Shooting in Crenshaw leaves at least two injured
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Holtville High School basketball coach
By Cliff Williams Staff Writer
Little is known about a Saturday shooting in Elmore County as witnesses are not coming forward.
A virtual teacher at Elmore County School’s Edge program has been arrested and charged with school employee distributing obscene material to a student.
Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said his department was alerted to gunshot victims who were allegedly shot in the Crenshaw community
Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said Emmanuel Andre Wilson II, 32, of Montgomery turned himself into authorities Tuesday afternoon.
sometime before midnight Saturday.
there was a gathering of teenagers between the ages of 15 and 16 in the area.
“We are not getting anybody to come forward to tell us why there was an exchange of gunfire,” Franklin said.
“We do have at least two residences in the area in the proximity of where the rounds were fired that entered the homes of older people.”
Franklin said he believes
Wilson was the head basketball coach at Holtville High School and was placed on administrative leave Jan. 13 according to Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis. “We had a report,” Dennis said. “We had a preliminary
investigation and handed it off to the appropriate authorities. He was also placed on administrative leave at that time.”
Dennis said school officials follow the same procedure when administrators receive a report of allegations against school staff and employees.
“There was an alleged bonfire and block party in the area,” Franklin said. “The homes that were struck by gunshots were unconnected to the bonfire and block party itself. They didn’t have anything to do with that.”
Franklin said the two
“Once we hand it over, we know very little about what is going on,” Dennis said. “We cooperate with authorities if necessary.”
Franklin said investigators with the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office have the alleged victim’s phone. Authorities collected Wilson’s phone as well. “You could see a conversation between the two,” Franklin said. “Mr. Wilson is going to contend someone had the security code to his phone and he was not responsible. There is other information we can’t disclose now but I don’t think it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.”
gunshot victims are ages 28 and 29. One was shot in the shoulder and was treated and released. The other was transported to UAB with hand injuries. He said no one has provided any real information about what happened Saturday night.
The sheriff said some physical evidence was collected from the scene and may aid in
Chamber holds luncheon welcoming members
By Cliff Williams Staff Writer
The Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce held its annual luncheon to install new officers and board members for the first time in a while Thursday.
The COVID-19 pandemic put a hamper on gatherings but the chamber celebrated the successes of business in Wetumpka.
“We haven’t been able to do this for the last couple years,” chairperson Clay McConnell said. “Your attendance is an indication people want to get back together and have these opportunities to see each
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‘CREEPY, CRAWLY CAVE’
Local hospital celebrates Halloween
figuring out where the weapons that fired the shots came from.
Wilson was released on a $6,000 bond 90 minutes after turning himself in according to the Elmore County Jail website.
Dennis said Wilson also coached other sports at Holtville schools including being the head track coach and assistant football coach.
“We have multiple casings from multiple rounds that we have collected,” Franklin said. “Our investigators are working with agency and entered them into the [National Integrated Ballistic Information Network]. We
Dennis said other staff would fill in for the duties of Wilson at Holtville while he is on administrative leave.
Six Wetumpka students identified in assaults
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Police continue investigation,
Staff with the Elmore County Board of Education have completed an investigation into alleged assaults at Wetumpka High School.
Members of the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce attend the chamber’s “A Taste of Our Home Town” luncheon. CLIFF WILLIAMS/ THE HERALD
Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis said the school system has identified six students involved in the assaults with another six students as victims, according to a release.
CLIFF WILLIAMS THE HERALD Trick or treaters were welcomed to a cave at Elmore County Community Hospital Monday night — but not just any cave. Staff at Ivy Creek Healthcare transformed the cafeteria and hallway to the back of the property into a ‘Creep, Crawly Cave.’ It welcomed thousands of visitors dressed as ghouls, goblins and sperheroes and they all interacted with staff in costume as well. If guests escaped the cave, they were welcomed with revelry as more hospital staff set up a trunk or treat in the back of the facility.
“We have turned this over to local law enforcement,” Dennis said.
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An investigation was started by Wetumpka High School administrators last Wednesday when the assaults were reported to have happened Tuesday.
On Friday central office staff restarted the investigation with “fresh and experienced eyes.” Dennis said the staff involved had years of experience as principals looking into such issues.
Dennis said central office staff, school administrators and others are limited in what they can say publicly because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, commonly referred to as FERPA. It prevents school officials from being able to comment on disciplinary action of students.
If it is pursued by law enforcement or prosecutors it would be done through juvenile court shielded from the public.
found Centell Winston, 42 of Tallassee, dead of a gunshot wound in the driver seat of his vehicle. According to Wetumpka police chief
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Greta Lambert is officially retired. But she hasn’t yet given up on acting or giving back to the
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profession she has been a part of for decades. The famed actress has been on the stage at the Alabama Shakespeare Fes-
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Greta Lambert, retired and Alabama Shakespeare Festival Deputy Artistic Director, worked with theater students on British dialect at Wetumpka High School as they prepare for a state trumbauer competition next week.
Police Reports
WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT
OCT. 25
• Theft was reported on South Main Street. OCT. 20
• Harassment was reported on West Coosa Street.
• Theft was reported on Fort Toulouse Road.
• Theft was reported on Fort Toulouse Road.
• Domestic violence was reported on Chapel Lakes Lane.
TALLASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT
OCT. 30
• A noise complaint was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
Oct. 29
• Assistance was given to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard.
• Assistance was given to a motorist on Gilmer Avenue.
• An animal complaint was reported on Barnett Boulevard.
• Assistance was given during a medical call on Hillcrest Street. Assistance was given to the fire department on Gilmer Avenue.
• A domestic dispute was reported on HIllcrest Street.
• A Black male was arrested during a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue.
• Loitering was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• A welfare check was conducted on Alber Drive.
• A welfare check was conducted on Gilmer Avenue.
• A welfare check was conducted on Joy Street.
• A verbal altercation was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• A juvenile complaint was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.
• Unauthorized use of a vehicle was reported on Hillcrest Street.
dent was reported on Jordan Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on Highway 229.
• Suspicious activity was reported on Gravel Pit Drive.
• A domestic incident was reported on John Street.
• Suspicious activity was reported on Gravel Pit Drive.
• Assistance was given during a medical call on North Wesson Street.
OCT. 26
• A welfare check was conducted on Gilmer Avenue.
• A welfare check was conducted on Gilmer Avenue
• A juvenile complaint was reported on McNeal Road.
• A private property motor vehicle accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• Assistance was given to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard.
• Theft was reported on Freeman Avenue.
Fourth Street.
• A prowler was reported on Hickory Street.
• A motor vehicle accident with injuries was reported on Notasulga Road.
• Criminal mischief was reported on Notasulga Road.
• Assistance was given to a motorist on Burt Mill Road.
• Assistance was given to another agency on Notasulga Road.
• A suspicious person was reported on Dixie Circle.
• Assistance was given to a citizen on Lee Street.
OCT. 24
• A white female was arrested on U.S. Highway 231.
• Harassment was reported on Barnett Boulevard.
• Assistance was given during a medical call on Barnett Boulevard.
• Harassment was reported on Katie Lane.
• A Black male was arrested on U.S. Highway 231.
• A juvenile complaint was reported on Laurel Street.
• Burglary and theft was reported on Hicks Store Road.
• Assistance was given to a motorist on Burt Mill Road.
• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• A welfare check was conducted on Alber Drive.
OCT. 28
• Disorderly conduct was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• A motor vehicle accident with injuries was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.
• Harassment was reported on Barnett Boulevard.
• A white female was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.
• A private property motor vehicle accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• A motor vehicle accident with no injuries was reported on Notasulga Road.
OCT. 27
• A welfare check was conducted on Gilmer Avenue.
• A juvenile complaint was reported on First Avenue.
• A fight in progress was reported on Hickory Street.
• Assistance was given to a motorist on Barnett Boulevard.
• A private property motor vehicle acci -
• Harassment was reported on Lily Avenue.
• Criminal mischief was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
OCT. 25
• Assistance was given to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard.
• An animal bite was reported on Burt Mill Road.
• Suspicious activity was reported on Rickey Lane.
• A fight was reported on South Tallassee Drive.
• Assistance was given during a medical call on Friendship Road.
• A motor vehicle accident with injuries was reported on Central Boulevard.
• Assistance was given to a citizen on
• Trespassing was reported on Notasulga Road.
• Theft by deception was reported on Camelia Drive.
• A white male was arrested following a motor vehicle accident on Mooney Hollow Road.
• Assistance was given to a motorist on Notasulga Road.
• A white female was arrested on U.S. Highway 231.
• Livestock was reported in the roadway on Weldon Road.
• An animal complaint was reported on Langley Street.
• An animal complaint was reported on Jordan Avenue.
• Assistance was given to a citizen on Poplar Street.
• Debris was reported in the roadway on Highway 229.
No bond for man charged with child sex abuse
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
The Wetumpka Police Department started a child sex abuse investigation after a mother got a note from her daughter describing lewd acts. Now a Wetumpka man is in jail until the charges are dealt with in court following an Aniah’s Law hearing Tuesday in front of Elmore County District Judge Glen Goggans.
Franco Salvador Perez, 36, of Wetumpka, was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree rape,
first-degree sodomy, sexual torture, incest and sex abuse of a child less than 12 years old.
In late September, the mother of a 9-year-old child contacted the police department after getting the letter from her daughter.
The mother said she noticed her daughter had “had a significant change” in attitude over the last few months.
“[The mother] could
tell something was wrong, but [the child] seemed scared to tell her what was wrong,” investigators said in court documents.
“Approximately two weeks ago, [the child] wrote a letter and gave it to her mother.”
The letter said Perez had been forcing the child to remove her clothing and touching her private areas.
“The note explains that she has been hurt and is burning in those spots,” the report said. “[The child] writes that she is scared of Perez and is asking for help.”
has also stated that Perez has used his mouth on her…” Butterfly Bridge
Child Advocacy Center performed a forensic interview with the child.
The court documents state the alleged abuse could have started in June 2023.
In Tuesday’s hearing investigators said Perez confessed to many of the charges he was charged with.
Attorneys for Perez argued he had no criminal record, only a DUI from 2008.
The incident report in court documents said the mother took the child to the doctor for a “burning sensation.”
“The doctor advised that the burning appears to be consistent with a female not cleaning herself after sexual contact,” the document states.
“[The child] has since told her mother that Perez has an unknown object in his trailer that he uses, with lubrication to stick inside her. [The child]
Investigators said they found Perez to have used multiple aliases and Social Security numbers since he arrived in the U.S illegally in 2006 or before.
Goggans denied a bond request and remanded him to the Elmore County Jail.
“He apparently came into the country illegally,” Goggans said. “These are horrific charges. The weight of the evidence is extensive. I think he is a danger to any child anywhere. I think he is a flight risk to go back to Mexico.”
