Garland Rod. in Butler County is impassable due to heavy flooding. Storms moving across South Alabama left some Butler County roads and bridges flooded. Butler County officials recorded between seven and ten inches of rain from two days of storms. “We were fortunate, we didn’t have tornadoes touch down, we didn’t have anybody injured or… So we were fortunate is…
Butler County authorities are on the look out for an escaped inmate. Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn says that 35-year-old Cedric Poole escaped from the Butler County Jail Tuesday afternoon. Police say he is 6’2″ tall and weighs 165 pounds. If you see him, or have any information, call (334) 382-9911. Categories: News, South Alabama Tags: butler county, escaped inmate, Greenville Police
The Butler County Career Academy celebrates its third year in October. The Butler County Career Academy started in October of 2013. Then, it served almost 600 students and only had 16 courses to offer, with no pathways available for students. Three years later, the program serves more than 1,500 Butler County students, provides 46 programs, and has nine of the…
The Georgiana Police Department has a new interim police chief while they wait for a permanent chief to apply. Mayor Jerome Antone appointed 21-year-old Officer Garrett Goodson as chief on Wednesday morning, almost three days after former Chief David Scruggs resigned from the position. Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden offers some advice to Interim Georgiana Chief Garrett Goodson. Scruggs resigned Monday…
The Butler County Fair revived Kids’ Day. The Butler County Fair is a fall tradition in Greenville. People of all ages come out for the food, rides and competitions. The fair is hosted by the Kiwanis Club every year, and club officials decided to bring back a special tradition this year: Kids’ Day. In the past, Butler County schools would…
Judging at the Butler County Fair begins the day before the grand opening. The fall season usually means county fairs come to town. The Butler County fair, hosted by the Greenville Kiwanis Club, started up the first full week of fall. While most in the community come out for the rides and fair food, the county fair really has it’s…
The Greenville Butler County Library is finally ready and open for business after extensive renovation took place over the summer. The Library was closed for two months to accommodate the renovations. The interior of the library had been largely untouched since it was built in 1992. The Library Board of Trustees set aside enough money to change the layout and design…
The first day of school can be hard on the younger students, like those in Kindergarten. They might have tears at the morning drop-off or afternoon pick-up, but it’s nothing like what the moms of first time students go through. Thursday was the first day of school for Butler County students, and it was the first day of school for…
Two Butler County schools are getting some much needed new additions. The refinancing of a 2007 bond issue left the Butler County School Board with a little more than $3 million. The refinance mandated this money be spent on capitol improvement within a three year period. Butler County BOE decided the best way to use the money would be give…
The Greenville Butler County Library is almost ready to reopen its doors after a summer of renovations. The library has been largely untouched since it was built in 1992, and the library staff and board of directors wanted a chance to bring the building into the 21st century. “Of course books or anything like that is not going away anytime…
