Wetumpka Herald Sept. 13 2023

Improvements coming to South Main Street

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

Holtville High School basketball coach

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer

A new look is coming to South Main Street in Wetumpka.

The Wetumpka City Council approved an agreement at its Tuesday meeting with Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood to ensure all new pavement, sidewalks and medians are built to code by contractors as South Main Street is getting a facelift.

Boundary Street to the bridge,” Wetumpka Public Works’ Justin Barrett said.

“They are adding some medians in front of the Hampton Inn.” Barrett said the idea of the medians was to create two lanes of traffic instead of four to make the area safer. The medians will not be just a block of concrete.

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 Emmanuel Andre Wilson II, 32, of Montgomery turned himself into authorities Tuesday afternoon.

“There will be sidewalk improvements from South

culture experience to bring some life and color to the medians.

Wilson was the head basketball coach at Holtville High School and was placed on administrative leave Jan. 13 according to Elmore County Schools super

intendent Rich

“It is supposed to be grass medians,” Barrett said. “It will be nice.” Public works employees will also use their horti-

ard Dennis. “We had a report,” Dennis said. “We had a preliminary

In addition, the project will see new asphalt from Bridge Street to US Highway 231 and the entrances to the Wetumpka Civic Center adjusted for better traffic flow. The vast majority of the project is funded with federal grants, so the projects have to meet certain specifications, according to Barrett.

Dennis said school officials follow the same procedure when administrators re report of allegations against school staff and employees.

“Once we hand it over, we know very little about what is going on,” Dennis said. “We cooperate with authorities if necessary.”

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Attempt to smuggle drugs, phones into prison thwarted

Chamber holds luncheon welcoming members

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer

Three Mississippi residents were arrested and charged with four counts of drug trafficking about three miles from state prisons in Elmore early Thursday morning. Meanwhile law enforcement are searching for two others who fled the scene on foot but who are not expected to be in Elmore County.

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

A caller alerted law enforcement of a car parked in a roadway with lights off.

“The caller stated the vehicle and offenders were in possession of drugs and were about to make a drop at the prison,” court documents state. Elmore County deputy

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Wetumpka PD arrests 2 Selma residents for distribution

Members of the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce attend the chamber’s “A Taste of Our Home Town” luncheon. CLIFF WILLIAMS/ THE HERALD

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

By Jake Arthur Chief Videographer

GOOD FOOD CHEAP IS PURPOSE BEHIND AMACHER’S

SUNKEN TRACTOR

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

Alifelong love of cooking, food and family is why Chris and Christy Amacker opened Amacker’s Sunken Tractor.

Just off Mehearg Road on family property, the Amackers have created their own slice of heaven.

Holtville’s Futral Alabama principal of the year

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A traffic stop by the Wetumpka Police Department led to a seizure of drugs and a gun and the arrest of two individuals.

The Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals

(AASSP) named Holtville High School principal Kyle Futral the 2022 Alabama High School Principal of the Year.

A Wetumpka patrol officer was on Rivers Oaks Drive on Sept. 6 when a blue Ford Crown Victoria failed to signal as it “abruptly” pulled off the road into a parking lot. The officer

They are offering up affordable food with hopes of growing into a destination with trails and more.

The High School Principal of the Year award was presented to Futral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a schoolwide assembly at Holtville High School. Elmore County Superintendent Richard Dennis was in attendance for the presentation.

“It is for family,” Christy said.

“We want to show our kids what we can do together. We are newly married and a blended family.”

“Kyle Futral is an exceptional principal and is very proactive and innovative in his thinking and approaches to managing his school,” Dennis said, As principal of Holtville High School, Futral has transformed

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Chris is retired military. He served in more than two dozen countries, learning to cook a little of everything along the way. In

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the school culture from that of a school struggling with low mo rale, achievement and attendance to a school that strives for excel lence. By collaborating with staff, many of the school’s issues were identified and addressed. Futral’s leadership style of listening, en couraging, supporting, organizing and challenging the staff and students, caused the school culture to

the

Chris and Christie Amacker have opened up Amacker’s

on Mehearg Road. The couple wanted to prove to their children anything is possible by setting your mind to it.

absenteeism, 7 percent increase in the graduation rate, 33 percent increase in CCR rate and a 20 percent increase in ACT proficiency in the last five years.

ABOVE: Amacker’s Sunken Tractor is all about good food.

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Sunken Tractor

Police Reports

WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT

SEPT. 4

• Theft was reported on Holtville Road.

SEPT. 1

• Fraudulent use of a credit or debit card and theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

AUG. 31

• Forgery was reported on Ft. Toulouse Road.

AUG. 29

• Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

TALLASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT

SEPT. 10

• Trespassing was reported on Hillcrest Street.

• Harassment was reported on South Tallassee Drive.

• An abandoned vehicle was reported on Outer Drive.

• Assistance was given during a medical call on Little Road.

• An assault was reported on Hillcrest Street.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Notasulga Road.

• Domestic violence was reported on North Johnson Street.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

on Preer Street.

• An abandoned vehicle was reported on Camellia Drive.

• Theft was reported on Riverside Avenue.

SEPT. 7

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Delta Road.

• Gunfire was reported on Notasulga Road.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Littlejohn Drive.

• Reckless driving was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.

• Animal control was requested on Notasulga Road.

• Harassment was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A juvenile complaint was reported on Central Boulevard.

• Suspicious activity was reported on Third Avenue.

• Reckless driving was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A Black male was arrested on U.S. Highway 231.

• Animal control was requested on South Dubois Street.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on Central Boulevard.

• Theft was reported on Alber Drive.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Mott Lane.

Recreation Center Road.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Ashurst Avenue.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Central Boulevard.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on South Tallassee Drive.

• An animal complaint was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Animal control was requested on Preer Street.

• Animal control was requested on Gilmer Avenue.

• A Black male was arrested during a domestic dispute call on East Patton Street.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Softball Way. SEPT. 5

• Debris was found in the roadway on North Ann Avenue.

• Debris was found in the roadway on Gilmer Avenue.

• Animal control was requested on Preer Street.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Freeman Avenue.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on the Fitzpatrick Bridge.

• A child custody dispute was reported on Jordan Avenue.

• Animal control was requested on South McKenzie Street.

• A suspicious person was reported on Friendship Road.

• A motor vehicle accident was reported on Highway 229.

• Trespassing was reported on Notasulga Road.

SEPT. 9

• Assistance was given to another agency on Henderson Road.

• Trespassing was reported on Hillcrest Street.

• Gun fire was reported on Sunwood Court.

• Debris was reported in the roadway on Central Boulevard.

• Reckless driving was reported on Friendship Road.

• Trespassing was reported on North Ann Avenue.

• Identity theft was reported on Kelly Place.

SEPT. 8

• A fight in progress was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A welfare check was conducted on Eighth Street.

• Harassment was reported on First Avenue.

• A Black male was arrested during a suspicious activity call on Gilmer Avenue.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard.

• Property damage was reported on Lakewater Drive.

• Theft was reported on Freeman Avenue.

• A suicide attempt was reported on Macedonia Road.

• Forgery was reported on Yesac Drive.

• An animal complaint was reported on Comer Lane.

• Animal control was requested on Freeman Avenue.

• A domestic dispute was reported on Thompson Avenue.

• Assistance was given to a city employee on Gilmer Avenue.

• Animal control was requested on Hull Street.

• Animal control was requested on Preer Street.

• A domestic incident was reported on Freeman Avenue.

• A welfare check was conducted on Cliff Street. SEPT. 6

• Assistance was given to a motorist on Friendship Road.

• Animal control was requested on Comer Lane.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Macedonia Road.

• Animal control was requested on Hull Street.

• Animal control was requested on North Ann Avenue. SEPT. 4

• A fight in progress was reported on Third Avenue.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Redden Avenue.

• Harassing communications was reported on Sims Avenue.

• A motor vehicle accident with no injuries was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Debris was reported in the roadway on Whatley Drive.

