The Monroe Journal's News Flashback for June 22, 2026

10 YEARS AGO
JUNE 23, 2016

Dailey named principal at J.F. Shields School: During the June meeting of the Monroe County Board of Education last Thursday in Monroeville, the board approved the appointment of Ramona Dailey as principal at J.F. Shields School in Beatrice.
Dailey was a reading coach at the school last year. She replaces Duran Odoms, who was transferred to C.P. Carmichael Alternative School in Monroeville as an instructional supervisor.

All-County Baseball: J.U. Blacksher’s Head Baseball Coach Justin Mixon and senior Sage Baggett are The Journal’s all-Monroe County Baseball Team’s coach and player of the year, respectively.
Mixon guided the Bulldogs to the school’s first appearance in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Class 1A state baseball championship series.
Baggett, who was recently named the ASWA’s Baseball Player of the Year and signed a baseball scholarship with Alabama Southern Community College in Monroeville, hit .394 for the Bulldogs.

Dollar General coming to Repton: During a special called meeting on June 7, the Repton council approved both the site plan specifications and building permit for the town’s first chain retailer.
The Broadway Group – a commercial property development company – is building a Dollar General store in Repton.
The new store will be located on U.S. Highway 84 across from the post office, with the entrance on West Street.
Flags and stakes have already been put up on the vacant lot and work is expected to begin in the next month.

35 YEARS AGO
JUNE 27, 1991

Chamber announces first Mockingbird Court: Ten high-school students and two alternates have been selected for the first Mockingbird Court, a new program of the Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce in which young women will act as official hostesses.
Chosen were Michell Dionne Brown, Julianne Burns, Melissa Daniel, Lisa Annette Frost, Courtney Hardee, Katrina Rose Keefer, Tricia Marshall, April Powell, Jennifer Ramer and Kimberlyn LaTrice Stallworth. Alternates are Azure Lynn Musson and Elda Teresa Malone.

Uriah wins second straight Babe Ruth title: Uriah won its second straight South Monroe Babe Ruth League championship Saturday when the team defeated Excel 14-4 and Frisco City 5-3 at the new ball park on Snider Street in Frisco City. Uriah closed out the regular season with a 10-2 record.
(Members of Uriah’s team that season included Neal Henley, Morgan Middleton, Todd Daniels, John Murray Ikner, Bryan Ellsworth, Johnathan Conway, Kevin Colbert, Jimmy Plum, J.D. Maples, Eric Byrd, Jesse Wiggins, Shane Qualls, Patrick Redditt, Rusty Lilly, John Jay, Anthony Peavy and coaches Mike Qualls and Paul Akins.)

Museum shop grand opening to be Saturday: The Old Courthouse Gift Shoppe will open in the Old Monroe County Courthouse on Saturday, according to Kathy Painter, Heritage Museum director. Grand-opening festivities will begin at 9:15 a.m. when county Probate Judge Otha Lee Biggs cuts the ribbon. The shop, located next to the museum inside the courthouse, features items made by local crafters.

60 YEARS AGO
JUNE 23, 1966

Blacksher Lodge Names Officers: New Masonic officers were elected at a meeting of the Blacksher Lodge No. 593 at Uriah to serve for the 1966-67 year. Officers elected were: worshipful master, Maston Mims; senior warden, W.E. Grissett; junior warden, Rodney Porterfield; senior deacon, Gladen Hayles; junior deacon, Tommy Mason; tyler, Lewis Hayles; secretary, H.L. Lambert; treasurer, Etha Jacobson; chaplain, Rev. W.E. Bailey; marshal, Charles Phillips; senior steward, C.F. Hadley; and junior steward, W.E. Digmon.

Museum Group Begins Survey: A survey is now being conducted by the Monroe County Museum Committee in an effort to locate relics, antiques and historical information pertaining to the county.
Mrs. Rance Carr, president, said the courtroom of the old courthouse has been declared safe for use and the county is cleaning it up and putting it into order for use by the committee.
Mrs. Carr said the committee is ready to begin cataloging items and has several show cases for use.

Trees Are Coming Down: The trees on Bigger Street are coming down… with mixed emotions.
The trees are the pecan tress which are in the middle of Bigger Street from Mt. Pleasant Avenue to Johnson Avenue.
When the street was built about 40 or 50 years ago, there was a pecan orchard there and with automobiles no bigger than they were at that time, they just built the road around the trees.

85 YEARS AGO
JUNE 26, 1941

ALABAMA LODGE NO. 3 ELECTS OFFICERS: The following officers were elected June 17 for the ensuing year for Alabama Lodge No. 3, Monroeville: J.F. Bilbro, Worshipful Master; John M. Coxwell, Senior Warden; Claude D. Kelley, Junior Warden; L.L. Hendrix, Treasurer; W.F. Nash, Secretary; M.W. Sowell, Senior Deacon; Dayton Russell, Junior Deacon; Gregg Johnson, Tyler.

Frisco Drug Store Damaged By Fire: The stock of the Frisco City Drug Store was damaged by fire which was discovered in the back of the building about 12 o’clock Monday night. The fire department prevented the flames from wrecking the building. Everything in the office of Dr. W.A. Stallworth, which is located in the back of the building, is reported to have been a total loss.

Plane Damaged In Crash At Wainwright: An army plane enroute from Columbus, Miss. to Selma made a forced landing in a field near Wainwright Tuesday afternoon with considerable damage to the wings and landing gear. Two occupants of the plane came out without injury and immediately came to Monroeville to report the mishap to the airport at Selma.

TAKEN UP: One red cow, weighing about 475 pounds. Owner can get same by identifying, paying cost of ad and keep. – W.L. Agee, Perdue Hill, Ala.

Cockleburs Kill 26 Fine Hogs: Last week The Journal reported that Mr. Tom Perry had lost 18 hogs from eating cockleburs. Out of a head of 52 hogs, 26 had died Saturday.

111 YEARS AGO
JUNE 24, 1915

Mr. A.M. Liddell of Buena Vista sent The Journal a cotton bloom plucked on June 12 from a six acre field planted in Simkins’ Prolific. Mr. Liddell states that boll weevils are plentiful in his neighborhood.

Prof. Harris places the editorial household under obligations for some very fine tomatoes grown in the High School garden. Prof. Harris had fine success with his hot bed experiments in the spring and hence was the first to have tomatoes ready for table use.

The rain on Tuesday night came in the nick o’ time and practically saved the corn crop. It will add many thousands of dollars to the value of the yield throughout the county. The rain was accompanied by high wind which did some damage to crops, but the loss thus entailed is nothing to compare with what would have been the result had the rain been delayed a few days longer.

Masonic Officers Elected: Jones Mill Lodge, No. 702: G.L. Galloway, worshipful master; H.A. Baggett, senior warden; W.J. Galloway, junior warden; J.A. Barnes, treasurer; C.W. Adams, secretary; W.W. Grimes, senior deacon; W.D. Sawyer, junior deacon; J.W. Lisenba, tyler; J.J. Sessions, chaplain; S.B. McMillan and J.H. Baas, stewards.

Mr. C.C. Hare of Gainesville, Fla., accompanied by his family, stopped over Sunday with his brother, Mr. F.W. Hare, on their way to visit their old home at Lower Peach Tree. Mr. Hare made the trip, a distance of 630 miles, in his auto and stated that only 30 miles of really bad roads were encountered.