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Humane Society of Elmore County News
Help senior pets and owners this month
By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director
November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month and we see more and more older pets whose owners are no longer able to care for them. Many dogs and cats live well into their late teens so adopting a 5-, 8- or 10-year-old pet still means many, many years together.
Of course, what would be best in our shelter world is all pets stay with their families and never need our help in finding them new homes. That said, we ask everyone to keep a check on others around you — those that may be elderly without family support, those less fortunate, those facing challenging times.
We should all look out for one another as much as possible but also ask you keep an eye out for the pets in those same homes.
Not only do us humans live longer, but our pets do as well.
Just like us, our pets live longer as a result of better diets, exercise and medical care by their veterinarian.
But longer lives also lead to both people and pets with increased care requirements whether that be
modified diets, more trips to the vet for recurrent issues or just more attention paid to the changes happening with an aging pet. Increasingly we see senior pets coming to us, and upon arrival they are in a very apparent state of neglect.
We see horribly overgrown (and ingrown) nails, coats with missing hair from parasites or neglected medical issues, teeth severely in need of dental care and often extractions, ears that are infected and painful and more.
Many times, these pets have had elderly owners who have their own issues, such as reduced vision or limited means and ability to get around, and owners are simply not realizing the issues their beloved pet is also having. They may not be able to trim their dog’s nails and, if they cannot drive, cannot get their pet to a vet or groomer.
These owners may not comprehend their pet is simply not eating as well as it used to because its teeth are painful. If a pet owner is also dealing with human dementia or Alzheimer’s, he or she may forget to feed their pet or also not
Pet of the Week - Clementine
realize their pet has been missing for longer than a few hours while it is locked outside (or has escaped).
So we bring this up to ask family, friends and neighbors please also keep an eye out for the pets of those who may no longer be seeing the reality of their pet’s needs and health.
They may need help with a ride to a vet or even need the help of a mobile vet to come to their house — or they simply may need the help of checking to make sure they have dog/cat food and the pet is being fed regularly. Helping a pet suffering from fleas is also helping the owner who may be being bitten by fleas in the house as well.
We are asking for everyone to look out for each other and try to also look out for each other’s pets when there is a need for a bit more oversight. If you love animals this is not only helping the animal but helping their human as well, and we can all use a lot more of helping each other these days.
Rea Cord is the executive director of the Humane Society of Elmore County.
Clementine is a Treeing Walker Coonhound who came to us as a stray and was never reclaimed. She is about 5 years old and weighs 55 pounds. She is incredibly sweet and loving; she craves attention. She would just love a couch to call her own but perhaps not in an apartment or quiet neighborhood as she does like to sing the song of her people. She is great with other dogs.
The Humane Society of Elmore County’s adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old. Cats over 1 can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee covers
Fall Back starts this weekend with colder weather this week
STAFF REPORT
TPI Staff
The clock will soon turn back one hour as colder weather rolls in.
At 2 a.m. Sunday, Daylight Saving Time ends with Fall Back. The Federal Emergency Management Agency recommends taking this time to do some disaster preparation.
The first is checking on and changing the batteries for carbon monoxide and smoke detectors. Most detectors have an instruction manual for how to properly test individual detectors.
FEMA recommends also using this time to ensure people are weather prepared, especially with their housing. According to the National
Weather Service, people can prepare their homes for the winter by inspecting the chimney, insulating the attic, cleaning out the gutters, caulking and weather strip doors and windows and insulating exposed pipes. This week the temperatures also dropped with a freeze watch in Coosa, Elmore and Tallapoosa counties through Wednesday morning.
The last recom -
mendation FEMA has for Fall Back is to update your emergency kit and family emergency plan. For an extreme cold, NWS does have a guide for making a winter car survival kit with items such as jumper cables, flashlights, First Aid kit, non-perishable food, water, tool kit, radio, cat litter for tire traction, ice scraper, warm clothes, blankets and a spare cell phone charger.
the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, deworming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian. If you are interested in meeting Cola or any of the pets at HSEC, the first step is to fill out an adoption application online. Once approved, you will be contacted by someone from the humane society. HSEC is located at 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka. The phone number is 334-567-3377 and the website is www.elmorehumane. org.
The two-party system has got to go
For more than 200 years, the United States has operated under basically a two-party political system. The parties have changed and even flip-flopped over the years, but the basic premise of one side versus the other has always remained.
I attended the Tallapoosa County Republican Party annual dinner last night, and guest speaker Steve Flowers, who is considered the leading political columnist in Alabama, discussed this two-party system a bit. He said only eight states really matter in the presidential election because so many states are so entrenched in their single party.
Flowers made the perfectly accurate point that if Mickey Mouse ran for president as a Republican, he’d take Alabama.
And that’s through no fault of Alabamians either. Flowers also said if Donald Duck was running as a Democrat, he’d take California. This is just the way our system works.
But it’s a very flawed system.
For one, the fact that we, as a country with a population of more than 330,000 people, have two men to choose from for the most important job in, arguably, the world is a travesty. It’s seeming more and more likely Joe Biden and Donald Trump will once again be the presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. And what’s really sad is — if there was anyone else to legitimately consider, the likelihood one of those two wins is extraordinarily low.
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Unfortunately those, the U.S. and our citizens are so entrenched in the two-party system that it’s even less likely a third-party, or independent, candidate would ever even come close to winning, even if he or she has the background, capabilities and the best views.
The most an independent candidate can do now is take votes away from the Democratic or GOP nominee, which, yes, affects the outcome of an election but not to the extent of having someone other than Biden or Trump in office.
Alabama is a red state, through and through. There’s no point arguing that. However, in Alabama, we are one of just 19 states that do not have voters declare a party. It is your right as an Alabamian to vote in either the Republican or the Democratic primary, just not both in the same year. As an Alabamian, you can vote in the Democratic primary then ultimately switch to the Republican candidate in the general election, or vice versa. You can vote in the Republican primary one presidential year, and the Democratic primary the next.
You have the power to get outside of the two-party system even if just for a moment, if you choose.
The flaws of the two-party system are only exacerbated by the
electoral college, which is an antiquated idea. The electoral college is what actually elects the president each year, and the winner needs 270 electoral college votes to win. Forty eight states and Washington D.C. award all of their electoral college votes to the same candidate, who wins the popular vote. A candidate can therefore win a lot of smaller states by smaller margins to secure the electoral college vote without actually winning the popular vote.
Five presidents have been elected without winning the popular vote; those include John Quincy Adams and Rutherford B. Hayes, which were ultimately decided by Congress due to different laws in the 1800s. The others were Benjamin Harrison (1888), George Bush (2000) and Donald Trump (2016). It happened three times in all of our election history for more than 200 years then twice in the last two decades; there’s clearly an issue that needs addressing.
It’s time for a major change in our political system overall. The idea of the two parties is becoming more and more about you versus me than actually accomplishing things for the greater good of the country, which is really what our government is supposed to be doing. The longer there’s that idea of “good guy vs. bad guy,” the worse the divide becomes.
Lizi Arbogast Gwin is the managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.
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Now that we have reached the end of another football season, it’s time for the Most Interesting Story of the Year.
Every week, I get to travel as a chaperone with the Pride of Tallassee band. Other than riding Bus 2 and taking attendance, my job is to go to the press box at halftime and announce the songs the band will be playing in the show and key personnel for the band such as officers and leaders.
I get to be in the press box for the end of the second quarter of the football game. I am standing right behind the coaching staff, the clock operators, the radio broadcasters and the man with the microphone — the play-by-play announcer.
Each stadium is different. Some places have nice press boxes with friendly folks and free food and drink, even for visitors. Others have a hostile vibe and the people there act like they’d rather not have anyone from the other team using their stuff.
Years ago, we were the visiting team at a school in west Alabama. Memorably, the concession stand served only mustard greens, pickled pigs feet, hot wings and jalapeno peppers — and nothing else. The
smoke billowing out of the concession stand made the entire stadium take on the look and smell of a soul food restaurant in action.
Once inside the press box, the announcer seemed friendly enough. I noticed there was a barrel-shaped cooler behind the chairs. I opened it, thinking maybe I could plunder a bottle of water.
The cooler was filled with icecold cans of Old English 800 and Colt 45 malt liquor, and every time the mic was switched off, they had a radio playing loud hip-hop with so much bass coming out of the speakers, the stadium seemed like it was rattling.
Until this year, I didn’t have a story nearly as interesting as that one.
But what I’ve encountered the past couple of years while we’ve had a particular high school on our schedule has been pretty memorable, too. Their visitor’s side last year
had to be the worst we’ve seen in many years. The men’s restroom, for example, had a feed trough as a urinal, with a hole cut out of it at one end and a hose pipe running constantly to keep everything flowing; the water ran through the hole and washed whatever was in the urinal to the user’s feet below. But what made it so bad was there were no lights in the bathroom, so there was a brick propping the door open so some of the stadium light would illuminate the room just enough to barely see.
While that may sound rough, there is a funny side to the story from this year, when they visited us.
At halftime, I was making small talk with their announcer about their band, and he started telling me about their previous director leaving, and how the new one had come in and was the most organized, disciplined person they could’ve gotten.
“She came from the University of Alabama,” he said. “She was trained by Coach (Nick) Saban.”
“Trained by Coach Saban?” I asked, incredulously. I mean, did Nick Saban all of a sudden take on
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tival for years performing multiple roles. Last week she returned to Wetumpka High School to help up and coming actors with a British accent — something she did last year for the Wetumpka High School Theatre Guild production of “Matilda.”
The Wetumpka program is headed by Jeff Glass, and Lambert has always been a favorite of his.
“I fell in love with theater watching her on stage,” Glass said. “I will never forget the first show I saw at the Alabama Festival. At the very end, we thought we were looking at a statue of her and it came to life. I will never forget that moment. It was a formative moment for me. I was like ‘I want to do this theater thing because it is magic.’”
Glass and Lambert’s paths have crossed a few times over the last few years. Last year Lambert agreed to help with dialect for the Wetumpka programs. She returned last week to help as the students prepared to present “Alice By Heart” at the Nov. 4 District Trumbauer competition in Opelika.
“I was asking the students if they wanted Ms. Greta to come back and help brushup on dialect,” Glass said. “It was a
resounding yes.”
Lambert said she was quick to say yes for her return to Wetumpka.
Lambert, who has nearly 38 years on the stage at Shakespeare Festival, was excited to see the energy in the students relatively new to the theater.
“It’s really neat especially when they are excited about theater,” Lambert said. “In Matilda I was here with my husband and thought they were so good. I was crying.”
Lambert is also happy to see participation in high school drama at the level it is. It wasn’t something she experienced in high school, as Lambert relied on a once a year production that was more of a competition between classes. From that, Lambert’s teacher took her to Montevallo University and introduced her to the chair of the theater department.
