18 YEARS AGO
OCT. 12, 2000
Opening the Kiwanis fair: Monroe County Probate Judge Otha
Lee Biggs and Monroeville City Councilman John Rice were joined by the
Mockingbird Court and other county, city and Kiwanis officials Tuesday evening
to officially open the annual Kiwanis Fair. The fair will be open through
Saturday and every night is “arm band” night, according to Tom Lomenick, fair
chairman.
FC homecoming queens: Kim Clausell and Pam Holder were
crowned Frisco City High School homecoming queens Friday.
Shields whips Millry 48-14: J.F. Shields High School
improved its record to 5-1 Friday when the Panthers defeated Millry High
School’s Wildcats, 48-14, on Wildcat Hill in Millry.
(Top players for Shields in that game included quarterback
Cory Stallworth, Cedric Marshall, Cory Johnson and John Hale.)
Kathy McCoy speaks to Mary Gardner Club: The Mary Gardner
Federated Club met Sept. 13 at Frye’s Home Cooking, hosted by Velma Wiggins.
Carolyn Lee, club president, presented the speaker, Kathy
McCoy, director of the Monroe County Heritage Museums. McCoy spoke on events of
the museum such as the George Wallace Sr. display, the George Wallace Jr. trip
to Monroeville and preparation for the annual Heritage Festival sponsored by
the club along with the Monroe County Heritage Museums on the fourth Saturday
in February.
28 YEARS AGO
OCT. 11, 1990
Church to mark 150th: Philadelphia Baptist Church
at Tunnel Springs will celebrate its 150th anniversary Sunday with
special activities to recognize descendants of the church’s charter members.
The day will begin with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship
at 11. The Rev. Billy Lucas, interim pastor, will preach. J.W. Sales of
Monroeville will lead the music.
The church was organized in April 1840 with the following as
members: Mary Moore, Thomas Wiggins, William W. and Elizabeth Wiggins, Drury A.
and Mary Ranaldson, John H. and Margaret Dailey, T.H. and Jemima Malden and
Marten B. and Sara East.
Monroe Academy defeats Mobile team: Monroe Academy collected
a victory for its homecoming crowd and won its first 4A West Region battle of
the season Friday night when the Volunteers blanked Mobile Christian School
14-0 at MA.
(John) Abernathy finished the contest with 16 rushes for 92
yards. Linebacker Josh Mixon led MA’s defense, amassing 13 tackles.
(Other top MA players in that game included Nick Ackerman,
Dallas Gamble, Chris Hare, Shane Stafford and Mitchell Turberville. K.J.
Lazenby was MA’s head coach.)
Marker to be put on Confederate captain’s grave: A
Confederate marker will be placed at the grave of Capt. Thomas Mercer Riley in
a ceremony Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. in the Flat Creek/Riley/Turnbull Cemetery in the
Riley community, according to organizer Greg Swanner of Montgomery.
The Fifth Alabama re-enactment group from Sons of
Confederate Veterans Camp No. 62 in Selma will fire a salute.
38 YEARS AGO
OCT. 9, 1980
New commissioner sworn in: Monroe County Probate Judge Otha
Lee Biggs administers the oath of office to new county commissioner W.A. “Bill”
Wiggins. Wiggins was appointed last week by Gov. Fob James to fill the District
2, Place 2 seat left vacant by the June death of Mrs. Lois Agee. Her term was
to expire Dec. 31.
Bulldogs beat Castleberry 28-0: The J.U. Blacksher Bulldogs
defeated the Conecuh County High School Blue Devils of Castleberry 28-0 in
Uriah Saturday night to the delight of a large crowd in attendance for
homecoming 1980.
Against Castleberry, Blacksher halfback Terry Cumbie rushed
for an impressive 130 yards on 10 carries. Cumbie led the defense with five
solo tackles and two assists, Mark Fralick was also 5-2 and Billy Hadley and
Jonathan Johnson 4-2 and 4-1, respectively.
(Other top Blacksher players in that game included Frank
Griffin, Chris Harrison, Craig Hayles, Mike Johnson and Ricky Wallace. Keith
Cardwell was Blacksher’s head coach.)
First Lake Run held Saturday: Dr. Harry Clem of Georgiana
won the first annual Lake Run 10,000-meter race Saturday with a time of 36:11.6
minutes over a demanding course.
Clem, a 36-year-old Butler County education specialist, led
a group of runners all the way in the race held in Monroeville.
David Jones of Monroeville clocked in a second-place time of
37:31.3 and George Miles of Montgomery finished third with a 37:45.9 time.
Susan Gordon, 26, of Grove Hill was the standout in the
women’s division, winning both the 10,000-meter race and two-mile fun run with
times of 44:13.7 and 15:12.0 minutes.
48 YEARS AGO
OCT. 8, 1970
Cartwright In Da Nang: Navy Petty Officer Floyd M.
Cartwright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd C. Cartwright, Rt. 2, Atmore, has
graduated from Field Medical Service School, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune,
N.C. A graduate of Blacksher High School, he is currently serving in Da Nang,
South Vietnam. He is pictured in front of the dental clinic where he works and
which he describes as “crude on the outside, but pretty nice on the inside.”
In a season that has seen victories hard to come by for the
Monroe County High School football team, Tiger fans have nevertheless been kept
on the edge of their seats all year by the wide open passing attack led by
quarterback Pete Black.
The 200-pound senior has developed into one of the most
accurate passers in Monroe County High School history. Black has already
completed more passes in five games than any other Tiger quarterback has in a
full season.
Black has thrown the ball 115 times while completing 64
passes for the season with a completion percentage of 56 percent.
New Attorney, John Causey Jr., Practicing Here: John Causey
Jr., a resident of Monroeville, has recently opened a law office in
Monroeville, located on the second floor of City Hall.
Mr. Causey, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Causey Sr.,
graduated from the University of Alabama Law School in May 1970 and was admitted
to the Alabama Bar Association in August. Prior to entering law school, he
received a degree in political science and economics from the University of
Alabama.
58 YEARS AGO
OCT. 13, 1960
Damage Is $27,300 In Sawmill Fire: Damage by fire to a sawmill
plant at Burnt Corn Wednesday night, Oct. 5, has been estimated at $27,300 by
Sam Lowrey and Melvin Johnson, joint owners of the property.
Mr. Lowrey stated the fire apparently started in a dust pit
and was first discovered around 7:30 p.m. The fire, fanned by a heavy wind,
destroyed with the mill a debarker and a forklift.
The Monroeville Fire Department was summoned to the scene
and saved a $10,000 chipper, Mr. Lowrey reported.
Right halfback James Evans was scoring star for the Frisco
City High School Whippets Friday night as they marched to a 26-0 homecoming
victory over the T.R. Miller High School Tigers in Frisco City.
Evans made three of his team’s four markers.
Mike Lawrence spearheaded defensive action for the Whippets
at the tackle slot, making eight tackles.
(Other top FCHS players in that game included Kenneth Brown,
Johnny Dorough, Rodney Dunn, Joe Kelly and Larry Till.)
A parade and review
will be staged by the Monroe County Rescue Squad on the Alabama River at the
Claiborne landing on Sun., Oct. 30, at 3 p.m.
The public is
invited to be on hand for the event and to view the group’s new barged used for
dragging operations and equipment trailer used for radio.
The county squad
acts in any kind of emergency and has completed 11 missions, all successful.
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