Area News
Queens for a day
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard It was Queens Day this past Saturday at Mt. Zion AME Chapel. Ladies from the church and the community enjoyed a day of being served by the men of the church and community. For this special occasion the ladies were not allowed to purchase food, help cook or prepare…
Read MoreHaunted Firehouse returns for 14th year
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard According to Les Liller, captain with the Greenville Fire Department, everyone needs a hobby, and for him, that hobby has taken on a life of its own in the form of the Greenville Haunted Firehouse. Liller spoke to the Kiwanis Club on Monday, and during his program, he…
Read MoreWrecks claim two lives
TROY POST – A two-vehicle crash at 2:08 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, has claimed the life of a McKenzie woman. Wander Jean Raines Garcia, 54, was killed when her 2004 Chevrolet Impala was struck by a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Leif Wallis Mohrman of Cedar, Mich. Garcia, who was not using a seatbelt, was…
Read MoreNew EMA director stands first tests
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Kris Ware, the new Butler County EMA director, could say she has been thrown into the fire her first week on duty. She replaces Shirley Sandy, who passed away in April of this year. Not only has she had to familiarize herself with procedures, but the community and the officials…
Read MoreOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard Paint the town pink! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to BreastCancer.org, one out of every eight women will get breast cancer. This year alone, 40,610 women in the US are expected to die from breast cancer, and each year nearly 310,000 women will be diagnosed with…
Read MoreLocal landowners learn about wild hog control
BY CLAY BRANUM The Greenville Standard Imagine being a farmer waking up to the sound of birds singing and the sun has barely starts to creep into the sky. It is almost time for harvest season. Stepping off of the porch and around the house to the back to inspect the closest field, you find…
Read MorePolice, bikers unite
BY APRIL RICHEY The Greenville Standard Bikers have always had a hard time getting past the bad reputation that television and movies have bestowed upon them. With long beards, and lots of leather; bikers have been portrayed to be nothing but trouble. Most people see a biker and unfortunately will go out of their way…
Read MoreCattle thief caught
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Orran Scruggs, 19 and a resident of Shine Road, was recently arrested by the Butler County Sherriff’s Department this past Tuesday for stealing a Dodge crewcab truck and cattle trailer from the McKenzie area. According to Sheriff Kenny Harden, his office received a call last week concerning a truck…
Read MoreFeral hog workshop slated
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard The Butler County Forestry Planning Committee will hold a workshop about feral hog control on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Greenville-Butler County Library. The workshop is titled “Feral Hog Management & Control.” Guest speakers for the workshop are Chris Jaworowski and Jeff Thurmond.…
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