“They showed me how to apply for a scholarship,” Lambert said.
Lambert spoke with the students about the importance of keeping in touch with those they work with in acting. She also encouraged the students to be ready for any audition with more than what they are looking for, and have a theater book of their work at the ready.
“You never know when they are going to ask you if you have a monologue ready,” Lambert said.
Lambert said she has
also noticed there is a connection between actors that stays for years.
“There is a camaraderie between you guys,” Lambert said. “There is nothing like it. Sports has it but this is not as competitive.”
Lambert was quick to advise the students to take advantage of being in local productions as they worked on their craft.
“We have some fantastic community theaters around,” Lambert said. “There is Cloverdale Playhouse, Wetumpka Depot and Way off Broadway in your backyard. Community theaters are always using local young people.”
Lambert didn’t just give the students guidance on a future in acting. She helped with the Rs, As, Ds and other sounds in the British dialect coming up in the show.
“The British almost always go up at the end of lines or the important part of the sentence,” Lambert told the students. “They use a lot of pitch which we as Americans don’t.”
The student ran through
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the show for her and Lambert stopped them from time to time to give pointers. It resonated well with the students. Charles Lawerence plays the Mad Hatter in the upcoming production and having Lambert come back was a big deal for him.
the responsibility of music education classes, or was this girl a member of the football team?
“Yeah, trained by Coach Saban,” he continued. “You know, Coach
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can enter this physical evidence we got and get some very useful and helpful information back about where these weapons might have been used in the past.”
“It means a lot that a professional wants to come spend time with us,” Lawrence said. “A lot of what we got was when she came to help with Matilda. This time I picked up tips and another side of the British accent.” Glass was happy to have Lambert work with
Saban is so organized and he has The Process. Our band director is just like Coach Saban. She teaches the kids The Process.”
I felt no need to argue, as this gentleman was speaking with such sincerity about the band director’s greatness, and her tutelage under Coach Saban, the only thing to do
Franklin said the sheriff’s department is unsure how many people were at the block party or if there were other injuries.
his students again. It’s not competitive he said, she just has a skill set and resume he doesn’t.
“I can only do so much,” Glass said. “I have to bring in people who have strengths I don’t have. I’m a director. I’m not a classically trained actor. It is a team effort.”
was sit back and enjoy the halftime shows by both bands. That is the best part of being a halftime announcer — a Bird’s eye view each week as young people make music for football fans.
Michael Bird is a music teacher with Tallassee City Schools.
“We haven’t had that many people come forward to provide us with some useful information about what is going on,” Franklin said. “All we know is we got a call where two people who were headed to the emergency room to get treated for gunshot wounds.”
BEING JOBLESS IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH.
Franklin said the department has some physical evidence but wants anyone who saw or heard anything to speak to investigators.
“We got one vehicle we seized,” Franklin said. “We think there is another vehicle that was involved. We don’t know exactly who all the players are yet. We are trying to figure that out and why there was a shooting. If you saw something we want to hear from you.”
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ABOVE: Students from Wetumpka High School Theater Guild invited Greta Lambert back to the school for a refresher on British dialect. The actor was at the school last year to help students with a similar task as they readied “Matilda.”
BELOW: Charles Lawrence who plays the Mad Hatter in the trumbauer show practices his speech inflection as part of a dialect workshop with Greta Lambert.
SPOOKY GOOD TIME AT MILLBROOK’S BOO FESTIVAL
CLIFF WILLIAMS THE HERALD
Thousands turned out for the Boo Festival on the Village Green in Millbrook. The annual City of Millbrook Festival saw superheroes compete against villains, burglars against cops, the Addams family and more in a costume contest. There were games for children, food trucks and trick-or-treating amongst the motorcycles. Millbrook city employees created photo opportunities everywhere. There was a werewolf, a haunted graveyard and pumpkin patch. Last year more than 5,000 people attended and Millbrook police chief P.K. Johnson said he believes this year’s crowd was larger.
Another drug smuggling attempt into state prisons thwarted
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
A month after the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office stopped a possible smuggling attempt of drugs and cell phones into Elmore and Staton Correctional Facilities, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) stopped an attempt.
In the early morning hours of Oct. 16 security cameras at Staton showed someone trying to approach the prison, according to court documents. Tracking canines were deployed.
“The track led through the wooded area adjacent to Sta -
ton Correctional Facility and around the cotton field,” court documents state. The track ended near a house on Ceasarville Road where Kelderick Junone Williams, 33, of Vestavia Hills was located. About the same time, the driver of a van pulling into the vicinity was detained by Elmore County Sheriff's Office deputies. With the help of the canines, Williams’ track was followed back. Law enforcement with ADOC
found two backpacks containing an assortment of illegal drugs, cellphones and accessories. In those bags were 1,018 grams of soft pink powder believed to be fentanyl, 302 grams of cocaine, 682 grams of synthetic cannabinoids, 564 grams of marijuana, 34 grams of crystal meth, a digital scale, a Powerade bottle of brown liquid believed to be liquor, seven cellphones, seven USB cords with charging blocks, cell battery, wireless headphones and a pair of glasses. Williams was taken to the Elmore County Jail and charged with trafficking
fentanyl, trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking cocaine, trafficking synthetic drugs, first-degree possession of marijuana, promoting prison contraband and trespassing about a prison.
Williams is being held on a $6,031,000 bond. There are no court records listing charges for a driver of the van near the scene.
ADOC said the investigation is still ongoing and additional charges may be added.
A month earlier, deputies with the Elmore County Sheriff's Office found five individuals about four miles south of the state prisons with similar drugs and contraband.
Cameron Tyrek Ledbetter, 21, Antonio Marcus Terry, 24, and Jamarkus Hood, 21, of Columbus, Mississippi are all facing four counts of drug trafficking. They have a $6 million bond available to each of them. Courtney Termain Lowe, 34 was also arrested and posted a $40,000 bond. They are charged with four counts of trafficking after law enforcement found 198.4 grams of ecstasy, three pounds of marijuana, 113.39 grams of meth, 56 grams of spice, nine cell phones, six lighters, four headphones and scales in a September search of their car.
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HOMECOMING CELEBRATED FOR MUSTANGS
CLIFF WILLIAMS | THE HERALD Seniors from Stanhope Elmore High School took part in a tradition during Thursday’s homecoming parade — a dip in a pond along the route. No one knows the exact start of the tradition, or how it started, but most participants briefly detoured from the parade route long enough to dip a toe in or more. The parade had floats from each of the classes at the school, the band, cheer and dance squads and of course the homecoming queen nominees.
A healthy brigade of JROTC cadets led the parade marching in step along Main Street to the middle school and around to the high school.
New mosaic brings Wetumpka stairs to life
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
If you don’t turn around, you might miss the newest art installation in Wetumpka.
A new mosaic created by Cuba, Alabama artist Linda Munoz can easily be missed even though it’s four feet wide and more than eight feet tall. It’s on the risers of the stairs from Main Street down to Coosa River near the Bibb Graves Bridge.
The idea started with Main Street Wetumpka executive director Haley Greene. She found Munoz through Marcia Webb, who knew of the artist’s work at Desoto Falls State Park.
“I did a workshop there with Brittany Hughes who is the naturalist there,” Munoz said. “We did a set of 43 stairs going down to Desoto Falls from the park area.”
The Desoto mosaic was done on site with the help of more than 1,000 people.
“The neat thing is if you are coming down the stairs, you do not see the risers,” Munoz said. “When you get to the bottom, if you don’t turn around, you miss them. Most people will hear about it.”
The process was a little different in Wetumpka. Munoz started creating the mosaic in panels at her west Alabama studio at her home built in 1850. Each panel was for a riser and transported to Wetumpka.
“This was done on a large table,” the artist said. “If I couldn’t
sleep, I would go out and cut glass. When I got here, I had three stacks of mosaics on mesh.”
The design started with Munoz and Greene talking. First came the Coosa River. The city’s name had to be there too along with the Muskogee meaning — “Rumbling Waters.”
“You have all this other art around, I thought to finish it off with flowers,” Munoz said.
All the work was funded by a Clara Lull Robinson Beautification Grant through the Cen -
tral Alabama Community Foundation.
Work started Monday morning installing the mesh panels and finally grout Tuesday aft ernoon.
Wednesday morning Munoz said she thought it could take another day or two, but thanks to the help of volunteers, the project quickly came to life.
Shepherd Grier, 13, was one those volunteers at first searching for community service for Boy Scouts.
“I thought this would be some fun service hours,” Grier said. “I
learned a little along the way.”
Munoz liked Grier’s attitude and work ethic. After work was completed Wednesday morning, she shared with Grier techniques for cutting glass for mosaics. Grier even went home with a glass cutter and glass — even some of the scrap from the Wetumpka mosaic.
Sharing with Grier was similar to how Munoz learned to work with glass.
She and her husband Chalire purchased their west Alabama home in 1980 and slowly
renovated it over two decades before getting it on the National Historic Register. Munoz figured she would take a stain glass class in Nashville to help recreate the side lights for the main entrance to the home.
Munoz kept up the stain glass creation for a few years until children came along. All of her supplies including glass went into storage.
After the Munoz children were grown she pulled the glass out of storage.
“I thought about mosaics and I needed
to explore that,” she said. “I am kind of self taught.”
The Southern selftaught glass mosaic artist now has an installation in Wetumpka who is marketing itself as the home to Southern self-taught artists. The project also fits in with the goals of Main Street Wetumpka.
“Our mission is to make downtown the heart of the community and help with economic development,” Greene said. “This is a beautification to help make Wetumpka the best it can be.”
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LEFT: Mosaic artist Linda Munoz created the newest art installation in downtown Wetumpka on the steps near the Bibb Graves Bridge leading down to the riverwalk.
RIGHT: Mosaic artist Linda Munoz looks her newest creation on the steps near the Bibb Graves Bridge leading down to the riverwalk.
For all the saints
reetings
Gis a beautiful fall day as I write this week’s column. The weather will have taken a dramatic change towards wintry temperatures by the time this column is published. Gotta love central Alabama weather!
I have always loved Halloween. I have been dressing up and trick or treating from one side of the door or the other my entire life. Thanks to Trunk or Treat at church, I get to continue the tradition at work! One of my favorite parts of Halloween, however, happens the day after.
All Hallows Eve gives way to All Saints Day; the day
BETHLEHEM EAST
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Bethlehem East Baptist Church will have all Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning followed by regular service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m.
CARRVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Regular hours of service are Sundays- 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. Morning Worship.
when the saints of the church, known and unknown, are celebrated. The tradition of All Saints Day celebration goes back to the 4th century Christian church. It was celebrated by the western church every November as Christianity spread across the globe. I first became aware of the day and its meaning in childhood. The Presbyterian Church I grew up in had an All-Saints service every year
Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting. Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
EAST TALLASSEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
ETUMC’s Rivers Edge Flea Market is now closed. The church will start a new project called Rivers Edge Food Pantry. ETUMC will provide canned food, water, dry beans and rice, blan-
on November 1st. My parents explained that this was the time to recognize, remember, and honor the shoulders of those we stand on in the living of our faith.
The significance of All Saint Day for me is made most clear by the hymn For All the Saints. It was written by William Walsham How in 1864 and put to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1906. It features a moving tempo and uplifting melody that grabbed my attention as a young child. The words began to deepen in my heart each year and have continued to do so.
For all the saints who from their labors rest, who thee by
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kets, and jackets. If you want to donate or help with the cause, call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
Please join us for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. when the Rev. Lee Lowery will celebrate the Holy Eucharist. We are asking everyone please to wear a mask. The service will be live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ EpiphanyTallassee/ For more information, visit the
faith before the world confessed; thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia! Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might; thou, Lord their captain in the well-fought fight; thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light. Alleluia!
O blest communion.
Fellowship divine! We feebly struggle; they in glory shine; yet all are one in thee for all are thine. Alleluia!
And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph song. And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia!
From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Alleluia!
All Saints Day is a time
church website at http:// epiphanytallassee.org/
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
First Presbyterian Church, located at 514
Central Blvd. will host a Veteran’s Day Celebration on Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for all veterans and first responders and their family members.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
“We are OPEN and everyone is WELCOME! Come worship with us in
to remember those whose life and witness encourages us to embrace the divine image present in all and to be our best selves. It is what allows us to trust in God and God’s hope for the whole of humanity – in this life as well as in the next. It is a time to celebrate those who have gone before us, not mourn their absence.
Reread the lyrics to this hymn. Whether you are reading them for the umpteenth time or for the first time, allow them to conjure up images of the saints in your life. Celebrate them this All-Saints Day. They deserve a day of remembrance since they are unselfishly with us the other 364 days of every year.
Rev. Jonathan Yarboro is the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Wetumpka.
person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) or 11 a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants. CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m.; supper is included both days! For more information about our church or the programs we offer, visit our website: fumctallassee.com or call us: 334-283-2195. FUMC
Tallassee - 1 Jordan Avenue.”
OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY
Airs every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on 580 WACQ, FM 98.5 & 101.1, on your smart speaker, your TuneIn app, or on our website www.wacqradio. com. Please share on social media. This set of programs features Msgr. Charles Troncale, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Fr. James Dean, Fr. David Carucci, Fr. Patrick Driscoll, and Deacon Jim Labadie.
Wetumpka falls to McAdory in Super Regionals
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
Wetumpka’s young volleyball team came just one game short of reaching the state tournament.
Wetumpka lost to McAdory, 3-0 (2519, 25-19, 25-15) in straight sets in the Sweet 16 round of the AHSAA Class 6A Super Regionals volleyball tournament held at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.
The Indians, which
only have one senior and two juniors on the roster, finished the year with a 16-9 overall record, their seventh-straight area championship and a Super Regionals win in the first round over Murphy.
“We only have three upperclassmen and I have majority sophomores on both varsity and junior varsity,” head coach KK Dismukes said. “We have a bright future ahead of us. We
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Wetumpka’s Cheyenne Boshell passes the ball in the Super Regionals tournament.
Stanhope Elmore volleyball ends season in Super Regionals
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
The Stanhope Elmore volleyball team saw its season come to an abrupt end Wednesday afternoon.
The Mustangs ended the season with a 15-11 overall record and runner-up finish in their area.
“Saraland is a great
Stanhope Elmore ran into a buzzsaw as the Mustangs lost to Saraland, 3-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-18) in the first round of the AHSAA Class 6A Super Regionals Tournament.
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Stanhope Elmore’s Emily White (14) and Emily Wilson (9) look for a block. Stanhope Elmore lost in the opening round of the Super Regionals to Saraland.
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
MINOR (3-6) AT STANHOPE ELMORE (3-6)
THE PLAYERS
STANHOPE ELMORE: QB Jacob Bryant threw two TDs last week against Park Crossing. … RB Arthur McQueen has rushed for over 100 yards in all seven games this year; he had three TDs last week. … WR Jamari Coleman added another TD to
EDGEWOOD ACADEMY HOSTS CLARKE PREP IN FIRST ROUND
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
The biggest game of the year is in front of Edgewood Academy.
The Wildcats, which finished the regular season with a 4-6 overall record, are hosting Clarke Prep School in the first round of the AISA Class AA playoffs.
Clarke Prep is the No. 3 seed out of Region 2 and enters the game with a 7-4 overall record. The Gators finished in the bottom half of the playoff qualifiers after losses to Patrician Academy and Banks Academy in region play.
“They’re very well coached offensively,” Edgewood coach Chad Michael said. “They do a lot of different things. They want to run the football. Their offensive line is big and physical, and they want to set the tone early by running the ball and pass the ball off that. They have a good running back who if you don’t tackle at the line of scrimmage, he can score in a hurry.”
Alex Hayes is the main running back carrying the ball for the Gators, and he can score from any level of the field. He has 2-yard touchdowns this year and
as far as 80-yard touchdowns. The Gators will run the ball through him and then quarterback Connor Bumpers will catch a defense sleeping with passes to Hayes, running back Trace Phillips or receiver Ashton Williams.
Clarke Prep has scored nearly 400 points this season, good for just under 40 points per game.
The Gators’ offense will be tested, however, as Edgewood Academy’s defense has been nothing short of stellar the last month.
Outside of last week’s matchup with AAA state champion Lee-Scott, Edgewood’s defense has been holding teams to seemingly nothing the last four games.
In wins over MaconEast, Hooper and Lakeside, Edgewood held its three opponents to a combined 14 points.
Last week, the Wildcats did give up 35 points in a loss to Lee-Scott, but still forced three turnovers.
“We’re going to be very detailed on what we do on defense,” Michael said. “We’ll have to recognize formations quickly and we will have to match their physicality. That’s the main thing for us. We
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have to match them up front so we’re able to get off blocks and make tackles before their guy gets going.”
As physical as Clarke Prep may be on offense, Edgewood will be just as physical. The Wildcats have not been as successful on offense this year, averaging only 12 points per game, but they have some players who are not afraid to take a hit.
Running back Parker Shaw is a big bruising running back who fights for every yard he gets, while Brock Whitt is at quarterback with his 6-foot-5, 230 pound frame. Whitt took over the quarterback spot at midseason, and immediately led Edgewood to a 3-1 record in the process.
“I think the change has really worked out well and Brock has done a good job,” Michael said.
“It’s given us a vertical threat, and he’s 230 pounds. He’s a run threat as well and is hard to bring down. Both him and Parker being in the backfield gives us two bodies that are downhill guys. They’re not going to make you miss them. They’re trying to set the tone with their pads.”
Edgewood Academy’s Parker Shaw carries the ball against Lowndes Academy earlier this season.
Stanhope Elmore looks to go out with a win
his season total as he leads the team in yards. Minor: QB Sherman Williams has completed 37-of-68 passes for 596 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT. … RB Paul Allen has rushed 61 times for 314 yards, 1 TD. … WR Tylan Amerson has 22 receptions for 432 yards, 4 TDs. FOUR DOWNS Last week, Stanhope Elmore beat Park Crossing, 52-14; Minor beat Woodlawn, 28-0.
Stanhope Elmore beat Minor last season, 21-7. Both teams missed the playoffs in their respective classifications.
Stanhope Elmore’s 52 points last week was its season-high.
NEXT UP: Stanhope Elmore’s season is over.
HOLTVILLE (6-3) AT TALLASSEE (1-8) THE PLAYERS HOLTVILLE: QB Keiland Baker
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Stanhope Elmore running back Arthur McQueen (4) looks to help the Mustangs end their season with another win on Thursday against Minor.
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had some junior high girls contribute this season and the future is bright.”
Elmore County’s game ended, and were one of only two courts playing when the clock struck 10 p.m.
After Wetumpka’s opening 3-0 win over Murphy, the Indians got pushed into the late slot. They had to wait until
3-0 win with a 10-point victory in the final set.
In the game, Wetumpka trailed from start to finish as McAdory’s heavy hitters at the net had Indians jumping all over the court trying to dig out some powerful kills.
McAdory cruised in the first set and took the six-point win and 1-0 lead into the second set. The Indians fought back, however, as they led 19-17 late before McAdory took control with a late run.
After securing the 2-0 match lead, McAdory had all the momentum it needed and cruised to a
“I think maybe the girls got a little bit too excited,” Dismukes said. “The pressure of Super Regionals, but they played well. They out-played us today. I’m really proud of our girls and how they reacted even though things were not going our way.”
has completed 93-of-171 passes for 1,267 yards, 11 TDs, 6 INTs; he has rushed for 283 yards, 8 TDs. … WR Erik Adkins has 32 receptions for 409 yards, 4 TDs. … DB Cedrick Croskey has recorded 42 tackles, 3 INTs.
TALLASSEE: RB Christian McCary rushed for two TDs against Sylacauga two weeks ago. … QB Trent Morris rushed and passed for one TD in his last game. … RB/WR Jaiden McKenzie caught a TD pass last game.
FOUR DOWNS
JEMISON (1-8) AT ELMORE COUNTY (7-2) THE PLAYERS
ELMORE COUNTY: RB/WR Cade Everson has rushed 81 times for 540 yards, 12 TDs; he has 18 receptions for 324 yards, 4 TDs. … WR Jabari Murphy has 29 receptions for 400 yards, 4 TDs; he has rushed for 5 TDs. … DE Brandon White has recorded 41 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 6 sacks.
NEXT UP: Elmore County travels to Vigor in the first round of playoffs.
CENTRAL-CLAY COUNTY (9-0) AT WETUMPKA (5-4) THE PLAYERS
WETUMPKA: QB Nate Rogers has rushed for over 100 yards in every game this season; he scored one rushing and one passing TD last week. … WR/ RB Jamarion Thrasher has scored a TD in four of his five games since returning from injury. … DB James Ball scored a defensive touchdown last week.
FOUR DOWNS
Last week, Holtville lost to Elmore County, 28-21; Tallassee did not play.
Tallassee beat Holtville last season, 35-7. Holtville has already won twice as many games this season as it did last year.
Tallassee holds a 31-3-1 overall record against Holtville alltime.
NEXT UP: Holtville hosts Headland in the first round of playoffs; Tallassee’s season is over.
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team,” head coach Flavia Freeney said.
“They’re the No. 1 in their area for a reason.
