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FOOTBALL WRAP-UP 2 victorious, 2 fall

BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   Another crisp evening under the Friday night lights brought a well needed win for the Georgiana Panthers. A rather hard fought contest resulted in a 16-12 victory over the Tigers of Red Level, bringing the Panthers to 3 – 2 on the season thus far. However, this…

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JOHN OLIVER TILL

John Oliver Till, 73, a resident of Braggs, died at his home on Monday, July 22, 2019. The funeral service was held Thursday, July 25, at 2 p.m. at Dunklin & Daniels Funeral Home in Greenville. Burial followed at the Braggs Cemetery. Visitation was held from 6 – 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24 at…

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FDA loses to Monroe

BY SCOTTIE BROWN The Greenville Standard   The Fort Dale Eagles lost Friday night 34-14 in a home conference game against the undefeated Monroe Academy Volunteers. The Eagles fell to 2-7 for the season and 0-5 in the region. The Volunteers improved 10-0 for the season and 5-0 for the region. The Eagles defense played…

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Mt. Moriah celebrates 190 years

By Mary Alice Beatty Carmichael                                                             “The Little Church That Would Not Die,” Mount Moriah Fellowship Baptist Church that straddles the line of Butler and Wilcox County,…

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Wish to Santa gives faith to all

BY Scottie Brown The Greenville Standard   A little girl’s simple request to Santa Christmas three years ago has led to an ever-growing blanket ministry for the homeless. After going on a school field trip, The Faith Project was born from Faith Baker’s request to Santa to provide blankets to the homeless. “We want to…

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Greenville clips Rams

BY CLAY BRANUM The Greenville Standard     This past Friday night was Greenville High School Tiger’s homecoming game. It was a hard fought game but they won 14-7 against the Valley Rams. Senior Ms. Jamaya McNeil was crowned homecoming queen this year for Greenville before the game. The Tigers scored early in the game…

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McKenzie loses game

BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard   The McKenzie Tigers faced off against down the road 1A Red level Friday night. McKenzie coming off of two previous losses, and suffering injuries to the roster were hoping to pull off their first victory. The first half was a defensive struggle ending in a 6-6 tie…

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Eagles’ wings clipped

BY SCOTTIE BROWN The Greenville Standard   With their starting quarterback taken out of the game within the first few plays, the Fort Dale Academy Eagles stood little chance against the Wilcox Academy Wildcats. The Eagles lost 43-14 in the matchup. FDA football head coach James ‘Speed’ Sampley said the loss of senior Baron Brack…

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