Some World War II Vets attended River Region Memorial Day events on Monday, but their number is diminishing. The National World War Two Museum in New Orleans reports some 450 of those Vets die each day. The museum estimates there are 10,479 WWII Vets living in Alabama. Categories: Gallery, News, South Alabama, Statewide Tags: Greenville, WWII Museum, WWII vets
The Memorial Day Celebration in Greenville was filled with friendly faces, fun laughs, and sometimes, solemn moments. All who came to Confederate Park showed their support for those serving our country, while getting a little history lesson on the holiday. “It’s also a day of unity. It originated after the Civil War, and it really brought this country together,” said…
Beeland Park in Greenville is a place where many locals get together to have lunch and hold regular meetings. It is also a good place for people to catch up on what is going on in the state. People across Alabama have been taking an interest in what is going on with state politics. Robert Layton and his friend Russell…
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…
Often, being a member of law enforcement is a thankless job. “You know, we’re the guys that unfortunately have to give speeding tickets, cause people won’t voluntarily comply with the law. We have to go to homes where domestic violence is going on, have to make arrests,” says Greenville Police Chief Lonzo Ingram. But at the 20th Annual Law Enforcement…
Greenville Police are asking for the public’s help to find a suspect in an armed robbery case. On Monday May 2, a man came into the Marathon gas station on Highway 10 around 8:30 in the afternoon. Police have released a surveillance video of the incident, hoping someone will bring information leading to an arrest. The video shows the man confronting the…
Vandals broke in to and stole property from Beeland Park in Greenville in early April. After a month-long investigation, four juveniles between the ages of 13 and 14 and two adults are being charged with the crimes. Police say hammers and other instruments were used to break into storage sheds, the concession stand and the announcer’s booth at the park. Police…
It is never something students like to hear, but college tuition is increasing again. The Alabama Community College System board of trustees approved a $2 increase per credit hour. The increase aims to improve community colleges across the state, but not everyone is on board with the new prices. Some students, like Nursing Student Jeannette Whetstone, are still on the fence about the…
Since the 1930s, the Ritz Theatre in downtown Greenville has been a landmark of the city. The Ritz has been host to hundreds of plays, musicals and performances. It has also been a safe haven for theatre lovers of all ages. Including Show Director Nancy Idland, who considers The Ritz a second home. She refers to the casts from every…
A Zaxby’s restaurant was slated to move into the city of Greenville sometime during the summer of 2016, but construction issues have put the project on hold. “We thought we’d already be eating chicken out there, but things have changed,” says Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon. “The problem is the parking lot that we’d planned to put it in, which is…