As long as my girls kept working and kept fighting, then I’m proud of them. They didn’t hang their heads down and kept trying to figure it out. They never gave up or got upset.
That’s what I like to see. As long as we’re
JEMISON: QB Luke Gann has completed 89-of-155 passes for 759 yards, 8 TDs, 8 INTs. … RB Kintre Jackson has rushed 61 times for 223 yards, 3 TDs; he has 22 catches for 219 yards, 6 TDs. … DB Houston Harris has recorded 48 tackles, 1 INT.
FOUR DOWNS
Last week, Elmore County beat Holtville, 28-21; Jemison lost to Beauregard, 41-14. Elmore County beat Jemison last season, 60-12. With a win, Elmore County will reach eight wins in a season for the first time since 2008. Jemison has been outscored by 78 combined points in its last three games.
together as a team, we’ll accept a loss that way.”
It was a slow start in all three sets that doomed Stanhope’s chance of advancing to the second round. To start the match against Saraland, Stanhope found itself down 11-1 early in the first set.
Six of Saraland’s 11 points came via service aces. Stanhope fought back, but it was too deep of a hole.
The second set
Last week, Wetumpka beat Sidney Lanier, 20-12; Central-Clay beat Russell County, 30-14. Central-Clay County beat Wetumpka last season, 35-30. Central-Clay coach Danny Horn won his 350th career game last week.
Central-Clay is 2-0 against 6A teams this year, winning a combined 60-27.
NEXT UP: Wetumpka travels to Helena in the first round of playoffs.
played out much of the same. The Mustangs found themselves down 12-1 early and after some back-and-forth play that resulted in a 17-7 lead for Saraland, the Spartans scored eight-straight points to finish the set 25-7.
“We’re going to have to stop being the crock pot team where it takes us a little bit longer to warm up,” Freeney said. “We have to warm up quicker. By the time we get acclimated and
gelling, we’re too far down. We have to work on jumping ahead and getting points early.”
The Mustangs battled back in the third set, especially late. Stanhope was down, 23-12, and was able to keep the game alive for eight more points. Saraland’s heavy hitters were too much to hold down for long, however, as a Spartan kill from the left side of the net ended Stanhope’s season.
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Wetumpka’s Hannah Burdett hits the ball against Murphy in the first round.
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
There’s just no keeping Elmore County senior Cade Everson out of the end zone.
For the second-straight week, the Panthers’ star receiver, running back and quarterback seemed to do it all for Elmore County.
In a 28-21 rivalry win over Holtville, Everson raced past defenders along the edge for a touchdown, pummeled his way up the middle for another touchdown and even caught a fade route in the corner of the end zone for his third touchdown.
For his second-straight three-touchdown performance, Everson has been named the Elmore County Player of the Week for the second-straight week.
“He’s just so special,” head coach Kyle Caldwell said. “He’s a great kid. He just does everything the right way. I’m hoping someone can come in and steal one with him. Some college is gonna get a diamond in the rough with him. He’s special.”
Everson kept Holtville’s defense on its toes, as he lined up at every skill position on Friday night.
At quarterback, he took a direct snap on the 1-yard line and scored the first touchdown
of the night. Five minutes later, he lined up at quarterback again and actually handed the ball off to CJ Wilkes, who scored a 4-yard touchdown. With the game tied, 14-14, Everson went on to score both go-ahead touchdowns, including the game-winner, just before halftime.
Playing running back, Ryals McNeely handed him the ball and he raced 53 yards along the right side line untouched for a touchdown.
After McNeely helped drive the Panthers down the field again just before half, Everson caught a toe-tap fade route in the corner to give Elmore County its final lead, 28-21, with 25 seconds left.
That’s been the story of Everson’s season. He’s lined up everywhere on the offense and he’s had success in every position.
On the season, he has mainly
touched the ball as a runner. He has 80 carries for a team-high 540 yards and 12 touchdowns. He has the second most catches on the team with 18 for 324 yards and four more touchdowns.
He mostly runs the wildcat when at quarterback, but he’s completed his only two passes on the year for 60 yards and a touchdown.
He’s even helped out on the defensive side of the ball as a
member of the secondary. He’s shown on that side of the ball the ability to naturally drift to the ball no matter what, as he’s one of six Panthers who have intercepted a pass this season. Everson and company look to cap off a stellar regular season when the Panthers host Jemison this weekend. If Elmore County can win, it would reach eight wins for the first time in a season since 2008.
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Elmore County’s Cade Everson runs for a touchdown against Holtville. The senior scored three touchdowns in the rivalry game.
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Ronald Russell v. Sheryl Boyd, Mellonie Russell, Sarah Ross, Mary Ambers, William Thrasher, Clyde Harris, Aaron Thrasher, Tyron Thrasher, Jermiah Harris, Lee Patrick Harris, Timothy Harris, and all Heirs of Eli Nolen, and any person or entities claiming any present, future, contingent, remainder, reversion, or other interest in the property described as: The N1/2 of SE1/4 of NE1/4 of Section 34 & The N1/2 of SW1/4 of NW1/2 of Section 35 all in T 20 R19 Elmore County, Alabama DEFENDANTS. Said complaint is to determine the rights and interest of the parties and to divide said property accordingly. CASE NO.: CV 2022900231.00 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
The Defendants and all other persons claiming any present, future, contingent, remainder, reversion or other in said landtiff’s Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and to Quiet Title and other relief by the 20th day of counsel and the Circuit Clerk or thereafter, a judgment by Default may be rendered against all Defendants in Case No CV 2022-900231.00 in the Circuit Court of Elmore County, Alabama.
Jesse C. Heifner Attorney for the Plaintiff 1 Commerce St Ste 600 Montgomery, AL 36117 com
Wetumpka Hearld: Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1 and 8, 2023 2022-900231.00 PUBLIC NOTICE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on November 23, 2005 by Linda F Hurst, an unmarried woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., and recorded in RLPY Book 2005 at Page 93727 on December 15, 2005, Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, and secured indebtedness having been transferred to The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for CWABS, Inc. As2005-17. LOGS Legal Group LLP, as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on November 30, 2023, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder at the main entrance of the Elmore County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of We-
The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for CWABS, Inc. As2005-17, and its successors and assigns Mortgagee or Transferee LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP
Attorneys for Mortgagee or Transferee Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2023 219341
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER FORECLOSURE NOTICE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a mortgage from PHILLIP ELTON DAY AND MARIE L. DAY, A/K/A EMMA M. DAY, HUSBAND AND WIFE, FOR AND DURING THEIR JOINT LIVES AND UPON THE DEATH OF EITHER OF THEM, THEN TO THE SURVIVOR OF THEM to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC. AS MORTGAGEE, AS NOMINEE FOR CLEARPATH LENDING, on the 19th day of September, 2017, said mortthe Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, on October 17, 2017, in Deed/Mortgage Book 2017, Page 51299, Elmore County, Alabama Records, said Mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, by instrument recorded notice is hereby given that the undersigned NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, 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 on the Front Steps of the Elmore County Courthouse, 100 East Conners Street, Wetumpka, AL 36092 in Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on December 7, 2023, 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, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OF NEW QUARTERS PLACE PLAT #1, AS THE SAME APPEARS OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, IN PLAT BOOK 23, AT PAGE 19. Said legal description being controlling, however the property is more commonly known as 45 NEW QUARTERS RD, TALLASSEE, AL 36078. 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 consult-
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joseph E Martini Sr, unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Interlinc Mortgage Services, LLC, on June 15, 2017, said mortgage Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2017 Page 28740; with recorded in RLPY Book 2022 Page 49531; the undersigned PennyMac Loan Services, 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 November 21, 2023, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 108 of Silver Pointe Subdivision Plat No. 2 Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama in Plat Book 15 at Page 102.. Property street address for informational purposes: 102 Sterling Dr , Elmore, AL 36025. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid next business day at the Law at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 23-07123
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2023 23-02013
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on July 27, 2015 by Jodi Kitchens and Travis Kitchens, wife and husband, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registra-Bank, and recorded in RLPY Book 2015 at Page 36616 on
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER FORECLOSURE NOTICE
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a mortgage from TELLY ELLIS MARRIED MAN AND LAVON WILLIAMS HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS MORTGAGEE, AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE RESEARCH CENTER, LLC DBA VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS, on the 26th day of March, 2014, said mortgage recorded in the April 8, 2014, in Deed/Mortgage
Services, LLC, as Mortgagee/ of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell atder for cash in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse in Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alduring the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest real estate, situated in Elmore THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 10, GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN
NORTH 0 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF MEADOW LANE, 50 FOOT R.O.W. AND THE WEST LINE OF LOTS 10 AND RIGHT OF WAY, SOUTH 68 SECONDS EAST THROUGH
SECONDS EAST, THROUGH
THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 8 AND THROUGH LOT 10, 285.68 FEET TO AN IRON-
ONDS WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHNING. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED
ACRES SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA
MORE OR LESS.
controlling, however the property is more commonly known as 105 Meadow Ln, Deatsville, ALsons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumexist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process.ed to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.
ject to any easements, enthose contained in the records
tion of all parties entitled thereto ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or sale is made for the purposeas the expenses of foreclosure. The Mortgagee/Transferee repurchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the inpostponement or cancellation.
