Area News
“A Storybook Christmas” Parade
Mark your calendars for Thursday, Dec. 6 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 “A Storybook Christmas.” GACOC director Tracy Salter said this year’s theme was decided by…
Read More‘Faces Never Forgotten’
Special to The Standard The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation project “Faces Never Forgotten” needs help…
Read MoreOld -Fashioned Turkey Shoot
Special to The Standard The Greenville American Legion Post #24 conducted a turkey shoot on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Central Volunteer Fire Station on Halso Mill Road. The purpose of the shoot was to raise funds for sponsorship of the Boys/Girls State program. During previous years the Post had used funds from the…
Read MoreIn Memoria of Mt. Moriah members
The following members of Mt. Moriah Church were recognized recently after their passing: Donald, Robert “Bob” Glenn, Jr. was born Oct. 29 1957 in Selma and died July 22, 2017 in Montgomery. He was the son of Robert Glenn Donald Sr. and Sara Sutton Timmons. Bob went to the University of Alabama where…
Read MoreWild pig workshop planned
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard A wild pig management workshop will be held on Nov. 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 8…
Read MoreTruss talks to BCHGS about WWI
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard Dr. Ruth Truss, a history professor at the University of Montevallo, was the guest speaker at the quarterly meeting of the Butler County Historical & Genealogical Society on Sunday at the Greenville-Butler County Public Library. Truss told the audience about the involvement of Alabama’s 167th Infantry Regiment…
Read MoreThree-time Olympian visits Butler County
BY SCOTTIE BROWN The Greenville Standard With the start of Outdoor Track and Field quickly approaching, the Butler County School System hosted three-time Olympian, Tianna Bartoletta, to speak to students of Georgiana School and Greenville High School. Bartoletta won nine state championships in high school and was the 2003 Gatorade High School Girls Track…
Read MoreOld Time Farm Day Oct. 27
By Sue Arnold Step back in time at Old Time Farm Day – a place where you can watch a blacksmith at work, see how cane syrup was made, witness horse and mule plowing, and much more. Not only can you see agricultural history in action, but you can actually participate in activities from…
Read MoreTruss to speak on Alabama Rainbow Division of WWI
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Butler County Historical & Genealogical Society invites you to a special World War I program on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Greenville-Butler County Public Library. Dr. Ruth Truss from the University of Montevallo will talk about “The World War I Service of the 167th Alabama Infantry Regiment”…
Read MoreTurkey shoot for Boy’s and Girl’s State
SPECIAL TO THE STANDARD The local American Legion, Post 24 will host a fundraiser for Boy’s and Girl’s State on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. The American Legion sponsors seven local youth to attend Boy’s and Girl’s State at…
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