NINE YEARS AGO
DEC. 23, 2010
Evergreen weather observer Harry
Ellis reported .05 inches of rain on Dec. 16 and .10 inches on Dec. 17. He also
reported a high of 70 degrees on Dec. 16 and lows of 20 degrees on Dec. 13 and
Dec. 14.
For the first time in over
six years, the Town of Repton will soon have a full-time police chief, but the
council had to increase water rates to pay for the protection.
The council approved the
hiring of Daryl Knowles as the full-time chief. He has been the part-time chief
for several years and works fulltime as a deputy with the Conecuh County
Sheriff’s Office.
Mayor Terri Carter said the
town needs more police coverage, but they don’t have the resources to cover the
cost.
Carter said a $10 increase to
the base water rate – an increase from $13 to $23 – should be enough to pay
Knowles and handle the additional administrative costs the town will incur.
The Hillcrest High School
Student Government Association recently held their 2010 Winter Beauty Pageant.
Winners were Heather Smith, first alternate; Victoria Walden, Queen; and
Sequoya Stallworth, second alternate.
Evergreen Elementary School
Principal Tonya Bozeman, faculty, staff, students and families would like to
thank 35th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Tommy Chapman and his
office for the donation of this beautiful live Christmas tree. The tree is
proudly displayed at the entrance of the school and admired by all who enter.
34 YEARS AGO
DEC. 26, 1985
Evergreen weather observer
Earl Windham reported no rain between Dec. 15 and Dec. 21. He reported highs of
55 degrees on Dec. 18 and Dec. 21 and a low of 18 degrees on Dec. 15.
Kelley Searcy of Sparta
Academy has been selected state finalist to represent this area in the State
Homecoming Queen Pageant, sponsored by America’s Homecoming Queen of Memphis,
Tenn. Kelley is the daughter of Charles Searcy of Evergreen.
Services are held for Leon
Randolph: Leon Webb Randolph, 71, retired educator of Evergreen, died Mon.,
Dec. 16. He was a member of a well-known Evergreen family born here on Oct. 6,
1914 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randolph Sr. He received his education in
the public schools of Conecuh County and his B.S. degree from Alabama State
University, Montgomery.
He taught in the schools of
this county for 45 years and retired from his teaching position at Southside
Elementary School. He was a member of the Conecuh County Education Association,
the Alabama Education Association and National Education Association.
Melissa Travis, mammography
technician, is shown with Evergreen Hospital’s new Mamex DC unit which is being
used to take mammograms for the early detection of breast cancer.
59 YEARS AGO
DEC. 22, 1960
Mayor Zell Murphy cuts the
ribbon to open Evergreen’s new Piggly Wiggly supermarket. Others taking part in
the Thursday morning ceremony are: C.C. Cotter, general manager of Benson
Wholesale Co., Geneva; the Rev. Robert Moore, pastor First Methodist Church;
C.T. Ivey, building owner; and Wilfred T. Benson, president Benson Wholesale
and Evergreen Piggly Wiggly. A huge crowd turned out for the opening and the
store has been jammed with customers all week.
Mrs. A.J. Potts holds the
distinction of being the first customer to pass through the “check-out” stands
at the new Piggly Wiggly. Mrs. Potts, lunchroom supervisor at Evergreen High
School, picked up a few items, checked out and hurried back to the school.
Literally thousands of customers have followed her through this and the other
three “check-outs.” The checker is Marvalene Price.
Cadet Neil Hyde, a junior at
the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., will arrive on the 23rd
to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Hyde.
Lt. John Wilson, U.S. Signal
Corps, Fort Gordon, Ga., will arrive today (Thursday) to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson, on Rural Street.
John M. Raines Jr. is Conecuh
County’s “Outstanding Young Man of 1960.” The announcement was made today by
the Evergreen Pilot Club. Raines was chosen on the basis of services rendered
to the community and achievement in his business.
84 YEARS AGO
DEC. 26, 1935
One-Inch Snowfall Ushers In
Yule Week: A one-inch fall of snow blanketed Conecuh County Sunday morning to
usher in the Christmas week and bring a thrill to many youngsters who had never
seen the beautiful white flakes ascending.
The fall Sunday was the
heaviest in more than 30 years in the county, according to oldtimers, and while
almost every winter sees probably an occasional light flurry of fine particles
of snow, many younger citizens of the county had never seen a snow flurry
before.
The last fall of snow in this
section occurred in 1928 when a comparatively heavy flurry of sleet and snow
caused considerable damage in breaking down trees and shrubbery. On that
occasion the snow melted upon contact with the ground, however.
O.B. Robinson Dies of
Pneumonia Attack: Otha B. Robinson, prominent Repton merchant, fraternal and
religious leader, died Friday following an attack of pneumonia.
He was worshipful master of
his Masonic lodge and, until his retirement recently, had been counsel
commander of his Woodmen of the World lodge for many years.
Mr. Robinson, who was 50
years of age at his death, had been a resident of Conecuh County for about 30
years, having come to Repton with his parents from Wilcox County in the early
part of the century.
Funeral services were held
Sunday from the Repton Methodist Church… At the grave, Masonic rites were
conducted under the leadership of R.H. Meacham of Castleberry followed by
burial in Repton cemetery.