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
Mortgagee/Transferee
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Catherine F. Austin, a single person, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
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gy Inc. as nominee for Iberiabank Mortgage Company, on May 31, 2013, said mortgage recorded Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2013 and Page 32058; the undersigned PennyMac Loan Services, 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 November 20, 2023, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 6 according to the Map of Mill Ridge, Plat Number 1, as said map appears of record in the of Elmore County, Alabama in Plat Book 12, at Page 35 and 36.. Property street address for informational purposes: 90 Mill Ridge Drive , Millbrook, AL 36054. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR EN-
REDEMPTION OF ALL PAR-
TIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid next business day at the Law at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 23-07199
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2023 23-02028
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In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Webb Builders, Inc. Contractor has completed the Contract for Equipment HVAC renovations for Wetumpka Elementary School- Wetumpka, Alabama at Wetumpka, AL for the State of Alabama and the County of Elmore, Owners andtlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Morris Engineering, LLC
Webb Buliders, Inc. PO Drawer 608 Millbrook, AL 36054
Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2023 COMPLETION
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In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Alexander Sealcoating & Striping, Inc. Construction of Wetumpka Middle School Access at Wetumpka Middle School Wetumpka, AL for the state of Alabama and the City of Wetumpka, Owner(s), settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Pilgreen and Bostick Engineering, Inc. 10270 Highway 80 East, Montgomery AL 36117
P.O. Box 211032 Montgomery, AL 36121
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 25, Nov. 1, 8 and 15, 2023 COMPLETION
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Ian B. Jacobson, an unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for NBANK, N.A., on April 28, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the of Elmore County, Alabama, in the undersigned Wells FarTransferee, 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 Alabama, on December 21,
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sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-tates Subdivision as recorded in of Elmore County, Alabama..formational purposes: 6750 Colonial Drive , Elmore, AL WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS,
abama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid next business day at the Law the address indicated below. Tifright to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortright 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
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PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Illya D. Bogan and Vicki Bogan, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Liberty Financial Group LLC, on January 14, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the of Elmore County, Alabama, MidFirst Bank, 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 December 21, 2023, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 11, -
WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS,
abama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. 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
time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid next business day at the Law the address indicated below. Tifright to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. MidFirst Bank,
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE
Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Christian Young And Mary L Young Husband And Wife to Green Tree Financial Corp. - Alabama dated August 19, 1998; said mortgage being recorded on September 14, 1998, in Book 207, Page Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual or banking capacity, but solely as Trustee on behalf of the Lake Country Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-HE1 by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2020, County, ALABAMA. The undersigned, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual or banking capacity, but solely as Trustee on behalf of the Lake Country Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-HE1under 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 28th day of November, 2023 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 18 EAST, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, RUN WEST ALONG THE QUARTER SECTION LINE 719.52 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH PARALLEL TO THE EAST QUARTER SECTION LINE 210 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE LAST NAMED COURSE 120 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 156 AT PAGE 29; THENCE RUN WEST 980 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF CRENSHAW ROAD (60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY) THENCE RUN SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY 130 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DEED ROLL 63 FRAME 01923; THENCE RUN EASTERLY ALONG NORTH LINE THEREOF 301.5 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 1 DEGREE 30 MINUTES EAST 70 FEET; THENCE RUN EAST 525 FEET AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF MILTON PROPERTY AND OTHERS 525 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 2 ACRES MORE OR LESS. Said property is commonly known as 1308 Crenshaw Rd, Wetumpka, AL 36092. the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those supeout above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the abovenamed or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present the winning bid at the time and place of sale. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. The sale will be conducted subsale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL OR BANKING CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE LAKE COUNTRY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-HE1 as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Two North Twentieth 2 20th Street North, Suite 1000 Birmingham, AL 35203 (205) 216-4238 FT21@mccalla.com File No. 9274720 www.foreclosurehotline.net
Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 1, 8 and 15, 2023 9274720
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF WETUMPKA STREET IMPROVEMENTS EAST COOSA STREET TO COTTON STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA The city clerk of the City of
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y y Wetumpka will receive bids for City of Wetumpka Street Improvements East Coosa Street at Cotton Street, Wetumpka, Alabama, until November 16 2023, at 1:00 PM, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the City Council Chambers, City of Wetumpka, Alabama, 408 South Main Street, Wetumpka, Alabama
5% of bid (maximum-$10,000) made payable to the City of Wetumpka must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. The Project will include: Asphalt & sidewalk removal, new curb & gutter, sidewalk, storm drain & inlet structures, full depth asphalt and asphalt overlay on East Coosa Street and Cotton Street NOTE: All item bids are complete in place. The Contract documents consisting of the Advertisement foreral Conditions, Supplementaltice of Award, Notice to Proceed, Drawings, Plans, Specassociated documents may be at 535 Herron Street, Montgomthe City Engineer, City of Wetumpka. Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained 535 Herron Street, Montgomery, Alabama upon payment of $ 150.00 for each set. Upon returning the Contract Documents promptly and in good condition following the bid, $ 75.00 will be All bidders must comply with the requirements of the Contracthe type of work for which a proposal is submitted. that he must provide the information necessary to show evidence of license before an award is made. The Contractor may include the following information with his bid: Name of Company, Address of Company, Telephone Number of Company, Company Contact Person, Contractor’sing Agency (State and Expira-The City of Wetumpka is re-son-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, § 31-13-1 et seq. of Code of Alabama 1975 (Act No. 2011-535), subsequently all bidders are re-davit stating they are enrolled in the E-Verify Program with their sealed bid proposals (form will be included in the project specNo bidder may withdraw his bid within 30 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The successful bidder will be allowed 150 days to complete this project. The City of Wetumpka, in acCivil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252.42 U.S.C.2000D to 2000D4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A. OfNondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, herecontract entered into this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
Mayor Jerry Willis 408 South Main Street
Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 1, 8 and 15, 2023 BIDS
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NORA B. BAILS, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023-271 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to GLEN NOLAN BAILS as Personal Representative on the 19th day of October, 2023, by the Honorable JOHN THORNTON, 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.
GLEN NOLAN BAILS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF NORA B. BAILS, DECEASED.
Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and 8, 2023 EST/BAILS N.
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PUBLIC NOTICE ELMORE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FENCING BID # 24-002
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR FENCING SYSTEM INSTALLATION AT ELMORE COUNTY HIGHSCHOOL, LOCATED AT 155 NORTH COLLEGE AVENUE| ECLECTIC, AL 36024, FOR THE ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA. Sealed proposals will be
this project are encouraged to visit the sites and examine all existing conditions prior to submitting their proposal. All bidders shall have general liability insurance of no less than $500,000.00, and a current business license. The project shall be bid excluding taxes.
Supervision: Contractor to ensure proper supervision of all work at each site. Questions may be directed to Kenneth Garner work - 334567-1420 Ext. 22007, mobile –334-530-3956, ken.garner@ elmoreco.com or Mike Czerpak work – 334-567-1420 Ext. 22003, mobile 334-391-3029, mike.czerpak@elmoreco.com. Please see the RFP project on the ECBOE website under the “BIDS” tab. www.elmoreco. com Owner: Mr. Richard Dennis, Superintendent, Elmore County Public Schools 100 H.H. Robison Drive Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Phone: (334) 567-1200. Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 1, 8 and 15, 2023 BIDS 24-002
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY H. BRANNAN, CASE NO: 2023-261 DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of SHIRLEY H. BRANNAN, deceased, having been granted to KENNETH PAUL BRANNAN on October 11, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
KENNETH PAUL BRANNAN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY H. BRANNAN, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ROBERT B. RENEAU LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS. P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2023 EST/BRANNAN S. PUBLIC NOTICE
MILLBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL FENCING BID # 24-003
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR FENCING SYSTEM INSTALLATION AT MILLBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCATED AT 4228 CHAPMAN ROAD, MILLBROOK AL. 36054, FOR THE ELMORE COUNTY BOARD
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the Owners judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.
Bid Bond payable to The Elmore County Board of Education in an amount not less than of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and statutory labor and material payment bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract. The Contractor is responsible to provide a portable toilet for his employees to use for the duration of this project. All contractors bidding this project are encouraged to visit the sites and examine all existing conditions prior to submitting their proposal. All bidders shall have general liability insurance of no less than $500,000.00, and a current business license. The project shall be bid excluding taxes. Supervision: Contractor to ensure proper supervision of all work at each site. Questions may be directed to Kenneth Garner work - 334567-1420 Ext. 22007, mobile –334-530-3956, ken.garner@ elmoreco.com or Mike Czerpak work – 334-567-1420 Ext. 22003, mobile 334-391-3029, mike.czerpak@elmoreco.com. Please see the RFP project on the ECBOE website under the “BIDS” tab. www.elmoreco. com Owner: Mr. Richard Dennis, Superintendent, Elmore County Public Schools 100 H.H. Robison Drive Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Phone: (334) 567-1200. Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 1, 8 and 15, 2023 BIDS 24-003 PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ELIZABETH CULBERSON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-266 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of MARY ELIZABETH CULBERSON, deceased, having been granted to WILLIAM BRYANT CULBERSON on October 13th 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
WILLIAM BRYANT CULBERSON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ELIZABETH CULBERSON, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: D. JASON BRITT STONE, BRITT & WEBB, LLC ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 114 S MAIN ST PO BOX 967 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-517-6520
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2023 EST/CULBERSON, M. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM JACK DEMPSEY, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2023-118 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE
TO: PAMELA RENEA DEMPSEY, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN AND TO: ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on April 28, 2023, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of WILLIAM JACK DEMPSEY,bate Court of Elmore County,
Public Notices y Alabama by DAMEAUGHN DEAUGHN DEMPSEY, Petitioner, requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to Probate and Record and that the Petitioner be named as Personal Representative of such Estate. This notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you as a next-of-kin of WILLIAM JACK DEMPSEY or as an interested party. Unless an objection to admission to Probate and Record of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days oftice, the Court will proceed with considering such Petition without further notice to you. JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: RODERICK B. PERDUE ATTORNEY AT LAW 2033 HOLTVILLE ROAD WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-7373 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and 8, 2023 EST/DEMPSEY, W. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RODNEY HARRINGTON FINCH, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-243 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of RODNEY HARRINGTON FINCH, deceased, having been granted to HUGH HARDIN FINCH on October 26, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
HUGH HARDIN FINCH ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF RODNEY HARRINGTON FINCH, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: WILLIAM FIELDS ATTORNEY AT LAW 645 WILDWOOD COURT BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35209 334-531-4936
Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 1, 8 and 15, 2023 EST/FINCH, R. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN BUYCK HOLLYFIELD, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023-273 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to RONCHETTA C. RICHARDSON as Personal Representative on the 24th day of October, 2023, by the Honorable John Thornton, 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. RONCHETTA C. RICHARDSON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN BUYCK HOLLYFIELD, DECEASED. Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092
Wetumpka Herald: Nov. 1, 8 and 15, 2023 EST/HOLLYFIELD, H. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY BRYANT HUDSON, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023-272 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to WANDA FAYE ROWE and JAMES BRYANT as Co-Executors on the day 19th day of October, 2023, by the Honorable John Thornton, 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.
