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he Wetumpka High Theatre Guild is inviting the community to a night of magic and comedy featuring two nationally recognized illusionists on Jan. 11. David Ferman and Jenny Hymeri, who received the spotlight on Season Eight of “America’s Got Talent,” are slated to perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Wetumpka High School auditorium. Theatre guild director Jeff Glass said Ferman and Hymeri typically reach out to local schools and organizations as a way to give back while traveling. “I think we lucked out. They were going from one spot to another on tour and this looked like a good stopping point to them,” Glass said. “Between doing trade and international shows, they’ll do fundraisers for certain groups.” When they first contacted him, Glass said he was in disbelief. “They called the school and got the library for some reason. (The librarian) thought it sounded more like a theatre thing, so she forwarded the call to me,” Glass said. “When I first got the call, I didn’t know if I was being catfished or not. I was shocked that someone of that caliber would reach out to us.” If students reach their goal for ticket sales, Glass said 50 percent of the proceeds will benefit the theatre See ILLUSIONISTS • Page A2
Over the course of 2018, Elmore County has consistently been listed among counties with the lowest unemployment rates in the state. According to the Alabama Department of Labor, Elmore County tied with Morgan and Limestone counties in November for the thirdlowest unemployment rates, each at 3 percent. Elmore County Commission Chairman Troy Stubbs said he was delighted to see the county’s unemployment steadily declining and attributed the county’s low unemployment to a strong business community and a well-prepared workforce. “We have large industries in the county but we also have a strong support for local businesses from the community,” Stubbs said. “We also have a qualified workforce from our local schools.” The county also came in third for the lowest unemployment rate in October, September, May, April, February and January, often tying with several counties in north Alabama. Elmore County also came in second in June, fourth in March and fifth in May. According to ADL statistics, 1,124 Elmore County residents were counted as unemployed in November, yielding the 3 percent unemployment rate.
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Illusionists David Ferman and Jenny Hymeri, who performed on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ are set to pay a visit to the stage of the Wetumpka High School auditorium.
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Wetumpka teen charged with rape
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A Wetumpka teenager was recently taken into custody after he was accused of rape. Court documents indicate Sean Patrick Douglass, 18, who lists an address on Trotters Trail, was arrested by the Wetumpka Police Department and Douglass charged with firstdegree rape on Dec. 18. See DOUGLASS • Page A2
The Elmore County Board of Education unanimously approved awarding a bid to reroof parts of Stanhope Elmore High School during a special-called meeting on Dec. 20. A bid was awarded to MidState Construction LLC of Lawley for $169,400 to reroof the administration and media center areas of SEHS. Superintendent Richard Dennis said the school board’s goal is begin the project as soon as
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LEC seeking sponsorships for 2019 By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
Leadership Elmore County is currently reaching out to residents and businesses for sponsorships for the upcoming year. According to board of directors chair Jenifer Glover, LEC accepts anything from $25 sponsorships from individuals to $1,000 sponsorships that grant access to the organization’s annual retreat. While some sponsors are LEC alumni or have employees who are, Glover said any sponsorships are welcome. “It can be anybody in Elmore that is interested in supporting the program,” Glover said. Usually, Glover said LEC gets between 10 and 15 sponsorships a year. However, Glover said they are aiming to receive as many sponsorships as they can get. For some members, Glover said their participation was made possible through sponsorships. “By becoming a sponsor, you could be helping provide a person to participate in the class at a discounted rate,” Glover said. “So if someone wants to participate, and they have to pay the fee themselves because their employer doesn’t pay it or they are self-employed, it would go to help reduce their costs.” Additionally, Glover said the sponsorships help LEC cover monthly class sessions or other expenses. Through sponsorships, Glover said, a diverse group of people are able to serve the county. “The sponsorships help us be able to build the program and help develop leaders in Elmore County. That helps the county as a whole,” Glover said. “The people who go through this program work on a class project, something that’s going to benefit the county in one way or another.” Many of those projects, Glover said, still benefit people throughout Elmore County today, including the Elmore County Food Pantry and the Elmore County Economic Development Authority. “There are several projects of LEC that have gone on and continued,” she said. “It benefits Elmore County in more ways than I could possibly explain.”
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According to an affidavit, Douglass picked up the victim from a local high school on the morning of Nov. 6 under the ruse they were going to his house to smoke marijuana. Once they arrived at his house, the affidavit said Douglass admitted he did not have any marijuana and then assaulted the victim. After the assault took place, the affidavit stated Douglass drove the victim back to school. The victim later filed a report. After his arrest, court documents said Douglass was booked into the Elmore County Jail on a $60,000 bond. First-degree rape is a Class A felony. According to the Code of Alabama, a Class A felony is punishable by a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Illusionists guild. “Our shows have an incredibly high production quality for a high school theater program,” Glass said. “This will help us give our audiences the same quality of shows and give our students up-to-date equipment.” In addition to funding shows and equipment, Glass said the proceeds will help send students to the Southeastern Theater Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. Other than that, Glass said
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students were asked only to provide the basics for the Ferman-Hymeri show. “It’s a win-win. All we have to do is set up and provide a crew to help them load in and out,” Glass said. “They bring their own lighting and sound.” Glass said his technical theater students will have the opportunity to meet with Ferman and Hymeri before the show starts. After the show, Glass said Ferman and Hymeri will stay for about 45 minutes to take pictures and sign autographs.
Unemployment Between October and the end of November, ADL statistics indicate 35 Elmore County locals gained employment, causing the county’s unemployment to decrease by 0.3 percent. The most recent ADL statistics indicate Shelby County has the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 2.5
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percent, and Marshall, Madison and Cullman counties tied for the second at 2.9 percent. According to the ADL, the state as a whole recently reached its lowest unemployment rate in Alabama history. More than 2 million Alabamians were listed as employed in November and the number of jobs in the state
increased by 35,400. “Business is booming in Alabama,” ADL Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said. “We are continuing to shatter employment records month after month. Jobs are growing at a record 1.7 percent yearly growth rate. It’s a great time to be doing business in Alabama.”
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Glass said the show is a rare opportunity and added he would be “absolutely shocked” if it did not sell out quickly. “For people of this caliber … to have them in our back yard for $10 is a steal,” Glass said. “It’s always exciting to have a little illusion in our world and I don’t think that ever goes away.” Tickets can be purchased on MagicShowTix.com at $10 for adults and $7 for students. Rates will increase by $2 if purchased after Jan. 4.
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LEC, WPD collect dozens of toy donations By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
Through a partnership between the Wetumpka Police Department and Leadership Elmore County, children in several local families received toys for Christmas. According to LEC Board of Directors member Latoya King, this was the first year LEC teamed up with the WPD for their annual toy drive. King said the partnership came after LEC sought ways to increase its service to the community. The LEC initiative was headed by King and board member Frank Bertarelli. “Our goal is to reach out and help all of the different parts of the community each year,” King said. Between Dec. 1 and Dec. 14, King said more than 200 toys were collected and donated to local children in need. While the toy drive was initially planned to serve around five families, King said the number more than doubled. WPD officers surprised the families by delivering the presents to each of their homes shortly before Christmas. “Most of the time, when you see the cops at your house, it’s something bad,” King said. “But this was something good.” Many of those toys, King said, were collected during Wetumpka’s Luminary Night and Progressive Nativity on Dec. 14. King expressed her gratitude to those who contributed. “The community really came out and helped us in a big way,” King said. “We appreciate everyone who came out to donate.”
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A popular event for local brides-to-be is set to return to Wetumpka at the beginning of 2019. The third annual Bridal Extravaganza will be held at the Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 20. The event is organized each year by King Bridal and Formal and features a variety of vendors, including caterers, cake designers, travel agencies, makeup artists, hairstylists, limousine services and photographers. “The brides come in and network through the different vendors that are there, to see if they would want to use their services for their wedding,” King
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s we begin 2019, Alabama begins a new quadrennium in state government. All of our constitutional state officeholders begin their new four-year terms this month. Gov. Kay Ivey will be sworn in on Jan. 14 along with Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, Secretary of State John Merrill, State Treasurer John McMillan, Attorney General Steve Marshall, Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate and State Auditor Jim Ziegler. By the way, all of the above and indeed all statewide officeholders in Alabama are Republicans. All 140 state senators and representatives have already been sworn in for their fouryear terms; 27 of the 35 Senate members are Republican, as are 77 of the 105 House members. Mac McCutcheon of Huntsville will be elected speaker of the house in the organizational session next week and Del Marsh will be reelected the senate’s president pro tem. My belief is that we will have a successful and
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years as we continue to grow with automotive and high-tech industries, especially in the Huntsville area. Alabama has been castigated as a backward state and less opportune for female leaders. However, I would suggest with the beginning of this new quadrennium we may be leading the nation and more so-called progressive states with women’s leadership. We have just elected a female governor, Ivey, and Katie Britt has been chosen to lead the Business Council of Alabama. In closing, I want to recognize legendary legislator Pete Turnham of Auburn, who turned 99 on New Year’s Day. Mr. Pete represented Lee County in the Alabama House of Representatives for 40 years from 1958-1998 and brought a lot of bacon home to Auburn University. Happy birthday, Pete, and happy new year to you. Steve Flowers served 16 years in the Alabama Legislature and can be reached at www. steveflowers.us.
