By Cliff Williams Staff Writer
Suspicious Highway
63 death being investigated
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday night death on Highway 63 near the Kowaliga Bridge.
Elmore County deputies were called to a wreck between the bridge and the Elmore/Tallapoosa County boundary.
“When deputies arrived, they noticed a subject in a vehicle that apparently had suffered a gunshot wound,” Elmore County sheriff Bill Franklin said. Franklin said the deceased victim was identified by documents and family as Shacori Whetstone, 31, of Alexander City. The sheriff said the driver of a car involved in the two-car collision gave a statement to law enforcement on the scene describing the incident.
was not responsible. There is other information we can’t disclose now but I don’t think it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.”
“The vehicle driven by Whetstone veered into oncoming northbound traffic for no apparent reason,” Franklin said. “We have every reason to believe Mr. Whetstone lost consciousness and succumbed to his injuries from a gunshot as he veered into traffic.” Franklin said Whetstone’s death isn’t likely related to the
Millbrook Middle School teacher arrested
Chamber holds luncheon welcoming members
By Cliff Williams Staff Writer
The Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce held its annual luncheon to install new officers and board members for the first time in a while Thursday.
The COVID-19 pandemic put a hamper on gatherings but the chamber celebrated the successes of business in Wetumpka.
“We haven’t been able to do this for the last couple years,” chairperson Clay McConnell said. “Your attendance is an indication people want to get back together and have these opportunities to see each See CHAMBER, Page A3
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WETUMPKA RESIDENT’S LOVE FOR ANIMALS LEADS TO THRIVING CAT RESCUE
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A Thursday incident at Millbrook Middle School resulted in the Friday arrest of a teacher.
Austin Dorberth, 27, of Millbrook turned himself into the Millbrook Police Department Friday after a parent of a 13-year-old student signed arrest warrants.
Members of the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce attend the chamber’s “A Taste of Our Home Town” luncheon. CLIFF WILLIAMS/ THE HERALD
Millbrook police chief P.K. Johnson said his department became involved when a parent filed a complaint following an alleged altercation between Dorberth and a student.
“The parent stated that her son and a teacher had a verbal altercation,”
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WES fall festival fun for all
ABy Jake Arthur Chief Videographer
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Police are still investigating the fatal shooting in the Wetumpka Walmart parking lot on Jan. 20.
From pulling rubber ducks from the water to a pie in the face, Wetumpka Elementary School students had a blast at their fall festival.
Police were dispatched to the parking lot around 10:45 p.m. for a “shots fired” call. Once there, they found Centell Winston, 42 of Tallassee, dead of a gunshot wound in the driver seat of his vehicle. According to Wetumpka police chief Greg Benton, this was not a random shooting.
The fun event was used as a way for students to see faculty and staff in a different light. Many were dressed in costumes
“This was not random, not a random act,” said Benton. “We believe the victim and the perpetrator knew each other.”
— from superheroes and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to princesses and more, students got to represent their favorite characters. Some took to the toilet paper toss, others to go fish and some to the human slot machine. Some students even exacted revenge on volunteer high school students with a pie in the face. All had prizes.
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love of animals has led Wetumpka resident Chrissy Talty to start Cat Lady Rescue. Even without nonprofit status but in the works, Talty and Cait Rollan of Cait’s Critters Rescue held a cat adoption in Wetumpka Saturday. Both have a long history of caring for animals.
“I grew up with an animal loving family,” Talty said.
“My mom has 12 or 13 cats.
“I’ve been doing rescues for the past 10 years,” Rollan said.
A partnership quickly formed around saving cats.
My sister right there has like 10 cats. I have 17 cats of my own. We are just animal lovers.”
Talty started the path to being more public with her cat rescue about a year ago. Along the way she came across Rollan of Prattville.
(AASSP) named Holtville High School principal Kyle Futral the 2022 Alabama High School Principal of the Year.
Holtville’s Futral Alabama principal of the year
The High School Principal of the Year award was presented to Futral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a schoolwide assembly at Holtville High School. Elmore County Superintendent Richard Dennis was in attendance for the presentation.
“Kyle Futral is an exceptional principal and is very proactive and innovative in his thinking and approaches to managing his school,” Dennis said, As principal of Holtville High School, Futral has transformed
“When you’re one person, it’s hard,” Rollan said. “It’s easier when you can run a rescue and get volunteers to help. It really does take community. This is not
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the school culture from that of a school struggling with low morale, achievement and attendance to a school that strives for excellence. By collaborating with staff, many of the school’s issues were identified and addressed. Futral’s leadership style of listening, encouraging, supporting, organizing and challenging the staff and students, caused the school culture to
shift in a positive direction. The
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ABOVE: Younger children took to the small maze made from hay. Most were eventually successful even if it meant going over the hay walls.
BELOW: The best weapon for Power Rangers at the Wetumpka Elementary School fall festival was a whipped cream pie.
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Chrissy Talty of Wetumpka started Cat Lady Rescue about a year ago. She has placed about 30 cats in that time and has another 17 cats in her home. She has partnered with Cait Rolton of Prattville to start the rescue. They held an adoption event in Wetumpka Saturday.
DORBERTH
Austin Dorberth, 27, of Millbrook turned himself into the Millbrook Police Department Friday after a parent of a 13-year-old student signed arrest warrants.
Arrests made for organized retail theft in Millbrook
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Two Montgomery residents and a juvenile were arrested Monday by the Millbrook Police Department after an incident at the Millbrook Walmart.
The Walmart loss prevention team contacted police about a theft in progress in the store.
Kayla N. Palmer, 35, and Deidra L. Green, 36, both of Montgomery and four juveniles running in age from four to 15 were identified as suspects in a theft that had just occurred.
“Loss prevention staff alleged that Palmer, Green and a 15-year-old female juvenile entered the business, separated and collected assorted property,” Millbrook police chief P.K. Johnson said. “They concealed the property in bags, left the business
without remitting payment and placing the property into a vehicle. The property worth more than $700 was recovered from the vehicle.”
Palmer, Green and the 15-year-old juvenile child of Palmer were arrested and charged with organized retail theft. Palmer was also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
“There is no excuse to expose children to criminal acts like this,” Johnson said. “In speaking with our detectives, it was fairly obvious that these
individuals entered this business with the intent to commit the crime of theft, with a plan, which they executed. The only flaw in their plan was they did not account for the diligence of the business’ loss prevention staff, who surveilled their activities.”
Palmer and Green were taken to the Elmore County Jail. Palmer posted a $16,000 bond and Green a $15,000 bond. They both were released on Oct. 1.
There has not been a court date set for Palmer or Green as of Thursday morning.
Farm City at Farmers Market a success
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Moving the Elmore County Farm City Festival paid off.
For the first time the event was held at the Wetumpka Farmers Market.
“This is great,” Elmore County Extension coordinator Katrina Mitchell said. “We are pleased to see so many children and their parents here.”
For years the annual event had been during the school day as students were bussed to the Elmore County Extension barns in Wetumpka. Students and teachers circulated around to various exhibits. But that all changed this year.
“The committee decided to bring it here to the farmers market,” Mitchell said. “We still have many of the same things but there are new opportunities too.”
It allowed new volunteers to bring exhibits like cattle roping. Children coached children
Police Reports
WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT
OCT. 3
• Kenneth Dick, 42, of Montgomery, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of an altered firearm and ex-felon in possession of a firearm.
OCT. 1
• Cruelty to a dog or cat was
as they lassoed a practice steer from Barnes Equine and Cattle. Other exhibits allowed interaction with poultry, fish, goats and more.
reported on Autauga Street. SEPT. 30
• Domestic violence was reported in Autumnwood Village. SEPT. 28
• Dalilah Foil, 23, of Fort Deposit, was arrested for failure to appear. SEPT. 27
“We are hoping to get some interest in all of it,” Mitchell said. “We hope having the parents involved will also encourage more to look at 4H.”
SEPT. 26
• George Barrett, 43, of Deatsville, was arrested for nine counts of failure to appear.
• Theft of lost property was reported on U.S. Highway 231.
• Assault was reported on Chapel Road.
• Jamie Driver, 43, of Wetumpka, was arrested for three counts of failure to appear.
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TOP: Parents joined area children at this year’s Elmore County Farm City event at the Wetumpka Farmers Market. The change in venue and time offered parents a chance to see what children have seen in the past.
ABOVE: Some children visiting a booth for 4H took to roping cattle under the eye of family. The booth sought to generate interest in Elmore County’s 4H programs.
Humane Society of Elmore County News
Skip the scraps during Pet Obesity Awareness Week
By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director
This coming Friday night, 11 October, at the Alabama National Fair is a tremendous opportunity to attend the Fair for half price OFF of regular admission if you bring a donation of dry or canned pet food, pet toys, blankets or towels with you. These donations will be shared by the three area shelters — Humane Society of Elmore County, Prattville-Autauga Humane Society and Montgomery Humane Society. We are thankful to the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery members and Alabama National Fair for their hard work making the Alabama National Fair such a success and for helping our River Region Animal Shelters like this.
For our supporters who work for the Alabama State Government and want to donate financially, there is no better way than through the 2024 State Combined
Campaign (SCC) and our Agency Code is 106803.
The SCC is critical to Alabama non-profits and helps make donating to deserving charities easy either one time or via monthly payroll deduction. We want to thank all who so generously donate to help not only our shelter, but non-profit agencies everywhere.
For our members, our Humane Society’s annual membership meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Wetumpka Civic Center.
Hope to see you there.
This is National Pet Obesity Awareness week — something many of us pet owners need to consider before handing over that extra treat or dinner table scraps. Veterinary surveys indicate nearly 56% of dogs and 60% of cats are clinically overweight or obese yet there is no doubt many pet owners are in denial that their pet is, well, a bit too fluffy. And just like us humans, obesity leads to a large number of associated
Pet of the Week — Percy
health problems. Here are a few suggestions to help keep your precious pet’s weight in check:
1. Get with your veterinarian to determine your pet’s ideal weight considering their age, breed, and overall health. Track their weight routinely so you know if they are gaining or losing weight.
