Area News
My Cancer Hero set for April 2
BY MOLLIE S. WATERS The Greenville Standard The 7th Annual My Cancer Hero 5K will be held on April 2 at 8 a.m. at the football field at Fort Dale Academy. According to race director Abbie Gardner Ballew, this year’s event will serve to honor a special young man. “This year we are running…
Read MoreCity council enters movie deal
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard At the Greenville City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 14, the city agreed to authorize incentives to Edge Cinema, LLC. Via the agreement, the city would provide $10,000 a month for 12 months in exchange for the theater allowing groups of children ages 4-18 free admission to watch…
Read MoreGAAC presents Chevy 6
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Greenville Area Arts Council (GAAC) will present Chevy 6 as the last concert event of the season on Thursday, Feb. 17. Chevy 6 is widely known in Alabama and neighboring states for their song selections of the best of party oldies. GAAC Executive Director Nancy Idland said…
Read MoreSenior Farmers’ Market benefit cards available
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides low-income seniors that are 60 years of age or older with a $30 benefit card that can be used to purchase eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs) at an authorized Alabama farmers market or registered roadside stand. The…
Read MoreWreck results with lifeflight
A four-vehicle crash on Friday, Feb.11, at approximately 12 p.m. resulted from a tractor-trailer hauling logs overturning on Alabama Highway 106 near its intersection with Stinson road. Butler County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded, as did Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers. One vehicle was struck by the logs and the person driving was lifeflighted for…
Read MoreCELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTY Butler Co. Black History Fact
Heavyweight boxing legend Earnie Shavers was born and spent his early life in Garland. Shavers is largely regarded as on the hardest punchers in the history of the sport. He finished his career with a 92 percent knockout-to-win ration. Though he never managed to capture the world heavyweight title, he scored a seventh-round knockdown of…
Read MoreDombeck to speak at Camellia City Baptist Church
Special to The Standard Evangelical Chalk Artist, Ray Dombeck will speak at Camellia City Baptist Church in Greenville on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 for morning services at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. His illustrated chalk sermons are designed to produce a lasting impact on the listeners, as people will retain more of what they…
Read MoreHEAVY RAINS BLOW OUT ROADS
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Last week, over a series of days, most of Butler County received anywhere from six to eight inches of rain over a three day period. Initially, the rain was light but constant from Tuesday evening through part of Thursday and some residents noted they had received up to…
Read MoreCELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTY Butler Co. Black History Fact
Golf pioneer Bill Powell (1916-2009) was born in Greenville, the grandson of slaves, before later moving with his family to Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II and after returning to Ohio opened the Clearview Golf Club in Canton. It was the first golf course in America, designed, owned,…
Read MoreMissing man found deceased
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn released a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 2, that a body was located in the Greenville area after a search was initiated utilizing drones operated by the from the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). Lovvorn later, on Saturday, Feb. 5, indicated the body…
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