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MARC THIESSEN Columnist officer approached me. “Do you know those are illegal?” he asked. No, I told him, I didn’t. It hadn’t even occurred to me that possessing a pair of the foam-covered nunchucks could be against the law. But it turned out that New York state in 1974 had enacted a complete ban on the possession of nunchucks by private citizens. The police officer told me to get off with him at the next stop. He pushed me against a wall, handcuffed me, threw me in a squad car and took me to the New York Transit Police station on Columbus Circle, where I was put into a cell with a bunch of drunks and booked on charges of a Class A misdemeanor, “criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.” I used my one call to phone my mother -- a doctor who worked treating heroin addicts in the South Bronx. She came down to the station and berated the arresting officer in her thick Polish accent, offering to take him to Central Park and point him to all the drug dealers selling heroin there. Why didn’t he do something about them, rather than harassing a harmless teenager? She had to spend thousands of dollars to hire a lawyer, who told us that the charges were serious and that I could face jail time. We went to court, and he cut a deal to have the prosecution deferred. I stood before a judge who told me if I did not commit another crime in
the next 12 months, the charges would be dropped and my arrest record expunged. Until then, I was a “juvenile offender.” I passed the time without incident and never picked up a pair of nunchucks again. I have often wondered what would have happened to a kid whose mother could not afford a decent lawyer. It was absurd that a teenager could have had his life ruined, and be stuck with a criminal record, simply because he wanted to be like Bruce Lee. I always knew my arrest was a travesty. Now three decades later, the law under which I was arrested has been declared unconstitutional. Citing the Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which applied the Second Amendment to the states, U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen, who was nominated by President Obama, ruled that “the possession and use of nunchaku is protected by the Second Amendment” and that the sections of the New York law banning them are “an unconstitutional restriction on the right to bear arms ... and are, therefore, void.” The suit was filed by a lawyer named James Maloney, who, like me, had been arrested for possessing nunchucks. He has been fighting this fight since his arrest in 2000. Eighteen years later, he and I have been vindicated. Americans have a constitutional right to keep and bear nunchucks. Not just the foam kind, but the real thing. I have the feeling that, somewhere up there, Bruce Lee is smiling. Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter, @marcthiessen.
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Wetumpka man charged with casino stabbing By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
Police arrested a Wetumpka man after he allegedly stabbed a man at a Montgomery casino. According to his arrest warrant, Rance Daniel Freeman Gordon, 33, who lists an address on Poundstone Lane, was arrested by the Poarch Creek Tribal
Police Department and charged with seconddegree assault on Dec. 19. An affidavit for Gordon’s arrest said Gordon walked past a man seated at a gaming machine at Wind Creek Casino in Montgomery
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and the man “aggressively” stood up and began to follow Gordon. Per the affidavit, Gordon pulled out a knife before the man began punching him. After Gordon fell back onto some chairs, the affidavit said the man continued striking Gordon in the head. Gordon lunged forward with the knife, stabbing the man near the groin and in the thigh, according to the affidavit.
According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Gordon was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on a $15,000 bond. Gordon’s arrest warrant lists the charge as a Class C felony. The Code of Alabama specifies that a Class C felony committed with a deadly weapon carries a sentence of at least 10 years upon conviction.
Wetumpka man sentenced for theft from ALDOT By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
A Wetumpka man and former Alabama Department of Transportation employee was recently convicted and sentenced for stealing state property following a plea agreement. Christopher Lee Hobbs, 50, who lists an address on Old Montgomery
Hobbs was Highway, pleaded given a suspended guilty to Class B sentenced of first-degree felony three years in jail theft on Dec. 18, and three years according to an of supervised announcement probation by from Alabama Montgomery Attorney General County Circuit Steve Marshall. Hobbs Court Judge Jimmy Hobbs was B. Poole. Additionally, initially indicted on the Hobbs was ordered to pay charge on Sept. 21 and $20,050 in restitution. booked into jail on a According to Marshall, $7,500 bond.
Hobbs was an ALDOT transportation maintenance technician at the time of the thefts. In his guilty plea, Hobbs admitted to unlawfully taking metal intended for use on state roads and highways and selling it as scrap metal to several recycling centers in the Montgomery area. “This man betrayed the public trust and stole
more than $20,000 from taxpayers,” Marshall said. “I am pleased that he has been held to account and
is being punished for his crime, and that we are recovering this money for the citizens of Alabama.”
Murder suspect requests psychiatric evaluation By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
The attorney of a Deatsville murder suspect recently filed a motion to request a psychiatric evaluation on his client’s behalf. According to court documents, David Arnold Helms II, 42, who lists an address on Lakehaven Circle, filed the request on Dec. 18. In the motion, Helms’ attorney, Jonathan H. Stokes, described Helms as “indigent” and was unable to pay for any legal counsel after he was arrested and charged with fatally strangling a 52-year-old Wetumpka woman. In a previous motion filed by the attorney, Stokes claimed he had reason to believe that a mental incapacity rendered Helms unable to competently stand trial and he lacks the ability to differentiate between right and wrong. Because of Helms’ indigence, Stokes wrote Helms had not had health insurance and has never undergone an examination of his mental status. Additionally, Stokes wrote he is unable to
produce any medical records related to Helms’ mental health. The motion requested that Helms be examined at a secure medical Helms facility by a competent psychiatrist and for the findings be presented to the court. The motion asked the psychiatrist to evaluate Helms’ ability to assist in his own defense with a rational understanding of the court proceedings, as well as Helms’ mental condition at the time the murder allegedly occurred. Helms was arrested by
the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and charged with murder on June 5, 2017, after the body of Jane Huddleston was discovered in a partially filled well on her residence by Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin. Franklin said a lanyard, which is believed to be the murder weapon, was discovered around Huddleston’s neck. While he is unsure how long Huddleston’s body was in the well, Franklin said she had been missing for a few days. At the time of
Huddleston’s death, Franklin said Helms had been staying with her at her residence on Tallassee Highway. After Helms was taken to the Elmore County Jail, Franklin said he damaged an interior window in the jail and was subsequently charged with seconddegree escape and thirddegree criminal mischief. Helms currently remains in jail on $133,000 bond. Helms’ trial is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 28. Murder is a Class A felony. According to the Code of Alabama, Helms could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted.
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Elmore County Countywide Clean-up Days To better serve citizens, the Elmore County Commission is partnering with Advanced Disposal to host free Countywide Clean-up Days. Clean-up days are typically held on the second Saturday of every month. Subscription Customers in Elmore County are invited to bring all household and lawn trash to any of the clean-up sites listed below. One site has been added for 2017, The Town of Coosada. That site will alternate with The Town of Elmore every other month. All tree limbs must be no longer than four feet and no more than six inches in diameter. Items that will not be accepted include appliances, batteries, thinners, oils, gases and tires. The clean-up is for residents; sorry no contractors. ADVANCED DISPOSAL OFFERS THIS SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL CITIZENS ENROLLED IN OUR WEEKLY TRASH PICKUP SERVICE. As a way of saying thank you. For more information please contact Advanced Disposal at 866-252-0458 or online at AdvancedDisposal.com.
2019 SCHEDULE ALL LOCATIONS -- **NOTE DATE CHANGE IN APRIL TO ACCOMMODATE SPECIAL CLEAN-UP DAY** All Clean-up times are from 9:00am to 1:00pm OR UNTIL TRUCK PACKS OUT. We will be at all locations at the dates listed below. The locations in parenthesis are the two alternating locations. Saturday, January 12, 2019 (Town of Elmore) • Saturday, February 9, 2019 (Town of Coosada) Saturday, March 9, 2019 (Town of Elmore) • Saturday, April 6, 2019 (Town of Coosada) Special Clean-up Day Saturday, May 11, 2019 (Town of Elmore) • Saturday, June 8, 2019 (Town of Coosada) Saturday, July 13, 2019 (Town of Elmore) • Saturday, August 10, 2019 (Town of Coosada) Saturday, September 14, 2019 (Town of Elmore) • Saturday, October 12, 2019 (Town of Coosada) Saturday, November 9, 2019 ( Town of Elmore) • Saturday, December 14, 2019 ( Town of Coosada) LOCATIONS Old Highway Department in Kent • Holtville High School/Front Parking Lot • CEWSA Redland Road Facility Emerald Mountain Equestrian Center • County Judicial Complex, 8935 US Highway 231, Wetumpka Annex Building Town of Elmore, 485 Jackson St, and Elmore (Alternating location) • Town of Coosada, 5800 Coosada Road, Coosada (Alternating location)
Macon County Clean-up Dates 2019 -- Proposal dates for January 2019 thru December 2019 January 19, 2019 • *February 16, 2019 • March 16, 2019 • April 20,2019 • *May 18, 2019 • June 15, 2019 July 20, 2019 • *August 17, 2019 • September 21, 2019 • October 19, 2019 • *November 16, 2019 • December 21, 2019
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Food pantry to host Taste of Elmore County By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
The Elmore County Food pantry is gearing up for its biggest event, Taste of Elmore County, on Jan. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wetumpka Civic Center. According to food pantry director Kathy Moseley, this is the eighth consecutive year Taste of Elmore County has been held. The event will feature a diverse selection of food samples from local vendors, live music, door prizes and a silent auction. For many, Moseley said the Taste of Elmore County is a social event. “People come out and eat some good food, talk with each other and mingle,” Moseley said. Moseley said all the funds raised through Taste of Elmore County will benefit the roughly 600 families served by the food pantry each month. “Our last bill from the month of December was more than $7,000 and that was just for food,” Moseley said. “We have operating expenses and other
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New ECEDA Director Gary Cox introduces himself to county commissioners.
ECEDA welcomes new director By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief File / The Herald
Representatives from local restaurants will be onsite with a variety of different food samples during the eighth annual Taste of Elmore County.
things like that that the fundraiser will help pay for. We shop for food once a week and work with the food bank in Montgomery.” Moseley said the Elmore County Food Pantry has extended an invitation to local restaurants to serve as vendors. Last year, Moseley said 30 restaurants participated and more are on track to get involved this
year. “We’re in the early stages of planning,” Moseley said. “Everybody waits until after the first of January to give us the go-ahead.” Any vendors interested are encouraged to contact the Elmore County Food Pantry by Jan. 17. Moseley said the food pantry is also
seeking sponsorships, which will help cover the cost of the event venue. Potential sponsors are also encouraged to contact the food pantry by the third week of January. If bought ahead of time, tickets cost $25 and children under 3 eat for free. If there are any left over, Moseley said tickets can be bought at the door for $30.
