AUG. 17, 2006
Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis reported .55 inches of rain on Aug. 8 and .08 inches on Aug. 13. He reported highs of 96 degrees on Aug. 7, Aug. 8, Aug. 9 and Aug. 12 and lows of 70 degrees on Aug. 9 and Aug. 10.
Television venture by Sheriff Hawsey draws ethics questions:
Conecuh County Sheriff Tracy Hawsey has found himself in the midst of a
controversy over a television show he and WAKA CBS 8 reporter Mike Smith have
created called “Alabama 9-1-1.” Articles that appeared in the Mobile
Press-Register this week allege that Hawsey has a conflict and could be in
violation of ethics laws in the state.
Sheriff Hawsey claims that he has already discussed the
matter with the Secretary of State’s office and they had no problems.
Bobby Balogun, President of W&B Trading, appeared before
the Conecuh County Commission to voice his displeasure with the progress in
acquiring the land and other incentives promised him by the county and City of
Evergreen to bring his biodiesel plant to Conecuh County. Balogun began by
saying his company is happy to be in Conecuh County and feels like the county
has welcomed him here.
He told the county there are several issues they are not
happy with on the project. He stated that since the contract for the project
was signed on June 8 too much time has passed without activity on items like
the temporary industrial access road to the site.
26 YEARS AGO
AUG. 15, 1996
Local weather reporter Harry Ellis reported .23 inches of rain on Aug. 11. He reported a high of 91 degrees on Aug. 8 and a low of 69 on Aug. 9.
A Covington, Ga. man was found dead Saturday afternoon
approximately two miles west of the Mixonville community on County Road 106. He
had died as the result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Investigation revealed the man, Billy Joe Freeman, was
wanted in connection with a homicide and aggravated battery in Newton County,
Ga.
Public schools to begin Aug. 21: Conecuh County schools will begin Aug. 19-20 for teachers. Countywide In-Service will be at Hillcrest High School on Tues., Aug. 20, 1996 at 8 a.m. Students will report for school on Wed., Aug. 21, 1996 for a full day.
The Castleberry Town Council held their regular meeting for the month of August on Monday night. Present were Mayor Bill Seales and council members Betty Etheridge, Alton Henderson, Dewey Jackson, James Ball and city planner Lula Palmer. Council member Bill Moncrease was absent.
These electrical crews are hard at work upgrading another portion of the City of Evergreen’s electrical system from 4kv to 12kv. This will take some of the strain off the system and should help the system to be more trouble free.
51 YEARS AGO
AUG. 19, 1971
Mark Booker killed this rattlesnake Sunday afternoon inside the house at the old Mark Booker place in the China community. The snake was a big one, five feet long, with only tree rattles and a button.
Airman First Class Billy L. Tolbert, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Otis A. Tolbert of Evergreen, has arrived for duty at Thule AB, Greenland.
Airman Tolbert, a security policeman, is assigned to a unit
of the Aerospace Defense Command, which protects the U.S. against hostile
aircraft and missiles.
A 1965 graduate of Evergreen High School, the airman
received his B.S. degree in social science from Troy State University.
The Evergreen City Council heard a proposition on Cable
Television for the city area, but took no action at its meeting Tuesday night.
Calvin Sutliff of Arizona was present to discuss a Cable TV system
with the council. If granted a franchise, he would move here, Sutliff said. The
council postponed any action until a later meeting.
Thomas Beale Reid, 60, well known Evergreen businessman,
died Thursday morning, Aug. 12, at 10 o’clock in a Montgomery hospital after a
brief illness.
Affectionately known by a wide circle of friends as “Tom” he
had resided here for 35 years. He was a partner with his brother, John D. Reid,
in Reid Brothers Lumber Co. and various other business enterprises.
69 YEARS AGO
AUG. 20, 1953
Local National Guard Unit At Fort McClellan For Two Weeks
Training: Battery “C,” 177th Field Artillery Battalion (N.G.U.S.),
local Guard unit, left Sun., Aug. 16, for Fort McClellan, Ala., for summer camp
and two weeks training. The unit is part of the famed 31st Dixie
Division.
Lt. Wiley Sanders Jr. will be in command of the unit at
camp. Lt. Sanders was appointed 2nd Lt. and assigned to the unit in
May of this year. This will be his first experience as a Guardsman as he served
in the Navy during World War II.
Oil Hunt Continues With Drilling On Well Near Evergreen:
Drillers are now seeking oil only one and one-half miles from Evergreen’s
southeastern city limits.
Lyle Cashion Company’s rig was moved during the weekend to
land owned by Dr. John W. Deming of Alexandria, La. and began drilling what is
known as the John W. Deming No. 1.
The rig is located a short distance south of the
Evergreen-Brooklyn highway and can be seen from the highway. Access to it is
possible by taking the road leading to the home of H.S. Hagood.
Rochester, N.Y., Aug. 11 - George M. Jones of Evergreen was
awarded a master of music degree at the University of Rochester’s recent 103rd
commencement.
Jones, who lives at 113 Bruner Ave., took his undergraduate
work at the University of Rochester also, receiving a bachelor of music degree
in 1951.
95 YEARS AGO
AUG. 18, 1927
Council Approves Hydro-Electric Power: The negotiations
which have been underway for some months between the town council of Evergreen
and officials of the River Falls Power Company were brought to a close Tuesday
evening when a contract was approved, whereby electrical energy will be
purchased at wholesale from the power company.
Under terms of the contract, the town will lend the sum of
$15,000 to the power company for the purpose of constructing a transmission
line from Red Level to here. Ten thousand dollars of this will be repaid to the
town with power, the company permitting one half of the total power bill each
month to go as a payment on the loan until the sum of $10,000 has been paid.
BROOKS BUYS INTEREST WITH W.H. SHELL: M.C. Brooks, well known farmer, live stock dealer and business man of Route A, has purchased an interest in the livestock business of W.H. Shell and son, Otto Shell, and will be actively identified with this business from now on. They will deal in mules, horses, wagons and harness. They will also buy cotton.
Mr. and Mrs. Mal Gilchrist this week assumed charge of the Western Union Telegraph office during the absence of Miss Agnes Warwick, the regular operator, who is away on her vacation.
W.B. James, a former resident of this place, but now living in West Palm Beach, Fla., is spending several days with his son, E.B. James, The Courant’s efficient Linotype operator.
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