12 YEARS AGO
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.
37 YEARS AGO
AUG. 20, 1981
Evergreen weather observer Earl Windham reported 0.56 inches
of rain on Aug. 10, 0.04 inches on Aug. 13 and 0.12 on Aug. 16. He reported a
high of 96 degrees on Aug. 16 and a low of 68 on Aug. 11.
C. of C. moves into The Depot: The Evergreen Chamber of
Commerce has moved its offices into the “agent’s office” of the historical
L&N Depot, it is announced today by President Bill McKenzie. The C. of C.
has had its offices in the old library building.
Mrs. Jackie Barlow, secretary, will continue to maintain the
same hours, 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday through Friday.
The Chamber has also taken over the management of The Depot,
according to Mrs. Wiley (Ouida) Salter of the Murder Creek Historical Society,
although the Society will continue to own the building.
Civil Court term will begin Monday: The Fall Term of Circuit
Court, Conecuh County, will begin Monday morning at nine o’clock at the County
Courthouse here. Circuit Judge Robert E.L. Key will preside and after Court is
opened will empanel the Grand Jury, following which trial of the cases on the
Civil Bar Docket will begin.
The Grand Jury will be assisted in its deliberations by
District Attorney Ted Pearson of Monroeville and Assistant District Attorney
David T. Hyde Jr. of Evergreen.
There are a total of 17 cases on the Civil Docket, according
to Circuit Clerk Mrs. Jean Ralls.
62 YEARS AGO
AUG. 16, 1956
Conecuh’s First Bales Auctioned Saturday: Conecuh’s first
two bales of cotton were auctioned off Saturday afternoon in Evergreen for the
fancy price of 43 cents per pound. The two bales were purchased by Kendall and
Kendall of Evergreen.
The first two bales were ginned this year on Aug. 4 at
Evergreen Gin. Arriving almost simultaneously in the race for first bale honors
were Grady Ralls of Evergreen, Route D, and J.T. Ward of Evergreen, Route C.
Conecuh’s New Maid of Cotton and Alternate: Shown above,
right, is Miss Willie Anna Hanks, daughter of Mrs. Opal Hanks of Annex, who was
chosen Conecuh County Maid of Cotton at the annual Farm Bureau meeting here
last week. At left is Miss Nell Freeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Freeman
of Old Town, who was chosen alternate.
Castleberry’s municipal election will be held on Sept. 17,
according to an announcement today by Mayor Jack Holland.
Officers to be elected in the general election will be the
mayor and the five councilmen.
Qualifying began on Aug. 8, and will be open until Aug. 28.
No primary will be held this year.
Incumbents are: mayor, Jack Holland; councilmen, Joe H.
Carr, B.H. Mahoney, Henry Kirksey, R.T. Baggett and C.J. Jackson.
So far, only one man has qualified for office. Hassett Green
has qualified for mayor. He owns a grocery store in Castleberry, and is a
retired electrician. He is a well known and respected citizen of Castleberry.
87 YEARS AGO
AUG. 13, 1931
HERE’S A PRIZE STORY, ‘BELIEVE IT OR NOT’: Mr. J.H.
Dickerson, well known farmer living about five miles north of Evergreen,
informs a representative of The Courant that a phenomenal incident occurred at
his home last Wednesday afternoon. While seated on his back porch, watching a
heavy downpour of rain, he suddenly was attracted to a small object about the
size of a man’s fist which had fallen, apparently out of the clouds with the
heavy rains. Closer observation disclosed that it was a terrapin. Mr. Dickerson
says that the fall stunned the creature to such extent that it did not seem to
have much life and later was able to make his or her departure down through the
field nearby.
Mr. Dickerson says that he saw the terrapin when it hit the
ground and he is positive that it fell out of the clouds just as did the rain.
In his mind there is no doubt about it. It is his opinion that the little
animal was picked up somewhere by a storm and brought that far before being dropped.
Gov. B.M. Miller late Thursday, Aug. 6, appointed Leonard W.
Price of this city Probate Judge of Conecuh County to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge S.P. Dunn.
Cap Edson and son, Hubert, are lodged in the county jail
charged with the murder of Jim Merritt, brother-in-law of Edson, the killing
having occurred in the vicinity of Grange Bridge on Pigeon Creek shortly after
12 o’clock Tuesday.
According to reports, the difficulty arose over the shooting
of some cows, Edson having accused Merritt of doing the shooting. The trouble
had been brewing for about a week it seems. Merritt and another brother-in-law,
Andrew Terry, were returning from Red Level when the trouble ended in the fatal
killing. Merritt were cut twice, once in the breast, the gash severing a rib
and entering the heart, the other on the arm. He died almost instantly it is
said.
111 YEARS AGO
AUG. 14, 1907
A cavalry company is to be organized in Evergreen within the
next 10 days. E.C. Barnes and J.A. Rumbley are the recruiting officers, see
them and join the troops at once. There are only three states in the Union that
have cavalry troops - Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania – and Alabama is to
be the fourth.
Capt. Duke Guice of Greenville was here looking for recruits
for a cavalry company this week.
Agricultural School opens Sept. 6 and the City School on
Mon., Sept. 11.
William Samuel Oliver was born at Century, Fla., Feb. 11,
1872, and died at his home in Evergreen, Ala., July 16, 1916.
His parents, J.W. Oliver and Mary Oliver, moved to Conecuh
County when he was a small boy, and the greater part of his life was spent in
this county, the last 11 years in Evergreen. In 1904, he was elected tax
collector of Conecuh County, which office he held continuously until his death,
having been elected to this position three times.
As tax collector, he was thrown in contact with his fellow
citizens throughout the county, and by his genial manner and winning
personality he became one of the most popular men Conecuh County has ever
produced.
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