Butler County population numbers have been on a steady decline since 2010, according data from the U.S. Census Bureau. On average, more than 150 left Butler County every year. County Commission Chairman Joey Peavy attributes this loss on Butler County’s businesses moving out of the area over a number of years. “We have lost some textiles jobs over the past…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to change the laws around marijuana. While there are no major plans to legalize the drug, the type of crime might be changing. Currently, marijuana – both medicinal and recreational – is considered a Schedule I drug. The DEA defines these drugs as “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high…
Superintendent Amy Bryan started her career in education teaching, but after 13 years was looking to branch out. “I got interested in writing grants,” Bryan explains. “It was a challenge to me. I don’t gamble, but that was my high, I guess, that gamblers get! I wanted our name in the pot for any amount of money that was out…
Greenville Police are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a burglary suspect. On February 23, police received a call about a possible break-in. Police discovered the QV station on Fort Dale Road had been broken into. Once security tapes were reviewed, a man could be seen breaking the glass door, walking up to the counter, grabbing two…
A group of prayer warriors has spent the last month praying for every group, business, organization and person in Butler County. Wednesday, they completed their long list with a stop at the Greenville Police Department to pray for and with police and other law enforcement. The group is participating in the 21 Day Prayer Challenge, and hopes they showed their…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the murder and first-degree rape convictions of Shawn McClain. McClain, 31, of Georgiana, was convicted in the Butler County Circuit Court in August of 2015 for the rape and murder of Dorothy Leatherwood. The record at the trial indicated that in 2012, McClain earned money by…
Butler County Sheriff’s Deputies are getting some new technology upgrades, thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The grant money was used to purchase two new car camera systems for the deputies, something Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden said they desperately need. “We’ve got some that’s out of date, quit working and…
An ex-Alabama state trooper who was accused of raping a woman while he was on duty has been sentenced to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct. Samuel McHenry II filed a plea agreement in Butler County District Court on Thursday during a preliminary hearing. Charges of rape and sodomy that were filed against him have…