WANDA FAYE ROWE & JAMES BRYANT CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY BRYANT HUDSON, DECEASED. Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and 8, 2023
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA CASE NO: 2023-228 COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN PATRICK MASON, DECEASED
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JOHN PATRICK MA-
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SON, deceased, having been granted to SHARON LEE MA-
SON on the 10th day of October, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
SHARON LEE MASON
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN PATRICK MASON, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for such Personal Representative: BONITA J. CALDWELL ATTORNEY AT LAW 576 GILMER AVENUE
TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 256-307-1865
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2023
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2023-181 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THERESA D. PARKER, DECEASED
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of THERESA D. PARKER, deceased, having been granted to DEMETRUIA L. PARKER on the 19th day of October, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
DEMETRUIA L. PARKER
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF THERESA D. PARKER, DECEASED Address of Personal Representative: Demetruia L. Parker 3405 Alabama Highway 143 Elmore, Alabama 36025
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and 8, 2023
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHER JEAN PETTWAY, who was also known as ARTHUR JEAN PETTWAY, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-237 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of ARTHER JEAN PETTWAY, who was also known as ARTHUR JEAN PETTWAY, deceased, having been granted to MATTIE PETTWAY on October 13, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
MATTIE PETTWAY
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHER JEAN PETTWAY, WHO WAS ALSO KNOWN AS ARTHUR JEAN PETTWAY, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: MARK EDWARD SMITH ATTORNEY AT LAW 631 SOUTH PERRY STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-834-8100
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2023
EST/PETTWAY, A. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GAIL PRIESTER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-250 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of GAIL PRIESTER, deceased, having been granted to KATIE MARTIN on October 12, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
KATIE MARTIN
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GAIL PRIESTER, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: JOHN B. BRADLEY VOGEL LAW FIRM, LLC 41 CAMBRIDGE COURT WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36093
334-409-0088
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2023
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID GLENN SAFFOLD, CASE NO: 2023-274 DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of DAVID GLENN SAFFOLD, deceased, having been granted to CINDY SAFFOLD on October 20, 2023 by John
Public Notices y Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
CINDY SAFFOLD, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID GLENN SAFFOLD, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ANGELA J. HILL ATTORNEY AT LAW P O BOX 1945 ALEXANDER CITY. ALABAMA 35011 256-329-1441 angie@ajhill-law.com
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and 8, 2023 EST/SAFFOLD, D. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRED P. STODDARD, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2023-264 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: JENNIFER STODDARD, A NON-RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND A NEXT OF KIN OF FRED P. STODDARD; AND TO: LaVAUGHN P. STODDARD, FREDRICK DWAYNE STODDARD AND AMY STODDARD CLARK, NEXT OF KIN OF FRED P. STODDARD; AND TO: ANY INTERESTED PARTY AND ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF FRED P. STODDARD, DECEASED YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on October 11, 2023, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of FRED P. STODthe Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by FELICIA ANN STODDARD, Petitioner, requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to Probate and Record and that the Petitioner be named as Personal Representative of such Estate. This notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you as a next-of-kin of FRED P. STODDARD.ing on such Petition has been scheduled for December 5, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at which time you may appear and contest such Petition. Such hearing will be held at the Probate Court located at 100 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka, Alabama at such date and time.
JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: MICHAEL S. HARPER ATTORNEY AT LAW 213 BARNETT BLVD PO BOX 780608 TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6855
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and 8, 2023 EST/STODDARD, F. PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN TERRY WADSWORTH, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-258 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters of Administration over the Estate of JOHN TERRY WADSWORTH, deceased, having been granted to GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. on October 16, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
GERALD A. DANIEL, JR.
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN TERRY WADSWORTH, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. LAW OFFICE OF G A DANIEL, JR. LLC PO BOX 638 MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-285-9444 Jerry@GADanielLaw.com Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and 8, 2023 EST/WADSWORTH, J. PUBLIC NOTICE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having being made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated August 25, 2021 executed by Hope Amanda Babies and Eddie Denardo Babies, husband and wife, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Trustmark National Bank, said Mortgage being recorded August 25, 2021, in RLPY Book 2021, Page 72979, Probate of Elmore County, Alabama; having later been assigned to Trustmark National Bank by instrument recorded in RLPY Book 2023, Page 46196, Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said default continues and notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Trustmark National 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 at the main entrance to the County Courthouse, Elmore County, Alabama on 11/21/2023, during the
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g legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 32, according to the Map of Grand Ridge Forest Plat No. 1, as said map appears of record
Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 14, at Page 83. For informational purposes only, the property address is: 53 Forest Hill Rd, Wetumpka, AL 36093. Any property address provided is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS-IS, WHEREANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE 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 mortgage as well as the expenses of foreclosure, including a reasonable attorney’s fees and other purposes set out in said mortgage.
Trustmark National Bank Paul K. Lavelle, Esq. Attorney for Mortgagee Spina, & Lavelle, P.C. One Perimeter Park SouthSuite 400N Birmingham, Alabama 35243 (205) 298-1800 40-FC-23-01237
Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2023
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having being made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated September 15, 2022 executed by Luke Clark Oliver an unmarried person, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for Trustmark National Bank, said Mortgage being recorded September 20, 2022, in RLPY Book 2022, the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama; having later been assigned to Trustmark National Bank by instrument recorded in RLPY Book 2023, the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said default continues and notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Trustmark National 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 at the main entrance to the County Courthouse, Elmore County, Alabama on 11/29/2023, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit:
A part of Lot 4, Block F, according to Picketts Survey of the Town of Eclectic, July 21, 1912, and described as follows: Commencing in the center of Main Street and First Avenue and run South along center of First Avenue 318 feet to an iron stake as point of beginning; thence West to East boundary of Girdner Lot approximately 210 feet from center of the road; thence South along the line of the Girdner lot approximately 69 feet; thence East to the center of First Avenue; thence North along center of First Avenue to the point of beginning
For informational purposes only, the property address is: 170 First Avenue, Eclectic, AL 36024. Any property address provided is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control.
THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS-IS, WHEREIS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESS 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
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This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by mortgage as well as the expenses of foreclosure, including a reasonable attorney’s fees and other purposes set out in said mortgage. Trustmark National Bank Paul K. Lavelle, Esq. Attorney for Mortgagee Spina, & Lavelle, P.C. One Perimeter Park SouthSuite 400N Birmingham, Alabama 35243 (205) 298-1800 40-FC-23-01261
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Students get a chance to see agriculture
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Not many people know how to remove seeds from a cotton bowl or what soybeans and honey bees look like close up. But some Elmore County fourth and fifth graders got a lesson in agriculture Friday thanks to the Elmore County Extension Service and it being Alabama Extension Week.
“We want to introduce kids to agriculture and the different aspects of it,” Elmore County Extension Coordinator
Katrina Mitchell said. “When you think of agriculture, you think of the farmer out in the field, but agriculture is way more than that.”
Students visiting the barn were able to see fish and learn they can be farmed. They learned goats are a source of meat and milk. They got a chance to remove corn from a cob and learn it can then be turned into grits, corn chips and more. Students got a chance to see and pet alpacas while learning the different uses of the wool.
Weoka goat breeder Gina Lowry brought one of her lamancha dairy goats to the Farm Day program.
“Goats are just like cows,” Lowry said. “The lamancha is a dairy goat, but it can be used for meat.”
She said about 80% of the world depends on goats for milk and meat. Lowry only sells goat milk for pets but said it is good for human consumption.
“It is universal milk,” Lowry said. “Any species can drink it. Doctors will suggest it for those who are lactose intolerant.”
Lowry said the meat is great too.
“The meat is really lean and high in protein,” she said.
President of the Elmore County Cattleman’s Association Mark Matthews brought a display showing where the various cuts of beef come from on a cow.
“We want them to know where beef comes from,” Matthews said. “It doesn’t just come from the grocery store. A lot of children do not know where their food comes from, but they like hamburgers and steaks.”
Lowry said the Farm Day is a great educational tool. It helps the students realize food doesn’t just appear on the shelves of a grocery store, in the refrigerator or the restaurant.
“We are an agricultural county,” Lowry said. “Most of the kids nowadays, they have no idea where their food comes from. I’ve seen kids pick up the sawdust on the floor and were just amazed at it.”
Mitchell hopes to expand the Farm Day program next year.
“We wish we had the space and time to bring in all the students in fourth grade, maybe fifth,” Mitchell said. “Next year we are hoping to do a community event and turn into something along the lines of a 4 to 7 p.m. event. We can bring in more exhibitors and maybe have some scheduled programs.”
ABOVE: The Alabama Forestry Commission displayed some of its equipment at the Elmore County Extension Service Farm Day.
RIGHT: Students from Holtville Elementary School took a look at soybeans, corn and other seeds at the Elmore County Extension Service Farm Day. The students were asked to distinguish between them.
BELOW: Students from Holtville Elementary School feel cotton after it was ginned at the Elmore County Extension Service Farm Day.The machine demonstrated how quickly seed and trash removal happened when aided with the gin.
Man convicted in Elmore County on drugs paroled
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
A man with an Elmore County address and convicted of drug charges has been paroled by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Cecil Romanick, 42, of Deatsville was given a provisional parole Oct. 24 by the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole.
“The Board voted to grant parole with the special condition that he completes the
Perry County Probation/ Parole Education Program,” minutes of the hearing state.
According to the Alabama Department of Mental Health website, the program enables probationers and parolees to complete a sanction and complete programming outside of the Alabama Department of Corrections general population.
Previously, probationers and parolees were required to complete sanctions in ADOC custody. The PREP Center provides an alternative where
participants can receive rehabilitative se rvices by Bureau staff and program providers. Priority areas of service include Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter and Washington counties, with services available to additional surrounding counties.
At his hearing, Romanick’s retained attorney, a sister and a supporter spoke on his behalf.
According to court and Alabama Department of Corrections records,
Romanick was serving an 84-month sentence following a December 2022 conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Based on time served in the Elmore County Jail and through the last month, he had served about 1 ½ years. He also accumulated more than 600 days of good time.
Romanick was arrested in July 2022 and still has cases pending in court from the arrest. Those charges include illegal possession of prescription drugs, three
counts of possession of a controlled substance, trafficking methamphetamine and second-degree possession of marijuana.
Romanick also had convictions in Elmore County in 2017 and 2018 on possession of a controlled substance, two counts of manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled, distribution of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to three years and paroled in April 2018.
Woman back in jail for chemical endangerment of a child
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
A Millbrook woman has been accused for a second time of chemical endangerment of a child.
The Millbrook Police Department arrested Miriam Abram, 30, of Millbrook on Oct. 23 as she was discharged from Jackson Hospital after giving birth to a child two days earlier.
“This is a very sad case. Sad because it involves an infant child,” Millbrook police chief P.K. Johnson said in a release. “It is a child who did not make the decision to be born, nor capable of making a decision to ingest narcotics that may or may not impact their health and ability to thrive for
the remainder of their life.”
Johnson said Abram was suspected of being under the influence of narcotics prior to delivery. “During the course of normal post-delivery treatment, the infant tested positive for cocaine in its system,” Johnson said. Investigators believe Abram used or ingested cocaine at a Millbrook residence prior to giving birth to the child.
But it isn’t the first time Abram has been accused of chemical endangerment of a child. Johnson said Abram was arrested by the Millbrook Police Department in December 2020 under similar circumstances. In that case Abram didn’t show up for court dates and had a pending felony failure to appear warrant. Court records state Abram asked for a lower bond in the 2020 case.
She was set for trial in 2022. This week Abram was taken to the Elmore County Jail and prosecutors have since filed a motion to revoke Abram’s bond in the December 2020 case.
Johnson said the Alabama Department of Human Resources is involved and will take steps to ensure the safety and welfare of the infant in this case. Johnson said cases
involving children are difficult for law enforcement.