Wetumpka appoints new city judge By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
The City of Wetumpka appointed attorney Jeff Courtney its new municipal judge during its regularly scheduled council meeting on the evening of Dec. Courtney 17. In a 3-2 vote, the city council appointed Courtney, who is set to take the
position in January. Courtney was nominated by councilmember Greg Jones and attorney Desirae Lewis was nominated by councilmember Lewis E. Washington Sr. Jones, Mayor Jerry Willis and councilmember Lynnes Justiss voted in favor of Courtney. Washington and councilmember Steve Gantt voted for Lewis. Councilmember Kevin Robbins abstained. Courtney will replace current Municipal Judge John Thornton, who was elected as Elmore County Probate Judge after
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The recently hired director of the Elmore County Economic Development Authority was introduced during a recent Elmore County Commission work session. Gary Cox, who officially took the position on Dec. 1, said he is excited to be in this position. As an Elmore County native and Stanhope Elmore High School alumnus, Cox said he is invested in the community. Cox said the ECEDA is currently working on several projects, which he said will benefit Elmore County. “We’re just right on the edge of doing some great things in Elmore County and I look forward to this opportunity,” Cox said. “I’m honored to be in this position.” Cox replaced former ECEDA director Leisa Finley, who resigned earlier this year.
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Rawls shines as Indians QB after Martin injury
It comes as no surprise this year’s top sports story revolved around the Wetumpka football team. The devastating news JD Martin would miss his senior season was announced in August and Wetumpka’s title hopes seemingly disappeared. Martin’s teammates stepped up as the Indians saw improvements from its defense and a breakout star in Tyquan Rawls. Wetumpka fell short
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of its ultimate goal of winning state but the team made an appearance in the semifinals and won the area championship in back to back seasons for the first time in school history. Not only did Rawls help to save the Indians’ season, he also was recognized around the state. It was announced Saturday Rawls is a finalist for the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Class 6A Back of the Year.
High school coaches across the country will tell you the same thing about finding a special talent: When you have one, you better enjoy it while you can. Several coaches across Elmore Country got to see some of those special talents sign a letter of intent to continue athletics at the highest collegiate level. Holtville’s
Kaylyn Dismukes signed to play for Auburn softball and is the first player in the school’s history to sign with an SEC program. Elmore County’s Austin Downey, who will play baseball at Jacksonville State next season, became the program’s first Division I signing. Wetumpka’s football team may have a few signings to come but the program was represented by two players signing for SEC schools. In February, running back Kavosiey Smoke signed with Kentucky and in December, P.J. Lucas signed to play for Ole Miss.
County rivalry football games live up to the hype
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There were plenty of great football games throughout the county this year but two of them
stood out above the rest. Holtville erased a 28-point deficit at Elmore County but still fell in overtime to the Panthers. Shakwan Bickley’s touchdown reception in overtime was the first of his career. Two weeks later,
Garrison wins state title Garrison grabbed his first individual state championship in his final year at Stanhope Elmore. He won the final three matches by decision
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to earn the state title at the 170-pound weight division in Class 6A. Garrison finished the season with a perfect 40-0 record.
Tigers win first area title in 17 years
After starting its season 6-11, Tallassee reeled off eight consecutive wins on its way to its first area title since 2001. The Tigers scored the final seven points of the championship game to knock off Dadeville and advance to the state tournament. Despite falling in the next round to Sipsey Valley, Tallassee’s area title has set a new standard to the program. The Tigers opened this season by winning 15 of their first 16 matchups which means they have won 23 of their last 25 games.
Stanhope Elmore and Wetumpka got their chance to shine. The Mustangs stunned the top-ranked team in Class 6A after Marlon Hunt stripped the Wetumpka receiver and ran 85 yards for the game-winning touchdown with less than a minute to go.
Elmore County’s DJ Patrick goes for 306 yards vs. Leeds
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Patrick’s final rushing touchdown of the night may have been the least impressive but it was the most important to his team. His fifth touchdown of the game gave Elmore County its first ever win over Leeds, knocking off the
Greenwave 35-28. Patrick finished with 306 rushing yards on 19 carries. He had three rushing touchdowns of 60 or more yards in the victory. This was an individual performance that will not soon be forgotten.
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Drama has surrounded the position of head football coach at Edgewood since Bobby Carr left in 2015. When this year started, the Wildcats were looking for a replacement for coach Eric Folmar. Rusty Mason was supposed to be the man for the job but six weeks after
accepting the job, Mason moved on. With little time to prepare the struggling program for the season, athletic director and boys basketball coach Darryl Free stepped into the role. The play on the field quickly took the eyes away from the drama of
who was coaching the team. The Wildcats erased a 19-game losing streak with an eight-win season and an appearance in the semifinals. After Edgewood’s successful season with Free at the helm, he was also named the AISA Coach of the Year.
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Madison Traylor scores 1,000th career point
During Elmore County’s second game of the 2018-19 season, Traylor scored a seasonhigh 25 points but the Panthers fell to ACA to drop to 1-1 on the season. However, the focus was on a career milestone for Traylor. After averaging 15.9
Bulldogs make deep run into postseason In his first season as head coach of the Bulldogs, Torey Baird led Holtville to the third round of the playoffs and finished with a 27-9 record. The Bulldogs lost only one game in area play to grab the area title. In the postseason, Holtville swept Handley and knocked off Oak Grove on the road before falling at Andalusia to finish the season.
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points per game during her junior season, Traylor was in position to reach 1,000 career points quickly during her final year. Her 25-point performance was enough to put her over the edge and into the Panthers’ history books.
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Edgewood reaches No. 1 in national rankings After winning its first 12 matches of the season, the National Athletic Association of Private Schools ranked Edgewood as the No. 1 team in the country. The Wildcats continued its hot start, winning 29 matches in a row before falling in the state title game
against Macon-East. Despite the disappointing finish to the season, reaching the top spot of the national rankings is not something that happens every day and is one more thing on this team’s long list of accomplishments.
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olumns griping about student sections at sporting events are becoming pretty common place, especially in the state of Alabama. Most of them usually come around the beginning of October and telling people to stay for 60 minutes. However, I want to bring a different focus to the table. The game of high school basketball is one of the most intimate settings in sports. The bleachers are right on top of the action. Everyone on the court can hear what you’re saying in the front row and might even know what you had to eat that day. Growing up in the Birmingham area, we took pride in our student section for basketball games. Our team was not anything special and never made a deep run into the postseason when I was in school but those games were fun. I know football is always king in this state but that does not mean to let basketball slide by without flinching. When the season began, I was excited to see which schools would bring the best atmospheres to their home floors. Unfortunately, it did not take long to realize basketball games were not much more than a social event until the fourth quarter when people really started paying attention. At the season opener, I saw Tallassee hosting Auburn in front of a packed gym. The atmosphere was pretty good and as the game came down to the wire, all the fans roared with each basket. The thing that bothered me the most: a section of the bleachers filled with seated students. I have seen the same thing at Holtville, Wetumpka, Elmore County and Edgewood this season. To their credit, Wetumpka and Edgewood also had games with students on their feet but nothing has been consistent. When Wetumpka hosted the Elmore County Tournament before Christmas, I expected to see some rival student sections yelling at each other from across the gym. Instead, you could not find a student section in the three days of the tournament. The parents have outshined the student sections this season. Don’t get me wrong, the parents and other fans have been great but a good student section leads the way and builds on that excitement for the whole gym. The best spark from a home crowd I have seen this season was at Elmore County after a dunk by DJ Patrick changed the momentum of the game. Behind the roar of the fans (and a standing student section), the Panthers went on an 11-0 run. See TURRENTINE • Page B3
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Wetumpka’s Kyler Adams ties up with Benjamin Russell’s Nyshad Hannon at the 2018 Indians Invitational on Saturday.
Wetumpka takes runner-up spot at Indian invite By GRIFFIN PRITCHARD For The Herald
What began as a 12-team tournament quickly morphed into a battle for sectional supremacy as the Benjamin Russell Wildcats held off the Wetumpka Indians en route to winning the 2018 Indian Invitational. The Wildcats,
who claimed only four first place finishes, advanced 12 wrestlers to the medal round and that proved to be the difference en route to their 309301 victory. “We came out and wrestled with a little more enthusiasm,” Wildcats coach Michael Ransaw said. “They were a little more physical and that’s
one of the things I’d asked them to do; to go out and leave everything on the mat.” Prattville (226), LeeMontgomery (168) and Elmore County (143) rounded out the top five. Wetumpka, who were short three grapplers of a full squad, advanced nine Indians into the medal round with six first place
finishes (3-1 in head-to-head gold-medal matches with the Wildcats). “We did good as a team,” Wetumpka’s Kyler Adams said. “We were missing some guys and I think that hurt us. But we did good. We needed this to see where we are as a team. We’ve got to start See WRESTLING • Page B8
Tyquan Rawls scores 41 at holiday tourney STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Caleb Turrentine / The Herald
Stanhope senior Cordell Love (11) drives the ball against a Trinity defender during the final day of the Jack Schweers Capital City Classic.
Mustangs end losing streak in tournament By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer
After a strong start to the season, Stanhope Elmore could not find a way to add another game to its win column.