• Animal control was requested on Gilmer Avenue.

• Burglary was reported on Notasulga Road.

• A motor vehicle accident with no injuries was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

• A suicidal subject was reported on Freeman Avenue.

• Harassing communications was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A welfare check was conducted

• A domestic incident was reported on Jordan Avenue.

• A welfare check was conducted on Third Street.

• Theft was reported on Notasulga Road.

• A white female and Black male were arrested during a traffic stop on

• Assistance was given to a motorist on Gilmer Avenue.

• Animal control was requested on South Ashurst Avenue.

• A domestic dispute was reported on Second Avenue.

• Animal control was requested on Gilmer Avenue.

DHR hosting job fair next week

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

Anyone looking for work will have an opportunity to meet local employers at the Wetumpka YMCA.

The Elmore County Department of Human Resources (DHR) has invited local employers to the event. DHR case manager Char-

lotte Crawford said the government agency is trying to help those who want to help themselves.

“We want our clients to be able to find work or better work,” Crawford said. “When they work it helps save taxpayers’ money.”

Crawford said employers hiring for hospitality, servers, cashiers, forklift operators, warehouse needs, correctional officers and professional staff will be on hand.

“We are working to get more employers there,” Crawford said. The job fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 and is open to everyone seeking jobs.

“We have sent letters to all of our clients,” Crawford said. “There are some that are required to be there. But anyone can come. It is open to the public.”

Congressional map rejected by federal court

By ABIGAIL MURPHY Multimedia Reporter

The congressional districts for the 2024 elections are still in limbo.

The Alabama legislature entered a special session back in July to redraw the congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional under a Voting Rights Act violation.

The state lawmakers were required to redraw the map with two Black majority districts or “something close.”

Now, with the submitted map, the three-judge federal court ruled against it because the map continues to dilute Alabama’s Black population — most likely violating the Voting Rights Act. The state attorney general Steve Marshall will appeal this ruling to the federal supreme court.

In a statement from the general’s office, Marshall said he believes the new map

does not violate the Voting Rights Act and they wish to seek the review of the supreme court.

The map submitted by the state had a Black majority district with 50-52% Black and another close to Black majority district with 40-42%. Alabama state representative Ed Oliver argued the second district with 40-42% Black was to keep the district competitive along party lines.

Moving forward, the three-judge federal court concluded there would not be time for the Alabama legislature to submit another map and therefore the court will appoint a Special Master.

The order states the Special Master will “draw a remedial map to ensure that a plan can be implemented as part of an orderly process in advance of elections, where the State was given an opportunity to enact a compliant

map but failed to do so.”

In a previous interview prior to the map’s submission, Oliver warned against appointing a Special Master as it jeopardizes the balance of power in Washington’s congress with other states such as Louisiana later following suit — as the supreme court ruled its map also has a Voting Rights Act violation.

“I don’t think that (appointing a Special Master) is good for anybody,” Rep. Oliver said. “Once again, that’s the federal government way overstepping its bounds.”

With the congressional map now out of the state’s hands, some individuals are seeing this as a sign of hope for change. The Allen v. Milligan plaintiffs, one of the cases that took Alabama’s map to the supreme court, released a statement regarding the three-judge federal court’s verdict.

“Our nation’s highest court required Alabama to draw a map to fairly represent Black voters — yet the state refused,” the statement reads. “Alabama openly admits its intention to defy the law and the U.S. Supreme Court. But we will not back down.

“Sixty years ago, former Governor George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door to stop Black people from desegregating the University of Alabama. He moved only when the federal government forced him to do so. History is repeating itself and the district court’s decision confirms that Alabama is again on the losing side. We demand that Alabama again move out of the way and obey our laws — we demand our voting rights.”

The Special Master will present the redrawn map to court Oct. 3 at the Hugo L. Black Courthouse in Birmingham.

‘In my element’

BY WILLIAM MARLOW Multimedia Reporter

Jackson Tucker’s love for music has taken him places he never expected. From playing in bands at Benjamin Russell High School and Auburn University to a new career he is embarking on this fall.

Tucker has accepted a position as the director of bands at Redland Middle School. It’s the culmination of a journey which has its roots in Alexander City.

“Charles E. Bailey Sr. was actually my great-grandfather, and he was the mayor of Alex City for a while and he built the Sportplex,” Tucker said. “Then my grandfather, Charles E. Bailey Jr. worked for the city. That’s where he met my grandmother and they laid their roots.”

His childhood memories with his grandmother are what prompted Tucker to pursue music as a passion.

“My grandmother was kind of my main inspiration for going into teaching, and for kind of instilling that musical lifestyle early on in my

life,” Tucker said. “I was very involved in the children’s choir in church. My grandmother played the organ at church for several years. That kind of overlapped with her other career. She was an educator for 27 years.”

His grandmother recently resumed teaching so the two will now share a common profession as well as their love for music.

Before becoming a band director, Tucker first developed his musical skills at Benjamin Russell.

“I became a drum major at Benjamin Russell. My senior year, I got to lead the band,” Tucker said. “That year was kind of the defining year for me when I decided I wanted to actually become a music educator, I had just felt so in my element.”

Following high school, he attended Auburn University where he achieved several musical accomplishments.

“I was accepted into the Auburn marching band. I was the only freshman in my section that year, and I played the tenor saxophone,” Tucker

Alex City native takes reigns as new band director

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ABOVE: Jackson Tucker runs a practice as director of bands at Redland Middle School.

BELOW: Benjamin Russell graduate Jackson Tucker conducts Auburn University’s marching band during a football game. Tucker is now the director of bands at Redland Middle School.

said. “I grew musically, and found my home at Auburn, and really loved my time there. One of the things I will

cherish the most about my time at Auburn is getting to lead the band (as drum major). Not many people have ever

gotten the experience and the opportunity to do that.”

Upon graduating from college, he said a golden opportunity fell in his lap with a job as the band director at Redland Middle School. It’s a position he has grand plans for moving forward.

“I’m most excited about actually building this program,” Tucker said. “The band program in Redland Middle School in general is in its second year of operation, and we are very fortunate to have such a great community who is supportive of our vision here with the band program.”

In addition to Redland, Tucker is also serving as the associate director of bands at Wetumpka High School.

“We’re hosting our very own marching competition for the first time, as we’re seeing musical growth here and a need for that marching band competition here in the Wetumpka area,” he said. “We’re kind of shifting our gears to include more musical experiences for our students here in the River Region.”

Schools without internet last week

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

Teachers and staff had to go old school as internet outages struck Elmore County and Tallassee schools.

Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis said Thursday the internet outage, which happened over two days, is forcing staff and teachers to figure out ways to teach students, take roll and run point-of-sale systems in cafeterias.

“Staff who teach virtual right now are really impacted right now,” Dennis said. “We sent them to work from home. Certain offices I have sent to work from home so they could continue to do their job because they can’t do it here because of the lack of internet but can at home.”

Dennis said he is worried about the timing of the outage as average daily membership (ADM) is determined in the 20 days after Labor Day.

“ADM determines our state funding,” Dennis said. “If a student enrolls, it needs to be logged that day. This could adversely affect the money we get from the state next year.”

Cash registers in the system’s cafeterias need internet as well. Teachers who remain on campus are resorting to decades old tried and true methods.

“In the schools you can revert back an old world marker board, some might still have a chalk board,” Dennis said.

Wednesday’s and Thursday’s internet outage isn’t the first time for Elmore County Schools.

“Some areas in the county, this is the fifth time there has been an outage so far this school year,” Dennis said. “This is highly unusual.”

Tallassee City Schools Brock Nolin said his system is facing a similar internet outage.

Elmore County’s phones were back online Friday and limited internet access was restored by Monday morning.

Dennis said the outages have been because of different situations in a variety of locations across the state with a cut line being responsible for at least one of them. The current outage can be attributed to equipment in downtown Montgomery.

“From what I understand this is a piece of equipment,” Dennis said. “We are waiting for more information from Uniti outlining the circumstances of what has taken place. We are not the only system or group to be impacted.”

