Area News
Truck found on fire
NICOLE NORRIS | The Greenville Standard In the morning hours of July 13, officers responded to a vehicle fire on Tiger Drive. Once on the scene, officers found an abandoned pickup truck in flames. According to Sgt. Lovvorn, officers located tracks leading into the woods. Officers followed the tracks and found William Zachary Sebring at…
Read MoreBelles take second in state tournament
CECIL FOLDS | The Greenville Standard The Greenville Dixie Belles were scheduled to continue the state tournament on July 10 but because of rainy weather the games were canceled until the following Monday night at the Greenville Softball Complex. The Belles had only lost one game against Underwood Saturday night, which they lost 13-3. The…
Read MoreCCSO takes lead on Stinson’s death
NICOLE NORRIS | The Greenville Standard On May 25, 32-year-old Selton Byron Stinson was found dead inside the Butler County Jail. Days earlier on May 19, Stinson was arrested for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and booked into the Butler County Jail. As is normal protocol a third-party agency was contacted to lead the…
Read MoreBand to sport new threads
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard Although school does not start back until August, the Greenville High School Band is getting ready for some important events and activities, including a uniform fitting day and band camp. The GHS Tiger “Pride” Marching Band will have new uniforms for its instrumentalists, majorettes and dance…
Read MoreWalton not giving up
BY TORI J. NORRIS | The Greenville Standard July 23 is a date that Georgiana teen, Tanya Walton, will never forget. Walton, a 2014 graduate of Georgiana High School, enrolled in Southern Union Community College the summer after graduation. After being away for several weeks, she decided to make a surprise visit home. However, this…
Read MoreTourney a boon for Greenville
BY TORI J. NORRIS | The Greenville Standard The Dixie Softball tournament that was hosted in Greenville July 8-12 served to be a great impact economically for the city. City Councilman, Ed Sims, was on hand for the duration of the entire tournament. “By hosting the tournament, we bring people to Greenville that normally would…
Read MoreMcDonald named as finalist for Ms. Alabama Nursing Home Pageant
MOLLIE S. WATERS | The Greenville Standard Millie McDonald, a long-time resident of Greenville, has been named as one of ten finalists who will compete for the title of Ms. Alabama Nursing Home during a pageant on July 25. McDonald, who currently holds the title of Ms. Crowne Health Care of Greenville, was selected for…
Read MoreBoswell lives with juvenile arthritis
MOLLIE S. WATERS | The Greenville Standard Arthritis is an illness that most people only associate with the elderly. However, it is a lot more common in children than one might think. According to the Arthritis Foundation website, Juvenile Arthritis (JA) impacts nearly 300,000 children in the United States alone. One local family deals with…
Read MoreTeens to participate in National Rodeo
TORI J. NORRIS | The Greenville Standard Two local teens will be traveling to Gillette, Wyo. to compete in the National High School Finals Rodeo to be held July 17-23. But, this is not Zack and Heather Varner’s first rodeo. Zack, 18, and Heather, 15, are the children of Johnnie and Billie Varner. The children…
Read MoreDallas shooting rocks nation’s police forces
TORI J. NORRIS | The Greenville Standard Thursday was one day that will go in history, and not for a good reason. A peaceful protest in Dallas quickly turned deadly when a single gunman, who was later identified and killed by law enforcement, turned it into the deadliest attack on police officers since 9/11. Protesters…
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