The Mustangs won eight of their first 10 games but lost four games in a row, including two at the Jack Schweers Capital City Classic, to set up a matchup in the seventh-place game See MUSTANGS • Page B3
Wetumpka bounced back from its defeat in the Elmore County Tournament championship game to knock off Jemison 78-37 in the first round of the Maplesville Christmas Tournament. Junior Tyquan Rawls scored a career-high 41 points and made eight 3-pointers in the victory. Rawls needed only three quarters to reach 41 points after scoring 25 in the second quarter alone. He made all eight of his 3-pointers in the first half. Freshman Robert Rose was the only other Wetumpka player to reach double figures, scoring 10 points. On Thursday, Wetumpka fell See TOURNEY • Page B3
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BIG CATS WIN ELMORE COUNTY Panthers grab Elmore County Tournament title By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer
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Sandarius Hughley (2) looks to get past Wetumpka’s Tyquan Rawls during the first half of the Elmore County Tournament championship game.
Tigers extend win streak, claim tourney title By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer
Tallassee faced the toughest draw at the Elmore County Tournament prior to Christmas. The Tigers needed three wins in three days to claim the championship for the second consecutive season and they did it last Saturday night. The Tigers (13-1) led the entire second half and held off a late charge by Wetumpka to knock off the hosts 52-49. Sandarius Hughley knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead Tallassee to its 13th consecutive victory. “When I shot my first 3, I was feeling it,” Hughley said. “I had some good rest and Coach told me to keep shooting because I’m one of the best shooters on the team.” Hughley’s first basket was the opening field goal and helped Tallassee jump out to an 8-2 lead. Wetumpka (5-8) battled back behind three 3-pointers by Tyquan Rawls to take a 13-12 lead after one quarter. The home crowd at Wetumpka was brought to life early but the Tigers did not get rattled. Hughley knocked down two 3-pointers to retake the lead early in the second quarter. He scored nine of the team’s 11 points in the frame as Tallassee took a 23-22 lead into the break. “The fans got a good game tonight,” Tallassee coach Keiven Mixson said. “I told the guys before the game this was going to be a good atmosphere. We want this
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to help get us ready for area, sub region and region play.” In the second half, Hughley continued to put on a show. He knocked down a 3-pointer off a Jamicah Humphrey assist just 20 seconds into the third quarter. Hughley added another triple with 3:29 to go in the quarter to give Tallassee a seven-point lead, its largest of the game at that point. Humphrey, who averaged 17.5 points per games in the first two rounds, finished with just three points in the championship. However, the sophomore point guard found other ways to impact the game, finishing with five assists and three steals. “He’s still making some of those mistakes but without him, we wouldn’t have been in this situation tonight,” Mixson said. “He’s a good player but we do need him to score a little bit more.” Tallassee’s Tyrek Turner was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player despite being held without a double-double in backto-back games for the first time this season. He had to fight through foul trouble early in the game, making only one field goal attempt in the first half. “Tyrek didn’t have his best game tonight but he still affects the game in so many ways,” Mixson said. “He disrupted their offense many times.” Turner improved in the second half and finished with 13 points and nine rebounds. He also added five blocks and two steals.
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Home crowds can make a difference. Maybe not in small high school football stadiums but in the close-knit atmosphere of a high school gym, the fans make a difference. And if you are not a basketball fan, that’s fine too. Everyone knows how to yell at a referee (calmly and kindly) when the call goes the other way. No one has ever needed to make sense when doing that. Just jump up and down and yell when your team is on defense. Make it difficult for the opposing team to communicate. Basketball teams from around the county are showing a lot of potential with half the season remaining. The energy and excitement in a home gym is a big step in building a strong program. Fans have to be engaged in the game and stay active in their cheers. And that starts with the students. Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for The Herald.
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to Thorsby in the semifinals 73-70. The Indians responded and defeated Chilton County 81-36 to grab the third-place trophy at the tournament.
GIRLS HOOPS Lady Mustangs knock off Tallassee at Capital City Classic
The Stanhope Elmore girls basketball team desperately needed to find a way to end its eight-game losing streak and the Mustangs found their solution on Saturday. Stanhope knocked off Tallassee 51-24 to earn seventh place at the Jack Schweers Capital City Classic at Trinity. It was the Mustangs second win over the Tigers this season. Stanhope (4-8) dropped the tournament opener to Prattville Christian 66-38 before falling 48-29 to Brantley on day two. The Mustangs will begin area play next and they hope to take some momentum from their win over Tallassee into Saturday’s matchup against Wetumpka.
“It feels great,” Turner said. “Beating two 6A teams that are good at basketball, that feels great. It has been amazing, just all glory to God for it.” Rawls knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:07 to go in the game to cut Tallassee’s lead to five points. The Tigers missed a free throw and turned the ball over on consecutive possessions allowing Wetumpka to cut the lead to one point after a pair of free throws by Rawls with 32 seconds to go. Turner made one of two free throws on the other end to give the Tigers a two-point lead. Wetumpka had a chance to tie or take the lead after calling a timeout with nine seconds to go but E.J. Rogers’ shot at the rim sailed into Tavarious Griffin’s hands. “With three guys guarding him, they didn’t call a foul,” Wetumpka coach David Powell said. “I put the ball in my best ball handler’s hands and best free throw shooter just hoping he could get to the line.” Griffin made one free throw so Wetumpka had one final chance to send the game to overtime but a half-court shot from Rawls went wide giving the Tigers the win. Rawls was named to the alltournament team after scoring 22 points to go with seven rebounds and three steals. “Tyquan is a different kind of animal,” Powell said. “He played almost 30 minutes. He motivated the guys to fight through all of that stuff and teams need a leader like that. I was proud of him.”
Elmore County could not find a way to score in the opening half of Saturday’s championship game against Wetumpka. The Panthers scored just 16 points while turning the ball over 11 times in the first two quarters. “We came out flat in the first half,” Elmore County coach Amy Rachel said. “We challenged them at halftime to pick up the pace and the intensity on the court and they did.” The Panthers (9-4) nearly doubled their points by the end of the third quarter and scored 19 in the final frame to defeat Wetumpka 49-42. Elmore County finished the game on a 7-0 run to claim the Elmore County Tournament girls title. “We haven’t been able to do that before so it feels great,” Elmore County senior Madison Traylor said. “We beat both of the 6A teams in our county.” Traylor, who was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, scored 19 points in the championship game. She scored 10 of her points in the first half, keeping the Panthers in the game. The Panthers held an early seven-point lead in the first quarter but when the offense slowed down, the lead quickly evaporated. Wetumpka (4-8) outscored its opponents by 12 points over the next 15 minutes to grab a 32-27 lead with the third quarter winding down. Freshman C.K. Bolton helped spark the Panther offense in the second half. She scored seven points in the third quarter, including a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to two points entering the fourth quarter.
Mustangs against hosts Trinity. Jahsan Upshaw scored 23 points and knocked down four big free throws in the final 90 seconds to help Stanhope secure a 59-53 victory. The Mustangs improved to 9-6 on the season and hope this win can help take some momentum into area play. “It feels like it’s been two years since we got a win,” Stanhope coach Terry Hardy said. “Hopefully that will get us rolling though. A win is a win; we’ll take it any way we can.” Stanhope trailed for a majority of the game and did not take its first lead until a 3-pointer by Blake Durham put the Mustangs up by two with 1:40 to go in the first half. Trinity responded and took a 27-25 lead into the break. “We have to play with effort,” Hardy said. “Right now, we just think we’re going to be good enough to go through the motions. We’re going to be OK though.” Trinity continued to hold the lead in the third quarter but a 3-pointer by Cordell Love with under a minute to go in the frame put the Mustangs on top for good. The shot sparked a 12-3 run to put Stanhope ahead 49-42 with just under four minutes to go in the game. “Everything we do starts on the defensive end of the court,” Hardy said. “We’re just trying to get our kids to buy back into that. Defense came up
“C.K. did an excellent job to come out and give us a spark,” Rachel said. “They had Madison wrapped up and she was doing all she could. We needed someone to step up and C.K. definitely did.” Bolton got the Panthers on the board first in the fourth quarter, splitting a pair of free throws. After missing the second, Traylor grabbed the rebound, one of her teamhigh 14, and scored to give Elmore County a 33-32 lead. The Panthers did not trail again. “This is such a special group,” Rachel said. “They challenged each other at the begging to play as one. I’m just happy for them to get this win and the championship.” Bolton was named to the all-tournament team despite scoring only three points before fouling out in the semifinal game. She responded by scoring a season-high 14 points to go with six rebounds and two steals. “She’s going to be really good,” Traylor said of Bolton. “I’m ready to see how good she can get next year. When I leave, I know the program is going to be in good hands.” Traylor added five assists and three steals to her stat line. She averaged 17.5 points per game in the tournament. Bolton and Traylor each grabbed a bucket in the final 90 seconds to help the Panthers pull away from Wetumpka. Elmore County held Wetumpka scoreless in the final 3:05. Lacondra Paschal was named to the alltournament team for the Indians. In the championship game, she scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers.
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Stanhope Elmore players look on as coach Terry Hardy draws up a play during a timeout of Thursday’s game against Prattville Christian.
big today. We got up and defended people a little better.” The Mustangs combined for five blocks and three steals in the fourth quarter alone. Upshaw scored eight points in the final quarter to go with four rebounds and two blocks. After struggling from the free-throw line for most of the game, Upshaw was called on to knock down shots from the stripe to ice the game in the fourth quarter. After missing his first six freethrow attempts, Upshaw
made four in a row to keep Trinity at a distance. “I can be in the gym and shoot 20 free throws and only miss two,” Upshaw said. “In a game, the gym is just different. It was a little cold in here. But Coach told me to step back in, bend my knees and it was easy.” Durham was the only other Mustang to reach double figures in the final game of the tournament. He scored eight points in the second quarter and finished with 11 points to go with three steals and
two assists. Stanhope will begin its area play this week in a rare Saturday showdown when the Mustangs host Wetumpka for the first time this season. Hardy said he hopes the team will take some momentum from the win but also not forget about the feeling of losing. “I just hope it makes them hungrier,” Hardy said. “I hope they felt as bad as I felt about the losing. Hopefully this propels into area play and into the meat of our schedule.”
