Area News

BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard   The Greenville Camellia Society (GCS) met on Nov. 8, at Beeland Park Community Center. Lead hostess Becky Hickman and her committee of Susan Andrews, Carol Black, Kayla Lee, Elizabeth Matthews, and Danan Whiddon laid out a cornucopia of refreshments. After a wonderful time of fellowship and a bit…

Commissioner Rick Pate joined Governor Kay Ivey, Alabama Poultry & Egg Association Chief Executive Officer Johnny Adams, and Becky Bates Sloane and Michelle Sloane of Bates House of Turkey for the 75th Annual Turkey Pardoning. For the upcoming Thanksgiving season, turkeys Giblet and Puddin’ were pardoned at the Governor’s Mansion.  Bates Turkey Farm has presented…

BY VIVIAN TAYLOR   What happened 95 years ago? Butler County’s longest continuously working library opened its doors in November of 1927. According to an article in “The Butler County News” newspaper dated Oct. 27, 1927 (Vol 17 No 47), Georgiana business owner and philanthropist, Thaddeus Rose, made it possible, with his generous offer of…

BY ANNIE CRENSHAW   The focus of the Futurama exhibit at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York was transportation. After all, Futurama was the brain child of General Motors, and corporate sponsorship was the foundation of the exhibit. The exhibit’s designer, Norman Bel Geddes, envisioned the road network of 1960 with 14-lane superhighways crisscrossing…

BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   Not too long ago I was in a convenience store perusing the candy bar isle when a gentleman came into the store wearing a cap that was adorned with the words Veteran on the brim. He made a quick purchase and on his way out of the…

On Halloween Day “The cookout at First Citizen’s Bank” was a ghoulish costume feast of hamburgers and hotdogs with all the fixings and two chefs on hand. Pictured seated (L-R) are Jim Dunklin (chef) chef and Joby Norman (chef); standing, Cody Norman (hamburger), Flora Caplinger (tomato ketchup), Amanda Kelley (barbecue sauce), Liz Wood (sweet pickles),…

NEW YORK (October 26, 2023)— Memory screenings are an important part of a good health and wellness routine for all of us. As part of National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month this November, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is reminding everyone to prioritize their brain health and get a memory screening. AFA offers free memory screenings…

Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon recently signed a proclamation declaring November 2023 as National Hospice Month on Wednesday, Oct. 25. The proclamation stated the importance of hospice services and the interdisciplinary team of skilled professionals and volunteers which provide those services.  It also noted, hospice saves Medicare more than $2 billion annually and enables citizens to…

Effective immediately, the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has re-issued a Fire Alert for all 67 counties in the state. In the 32 northern counties (roughly north of Interstate 20), no burn permits will be issued. In the 35 southern counties (south of Interstate 20), certified prescribed burn managers will have the option to obtain a…