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P-EBT Benefits coming to 530K kids
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) recently announced plans to issue Summer Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to an estimated 530,000 children who receive free or reduced-price school meals through the National School Lunch Program. Qualifying households will get $120 for each participating student to buy SNAP-eligible food at stores that accept…
Read MoreFDA HOLDS ANNUAL PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard Regina Parker’s and Michaela Gardner’s fourth grade classes at Fort Dale Academy presented their annual Patriotic Program on March 15. The program opened with the presentation of the colors, a welcome from Uncle Sam, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the National Anthem. The colorfully costumed students then entertained…
Read MoreMarch is Prescribed Fire Awareness Month
Gov. Kay Ivey has proclaimed March 2023 ‘Prescribed Fire Awareness’ Month in the state of Alabama. A coalition of state, federal, and private organizations under the umbrella of the Alabama Prescribed Fire Council requested the proclamation to raise awareness of the essential role that fire plays in both the stewardship of our natural resources and…
Read MoreBoating license courses available
MONTGOMERY – Springtime in Alabama is just around the corner, so now is the time to prepare for boating season. Troopers within the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division are set to launch Boating Basics/License Courses beginning March 11, with added courses in both southern and central portions of the state. Although the…
Read MoreFort Deposit man dies in car crash
ALEA Press Release TROY POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10 p.m. Saturday, March 11, has claimed the life of a Fort Deposit man. Theron L. Marsh, 45, was fatally injured when the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, in which he was a passenger, left the roadway and overturned. Marsh was not using…
Read MoreGreenville’s newest mural
The City of Greenville newest mural was completed last week. It was organized by the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce and located on the Greenville Hardware building. Muralist, Michelle Black, with A Color Affair, designed the layout. GACOC executive director, Tracy Salter, said the Chamber is thrilled to be able to help facilitate such beautiful…
Read MoreSaving daylight
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Daylight saving time means advancing our clocks by one hour so that darkness falls an hour later and vice versa for the Fall, hence “spring forward, and “fall back.” The idea for this was to conserve candles and was proposed in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin the very…
Read MoreSUNSHINE WEEK
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Most people have heard of ‘Sunshine Laws’ and understand their importance to our communities, states, and the nation as a whole. The Greenville Standard joins with the News Leaders Association for the annual celebration of access to public information which is held this week. National Sunshine Week has…
Read MoreOLE STUFF AND SUCH My testimony, Part 2
By Frances Garner God blessed us immensely by allowing us to move back here to Butler County to raise our children in the country. Two other children were born to us and they all came to accept Christ in this church and one of them got married here. It was here that I lost…
Read MoreALMFF returns with new offerings
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard The Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival (ALMFF) will return on March 25 and 26 at the festival grounds at 4776 Fort Dale Road. ALMFF’s co-creator Nancy Johnson Ardoin says this year’s festival promises to be the biggest one yet. “We have added over a dozen new vendors this…
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