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| Willard Scott |
JUNE 23, 2011
Local weather observer Harry Ellis reported 1.68 inches of rain on June 16 and 0.78 inches on June 17. He reported highs of 99 degrees on June 13 and June 14 and a low of 66 on June 16.
The Conecuh County Board of Education recognized a number of retirees during a meeting last Thursday at the Conecuh County Resource Center. Retirees recognized during the meeting included Hillcrest High School principal Preston Fluker, Conecuh County Junior High School teacher Isabelita Green, Evergreen Elementary School teacher Willie Mae Williams, Lyeffion Junior High School aide Geraldine Maxwell and Repton Junior High School William D. Stallworth.
The Sepulga River is the lowest it’s been in living memory due to dry conditions throughout Southwest Alabama in recent months. In the above photo, members of the Mobile Rock & Jem Society search the river’s right bank for fossils last Thursday above the Bull Slough Bridge at Brooklyn. According to the U.S. Geological Survey flood monitoring station near McKenzie, the Sepulga River was down to a depth of 2.69 feet last Thursday. Going back to 1976, the Sepulga’s lowest annual depth was 3.729 feet in 1986.
The Evergreen City Council voted to spend an additional $140,000 to repair termite damage to the L&N Depot at their regular meeting Tuesday night.
36 YEARS AGO
JUNE 26, 1986
Evergreen weather observer Earl Windham reported 0.34 inches of rain on June 20. He reported a high of 93 on June 19 and a low of 63 on June 15.
Rev. Rankins celebrates 107th: Wednesday, June 18, was the 107th birthday of the Rev. Henry H. Rankins. On a segment of NBC’s Today Show, aired on June 17, Willard Scott made mention of this fact. Rev. Rankins is believed to be Conecuh County’s oldest citizen.
Maintaining approximately the same lead he had in the first
primary, Sheriff Edwin L. Booker turned back Glenn McDaniel to win re-election
Tuesday to a fourth term of office. The complete, unofficial count as compiled
in Judge of Probate Frank T. Salter’s office showed Booker with 3,659 votes and
McDaniel with 2,861. On June 3, Booker led 2,810 to 2,077 with John Brock
getting 809.
Interest in this race and the governor’s race and the runoff
for State Representative brought substantially more voters to the polls Tuesday
than voted June 3. A total of 6,520 voted for sheriff Tuesday compared to 5,696
on June 3. Total vote in the governor’s race was 6,502 compared to 5,833 on
June 3. The totals for Representative were 6,032 and 4,793, respectively.
Dewayne Simpson, son of Lizzie May of Repton, has been promoted in the U.S. Army to the rank of Specialist-Four. Simpson is a cannon crewman with the 77th Field Artillery in West Germany. He is a 1983 graduate of Repton High School.
61 YEARS AGO
JUNE 22, 1961
Masons Will Hold Conference July 5: Conecuh County will hold a Masonic Conference in Evergreen on July 5, it is announced today. The conference will be held at the Greening Lodge on South Main near the hospital. All Masons and their wives are invited to come and asked to bring a lunch.
‘Mr. Mac’ to retire, successor named: Guy S. Kelly,
Superintendent of Education in Conecuh County, announced this week that Marcus
J. O’Gwynn will be the incoming principal at the Evergreen City School. He will
succeed Paul W. McMillan, who will retire in September.
A native of Flomaton, O’Gwynn attended Flomaton High
School and received his B.S. Degree from Troy State College in 1955 and an M.A.
Degree from the University of Alabama in 1957.
Prior to accepting the position here, O’Gwynn taught
school in Santa Rosa County, Fla. and will come to Evergreen from the
Enterprise City School System.
Having served two years with the United States Army,
O’Gwynn is now in the National Guard. He is a member of Kappa Delta Pi and Phi
Delta Kappa.
The new principal is married to the former Ilda Ruth
Traweek of Flomaton who is a graduate of the Saint Margaret’s School of
Nursing, Montgomery.
The O’Gwynns are expected to move here in the near future
in that his appointment is effective, July 1. They are members of the Methodist
Church.
Billy Kendall and Kenny Harper left Wednesday for Camp Rotary on Lake Martin for four weeks.
86 YEARS AGO
JUNE 25, 1936
Prime Coat Laid On All Improved Streets: During the past
week and the first part of this week, the prime coat of the asphalt surfacing
was laid on those streets of the city which are being improved. According to
Mayor C.A. Jones, the next coat will not be placed for about 10 days or two
weeks, depending upon just how fast the first coat cures and gets in proper
condition.
Following the laying of the prime coat, all streets affected
were closed for several days to traffic but were reopened Tuesday to light
traffic. All wagons, buggies and heavy traffic are prohibited. Cars and light
trucks may pass over the streets but drivers are cautioned to drive slowly and
carefully in order that no damage may be done to the surfaces of the streets.
Masonic Conference To Convene Here July 8: The Conecuh County Masonic Conference will be held with the Greening Lodge No. 53 in Evergreen on Wed., July 8, opening at eight o’clock a.m. The conference will be in session for one day only. All Masons of Conecuh County are urged to attend and all other Masons cordially invited to attend.
Castleberry: The annual meeting of the Masonic Blue Lodge was held Friday afternoon and the following officers were elected for the ensuing official year: E.B. Brewton, Worshipful Master; L.W. Kirkland, Senior Warden; E.L. Conner, Junior Warden; C.T. Kirkland, Treasurer; R.H. Meacham, Secretary; J.R. Glass, Senior Deacon; P.S. Ellis, Junior Deacon; M.L. Conner, Tyler.
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