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A lot can happen in a year
BY SHEA ODOM The Greenville Standard In December of 2019, Greenville native and author, LaWanda Lewis Burrell held a book signing at the Greenville-Butler County Public Library. The event was hosted by Burrell’s sorority sisters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc for her book, “Stand Up, Speak Up Because Your Time’s Up.” Of those…
Read MoreUSDA announces assistance program
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard A new program is available to provide assistance to producers who suffered eligible crop quality losses due to natural disasters occurring in 2018 and 2019. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently announced signup for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program began Wednesday, Jan.…
Read MoreRichie and Me, part 5
Mr. Paul, Richie’s daddy, was one of the smartest lawyers in Alabama. His favorite hobby was fishing. In our 7th and 8th grade years he took Richie and me to a family member’s pond in Georgiana to fish on Wednesday afternoons. He had an earlier 50’s Oldsmobile sedan with fishing gear in the trunk and…
Read MoreSearch nets 5 arrests
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Five people were arrested on Thursday, Jan. 7, by the Greenville Police Department’s Special Response Team (SRT), according to Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn. In a press release, Lovvorn said SRT executed a search warrant for the Drug Task Force at a residence on Primitive Baptist Road in…
Read MoreFood safety course offered
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) is offering a ServSafe Food Safety Certified Protection Manager Course in Greenville on Jan. 20-21. The ServSafe course is designed to meet Alabama Department of Public Health requirements for Retail Food Permit Holders. It will be held at Beeland Park Community Center from…
Read MoreSwann crowned Miss Alabama Teen USA
Dailyn Swann was crowned Miss Alabama Teen USA 2021 Sunday, Jan. 10. She was among 41 contestants from the state who competed for the title. The event was held at the Auburn Hotel Grand Ballroom in Auburn and began Saturday, Jan. 9. Swann already had won titles of Miss Fort Dale Academy, Miss Butler County…
Read MoreShots fired as carjacker bolts
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard An armed carjacking spree by Rodrigues Xalate, a 25 year old Hispanic male, last Thursday involving the cities of Wetumpka, Evergreen, Greenville and Atmore in South Alabama ultimately ended with Xalate being shot by Poarch Creek Police in the Atmore area. Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn stated in…
Read MoreFree online civil legal advice available
To help low-income Alabama residents navigate civil legal issues, Alabama Free Legal Answers program provides free qualified legal advice through the website https://alabama.freelegalanswers.org/. The website gives eligible users the ability to pose civil legal questions to volunteer attorneys and receive answers on the site. The users of the service must meet income eligibility guidelines that…
Read MoreHISTORICAL SOCIETY CONTINUES ITS MISSION: Meetings Canceled Until Pandemic Subsides
The Butler County Historical & Genealogical Society’s (BCHGS) officers have voted to cancel BCHGS meetings until further notice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. President Barbara Middleton said, “We miss seeing our members and welcoming our interesting guest speakers, but feel this decision is in the best interest of everyone. We sincerely hope the situation…
Read MoreRichie and Me, part 4
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY On a Halloween night in the late 1950s, a group of boys, seventh and eighth graders, got together to walk around on Fort Dale, Hamilton, Oak and other nearby streets. We were too old to be trick-or-treating but were out on Halloween night. All of a sudden a police car…
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