2. Avoid overfeeding by sticking to specific mealtimes, avoiding free-feeding (keeping their bowl full at all times), checking the labels on your pet’s food for appropriate serving size, use a food scale instead of a measuring cup for better accuracy. The use of interactive feeding toys makes your dog or cat work for their food, burning calories while consuming calories. They also force your pet to eat more slowly, allowing their brain to catch up with the fact that they’re eating and telling them they’re full sooner (remember your mom telling you to
eat slower).
3. Select the Right Food - Check with your veterinarian about the ideal food for your dog or cat based on its age, activity level, affordability, etc.
4. Keep Them Active – Just like us, pets need exercise and activity, not only for their weight and physical well-being but for their mental health. Daily walks, lots of ball throwing/playing fetch, toy playing inside the home, interactive games, climbing places for cats, even swimming.
5. Skip the Table Scraps – Of course our pets are now barking and meowing “No,” but too many table scraps can add up to a lot of extra calories. So, if you just cannot stand those begging faces, limit the scraps to just a tidbit taste or two or only every once in a while.
Rea Cord is the executive director of the Humane Society of Elmore County.
Percy is a 7 1/2-year-old Rottweiler/Coonhound boy whose owner loved him but due to circumstances was unable to keep him. Percy is a big chunk of boy; he weighs 140 pounds but also needs to lose some weight. He is housetrained, crate trained and great with other dogs, cats and children. Percy likes to sleep on the couch and loves attention. Percy is a giant lap dog and incredibly sweet. Percy is on Thyroid Medication; he takes 1 ½ tabs of 1.0 milligrams of thyroid medicine per day. This is not an expensive med and tiny pills so super easy to give in food or a treat. Percy still has years of love to give so who will give this hunk of love a soft-landing spot for his remaining years.
The Humane Society of Elmore County’s adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old. Cats over 1 can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, deworming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian.
If you are interested in meeting Percy or any of the pets at HSEC, the first step is to fill out an adoption application online. Once approved, you will be contacted by someone from the humane society. HSEC is located at 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka. The phone number is 334-567-3377 and the website is www.elmorehumane.org.
Another Mac and Cheese Cook off success
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
If someone went hungry at the second annual Cookin’ on the Coosa MacDown: Mac & Cheese Cook-off went hungry, it was their own fault.
More than 20 teams brought their best macaroni and cheese recipes to sample at the annual fundraiser for the Family Sunshine Center. Recipes included using lobster, bacon, jalapenos,
onions, barbecue and Conecuh Sausage.
Taco Mama and Taste at The Fain went first and second in the professional category while the Cheese Chasers, AKA the board of the center and Three Noodlers went first and second in the amateur division. Three Noodlers also won the crowd favorite with its fried macaroni and cheese.
But the real winner was the Family Sunshine Center. The
center helps survivors of family violence, sexual assault and human trafficking through crisis intervention, counseling, providing safe shelter and advocacy.
“This is a great way for us to get our mission out to the community,” Family Sunshine Center executive director Tay Knight said. “It also helps us raise awareness and funds for something many in the community are unaware of.”
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The winners in the amateur Mac and cheese contest was the board of the Family Sunshine Center with multiple cheeses, bacon and Conecuh Sausage in it.
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Finding friends along the path of journalism
Some say a picture is worth a thousand words. But what about the camera that takes the photo? What about the pen used to write out the thousand word description?
For as long as I can remember I have had a camera in my hands.
It started with my grandfather who I remember using an old twin lens camera. He had many stories surrounding his photography, mainly families and a few weddings here and there. Occasionally, he’d snap a photo of someone he didn’t even know in a casket at a funeral.
The most memorable story was one family portrait. The family had not had a group photograph in years. Granddad was asked to take a photo at the funeral. Like so many other times, he thought it would be of the deceased in the casket — but this was something he had never seen before. The family had the undertaker take the deceased from the casket and two brothers held him up as a new family portrait was taken. He came home white as a sheet.
My father was also a photographer but his stories with a camera surround introducing me to the hobby and growing it — especially surrounding sports photography.
I can’t tell you how many times I have covered high school football on a Friday night and been at some Southeastern Conference school to photograph a college game from the field.
The hobby grew even more as I stepped into full-time work with newspapers.
The freelance clients are still there on occasion for college assignments.
Along the way I added writing, especially when I returned home and to Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.
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Ever since I was little, I knew I wanted to be a writer.
I was always telling stories and my dad always wrote in these little black journals. I wanted to be like my dad. Plus, I loved Harriet the Spy I used to pretend to be her; I’d have my little notebook and go around the neighborhood solving clues.
It didn’t take long for me to know I wanted to be a journalist.
I had a family friend Lauren who worked for the Associated Press, and Lauren always wanted a daughter. Instead, she had to settle with taking me on Take Your Daughter to Work Day.
I’ll never forget that day.
We went to her hustling and bustling newsroom. Back then, all the desks were full. This was before the gutting of newspapers began. There were people calling out across the newsroom, and everyone seemed to be in such a crunch. I loved it.
But what was really amazing was her assignment that day. We were headed to the International Spy Museum, which was getting ready to open in downtown Washington DC. The museum wasn’t open yet, but Associated Press wanted a behindthe-scenes look at how it was coming together. Lauren and I got to enter the museum before its opening — even better than a night at the museum, to be sure.
We got to crawl through the spy tunnel before anyone else and see the museum items before they went into their display cases. Lauren even gave me a chance to get in front of
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the camera and do my very own standup.
At 12 years old, I felt like a superstar.
I never looked back.
I always considered myself lucky because I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. I got the chance to take the proper steps to achieve my goal. I knew what college I wanted to go to and I knew what classes I wanted to take; I just had to get there.
Attending Virginia Commonwealth University, I majored in mass communications and knew from the get-go which classes to take and what electives I needed to make my resume stronger. It wasn’t until my junior year I took a class called Sports Media Through the Ages.
sports editor here at Tallapoosa Pub lishers Inc., which led me to where I am today Mike encouraged us in ways I couldn’t have expected from a pro fessor. We had to cover a game, and while most people elected to cover VCU sports, I asked if I could cover a Washington Capitals game. Mike said, “Of course but with one condition.” I had to do it like a journalist. I had to find a way into the press box and sit with the pros. What was I going to do?
I emailed the owner of the team, of course.
This was my first lesson in never meeting a stranger. Amazingly, the owner Ted Leonsis gave me a chance and allowed me to get a press pass. It wasn’t a great game; the Capitals won and I forgot to include the final score in my gamer.
VCU didn’t have a sports journalism program specifically. It was just print journalism or broadcast jour nalism, but I had always been a huge sports fan and decided to see what this class was all about.
There’s certain decisions that change the trajectory of your life, and this was one of them.
Mike Harris was my professor, and I credit him with most of my career’s success. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have become the
In this presidential election season, it is easy to get caught up in the partisan politics along with the rest of the world. Name-calling, mud-slinging, and sometimes even flat-out lying are all, sadly, a part of the process and show no signs of going away. It makes one ponder, why would anyone want to be President of the United States if this is how they have to get the job?
I set aside a few nights recently to reflect on some of our more memorable presidents of the past hundred years: Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt; Ronald Reagan; and Bill Clinton. Two Democrats, two Republicans. We have already covered the Roosevelts and the Clintons. And now, the Great Communicator .. the Gipper .. Ronald Reagan.
RONALD REAGAN: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY
(HISTORY CHANNEL; AMAZON PRIME)
This is not the 2024 film currently playing in theaters starring Dennis Quaid as the 40th President. The movie received a lot of negative reviews, but I still plan to see it eventually. What I am recommending here is what I consider to be the definitive feature-length biography on Ronald Reagan. It occasionally airs on the
it means to me to be a journalist. I’ve covered almost every sport you could think of — yes, even squash — and as my role changed into a managing editor, I’ve gotten the chance to tell so many amaz ing, heartbreaking, uplifting and soul-changing stories. But I wanted to tell my story, and give credit to the two people who made me who I am today. I am one lucky girl. Lizi Arbogast Gwin is the manag ing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. She can be reached at 434-9629420 or via email at lizi.gwin@alex-
Remembering the Great Communicator
History Channel, but is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
This documentary is notable for presenting just the facts, via newsreel footage and first-person accounts via interviews with the people who were there. We also see and hear archival recordings of President Reagan in various stages of his life.
One could not have written a more Hollywood story than what it became: Reagan emerges from modest beginnings and is born to lead. He is a scholar-athlete, and by all accounts gets along with everyone. He’s an earnest striver who accomplishes great things, particularly in his role as a lifeguard. Reagan set the record for number of lives saved that still holds today (his proudest achievement). After a career in radio broadcasting, he heads to California and becomes an actor. Over time, Reagan appears in 53 motion pictures and spends a decade hosting
“General Electric Theater” on television. Alongside his acting career, he becomes president of the Screen Actors Guild and gets his first taste of politics. Representing GE while hosting the anthology series, Reagan travels the country meeting people and gives speeches that begin to emphasize more and more of his personal politics. By 1966, Reagan’s acting career is done, and he’s elected Governor of California for two terms. What I noticed during this era is how stridently right-wing he appeared to be in news clips as he said many of the same things politicians such as George Wallace were saying at the time: get a haircut, get a job, rioters and looters will be locked up, etc. And yet, the Reagan charm is always there and he enjoys success as a governor. He uses this success to springboard onto the national scene, running for the GOP presidential nomination in 1976 against then- President Gerald Ford. However, Republicans back Ford at the last minute after some truly bitter moments between the two men. This brings us to the more modern times of his Presidency.
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DCCI announces new leadership
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The husband and wife team of Christopher Black Sr. and Hope Black are now president and vice president of Wetumpka’s DCCI.
The couple’s promotions come following the retirement of past president David Darden.
Chris has served DCCI in a variety of roles since joining the company in 2018 including national sales manager and technical team lead.
Hope joined DCCI in 2022 as manager of client financial services/
“Chris and Hope bring with them countless years of experience in the field of mobile technology sales, service and installation,” a release from DCCI stated.
DCCI has been serving Central Alabama since 1994.
“We are a leading provider of business-critical communication solutions, serving industries such as construction, events, edu-
cation, facilities, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, utilities, transportation, towing and school systems,” the release said. “We specialize in sales, service and installation of two-way radios, radio systems, network radios, nationwide pushto-talk over cellular, GPS tracking, fleet management, dash cameras, emergency lighting, and much more.”
