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Butler County Education Retirees Helping Displaced Students Get Back on Track

Butler County has on average 160 homeless students each year
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The Butler County Education Retirees Association is working hard to make a difference this holiday season. “Once an education employee, always an education employee,” said President Wayne Boswell. Boswell says the 65-member group is busy with canned food drives and scholarship fundraisers. “Those who work in education, whether you be a teacher, a bus driver or cafeteria worker or whatnot, we…

Georgiana High School Fielding Track Team in 2018

School will have a track & field team for the first time since 2018
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Georgiana High School is starting up a new track and field team. Butler County Schools Superintendent John Strycker made the announcement Thursday at a luncheon in Greenville. It will be the first time the school has had a track team in 30 years. About 90 students have already signed up to be a part of the team. They will be trained…

Career Technical Training Helping Drive Workforce in Butler County

County's unemployment rates have plummeted 63% in past four years
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Eighteen year old Jessica McNaughton is training for a cutting edge career. “I would love to be a quality control inspector once I leave here,” said McNaughton. McNaughton is a senior at Butler County Career Academy. She’s been learning the art of welding for three years. “Right now I’m working on 70-18’s and hoping I can move up to the next…

Butler County Humane Society Starting Junior Ambassador Program

Humane Society bringing together the county's youth to promote animal welfare
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The Greenville Animal Shelter remains crowded with homeless dogs and cats year-round. “It fills, fills up,” said Kandys Killough, Butler County Humane Society President. The Butler County Humane Society is tasked with helping rescue these animals, but they can’t do it alone. That’s why  Killough and crew says they are starting a new Junior Humane Society ambassador program. It’s aimed at recruiting students…

Butler County Deputies Investigating Double Homicide

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Butler County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a double homicide that happened today near Greenville. This morning around 9:30, officers were dispatched to a location in front of the property of Lighthouse Pentecostal Church on Airport Road. When they arrived, they say they found the bodies of two males in a vehicle on the side of the road. The identities of both victims are…

LBW Community Colleges Losing Upward Bound Programs

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Lurleen B. Wallace Community College campuses are losing funding for the Upward Bound program this year. Upward Bound has been at LBWCC for 40 years and helped thousands of students, according to the LBWCC Upward Bound Director Bridges Anderson. “So I was in the first summer residential program in 1977,” Anderson adds. “I’ve been part of this program over half…

Steady Rains Could Impact Some Butler County Roads

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The steady rain hasn’t had much of an impact on Butler County roads just yet. There are a certain number of roads that usually flood during severe weather, says County Engineer Dennis McCall, but so far so good. “We’ve had no issues with this slow rain,” he says. “I guess our concern is if it continues to do this throughout…

Butler County Schools are Fighting Summer Learning Loss

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These Butler County students are spending part of their summer breaks learning in the classroom. Some Butler County students are spending their summer vacations in an unusual place – the classroom. The elementary students are keeping their skills sharp by practicing their reading, math, and science skills in a fun and hands-on way to prevent Summer Learning Loss. “Whenever children…

Two Butler County Men Arrested in Car Break-ins, Theft Cases

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Greenville Police arrested two Butler County men they believe are responsible for several car break-ins in Greenville, Prattville, and Millbrook. Twenty-three-year-old Kevin Phillips and 24-year-old James Thomas were arrested late Sunday night. The men are facing multiple felony breaking and entering charges and misdemeanor and felony theft charges. Police say the men stole 15 large coolers, a set of golf…

Incoming School Superintendent John Strycker Visits Butler County Schools

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Butler County Schools Incoming Superintendent John Strycker doesn’t officially take over the school system until June, but he’s making the rounds on the last day of school trying to meet some of his students and teachers before he moves in permanently. Strycker visited all three county high schools on Wednesday to introduce himself to the rising senior classes. He’s hoping to…