Area News

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   John G. Little, Jr., a native son of Greenville, was recently decorated with the Legion of Honor, which is France’s highest merit. On Monday, March 18, Little was presented the merit during a ceremony at Fort Rucker by the Consul General of France in Atlanta. The Legion of…

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   A house at 506 Hickory Street in Greenville caught on fire Monday afternoon, March 25. A call to E-911 reported smoke coming from the house. E-911 then alerted the Greenville Fire Department (GFD) and they responded with two firetrucks within minutes of being notified. As of this report,…

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   Butler County Juvenile Probation Officer, Terry Van Lewis, was indicted by a Butler County grand jury on Wednesday, March 13 for one charge of first-degree rape and two charges of first-degree sexual abuse from a period between 1994 to 1999. Lewis was hired in 1993. Lewis surrendered himself…

RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   At the March 12, Butler County Commission meeting, Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond and Greenville Chief Justin Lovvorn appointments to the E911 Board were approved. Jimmy Rogers presented the commissioners with a problem concerning ownership and right of way on Spring Valley road across from his property. A…

RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   This year’s Camellia Long Beard’s Hunter Heritage Banquet was a success according to Chairman Ronnie Graddy. “I’m pleased with the turnout. We really won’t know how successful our banquet was until next week,” he said. Graddy stated the banquet helps fund their scholarship program and both local and…

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   Two forest landowner workshops/meetings upcoming will be of special interest to land owners of Butler County. The first is for female landowners only and will be hosted by the Butler County Forestry Planning Committed. It is called “Women in the Woods Workshop” and is planned for Friday, April…

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   What makes a community strong? It takes a village that works together and two of Butler County’s prominent citizens, Edith and Oliver Brooks, have made community and a helping hand the basis of their lives. Oliver recently received the “Ambassador for Peace” medal from South Korea for his…

Greenville Police Department Assistant Chief Anthony Barganier recently had the opportunity to speak to students of Greenville Middle School at their Black History program held on Thursday, Feb. 28. Barganier spoke of black history and the crucial roles black Americans have played in the history of United States of America. He quoted several black Americans…