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BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard   The Greenville-Butler County library hosted bigfoot field investigator, YouTube producer and New Jersey native Mike Familant as he presented his program “In the Shadow of Big Red Eye” last Thursday. Big Red Eye is the name given to the eight-foot tall, bipedal creature with glowing red eyes that…

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Governor Ivey signs Choose Act

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   Governor Kay Ivey, on Thursday, March 5, signed the CHOOSE Act (House Bill 129) into law. The governor signed the bill at the State Capitol attended by students, lawmakers and supporters. The legislation creates a program similar to school vouchers, which will provide eligible families with as much…

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Election results for Butler County

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   The unofficial election results for the April 5 Primary Election for Butler County was tallied and to follow are the results. There are 14,383 registered voters in Butler County. In total, 3,816 ballots were cast at polling houses and 312 were absentee ballots, which resulted in a 26.53…

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Crash claims one

TROY POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4 a.m. Sunday, March 10, has claimed the life of a Georgiana man. Thomas J. Thomas, 36, was fatally injured when the 2003 Toyota Camry he was driving left the roadway, struck a concrete embankment and overturned before going into a creek. Thomas was not…

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Where do we go from here? Stock market indicators

BY CARTER E. ANTHONY, CFA   As we enter the New Year, stock market investors want to know what to expect from the market. Predictions are a dime a dozen depending upon who you ask. Having quoted Yogi Berra’s statement “It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future” here many times I seldom…

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ALMFF has unprecedented year

BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard   The Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival (ALMFF) was held this past weekend and was a smashing success. Although the final totals are not in, early estimates indicate a record-breaking attendance weekend. “We probably parked 4,600 cars on Saturday,” said Gary Haskew with the Butler County Sheriff’s Posse, “and…

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PANTHERS ARE 1A CHAMPS

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   The Georgiana Panthers boys basketball team has accomplished a feat no other sport has in Georgiana School history. Thursday night, Feb. 29, they claimed the 1A AHSAA state basketball championship by beating Covenant Christian 55-44 in overtime. The road to the championship led through 31 games, which the…

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Greenville appoints new fire chief

Douglas J. Belletete was appointed as Greenville’s newest fire chief on Monday, Feb. 26, at the city council meeting. The council voted unanimously to approve Belletete’s hire. He is originally from Decatur and after being away from Alabama is glad to be back home. He said to the council, “I’d like to thank God and…

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Ag stats reflects tough economy

BY MARLEE JACKSON   Recently released data is lending extra credence to Alabama farmers’ reality: Times are tough. High input costs, low profit margins and farm consolidation helped shrink Alabama’s overall farm numbers from 2017 to 2022. Alabama lost 8% of farms in that period, according to U.S. Census of Agriculture data released Feb. 13.…

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Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival is this weekend

BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard   The Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival (ALMFF) is back this weekend for another season of fun and festivities. The performers and volunteers are ready to welcome everyone to the Kingdom of Dragoncroft. Brian Perry is a long-time participant with the festival. He plays the characters Captain Silver Wolf…

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