The search for the man wanted for several bank robberies and other crimes across Alabama is over. According to Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn, Kelvin Golden was arrested in Pensacola, Florida Wednesday. Police say Golden is responsible for robbing multiple banks and convenience stores in Butler County, Alabama. He’s also accused of robbing and shooting someone in Brewton last week….
A few discarded styrofoam cups litter a rural road in Butler County. There aren’t many roads you can travel on that are completely trash free. Most will have a paper cup or two, a few plastic bags, and a lot of empty food containers. The roads in Butler County are no exception, but county commissioners think trashy highways send the…
Arthur Payton, 61 Butler County authorities arrested a man they say was running an illegal shot house in Georgiana. Shot houses are known as places where alcohol can be bought at low prices, straight from the bottle. They are sometimes called “black market bars.” Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden says Arthur Payton, 61, was selling marijuana and alcohol out of his…
The Butler County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Sandra Taylor and William Robinson in February of 2016. Because their crimes allegedly involved the use of the United States Postal Service, the two were also indicted on federal charges. U.S. Attorney George Beck’s announcement of the federal indictments against Robinson and Taylor come a little more than a year after their initial arrest in…
Willie Fred Jenkins, Courtesy – Butler Co. Jail Willie Fred Jenkins of Greenville was arrested early February and is facing charges of rape, sodomy, and kidnapping in Butler County. He is also facing three counts of rape in Lowndes County, from another arrest that came after the first alleged victim came forward. Authorities say Jenkins has a violent criminal history….
The Butler County Career Academy began offering another new and innovative way to help students excel in the workforce: job shadowing. The Butler County Career Academy began offering another new and innovative way to help students excel in the workforce: job shadowing. The job shadowing program opened up in January and helps Butler County students gain real-life work experience while…
A study released by WalletHub ranks the states from Most to Least Educated. Alabama was in the bottom ten, ranked number 44 out of 50. The study includes statistics like the number of adults in the state with high school diplomas, college degrees, and even the quality of public schools in the state, among other criteria. Local educators say the results…
Some cities and counties in the U.S. are avoiding the cost of repaving roads by converting them to unpaved roads. Among the municipalities in the report is Butler County Alabama, which is listed as having 250 Miles of unpaved roads and spending- $4-Million a year on roads. The county officials say the decision to covert a road from paved to…
Some roadwork going on in Butler County stops traffic. Most of the roads in Alabama are well past their expiration date. Butler County Engineer Dennis McCall says the lifespan of a normal road is around 20 years, but the roads in Butler County were paved in the 50s or late 60s. “In that day and time they did a remarkable…
Butler County Superintendent Amy Bryan announces her plans for retirement after nearly three years in the position. Butler County Schools Superintendent Amy Bryan announced her plans for retirement Tuesday afternoon. Bryan has been in the Superintendent’s seat for three years and been with the school system for nearly 30 years. Bryan helped Butler County Schools earn systemwide accreditation, grow the nationally…