DCCI is located at 4376 US Highway 231 in Wetumpka and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
“As a locally owned and operated business, our team has the experience and knowledge to create custom communication solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of any business or individual,” Chris said in the release. “Our industry expertise, exceptional customer service, innovative technologies, quality installation and services set us apart from similar businesses.”
In 2023, Chris and
DCCI received
Wildlife Arts Festival bringing attention to Wetumpka
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Artists and art collectors from across the southeast have taken notice of the Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival and Art Gone Wild exhibit.
The festival and show has several partners attracting artists seeking a $10,000 payday. According to The Kelly executive director Jennifer Eifert, WEWA is bringing the wildlife art world together.
“The prize brings some of the artists,” Eifert said. “The collectors are also starting to take notice in the show’s third year. Anytime you get collectors coming, you get better artists.”
The third year of the exhibit showcases artists from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North and South Carolina and Virginia. Local artists are involved as well, such as Alexander City’s John Denney. He and his twin brother Jim have won the competition for the Alabama Duck Stamp several times over the years. For WEWA, John painted three wood ducks
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When Reagan ran for president in 1980, one in ten Americans were out of work. 53 Americans were being held hostage in Iran. Inflation and a recession combined to create “stagflation,” the worst economic conditions possible. Reagan ran on the slogan, “are you better off than you were four years ago?” Reagan wins, but within three months of taking office he suffers an assassination attempt at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. The situation is quite serious. A story I’ve never heard is
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I’ve been to countless crime scenes, where I’ve woken in the middle night to go to shooting scenes and wrecks.
I’ve been there when a mother was told her son didn’t make it in a car wreck or the news of a shooting victim’s death was told to a spouse.
I’ve heard the gasps of family as a guilty verdict was announced by a jury. What I have learned
flying in hopes of getting awarded the prize.
“It was tough with all the guidelines,” Denney said. “It was also a short time frame to work in.”
Other entries are from artists such as Dirk Walker and Sue Key.
The prize comes through a partnership with the Alabama Wildlife Federation and Liv Development. The winning piece of art will belong to the federation, which sets the rules.
Eifert said the federation specifies things such as size of the work and the species depicted.
“It most often goes along with what they feel like is a need in their current collection,” Eifert said. Currently there are two different shows at The Kelly along the same theme. There is the Art Gone Wild and the Alabama Wildlife Fine Art Competition.
“Both are juried,” Eifert said.
“I think that is one of the reasons we are starting to attract collectors. Everything is of high quality.”
The shows opened to crowds Thursday night. Eifert said many pieces sold the first night and there
told here by Secret Service agent Jerry Parr, who saved Reagan’s life by sending the car to the hospital instead of the White House. Parr had wanted to be a Secret Service agent from an early age, having seen a movie called “The Code of the Secret Service,” starring … Ronald Reagan!
Americans are charmed by Reagan’s humor during all of this. To his doctors in the operating room: “I hope you’re all Republicans.” To Nancy: “Honey, I forgot to duck.” Reagan’s address to Congress only weeks after the failed attempt on his life shows just how much everyone already loved the guy, even when they disagreed with
along the way was the camera broke the ice for me. It allows me to be what my Algebra II teacher Mrs. Nancy Washburn described me as.
“You would rather know a little about a lot, than a lot about a little,” she said to me. It has taken me a number of years to interpret what Mrs. Washburn told me. I have a craving for knowledge but don’t want to be stuck in any one place too long.
is high interest in the competition pieces.
“We have notes from buyers and collectors about pieces they like,” Eifert said. “If the piece they are interested in doesn’t win, they want to be contacted about a possible purchase.”
The winner of the Alabama Wildlife Competition will be announced at the Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival sponsor event
him.
This is a major point that is made: Ronald Reagan and “Tip” O’Neill were not enemies in real life. In politics, yes. But that was an 8-to-5 job. After the fights were over, they would get together and have a drink. Reagan used this same charm offensive with world leaders to great success. There has not been a President in my lifetime that could transcend the office, or better inhabit the office, than Ronald Reagan. Barack Obama may be the best orator, and he was certainly inspiring. Bill Clinton had a charm and a knack for success. But Reagan somehow touched people in their hearts as Ameri-
I never know what the day holds. Often my plans laid out the day before are trashed by the time lunch rolls around. My work in photography and newspapers allows my textbook to change multiple times a day. News dictates the frequent change of schedule and scenery. What keeps me motivated is the tiny stories I develop along the way. Most often they go unpublished. It is seeing everyone interact. It’s almost like
on Friday, Oct. 18. The next day the festival will fill the streets and parks of downtown Wetumpka beginning at 10 a.m.
There are demonstrations from Bullseye with Bennett’s Archery, Goldbeck Gundogs, Covey Flush and Alabama School of Fly Fishing. There are food and drink demonstrations with Iron Fire Cooking’s Ricky Albright featuring
cans in a way nobody else has.
The man won forty-nine states in a landslide victory in 1984. That will never, ever happen again –at least not in our lifetime.
The best part of the documentary is perhaps how Reagan takes apart Communism, brick by brick. Reagan approves spending on the U.S. military to the point that no other country could keep up. He alternates between toughness and tenderness with Mikhail Gorbachev, who ends up being the final leader of the Soviet Union. Along with Pope John Paul II, Margaret Thatcher, and Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan helped to hasten the end of what he had called the “Evil
I can predict the results in some situations, which is great for photography because you have to be in the right place at the right time to capture the perfect shot. Being there also proves great for finding stories. Like me, most people like to chat in person; however, it sometimes gets me in trouble from a time standpoint. And I’m most often there with a camera. It is my security blanket for speaking. I used to hide behind
The Alabama Nature Center will have Coosa River Critters and animal ambassadors. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has fishing printing. There will be birds of prey and a chance to build a wood duck box.
Empire” that had dominated global politics since the end of World War II.
There is very little of the familial dysfunction one may read about with the Reagan children. They are on this documentary, but speak in glowing terms about their father.
In summary, I cannot imagine a better overview of the life and times of a true American icon who went from radio to movies to the White House and changed the world along the way. It couldn’t have happened anywhere else.
Michael Bird is a music teacher at Faulkner University.
the camera and capture moments worth a thousand words or more. Now the camera is on the shoulder more and more, but I ask more and more questions to be able to write the story. But what keeps me going in this crazy world of journalism remains the same whether I’m telling stories with photos or words. I can’t wait to share what I have learned through my trusted textbooks, excuse me, sources along the way.
And in many cases these sources have become friends. It’s those friendships that drive me to want to make sure the thousand words of a photograph or story I take or write are always accurate. I want to make sure my friends are informed with correct information.
Cliff Williams is the news editor of Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.’s Elmore County newspapers. He can be reached at cliff. williams@thewetumpkaherald.com.
the Gold Dealer Award by Hytera US as a top sales producer for push to talk over cellular and the Silver
Dealer Award for land mobile radio sales. DCCI has also been recognized for their development of a school bus communi-
Christopher Black Sr. and Hope Black are now president and vice president of Wetumpka’s DCCI. The new roles
following the retirement of David Darden.
cooking with cheese curds — MasterChef Jr. winner Bryson McGlynn, Trace Barnett, Christiana Rousell and local chef Wil Lanum.
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Guests of the opening of the Art Gone Wild exhibit also took in a great view of the Coosa River and the Bibb Graves Bridge from the balcony of the Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts.
Next phase of River Town Center to start
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Three more lots will be developed soon at the City of Wetumpka’s River Town Center.
This comes on the heels of eight lots currently being developed in a retail center on Highway 13 across from the Wetumpka Sports Complex.
“It’s a really exciting time to be a part of Wetumpka right now,” Mayor Jerry Willis told the Wetumpka City Council Monday night. “The next few years will be great
with announcements.
The council approved the work to install utilities and create the parking areas for the lots on the west side of the entrance to the development. It is similar work nearly completed on the east side.
Engineering services for Phase II of the development were approved as well.
The council also approved letting for bid a tenant sign for the development. The sign is similar to most developments and gives tenants space to place signage at the front of the development.
The council held public
hearings with no comment on the rezoning of two parcels in the city limits. The first was for a small parcel on Dozier Street near Wetumpka First Baptist Church. The council approved rezoning from R-2.6 to B-4 which is business zoning. The other parcel is nearly 93 acres and was rezoned from M-2 to R-H which is rural holding zoning.
The council also heard no comments from the public in hearing before approving retail wine and beer off premises licenses for Revv Store 8 located on U.S. High -
way 231.
IN OTHER ACTION THE WETUMPKA CITY COUNCIL:
• Approved the minutes of the Sept. 16 meeting.
• Approved an ordinance establishing policies to comply with the Alabama Public Records Act.
• Approved the purchase of fitness equipment for fire station 2.
• Approved the repair of a broken runway indicator light at the airport.
• Approved fencing around the maintenance building at the Wetumpka Sports Complex.
• Approved the 2024 Municipal Transportation Plan for Rebuild Alabama.
• Approved the Alabama Backs the Blue Annual Trunk or Treat event at the Wetumpka Sports Complex for Oct. 27
• Approved the Alabama Backs the Blue Holiday Market event at the Wetumpka Sports Complex for Nov. 23.
• Approved the replacement of a leaking eject cylinder on a trash truck at a cost of $7,476.97.
The next meeting of the Wetumpka City Council is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22.
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something one person can do. That’s why she and I are teaming up.”
Talty realized she had space and little extra money for her passion of saving cats.
“I’m 44 years old,”
Talty said. “I’m single, I live alone. I got this big house. Why just do it?”
Some of the cats have come from a feral population.
“I got a call one day from Tallassee,” Talty said. “They had found
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wreck but rather the gunshot wound.
a pregnant cat behind a Dollar General. We bring her home as she is ready to pop. The next day we had kittens.”
Talty has done some trap, neuter and release in Wetumpka. Other trapped cats she kept in the rescue.
Talty and Rollan have worked to make the cats adoptable. Some stay as outside cats.
“Some of the ones I’ve adopted out have gone to a barn home where they are happy,” Talty said. “Their owners are good people who are happy to have them. They get taken care of.”
Others have become great pets.
