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The Mid-South RC&D Council acts as a funding resource for schools throughout its service area of Autauga, Bullock, Butler, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, and Montgomery counties. Educators are eligible to apply for funding that will be used to improve the quality of school facilities and programs. On April 1, 2025, the Mid-South RC&D Council’s annual…

Clemson University Apiculture and Pollinator Program Coordinator Ben Powell says it’s just that time of year. Carpenter bees come out in the Spring to lay eggs and pollinate. One of the places they commonly lay eggs is in the wood of places like porches, decks, and barns. The way you can distinguish carpenter bees from…

On Monday, March 17, the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Pine Needle Senior Living. In attendance were members of the community, staff, and residents. Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon had the honor to cut the ribbon. Pine Needle is a 16 private suite senior care facility and provides assistance to residents…

Brenyn Hicksand Tucker Doss of Georgiana were each awarded a scholarship by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) for their participation in Alabama’s livestock industry on Sunday, March 16, at a ceremony held in coordination with the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) Rodeo. Pictured L-R are PBCI Tribal Council Member Dewitt Carter; Hicks; Doss; and…

BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard The Sasanqua Garden Club held their March meeting at the Camellia Pavilion on the grounds of the Greenville-Butler County Public Library last Wednesday. The hostesses for the month, Suzanne Ashurst, Janice McLendon, Jean Blackmon, and Wendy Jones, set a spring green, shamrock-themed refreshment table with lovely and delicious fare.…

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   It’s Sunshine Week, a week to celebrate freedom of information laws in every state. It also celebrates the good efforts of government advocates and journalists to enlist those laws in the search for information we need as self-governing citizens. Sunshine Sunday began in Florida in 2002, led by…

BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   The 3rd annual Hank Williams Sr. Talent Showcase, presented by the Georgiana Opry House, is a showcase featuring young independent musicians of all genres from across the Black Belt and Alabama with a winner going to Nashville for a single recording. The Talent Showcase competition is held…

The agenda for the Greenville Camellia Society March (GCS) meeting was full.  After a delicious lunch catered by Rebecca Duncan, the meeting was called to order. Six new members were introduced.  Paula Sexton introduced their new camellia queen, Karya Likely and her court: Emilee Myrick, Rakiya Peterson, and Anya Cobb. Three murals were on display…

The Wilcox Historical Society’s annual Tour of Homes will feature appearances by Luke and Julie Montagu, the 12th Earl and Countess of Sandwich. This 2025 Tour of Homes, set for March 21-22 in Camden, includes visits to seven beautiful, historic homes, a church, and the law office of Benjamin Meek Miller, who served as an…

Blooming season is not over for camellias in Butler County. This pink beauty graces the front of the Greenville-Butler County Public Library and displayed like a beacon this past week. (Bruce Branum | The Standard)