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| Don McDonald of 'Killing Bigfoot' |
JAN. 12, 2017
Evergreen weather observer Betty Ellis reported 1.53 inches of rain on Jan. 2, 0.21 inches on Jan. 5 and 1.02 inches on Jan. 6. She reported a high of 72 degrees on Jan. 2 and lows of 18 degrees on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8.
Conecuh County Commissioners and officials with the City of Evergreen held an official groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning at the future site of the Safe Room-Storm Shelter Building at the intersection of Wild Avenue and Rural Street in Evergreen. Taking part in the ceremony were Evergreen Mayor Pete Wolff, Evergreen City Councilwoman Vivian Fountain and county commissioners Wendell Byrd, Leonard Millender, Johnny Andrews, David Campbell and Michael Riley. The building, which is being funded through a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, is being built by Youngblood-Barrett Construction & Engineering of Mobile.
Collard Green Festival kicks
off: The Evergreen-Conecuh County Chamber of Commerce released earlier this week
the official schedule of events for the 2017 Collard Green Festival, which is
set to start tomorrow (Friday) morning at Evergreen Regional Airport.
One of the big attractions at
the festival will be the Zerbini Family Circus, which will hold the first of
five scheduled shows tomorrow at 10 a.m.
For local Bigfoot
enthusiasts, Don McDonald of the TV show “Killing Bigfoot” will be on hand on
Saturday to discuss local Bigfoot sightings.
29 YEARS AGO
JAN. 9, 1992
Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis reported no rainfall between Dec. 30, 1991 and Jan. 5, 1992. He reported a high of 59 degrees on Dec. 31 and lows of 33 on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31. He reported 3.24 inches of rain during the month of December 1991 and 60.38 inches of rain during 1991.
Kimberli Griffin going to
Montgomery next week for Young Woman of the Year: Miss Kimberli Griffin,
Conecuh County’s 1992 Young Woman of the Year, will spend a week in Montgomery
beginning this Friday, Jan. 10, preparing for the 35th Annual
Alabama’s Young Woman of the Year Program.
Fifty-four candidates
representing 56 counties will compete for more than $20,000 in cash tuition
scholarships and more than $2 million in college granted scholarships.
Winton M. Blount III of
Montgomery will be the speaker for the Evergreen-Conecuh County Chamber of
Commerce’s annual membership banquet, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 30, at
the Quality Inn.
Chamber President Frank
Chavers and the 20-member Board of Directors are delighted that one of the
state’s leading business executives has agreed to address the meeting.
Blount will speak on business
and education issues. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Winton
Blount III & Associates, a diversified investment firm, and he has an
extensive background in business. He was employed with Blount, Inc. for several
years in various capacities and was vice chairman from 1987-1989.
54 YEARS AGO
JAN. 12, 1967
Two are killed in truck crash: Two persons were killed
when a pickup truck collided with a dump truck near here Friday.
The victims were Marzell Shepard, 44, and Annie E. Nolen,
35, both of Evergreen. Shepard was driving the pickup which crashed into a dump
truck driven by Ellison Mock, Brewton.
State Trooper Troy Smith investigated the accident, which
happened at 12:20 p.m. Friday, 7.3 miles south of Evergreen on Highway 31. He
said that Shepard lost control of his vehicle when a tire blew out and that it
crossed into the path of the other truck.
Cpl. Charles Cargile said these were the first and only
fatalities so far in the Evergreen District.
The Boy Scouts of Troop 40 met Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. at the
Scout Hut with 17 scouts present.
Frank Murphy passed “First Aid” requirements for 2nd
Class Scouting. Terry Pugh passed his Tenderfoot Scouting. Patrick Poole passed
the “Knife and Axe, Compass and Wildlife” requirements for 2nd Class
Scouting. Crawford King passed “Compass” requirements for 2nd Class
Scouting.
At the close of the meeting, Scoutmaster Jimmy Murphy
presented the Tenderfoot Badge to John Andrews.
The Ed E. Reid State Trade School opened Oct. 17, 1966. Wiley Salter, director, states that on the opening date the school enrolled 60 students and enrollment is rapidly increasing with 84 registered to date.
79 YEARS AGO
JAN. 8, 1942
Wednesday A.M. Fire Does Little Damage: The fire which was discovered at the residence of Dr. E.A. Price Wednesday morning is reported to have done little damage before it was extinguished. The fire department responded promptly as did the volunteer firefighters and police force.
Street Widening Project
Approved: The Courant is in receipt of a telegram from Congressman George Grant
dated Dec. 2, 1941 which reads as follows: “Presidential approval given WPA
project 15068 with grant of $36,616 to widen highway 31 through Evergreen.”
Mayor J.R. Brooks tells The
Courant that he expects the project to get underway in about 30 days. He
further states that under the provisions of the project the present highway
through the city limits will be widened to a four-lane drive or approximately
twice as wide as it is at present. In the business section, beginning at the
south end of the viaduct along West Front Street to a point about opposite the
depot, the street will be widened 10 feet.
Mayor Brooks says bituminous
surface will be used and curbs and gutters installed. When completed it will be
a great improvement for the city and will facilitate the handling of traffic
along Highway 31, especially in the business section.
James King, student at Marion Institute, had as his guest for the weekend, his roommate, Crawford Badham of Birmingham.
104 YEARS AGO
JAN. 10, 1917
B. Long, once a citizen of Conecuh County, now of Garland, Butler County, celebrated his 91st birthday Jan. 7. There were 45 relatives present, only 33 being absent, received a large number of presents, majority of which was smoking tobacco, which amounted to $9 worth. (Smoking is his chief delight.) At the noon hour, all gathered around a large table so bountifully supplied with goodies that it could scarcely be missed when we had finished eating. May he live to see many another such day as this is the wish of his son, John.
Dr. Dickinson went to Mobile Monday where he preached a sermon at night at a meeting of the pastors’ union of that city.
Two more deaths occurred in the military company from this county on the Mexican border last week. They were Jeff Holloway of Belleville and Harry Ellis of Castleberry. Pneumonia was the cause.
Bettis-Ellard: The Birmingham Age-Herald makes the following announcement of interest to a number of Evergreen people: Mrs. S.O. Ellard announces the engagement of her daughter, Susie Mae, to Mr. John H. Bettis, the wedding to take place in January.
Notice to Dog Owners: Dog taxes for the year 1917 are now due and payable at the office of the Town Treasurer. All dogs in the town are subject to this tax. If not paid by the 25th of January, 1917, the penalty of the law will be imposed. – H.A. Shields, Town Clerk.
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