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Package thief bagged by cops
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Dec. 2, Amber Baggett, age 28, was arrested for Receiving Stolen Property 2nd, which is a felony. Baggett, from Conecuh County and a delivery driver for a national company, was apparently not delivering some packages but keeping them. According to Greenville Police Department (GPD) Chief Justin Lovvorn,…
Read MoreBill of Rights
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Today we remember a bit of the history of the Bill of Rights, Amendments One through Ten of the Constitution, which was ratified Dec. 15, 1791. James Madison, considered by many to be the Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights was a small man of…
Read MoreCamellia City Bakery celebrates 10th anniversary
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Camellia City Bakery, a mainstay on Commerce Street in downtown Greenville, celebrates its 10th anniversary of operation in the City of Greenville on Dec. 9. Ann Judah, who started the bakery with her husband Ozzie in 2011 in a small shop at 101 Church Street, now runs…
Read MoreDec. 1 crash claims life
A single-vehicle crash at approximately 3:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, claimed the life of a Lowndes County woman. Kristen Sexton, 47, of Fort Deposit, was killed when the 2020 Nissan Versa she was driving, left the side of the roadway and struck an embankment. The crash happened on County Road 60, approximately 12 miles…
Read MoreGeorgiana’s Christmas Parade
This past Saturday afternoon under partly cloudy skies, the City of Georgiana held its Christmas Parade through the streets of downtown Georgiana. As usual, the parade began and finished at the old high school. Local churches, civic groups, citizens, and first responders participated in the event giving away volumes of candy and many a Merry…
Read MoreA date which will live in infamy
The text of President Roosevelt’s speech follows: “Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was…
Read MorePearl Harbor Remembrance Day is Dec. 7
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941, naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolula, Hawaii, at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian Time. The surprise attack killed 2,403 Americans and injured 1,178 others. Of the eight U.S. Navy battleships…
Read MorePearl Harbor Last Alabama survivor dies
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard 2,403. According to a Census.gov document, that is the number of American men, women, and children who were killed when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Of that 2,403 people, at least 32 Alabamians died on the “U.S.S Arizona.” Yet, there were survivors of…
Read MoreGreenville Christmas Parade is Dec. 8
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Dec. 8, as an eagerly-awaited holiday event returns to the downtown Greenville. The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce (GACOC) has slated its annual Christmas Parade to kick off downtown at 6:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “It’s a Wonderful Life in the Camellia City.” GACOC director Tracy Salter said this…
Read MoreFire claims house on Hickory Street
Late Friday morning, Nov. 20, E911 dispatched a Greenville Fire Department (GFD) engine to a call of a reported house fire on Hickory Street near the vicinity of Field Street. When firefighters on the engine approached the house, smoke was evident and a general fire alarm was made. Another GFD fire engine responded to the…
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