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| Old Castleberry Bank building in Conecuh County, Ala. |
SEVEN YEARS AGO
OCT. 25, 2012
The 21st Annual South-East
Regional Fly-In is scheduled to officially open tomorrow at Middleton Field in
Evergreen.
The Courant teamed up with
Monroe Journal reporter Josh Dewberry and paranormal investigator John
Higginbotham Saturday night to investigate the supposedly haunted old
Castleberry bank building.
In what investigators are
calling a ‘low down’ crime, they are asking anyone who might have information
about the vandalism of a scarecrow display on the grounds of the Old Evergreen
City School to contact the Evergreen Police Department.
In the days leading up to
Saturday’s 10th Annual Evergreen Sausage Festival in downtown Evergreen,
members of the Conecuh County Cultural Foundation staged a ‘Scarecrow
Convention’ in front of the old school building. The display of scarecrows
included dozens of scarecrows made by young children from every school in the
county.
According to Evergreen
Police Detective Mike Ellis, an unknown number of vandals destroyed almost all
of the scarecrows in the display except for those closest to Perryman Street.
Police believe that the vandalism took place sometime between 5 p.m. Saturday
and 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
Evergreen native Gaston
Bozeman was among a number of entertainers that took part in the 10th Annual
Evergreen Sausage Festival Saturday in downtown Evergreen.
22 YEARS AGO
OCT. 30, 1997
Cass Ralls, daughter of
Eddie Ralls and Sandra O. Ralls, was crowned Miss Homecoming 1997 during Sparta
Academy’s Homecoming activities Friday night, Oct. 24.
Local weather reporter Harry
Ellis reported 1.11 inches of rain on Oct. 24 and a total of 3.46 inches
between Oct. 21 and Oct. 26.
Cary’s Grocery Murder Trial
Set To Begin In Mid February: After much anticipation, a trial date has been
set for one of the men accused of three counts of capital murder.
Ethan Eugene Dorsey, a
28-year-old black male, will stand trial beginning Feb. 16, 1998 in Judge Sam
Welch’s courtroom.
Dorsey is accused of killing
Richard Cary, 52, Scott Williams, 39, and Timothy Bryan Cane, 13, on Nov. 20 at
Cary’s Store in the Brooklyn community.
Also charged in that case is
Calvin Middleton. Both of the accused are residents of Andalusia.
The three victims were found
gunned down at the store on Wed., Nov. 20, 1996, sometimes after 8 p.m.
According to District
Attorney Tommy Chapman at the time of the murders, forensics determined that
three guns had been used to kill the victims.
Cary was killed by a blast
from a shotgun to the head. Williams was apparently killed with a .357 caliber
pistol and Crane died as a result of being shot with a .22 or .25 caliber
weapon.
37 YEARS AGO
OCT. 28, 1982
A freak accident ended with
this big North American Van tractor and trailer rig blocking the Rural
Street-West Front Street intersection in downtown Evergreen for several hours
Monday afternoon. A sliding tandem on the rear of the trailer broke loose,
dumping the back end of the trailer on the street. The rig was heading south
when the tandem broke loose. Evergreen police did an excellent job of directing
traffic while folks from Knud Nielsen Co. unloaded the 30,000-pound cargo onto
a flatbed trailer from Poole Truck Line, and Conway Diesel Co. got the trailer
up, the tandem back under and the truck able to move. It all created a good bit
of excitement on an otherwise dull Monday afternoon.
Heritage Festival is Nov. 6:
Artists and craftsmen are registered for the arts and crafts division of the
Conecuh Heritage Festival to be held in downtown Evergreen on Sat., Nov. 6.
Exhibits of historic
interest will go on display in downtown show windows on Mon., Nov. 1, and
remain throughout the week. In addition to the Arts and Crafts Fair and the
historic exhibits, the festival will include a mini-county fair in the historic
Evergreen Depot.
An air show will be staged
Sunday afternoon from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Evergreen’s Middleton Field
Municipal Airport on Highway 84 West. The gates will open at 12 noon for the
big show which is sponsored by the Conecuh County Rescue Squad.
52 YEARS AGO
OCT. 26, 1967
Members of Battery D – 278th
Artillery – Brewton National Guard pulled a surprise inspection at the Boy
Scouts Fall Rally Camp at Camp McMillan this past week end.
National Guard members were
impressed with Evergreen Troop 40 and their ready answers to questions. Leaders
for the Camp were Ruben Hyde, Ralph Garrett and Fred Stevens.
Boys attending from
Evergreen were Sammy Garrett, Kenny Brown, Allen Covin, Mike Chambers, Len
Price, Troy Bakel, Fred Stevens, Lewis Price, Frank Murphy and Lester Daw.
VIETNAM – Marine Lance
Corporal Calvin D. ‘Snuffy’ Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith of 147
Knoxville St., Evergreen is serving with the 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division of Vietnam. The mission of the battalion is to build and maintain
roads, support the infantry units and instruct Marines in the use of mines and
booby traps. In support of infantry units, the engineers clear mine fields,
destroy caves and tunnels and other enemy fortifications.
Carl Wilson, DVM announces
The Opening of a new Veterinary Clinic to be known as Animal Health Center with
Facilities for large and small animals. Located on Yarbrough (Old Sparta)
Road.
Power outage is set Sunday:
A power outage to do necessary work is scheduled this Sunday morning beginning
at the City Café and extending to the Highway 31 South area. The current will
be turned off at 7 a.m. and should be back on at approximately 9:30 a.m.,
according to J.W. Weaver, City Electrical Superintendent.
67 YEARS AGO
OCT. 30, 1952
The Evergreen City Council
has approved the zoning plan and ordinance as presented to them by the City
Planning Commission. The council will hold a public hearing on the proposed
plan and ordinance at a date to be advertised soon. Following the public
hearing, the plan and ordinance will come up before the council against before
going into effect.
The council also announced
the employment of a new member of the city police force. The new policeman is
Otto Bush of Greenville. He will start work on Nov. 1. H.L. Riley, present
member of the force, has been given a leave of absence.
Most Deeds Are Signed For
Paving Of Highway 84 County Board Reports: The Conecuh County Board of
Directors reports that most of the remaining right-of-way deeds on the paving
of Highway 84 through Herbert and Cohassett to Andalusia have already been
signed.
Once all the right-of-way
deeds have been secured the project will be advertised for bids and the
contract let. County officials have sought to have this highway paved for a
number of years.
The state has completed the
construction of the new bridge over Murder Creek between Evergreen and
Fairview. The approaches to this bridge are now being completed. The project
should be finished at an early date. It is a federal aid project.
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