“Our officers are also parents, and in some cases grandparents,” Johnson said. “Cases like this make you want to go home and hug your children and grandchildren and be thankful for the blessing that children are. No child should be born having been exposed to narcotics before drawing a breath.”
CLIFF WILLIAMS THE HERALD
ABRAM
Is Harper Hill Cemetery haunted?
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TPI Staff
In honor of Halloween, the Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. staff went on a mission to find some of the most haunted spots in the tri-county area. Harper Hill Cemetery on Prospect Road in Tallapoosa County was deemed one of those spots, and staff members Lizi Arbogast Gwin, Henry Zimmer, Abigail Murphy and Sam Himes went to investigate. According to local legend, the pastor of Harper Hill Church murdered his
family a nd killed himself on the property. Rumors have been heard about people hearing the pastor’s voice or screams in the night. Harper Hill Cemetery was established in 1812, and it is located in Union. According to the Tallapoosa GIS, it is owned by Harper Hill
Elmore County Community Calendar
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1
GOLF TOURNAMENT: The Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Great Balls of Fire Golf Tournament. It will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Robert Trent Jones at Capitol Hill in Prattville. The cost is $600 per team. For more information, visit the chamber website.
THURSDAY, NOV. 9 - SATURDAY, NOV. 11
ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW: Home for the Holidays is an arts and crafts show with more than 30 local artisans, crafts and creators of all things homemade, handcrafted, homegrown and more. Admission is $5 for anyone over 12. Tickets are sold at the door and valid all three days of the show. For more information, call 334-224-9109.
SATURDAY, NOV. 25
5K AND FUN RUN: Redland Middle School will be hosting its second annual Eagle Run starting at 8 a.m. November 25. There will be a 5K and a one-mile fun run. Registration is now available through the Redland PTO.
SATURDAY, FEB. 10, 2024
MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL: Wetumpka’s 11th annual Mardi
Gras Festival and Parade presented by The Order of Cimarron is scheduled for Feb. 10, 2024. Vendors open at 9 a.m. with the parade beginning at 1 p.m. This is a rain or shine event. Visit www. wetumpkamardigras.com for more information.
ONGOING SUPPORT GROUP: The last Thursday of every month, Restoration 49 Coffee Shop plays host to a support group for parents who have lost a child. The meetings begin at 6 p.m. each month. For more information, please contact Heather Baker at hbakerjj@ aol.com.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME:
After more than a year long hiatus, Preschool Storytime has resumed at the Wetumpka Public Library. The first story time was held on Friday, May 14, and will take place every Friday at the library at 10 a.m.
ECLECTIC TOWN COUNCIL
MEETINGS: Eclectic Town Council meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at Town Hall. Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. with work sessions taking place prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Dr. M. L. Fielder Municipal Building, 145
Church & Cemetery, but the church is no longer there. There are just a handful of graves in the cemetery and several of the concrete and granite stones are broken into pieces. Many of the names listed on the graves are Harper, but there are others as well. There are
death dates ranging from the early 1900s to early 2000s. The TPI staff is not trained in ghost hunting whatsoever, so anything found during the making of our mockumentary was simply coincidence. Check out the full video online now.
Main Street. NAACP MEETINGS: The Elmore County Branch No. 5026 of the NAACP meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday (executive committee) and every fourth Tuesday (full membership) at the Martin Luther King Center at 200 North Lancaster St. in Wetumpka.
OPEN MIC: The Equality
Performing Arts Center hosts an open mic jam session from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the month at 560 Highway 9 in Equality. There is no charge but donations are welcome as they keep the center running. Bring a snack or finger food to share during the intermission.
RED HILL COMMUNITY CLUB
MEETINGS: Red Hill Community Club Meetings are held every second Monday of the month. Join the Red Hill Historical Preservation Association in the auditorium of the Old Red Hill School, located off state Route 229 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events.
MOUNT HEBRON CHURCH OF CHRIST: Come join us at 4530 Mt. Hebron Road in Eclectic. Our Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10:30. There is also a Wednesday night Bible study at 7 p.m. For more information call Pastor Edwin
Walker at 334-541-2025
LUNCH AND LEARN: Lunch and learn Tuesdays with Kelly are scheduled at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery at 124 Company Street in Wetumpka from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www.thekelly.org.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
GRACE POINT: Celebrate Recovery meets at Grace Point Community Church at 78223 Tallassee Highway in Wetumpka each Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. All are welcome to the meetings which provide a safe and loving environment for individuals seeking to conquer their hurts, habits and hangups. For more information, visit www.Gracepoint.info or contact Gwin Greathouse at gwingreathouse@gmail.com.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY SANTUCK: Celebrate Recovery meets each Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Santuck Baptist Church at 7250 Central Plank Rd. This is a Christcentered, 12-step program for anyone struggling with hurts, habits, and hangups. Call 334-567-2364 for more information or contact jyates@santuckbaptist.org.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS: Gamblers Anonymous meets Saturdays at 6 p.m. at Cedarwood
Community Church at 10286 U.S. Highway 231 in Wallsboro/ Wetumpka. Call 334-567-0476 for more information.
AA MEETING: Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held Mondays at 7 p.m. located at 105 Tuskeena St. in Wetumpka. RED HILL SCHOOL: The Red Hill School on Highway 229 in the Red Hill Community in Tallassee is open Fridays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for local live music performances. No admission is charged but donations are welcomed to maintain the building and pay for refreshments.
MASTER GARDENER HELPLINE: If you have gardening questions you can call the Master Gardener Helpline at 1-877-2524769. The helpline starts March 1 and ends in August.
CHILDREN’S HARBOR: Children’s Harbor Treasures and Thrift Store Located on state route 63 just south of Lake Martin Amphitheater, the Children’s Harbor Thrift Store is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. proceeds are used to help fund the activities at the Lake Martin campus of children’s harbor and the Family Center at Children’s Hospital. Call 334-857-2008 for more information.
LEFT: Local legend says the pastor of Harper Hill Church went mad and killed his family and himself. People in the area have said the cemetery is haunted with the victims.
RIGHT: Harper Hill Cemetery is said to be haunted and is located on Prospect Road in Tallapoosa County.
JACK’S UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN ECLECTIC
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Afavorite of Birming -
ham fast-food is coming to Eclectic.
Burgers, biscuits and more will be served when Jack’s opens early next year.
“It has taken about five years to get this done,” Eclectic Mayor Gary Davenport said. “There was a lot of work on this. They finalized last month and started construction.”
Davenport said construction is expected to be completed in about three months. But as quick as the construction process is expected to be, it has taken Eclectic officials a while to get all the T’s crossed and I’s dotted with state officials.
“The biggest thing was there was a lot of infrastructure that had to be handled,” Davenport said. “There are utilities across Highway 63. We are in the process of finishing that up now. We had the sewer, water and gas company involved.”
Alabama Power is also involved in moving some power lines. The biggest hurdle was getting the new restaurant access to Highway 63 at Central Road. City officials said conversations and design meetings for changes to the road have been ongoing for almost five years.
“The original discussions with ALDOT changed because of ALDOT’s structure,” Davenport said. “We had different feedback when things started to happen. That has gone through three complete cycles. We
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
Elmore County’s stellar volleyball season came to an end on Wednesday afternoon.
Elmore County fell to Rehobeth, 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 16-25, 25-19) in the second round of the AHSAA Class 5A Super Regionals Volleyball Tournament held at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The Panthers, which ended the season with a 27-8 record, had beaten Eufaula in straight sets earlier in the day to advance to the Sweet 16 round. With the loss, they fell one game short of reaching the state tournament and Elite Eight.
“I think they played with a lot of heart,” Elmore County coach Kim Moncrief said. “They’re the best girls around and I’m really proud of them. They had a great season and there’s nobody better. We just had some things not go our way and it hurt our momentum. They’re great girls and they’re going to do really good things in life.”
The Panthers looked like they were about to cruise into the Elite Eight, but they couldn’t hold onto momentum in either the first or the second set of the match.
In the first set, Elmore
are going back to what we originally proposed.”
Davenport said a right turning lane will be added to the shoulder of Highway 63 headed north into the site. A left turning lane will be added to the middle of the road headed south.
Davenport said no red light will be installed at this time, but there is hope one could be installed in coming years.
“The traffic count on Highway 63 is somewhere between 40 to 50% lower than what they normally have for a state highway redlight,” Davenport said. “We are probably looking three to four years out before the intersection will require a redlight.”
All of the work being done now is with the thought of a redlight to be installed at some point in the future.
“Everything will match up perfectly,” Davenport said. “That way when that time comes, we don’t have to do any changes in the street structure. We don’t want to have to tear the roads up again and it will take a while.”
Davenport’s eyes, along with others, are watching the skies now. All are in hopes for those burgers and biscuits to be coming sooner rather than later.
“We are hoping they will be able to open a little after the first of the year,” Davenport said. “With the current weather, they are ahead of schedule. Everything is looking good. They are getting ready to do the foundation work. They have got the drainage in. We are finishing up with the water and gas.”
County took an early 8-3 lead and they turned that into a 14-8 lead. After a call went Rehobeth’s way, Rehobeth then turned a 5-0 run into a one-point deficit and carried that momentum into the end. Their first lead came at 18-17, and then cruised to a 25-21 first set win. In the second set, Elmore County once again jumped out early, this time an even bigger lead. The Panthers led 13-4 midway through the set, but saw that lead slowly diminish. It shrank to 17-11, then 19-15, then Rehobeth tied the game 22-22. Elmore County then scored the next point to take a onepoint lead, but it wasn’t enough as Rehobeth scored the next three points to go up, 2-0, in the match. “We had some controversial things go against us and I think that broke some of our momentum,” Moncrief said. “It happened at all the wrong times and it hurt. When you’re playing the game, everything's happening so fast. When something doesn’t go your way, it sometimes snowballs into other things not going your way.”
Elmore County then bounced back in a big way with a dominant third set. From start to finish, the Pan-
thers led and did not give up their lead like they had the first two sets. They won the third set, 25-16, and extended the match.
Rehobeth then turned around and did the same thing, leading from start to
finish as it clinched its state tournament berth and ended Elmore County’s season one game away from its goal. Regardless, it was a successful season for the Panthers in Eclectic. They won their 14th-consecutive area championship after not dropping a single game to area opponents, then won its first round of the Super Regionals in dominant fashion. They ended the season with 27 wins, which is their most in recent history.
Elmore County’s Anabelle Orr sets a pass for
CLIFF WILLIAMS THE OBSERVER
ABOVE: Jack’s is under construction on Highway 63 in Eclectic. The location is on the northern edge of town and efforts are being made to improve the intersection with Central Road.
BELOW: Eclectic Mayor Gary Davenport said road improvements for the Jack’s includes turning lanes
but no red light at the intersection with Central Road. Davenport said a traffic done by ALDOT does not show enough traffic yet for the signal.