Elmore County Schools doesn’t have a backup service for internet but is working on plans for the scenario it is currently facing.

“We are working to develop a backup,” Dennis said. “It takes something special to carry the [bandwidth] or at least to get that put in. In some areas that will be more difficult. We are going to try to have an alternate plan in place due to the number of times this has impacted us already.”

County school bus involved in ‘fender bender’

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

No one was injured in a minor collision between an Elmore County school bus and an automobile Thursday morning.

Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis said a bus with students onboard was involved in a “fender bender” at the intersection of U.S. HIghway 231 and Old Montgomery Highway in Wetumpka.

“I saw a video,” Dennis said. “The driver was at a stop then literally rolled into the car in front.”

He said there were no reported injuries and the students on the bus were transported to school.

Dennis said he expects there will be some minor damage to the automobile and that Elmore County Schools staff will determine the next course of action.

“We investigate the situation and the driver then go from there,” Dennis said.

Dennis said the last serious accident involving an Elmore County School bus on its route occurred about three years ago in northern Elmore County.

“An SUV ran through an intersection,” Dennis said. “She hit the bus right behind the driver. The back of the bus went over the SUV and it flipped the bus over. How the lady survived, I don’t know.”

He said in that incident, there were no students on the bus at the time.

“The driver was pretty banged up,” Dennis said.

Dennis said he believes school buses are one of the safest means of transportation for students.

“If you see a vehicle run into a bus, it usually tears the car up and the bus is sitting there,” Dennis said. “You are like, ‘Did it get hit?’”

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Always remember Sept. 11

There are a lot of days that are seared into my brain.

Unfortunately, most of them revolve around tragedy and one of them of course is Sept. 11, 2001. I was only 12 years old, but it’s one of the days I most clearly remember from my childhood.

I knew the destruction happening on Sept. 11 until I arrived home from school.

Our school, about two hours outside of Washington D.C., elected not to tell us. Some older kids, my brother included, were in the computer lab that day and the home page, set to CNN.com, was plastered with devastating photos and gripping headlines.

But even he didn’t understand; none of us did at that age. We didn’t realize the full magnitude of what had happened until we got home from school, and my mom really explained what was

LIZI GWIN Managing Editor

going on. My dad lived in D.C. at the time; we passed the Pentagon on I-395 every other weekend when Mom drove us to visit.

Of course that day phone lines were down, so it was impossible to get in touch with him until much later that night. When we finally did, he was safe but shaken. He said he left his D.C. apartment that morning, not knowing what had happened in New York City, and was met with a completely empty street. The only exception to the emptiness was an armed police officer, who yelled, “Get back inside now!”

From there, things started to unfold.

It’s been 22 years since Sept. 11, 2001, and those

memories are never leaving.

But that’s key. Every year, we always look back and say things like, “Never forget,” or “Always remember,” and we have to.

Countless disasters have happened in the last 22 years.

Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and surrounding areas in 2005; the Sandy Hook shooting changed so many lives in 2012. When a person in my hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia, was killed as the result of a Neo Nazi rally in 2017, I thought I could never be proud of being from there again.

Of course most recently, the events of April 15, 2023 right here in Dadeville have changed my life forever.

But what happened on 9/11 was unmatched — and hopefully will never be matched again.

Between the four plane crashes, two in New York City, one in D.C. and one in

Somerset County, Pennsylvania, there were 2,993 fatalities and 8,900 injuries. That’s nearly 12,000 people directly affected. It would be impossible to quantify the amount of lives that day touched.

As the time goes on, the pain of Sept. 11 maybe gets a little easier, but those memories are as fresh now as they were on Sept. 12, 2001.

But what may be as important as remembering that day is also remembering the days after 9/11. Those were some of the best days for our country in terms of working together, being there for one another, promoting kindness. When everyone shares a true devastation, you have no choice but to pick each other up.

We need to do that more in good times and in bad.

Lizi Arbogast is the managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.

RApirate looks at the end

ecently, someone said this weekly space in the newspaper was turning into an obituary column.

Over the past several weeks, it’s been true – I have written about Robbie Robertson and Bob Barker. But I just cannot let the passing of Jimmy Buffett go by without a few words on one of the greatest songwriters and performers of the past 50 years. It’s strange what sticks in your mind from childhood. I wasn’t a beach bum but our family traveled to Panama City Beach in the days before it was a Spring Break destination. Back then, it was the closest spot on the Redneck Riviera to enjoy some time on the white sands and in those emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico, staying at some doors-on-the-outside place like the Fontainebleau or other motels like it that no longer exist.

What I do remember is hearing the music of Jimmy Buffett on the radio and in restaurants. And in my memory I can see an 8-track tape in the dashboard playing his music – I specifically recall the album where, on the cover, he has a stoned-out expression on his face. I don’t remember who had this tape, maybe it was a friend or a relative. And yet, this week, I recalled seeing that 8-track and associated it with surf and sand.

Really, though, is there anyone on Planet Margaritaville who wouldn’t?

Jimmy Buffett created a character and personified it a thousand ways, but the reality is that he grew up wanting

to be a Southern author and poet. Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi but raised in Mobile, Alabama, he claimed Alabama as his home state –and we were proud to claim him, too.

In fact, it was the marketing of the gulf coast lifestyle that brought Buffett worldwide adoration, and in the process, he became a billionaire.

Buffett was born on Christmas Day 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, but grew up in both Fairhope and Mobile. His father was a marine engineer and sailor; his grandfather was a steamship captain. Buffett played trombone in the band at St. Ignatius and graduated from McGill-Toolen High School in Mobile. Later, he attended Auburn University but failed out after one year.

He did learn one thing at Auburn: how to play the guitar, which helped him pick up girls but also gave him an outlet for setting his poetry to music. He performed around the Gulf Coast in the late 1960s and early 1970s, landing in Louisiana. Still wanting to become a journalist, he moved from New Orleans to Nashville and landed a job as a staff writer for Billboard magazine – in fact, he was the first writer to report the breakup of bluegrass duo Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. He made an album for Andy Williams’ record label, Barnaby Records; it sold 324 copies. He then joined fellow singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker in Key West, Florida, and liked it so much he stayed. Buffett honed his craft

playing in beach bars, writing songs about the people he met.

In 1973, Buffett signed with ABC Dunhill Records. Upon the death of label mate Jim Croce, ABC first promoted Buffett as a ‘new Jim Croce’. However, his first album for the label, “A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean,” already pointed to the decidedly different direction Buffett’s music would be taking. The next year, a brand-new cast of characters appeared on “Living & Dying in 3/4 Time,” containing a handful of top 40 hits. By 1975, Buffett was opening for the Eagles.

All of this came before his biggest successes, with the albums “Havana Daydreamin’,” “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,” “Volcano,” and “Coconut Telegraph.” That run from 1973 to around 1983 solidified most of the familiar songs in the Buffett catalog, though he would continue to make new music up until 2023. His biggest success — other than the song “Margaritaville” — came in 2003, with “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” a Grammy-winning number one hit duet with Alan Jackson. But he had so many more songs that were wonderfully written, far deeper than the beachcomber songs for which he is known.

A particular favorite is “A Pirate Looks at Forty,” which Bob Dylan (no slouch himself) calls the greatest song ever written. In it, Buffett sings:

Mother, mother ocean, I

have heard you call

Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall

You’ve seen it all, you’ve seen it all

Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam

And in your belly, you hold the treasures few have ever seen

Most of ‘em dream, most of ‘em dream

Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late

The cannons don’t thunder, there’s nothin’ to plunder

I’m an over-forty victim of fate

Arriving too late, arriving too late

In the last verse, he resigns himself to a conclusion:

Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I’ve found

My occupational hazard being my occupation’s just not around

I feel like I’ve drowned, gonna head uptown

I’ve been playing these Jimmy Buffett records, old and new, for a week and just can’t believe he is gone. As radio disc jockey known as The Skipper, Windle Jayroe, wrote upon Buffett’s passing: “I’m sure we will all continue to sail through life, I have to wonder if the margaritas will still taste as good with the bitter thought of Jimmy not being around.”

