Area News

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   Although Christmas is still many weeks away, it is time for those who are interested in taking part in Operation Christmas Child (OCC) to get their shoeboxes filled with goodies in order to ship them to underserved children in developing countries across the world. OCC is a project…

A sizable audience attended the inaugural groundbreaking ceremony for the Beeland Camellia Gardens restoration project on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6. It marked the initiation of Phase 1 of the collaborative endeavor between the City of Greenville, the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Sasanqua Garden Club. Phase 1 renovations are funded through a partnership…

The City of Greenville is participating in a nationwide initiative, Operation Green Light for Veterans, led by the National Association of Counties and the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers. This involves illuminating buildings green in honor of local veterans.  Greenville City Hall, a historic landmark, will shine bright in green November 7 through November 11, symbolizing the community’s commitment to…

It is the time of the year for the Sasanqua camellias, sometimes called Yuletide camellia, to bloom. This pink miniature has just begun to show out at the historic Ritz Theater in downtown Greenville. (Bruce Branum | The Standard)

This year’s Halloween events in Butler County were a great success with many Trunk and Treats held by various churches and LBWCC in Greenville, Greenville’s Trick or Treat Downtown, and Georgiana’s Trick or Treat event. For Greenville’s Trick or Treat Downtown, thousands turned out for the event with many lining up before the 5:30 siren…

With the worsening drought conditions and no significant accumulation of rain in the long-range forecast, the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has now placed all counties across the state under a Fire Danger Advisory. This advisory is effective immediately and will remain in place until enough precipitation is received to improve drought impacts. Dead pines in…

BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard   It was a bittersweet end of an era on Wednesday, Oct. 27, as Southside Baptist Church pastor, Brother Herbert Brown, delivered his final message as the full-time senior pastor. The special music and congregational singing included some of Brown’s favorite hymns. His sermon was titled “Life‘s Greatest Request”…

BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   Give me a C, give me an I, a T, a R, a U, and an S, what’s that spell? It spells an incredible opportunity when hard work and effort are put into it, like an opportunity to perform in front of 60,000 thousand screaming fans at…