Area News
Pine Apple VFD fish fry and fire safety night, Sept. 5
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Pine Apple Volunteer Fire Department invites everyone to a special evening of food and fire safety on Friday, Sept. 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Moore Academy Gym in Pine Apple. This event will serve as the department’s first fall fundraiser, featuring a delicious fried…
Read MoreHappy Birthday to the NPS
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard What do the national parks mean to you? Have you visited one? Such magnificent beauty and tranquility and violence and tenderness exist there in those wondrous places. The National Park Service was created by an act signed by President Woodrow Wilson on Aug. 25, 1916. This year will…
Read MoreBeeland Gardens enters 2nd phase
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard A sizable audience attended the ribbon cutting for the Beeland Camellia Garden 2nd Phase on Monday morning, Aug. 11. It marked the initiation of Phase 2 of the collaborative endeavor between the City of Greenville, the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce (GACOC), and the Sasanqua Garden Club. Phase…
Read MoreMid-South RC&D holds Progress Press Day
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Mid-South Resource Conservation and Development (Mid-South RC&D) Council recently visited Butler County to receive updates on the use 2025 awarded grant funds worth approximately to $139,523.84 to several entities and educational institutions on Aug. 11. Among those receiving funds for 2025 were Beeland Gardens, Butler County Commission (BCC),…
Read MoreReminder of absentee voting deadlines
Wes Allen, Alabama’s Secretary of State, reminds Alabama voters that municipal absentee election managers must receive mail-in absentee ballot applications by Tuesday, Aug. 19. The deadline to return an absentee ballot application in person is Thursday, Aug. 21. Absentee ballots being returned in-person must be received by the municipal absentee election manager by close of…
Read MoreNorton promoted to Captain
BY TRACY SALTER A proud native of Greenville, Alabama has been recognized for her exceptional service to our nation with a prestigious military promotion. Captain Nicole Norton, a 2009 graduate of Greenville High School, was officially promoted to the rank of Major in the United States Army during a ceremony held in June. A standout…
Read MoreCamellia City Fest returns for 11th year
Downtown Greenville will come alive with color, creativity, and community spirit as the 11th annual Camellia City Fest kicks off, drawing thousands to the heart of the city for one of the area’s most anticipated events. Stretching from First Presbyterian Church to the Post Office, the streets will be lined with a wide variety of…
Read MoreShould we follow the money?
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY, CFA I’ve always been a Contrarian and a Value Investor. For years through the 1990s, nothing pleased me more than to find a common stock that was off the beaten path, beaten down and beaten out. I looked for large-cap, well-known stocks with experienced management and popular marketable products. An…
Read MoreMiller and Lane chosen as DWY
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The 2025 Distinguished Young Women (DYW) of Butler & Lowndes County Scholarship Program were selected Saturday, July 27, at the historic Ritz Theater in downtown Greenville. Lola Miller was chosen to represent Butler County and Riley Lane will represent Lowndes County in Montgomery at the 2025 state program.…
Read MoreSALT Ministry hosts Four Corners Ministry
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard During their July meeting, Southside Baptist Church’s (SBC) SALT Women’s Ministry hosted Yancy Carpenter of Four Corners Ministry (FCM) of Opelika. He and his wife Joy, who are former residents of Greenville and former members of SBC, went on their first short-term mission trip with FCM in 2006.…
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