A couple of Talty’s cats have been with her since she started the rescue a year ago. Others much longer but were pets to start with.
The nonprofit organization status is in the works. But not having it didn’t stop them from organizing an adoption event at Talty’s church, Calvary Baptist Church in Wetumpka on Saturday. They invited another group who is just getting into rescues as well — River Region Animal Rescue who got their start in January. They cur-
the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department, officers with the Alexander City Police Department and ALEA State Troopers responded and aided in the initial investigation.
rently have 20 dogs and 16 cats in foster care and being boarded. Both rescues have hopes of facilities one day.
“There is so much we can do if we had a place, a facility for a rescue,” Talty said.
For now Talty and Rollan take their successes in small doses.
Just before lunch on Saturday, the first cat was adopted. It was something Talty was proud of.
“Even if it is just one, that is one more placed in a good home,” Talty said. “It was all worth it.”
under investigation as a possible foul play situation.
“We believe an autopsy will show he suffered at least one gunshot wound,” Franklin said. “We did find some rounds that entered through the rear of (Whetstone’s) vehicle and had traveled through the driver side backrest and entered Mr. Whetstone’s left upper back.”
Franklin said deputies with
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Johnson said. “(Dorberth) approached the student and physically shoved him with enough force
“There was some evidence along the roadway,” Franklin said. “It was all in Elmore County. We did find some shell casings a few hundred yards before the collision. We have every reason to believe this incident happened inside Elmore County.”
Franklin said the incident is
the student dropped his cell phone and came out of his shoes.”
The parent said the phone was damaged in the altercation.
After the parent filed a report and agreed to
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“We have talked to a number of people,” Franklin said. “There are a number of people we are interested in talking to. We are trying to find out why this took place.”
Whetstone’s body was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy.
Franklin said the incident is currently under investigation and anyone who has information about it is asked to call the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office at 334-567-5227.
prosecute, the Millbrook Municipal Court Magistrate issued warrants for Dorberth for harassment and third-degree criminal mischief.
According to court documents, the student wrote a statement. He said he was horseplaying with another student during athletics.
“I had to do up downs,” the student wrote. “Then I got more added for talking back.”
The student said Dorberth told him to leave and another coach told him to wait. But Dorberth wanted him to still go.
“(Dorberth) got up and charged at me and threw my phone down,” the student wrote. “Coach Dorberth grabbed me and pushed me.”
The student said Dorberth “yanked him again” and threw his phone and shoe at him.
“The images depicted are obviously disturbing,” Johnson said.
Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis said he was aware of the matter and couldn’t really comment. He did issue a statement Friday afternoon.
“The Elmore County Board of Education is aware of the video circulating on social media and we are investigating the matter currently,” Dennis said in the statement. “The employee in the video is not working on the campus of our school and has not been there since (Thursday). This is a personnel matter; therefore, we are unable to comment further.”
Johnson said Dorberth has posted bond and the case will proceed in Millbrook Municipal Court.
Johnson said a video of the incident did circulate social media.
Cherokee
Alexander City
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Kittens await adoption at a Cat Lady Rescue adoption event Saturday.
A friendly introduction
Greetings, Elmore County, and beyond! I am Father James Dean and have been the pastor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Wetumpka for a little over two years. I will be writing some articles for this space in the future and would like to take the opportunity of this first piece to introduce myself.
I was born in Montgomery in 1961. My mother was Catholic and my dad was Baptist and both are now deceased. I was raised Catholic and also had exposure to the Baptist faith along with many other Christian communities. I lived in Eastbrook until I was 5 and then
spent the remainder of young life in Bellehurst. I attended kindergarten at Eastern Hills Baptist Church, elementary school at St. Bede (1-6), Goodwyn Jr. High (7-8) and Montgomery Catholic High School (9-12). I went on to AUM for 3 years (co-oping for 2 of those years) and then transferred to the main campus of Auburn University. During my college years, studying Computer Science and bowling for the teams at both schools, I started to own my Catholic faith, eventually getting very involved in the Catholic campus ministry program at Auburn. I went to Auburn to get a wife and a degree – and got neither!
God had another plan, a much better plan! As I was being immersed in the faith of my youth on a more mature level, I attended classes, retreats, daily Masses, service projects and fun social events. During that time, I started discerning between the two beautiful vocations of marriage and the priesthood. I was being drawn to give God more and concluded that I had to enter the seminary to pursue the possibility of becoming a priest in the Catholic Church. In that context of education and spiritual growth, I knew that I would find my God-given calling for life and if I was called to marriage, I would be able to leave the sem-
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inary, peacefully knowing that I gave the vocation to the priesthood a serious consideration. After attending seminaries in Covington, Louisiana and Philadelphia, content and assured that I had found my proper place in God’s plan for my life, I was ordained a Catholic priest in 1991. Over the past 33 years, I have served as the assistant pastor or pastor in eight parishes, visited the sick in hospitals and ministered to inmates in prisons, taught high school and worked in college ministry. Spending most of my life in the Heart of Dixie, I know that there are many questions people have about the Catholic faith. I love such discussions and invite you to send me your questions that can be addressed in my future articles (Pastor@ OLOGchurch.org) or reach out to me if you would like to meet and talk in person. I thank The Wetumpka Herald for this opportunity to write articles, that will reach their wide audience, about Christianity in general and/or Catholicism in particular.
Father James Dean is the pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Wetumpka.
in the sanctuary. We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m.
CARRVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Regular hours of service are Sundays- 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. Morning Worship.
Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting. Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
EAST TALLASSEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
ETUMC’s Rivers Edge
Flea Market is now closed. The church will start a new project called Rivers Edge Food Pantry. ETUMC will provide canned food, water, dry beans and rice, blan-
kets, and jackets. If you want to donate or help with the cause, call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
Please join us for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. when the Rev. Lee Lowery will celebrate the Holy Eucharist. We are asking everyone please to wear a mask. The service will be live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ EpiphanyTallassee/ For more information, visit the
church website at http:// epiphanytallassee.org/
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
First Presbyterian Church, located at 514 Central Blvd. will host a Veteran’s Day Celebration on Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for all veterans and first responders and their family members.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
“We are OPEN and everyone is WELCOME!
Come worship with us in person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) or 11 a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants.
CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m.; supper is included both days! For more information about our church or the programs we offer, visit our website: fumctallassee.com or call us: 334-283-2195.
FUMC Tallassee - 1 Jordan Avenue.”
OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY Airs every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on 580 WACQ, FM 98.5 & 101.1, on your smart speaker, your TuneIn app, or on our website www.wacqradio. com. Please share on social media. This set of programs features Msgr. Charles Troncale, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Fr. James Dean, Fr. David Carucci, Fr. Patrick Driscoll, and Deacon Jim Labadie.
Wetumpka back in action after the bye week
By SAMUEL HIGGS Sports Reporter
WETUMPKA (3-3)
VS PERCY JULIAN (3-3)
THE PLAYERS
WETUMPKA: QB Tyler Johnson has completed 43 of 91 for 530 passing yards for 2 TDs and 4 INTs. … RB Jimmy King has 97 carries for 712 rushing yards and 4 TDs. …DL Ethan Bailey leads the team in sacks
with 8 through six games. Percy Julian: QB Bryson McGrew has completed 64 of 133 pass attempts for 1,093 yards and 10 TDs. … RB Antwan Barnes has 63 carries for 428 rushing yards and 4 TDs.
…LB Elijah Tarver leads the team with 40 tackles on the season.
FOUR DOWNS Last week, Wetumpka had
Stanhope, Pike Road face off in region matchup
By SAMUEL HIGGS Sports Reporter
Stanhope Elmore has faced some adversity this past week, in addition to seeing players go down with injuries it has also seen some prominent starters have been suspended due to an investigation by AHSAA.
However, that is not going to stop the Mustangs from scheming how to defeat the Patriots who sit undefeated in region play so far. One of the biggest proponents towards their start so far has been the
usage of the run-pass option on the offensive side of the ball.
Stanhope coach Hunter Adams knows Pike Road is a talented team on the offenside of the ball, but will construct a game plan to defend the RPO.
“It really comes down to making the right checks at the line pre-snap defensively, getting our eyes in the right place,” Adams said. “Us trying to dictate what phase of the RPO we want to get them to, depending on down
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Tallassee freshman Jaiden Gordon stepping up on defense
By SAMUEL HIGGS Sports Reporter
It was no short of a dominant showing last Friday night for the Tallassee defense in the clobbering it gave Class 4A Region 3 opponent Cleburne County. Freshman Jaiden Gordon made his impact as the weak side corner. In the battle between the Tigers, he accrued three tackles, one pass breakup and an interception he took to the house. Although he is the only freshman to see the field defensively he show-
cased his football IQ on the turnover.
“He had given up a pass interference earlier in the game, and we just told him, ‘Just relax and just trust his technique,’”
Tallassee coach Lawrence
“L.A.” O’Neal said. “So on that play, the quarterback kind of broke contain, and he was sinking into the flats. He played in between the shallow route and the deep route, and the quarterback threw the ball, it hit him right in the hands, and he cut across
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a bye week; Percy Julian beat Rehobeth.
Percy Julian averages 26.2 points per game while allowing 31.8 per game.
Wetumpka averages nearly 200 rushing yards per game.
Wetumpka leads in all-time matchups at 7-3 against Percy Julian.
NEXT UP: Wetumpka hosts Park
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“The biggest thing that I told them before the game was not to play down to their competition, so just coming out and having a good attitude,” Watson said. “I think they were a little more energized than normal, and we had a little setback before the game, but I think they came out and they showed up.”
By SAMUEL HIGGS Sports Reporter
Wetumpka made quick work in its matchup against Percy Julian on Monday night.
The Indians took all three sets with a large margin of victory in each. One of the catalysts that propelled them to a win was their dominance in the serving department. No matter who was back serving the Phoenix had no answer to respond.
“I think that they did really well at reading the court and knowing the weaker parts of the court to be able to serve to,” Wetumpka assistant coach Brooke Watson said. “Being able to do that efficiently and consistently, that was huge for us.”
Percy Juliana and Wetumpka are both in
two spectrums of its seasons. Percy Julian is still searching for its first win of the season, while Wetumpka is gearing up to make a run in the area tournament. The biggest challenge for Wetumpka was to not let this become a trap game for them, which the girls overcame.
