Kendra Majors

LBWCC recognizes academic excellence of students named to the Dean’s List each semester. To qualify, students must be a full-time student and maintain a 3.5-3.99 grade point average. For Fall 2020, 152 students have been recognized. Dean’s List William Crawford Aaron Pike Road, AL Lin…

Fort Dale Academy has hired a new coach. Headmaster David Sikes said Eric Folmar comes to Fort Dale from Luverne High School where he served as the offensive coordinator. Folmar is an Edgewood Academy graduate and played baseball at Jefferson State Community College following high school. He then se…

Mr. Gary Leger, 80, a resident of Greenville, Alabama, passed away peacefully at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery on Sunday, February 7, 2021. Mr. Leger was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He epitomized being a hard worker who took care of and supported his family. He…

The Butler County Forestry Planning Commission is holding its 12th annual tree seedling sale on Saturday. The sale will have the following bare root seedlings for sale: Pawpaw; Native Pecan; Catapula; Redbud; Sawtooth oak; Strawberry bush; Silky dogwood; Persimmon. There will be a limited supply o…

One of Greenville’s own was named the first black president and CEO Georgia Power last month, and he sat down with The Greenville Advocate to talk about his success and to offer some encouragement for the younger generation. Chris Womack was named president of Georgia Power. He leads Georgia Power i…

One parade is on and other canceled after Crenshaw County Schools announced that students would not participate in the parades this year due to COVID-19. The Crenshaw County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Christmas Parade on Thursday, Dec. 10, beginning at 6 p.m. Pictures with Santa will…

Margaret Pritchett Privett Margaret Pritchett Privett, a resident of Greenville, died on November 2, 2020, at the age of 83 after a brief illness. Known as “Boo” to her family and friends, she was born and raised in Tuscaloosa to parents, Harry and Margaret Partlow Pritchett. She was a graduate and…

After two years of digging through personal trauma, Andalusia native Christopher Smith has released his debut novel, Standing On the Edge, hoping to shed a light on the world of mental illness. “It started out as a series of short stories based on the seven deadly sins,” Smith said. “I wrote basically all of the […]

UPDATED TO INCLUDE SERVICE TIMES The Highland Home School community is mourning the loss of one of its own today. HHS junior and student athlete Drew Bradley, 16, died as a result of a car crash. Alabama State Troopers Spokesperson Sgt. Steve Jarrett said the wreck happened around 5:50 p.m. Saturd…

Five local girls will compete for the title of Crenshaw County’s Distinguished Young Woman this weekend. Distinguished Young Women, formerly known as America’s Junior Miss, is a non-profit organization that affords scholarship opportunities to high school senior girls. Categories for the event inc…

Candi Carpenter, wife of Luverne native Bobby Tomberlin, is currently preparing to record her first full-length album, after a long road to stardom. Carpenter, left high school to begin her professional career in music at the age of 15, moving from Lansing, Mich., to Nashville, Tenn. The then-15-yea…