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Swann crowned Miss Alabama Teen USA
Dailyn Swann was crowned Miss Alabama Teen USA 2021 Sunday, Jan. 10. She was among 41 contestants from the state who competed for the title. The event was held at the Auburn Hotel Grand Ballroom in Auburn and began Saturday, Jan. 9. Swann already had won titles of Miss Fort Dale Academy, Miss Butler County…
Read MoreShots fired as carjacker bolts
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard An armed carjacking spree by Rodrigues Xalate, a 25 year old Hispanic male, last Thursday involving the cities of Wetumpka, Evergreen, Greenville and Atmore in South Alabama ultimately ended with Xalate being shot by Poarch Creek Police in the Atmore area. Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn stated in…
Read MoreFree online civil legal advice available
To help low-income Alabama residents navigate civil legal issues, Alabama Free Legal Answers program provides free qualified legal advice through the website https://alabama.freelegalanswers.org/. The website gives eligible users the ability to pose civil legal questions to volunteer attorneys and receive answers on the site. The users of the service must meet income eligibility guidelines that…
Read MoreHISTORICAL SOCIETY CONTINUES ITS MISSION: Meetings Canceled Until Pandemic Subsides
The Butler County Historical & Genealogical Society’s (BCHGS) officers have voted to cancel BCHGS meetings until further notice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. President Barbara Middleton said, “We miss seeing our members and welcoming our interesting guest speakers, but feel this decision is in the best interest of everyone. We sincerely hope the situation…
Read MoreRichie and Me, part 4
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY On a Halloween night in the late 1950s, a group of boys, seventh and eighth graders, got together to walk around on Fort Dale, Hamilton, Oak and other nearby streets. We were too old to be trick-or-treating but were out on Halloween night. All of a sudden a police car…
Read MoreCOVID-19 closes two county offices
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard COVID-19 has temporarily closed the Probate Office and the Revenue Commissioner’s Office in the Butler County Courthouse. Probate had two employees in the office recently test positive for the virus and Probate Judge Gregory temporarily closed the office from Jan. 4-11. She stated, “In accordance with the County…
Read MoreManhunt leads to arrest
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard A manhunt on Sunday, Jan. 3, which began around 11 a.m. and lasted until around 3:30 p.m., by the Butler County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) resulted in the arrest of Brian Yertzell, age 29 and from Butler County, for Unauthorized Use of Auto and Attempting to Elude Police. The…
Read MoreJAN. 7 IS CAMELLIA DAY
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Several early blooming varieties of Camellia japonica bushes have started to flower in Greenville, the Camellia City. A long history, with efforts by Butler County residents, surrounds how Greenville came to be known as The Camellia City, how the Camellia japonica Linnaeus came to be the State Flower…
Read MoreCOVID temporarily closes Probate Office
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The corona virus SARS-CoV-2 keeps playing havoc in the county with the effects of its symptoms, called COVID-19 One of the latest is the closure of the Probate Office in the Butler County Courthouse from Jan. 4 until Jan. 11. Two employees in the office recently tested positive…
Read MoreThe Higo camellia
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard A bit of a cold snap has caused the early blooms of the different cultivars of Camellia japonica bushes to wither somewhat, but new buds are opening and the color they offer to winter will continue. The Higo camellia bloom picture taken for this article on Dec. 17…
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