SIX YEARS AGO
MARCH 24, 2005
“County mourns loss of ‘Coach’ Keith Nettles: William Keith Nettles Sr., age 41, of Evergreen died Sun., March 20, 2005 when he apparently lost control of the sport utility vehicle he was driving.
“Nettles started his career with the Conecuh County Board of Education teaching at Lyeffion Junior High School, then he moved to Hillcrest where he was head basketball coach and assistant football coach and an English teacher.”
21 YEARS AGO
MARCH 22, 1990
“This 8-1/2 pound largemouth bass was caught by Richard Melton and netted by Truman Hyde during spring break. Richard says that he caught the big fish not only with ‘a cane pole’ but ‘in the mouth,’ ‘in a pond,’ ‘in the woods’ and on ‘a full moon.’”
“Dewan Salter of Evergreen won third place in the Open Division of the Alabama Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame fourth annual calling contest in Linden on Thurs., Feb. 22, at the Marengo Academy Coliseum. Salter is the younger brother of expert turkey caller Eddie Salter of Evergreen who served as master of ceremonies for the event.”
“Jerry Cotton Jr. of Evergreen won third place in the Hunter Division in the fourth annual Alabama Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame Contest held in Linden recently.”
“Mike Riley of Evergreen was the second place winner in the Junior Division of the fourth annual Alabama Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame contest held February in Linden. The event attracted hunters, callers and spectators from seven Southern states.”
36 YEARS AGO
MARCH 27, 1975
“Lynn Lassiter of Brownville killed this fine wild turkey Monday morning. The Tom weighed 16 pounds and had a five-inch beard. Lynn said he killed the turkey ‘in the woods.’”
“Sparta Warriors play Monroe Vols Saturday night: The Sparta Academy Warriors will climax their spring football drills when they play the powerful Monroe Academy Vols in Monroeville this Saturday night with the kickoff set for 7:30 o’clock. A jamboree had been planned, but the third team, Escambia, withdrew, so the Warriors and Vols will tangle in the practice game.
“The Vols won their third state championship in four years this past season, capturing the Class A crown. They have a big squad of 45 players and are expected to be strong contenders again this fall.
“The Warriors have a small squad with only 18 players taking part in the drills. However, Coach Richard Brown says the boys have worked hard and shown a lot of enthusiasm. Sparta lost only five seniors off last year’s club, but Coach Brown says ‘they were hosses and will be hard to replace.’
“The Warriors’ strong point appears to be the backfield with four veterans returning.”
51 YEARS AGO
MARCH 24, 1960
“PINEVILLE, La. – Randy White, lanky Evergreen, Ala. native, is continuing his practice of leading his basketball team’s seasonal scoring.
“During the recently closed 1959-60 campaign at Louisiana College, the blond, 6-5 Alabamian paced Wildcat point-making with 485 points. Prior to that, he had been scoring champion of Mississippi junior colleges while performing at Holmes during 1957-58.
“And, as a sensational cagester at Evergreen High during 1952-56, he also paced the prep scorers in that region.
“Randy, a hook shot specialist, totaled 756 points at Louisiana College during the past two seasons. Old timers here believe this is a two-year Wildcat record. His Central Louisiana cage fandom feel certain that the youngster would have broken the all-time Louisiana College scoring record had he played four years at the local Baptist institution. At L.C., Randy played 46 tilts, sank 261 field goals and 234 foul shots in only 299 tries. His free-throw percentage was a fine 78.3, while his pregame average was 16.4 points.
“A son of Mr. and Mrs. Multon White of Evergreen, Randy was an all-district center in high school basketball and honorable mention all-state end in football. He plans to coach after receiving his B.S. degree at Louisiana College in August.”
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