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DEC. 9, 2011
Evergreen weather observer Betty Ellis reported low
temperatures of 29 degrees on Nov. 30 and 31 degrees on Dec. 1.
First Baptist Church’s “Window Shopping” float captured
first place honors in this year’s best float contest during the annual
Evergreen Christmas parade. The parade was held Saturday afternoon in downtown
Evergreen.
The Evergreen City Council voted unanimously this week to
move forward with efforts to pave the way for a number of developments at the
Fairview Commons Industrial Park, including a large FedEx warehouse off the
busy interstate highway exit.
During a city council meeting Tuesday night at Evergreen
City Hall, economic developer Daryl Harper told the council that FedEx was “all
in” regarding the construction of a 32,000 square foot warehouse on property
near the intersection of I-65 and U.S. Highway 84 that’s being developed under
the name of “Fairview Commons.”
Construction of the warehouse is scheduled to begin in
August 2012 and would likely open for business sometime in early 2013, Harper
said.
A host of local court officials, friends and family were
on hand Wednesday of last week to wish Pat Wright well as she closed out her
career as an employee at the Conecuh County Courthouse.
Wright, a resident of Evergreen, began working in the
Conecuh County Circuit Clerk’s Office on Sept. 13, 1972 and she closed out her
39-year career with a retirement reception Wednesday of last week.
At the time of her retirement, Wright was in charge of
administering civil cases in circuit and district court as well as small claims
court cases.
19 YEARS AGO
DEC. 12, 1996
This is all that remained
last Tuesday afternoon of the bridge over Sandy Creek on County Road 29. The
road was closed last week so that the bridge can be replaced in the next few
months. Although the replacement is causing inconvenience to residents in this
part of the county, the bridge was in dire need of replacement.
Judy Poole was named as the
1996 recipient of the Lois E. Reeves Memorial Award as the Volunteer
Firefighter of the Year at the annual banquet held last Saturday night in the
cafetorium of Hillcrest High School. She is a member of the Sandcut Volunteer
Fire Department.
The Mount Union Community
Church and Center, located 10 miles east of the Conecuh County community of
Evergreen, has recently been added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and
Heritage.
Dating from the turn of the
century, the property contains two structures depicting a vernacular style of architecture
common to the period. The c. 1890 church and the remaining portion of a c. 1900
school appear today as gable-front rectangular buildings which face east in a
parallel position. The school is the single remaining room of an original
four-room T-shaped structure which was gradually reduced in size during the
1930s and 40s.
34 YEARS AGO
DEC. 10, 1981
Castleberry’s annual
Christmas parade will be held this Saturday, but it will begin at two o’clock
Saturday afternoon rather than the previously announced time of 10 a.m.
Stores open all day on
Wednesdays: Most local stores will be open all day on Wednesday s from now
until Christmas, according to the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce and the
Downtown Action Committee.
Short on rain Ole Earl says:
Earl Windham reports .57 of an inch of rain on Dec. 1. He also says: “We are
about 14 inches short of our normal rainfall thus far in 1981. I guess we will
have to get the bunch that sits at the Liars Table to do the ‘Rain Dance’ for
us, but I think most of them are too old to cut the mustard any more.”
(Windham also reported low
temperatures of 31 degrees on Dec. 3, 31 degrees on Dec. 5 and 27 degrees on
Dec. 6.)
Mrs. Emmie Mildred Pitts
Cardwell, a beloved lady of this city, died Tues., Dec. 8, in North Florida
Regional Hospital, Gainesville, Fla. Mrs. Cardwell was a member of a prominent,
pioneer family and lived all of her life in Conecuh County.
She attended Troy State
Normal and taught in the public schools of Conecuh County for several years.
Mrs. Cardwell was an active member of Evergreen United Methodist Church, where
she taught a ladies Bible class for many years.
49 YEARS AGO
DEC. 8, 1966
“Dutch Christmas” entered by
the Helen Keller Club won first place in the Christmas parade last Wednesday.
“Christmas in Austria” by the Evergreen Study Club won second place. “Christmas
Around the World” by Evergreen High School won third place.
The Evergreen District,
Alabama Troopers, posted the best traffic safety record in the state in
November. Here members of the post pose with the trophy they won. They are Troy
Smith, Cpl. Charles Cargile, Sgt. Tom Melton, Tom Hall and Horace Parker. The
post reported 85 accidents for the month with 40 persons suffering injuries in
28 of them. There were two fatalities, both in Conecuh County. Capt. A.G.
Mitchell commands the division. Other supervisors are Lt. W.W. Jeffries, Grove
Hill, Sgt. Melton and Cpl. Cargile.
A 20-year-old Evergreen man
died Monday as a result of injuries received in an accident in Monroeville
Sunday night. Larry Eugene Griffin died in a Mobile hospital, where he was
taken after the accident.
According to information
given to The Courant, young Griffin was driving alone in the car when the
accident occurred. A pickup truck ran a “red light” and crashed into Griffin’s
car.
Griffin lived on Rural Street
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ratis Griffin.
64 YEARS AGO
DEC. 13, 1951
James A. Monroe, W.M.G., now
stationed at Norfolk, Va. on the USS destroyer Earl B. Hall, is spending a
10-day leave here (Castleberry) with his mother, Mrs. R.H. Meacham, also his
wife in Brewton.
The Evergreen Junior Chamber
of Commerce’s second annual Conecuh County Christmas Carnival held here
Saturday was a smashing success with an estimated 10,000 people coming to town
for the festivities. The days events were climaxed by the big Carnival Parade
Saturday afternoon which featured the arrival of Santa Claus.
Miss June Weaver of
Castleberry was crowned Queen Joy by last year’s Queen, Miss Alice Fay (Petie)
Sullivan also of Castleberry. Miss Patricia Hardin of Castleberry and Miss
Glenda Potts of Evergreen were crowned Princess Gaity. These three girls with
escorts of their choice will attend the Blue-Gray game in Montgomery.
Creating considerable
excitement Saturday morning was the releasing of 20 guineas. Each of these
guineas, except for one named “Foul Ball,” had certificates for a number of
valuable prizes attached to it. The prizes went to the lucky ones catching the
guineas.
The parade was the best ever
staged here. It was led by Frank Wilkerson’s Evergreen High School Band
followed by Santa Claus who tossed off gifts to the hundreds of children who
lined the way. The McKenzie High School Band, one of the state’s best, and the
Conecuh County Training School Band added to the parade’s attractiveness.
County Tax Collector H.C.
Wiggins reminded voters of the county this week that if they want to vote they
must pay their poll tax by Feb. 1.
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