Michael Bird is a music teacher for Tallassee City Schools.

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BY REA CORD HSEC Exeuctive Director

There is one week until our 17th annual Bark in the Park at Fort Toulouse from noon to 4 p.m. We do have Sept. 24 as a rain date, but let’s hope we don’t need it!

We look forward to a huge crowd of both humans and dogs enjoying the afternoon at Fort Toulouse and there will be plenty of vendors, activities, microchip clinic, refreshments, demonstrations, Patriotic 2023 Bark in the Park T-shirt ($15) and a day of fun at the park. There will be plenty to do and see at Bark in the Park — lots of vendors (for complete list go to: http://www.elmorehumane.org/barkinthepark23. html), food, demonstrations, Microchip Clinic, Blessing of the Pets, Pet Parade, Bark in the Park T-shirts, Pet Picasso (your own pet’s pawprint keepsake) and a great selection of pet and other great Silent Auction items.

Bring your appetite as we will be joined by Grumpy Dog, Crepe Magic, Venice Gelato and drinks by Buffalo Rock!

We will have numerous vendors with pet products, groups and information, crafts, sweets, local business-

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Saudi Arabia, Chris saw and tasted goat cooked whole on top of coals.

“[Chris] learned to cook from people everywhere he went,” Christy said. “He does gyros because he grew up with Greeks. He has mojo pork with a Cuban flavor to it.”

Chris was visiting a friend in Memphis who happened to be participating in a BBQ competition. Chris was cooking his mojo Boston butt. His friend didn’t have an entry in the category and

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es and more. Vendors will be set up under the trees and around the pavilion area and we can accept vendor apps/ payment until Thursday. Bark in the Park is a great place for folks to be able to learn about your business, product or service. We welcome local businesses, clubs, civic groups, etc. Our vendor fee is only $40 and you must bring your own tables/pop-up/ chairs. There is no electricity available so if you must bring a generator please let us know for site planning. You can do our vendor application and payment on our website.

Our Blessing of the Pets will be followed by our always popular Parade of Pets. After all, who doesn’t like showing off their beloved pet? During the Pet Parade secret judges will be scouting out dogs for fun prizes — Smallest, Largest, Best Costume, Best Original (homemade) costume, Owner/ Pet look-a-like and Judge’s choice.

Check out all of the great silent auction items that will be in the pavilion online now. All auction items must be paid for and picked up at the end of the auction. If a person is the highest bidder but is not present when the auction ends, we will move to the

entered Chris’. It won.

“There was no money, just recognition,” Chris said.

Amacker’s Sunken

Tractor is really a food trailer parked next to a newly constructed pole barn with picnic tables.

“It allows us to stay lower priced than anyone else for sure,” Chris said. “When we go to McDonald’s and it is $65 for me and my family, we are trying to keep all of our prices for meals at $10 and less.”

The place is simple with no walls, but fans help the Amackers achieve a purpose — to

The council was presented with a draft of the fiscal year 2024 budget at the meeting by Mayor Jerry Willis. City leaders said the budget was still a work in progress as revenues were still to be finalized from 2023 to make projections.

“We just got July in,” city clerk Tiffany Robinson said. “We would like to get August in.” Robinson said so far, 2023 revenues are on track with last year which was budgeted for $17.6 million.

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sheriffs approached a 2023 Dodge Challenger with Mississippi license plates on Clay Lane just off of Highway 14 and south of Elmore and Staton correctional facilities. Two suspects took off running with two black backpacks. The deputies also found a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and three more suspects in the car.

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initiated a traffic stop.

next highest bidder present. We will be able to take payment via cash, check, credit or debit. Microchips can be critical to reuniting lost pets and to help keep more pets safe, bring your dog to Fort Toulouse where it can be chipped. From 1 to 3 p.m. and for only $25 (which includes the registration) you can get your pet microchipped thanks to the Tuskegee College of Veterinary Medicine. Make sure to stop near the pavilion at Fort Toulouse to purchase your 2023 Bark in the Park T-shirt for $15. We are most appreciative of the sponsors for our T-shirt and we love this year’s AmeriPets Patriotic theme. We always have some delectable baked goodies as well and who doesn’t like homemade sweets?

Admission to Bark in the Park is $5/person 13 years old and older. All dogs coming to Bark in the Park must be good in public, meaning good around children, adults and other dogs in a very busy situation and have a current rabies tag/proof of rabies vaccination.

Rea Cord is the executive director of the Humane Society of Elmore County.

keep costs down.

“I’m not giving you air conditioning,” Chris said. “I’m not giving you a building. It is why we chose [this style].”

The name Sunken Tractor is an inside family joke. The Amackers were out cleaning the property with plans on the way for the food trailer but no name.

“We got the tractor stuck out here,” Chris said. “My daughter made fun of me. They were under it and dug it out.”

Then the tractor got stuck among trees that had to be cut to remove it.

“My other daughter

Willis said the expenditures in the upcoming budget were still in process with city department heads. A finalized budget for council approval will be ready before the start of the new fiscal year Oct. 1.

The council also did a first reading of an ordinance to restrict portions of Hill Street to create the Fall Line Park near The Kelly and Coaches Corner. The pocket park will overlook the Coosa River. Main Street Wetumpka is raising funds through a brick project similar to The Alleyway to create displays.

The council will vote on the ordinance basically closing a small portion of Hill Street at its next meeting. In other action the Wetumpka City

“They voluntarily handed over a small clear baggie of suspected marijuana,” the documents state. “[The occupants of the vehicle] were asked to step out of the vehicle.”

A subsequent search of the vehicle found two clear bags with ecstasy and a black backpack.

Law enforcement found 198.4 grams of ecstasy, three pounds of marijuana, 113.39 grams of meth and 56 grams of spice.

They also found nine

Pet of the Week — Queen

Queen is a too cute and sweet 1-year old female mix who weighs about 35 pounds. She came to us as a stray and was never reclaimed. Queen is incredibly sweet and loving. She wants to cuddle and is great with other dogs. She is always smiling and would be a wonderful dog for a family.

The Humane Society of Elmore County’s adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old. Cats over 1 can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee covers the mandato-

as a joke was like, ‘We should call it the Sunken Tractor,’” Chris said. “I’m like, ‘Perfect.’”

It follows in the tradition of another Chris owned in Missouri while still serving in the military. He was going to purchase an already existing eatery but his gut told him no. A few days later it closed.

Instead Chris partnered with a friend to start something new and the name 8 Seconds came from an inside joke of the buddies.

“They all thought it was a country rodeo or a cowboy bar,” Chris said.

Council:

• Approved minutes of the Aug. 7 meeting.

• Approved purchase of ADA pads for ADA compliance.

• Authorized the mayor to sign a pre-application for grants for 2024 Airport Improvements. It is the first step in the grant seeking process for new lighting.

• Gave permission to Jennifer Stewart to host a lemonade stand at Gold Star Park on Sept. 16. The next meeting of the Wetumpka City Council is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18. Councilmembers Cheryl Tucker and Steve Gantt were absent from the meeting.

cell phones, six lighters, four headphones and scales.

Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said the prepaid cell phones were packaged in Pringles cans with chargers to attempt to smuggle them into the nearby state prisons.

The sheriff said this isn’t the first time deputies have stopped smuggling attempts into the state prisons.

“Most often they are trying to throw it over the fence,” Franklin said.

Thursday morning deputies arrested Cameron Tyrek Ledbetter, 21; Courtney Termain Lowe, 34; and Antonio Marcus Terry, 24, all of Columbus, Mississippi. They were booked into the Elmore County Jail. Ledbetter and Terry are being held on a $6 million bond. Lowe posted a $40,000 bond Thursday.

Franklin said his office has identified the two suspects who ran and have arrest warrants for those individuals.

ry 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 334-5673377 and the website is www.elmorehumane.org.