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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LAYUNA SPEARS, DECEASED PROBATE COURT NO. 18-322 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to WANDA LYNN SPEARS LONG as Personal Representative on the 28 day December 2018, by the Honorable John Thornton, Special Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. REGINA B. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of Layuna Spears, deceased. REGINA B. EDWARDS, P.C., 109 East Bridge Street, Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 2, 9 and 16, 2019 EST/SPEARS, L. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION OF THE SMALL ESTATE OF ROBIN LEE RODGERS, DECEASED CASE NO. 2018- 325 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the Estate of Robin Lee RodJHUV ZDV ÂżOHG E\ 3DXO 2UPDQ Gerritson on the 18th day of December, and that thirty GD\V DIWHU WKH SXEOLFDWLRQ KHUHRI DQG SXUVXDQW WR ODZ WKH &RXUW VKDOO HQWHU DQ RUGHU directing summary distribution of the estate of Robin Lee Rodgers. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN WKDW DOO SHUVRQV KDYLQJ FODLPV against the estate of Robin Lee Rodgers are hereby required to present the same ZLWKLQ WKH WLPH DOORZHG E\ ODZ RU WKH VDPH ZLOO EH EDUUHG - %UHQW +HOPV $WWRUQH\ IRU 3DXO 2UPDQ *HUULWVRQ :HWXPSND +HUDOG Jan. 2, 2019 SD/RODGERS, R. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES HARRISON THORNTON, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2018-327 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: AMANDA THORNTON, NEXT OF KIN OF JAMES HARRISON THORNTON, DECEASED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 27 day of December, 2018, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of James Harrison Thornton, deceased, was ÂżOHG LQ WKH 3UREDWH &RXUW RI Elmore County, Alabama by 3HWLWLRQHU -RKQ 5D\ 7KRUQton, requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitWHG WR 3UREDWH DQG WKDW WKH 3HWLWLRQHU EH QDPHG DV 3HUsonal Representative of such Estate. This notice of Filing RI :LOO IRU 3UREDWH LV JLYHQ WR you as next-of-kin of JAMES HARRISON THORNTON. JOHN E. ENSLEN, JUDGE 2) 352%$7( ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA 1DPH DQG $GGUHVV RI 3HWLtioner: John Thornton 3 %R[ :HWXPSND $/ Wetumpka Herald: -DQ DQG LWT/THORNTON, J. PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Willie Mae Rose and Robert W Rose, Sr., Wife and Husband, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for The Mortgage Outlet, Inc., f
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on the 11th day of August, 2011, said mortgage recordHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2011 Page 37117; the undersigned Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 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 August 22, 2018, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Original Lot 22 of West Wetumpka, Alabama and being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the NE corner of said Lot 22 and run North 88 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West along the South R.O.W of Bridge Street, 132 feet; thence run South 04 degrees 49 minutes 43 seconds West, 156 feet; thence run South 84 degrees 14 minutes 10 seconds East, 140 feet to the West R.O.W of Broad Street; thence run along said R.O.W North 02 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, 165 feet to the Point of Beginning. Lying and being situated in Elmore County, Alabama. Property street address for informational purposes: 401 West Bridge Street, Wetumpka, AL 36092 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, 86( $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 AND WILL BE SOLD SUB-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) 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 LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. 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. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mortgagee/Transferee The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 10/03/2018 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama. The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 02/06/2019 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama.
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*LQQ\ 5XWOHGJH 6,527( & PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee, www.sirote.com/foreclosures, 437985 Wetumpka Herald: -DQ FC/437985 PUBLIC NOTICE IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JOHN N. GODWIN, Deceased. IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. 18-252 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY EXECUTOR ESTATE OF JOHN N. GODWIN, DECEASED. Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 20th day of Dec., 2018, by the Honorable John E. Enslen, Judge of Probate Court of Elmore County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. JOHN SCOTT GODWIN, Executor of the Estate of John N. Godwin Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 2, 9 and 16, 2019 EST/GODWIN, J.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Anthony W. Hall Husband And Brooke Hall Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, its successors and assigns dated March 7, 2016; said mortgage being recorded on March 7, 2016, in Book 2016, Page 10931, in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2018, Page LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI (OPRUH County, Alabama. The undersigned, USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK , 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 22nd day of -DQXDU\ WKH IROORZLQJ property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ELMORE, STATE OF ALABAMA: LOT 4 OF DOZIER TRACE PLAT NO. 1, AS RECORDED IN THE 2)),&( 2) 7+( -8'*( OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, IN PLAT BOOK 18, AT PAGE 37. Parcel ID(s): 24-01-11-0000-007.034 Said property is commonly known as 99 Serene Ln, Wetumpka, AL 36093. The indebtedness secured by said Mortgage has been and is hereby declared due and payable because of default under the terms of the Note secured by said Mortgage, including but not limited to, nonpayment of the indebtedness as and when due. The indebtedness remains in default, and this sale will be made for the sole purpose of paying the same, including all expenses of the sale, attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fees, and all other payments provided for under the terms of said Mortgage. Said property will be sold subject to the following items, which may affect the title to said real property: all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to, ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities, which constitute liens upon said property; all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way; the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law; and any other matters of record superior to said Mortgage. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the real property is Anthony W. Hall and Brooke Hall or tenant(s). 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. USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Two North Twentieth 2 20th Street North, Suite 1000 Birmingham, AL 35203 (800) 275-7171 FT21@mccalla.com File No. 994418 www.foreclosurehotline.net Wetumpka Herald 01/02/2019,01/09/2019,01/ 16/2019 THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Wetumpka Herald: -DQ DQG FC/HALL, A. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2018-281 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANDREW KYLE GORDON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 21 day of December, 2018 by John Thornton, Special Judge of Probate of Elmore County Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Emily Cherie Gordon, Personal Representative of the Estate of Andrew Kyle Gordon, Deceased Attorney of Record: Roderick Perdue, 2033 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka, Alabama 36092, 334-567-7373 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 2, 9 and 16, 2019 EST/GORDON, A. Sell your home in the classifieds call 256.277.4219.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Kevin H. Britt and Beverly Britt, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;MERSâ&#x20AC;?), (solely as nominee for Lender, Interlink Mortgage Services, LLC, and Lenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successors and assigns), dated the 31th day of May, 2017, which Mortgage was recorded in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama, LQ 5HDO 3URSHUW\ %RRN DW 3DJH VDLG 0RUWgage having been transferred and assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;MERSâ&#x20AC;?), (solely as nominee for Lender, Interlink Mortgage Services, LLC, and Lenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successors and assigns) to Alabama Housing Finance Authority by virtue of that certain Assignment of Mortgage dated August DQG UHFRUGHG LQ VDLG 3UREDWH 2IÂżFH LQ 5HDO 3URSHUW\ %RRN DW 3DJH FRUUHFWHG DQG UHFRUGHG LQ VDLG 3UREDWH 2IÂżFH LQ 5HDO 3URSHUW\ %RRN DW 3DJH 7KH XQGHUsigned Alabama Housing Finance Authority as Assignee of said Mortgage will, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, sell at auction to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Elmore County Courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Alabama during the legal hours of sale on February 20, 2019, the real property described in said Mortgage, which said description is hereby referred to and made a part hereof, said property being situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at the SW Corner of the East Half of the NE Quarter of the NW QuarWHU RI 6HFWLRQ 7RZQVKLS 19 North, Range 17 East, (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD thence North 03Âş05â&#x20AC;&#x2122;00â&#x20AC;? West IHHW WKHQFH 1RUWK Â&#x17E; Âś ´ (DVW IHHW to an iron pin, said point beLQJ WKH 3RLQW RI %HJLQQLQJ WKHQFH 1RUWK Â&#x17E; Âś ´ :HVW IHHW WR DQ LURQ SLQ WKHQFH 1RUWK Â&#x17E; Âś ´ (DVW 203.45 feet to an iron pin on the East margin of a gravel GULYH WKHQFH 6RXWK Â&#x17E; Âś ´ West along said margin of drive 210.00 feet to an iron SLQ WKHQFH 6RXWK Â&#x17E; Âś ´ :HVW IHHW WR WKH 3RLQW RI %HJLQQLQJ 7KH DERYH GHscribed property lies in the East Half of the NE Quarter of the NW Quarter of SecWLRQ 7RZQVKLS 1RUWK Range 17 East, Elmore County, Alabama. According to the survey of Ronald Burke, Registered Land SurYH\RU 1R GDWHG $Xgust 24, 1992 and recorded LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI (OPRUH &RXQW\ Alabama Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. 3URJUDPV PD\ DOVR H[LVW WKDW 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 SURFHVV 7KLV VDOH LV PDGH for the purpose of realizing the mortgage debt, together with all expenses of the sale, including a reasonable attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fee.
