Area News
Southside youth share experiences
Southside Baptist Church recently held a share session during their evening service. Students in 7th-12th grades along with college-aged members shared stories and gave testimonies about their summer experiences spreading the Gospel and growing in their faith through camps, retreats, and mission trips. SBC students provided insight into Generate Camp and their annual Girly-Burly Retreat.…
Read MoreSasanqua Garden Club announces $115,000 project
KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard The Sasanqua Garden Club held its August meeting at the Ritz Theater with a picnic-themed snack table that included brownies, chocolate bark, nuts, and pimento cheese in phyllo cups with pepper jelly. A lovely oval arrangement of limelight hydrangeas and zinnias adorned the checkered tablecloth. Hostesses for the month…
Read MoreSee you at the Ritz season announced
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Greenville Area Arts Council has announced the list of Season 42 concerts at the historic Ritz Theater in Greenville for 2023-2024. Executive Director Nancy Idland is excited about the season and indicated that the entertainment lineup will not only bring back memories but also feature a talented…
Read MoreAllen’s office cleans up voter’s list
After being sworn into office on Jan. 16, 2023, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen immediately initiated strategic efforts to ensure that Alabama has the cleanest and most accurate voter file in the country. As part of this effort, Allen office has identified 3,251 individuals who are registered to vote in Alabama who have been…
Read MoreTips to keep individuals with dementia from wandering
Wandering is a very common and potentially dangerous behavior for those living with dementia, but it is even more hazardous during the hot summer months. High temperatures and prolonged sun exposure can very quickly cause heat stroke and dehydration. To help caregivers protect their loved ones over the summer months, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America…
Read MoreThe Biden-Harris border disaster
BY BARRY MOORE U.S. Representative, Alabama Congressional District 2 You may have seen the ridiculous argument the Biden Administration and some in the media have attempted to make that Vice President Kamala Harris was never named the “Border Czar.” When you have more than 10 million illegal border crossings on your record, it makes…
Read MoreSummer Sounds season is a wrap
The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce summer concert series came to a close this past Thursday evening after six weeks with performances by Two of Kind, Curk Mosley and Rosie Till, and guest musician, Gage Smith. The musicians performed a variety of crowd favorites as attendees enjoyed Few Street Park activities and food fair from…
Read MoreGreenville City Council notes Aug. 12
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Aug. 12, the city council of Greenville met for a regular business meeting which was filled with resolutions. After roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation, Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon asked for a review of the July 15 council minutes. With no objections or revisions, the minutes…
Read MoreEDITORIAL AMCC is failing
BY Merika Coleman Alabama State Senator 19th district The time has come for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) to fulfill its promise and deliver medical cannabis to the patients in Alabama who have been waiting far too long. This delay is not just an administrative failure but a critical issue impacting the health…
Read MoreAPDA to hold event
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Information & Referral (I&R) Center at UAB will soon host a special education program for Montgomery and surrounding residents recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The APDA Parkinson’s Good Start Program will take place on Friday, Aug. 23, from 1-5 p.m. at Frazer Methodist Church (Room A114, Activity Center,…
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