“The biggest thing that I told them before the game was not to play down to their competition, so just coming out and having a good attitude,” Watson said. “I think they were a little more energized than normal, and we had a little setback before the game, but I think they came out and they showed up.”
The points the Indians did surrender in the match came through faults of their own, whether that be formation lapses or serves going too far. However, it
gave them a much-needed kick to make those improvements before the area tournament.
“We’re just using it as practice to get us ready for the area tournament and knowing what our competition is going to look like,” Watson said.
Just being able to come together and that was the big thing I kept yelling ‘We got to have confidence to go towards the ball.’ A lot of times it was like ‘whose ball is it?’ So, having the trust and the confidence of each other on the court to be able to make those calls on the court.”
Wetumpka took on Percy Julian once more on Tuesday and will face off against Dadeville and Prattville Christian on Thursday to gear up for the area tournament in the coming weeks.
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Stanhope Elmore faces the tough task of derailing Pike Road’s undefeated region start while combating missing pieces on both sides of the ball.
Wetumpka’s Carlynn Chumley (7) tips the ball over the net against Percy Julian.
Tallassee’s Jaiden Gordon (5) was a threat on defense last Friday night. In addition to his three tackles he had a pick six and played a huge part in the second defensive touchdown.
My journey into journalism
Iknew from a very early age I wanted a career in sports. If you talked to a 12-yearold me, he would have told you he would be the greatest linebacker ever to exist, but when I found out I’d never cross the 6-foot mark I knew I’d have to go to plan B.
I spent almost every waking minute consuming anything football; I quickly became an encyclopedia for anything NFL-related. I spent my mornings watching ESPN and the NFL Network thinking that the broadcasters on TV had the greatest job in the world.
Once I knew that I had no chance of playing professional sports I pivoted to covering them.
I’d like to consider myself pretty lucky for knowing what I wanted to be from an early age and never wavered from making that dream a reality. When I went through the process of applying to schools I made sure wherever I looked had a journalism program and also gave me the chance to focus solely on sports. That’s when I found the University of Georgia, which was not only regarded as one of the better journalism programs in the nation but also had a certificate program that focused on every aspect surrounding sports media.
Once I stepped foot in Athens, Georgia, the goal I had for myself was to become a football beat writer for wherever would take me. I applied to be a contributor for the school’s newspaper, The Red & Black, where I was assigned my first beat — the UGA cross country team. I’ll admit I practically did not know how cross country worked, I knew you ran far and that was about it. However, it gave me the start I was looking for.
I quickly progressed into a paid position on staff with the newspaper covering the Georgia basketball team where I really got my first taste of journalism. I was allowed to attend games, be up close to the players and
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coach but more importantly I got to tell the story of the athletes.
After a season covering basketball, I finally accomplished the goal I had set for myself and became one of the football beat writers for the Red & Black. I covered the team closely en route to an SEC Championship appearance.
Journalism is one of the best things I could have chosen as a career path, partially because of the free tickets and great seats you get at games, but it was the ability to express myself that really holds significance to me. Not only do I get to showcase my ability as a writer, but I’m tasked with telling a story of not just the team but the players as well.
That cannot be more true than at the high school level. In such a short amount of time, I have been given the chance to meet some phenomenal athletes and tell their stories. Of course, we know about what they are capable of on the field, but getting the chance to build those relationships off the field is just as valuable.
I have already seen the impact of local journalism and how much of an impact the newspaper has on the community. Just last week two coaches told me they read the paper to see our weekly picks while others come into the office to grab copies of the appear just because their relative has an article written about them.
Writing for the newspaper is something I will cherish for the rest of my life and am so thankful I got this position fresh out of college to cover the amazing teams and people we have in the community.
Samuel Higgs is a sports editor for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.
and distance. If it’s a third and seven, then we want to force you to run the ball inside, obviously. If it’s first and 10, then we want to make you try to throw the ball outside.
Low percentage pass, things of that nature, so trying to work hard pre-snap to dictate where the RPO goes.”
In particular it is going to the play in the front seven that could ultimately dictate how much of the production they can eliminate.
“We’re down several starters this week because of an incident,” Adams said. “Up front, Dezmond Barnes at defensive
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tackle, and Tyler Barrett, that defensive end, have to have big games for us. Inside linebacker Jacob Tharpe has got to continue to improve his play each week and step up and be really physical.”
Offensively Stanhope is dealing with a similar issue and might be without quarterback Zac Holcombe, who suffered a lower leg injury last Friday. However, the offense will continue to run through Arthur McQueen and other running backs like sophomore Dammarian Barnes to carry a load of the work.
“Our sophomore H-back and running back Dammarian Barnes is a really good football player
Crossing; Percy Julian has a bye.
TALLASSEE (3-2) VS HANDLEY (5-2) THE PLAYERS
TALLASSEE: WR Jordan King has been the leader in the passing attack for the Tigers. … QB Trent Morris is an athletic quarterback that can use his legs and his arm. …RB Tiny Green has been a dominant back for the Tigers all season.
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Last week, Tallassee beat Cleburne County, 35-7; Handley beat Bullock County, 38-21
Handley averages over 34 points per game on offense. Handley currently leads the alltime matchup by one game, the series is at 16-15-2. Handley and Tallassee are both tied at 3-1 in region play.
NEXT UP: Tallassee hosts Saint James; Handley host Talladega.
ELMORE COUNTY (3-2) VS VALLEY (3-3) THE PLAYERS
ELMORE COUNTY: QB Gabe Davis has completed 31 of 53 pass attempts for 342 yards and 3 TDs. …RB Tyler Payton has 42 carries for 383 rushing yards for 4 TDs. … LB Jackson Mann leads the team with 32 total tackles.
VALLEY: RB Tilyn Carrell has 83 carries for 590 rushing yards and 7 TDs. …DB Zan Woody currently has 38 total tackles on the year. …DL Christian Boyd is tied for
as well,” Adams said. “He ran for 198 yards this past Friday night himself. He’s a really good complimentary piece to Arthur. He’s only a sophomore, we’ve seen him mature each week and become more capable of taking on more responsibility in the offense. As he does that, he makes us more multifaceted and a little more dynamic.”
In the game against Pike Road, Stanhope will have many players to fill in through the roster as it combats the absence of prominent players on both sides of the ball. Adams says he expects many underclassmen to contribute on Friday.
“We’re going to have to have some guys that haven’t
first on the team with 6 sacks.
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Last week, Elmore County lost to Clay Central, 29-7; Valley beat Sylacauga, 26-7. Elmore County has dropped the past two games after starting 3-0.
Valley has scored 137 points total and has allowed 137 points total.
Valley leads in all-time matchups at 4-3 against Elmore County.
NEXT UP: Elmore County hosts Marbury; Valley at Holtville.
STANHOPE (3-3) VS PIKE ROAD (4-3) THE PLAYERS
STANHOPE ELMORE: RB Arthur McQueen has 157 carries for 1,229 yards and 14 TDs. …Rb Damarrian Barnes has 43 carries for 319 yards and 1 TDs. …Dl Dezmond Barnes has 4 sacks on the season.
FOUR DOWN:
Last week, Stanhope lost to Russell County, 42-28; Pike Road beat Park Crossing, 54-28. Pike Road averages over 30 points per game on offense. Stanhope Elmore averages 344 rushing yards per game. The all-time series is tied at 1-1. NEXT UP: Stanhope Elmore at Rehobeth; Pike Road hosts Russell County.
HOLTVILLE (2-4) VS CLAY CENTRAL (7-0)
THE PLAYERS
HOLTVILLE: Last week, RB Hunter Chavis rushed for 83 yards against Beauregard. … LB Connor Aplin led the team with 10
played a lot because of injuries and other personnel issues step up and execute at a really high level,” Adams said. “As coaches, it’s our job to get them ready to do that from a schematic standpoint, from a training standpoint. There’s gonna be a lot of ninth and 10th graders on the field for us Friday night, those guys are going to have to play mature beyond their years.”
The Mustangs look to add another tick to the win column on Friday night and derail the Patriots’ undefeated region record. They will have the advantage as the Patriots will be the away team fighting through the enemy crowd.
tackles and a forced fumble. … WR Elijah Headley led the team with 52 receiving yards.
FOUR DOWNS Last week, Holtville lost to Beauregard, 21-0; Clay Central beat Elmore County, 29-7. Clay Central’s coach Danny Horn is the all-time winningest coach in Alabama high school football history. Clay Central averages over 38 points per game on offense. Holtville has been outscored 121 to 103 this season.
NEXT UP: Holtville hosts Valley; Clay Central at Beauregard.
EDGEWOOD (2-3) VS BANKS ACADEMY (2-3) THE PLAYERS
EDGEWOOD: Last week, QB Brock Whitt passed for over 200 yards and added an additional 41 yards on the ground. …WR Landon Smith caught five passes for 139 receiving yards. …WR Avery Haskew is the team’s top receiver.
FOUR DOWNS Last week, Edgewood beat Crenshaw Academy, 27-21; Banks lost to Fort Dale, 22-18. Edgewood allowed only 7 rushing yards last week to Crenshaw Academy. Banks Academy averages 24.6 points per game on offense.
Edgewood leads 3-2 in the all-time series against Banks.
NEXT UP: Edgewood at Bessemer Academy; Banks at Chambers Academy
SEHS students march and swim for homecoming
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
A pond on Chapman Road is reserved for Stanhope Elmore High School seniors for the
annual homecoming parade.
Nobody knows exactly when but for at least 10 years seniors, have left their float and taken a swim adjacent to the road during the home-
coming parade. This year the seniors dressed as characters from their favorite video games and the characters could be seen swimming across the small pond.
The parade included the Stanhope Elmore High School Marching Band who marched along the parade route providing stand tunes for everyone’s enjoyment.
defensive touchdown of the night.
the grain and went across the formation and ended up taking it to the house.”
Although a pick-six is worth as much praise as possible, it did not showcase one of the best plays of the game which came on Tallassee’s second
“Jordan King came up and made a good hit on the kid, and the ball was bouncing out of bounds,” O’Neal said. “(Jaiden) dove and caught the ball in the air and threw it back in bounds so that we could have an opportunity to recover the fumble.