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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mark A. Ashland and Ashley A. Ashland, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for FBC Mortgage, LLC, on the 20th day of May, 2016, said mortgage recorded in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama, LQ 5/3< %RRN 3DJH WKH XQGHUVLJQHG 3LQgora Loan Servicing, LLC, 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 October 31, 2018, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 59 of The Woodlands by Brensen Creek Subdivision 3ODW 1XPEHU DV VDPH DSSHDUV RI UHFRUG LQ 3ODW %RRN DW 3DJHV LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama. 3URSHUW\ VWUHHW DGGUHVV IRU informational purposes: 369 Woodhaven Ln , Wetumpka, $/ 7+,6 3523(57< :,// %( 62/' 21 $1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, :,7+287 :$55$17< 25 5(&2856( (;35(66(' 25 ,03/,(' $6 72 7,7/( 86( $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 $1' :,// %( 62/' 68%-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) 5('(037,21 2) $// 3$57,(6 (17,7/(' 7+(5(72 Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under FHUWDLQ FLUFXPVWDQFHV 3URgrams 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 LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & 3HUPXWW 3 & DW WKH WLPH DQG place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH 3HUPXWW 3 & DW WKH DGGUHVV LQGLFDWHG EHORZ 6LURWH 3HUPXWW 3 & UHVHUYHV WKH ULJKW 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. 3LQJRUD /RDQ 6HUYLFLQJ //& Mortgagee/Transferee The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 12/26/2018 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama. The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 02/06/2019 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama. Rebecca RedPRQG 6,527( 3(50877 3 & 3 2 %R[ %LUmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Transferee, www.sirote.com/ foreclosures, 418292
person, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for IberiaBank Mortgage Company, on the 25th day of May, 2012, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY 2012 Page 27053; the undersigned Iberiabank dba IberiaBank Mortgage, 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 February 6, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 5, Block C, according to the Plat of Magnolia Place at Emerald Mountain as said Map appears of record in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 10 at Page 85 Property street address for informational purposes: 125 Magnolia Place, Wetumpka, AL 36093 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. 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. Iberiabank dba IberiaBank Mortgage, Mortgagee/Transferee
Wetumpka Herald: -DQ FC/418292 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EARL JAMES ZOOK, DECEASED CASE NO: 2017-298 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 20th day of December, 2018 by the Honorable John E. Enslen, Probate Judge of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. LESLIE GAYE ROE, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EARL JAMES ZOOK, DECEASED William J. Baxley, Esq., BAXLEY DILLARD, MCKNIGHT, JAMES & MCELROY, P. O. BOX 530333, Birmingham, Alabama 35253; Phone: 205271-1100 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 EST/ZOOK, E. Selling your home? Advertise here and sell it faster. Call Classifieds at 256.277.4219.
6$66(5 6()721 %52:1 3 & %RZG\ - Brown, Esq., 445 Dexter AvHQXH 6XLWH 0RQWJRPHU\ $ODEDPD 2XU )LOH 1R $7725NEYS FOR ASSIGNEE ALABAMA HOUSING FI1$1&( $87+25,7< ASSIGNEE Wetumpka Herald: -DQ DQG FC/BRITT, K. PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA ELMORE COUNTY IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO: 2018-269 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE IN RE: THE ESTATE OF DAVON WALDREP, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the Estate of said decedent, having been granted to the undersigned on the 20 day of December, 2018, by the Honorable John E. Enslen, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. DOTHA BRYAN BEECHAM, Administratrix, for the Estate of Davon Waldrep, Deceased Attorney for Estate: Jamie Jordan, Esq., PO Box 130, Jacksonville, AL 36265, (256)435-5402 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 EST/WALDREP, D. PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sonja F. Vanderberry, a single f f
Jahan Berns, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee, www. sirote.com/foreclosures, 436361 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 2, 9 and 16, 2019 FC/436361 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JOHN DENNY MURPHY, DECEASED PROBATE COURT CASE NO: 2018-314 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of the decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 20 day of December 2018, by John E. Enslen, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. MELANIE MULCAHY EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN DENNY MURPHY, DECEASED Robert B. Reneau, Esq., Law 2IÂżFH RI 5HJLQD % (GZDUGV P.C., 109 East Bridge Street, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092, (334) 514-1011 Wetumpka Herlad: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 EST/MURPHY, J. PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated September 29, 2009, executed by Marlon L. Hunt, a married man joined by his spouse, Leigh Hunt, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A. , which mortgage was recorded on October 13, 2009, in Real Property Book 2009, 3DJH DQG PRGLÂżHG E\ WKDW FHUWDLQ /RDQ 0RGLÂżFDWLRQ Agreement on January 2, 2015 in Real Property Book 2015, Page 4, of the mortgage UHFRUGV LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that pursuant to law and the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the North Door entrance to the Elmore County Courthouse at Wetumpka, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on February 5, 2019, the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 23, according to the Map of SumPHUÂżHOG 3ODW DV UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 15 at Page 5. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as expenses of foreclosure. This property will be sold on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;? basis, subject to any easements, encumbrancHV DQG H[FHSWLRQV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG in the mortgage and those contained in the records of WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of the County where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to condition, 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. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand DolODUV LQ FHUWLÂżHG funds made payable to Stephens Millirons, P.C. at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV by noon on the second business day following the sale DW WKH ODZ ÂżUP RI 6WHSKHQV Millirons, P.C. at 120 Seven Cedars Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35802. Stephens Millirons, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidders should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mortgagee Robert J. Wermuth/cls, Stephens Millirons, P.C., P.O. Box 307, Huntsville, Alabama 35804, Attorney for Mortgagee, 666874756 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 FC/HUNT, M. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEVEN MICHAEL WATKINS, DECEASED PROBATE COURT NO. 18-320 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to MICHAEL COLE WATKINS as Personal Representative on the 20 day of December, 2018, by the Honorable John Thornton, Special Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. REGINA B. EDWARDS, Estate of Steven Michael Watkins, deceased REGINA B. EDWARDS, ESQ., 109 East Bridge Street, Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 EST/WATKINS, S.
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Notice is hereby given that Construction One, Inc. has completed the contract work for the Pedestrian Bridge Project with the City of Wetumpka. Any claims held against the same shall be itemized, notarized and presented to Jarvis & Associates at 629 Coosa River Parkway Wetumpka, Al. 36092. All FODLPV VKDOO EH ÂżOHG ZLWKLQ GD\V RI WKH ÂżQDO SXEOLFDWLRQ RI this notice.
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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Richard O. Hill and Claudia D. Hill, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Corporation of the South, on the 5th day of September, 2003, said mortgage recorded in the OfÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama, LQ 5/3< %RRN 3DJH 80753; and as reformed by 2UGHU *UDQWLQJ 'HIDXOW -XGJPHQW LQ 5/3< %RRN 3DJH WKH XQGHUVLJQHG 8 6 %DQN 1DWLRQDO $VVRFLDtion, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series &
-DKDQ %HUQV 6,527( 3(50877 3 & 3 2 %R[ %LUPLQJKDP AL 35255-5727, Attorney IRU 0RUWJDJHH 7UDQVIHUHH ZZZ VLURWH FRP IRUHFORVXUHV :HWXPSND +HUDOG 'HF -DQ DQG FC/436894 PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Christi L. Mann, a single person, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for IberiaBank dba IberiaBank Mortgage, Louisiana State Chartered Bank, on the 28th day of November, 2016, said mortgage recordHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2016 Page 59170; the undersigned Gateway Mortgage Group, LLC, 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 CounW\ $ODEDPD RQ -DQXDU\ 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot Number A of the Gaddis Subdivision LQ 2ULJLQDO /RW 1XPEHU in West Wetumpka, Alabama, as shown by plat recorded LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, $ODEDPD LQ 3ODW %RRN Page 118. Less and Except ten (10) feet of the South side of the above described lot. Property street address for informational purposes: 507 N Pine Street, Wetumpka, $/ 7+,6 3523(5TY WILL BE SOLD ON AN ³$6 ,6 :+(5( ,6´ %$6,6 :,7+287 :$55$17< 25 5(&2856( (;35(66(' OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, 86( $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 $1' :,// %( 62/' 68%-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) 5('(037,21 2) $// 3$57,(6 (17,7/(' 7+(5(72 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 deposLW RI )LYH 7KRXVDQG 'ROODUV LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2I¿FH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. 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. Gateway Mortgage Group, LLC, Mortgagee/Transferee Elizabeth Loefgren, SIROTE 3(50877 3 & 3 2 Box 55727, Birmingham, $/ $WWRUQH\ for Mortgagee/Transferee, www.sirote.com/foreclosures, :HWXPSND +HUDOG 'HF -DQ DQG 2019 FC/443154
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ny, on the 23rd day of October 2012, to REGIONS BANK, as recorded in RLPY Book 2012, Page 54564, as amended E\ 0RGLÂżFDWLRQ RI 0RUWJDJH recorded in RLPY Book 2013 DW 3DJH LQ WKH RIÂżFH of the Probate Judge of Elmore County, Alabama; and, said mortgage having been subsequently assigned to WILLIAMS PARTNERS, a Tennessee general partnership, by Assignment of MortJDJH UHFRUGHG LQ VDLG RIÂżFH in RLPY Book 2018, Page 44355; WILLIAMS PARTNERS, as Mortgagee, by reason of such default having declared all of the indebtedness secured by said mortgage due and payable and such default continuing, notice is hereby given, that acting under the power of sale contained in said mortgage, WILLIAMS PARTNERS, 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 January 16, 2019, the following described real and personal property situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at the Northwest corner of Section 24, T18N, R17E, Elmore County, Alabama; Thence South 00 Deg 00 Min 02 Sec West a distance of 515.87 feet to an iron pin; Thence South 00 Deg 00 Min 59 Sec East a distance of 101.30 feet to an iron pin; Thence South 00 Deg 00 Min 08 Sec East a distance of 18.48 feet to an iron pin; Thence North 88 Deg 11 Min 40 Sec East a distance of 901.16 feet to an iron pin; Thence continue North 88 Deg 11 Min 40 Sec East a distance of 80.71 feet to a 1/2â&#x20AC;? rebar capped S.D. Martin; 11726; thence continue North 88 Deg 11 Min 40 Sec East a distance of 75.00 feet to a 1/2â&#x20AC;? rebar (Martin) and the point of beginning. Thence continue North 88 Deg 11 Min 40 Sec East a distance of 480.0 feet to a 5/8â&#x20AC;? rebar (Speaks), on the West right of way of Coosada Parkway (80â&#x20AC;&#x2122; R/W); Thence along said right of way of said road North 15 Deg 27 Min 54 Sec West a distance of 60.58 feet to a concrete monument; Thence continue along said South right of way along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 480.00 feet and a chord of North 44 Deg 35 Min 44 Sec West, 310.85 feet to a 1/2â&#x20AC;? rebar (Martin); Thence leaving said road, South 26 Deg 55 Min 29 Sec West a distance of 190.43 feet to a 1/2â&#x20AC;? rebar (Martin); Thence South 88 Deg 11 Min 40 Sec West a distance of 163.00 feet to a 1/2â&#x20AC;? rebar (Martin); Thence South 01 Deg 48 Min 20 Sec East a distance of 120.00 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel containing 1.85 acres more or less and lying in the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 24, T18N, R17E, Elmore County, Alabama; together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunWR EHORQJLQJ DQG DOO Âż[WXUHV now attached to and used in connection with the premises herein described. This property will be sold on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;? basis, subject to any easements, encumbrancHV DQG H[FHSWLRQV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG in the mortgage and those contained in the records of WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate 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. 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 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.
