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…
Terry Williams, District 2 Member of the Butler County Board of Education passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2016. Williams had been suffering from an extended illness. Williams served as a school board member since January 1, 2003. He was dedicated to public service and worked diligently to ensure that the educational needs of the children of Butler County were…
A single-vehicle crash at 3:25 a.m. today, July 4, claimed one life and injured another. Hunter Kyle Gaston, 19, of McKenzie was killed when the 2001 Ford F-150 he was driving left the roadway and overturned. Gaston, who was not using a seat belt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene by Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock. The passenger…
On the heels of the nation’s worse mass shooting in history, many gun stores across the nation are reporting huge increases in the sale of AR-15 rifles. The AR-15 was used in the tragic shootings of Newtown, Connecticut; Aurora, Colorado; San Bernadino, California; and most recently, the shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida that killed 50 people and injured that…
A Butler County mother who physically and mentally abused her young son is facing maximum prison time. Shelley Norris was sentenced to 20 years of jail time and convicted on one count of aggravated child abuse after several videos showing her beating and screaming at her then four year old son were shown in Butler County Circuit Court. The videos…
A Butler County family finally has closure after the woman who shot and killed Steven Faulk pleaded guilty to his murder. Barbara Wood took a plea deal for the December 2012 murder of Faulk in exchange for two of her lesser charges being dropped. Faulk’s body was found in the front yard of Wood’s family home in December of 2012. He died…
The 5 AM wake up call some Greenville residents received was not exactly pleasant. “It’s the police, come to the door!” Sergeant Tommy Anderson shouted at a closed door. Nearly two dozen homes were visited by Greenville Police and Butler County Deputies early Thursday morning during an organized round up. The round up was the finale of months of hard…
A tropical Asian plant has made its way to Alabama – and onto a list of banned substances. It is called Kratom, and Alabama is the latest of six states to ban the substance. State legislature has placed Kratom in the same drug class as heroin. Products containing Kratom were once commonly sold in gas stations and could be found online….
