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2023 Readers’ Choice Awards We asked you to vote, and YOU DID! Once again, The Greenville Advocate presents the Readers’ Choice Awards. From Best Sweet Tea to Best Hair Salon, they are all listed here. Thank you for participating this year. These businesses and professionals are appreciative of your votes! With 25,904 total votes cast during the nomination and voting phases, listed below are the those individuals and businesses receiving the hightest number of votes in each category. Food & Drink - Best Barbecue - Uncle E’s - 129 Votes Services - Best Pet Grooming Service - The Pet Salon - 115 Votes Shopping - Best Gift Store - The Pineapple - 76 Votes Health & Beauty - Best Nurse - Sarah Pitts - 188 Votes Local Places - Best Childcare Center/Preschool - First Steps - 433 Votes Local People - Best Childcare Center/Preschool Teacher - Amaya Franklin 380 Votes
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Best of Butler Winners Food & Drink
Barbecue....................................Uncle E’s BBQ Sweet Tea........................................McDonald’s Beer Selection......El Amigo Mexican Bar & Grill Breakfast..............................Court Square Cafe Catering......................................Uncle E’s BBQ Chicken Wings............................Uncle E’s BBQ Chinese Restaurant.........................China Town Cocktails................Pedro’s Tacos & Tequila Bar Coffee......................................... Cracker Barrel Milkshake.......................Camellia Sweet Treats Desserts.................Camellia City Bakery & Deli Donuts...................................................Walmart Family Restaurant........Mary Ruth’s Restaurant Fast Food Restaurant ...........................Zaxby’s French Fries....................................McDonald’s Fried Chicken...............Mary Ruth’s Restaurant Hamburger....................................Friendly Gs
Happy Hour.......El Amigo Mexican Bar & Grill Margarita........... Pedro’s Tacos & Tequila Bar Mexican Cuisine.Pedro’s Tacos & Tequila Bar Pizza.........................................Alabama Grill Chicken Sandwich..............................Zaxby’s Salad.......................................Uncle E’s BBQ Seafood....................Wintzell’s Oyster House Soul Food..................Mary Ruth’s Restaurant Steak.........................Mary Ruth’s Restaurant Meat & Three.......................... Mary Ruth’s Restaurant Local Bar............Pedro’s Tacos & Tequila Bar Wine Selection...III’s Southern Spirits & Brew Buffet........................ Mary Ruth’s Restaurant Nutrition Tea....................... GF Nutrition Waiter/Waitress................Maria (Old Mexico) Liquor Store.......III’s Southern Spirits & Brew Ice Cream...................Camellia Sweet Treats
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Best of Butler Winners Nurse.......................................Sarah Pitts R.N. Asst. Living Facility........................................... Nurse Practitioner..............Jessica Campbell Hair Stylist...................................Robin Curry Country Place Senior Living Chiropractic Clinic...................Balanced Health Hair Salon...............................Salon on Main Fitness Center..........................365Fyne Studio Nail Salon...............................Salon on Main Home Health Services.......................Amedisys Barber (Shop) ........ Dentist............Dr. Keri Stanley Family Dentistry Stuckey’s Barber & Style Shop Eye Clinic..............................Gardner Eye Care Barber (Individual)................. Hospice Services..........Southern Care Hospice Marcella Stuckey Ortho Care/Braces........Chapman Orthodontics Mental Health Counseling/Therapist............. Pediatrician.......................... Javier Tapia, M.D. Misti Keen, LPC Personal Trainer.......................Lotoya Cauthen Shopping Pharmacy....................................Whitaker Drug Appliance Store....Alabama Power Appliance Physician ..........................Danny T. Hood, M.D. Jewelry Store....................McFerrin’s Jewelry Dance Studio..................Sonya’s Dance Studio Florist..............All Occasion Creations Primary Care Clinic.....................Jackson Clinic Rehabilitation Center...........Regional Medical (Continued on page 10) Center of Central Alabama
Health & Beauty
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Best of Butler Winners Gift Store..................................The Pineapple Boutique Store.................Downtown Boutique Paint Store..............................Greenville Paint Grocery Store..............................Super Foods Home Furnishings Store.....Johnson Furniture Home Improvement Store..................Marvin’s New Car Dealership......Greenville Automotive Group Used Car Dealership.........Dunklin Auto Sales Shoe Store.....................................Shoe Show Women’s Clothing Store... .......Cato Fashions Men’s Clothing Store......Walmart Supercenter Guns/Ammo Store...................Zed’s Outdoors Sporting Good Store...Hartley 6 Sports and Outdoors
Law Firm..................... ..Simmons & Simmons Auto Service / Repair............65 South Service Bank........................................Trustmark Bank Tax Service...................Debbie’s Tax Services Car Wash.........................Pro Shield Coatings Restoration Services.....Alabama Restoration, LLC Small/Quick Loans................Security Finance Car Salesperson.....................Contrell Dunklin Customer Service.................65 South Service Contractor........................Ballew Builders LLC
Services
Apartment Community...........Cambrian Forest Accountant.....................Debbie’s Tax Service Attorney..............................Jason T. Simmons
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Best of Butler Winners Heat/ Air Conditioning Co.. Cauthen’s Electric Off-road Vehicle Dealer... Greenville Equipment Center Insurance Agency.......Brian Moss State Farm Plumbing Company........McGough Plumbing Insurance Agent...........Brian Moss Landscape Service........Gene’s Lawn Service Lawn & Tractor Equipment......Powell Tractor Local Credit Union........Guardian Credit Union Local Construction Company..Ballew Builders (Continued on page 13)
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Best of Butler Winners Real Estate Agent..........Glenn Cooper, Qualifying Broker/Owner First Realty of Greenville Manufactured Home Dealer...... Greenville Manufactured Home Sales
Oil Change............................65 South Service Photograhy (Business) .Kendrick Photography Pet Grooming Service...............The Pet Salon Roofing Company..................Express Roofing Pest Control................Bug Away Pest Control (Continued on page 17)
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Best of Butler Winners Real Estate Company................................ First Realty of Greenville, Inc. Auto Parts............................... 65 South Service Tire Shop.................................65 South Service Veterinarian......................Josh Gardner, D.V.M. Funeral Services..............Dunklin Funeral Home Auto Body Repair........Camellia Collision Center Employment Services...........Surge Staffing Trucking Company....Evegreen Forest Products
Childcare Center/Preschool.... First Steps Early Childhood Development Center Local Event.Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival Church........................Southside Baptist Church Local Attraction..... Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival Local Mural.......Grateful For Greenville Local Golf Course..Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail College..Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
Local Website........ First Steps Early Childhood Development Center Local Facebook Page...... First Steps Early Childhood Development Center Locally Owned Restaurant.............. Mary Ruth’s Restaurant Place To Get Married...........Sherling Lake Park Place To Take An Out Of Town Guest.......................... Sherling Lake Park Place To Work..............................Jackson Clinic Elementary School...........Greenville Elementary High School................Greenville High School
Local Hero................................Jerome Harris III Local Radio Personality..................Kyle Haynes Law Enforcement Officer.................Danny Bond High School Teacher.............................Tina Guy Elementary School Teacher............Laveda Gray Firefighter....................................Dale Lawrence EMT..........................................Lou Townes Guy Local Artist.................................Stacey Edwards Childcare Center/Preschool Teacher............. Amaya Franklin
Local Places
Local People
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Congratulations!!
High School Teacher Greenville High School
Tina Guy
Congratulations!!
Elementary School Teacher Greenvile Elementary
Laveda Gray
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