of December, 2018, by John Thornton, Special Judge of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. MARTHA ANN GREENE, Personal Representative, of the Estate of Mallie Alice Cothran, Deceased
A REPORT OF INSOLVENCY HAS BEEN FILED REGARDING THE ESTATE OF HUEY CHARLES COFTY, JR., DECEASED. Please take notice that on the 5 day of February, 2019, at 9:00 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock a.m. a hearing will be had by the Honorable John Thornton, Special Judge of Probate of Elmore &RXQW\ LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI -XGJH of Probate, Elmore County Courthouse, of all creditors and any person(s) interested therein as to the Report RI ,QVROYHQF\ ÂżOHG E\ 6DUDK Jean (Cofty) Riche, Personal Representative of the Estate of Huey Charles Cofty, Jr. JOHN THORNTON, ELMORE COUNTY SPECIAL PROBATE JUDGE Under Section 12-1-14.1 of the Code of Alabama Name and Address of Attorney: Paul R. Cooper, 312 Scott Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 INS/COFTY, JR., H. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Gary Lee Waid Jr, a married man, and Christina O. Waid, his wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Market Street Mortgage Corporation, on July 19, 2005, said mortgage EHLQJ UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH of the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, at Book 2005, Page 55417; and subsequently transferred to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association; and subsequently transferred to Specialized Loan Servicing LLC; Specialized Loan Servicing 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, in front of the main entrance of the Elmore County Courthouse, in Wetumpka, Alabama, on January 22, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at a found tack in a fence post lying at the Northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 5, T-19-N, R-20-E, Elmore County, Alabama; thence run South 01 deg. 19` 06â&#x20AC;? East 694.84 feet to the point of beginning; thence run North 88 deg. 05` 28â&#x20AC;? East 626.20 feet to a point; thence run South 01 deg. 19` 06â&#x20AC;? East 626.20 feet to a point; thence run South 88 deg. 05` 28â&#x20AC;? West 626.20 feet to a found 5/8â&#x20AC;? rebar (CAP # 12929); thence run North 01 deg. 19` 06â&#x20AC;? West 626.20 feet to the point of beginning. Said described parcel of land containing 9.0 acres more or less. 30 foot Access and Utility Easement Commence at a found tack in a fence post lying at the Northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 5, T-19-N, R-20-E, Elmore County, Alabama; thence run South 01 deg. 19` 06â&#x20AC;? East 75.29 feet to the point of beginning; thence run North 88 deg. 40` 54â&#x20AC;?3 30.0 feet to a point; thence run South 01 deg. 19` 06â&#x20AC;? East 619.24 feet to a point; thence run South 88 deg. 05` 28â&#x20AC;? West 30.0 feet to a point; thence run North 01 deg. 19` 06â&#x20AC;? West 619.55 feet to the point of beginning. Said described 30 foot access and utility easement contains 0.42 acres more or less. And also that Certain Right of Way Easement as more fully set out in that Right of Way Easement Agreement recorded in Roll 140, Frame LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure. 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 part of the foreclosure process. Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, Transferee Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC, 244 Inverness Center Dr., Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35242, 205-988-8888 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 FC/WAID, G. Do you have available jobs? Call 256.277.4219 to let others know about job opportunities at your business.
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Thomas D. Long, single, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AS NOMINEE FOR CITIMORTGAGE INC., on the 3rd day of July, 2010, said mortgage recorded in the 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of Elmore County, Alabama, on July 26, 2010, in Deed/Mortgage Book 2010, 3DJH (OPRUH County, Alabama Records, said Mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,AS TRUSTEE OF BUNGALOW SERIES F TRUST, by instrument reFRUGHG LQ WKH DIRUHVDLG 3UREDWH 2IÂżFH QRWLFH LV KHUHE\ given that the undersigned U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,AS TRUSTEE OF BUNGALOW SERIES F TRUST, 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 in Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on January 23, GXULQJ WKH OHJDO KRXUV of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ELMORE AND THE STATE OF ALABAMA, TO-WIT: COM0(1&,1* $7 $ 32,17 21 THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE COOSADA-MILLBROOK 3$9(' +,*+:$< $ ',6TANCE OF 130 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;COLORED CEME7(5< Âł 6$,' 32,17 %(,1* 7+( 32,17 2) %(*,11,1* OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED FROM SAID 32,17 2) %(*,11,1* 581 7+(1&( 1 '(*5((6 0,187(6 ( $/21* 7+( SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SAID COOSADA-MILL%522. 3$9(' 52$' $ ',67$1&( 2) )((7 7+(1&( 6 '(*5((6 MINUTES 27 SECONDS E. A DISTANCE OF 186.68 FEET 7+(1&( 6 '(*5((6 MINUTES W. A DISTANCE 2) )((7 7+(1&( 1 37 DEGREES 00 MINUTES : $ ',67$1&( 2) )((7 72 7+( 32,17 2) BEGINNING. SAID TRACT LIES IN THE S 1/2 OF THE 6( 2) 6(&7,21 72:16+,3 5$1*( ELMORE COUNTY. TAX ,' 12 %(,1* 7+( 6$0( 3523(57< &219(<(' %< WARRANTY DEED GRANTOR: ELIZABETH D. LONG, $ 6,1*/( ,1',9,'8$/ $1' JOSH E. LONG, A SINGLE ,1',9,'8$/ $1' '25,6 LONG MATHES, A SINGLE ,1',9,'8$/ $1' *,/%(57 T. LONG, A SIGNLE INDI9,'8$/ $1' %(66<( / ZEIGLER, A SIGNLE INDI9,'8$/ $1' -$&. /21* JR., AND WIFE AND HELEN E. LONG AND MARY L. LONG, AND HUSBAND AND /$:5(1&( /21* $1' 3(TER LONG, AND WIFE AND NANCY LONG AND HENRY R. LONG, AND WIFE AND ANNIE LONG AND BRENDA LONG WILLIAMS, AND HUSBAND AND ADRIAN WILLIAMS AND ELMORE LONG, AND WIFE AND LOUISE LONG GRANTEE: THOMAS D. LONG DATED: 5(&25'(' '2& 12 %22. 3$*( 6DLG OHJDO description being controlling, however the property is more FRPPRQO\ NQRZQ DV COOSADA RD, COOSADA, AL 36020. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. 3URJUDPV PD\ DOVR H[LVW WKDW 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 property will be sold on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;? basis, subject to any easements, encumbrances, and H[FHSWLRQV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG LQ WKH mortgage and those contained in the records of the 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate in the county where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto and subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable). This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. 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. U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,AS TRUSTEE OF BUNGALOW SERIES F TRUST, Mortgagee/Transferee THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT 26
Wetumpka Herald: 'HF -DQ DQG FC/LONG, T. 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 JOSHUA T. FILE and KRISTALYNN POLLOCK, a married couple, on the 27th day of December 2013, to 21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as recorded in RLPY Book 2014, Page LQ WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH 3URbate 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 January 16, 2019, the following described real and personal property situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Begin at a 1/2â&#x20AC;? rebar capped Martin CA-563 purported to be the intersection of the North line of Southeast 1/4 of Section 30, Township 19 North, Range 21 East, and the West ROW line of Neman Road (60 foot ROW); thence along said ROW of said road South 00°43â&#x20AC;&#x2122;37â&#x20AC;? East a distance of 172.35 feet to a 1/2â&#x20AC;? rebar capped Martin CA-563; thence leaving said ROW of said road South 89°31â&#x20AC;&#x2122;32â&#x20AC;? West a distance of 275.00 feet to a 1/2â&#x20AC;? rebar capped Martin CA-563; thence North 00°43â&#x20AC;&#x2122;36â&#x20AC;? West a distance of 172.35 feet to a 1/2â&#x20AC;? rebar capped Martin CA-563; thence North 89°31â&#x20AC;&#x2122;32â&#x20AC;? East a distance of 275.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said parcel containing 1.09 acres, more or less and lying in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 30, Township 19 North, Range 21 East, Elmore County, Alabama. INCLUDING a security interest in one (1) 2013 Riverbirch 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122; manufactured home, Serial No. RB13AL17536; together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunWR EHORQJLQJ DQG DOO Âż[WXUHV now attached to and used in connection with the premises herein described. This property will be sold on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;? basis, subject to any easements, encumbrancHV DQG H[FHSWLRQV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG in the mortgage and those contained in the records of WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate 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. 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 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: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 FC/FILE, J. 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 executed by CFGS PROPERTIES, LLC, an Alabama limited liability compafO
Kristofor D. Sodergren, Attorney for Williams Partners, ROSEN HARWOOD, P.A., 2200 Jack Warner Pkwy Ste 200, P.O. Box 2727, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403, (205) 3445000 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 FC/CFGS PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA ELMORE COUNTY IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2018-279 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MALLIE ALICE COTHRAN, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 17 day
Attorney of Record: Jinks, Crow & Dickson, P.C. PO Box 350, Union Springs, AL 36089 (334) 738-4225 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 19, 26, 2018 and Jan. 2, 2019 EST/COTHRAN, M. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated January 28, 2010, executed by Cortney Ann Wilson, an unmarried woman, to the United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture, EHQHÂżFLDU\ ZKLFK PRUWJDJH was recorded on February 1, 2010, in RLPY Book 2010, Page 3776, of the mortgage UHFRUGV LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that pursuant to law and the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the North Door entrance to the Elmore County Courthouse at Wetumpka, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on February 5, 2019, the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 6, Homewood Subdivision Plat No. 1, as the same is recorded LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 11, at Page 98. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as expenses of foreclosure. This property will be sold on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;? basis, subject to any easements, encumbrancHV DQG H[FHSWLRQV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG in the mortgage and those contained in the records of WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of the County where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to condition, 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. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand DolODUV LQ FHUWLÂżHG funds made payable to Stephens Millirons, P.C. at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV by noon on the second business day following the sale DW WKH ODZ ÂżUP RI 6WHSKHQV Millirons, P.C. at 120 Seven Cedars Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35802. Stephens Millirons, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidders should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The United States of America, acting by and through the United States Department of Agriculture, Mortgagee Robert J. Wermuth/cls, Stephens Millirons, P.C., P.O. Box 307, Huntsville, Alabama 35804, Attorney for Mortgagee, 2018-16024 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 FC/WILSON, C. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2018-296 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELYN B. TRAYLOR, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 13 day of December 2018 by John Thornton, Special Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. ALICE SHEPARD, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HELYN B. TRAYLOR, DECEASED Attorney of Record: Michael L. Jones, 2817 Eighteenth St S. Suite #100, Homewood, Alabama 35209 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 19, 26, 2018 and Jan. 2, 2019 EST/TRAYLOR, H.
Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE Elmore County Commission is taking bids for labor, equipment, and any incidentals to complete the scope of work in the following bid: Each bid is intended to comply with Alabama Code Title 39, the Alabama Public Works Law. Bidders shall be required to comply with the provisions of Title 39 of the Alabama Code regardless if the requirement is explicitly detailed in the bid proposal or not. All Bidders shall be required to attend a Pre bid Conference as speciÂżHG LQ WKH %LG 'RFXPHQW Inquiry No. 2019-PW6 Replacement of Underground Fuel Storage Tanks With Aboveground Fuel Storage Tanks and Related Components Bids will be received until 10:00 AM Central Standard Time on Tuesday, January LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH 'HSXW\ &KLHI (QJLQHHU $ FRS\ RI ELG IRUPV DQG VSHFLÂżcations can be obtained from WKH 'HSXW\ &KLHI (QJLQHHU 155 County Shop Road, Wetumpka, Al 36092. (Email: lmechd@elmoreco.org) :HWXPSND +HUDOG 'HF 26, 2018, Jan. 2 and 9, 2019 BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM B. BRUMLOW, DECEASED PROBATE COURT CASE NO.: 2018-266 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of the decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of December 2018, by John E. Enslen, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. REGIONS BANK TRUST DEPARTMENT, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM B. BRUMLOW, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney: Robert B. Reneau, /DZ 2IÂżFHV RI 5HJLQD % (Gwards, P.C. I 09 East Bridge Street, Wetumpka , Alabama 36092, (334) 514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 19, 26, 2018 and Jan. 2, 2019 EST/BRUMLOW, W. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OSCAR CLYDE ALEXANDER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2018-294 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 11 day of December, 2018 by John Thornton, Special Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. JOHNNIE MAE GREEN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF OSCAR CLYDE ALEXANDER, DECEASED Attorney: James E. Wilson, Sr, 732 Carter Hill Rd, Montgomery, Alabama 36106, 334-834-9899 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 19, 26, 2018 and Jan. 2, 2019 EST/ALEXANDER, O. PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Louis W. Wallace and Lois C. Wallace, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for American Advisors Group, on the 9th day of May, 2012, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Book 2012 Page 23259; the undersigned Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., 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 February 6, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at an iron pin at the SW corner of the SE 1/4 of Section 4, T19N, R18E, Elmore County, Alabama; thence N 88 degrees 06 minutes 32 seconds E, 1506.72 feet to an iron pin on the East right of way of County Road No. 328, Thornton Road, 80 foot R.O.W., thence N 26 degrees 33 minutes 47 seconds E along said right f f
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Coosa Cleaver opens on Company Street By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
A highly anticipated addition to Wetumpkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown area recently opened its doors on Company Street. The Coosa Cleaver, which is a companion to the Cork and Cleaver restaurant in Montgomery, celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. Ryan Friday, who co-owns both restaurants with his brother, Benji, and his wife, Danyalle, said the Coosa Cleaver features a fast-casual setting on the first floor and a full bar on the second. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We definitely bring an incredible atmosphere. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cool place,â&#x20AC;? Friday said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Downstairs, we try to theme it like a river camp, so you feel like you can sit on the river and have something to eat. Upstairs is a little bit cleaner. We have the rolling doors, which gives you sort of a rooftop feel. Whenever we have the festivals in downtown, we hope to be able to be a part of that, so you can take part in it but still be in the restaurant.â&#x20AC;? Friday said the food served at the Coosa Cleaver is similar to the menu at the Cork and Cleaver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re cooking the same sort of things in Montgomery, cooking fresh and cooking to order,â&#x20AC;? Friday said. The Fridays began renovating the restaurant in August. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The (Wetumpka) downtown redevelopment authority came to talk to me about it, and we came to the conclusion that this was a good place with an open market,â&#x20AC;? Friday said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It had some value to it.â&#x20AC;? Because the Coosa Cleaver is
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The first floor of the Coosa Cleaver serves beer and wine, while the second floor features a full bar.
occupying the space once known as Little Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ, Friday said they made a point to pay homage to the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history by incorporating some of the staples of the original restaurant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have the original Little Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ Coca-Cola sign, which was repainted by Shellie Whitfield at the Big Fish Art Studio, and we have a barstool in the corner, which was one of the originals from Little Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. We tried to create this whole area in the corner as a tribute to Little Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,â&#x20AC;? Friday said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a piano that
was left in the building when I got here and we incorporated that into the bar upstairs. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know the history behind the piano but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still here.â&#x20AC;? Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis said he remembers dining at Little Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ and is appreciative of the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historical references. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a little lady whose name was Miss Fannie and she waited tables here for years and years and years. It got to the point where she could hardly walk but she was waiting tables,â&#x20AC;? Willis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You open this door and
sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never look but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d holler, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Come in, Dobbins!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Everybody was named Dobbins. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where she got that from.â&#x20AC;? Instead of acting as a competitor, Friday said the Coosa Cleaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to promote the businesses of downtown Wetumpka. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main thing I want to do is help revitalize downtown Wetumpka. By working with the downtown redevelopment authority, we can bring more businesses to Wetumpka, we can help bring more business to the current businesses that are already here,â&#x20AC;? Friday said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are several other good restaurants close by and I want to be a complement to that and continue to help make it a destination.â&#x20AC;? Before it opened, Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce Associate Director Jamie Young said the Coosa Cleaver was already having an impact on surrounding businesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already heard from a couple of different business folks who have said that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to adjust their hours, depending on the Coosa Cleaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours. They believe thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to generate a lot more walk-in revenue for them,â&#x20AC;? Young said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that (the Coosa Cleaver) will do great.â&#x20AC;? Willis commended many people for their work in getting the restaurant open, including the Fridays and members of the Wetumpka Downtown Redevelopment Authority, the Wetumpka City Council, the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Wetumpka. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this is just the first of many things to come in Wetumpka and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so excited to see this,â&#x20AC;? Willis said.
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training harder to get ready for sections.â&#x20AC;? At 122 pounds, Adams pinned Nyshad Hannon of Benjamin Russell in the third period after controlling most of the match. Adams took control early and forced Hannon to spend a bulk of the first two period fighting to avoid a pin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to do better with my pacing,â&#x20AC;? Adams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to be more aware of where my body is and how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m positioning myself. But It was pretty good. It was a good match.â&#x20AC;? At 106, Wetumpkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Xander McWilliams defeated Benjamin
Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sandlin Pike by turning a second-period takedown into a pinning combination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I wrestled a good match, he was a good wrestler, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just been wrestling longer and it showed,â&#x20AC;? McWilliams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that our team wrestled phenomenal today. I believe that we could have won the tournament, but I think we wrestled exceptionally today.â&#x20AC;? Mason Dickey kept the Tribe train rolling along with a first period pin at 115. In the first-place match at 128, Prattvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nathan
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Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jacob Taunton to finish third at 128 pounds. Probably one of the most competitive matches of the final round was contested
at 140 pounds, as BRHSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Robert Graham defeated Wetumpkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kaleb Jones, 11-9. Graham used a fivepoint move to go ahead late in the match. Jones battled and got a takedown as time expired. But because he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have control of the takedown, no points were awarded. Ransaw said for him, Grahamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win was one of the tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bright spots. Cole Blackwell (140 pounds) picked up another Wetumpka victory after an injury to Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Malik Reaker prevented him from
finishing the match. At 154, Benjamin Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Saxon Coker at 154 defeated Elmore Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chayanne Sanchez on points in the final of that weight class. Wetumpkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mason Blackwell defeated Hezekiah Hunter (Benjamin Russell) 11-2 at 172 pounds. Noah Barclay (Wetumpka) got the win at 184 pounds with a firstperiod pin. Garrett Moseley, at 197 pounds picked up Elmore Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone first-place medal, pinning his opponent in the second period.
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