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GFD extinguishes Administrative Drive house fire
The Greenville Fire Department responded to a house fire on Administrative Drive Wednesday morning. According to Fire Chief Chad Phillips, the fire started on the ...
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Shelter gets funding boost
Seventeen domestic violence agencies across Alabama will begin receiving additional funds to provide services for victims, including one that serves Butler County. The Domestic Violence ...
by Andy Brown, Tuesday, July 12, 2016 2:16 pm
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Former mayors seeking office
Former Georgiana mayors Mike Middleton and Lynn Harold Watson want their old jobs back. Both have qualified to run against incumbent mayor Jerome Antone in ...
by Andy Brown, Tuesday, July 12, 2016 2:15 pm
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Drug Take-Back day planned for Friday
Instead of flushing old prescription drugs down the toilet, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office wants to help citizens dispose of these pills properly. Sheriff Kenny ...
by Andy Brown, Tuesday, July 12, 2016 2:14 pm
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Arrest made in South St. shooting
A Greenville man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that took place on South Street July 1. Terrance Richardson, 24, was arrested Wednesday ...
by Andy Brown, Friday, July 8, 2016 1:06 pm
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GPD nabs armed robber
A two-month long investigation has netted the Greenville Police Department an arrest in connection with the armed robbery of a local convenience store. Ladarrius Fantroy, ...
by Andy Brown, Friday, July 8, 2016 1:06 pm
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Pryor attending national program on engineering and technology
While many high schoolers are lounging beside the pool or sleeping in, Greenville High School’s Laun Pryor is staying busy by attending Envision’s National Youth ...
by Andy Brown, Thursday, July 7, 2016 11:06 am
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Norrell honored as Paul Harris Fellow
The Rotary Club of Greenville recognized David Norrell as a Paul Harris Fellow at its meeting Thursday at Beeland Park. A Paul Harris Fellow is ...
by Andy Brown, Tuesday, July 5, 2016 3:41 pm
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BCSO awarded $9K grant
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office will receive $9,000 to increase safety for the public and its deputies. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs ...
by Andy Brown, Tuesday, July 5, 2016 3:36 pm
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Friends raise money to help fund clean water ministries
More than 660 million people in the world live without clean water. A pair of Fort Dale Academy third graders are working to shrink that ...