Area News
National Prayer Day remembered
National Prayer Day was remembered in Greenville on Wednesday, May 1. A sizable gathering of citizens, public officials, and clergy from the Butler County Ministerial Association (BCMA) were on hand to join in prayer for the City of Greenville and Butler County. Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon gave opening remarks and stated, “It is so important…
Read MoreChamber earns prestigious distinction
Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (CCAA) recently announced that the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce (GACOC) earned the Alabama Accredited Chamber of Commerce designation (AACC). The announcement was made during the Alabama Chambers Night of Champions recently held in Auburn. AACC was established in 2016 as one of the most prestigious programs of the…
Read MoreAchiever winners announced
The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual Achiever Award program and dinner on May 2, honoring award nominees and announcing the winners. By the end of the evening two Fort Dale seniors, Anna Claire Thomas and Clay Gardner, were both named winners and received $3,500 each in scholarship money for their educational goals.…
Read MoreCamellia KINGDOM Mission to open in Greenville
Camellia KINGDOM Mission (CKM) is a nonprofit organization that provides faith-based community outreach and vocational services to youth, adults, seniors, veterans, small businesses, and the incarcerated. The mission of CKM is to empower the citizens of Greenville and Butler County economically, educationally and spiritually. CKM is scheduled to officially open later this year. Dr. Cecelia…
Read MoreAchiever awards to be May 2
The 28th annual Butler County Achiever Award will recognize one female and one male student-athlete from among 31 outstanding candidates Friday, May 2, at the Wendell Mitchell Conference Center on the LBW Community College campus. The award includes a $3,500 scholarship, which is funded by local businesses, organizations, and individuals. Sponsored by the Greenville Area…
Read MoreGreenville native, former Lt. Gov. dies
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard George D. H. McMillan, who served as Lt. Governor of Alabama and was a Greenville native died, April 18 in Birmingham during back surgery. McMillan was born Oct. 11, 1943, in Greenville, to George and Jean Autrey McMillan. After high school, he attended Auburn University. While at Auburn,…
Read MoreThe dogwood tree
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard Among the many plants associated with Easter is the flowering dogwood tree. Its scientific name is Cornus florida, meaning flowering horn. The nickname “dogwood” could have originated from the use of the tree’s bark to treat mange or for the inferior quality of the berries leaving them only…
Read MoreDHR launches new site and app for SNAP clients
The Alabama Department of Human Resources is pleased to announce the launch of the new ConnectEBT mobile app. This app is a more secure process for EBT cardholders to access their account to check their SNAP balance in real-time, request replacement EBT cards, change their PIN, view all EBT transactions, and find answers to frequently…
Read MoreBCHGS April meeting at Sardis Church
The Butler County Historical and Genealogical Society’s April quarterly meeting will be held on Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. from historic Sardis Baptist Church on Halso Mill Road. Before the church was organized in 1856, people of the community met and worshipped under a brush arbor not far from its present site. A descendant…
Read MoreTariffs are “Be-yootiful”
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY, CFA What is a tariff? A tariff is a duty that is imposed on a good imported into a country, i. e., a movement of a good from China to the United States. Tariffs can be used as a revenue source and/or a source of protection for domestically-produced goods. Because…
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