Then Jordan picked it up
and went about 50-60 yards for the scoop and score, right there.”
It was not only the effort but the intelligence to keep the ball in play that stood out to O’Neal who was proud of Gordon’s success on Friday night.
“It just showed that he’s really laid it all on the line for his team-
from the
mates,” O’Neal said. “He realized that he’s a freshman, he’s got more years to play, and we can have some seniors on the team who this might be the last year playing, so he’s just putting it all on the line for those guys. He pays attention in practice, and he’s just been blessed with the talent to do it. It doesn’t shock me what
he’s doing, because I see the work he puts in day in and day out.”
The future is bright for the young player in the secondary, who has played a major role in turning the Tigers into a winning team at 3-2 after going 1-9 last year.
O’Neal knows that he will be a dominant player for years to come as
he continues to improve both throughout this season and the rest of his high school career.
“I’m just expecting for him to keep getting better each and every week,” O’Neal said. “Keep growing, keep maturing, keep buying into what we’re doing. I expect for him to see a lot of results from his hard work.”
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County, Alabama, in Plat Book 9, at Page 22. Said property is commonly known as 99 Bozeman Trl, Wetumpka, AL 36093. the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those supeout above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the abovenamed or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present the winning bid at the time and place of sale. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. The sale will be conducted subsale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage.
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 505 20th Street North, Suite 1775 Birmingham, AL 35203 (205) 216-4238 FT21@mccalla.com File No. 22-04282AL www.foreclosurehotline.net
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LLC, its successors and assigns dated February 9, 2016; said mortgage being recorded on February 10, 2016, in Book 2016, Page 5442, as agreement recorded on and recorded in Book 2024, Page of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2018, Page 33615 Probate of Elmore County, ALABAMA. The undersigned, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage given by Harley D. Russell, A Single Woman and Sumner W Ede, A Single Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Caliber Home Loans, Inc., dated January 3, 2018, and recorded in Book 2018 at Page 602 on the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, as last transferred to Freedom Mortgage Corporation by assignment, recorded on December 5, 2022, in Book 2022, at Page 70236 in the of Elmore County, Alabama, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of Eighty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Three and 0/100 dollars ($87,373.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein. Brock and Scott, PLLC, as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on November 7, 2024, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the main courthouse entrance of Elmore County, Alabama, within the legal hours of sale, the following described property: Sub Lots 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Original Lot 157, in the West Wetumpka, Alabama as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 5, in the Elmore County, Alabama. The debt secured by said Mortgage has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Mortgage. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in Mortgage and by law, including attorney’s fees. This property will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, subject to any easements, encumbrances, and exceptions those contained in the records
Probate of the County where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Harley D. Russell and Sumner W. Ede or tenant(s); and said property is more commonly
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ppy y known as 803 W Tallassee St, Wetumpka, AL 36092. The sale will be conducted subsale is not prohibited under the status of the loan with the holder of the mortgage and (3) any right of redemption or other lien not extinguished by foreclosure. Brock & Scott, PLLC 120 Bishop Circle Pelham, AL 35124-1397 (205) 988-4202 B&S File No.: 24-26783
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2024 239551
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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Ricky Wilkerson and Sheila Wilkerson, originally in favor of First Franklin A Division of Nat. City Bank of IN, on August 12, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the of Elmore County, Alabama, in the undersigned Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for registered Holders of First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-FFH3,ries 2005-FFH3, as Mortgagee/ Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on November 13, 2024, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: A lot or parcel of land in triangular shape described as follows: Beginning at the Westernmost corner of Lot 1, of the Subdivision of the M.L. Hardin property asbama, and run thence North 59 degrees 40 minutes East 350 feet along the Northwest bor142 feet to a point 330 feet thence 330 feet Westerly along the South
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y according to the map and plat of Pine Acres a subdivision recorded in Plat Book 5 at Page Probate of Elmore County, Alabama.. Property street address for informational purposes: 2761 Pine Acres St , Millbrook, AL 36054. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid next business day at the Law the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. MidFirst Bank, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 24-08076-MF-AL
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and 9, 2024 24-01575 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE
Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Adam Darnelle Mcdaniel And Donna Suzanne Weldon Husband And Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns dated October 2, 2020; said mortgage being recorded on October 5, 2020, in Book 2020, Page of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2021, Page 83943 Probate of Elmore County, ALABAMA.
The undersigned, CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Elmore County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on the 20th day of September, 2024 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 30, according to the Map of Grand Ridge Forest Plat No.1, as said map appears of record Probate of Elmore County, Alabama in Plat Book 14 at Page 83. Said property is commonly known as 45 Timberline Ct, Wetumpka, AL 36093.
the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those supeout above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the abovenamed or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present the winning bid at the time and place of sale. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. The sale will be conducted subsale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage. CROSSCOUNTRY MORT-
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GAGE, LLC as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 505 20th Street North, Suite 1775 Birmingham, AL 35203 (205) 216-4238
FT21@mccalla.com File No. 24-06216AL
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AMENDMENT TO NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
The sale date under the above mentioned Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale has been postponed until October 22, 2024, and public notice thereof having been given, the above notice is hereby republished with this amendment.
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 2024 24-06216AL PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage and security agreement executed by SHAKILLIE LAJOYCE WATSON A/K/A
SHAKILLIE WATSON, an unmarried person, on the 6th day of March 2020, to 21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as recorded in RLPY Book 2020, Probate Judge of Elmore County, Alabama; 21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Mortgagee, by reason of such default having declared all of the indebtedness secured by said mortgage and security agreement due and payable and such default continuing, notice is hereby given that, acting under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and security agreement, and as authorized by Section 7-9A-604(a)(2) of the Code of Alabama of 1975 as amended, 21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Mortgagee, will sell at public outcry, for cash to the highest bidder, in front of the Courthouse door, in the City of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on October 16, 2024, the following described real and personal property situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Parcel No. 8, as shown on the “Map of Lands owned by L. Paige Cox and Michael D. Owens” prepared by Consulting Engineering Services, Inc., 1934 Walnut Street, Montgomery, Alabama, dated September 27, 1978, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a concrete monument, said point being the Southeast corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 17, Township 17 North, Range 20 East, Elmore County, Alabama; thence N 32°09’52” W a distance of 41.00 feet to a point; thence S 86°21’00” W a distance of 1063.40 feet to a point; thence S 83°09’00” W a distance of 416.50 feet to a point; thence N 89°05’00” W a distance of 247.90 feet to a point; thence S 87°08’00” W a distance of 456.11 feet to a point, said point lying on the East boundary of a 50 foot road margin of a county maintained road; thence N 10°03’35” E along said road margin boundary a distance of 418.02 feet to a point; thence N 38°31’45” E along said road margin boundary a distance of 775.97 feet to a point, said point being the point of beginning. Thence continue N 38°31’45” E along said margin a distance of 249.49 feet to a point; thence N 7°30’45” E along said road margin to a point; thence N 90°00’00” E a distance of 749.30 feet to a point, said point lying in the center of Chubbahatchee Creek; thence S 2°07’26” E along said creek a distance of 58.61 feet to a point; thence S 14°21’32” W along said creek a distance of 175.07 feet to a point; thence S 71°21’34” W along said creek a distance of 51.75 feet to a point; thence S 90°00’00” W a distance of 434.42 feet to the point of beginning, said parcel lying in the South 1/2 of Section 17, Township 17 North, Range 20 East, Elmore County, Alabama. INCLUDING a security interest in one (1) 2020 Southern 32’ x 80’ manufactured home, Serial No. SAD025481ALAB; together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto attached to and used in connection with the premises herein described. This property will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, subject to any easements, encum-ed in the mortgage and those contained in the records of the the county where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. Said sale will be made subject to any existing Federal Tax Lien, if any, and/or Special Assessments, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the subject property. Said sale will be made for the
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purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by the above-described mortgage, and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the terms of the said mortgage. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation; contact Margery Oglesby at the phone number shown below prior to attending the sale. Kristofor D. Sodergren Attorney for 21st Mortgage Corporation ROSEN HARWOOD, P.A. 2200 Jack Warner Pkwy Ste 200 P.O. Box 2727 Tuscaloosa, AL 35403 (205) 344-5000
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and 9, 2024 54619.306
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The Elmore County Emergency Communication District is applying for an Antenna Structure Registration, Number A1299925, for a self-supporting tower at 2876 Firetower Rd, Wetumpka, AL 36093 at coordinates 32-31-16.4N 8607-54.3W. Height will be 91.4 Meters. Interested persons can review the applications at: www.fcc.gov/asr/applications above. Interested persons may raise environmental concerns about the proposed structuremental Review with the Federal Communications Commission. The Federal Communications Commission strongly encourReview online, and that instrucbe found at www.fcc.gov/asr/ mailing address for interested
Review by paper copy: FCC Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 2024
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The Elmore County Emergency Communication District is applying for an Antenna Structure Registration, Number A1299926, for a self-supporting tower at 4731 Mt. Hebron Rd. Eclectic, AL 36024 at coordinates 32-42-11.8N 8601-33.0W. Height will be 91.4 Meters. Interested persons can review the applications at: www.fcc.gov/asr/applications
above. Interested persons may raise environmental concerns about the proposed structuremental Review with the Federal Communications Commission. The Federal Communications Commission strongly encourReview online, and that instrucbe found at www.fcc.gov/asr/ mailing address for interested
Review by paper copy: FCC Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 2024
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Sealed proposals will be received by Alabama Historical Commission (Owner’s legal title) at the Alabama Historical Commission, Carriage House 469 South Court Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 (Name and address of Owner’s authorized representative) until 2:00 PM CST Thursday, November 14, 2024 for (Hours) (Month), (Date), (Year)
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BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR ADOPTION IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA AT CASE NUMBER: A2024-014
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Letters of Administration over the Estate of CAROL ANN ARCHER, deceased, having been granted to BRADLEY EKDAHL on September 24, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
BRADLEY EKDAHL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL ANN ARCHER, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: KYLE C. SHIRLEY MCDOWELL, FAULK & SHIRLEY, LLC 145 WEST MAIN STREET PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-365-5924
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/ARCHER, C. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RITA G. BALLENTINE, CASE NO: 2024-234 DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of RITA G. BALLENTINE, deceased, having been granted to YOLANDA BALLENTINE on September 18, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
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JOHN B. BRADLEY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF TONDJA DANETTE COMISKEY, DECEASED
Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: JOHN B. BRADLEY VOGEL LAW FIRM, LLC 41 CAMBRIDGE COURT WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36093 334-409-0088
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/COMISKEY, T. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LYDIA MAE DIXON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-274 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of LYDIA MAE DIXON, deceased, having been granted to ED PARISH, JR. on October 3, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
ED PARISH, JR. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LYDIA MAE DIXON, DECEASED Name and Address of Administrator: ED PARISH, JR. THE PARISH LAW FIRM PO BOX 52 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101-0052 323 ADAMS AVE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334263-0003
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BELITA ADAMS DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-273 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of BELITA ABRAMS, deceased, having been granted to TANIA OSWALT on October 4, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
TANIA OSWALT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BELITA ABRAMS, DECEASED
Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: JIM L. DEBARDELABEN ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 1136 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-265-9206
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2024 EST/ABRAMS, B. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANE B. ADAMS, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-268 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JANE B. ADAMS, de-
ceased, having been granted to ROBERT T. ADAMS on September 26, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
ROBERT T. ADAMS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JANE B. ADAMS, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for
Personal Representative: REGINA EDWARDS THE LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/ADAMS, J.