Chris cooked once a year with recipes he found around the world while on deployment.

Chris isn’t from Elmore County, but found himself looking for a home.

His home in Louisiana burned. The family found their way into an RV and traveled to Millbrook where Chris’ father lived. But an intervention kept them here.

“We were going to move on,” Chris said.

“We were on some prop-

erty near Millbrook. It flooded and we lost everything nine months after the fire.”

Chris eventually bought a home near Lake Jordan and bought the property on Mehearg Road. Now the Amachers are here to stay.

“We have loved it ever since,” Chris said.

“The people have been great. We have the most amazing neighbors. We couldn’t ask for anything more.”

The driver, Robert Ingram, 31, of Selma told the officer it was methamphetamine in the baggie. The officer also found methamphetamine and a pipe on Ingram when he conducted a search.

During the search a total of 15 grams of methamphetamine, 49.2 grams of marijuana, scales and a

“As I approached the vehicle I noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the inside of the vehicle,” the officer stated in an incident report included in court documents. “While speaking to the driver I could see in plain view a clear plastic baggie with white powder in the wrapper of a carton of cigarettes in the passenger side floorboard.”

handgun were found. Neither Ingram or the passenger, Tia Harris, 30, of Selma claimed ownership of the narcotics found in the car. Both were charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, first-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. They were transported to the Elmore County Jail and each posted a $46,000 bond on Sept. 7.

Tech program prepares students for jobs in the aviation industry

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

It takes a pilot with a license to fly a plane.

But it’s not just the pilot who keeps planes in the air and the Elmore County Technical Center has an aviation program training tomorrow’s aviation technicians. It’s a program that is sure to lead to high paying jobs.

James Stough started the program from the ground up in 2018 after he served in the military and worked in the industry.

“Delta is begging for 40,000 airframe and powerplant technicians,” Stough said.

There are also the manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, Rolls Royce and more paying more than $50 per hour after just a few years experience.

The option to provide a decent living without a four-year college degree encouraged the parents of Wetumpka sophomore Lincoln McQueen.

“I don’t know if I want to go to college right out of high school,” McQueen said.

“I thought a technical career is the right way to go. I heard aviation has a lot of job opportunities. They need a lot more pilots, technicians and air traffic controllers.”

In the classroom, Stough is teaching students the differences between steel, aluminum, titanium, fiberglass, kevlar and carbon fiber use in aircraft. He is helping students understand where and how the different materials can be beneficial in a plane.

Carbon fiber is super strong and light. It can be used on panels for instrumentation or wings like the Boeing 787.

“The wings will curl up in flight,” Stough told the students. “They will flex up. The wings will move up to 12 feet from level. It is that flexible and strong. If metal moves that far, it will crack.”

Later in the school year the students will go to the lab where they will construct panels from fiberglass cloth and resin. Thanks to donations from his contacts still in the industry, Stough has plenty of parts to show his students in the ECTC hangar. Last week, the students saw how fiberglass is used as an aerodynamic cowling around a propeller at the front of a small plane and how light the overhead bins in

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ABOVE: Students see how the cowling is lightweight and helps the aircraft be more aerodynamic.

RIGHT: Elmore County Technical Center Aviation program instructor James Stough shows students a fiberglass overhead compartment for a commercial aircraft.

a passenger airliner are.

Stough used the short demonstration to explain the differences in the various jobs in the aviation industry. He said there are crews specialized in removing just the interior parts of an airplane such as seats and overhead bins. Those same crews will also install new or refurbished parts to the interior. But he said since those jobs are not related to airframe and powerplant (A&P) and they don’t pay as well.

There is a wing from a damaged Hawker 400 business jet in the hangar. Stough is using it to teach students how to use the tools of the industry to remove and maybe replace the skin of the wing. Stough will use the dissection process to show students the fuel tanks, pumps and plumbing in the wing.

Stough said the FAA is responsible for A&P certifications. Without military experience it will take two years in a

community college environment before students can test for A&P certification. Those in the military with 18 months of continuous service in an A&P area can then take a two week class before the FAA testing. In both cases the jobs are there.

“I had a student at Coastal Alabama Community College,” Stough said. “He was hired before he ever graduated. He called me up and said he was going to make

$24 starting out as a 19 year old.”

The prospects of getting raises are there too.

Stough has other students at Auburn University and Embry Riddle in various programs to become a pilot or technician. Some students aspire to other jobs in the aviation industry.

“I plan to go to MIT after graduation,” Holtville sophomore Gabriel Maggard said. “I want to study aeronautics and plan to work for the Air Force as an aeronautical engineer.”

Stough said he has former students pursuing aviation engineering so Maggard isn’t alone.

But first students must get through Stough’s class and his final exam — constructing and launching a model rocket from a kit. The process mimics on a small scale what A&P technicians do.

“You have to lightly sand the balsa wood,” Stough said. “You take the square edges and making them round. They have to be able to delicately put it together. We take it to the ballfield with a launch system. I said all it has to do is launch and you get an A.”

But the process of following detailed instructions accurately can get into the heads of even his most experienced students.

“I have third year students who get super nervous,” Stough said. “They don’t want to mash the button but if they want a grade, they have to.”

The American Dream

Greetings from the corner of Bridge and Bridge! I do hope everyone reading this column is doing well. At least the weather has taken a slight turn for the more comfortable.

I was lamenting the death of Jimmy Buffett with a musician acquaintance Saturday morning. We both expressed the many layers of influence Buffett had during his five decades of traveling musicianship. We talked about his incredible enterprise and remarked it must be easy to live so easy when you are a billionaire.

I don’t know about you, but I am disturbed by the income inequality present in the earthly kingdom. I am particularly disheartened by the collateral damages of free-market capitalism. The disparity between haves and have-nots continues to grow at an alarming pace.

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Buffett was recognized earlier this year by Forbes Magazine as having achieved billionaire status. His empire included revenues from album sales and touring, the Margaritaville enterprises and several other investment holdings. The beach bum searching for his lost shaker of salt did pretty well, didn’t he?

have always thought it could be. A young man struggling to find himself does and goes on to be one of the most successful members of his vocational category of all time.

The thing that stands out to me about Jimmy Buffett’s story is he remained true to himself throughout his life. Fame and fortune did not ruin him. He died the way he lived: surrounded by music, family and friends.

One would think a person of my convictions in this area would highlight Jimmy Buffet as an example of what is wrong with our present economic culture. As a matter of fact, I highlight him as the perfect example of the American Dream as I

The consistency of his character is demonstrated by comments about his passing. Have you noticed no one has emerged claiming Jimmy Buffett was anything other than who he said he was? Has anyone come forward claiming Buffett cheated them or treated them poorly?

Church Briefs

He was the same Jimmy Buffett in wealth and poverty, working and relaxing, in sickness and health.

Buffett refused to apologize for having a good head for business. He often remarked many musicians are taken advantage of by managers, merchandise vendors and the like. He learned early on if someone was going to be making money using his name, it might as well be him. That translated into literally thousands of people having meaningful careers working for him or because of his investment in them.

I think his most admirable quality is his humility. He never claimed to be an excellent guitarist, vocalist or songwriter. He simply recognized people

connected with his message of living life to the fullest, which meant working hard and playing hard, caring for others and valuing the love of family and friends.

Jimmy Buffett did not take advantage of people. He capitalized on the generous sharing of his gifts. Do yourself a favor and look through his philanthropic endeavors. Whether you think anyone should ever reach billionaire status or not, recognize the right way to do it exemplified by the patron saint of Parrot heads the world over.

Presbyterian Church, Wetumpka.

BETHLEHEM EAST

BAPTIST CHURCH

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.

Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting.

Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EAST TALLASSEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ETUMC’s Rivers Edge Flea Market is now closed. The church will start a new project called Rivers Edge Food Pantry. ETUMC will provide canned food, water, dry beans and rice, blan-

kets, and jackets. If you want to donate or help with the cause, call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY

Please join us for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. when the Rev. Lee Lowery will celebrate the Holy Eucharist. We are asking everyone please to wear a mask. The service will be live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ EpiphanyTallassee/ For more information, visit the

church website at http:// epiphanytallassee.org/

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

First Presbyterian Church, located at 514 Central Blvd. will host a Veteran’s Day Celebration on Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for all veterans and first responders and their family members.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

“We are OPEN and everyone is WELCOME! Come worship with us in

person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) or 11 a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants. CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m.; supper is included both days! For more information about our church or the programs we offer, visit our website: fumctallassee.com or call us: 334-283-2195. FUMC

Tallassee - 1 Jordan Avenue.”

OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY Airs every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on 580 WACQ, FM 98.5 & 101.1, on your smart speaker, your TuneIn app, or on our website www.wacqradio. com. Please share on social media. This set of programs features Msgr. Charles Troncale, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Fr. James Dean, Fr. David Carucci, Fr. Patrick Driscoll, and Deacon Jim Labadie.

Rev. Jonathan Yarboro is the Pastor of First

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dalton.middleton@thewetumpkaherald.com

County runners impress in Montgomery race

BY DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

Cross country teams from across the county hit the track early this weekend.

Wetumpka, Stanhope Elmore and Holtville all participated in The MontgoMery TrailbAzer race held at Gateway Park on Saturday morning.

In the girls race that kicked off the morning, Stanhope finished seventh overall, Holtville

eighth and Wetumpka 10th. Only 10 teams participated, while many other schools had runners present but did have enough to qualify for a team score. In the boys race, Wetumpka took sixth place followed by Stanhope Elmore in seventh and Holtville was ninth out of 14 total teams.

“It was a pretty good day for us,” Wetumpka coach Jessica Holbert said. “I had several kids

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ABOVE: Stanhope Elmore’s Zoie Holmes (17) sets a pass for her teammates in Stanhope’s loss to Wetumpka.

BELOW: Wetumpka’s Star Angier records a kill against Stanhope Elmore last week. The Wetumpka senior recorded 18 kills in the win.

run personal records, which was big. Some of them ran times that they set out to run. Some of those times are maybe not a time that some kids would be excited about, but it was their personal goal and they reached it so it was a good day for them.”

Wetumpka’s Eli Holden had the best finish of any boy or girl in the county, and he placed

STAR POWER

Angier leads Wetumpka past rival Stanhope Elmore

BY DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

Stanhope Elmore had no answer for Wetumpka’s Star Angier on Thursday night. Angier, Wetumpka’s lone senior, led the Indians on a furious comeback to beat the visiting Mustangs, 3-1 (22-25, 25-15, 25-17, 27-25) in a massive area matchup.

Angier recorded a game-high 18 kills across the four sets and had the final kill to end the third set

Wetumpka searches for 1st win of season

BY DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

WETUMPKA (0-3, 0-1) AT PARK CROSSING (2-1, 0-1)

THE PLAYERS

Unbeaten Panthers host Central Clay County

BY DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

The Elmore County football team will have its hands full this weekend. Elmore County, which is undefeated at 3-0 and 1-0 in Class 5A, Region 4 this season, is hosting Central Clay County (2-0, 1-0) in a massive region showdown.

The Volunteers from Clay County are currently ranked in the Top 10 of the ASWA’s Class 5A polls, and they have already picked up two big wins this year. They started the season off with a 30-13 win over an extremely talented 6A Benjamin Russell team, then raced past Tallassee with ease last week.

“They’re definitely one of the best teams in the state and have been for a long time,”

Wetumpka: QB Nate Rogers has scored six rushing touchdowns this season. … WR Evan Dillard has a receiving touchdown and special teams touchdown. … DL Ethan Bailey is one of the leading forces on the Indians’ defense.

Park Crossing: QB Brayden Graham has completed 14-of-32 passes for 190 yards, 0 TDs. … RB Terrion Evans has 44 carries for 160 yards, 1 TD. … WR Solomon Beebe has 7 catches for 141 yards, 1 TD.

FOUR DOWNS

Last week, Wetumpka lost to Pike Road, 41-18; Park Crossing lost to Carver, 27-0.

Wetumpka beat Park Crossing last season, 27-8. Wetumpka, which is 0-3 for the first time since 2011, has been outscored 54-114 this year.

Park Crossing has only scored six points in its last two games and is averaging 10 ppg.

NEXT UP: Wetumpka hosts Russell County; Park Crossing hosts Sidney Lanier.

BEAUREGARD (2-1, 0-1) AT TALLASSEE (0-3, 0-1) THE PLAYERS

Tallassee: RB/LB Christian McCary leads the Tigers with 2 TDs this season. … RB Mason Henderson scored 1 TD. … LB Joseph Hooks headlines the Tallassee linebacker corps.

Beauregard: RB Jayden Doolittle has 31 carries for 105 yards, 1 TD. … Wr KaJaden Holloway has recorded 5 catches for 134 yards, 1 TD. … S Brandon Dixon has 29 tackles, 9 tackles for loss.

FOUR DOWNS Last week, Tallassee lost to Central Clay, 41-7; Beauregard lost to Valley, 13-7.

Beauregard beat Tallassee last year, 14-6. Tallassee is 0-1 in region play for the sixth season in a row.

Tallassee’s defense has given up at least 41 points in every game this year.

NEXT UP: Tallassee at Marbury; Beauregard hosts Charles Henderson.

SELMA (0-3, 0-1) AT HOLTVILLE (2-1, 1-0) THE PLAYERS Holtville: QB Keiland Baker has completed 38-of-67 passes for 545 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs. … RB Hunter Chavis has 43 carries for 210 yards, 2 TDs. … LB Luke Strength has recorded 25 tackles, 4 tackles for loss.

Selma: QB Samarion Woods has completed 7-of-15 passes for 121 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; has rushed 17 times for 49 yards. … RB Desmeon Conner has 12 carries for 31 yards. … LB Ja’Kobe Sanders has recorded 10 tackles, 2 sacks.

FOUR DOWNS

Last week, Holtville beat Shelby County, 41-18; Selma lost to Demopolis, 40-0. Selma beat Holtville last season, 18-7.

Selma’s offense is averaging only 4.7 points per game this year.

Holtville’s defense forced five turnovers last week against Shelby County.

NEXT UP: Holtville does not play next week; Selma hosts Greenville.

LOWNDES ACADEMY (3-0) AT EDGEWOOD ACADEMY (1-3) THE PLAYERS

Edgewood Academy: QB Ethan Evans now has

DALTON MIDDLETON THE HERALD Stanhope Elmore’s Graham Baker helped the Mustangs to 7th overall team finish in the boys race this weekend.

DALTON MIDDLETON THE HERALD Wetumpka quarterback Nate Rogers is averaging a pair of touchdowns this season, but it hasn’t been enough to carry the Indians to a win just yet.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Edgewood’s LeMaster delivers in region play

BY DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

Edgewood Academy needed

a big game from its best player, and that’s exactly what senior Gabe LeMaster delivered Friday night.

Edgewood, which was 0-3 and hadn’t scored more than one touchdown in a game yet, routed Abbeville Christian, 29-0, to give the Wildcats their first win of the season.

In the process, LeMaster posted one of the best games of any player in the county this year. The senior receiver showed off his speed and reeled in only five catches but turned those into 125 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

For his performance in Edgewood’s first win, LeMaster is the Elmore County Player of the Week.

“We were able to get the edge on them,” Edgewood coach Chad Michael said. “All three (touchdowns) came on jet sweeps and we did a great job of blocking the edge with Brock (Whitt) and Parker (Shaw). If you get Gabe out in open space, he’s really hard to tackle.”

Edgewood’s offense has gotten off to a slow start in its first three games, and the Wildcats have found themselves trailing early in all three.

LeMaster made sure that did not happen Friday. On the first play of the game, LeMaster took a shovel pass and raced 56 yards for the end zone.

