The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for April 4, 2023

SIX YEARS AGO
APRIL 6, 2017

Local weather reporter Betty Ellis reported 1.65 inches of rain on March 30. She reported a high of 86 degrees on April 2 and lows of 49 degrees on March 31 and April 1. Total rainfall for March 2017 was 4.06 inches.

Monday storm ravages county: Heavy rains and high winds roared through Conecuh County on Monday and kept local firefighters busy for hours, clearing roadways and streets of downed trees and other debris.
According to Evergreen Fire Chief Ricky Nobles, Evergreen firefighters responded to numerous reports of downed trees throughout the city on Monday.
“It was a rough day,” Nobles said. “In fact, I’d say in all my years firefighting it was one of the worst, if not the worst, as far as reports of downed trees on city streets and power lines.”
As of Tuesday afternoon, city fire officials had not finished tabulating all the service calls they were dispatched to on Monday, many of which occurred at the same time.

The Evergreen-Conecuh County Chamber of Commerce presented Alabama Refrigeration with the Chamber’s Business of the Month Award for the month of March last Thursday at the company’s office at 109 Mimosa St. in Evergreen. Pictured at the award presentation are Chamber representative Carol Hamrac and Alabama Refrigeration’s Troy Whitworth, John Paul Deason and Jason Johnson.

31 YEARS AGO
APRIL 2, 1992

Local weather observer Harry Ellis reported 0.01 inches of rain on March 25 and 0.08 inches on March 28. He reported highs of 73 on March 27 and March 29. He reported lows of 35 on March 23 and March 24.

Southern Pine selects 1992 candidates: Each year Southern Pine Electric Cooperative sponsors two students from area high schools to receive a one-week, expense-free tour of Washington, D.C. These two students are selected from 26 students participating from 13 area high schools.
The candidates for the tour consists of one boy and one girl who are selected from the 11^th grade class of each school by the faculty and administrators of that school. Candidates representing Hillcrest High School are Eleanor Ruth Robbins and Kevin L. Tullis. Candidates representing Sparta Academy are Michelle Pate and Trey Coker.

Millender takes turn as commission chairman: Leonard Millender, county commissioner of District Five, has been chosen to replace Commissioner Hugh Barrow as chairman of the county board.
The decision was reached Tuesday during the board’s regular meeting. Commissioner Barrow served six months as chairman of the board.
Chairman Millender is a native of Conecuh County, graduating from Evergreen High School and Alabama A&M. He is an active member of the Union Baptist Church, where he serves as chairman of the Deacon Board, adult Sunday School teacher and church treasurer. He is a 32-degree Master Mason, serves as chairman of the Conecuh-Monroe Community Action Agency Board and is a member of the Auburn Extension Advisory Board.

56 YEARS AGO
APRIL 6, 1967

City Council votes to extend city limits: The Evergreen City Council has approved the extending of the city limits of Evergreen. The council voted Tuesday night to extend the limits one-half mile on both the east and south and one mile on both the west and north.
State Representative William D. Melton will be asked to introduce the measure in the regular session of the legislature which convenes on May 2.
Joe B. Nix Jr., city attorney, is now preparing the legal notice containing a legal description of the property to be annexed for publication in The Courant which is to begin next week. State law requires publication of the legal notice for four weeks before local legislation can be introduced.
If the extension is approved, the city will be four miles square (containing 16 square miles), running exactly four miles in all four directions. Also, the limits will be squarely on section lines. At present, the city is 2-1/2 miles square (containing 6.25 square miles).

Robbers net $5,960 from Union Bank: The Union Bank of Repton was robbed Tuesday night, the third time in less than four years. The loss this time was small, some $5,960, all in coins. President A.E. Kelly said the loss was fully-insured.
The robbery was discovered early Friday morning. The robbers apparently broke into the bank sometime after dark Thursday. They pried open the rear (side) door to gain entry. They then knocked a hole into the rear wall of the vault.

81 YEARS AGO
APRIL 2, 1942

Lenox Man Found Dead In Woods: The lifeless body of Edward William Smith, age 67, was found near his home at Lenox at six o’clock Tuesday morning, after he had left his home the day before about 12:30 o’clock. There was no evidence of foul play and it is thought that death resulted from a heart attack.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at Ramah church conducted by Rev. Cleve Ellis with Cope Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Masons had charge at the grave.

ODD, BIG TURNIP GROWN BY SAM P. POWELL: An unusually large and at the same time a very odd kind of turnip specimen was brought to The Courant office the past week by Sam P. Powell, farmer living in the Fairfield community. Apparently the turnip was twins, having two tops and two tap roots but otherwise it had developed into a very smooth, normal looking turnip, except for the fact that it was tremendous size.

Mrs. H.L. Finklea’s numerous friends will be glad to know that she is doing nicely after undergoing a minor operation at Carter’s Hospital in Repton Tuesday.

Mass Meeting Program Planned: The county wide mass meeting which has been scheduled to be held at the courthouse Wednesday night, April 8, is expected to bring citizens here from all parts of this county. J.O. Brooks, who as chairman of Civilian Defense for Conecuh County, called the meeting for the purpose of organizing local citizens for an all out war effort. He has enlisted the support and cooperation of virtually in the county to assist with the meeting and to help further the organization.