Area News
COVID-19 closes GMS until Feb. 15
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard A press release by the Butler County School System (BCSS) on Saturday, Jan. 30, stated that Greenville Middle School’s buildings will be closed to students beginning Feb. 1 through Feb. 12 due to an increased level of COVID-19 exposures within the school. It explained, that during the closure,…
Read MoreLETTER TO THE EDITOR America’s truckers are a first line of defense against human trafficking
BY MARK COLSON President and CEO Alabama Trucking Association On any given day, there are tens of thousands of people being trafficked into and within the U.S. A large percentage of the victims are minors, often young females, who are brutally forced to perform commercial acts of sex or labor against their will. January…
Read MoreBlooms along The Camellia Trail
The picture of the week from The Camellia Trail was taken looking east from side walk area of the beautiful Victorian era Wilkerson-Branum home at 206 East Commerce Street. The home was built in 1896.The standout beautiful semi double rose pink boom is from a Camellia japonica ‘Akashigata’, also known as ‘Lady Clare’, ‘Pink Czar’,…
Read MoreRev. Wasden retires after 54 years of service
Rev. Watson Wasden, age 90, has served Antioch West Baptist Church for more than half a century. Sunday, Jan. 10, after five decades of bringing people together as the pastor, Preacher Watson preached his last sermon before entering into retirement. For fifty-four years Watson Wasden, referred to by many as “Preacher Watson,” has led the…
Read More‘Safer at Home’ extended…again
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard Although 2021 held so much promise for a release from a nearly year-long pandemic, it has yet to bring an end to COVID-19. In fact, on Thursday, Jan. 21, Governor Kay Ivey extended her Safer at Home order for Alabama. “A great many of us had hoped…
Read MoreRichie and Me, part 6
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY One night Richie and I were sitting in the big Olds 88 listening to the radio when a guy probably in his 30s walked up to the car and said, “Hotley, I hear you think you’ve got a hot car”. Richie sitting prominently on his law book, turned and said,…
Read MoreBlooms along The Camellia Trail
This beautiful formal double soft pink camellia bloom was found in the southeast section of Pioneer Cemetery in Greenville. The cemetery is located to the east of the First Methodist Church and was one the first cemeteries in Butler County. It is also the site of the Confederate Hospital (1861-1865) and one of the locations…
Read MoreChief Lovvorn warns of mail scam
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn issued a press release last week warning citizens of a mail scam currently ongoing within the area. “We would like to make the public aware of a current scam that is affecting our area,” said Lovvorn. He added many Greenville residents were receiving…
Read More2nd Annual MLK Parade held in Greenville
The second annual Martin Luther King Parade was held on Commerce Street in Greenville, Monday, Jan. 18 on a sunny but cool day. Sponsored by Butler County Concerned Citizens (BCCC), the parade began at 12 p.m. and traveled from the railroad underpass, past Greenville City Hall and to the Butler County Courthouse. Kenneth Crumb, a…
Read MoreBrenda Gruenewald Trail of Encouragement
BY SHEA ODOM The Greenville Standard “Mother Nature is the greatest teacher,” was quoted by the Late Brenda Gruenewald. Brenda was known for her love for not only the outdoors, but her love for serving others. She dedicated her life to Georgiana School and the community, teaching with the Butler County School System for…
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