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After the defense forced a punt, LeMaster looked to have returned a punt back for a touchdown but it was called back due to a penalty. Nonetheless, he still scored two more times in the first half on a 45-yard touchdown and an 8-yard touchdown. He also added 52 return yards after the penalty and scored on a twopoint conversion.

Overall, he was responsible for 20 of Edgewood’s 29 points in the game.

“We started really quick and it was nice,” Michael said. “We scored a couple of times on the first few plays and got off to a hot start.”

LeMaster has now scored four of Edgewood’s six total touchdowns this season. Three of those have come on offense, while he also has a 97-yard kickoff return. The do-it-all player will now turn his sights toward Lowndes Academy, who has yet to surrender a point this season.

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five touchdowns on the season. … WR Gabe LeMaster had five catches for 125 yards, 3 TDs last week; he has four of Elmore County’s six touchdowns. … DL Zayne Talley has recorded sacks in two of Edgewood’s four games. Lowndes Academy: RB

THURSDAY, SEPT. 14

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Kasen Dismukes leads a dynamic rushing attack for Lowndes. … QB Clayton Hussey is another key piece to the Lowndes’ rushing game, and he has 3 INTs on defense. … DE Pierson Hill is the team’s leading defensive player.

FOUR DOWNS Last week, Edgewood beat Abbeville, 29-0; Lowndes beat Southern Academy, 29-0, Lowndes beat Edgewood Academy last year, 34-7. Lowndes Academy has yet to allow a point this season and outscored opponents 1210. Lowndes Academy has won nine-consecutive games dating back to last season. NEXT UP: Edgewood does not play next week; Lowndes hosts Abbeville.

4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16

FRIDAY, SEPT. 15

MONDAY, SEPT. 18

TUESDAY, SEPT. 19 HIGH

at Marbury, 4:30 p.m.

Elmore at Jemison, 4:30 p.m. Elmore County at Holtville, 4:30 p.m.

Edgewood Academy’s Gabe LeMaster scored three

help lead the Wildcats to their first win of the season.

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Holtville cheerleaders pose before the Bulldogs’ game against Sylacauga last week. Holtville will host its homecoming celebration Friday night.

Edgewood Academy sweeps Lakeside, remains undefeated

BY DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

The Edgewood Academy volleyball team made quick work of the visiting Lakeside School on Monday.

The Wildcats beat Lakeside, 3-0 (25-6, 25-8, 25-11) in an AISA Class AA, Region 1 matchup.

“That was a test of whether we are going to play to a certain standard all the time or not,” Edgewood coach Brad Starks said. “Lakeside is a young team, and we want to play a certain way every day. Just because you beat someone two weeks ago doesn’t mean you’re gonna easily beat them again, and we weren’t complacent. We played to our standard.”

It was evident from the start of the match that Lakeside would have no answer for Edgewood’s serving.

Alabama commit Lindsey Brown started the match serving, and she racked up a quick five service aces as Edgewood (19-0, 4-0) took a 6-0 lead in the first set.

She found more success when she started the second set serving again, and she ended the night with nine aces by herself. She wasn’t the only player whose serves were non-returnable, however, as junior Haidynn Cotterill recorded six aces in 11 attempts. Sophomore Madeline Jackson added four.

Overall, Edgewood recorded 26 service aces in the three-set match, resulting in aces being over a third of their total points scored in the match.

“We have a lot of girls who have really dangerous serves,” Starks said. “Tonight, we were really on. We have some pretty devastating service abilities. It’s good to watch when it’s in that much of a rhythm.”

Along with her nine aces, Brown added 10 assists and 7 kills. Harlie Barrett added six assists, and Baylie Barrett had four kills.

With the win, the Wildcats are now halfway through their region slate and are still unbeat-

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then ended the fourth set and game with her last kill.

“She was on fire tonight,” first-year head coach Katrina Sowell said. “Once she was on, she was good and it was game over. If you get her the ball, she’s going to put it down. She’s one of the players I’ve always trusted the most and she showed everyone why tonight.”

Angier has taken on a new role for her senior season.

After serving as a primary hitter the last few seasons, she is now playing all the way around. She wasn’t feeling super confident in her passes early in Thursday’s match, but once she got going, so did Wetumpka.

Midway through the second set, with Wetumpka and Stanhope Elmore tied 10-10, she found her confidence and Wetumpka took control of the game. The Indians finished the second set on a 15-5 run to win, 25-15, and tied the game, 1-1. That momentum carried into the third set and Wetumpka earned a 25-17 win and had a 3-1 lead in the match.

“Their mentality changed,” Sowell said. “We have a great group of girls who love to feed off the crowd. When we have a big student section, they vibe off of that. Once they start building, their confidence gets up and it’s just game over. What we saw tonight is the team that I know they can be.”

Shortly after the 10-10 tie, Wetumpka took a 15-12 lead and never looked back. Over the next 10 points that allowed Wetumpka to tie the

en with a 4-0 record. They’ve beaten Lakeside twice while taking down Lowndes and Abbeville each once. They will have to face Lowndes and Abbeville once more, then play a two-game set with

match at 1-1, Angier recorded five kills.

She carried that momentum into the third set and recorded six more kills, including the final kill to put the Indians up, 2-1.

The fourth set went backand-forth as the Indians and Mustangs found themselves tied at 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. But Angier had had enough. Her final two kills came on back-to-back points as Wetumpka took the 27-25 set win and the match.

“It definitely felt amazing and I’m glad I was the one to end it, but I would’ve been just as happy if it would have been an ace by Ashlynn (Turner) or a kill by Carlynn (Chumley),” Angier said. “But it did feel pretty great to be the one to end the game.”

While nearly everything Angier hit ended up as a point, she wasn’t the only player who helped change the momentum of the game.

In the second set, Wetumpka was up 16-13 before going on an 8-0 run to take control of the set. Serving during the 8-0 run was Hannah Kate Burdett, and she recorded three service aces during the span.

Burdett had one of the hardest serves of anyone on the court, and her line drive serves that barely went over the net each time caused major issues for the Mustangs.

“She’s so consistent,” Sowell said. “We never have to worry about her when she’s on the line. She’s going to get the ball over and she’s a very smart player. She sees the court well and puts the ball where it needs to go.”

With the win, Wetumpka moves to 2-0 in the area while Stanhope Elmore is 1-1.

Macon-East as they continue to defend their championship.

“We’ve started to figure out a way in which we can push ourselves to improve,” Starks said. “We want to be tested and we’ve been tested a few times to

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Elmore County coach Kyle Caldwell said. “They’re very well coached and they don’t make mistakes. They’ve very physical and always in the right place, and this is going to be a really tough game for us.”

Central Clay’s success stems from the Volunteers’ defense.

They are allowing only 10 points per game, and the varsity has allowed only 13 points in two games. All of that came against Benjamin Russell, which was a feat in and of itself. In the two other games Benjamin Russell has played not against the Volunteers, the Wildcats have scored 97 points.

After holding that powerful offense to 13 points in Central Clay’s opener, the Vols then turned their sights on Tallassee last week and shut out the Tigers until the JV players entered the game late in the fourth quarter of the 41-7 win.

Elmore County’s offense, on the other hand, heads into Friday averaging 51 points per game over the Panthers first three games. That ranks Elmore County ninth in the state among scoring leaders, but Central Clay’s defense will be one that Caldwell has not seen this year.

“They tackle really well,” Caldwell said. “They don’t miss a lot of tackles. If they get your hands on you, you’re probably going to go to the ground. They’re very quick and make the right reads. They’re always in the right alignments and space. It’s going to be a difficult task for us.”

While Central Clay’s defense is one of the best in the state, Elmore County’s defense is not one to scoff

at. The Panthers are allowing just over 10 points per game as well, and that comes after allowing 28 in the opener to Marbury.

In the two games since, Elmore County has shut out an opponent and held region opponent Sylacauga to seven points last week. The Panthers have been flying around to the ball and forcing turnovers like crazy. Through three games, Elmore County has eight sacks, led by defensive end Luke Reinert. While hitting the quarterback, the Panthers have forced nine fumbles and intercepted four passes. No single player has more than one interception as the wealth is being spread across the defense.

