Area News
SEARCY SCHOOL HOUSE GETS A NEW ROOF
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Searcy Homemakers Club has been busy since 2019 raising funds to replace the roof on the Searcy School House on Airport Road. They approached several organizations, including the Butler County Commission (BCC) to help fund the needed repairs. Club President Jean Blackmon indicated they have received $2,500…
Read MoreLibrary to host Hamilton book signing
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Greenville-Butler County Public Library will host Greenville resident and Butler County Board of Education member Linda Hamilton on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. for a book signing of her new book “Open Your Eyes To a Clear Mind, Wise Actions and a Life of Grit.” Hamilton…
Read MoreAs January goes…
By: Carter E. Anthony, CFA As January goes, so goes the market according to The Stock Trader’s Almanac. Since 1945, 75% of the time when January experienced market growth the stock market ended the year on a positive note. On the other hand, a down January has not been a reliable indicator of a…
Read MoreBCSS celebrates graduation rates
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The graduation rate for Butler County School System (BCCS) seniors of 2020 is expected to be 94.05%, which hasn’t happened in over a decade. In the State of Alabama, graduations rates are reported one year in arrears. This graduation rate will not be official until the Accountability Report…
Read MoreDistrict Judge candidates answer questions
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard March third is fast approaching and the position of District Court Judge is on the ballot for the primary election. There are two Republican candidates running in the primary, Tim O Craig and Nikki McFerrin. Democratic candidate Brandon E. Collins is running unopposed. The Greenville Standard asked…
Read MoreMy Cancer Hero 5K Run/Walk March 14
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The My Cancer Hero 5K Run/Walk event has been slated for March 14. Abbie Garner Ballew said, “Please join us for the 5th Annual, Abbie Gardner Ballew, State Farm Insurance My Cancer Hero 5K Run/Walk.” The race will start at 8 a.m. at Fort Dale Academy. Pre-registration cost…
Read MoreA celebration of 65
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Wednesday, Feb. 12 Charlie and Mary Frances Jones celebrated their 65th anniversary. The couple have lived almost their entire lives in Greenville where they reared their two children, Claude and Frances Nox. Charlie was born in 1926 and Mary Frances in 1933. They actually grew up living…
Read MoreCELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The NAACP, then and now
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, better known as the NAACP, was formed on Feb. 12, 1909. According to a History.com article, the organization was founded to coincide with a historical date. “On Feb. 12, 1909, the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth,” states…
Read MoreSBI to investigate custodial death
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Thursday, Feb. 6, around 5:40 a.m., the Greenville Police Department responded to a call of a home invasion on Linda Avenue in Greenville. Officers were told by dispatch the victim stated the offender had forced his way into the residence by breaking out a window and crawling…
Read MoreCoronavirus: What you need to know
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard It seems like, every few years, a new virus or flu looms. In 2009, swine flu had everyone in a panic; in 2014, it was Ebola; and in 2019, it was MERS. This year, the virus that is wreaking havoc is the coronavirus. But what is it,…
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