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Butler County Revenue Commission has moved
The Butler County Revenue Commission office has moved from their offices in the Butler County Courthouse. They are now located just east of the Courthouse at 800 East Commerce Street, Greenville, AL 36037. Their hours of operation are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. They are open Wednesday from 8…
Read MoreIt’s National Newspaper Week
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard This week marks the 84th celebration of National Newspaper Week which began in 1940 as a week-long promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. The founding fathers of the U.S. Constitution certainly recognized freedom of the press as one of the ultimate rights of…
Read MoreGeorgiana Police makes felony arrests
Georgian Police Department made four arrests this weekend to include one felony arrest. Georgiana Police Chief Jeremy Peagler stated Maurice Harper, who was arrested last year for the alleged murder of Willard Crook of Greenville on Abrams Street in Georgiana, was out on bond for Murder and was arrested Saturday night for Possession of Marijuana…
Read MoreRelief available for pine beetle damage
Financial relief is now available to assist timber owners in Alabama who suffered damages from the southern pine beetle this summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that all 67 Alabama counties have been approved for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to restore and rehabilitate private forest lands…
Read MoreGreenville Area Chamber-Library Fall Supper Social Oct. 17
The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greenville-Butler County Public Library will host its co-sponsored annual Fall Supper Social Oct. 17 at the Greenville-Butler County Public Library’s Camellia Pavilion. “This year’s Fall Supper Social is shaping up to be a great event,” said Tracy Salter, executive director of the GACOC. “Guests can expect to…
Read MoreScholarships available for automotive builder training
The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) have partnered again to offer $400,000 in scholarships to residents interested in a career in the state’s automotive manufacturing industry. The $4,000 individual scholarships will be awarded to students who are enrolled in a program associated with automotive manufacturing careers at an…
Read MoreHow to invest
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY, CFA As you would expect, plenty of people have asked me how to invest depending upon who wins the presidential race. Every presidential cycle, the question pops up. Four years ago, the popular answer was if Biden wins, invest in, stock up on, canned goods, guns and ammunition. It is…
Read MoreButler County Fair is always fun
The Butler County Fair was another success this year according to Kiwanian Richard Branum. Though the fair did close Thursday from the potential effects of Hurricane Helene, Friday and Saturday saw large crowds which perused the exhibit hall and enjoyed the rides on the mid-way. (Bruce Branum | The Standard).
Read MoreNov .5 General Election Sample Ballots
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Secretary of State Wes Allen is making Alabamians aware that the sample ballots for the November 5, 2024 General Election are now available on the Secretary of State’s website: www.AlabamaVotes.gov. “Sample ballots for all 67 counties have been made publicly available on our website, www.AlabamaVotes.gov. I would encourage…
Read MoreRobinson and Bowen proud to serve
On Sept. 5, two recent graduates of Greenville High School, Mya Robinson and Kendall Bowen, completed their Basic Training and officially became soldiers in the U.S. Army National Guard. Not only did these two complete their 12-week course of Basic Training, held at Fort Jackson, S.C., successfully, the two were recognized, out of hundreds of…
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