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Downtown Greenville will be the place to be Saturday, Sept. 10 with the return of Camellia CityFest. The event, which is the 8th annual, kicks off at 9 a.m. and runs until 2 p.m., promises plenty of festival food, live entertainment, vendors galore and activities especially geared to the youth. Camellia CityFest is a wonderful,…

BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   The Georgiana Police Department responded to a 911 call in reference to a gun-shot victim Friday night, Aug. 27 around 11:30 pm. The incident took place between the Family Dollar parking lot and Old School Bar Lounge. Georgiana Police Chief Jeremy Peagler stated, “Officers responded and found…

BY BRUCE BRANUM   Max Farrington, director of financial strategy for Thompson Gas and product manager for ReLi Energy, recently announced a new business model for the supply of propane to customers. “Our purpose and goal is to improve the lives of our customers and employees, and we think this new way of doing business…

BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   The Main Street Alabama group held a meeting with Georgiana small business owners and officials Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 24. What is Main Street Alabama? Main Street Alabama incorporated in 2010 to serve as state coordinator of the Main Street program. It follows a 40-year-old model for community…

BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   “Save our Bridge”. That’s what the banner says when it’s completely unfurled. I’m referring to the banner that adorns the walking bridge in downtown Georgiana that crosses over the railroad tracks. This 118-year old iconic structure was constructed in 1904 when it replaced another that was in…

McKenzie-Hartman House, 252 South Conecuh Street, circa 1910. This one-story Queen Anne house was built about 1910 for Sterling Price McKenzie, Sr., and his wife, Evelyn McQueen McKenzie. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this house has a hipped roof with cross gable dormers, wrap-around porch with turret on one corner supported by…

BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard   What do the national parks mean to you? Have you visited one? Such magnificent beauty and tranquility and violence and tenderness exist there in those wondrous places. The National Park Service was created by an act signed by President Woodrow Wilson on Aug. 25, 1916. This year will…

Barry Moore, U.S. representative for Alabama’s 2nd congressional district, visited Greenville on Tuesday, May 16, to speak with citizens and Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon. Moore, while on congressional break, is holding town halls across his district. He stated he feels republicans will make gains in the midterm elections. “What we do with that is up…

Southside Baptist Church (SBC) Women’s Ministry SALT (Service Abounding in Love and Truth) will be hosting a fun night for women 18 and over. GIRL TALK will be held in the Cornerstone building on the SBC campus Sunday, Aug. 28, at 5:30 p.m. Women are encouraged to join in a time of praise and worship,…

Beeland-Mallett-Godwin House, 304 S. Hickory Street, circa 1901. Built in 1901 by local merchant, L. J. Beeland, this Queen Anne features a steep hipped roof with cross gables, extensions and dormers, two turrets with cone roofs, low hipped wrap-around porch supported by slender columns on brick piers and two interior chimneys. Between 1924 and 1964,…