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL ANN ARCHER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-281 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
YOLANDA BALLENTINE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF RITA G. BALLENTINE, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: BRIDGET M. BALLENTINE ATTORNEY AT LAW 810 W OSCEOLA STREET WETUMPKA. ALABAMA 36092 334-306-7608 bridgetballentine@yahoo.com Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and 9, 2024 EST/BALLENTINE R.
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EMMETT BLAIR BISHOP, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2024-236 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: CHRISTOPHER M. BISHOP, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN AND WHO IS POSSIBLY NOT A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND WHO IS AN HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF EMMETT BLAIR BISHOP; AND ANY OTHER UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF EMMETT BLAIR BISHOP, DECEASED, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSON YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on August 23, 2024, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of EMMETT BLAIR BISHProbate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by Petitioner, LYNDA L. DENMAN, requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to Probate and that the Petitioner be appointed as Personal Representative of such Estate. This notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you as an heir at law and next-of-kin of EMMETT BLAIR BISHOP. Unless an objection to admission to Probate of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court withincation of this notice, the Court will proceed with considering such Petition without further notice to you.
JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. LAW OFFICE OF G A DANIEL, JR. LLC PO BOX 638 MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-285-9444 Jerry@GADanielLaw.com
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/BISHOP, E. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TONDJA DANETTE COMISKEY, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-249 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of TONDJA DANETTE COMISKEY, deceased, having been granted to JOHN B. BRADLEY on September 25, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2024 EST/DIXON L. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF APRIL DUFFEY, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-256 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of APRIL DUFFEY, deceased, having been granted to JOHN B. BRADLEY on September 25, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
JOHN B. BRADLEY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF APRIL DUFFEY, DECEASED
Name and Address of Administrator: JOHN B. BRADLEY VOGEL LAW FIRM, LLC 41 CAMBRIDGE COURT WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36093 334-409-0088
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/DUFFEY, A. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID GEORGE FLACK, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-271 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of DAVID GEORGE FLACK, deceased, having been granted to CHRISTINA DAY FLACK on October 4, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
CHRISTINA DAY FLACK PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID GEORGE FLACK, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: RALEY L. WIGGINS CAPELL & HOWARD PO BOX 2069 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36102 150 SOUTH PERRY STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-241-8029
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Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2024 EST/FLACK, D. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES FRANKLIN GIBBONS, JR., DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-266 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of JAMES FRANKLIN GIBBONS, JR., deceased, having been granted to LORIE GIBBONS ADDISON on October 3 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties hav-
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LORIE GIBBONS ADDISON ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES FRANKLIN GIBBONS, JR., DECEASED
Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator:
RALEY L. WIGGINS CAPELL & HOWARD PO BOX 2069
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36102 150 SOUTH PERRY STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-241-8029
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Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2024
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WAYMON E. GOODEN, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-263 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of WAYMON E. GOODEN, deceased, having been granted to DEANA LOUISE LEARY on September 30, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
DEANA LOUISE LEARY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WAYMON E. GOODEN, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JEF-
FREY J. COURTNEY ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 100 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092
334-567-2545
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2024
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH L. GRISWOLD, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2024-192 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE
TO: BECKY COUCH, A NON-RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND NEXT OF KIN OF JOSEPH L. GRISWOLD; AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF JOSEPH L. GRISWOLD, DECEASED YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 17TH day of July, 2024, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of JOSEPH L. GRISWOLD, deceased, wasmore County, Alabama by NATALIE S. JORDAN, Petitioner, requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to Probate and Record and that the Petitioner be named as Personal Representative of such Estate. This notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you as a next-of-kin of JOSEPH L. GRISWOLD. Unless an objection to admission to Probate and Record of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days oftice, the Court will proceed with considering such Petition without further notice to you.
JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attomey for Petitioner: ANDREW ODOM THE CLEVELAND FIRM, LLC 707 MCQUEEN SMITH ROAD SOUTH PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36066 334-365-6266 andrew@clevelandgroup.legal Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and 9, 2024
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Letters of Administration over the Estate of FRANKLIN GRAVES HAYES, deceased, having been granted to CHRISTINA OLSON on September 24, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
CHRISTINA OLSON ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF FRANKLIN GRAVES HAYES, DECEASED
Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator:
JIM T. NORMAN, III
LAW OFFICES OF JIM T. NORMAN, III, LLC PO BOX 680670 PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36068 334-365-9955
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/HAYES, F.
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PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Liberty Construction Co., LLC., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Repair Storm Roof Damage Dorm A at Frank Lee CWC for Alabama Department of Corrections, Owner, and have made requesttract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with the project should immediately notify JMR+H Architecture, PC, 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 5050, Montgomery, AL 36104 Liberty Construction Co., LLC, 791-A Anderson Road, Montgomery, AL 36110 (contractor)
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2024
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEWIS BERRY HICKMAN, JR., DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-257 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of LEWIS BERRY HICKMAN, JR., deceased, having been granted to CAROL DUREN HICKMAN on September 18, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
CAROL DUREN HICKMAN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LEWIS BERRY HICKMAN, JR., DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ROBERT B. RENEAU LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and 9, 2024 EST/HICKMAN B. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT DALE HILL, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-187 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ROBERT DALE HILL, deceased, having been granted to EDWARD FILLMORE HILL on September 25, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
EDWARD FILLMORE HILL
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT DALE HILL, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: MICHAEL S. HARPER ATTORNEY AT LAW 213 BARNETT BLVD PO BOX 780608 TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6855
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/HILL, R.
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN SIDNEY MARTIN, CASE NO: 2024-264 DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of STEPHEN SIDNEY MARTIN, deceased, having been granted to STEPHANIE LYNN M. WALTON, BEVERLY RACHEL M. WAGNER and STEPHEN SIDNEY MARTIN, II on the 25 TH day of September 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
STEPHANIE LYNN M. WALTON, BEVERLY RACHEL M. WAGNER and STEPHEN SIDNEY MARTIN, II CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN SIDNEY MARTIN, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Co-Personal Representatives: FRANK E. BANKSTON, JR. ATTORNEY AT LAW P O BOX 239 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101-0239 334-264-9472
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/MARTIN, S.
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DEAN ALLEN, DECEASED CASE NO. 2024-269 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of DEAN ALLEN, deceased, having been granted to MICHELLE ALLEN WYNN, on the 26th day of September 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said Estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
MICHELLE ALLEN WYNN, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DEAN ALLEN
Regina B. Edwards, Esq.
The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. Attorney for Administrator 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 (334) 514-1011
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/ALLEN D. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOYCE MARIE PRITCHETT MAXWELL, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-267 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JOYCE MARIE PRITCHETT MAXWELL, deceased, having been granted to WILLIAM R. MAXWELL, JR. on September 27th 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
WILLIAM R. MAXWELL, JR. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOYCE MARIE PRITCHETT MAXWELL, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JOSEPH W. WARREN ATTORNEY AT LAW 560 S MCDONOUGH STREET
SUITE C MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-323-5922
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/MAXWELL, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET ROSE HUDGINS MORRIS, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-229 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration with Will Annexed over the Estate of MARGARET ROSE HUDGINS MORRIS, deceased, having been granted to WANDA THOMPSON on the 2nd day of October, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
WANDA THOMPSON ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET ROSE HUDGINS MORRIS, DECEASED
Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: GEORGE B. HARRIS LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE HARRIS LLC P O BOX 43485 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35243-0485 334-462-7665
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRY OTWAY OBERT, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-255 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JERRY OTWAY OBERT, deceased, having been granted to JILL DENISE GAVORA on September 17, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
JILL DENISE GAVORA
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JERRY OTWAY OBERT, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: KELLY LEE
ATTORNEY AT LAW 164 WEST 5TH STREET
PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-358-0685 kellylee@kellyleelaw.com
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and 9, 2024 EST/OBERT, J.
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS PERLEY SMITH, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-259 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of THOMAS PERLEY SMITH, deceased, having been granted to SHIRLEY D. SMITH on the 25th day of September, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
SHIRLEY D. SMITH PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS PERLEY SMITH, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. LAW OFFICE OF G A DANIEL, JR. LLC P O BOX 638 MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-285-9444 Jerry@GADanielLaw.com
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/SMITH, T.
