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Bonner hosts Butler County Students
University of South Alabama President Jo Bonner and his wife, Janee, hosted a special cookout dinner for students from Greenville High School and Fort Dale Academy at his home in Mobile, on the eve of the Fall 2023 semester. Bonner is an alumnus of Fort Dale Academy and maintains close ties to the area. Fifteen…
Read MoreGHS School Days: 1962-63, Part 10 The Port Washington student exchange trip
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY In March, 1963, our class sponsors and Mr. Walton selected 33 students who wanted to participate in a student exchange program with Port Washington, Wisconsin. It was a program that had caught on across the country where senior students could travel to, stay in the homes of students, and attend…
Read MoreBUTLER COUNTY BEGINNINGS Carl Fisher’s eyesight and foresight
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW One of the men behind the revolutionary transcontinental roads of the early 1900s in our country was Carl Fisher. We wouldn’t have the Lincoln Highway or the Dixie Highway without him. Don’t recognize his name? Carl Fisher was an entrepreneur who not only created and promoted our first highways, but invested…
Read MoreMan dies in car chase
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Joseph Raphael Novelli, age 35 and of Evergreen, was attempting elude law enforcement and was fatally injured on Monday, Aug. 14 According to a press release by Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), a crash occurred involving a motorcycle and a parked vehicle on U.S. Highway 31 near the…
Read MoreGolf carts now legal for some Greenville streets
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard After residents of the City of Greenville expressed an interest in being able to utilize golf carts as a form of transportation within the city limits as other cities in Alabama have implemented, the Greenville City Council voted to allow the use of golf carts with certain restrictions…
Read MoreChamber seeks Awards for Excellence nominations
The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the 2023 Awards of Excellence, which recognize and honor businesses and individuals for their contributions to the community. Anyone may submit nominations through noon Friday, Aug. 25. Nominations may be submitted via email at [email protected] or by dropping off a hard copy to their…
Read MoreGHS School Days: 1962-63, Part 9
BY CARTER E. ANTHONY As school days, 1962-63, rolled around we began to get excited about our 12th grade, senior year. For some of us, it was the end of our formal education and our days of school, athletics and extra-curriculars. Finding a job, going back to the farm or business to work for…
Read MoreBUTLER COUNTY BEGINNINGS Trail associations
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW The Good Roads Movement that began with bicyclists went on to promote farm-to-market roads, then highways that linked cities, then highways that connected states. Unbelievable! Our country would never be the same. In 1908, the call for better roads spread like wildfire across the nation when Henry Ford’s affordable (no pun…
Read MoreBCHGS to replace historical marker
The Butler County Historical & Genealogical Society (BCHGS) is pleased to announce that it has received a matching funds grant to replace a historical marker to honor Butler County’s Native American history. Funding for this project was made possible through the sponsorship of Fort Dale Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). Fort…
Read MoreRep. Moore wins Democracy Award
The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) recently announced that Rep. Barry Moore is a winner for a Democracy Award, CMF’s award recognizing non-legislative achievement and performance in congressional offices. Rep. Moore was selected for outstanding achievement for the category of “Life in Congress”-Workplace Environment. The “Life in Congress” Workplace Environment category highlights offices that have established…
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