan, and from there to Virginia. He spent a few years in North Carolina, and finally settled in Greenville, Alabama. And then there were the 31,000+ miles he traveled back and forth across the northern…
Read MoreFresh off the street
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Thursday morning, May 24, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office made a traffic stop on U.S. Interstate 65 and wound up with a payload of assorted illegal drugs and currency. Ronald Grace, age 37, was arrested after illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, and currency were found in the vehicle he…
Read MoreMemorial Day honored
On Memorial Day we honor military personnel who have fallen in the service of our nation. Across the nation and world, memorials, cemeteries, and battlefields help to remind us of the extraordinary sacrifices many have made to the United States of America to earn and then protect freedom guaranteed in U.S. Constitution. Our nation was…
Read MoreFDA graduates 24
On Friday, May 28, Fort Dale Academy (FDA) graduated 24 students. The graduation ceremony started on Winfred Boan Field at 7 p.m. but an early evening thunderstorm disrupted the event just as Valedictorian Parker McNaughton was scheduled to give his address to his classmates and guests. FDA headmaster David Sikes urged everyone to move indoors…
Read MoreTop of the class
This year’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian for Fort Dale Academy (FDA) graduating class of 2021 were Parker McNaughton and Mackenzie Blackmon, respectively. McNaughton had an overall weighted GPA of 4.24 and Blackmon maintained a 4.0 GPA for all four years of high school. McNaughton is the son of Kent and Chanda McNaughton. During his time at…
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