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA S. STROWD, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-218 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of PATRICIA S. STROWD, deceased, having been granted to WILLIAM STEWART on October 2, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
WILLIAM STEWART PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA S. STROWD, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: BRAD HAWLEY 925 SOUTH MEMORIAL DRIVE PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-361-7750 brad@bhawleylaw.com
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2024 EST/STROWD, P. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GLADYS FAYE WILLIAMS, DECEASED CASE NO: 2024-246 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of GLADYS FAYE WILLIAMS, deceased, having been granted to PAUL D. WHITE, JR. on September 24, 2024 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
PAUL D. WHITE, JR. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GLADYS FAYE WILLIAMS, DECEASED
Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: JIM T. NORMAN, III LAW OFFICES OF JIM T. NORMAN, III, LLC PO BOX 680670 PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36068 334-365-9955
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2024 EST/WILLIAMS G. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY DON WOODALL, CASE NO. 2024-270 DECEASED. NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE
TO: JERALD DON WOODALL, VANCE NATHAN WOODALL AND VINCE NATHANIEL WOODALL NON-RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND NEXT OF KIN OF HENRY DON WOODALL; DECEASED AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF HENRY DON WOODALL, DECEASED AND TO: ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on September 27, 2024, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of HENRY DON WOODProbate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by MARCIA MADOLYN WOODALL, Petitioner, requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to Probate and Record and that the Petitioner be named as Personal Representative of such Estate. This notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you as a next-of-kin of HENRY DON WOODALL or as an interested
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party. Unless an objection to admission to Probate and Record of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days notice. The Court will proceed with considering such Petition without further notice to you. JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: ROBERT J. MORRIS ATTORNEY AT LAW 10365 HOLTVILLE ROAD DEATSVILLE, ALABAMA 36022 334-569-1820
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2024 EST/WOODALL, H. PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA JUVENILE COURT ELMORE COUNTY CASE NO. JU-2022-000244.06 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF PAISLEE JUNE CARROLL, A MINOR, BY KENNETH EUGENE DAVIS, JR. AND ANNA LEIGH RIGSBY DAVIS. NOTICE TO MICHAEL SCOTT CARROLL
Please take notice that a petition for adoption in the abovesaid Court by the Petitioner(s) named above in said Court in the County of Elmore, Alabama. Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adop-
Probate Court. DONE this the 11th day of SepAttorney for Petitioner(s): (Name and Address) Samuel J. McLure, Esq.
Wetumpka Herald: JU-2022-000244.06 PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUTION 2024-10-001 TO ANNEX PROPERTIES INTO THE TOWN LIMITS
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Town Council of the Town of Eclectic, Alabama that the public health and public good require that certain territory shall be brought within and annexed to the corporate limits of the Town of Eclectic, Alabama; and WHEREAS, the Town Council deems it wise, expedient and economical to apply for the annexation of said territory to the corporate limits of the Town of Eclectic, Alabama by the passage of a Local Law in the Legislature of Alabama; and WHEREAS, the Town Council has caused to be prepared a Bill for introduction in the Legislature of Alabama, accurately describing said territory, to accomplish the annexation of said territory to the corporate limits of the Town of Eclectic, Alabama; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ECLECTIC, ALABAMA, as follows: 1.) That the Mayor of the Town of Eclectic, Alabama is hereby directed to cause the following notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in Elmore County, Alabama, once each week for (4) four consecutive weeks, October 2024, to-wit:
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA ELMORE COUNTY
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 106 as amended by Amendment 341 to the Constitution of Alabama 1901 that a bill substantially as follows will be introduced in the 2025 Session of the Legislature of Alabama and application for its passage and enactment will be made: A Bill To Be Entitled An Act To alter or rearrange the boundary lines of the Town of Eclectic, Elmore County, Alabama, so as to include within the corporate limits of said Town all territory now within such corporate limits and also certain other territory contiguous thereto, in Town of Eclectic, Elmore County, Alabama. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. That the boundary lines of the Town of Eclectic, Elmore County, Alabama, be, and the same are hereby altered or rearranged so as to include all of the territory heretofore encompassed by the corporate limits of the Town of Eclectic, and in addition thereto the following described territory, to-wit: Listing of said properties that are partially within the town limits and partially out of the town limits is hereby attached. The portion of these properties that are currently not within the town limits are to be annexed in, so that, 100 % of any property within the town limits is completely in the town limits. (See attachment) Section 2. A map showing the territory proposed to be anthe judge of probate in Elmore County. This map is open to public inspection. Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or upon its otherwise becoming a law.
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From Lake Hartwell to Lake Martin
2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open coming next week
TPI Staff Staff Report
Approximately 200 anglers had their sights set on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell for the final St. Croix Bassmaster Open presented by SEVIIN tournament of 2024. Unfortunately for those in the Anderson, South Carolina area, Hurricane Helene paid a visit as well.
The massive Category 4 storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area but ravaged states as far north as West Virginia as it made its destructive romp up the east coast. In the end, dozens of lives were lost and untold billions in damages were incurred.
And though it was on the edge of Helene, Green Pond Landing at Lake Hartwell — where takeoff and weigh-ins for this year’s final Open tournament were to be held — wasn’t without damage. Given the circumstances, as well as the difficulty with finding key resources such as fuel and electricity throughout the southeastern U.S., B.A.S.S. made the decision to move the tournament.
In an effort to respect the resources and be sensitive to the difficulties storms have created in the Lake Hartwell area, the pros are now headed to Alabama where they’ll close the Opens season Oct. 10-12 at the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Martin presented by SEVIIN.
Lake Martin is a 44,000-acre reservoir of the Tallapoosa River
that’s not dissimilar from Lake Hartwell. Anglers can find healthy populations of both largemouth and spotted bass in both, and there’s forage to chase — primarily blueback herring and some threadfin shad. There are ample docks and brushpiles for bass to cluster around as well, giving competitors ready-made habitat to search for the best bites.
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Will Davis, Jr., who lives in Sylacauga, had been looking forward to fishing at Lake Hartwell again after successfully defending his B.A.S.S. Nation title last season on Lake Hartwell to become the first-ever back-to-back B.A.S.S. Nation champion. However, the Alabama pro is just as comfortable at Lake Martin. His family had a cabin on Lake Martin when he was a teenager, and he spent many afternoons chasing bass on the lake. He fishes Lake Martin only a couple of times a year now, though, so he doesn’t consider himself as much a home-water expert as some others in the field.
He noted the similarities between the two fisheries but said the lakes do fish differently, at least in his experience.
“Bass fishing at Lake Martin will challenge the best of the best,” Davis said. “You can pattern the fish there, but finding the pattern can be hard to find. You’ll have to do a lot of different deals. It could be bass on the docks one day, then on brushpiles tomorrow. Or you could be in 8
i nches of water one day and fishing rocks the next day. The trick really is lucking out and catching a good one.”
That could make the Open at Lake Martin a power-fishing game, which plays to the runand-gun style. Davis, 32, is perfectly fine with that — it’s what he does just about every place he fishes, anyway.
“I like the way it’s set up right now,” he said.
“And I have a history there. Still, you have to catch ’em. The place can burn you if you’re not careful. It’s a very random place. I mean, you can catch them up the
lake, down the lake, anywhere in between. You just don’t know until you see what it’s like when we get there.”
About 200 pros and 130 co-anglers were expected to compete at Lake Hartwell, though that number dipped due to the widespread destruction Helene brought to the heart of America’s bass-fishing communities in the southeastern U.S. Total registration figures at Lake Martin were not available at the time of this writing.
Regardless of how many anglers are able to make Lake Martin, nine
Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers competitors are guaranteed to earn invites to the 2025 Elite Series following the derby. The Top 9 in the points standings will be announced after the Lake Martin Open.
The EQ Angler of the Year will win $45,000 — the same amount as entry fees into the 2025 Elite Series. The next nine in the points race also will split $65,000 in additional EQ prize money.
The winner at Lake Martin could earn as much as $50,000 cash, depending upon the number of pros that compete. A cash prize of up to
$17,000 will go to the top co-angler.
The tournament will begin at 6:30 a.m. CT with weigh-ins scheduled for 2:30 p.m., both at Wind Creek State Park. Live coverage will air on FS1 from 7 a.m. through noon Thursday and Friday and from 7 to 10 a.m. on Saturday. Additional stories, photos and analyses can be found throughout the tournament on Bassmaster. com.
Lake Martin-Tallapoosa County Tourism and the City of Alexander City are hosting the event.
Elmore County preparing for area tournament
By SAMUEL HIGGS Sports Reporter
The Elmore County volleyball team faced intense competition throughout the weekend, but it did not back down from the challenge.
The Panthers kept themselves busy over the weekend, competing in a tournament where they showcased what they could bring in area play in the coming weeks.
One of the matches they competed in was against Trinity Presbyterian, one of the top teams in all of 5A. Although it was a tough match, coach Kim Moncrief was pleased with the performance of her team as they compiled wins over Opelika and Beauregard while reaching the championship games against Glenwood in the silver bracket.
“We had Trinity, who is currently the number one in 5A right now. We played them, and we lost to them, but we battled with them pretty well,” Moncrief said. “...We ended up going into the silver bracket, and we beat Beauregard in the silver bracket, and played Glenwood to end in the championship game in the silver bracket.”
The Panthers saw many of their girls contribute throughout the tournament with the offen-
sive firepower being one of the biggest standouts.
“I think we came in there ready to play,” Moncrief said.
“Our offense was doing really well. Ally Orr did a fantastic job with hitting and Isabella Fuller
did also a really good job. They both had some good offensive plays, and our setting was led by Addie Stephenson and Addison Hicks.” It was not just the offense that made plays over the weekend
either. Moncrief commended Kayden Edwards and Robbie Grace Bolton for their plays in the blocking game.
The tournament right before the end of the season provided the Panthers more opportunities
to grow before they reach the last week of the regular season.
“I think it’s imperative for us to do that in order to be able to keep making a run at regionals and to keep being competitive,” Moncrief said. I think that’s one thing we’ve done over the last few years that has just really upped our play. When the more you play, the more schemes that you see, the better you’re going to compete against teams that you don’t know much about, like you will in regionals.”
Elmore County will end the regular season with Valley, Horseshoe Bend and Stanhope Elmore before the area tournament starts. All three opponents will provide Elmore County additional competition as they try to add a few more wins to its record.
“I’m really glad we’re ending the way that we are,” Moncrief said. “…You have to always be ready to play. So I’m glad we’re ending with how we are with teams that we enjoy playing and get good competition from it.” However, the Panthers will come into the area tournament with some extra motivation behind them after they found out they will not be hosting it. The Panthers will look to right their wrongs in the matches against Beauregard and Marbury.
Will Davis Jr., of Sylacauga, is preparing to fish on Lake Martin as part of the 2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open next week.
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Elmore County’s Addison Patterson was a top performer during the weekend tournament the team competed in.