Area News
BUTLER COUNTY BEGINNINGS Transportation at Brushey Creek
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW Lillian Shell Morgan’s history of the Brushey Creek community, written in the 1950s, told the story not only of settlers, log cabins and early life, but also transportation from horse-and-buggy days to the first automobiles. Combining her own memories with tales told by older residents, she wrote: “Most of the early…
Read More“A Tale of Two Economies”
BY CARTHER E. ANTHONY, CFA On Monday, Andy Kessler wrote an op/ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled “A Tale of Two Economies.” It describes about as well as anything I’ve read the current situation of the U. S. economy today. In May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment increased by 339,000.…
Read MoreCrimeStoppers offering cash reward
The Greenville Police Department is investigating rash of vehicle burglaries that occurred in the city limits of Greenville and is seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect. Greenville Police Investigators released a photo and video of an unknown subject wanted for multiple vehicle burglaries. The offenses occurred, Monday, June 5, and Monday, June 12,…
Read MoreTHUNDERSTORM RIPS COUNTY
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard A severe thunderstorm line tore through parts of southwest Alabama and left swaths of damage across Butler County Thursday afternoon, June 14. The storms, which were tracking southeast, entered the county around 5 p.m. setting off a thunderstorm warning by the National Weather Service until 5:45 p.m. …
Read MoreWILD CAR CHASE IN GREENVILLE
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Benjamin Kyle Mosley, age 30, from Greenville, was arrested on June 5 after leading local authorities on a wild car chase through the streets of Greenville. According to Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn, around 3 p.m. an officer with the Greenville Police Department (GPD) attempted to pull over…
Read MoreHome Sweet Hayden
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard Around two hundred friends lined the street by Fort Dale Academy for “Home Sweet Hayden,” a drive-through welcome home party for Hayden Sampley. Hayden graduated from The Shepherd Center in Atlanta where he worked diligently at physical, occupational, and recreational therapy to help him prosper following very serious…
Read MoreDuncan to Chair PowerSouth Trustees
Tom Duncan of Greenville has been elected Chairman of PowerSouth Energy Cooperative’s Board of Trustees. His appointment was announced on May 19 during PowerSouth’s Annual Meeting. Duncan has served as the Pioneer Electric District 4 Trustee for the past 17 years and has represented Pioneer Electric Cooperative on PowerSouth’s Board of Trustees for 15 years.…
Read MoreAmateur Radio ‘Field Day’ June 24
Members of the Jim Bell Wireless Association will be participating in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise, June 24 at 2023 Sand Cut Road (Old Time Farm Day location). Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the science and…
Read MoreGAAC concert upcoming June 29
On Thursday, June 29 there will be a free concert offered, which is titled “Edward & Friends,” by the Greenville Area Arts Council (GAAC) at the Ritz Theater. In addition there will be a silent auction to raise funds for a GAAC scholarship/grant, which is intended to support the arts in Butler County. The concert…
Read MoreDAR remembers unsung hero
It was a sunny, cool Memorial Day morning as members of The Fort Dale Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, met in Magnolia Cemetery to hold a memorial service at the grave of George Tyson Reese. Members were moved by Reese’s story and felt privileged to remember and honor the WWII veteran who died while…
Read More