Just two weeks ago, Elmore County held Autaugaville to negative 119 rushing yards.

That rushing defense will be tested by Central Clay, which

likes to run the ball and run the ball and run the ball some more.

The majority of Central Clay’s offensive scores have come on the ground. Running back Ladamion Boyd is the rushing leader for the Volunteers with two rushing touchdowns in each game this year.

Quarterback Damien Harris has two rushing touchdowns this year, and he added a passing touchdown last week. Back-up running back Kevin Cherry has scored a rushing score in each game this year as well.

“It’s going to be a tough task,” Caldwell said. “We’ll have to get off of blocks and tackle in space as well. If we can do those two things along with lining up right, we should be able to hold our own. Those are three fundamentals of the game and we have to take care of that this week.”

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Elmore County defensive lineman Landon Yawakia (60) recovers a fumble against Autaugaville.

see where we lack. In this gym, can we make ourselves better by challenging ourselves and mak-

ing sure we’re faster and better. So now it’s just taking the next step and not being complacent.”

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TOP: Edgewood Academy’s Lindsey Brown goes up for a block against Lakeside. ABOVE: Edgewood Academy’s Harlie Barrett sets up a pass to a teammate. RIGHT: Edgewood Academy’s Katelynn Shaner hits the ball for the Wildcats.

Commission renews agreements for juvenile detention beds

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

Elmore County once again has four beds with Alabama Youth Services for juvenile detention.

The Elmore County Commission approved annual agreements some of which have been in place for years. Elmore County Juvenile Probation manager Delane Goggans said two of the beds are through Montgomery County at a cost of $35,000 to Elmore County. Another bed is provided through a long-term detention subsidy contract with the Alabama Depart-

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ment of Youth Services and another is through a diversion grant agreement with the department.

The agreements provide appropriate facilities and staff for juveniles detained through the courts.

Also at Monday’s commission, it approved a restaurant retail liquor alcohol license for Lil Fish Tail on Lightwood Road after no one spoke at a public hearing.

The commission vacated a portion of Dismukes Road in Millbrook that is in the 17 Springs project. No one spoke at a public hearing prior to the vote.

13th out of 164 total participants with a time of 17:45.74. He was the only runner to crack the 18-minute mark.

Just behind him was Holtville’s Brenen Miscisin, who finished 23rd overall with a time of 18:21.02. Stanhope Elmore’s top finisher, Tristen Jones, finished 34th with a time of 18:45.62.

With Holden leading the pack, all five of Wetumpka’s placement runners finished within the Top 60 runners.

Zachary Pierce (46) ran a 19:24.46, while Elexyndhir Smeland (55), Julius Williams (56) and Bennett Williams (57) all finished in a row within four seconds of each other.

“We have a lot of young runners on our boys teams,” Holbert said. “This is the smallest my team has been since 2012, but I think we’re where we need to be when it comes to them. We had some good finishes today.”

The Wetumpka girls were led by Sophia Rawls, who finished 41st with a time of 24:28.11. She was the only Indian to crack the Top 50, while Jacey Williams (66) finished with a time of 27:06.34.

Beverly Ramirez (90), Eva Gallander (97) and Grace Hines (98) rounded out the Indians’ team.

Unlike most teams in the race, this was actually Holtville’s second of the season after opening Aug. 26. It was a good race for the Bulldogs, however, as Holtville finished ninth in the boys and eighth in the girls.

The boys were sparked by Miscisin’s 23rd place finish, While Jonah Mann finished 39th, Sam Segarra finished 71st, Jacob Pogue finished 90th and Brody Hutcheson wrapped up the five qualifying racers with a 100th place finish.

Wiley Spangler (116), Joel Dyess (120), Payton Roberts (158) and Logan McGough (163) also raced.

Much like the boys, the girls team had a few impressive finishers. Alexis Troglen was the Bulldogs’ top runner with a time of 25:05.96, which landed her 44th overall. Right behind her was Abella Adams, who finished 49th with a time of 25:14.20.

Kylea McCord came in a minute later and placed 64th, while Lauren Neslein (88) and Adalynn Guthery (89) finished back-to-back to round out Holtville’s top five.

Over the next six minutes, Savannah Neslein, Payton Wright, Lily Kuykendall and Ashlynn Rexroad all finished as well.

“I feel like we raced really well, especially compared to our first race this year,” Holtville coach Kayla Battle said. “We shaved minutes off our times at the top, and even our later runners cut time off. We’ve been pushing ourselves hard at practice and out here.”

Stanhope Elmore’s team finished 7th overall in both the boys and girls race. Only five girls hit the track for the 5k race, and all five finished within the top 78 runners.

Emily Peterson led the team with a 40th place finish and a time of 24:26.52, while Julian Peralta and Isabella Brown were each less than a minute behind her.

On the boys team, Tristen Jones placed the fastest race with a 18:45.62 time and 34th place finish. One minute later, Dominic Jones finished 52nd.

Emmanuel Peralta (66), Taven Cox (68) and Elliot Hansen (80) were all timed under 22 minutes and rounded out the Top 5 for the Mustangs.

In other action the Elmore County Commission:

• Approved minutes of the Sept. 1 meeting

• Approved memorandum of warrants in the amount of $6,636,372.27 for the period Aug. 5 to Sept. 1.

• Recognized commission executive assistant Brittany Myers for Association of County Commissions of Alabama certification.

• Approved a Constitution Week Proclamation.

• Set a public hearing for 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25 for comments for a retail off premises and

retail table wine off premises alcohol license for Firetower Grocery at 3803 Firetower Road.

• Set a public hearing for 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25 for comments for a lounge retail liquor Class II package alcohol license for Firetower Liquor at 3801 Firetower Road.

• Set a public hearing for 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25 for comments for a retail beer on or off premises and retail table wine on or off premises alcohol license for Sunken Tractor at 859 Mehearg Road.

• Authorized commission chairman to execute dispatch agreements set-

ting reimbursement with the county’s municipalities and County E-911 board.

• Authorized the commission chair to execute an ADEM ARPA Drinking Water/Wastewater project agreement to facilitate the West Elmore Sewer Group project.

• Approved modifications to the ARP Allocation Plan.

• Moved $68,956.12 in unclaimed funds held more than 10 years in the county’s fiduciary account to the general fund.

• Approved fiscal year 2024 annual competitive and public works bid inquiries.

• Authorized the commission chair to execute an agreement with ALDOT for resurfacing and striping of portions of First Avenue.

• Authorized the commission chair to execute an agreement with ALDOT for slope and shoulder repairs on Redland Road near Redland Elementary School.

• Set a public hearing for comments on vacating a portion of Maverick Circle off of Dozier Road. The next meeting of the Elmore County Commission is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25

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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

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 postponementtional Association, successor by merger to RBC Bank (USA), formerly known as RBC Centura Bank, formerly known as CenSouth, Suite 300, Homewood, Wetumpka Herald: 23-01698

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BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR PRL TITLE TRUST II, Plaintiff, v. ESTATE OF MARY FRANCES REESE, DECEASED; ESTATE JUDY C. REESE, DECEASED; ESTATE OF JULIUS JACKSON, DECEASED; ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY ESTATES NAMED HEREIN AS WELL AS ANY UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY, Defendants. CASE NO.: CV-23-900151 NOTICE FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

On August 8, 2023, this Court granted Plaintiff’s Motion for Service by Publication on any potential heirs or devisees of the Estate of Mary Frances Reese, Estate of Judy C. Reese and Estate of Julius Jackson. In the Circuit Court of Elmore County, Alabama Civil Action No.: CV-2023-900151, UMB Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as legal trustee for PRL Title Trust II v. Estate of Mary Frances Reese, Estate of Judy C. Reese and Estate of Julius unknown heirs or devisees of the Estate of Mary Frances Reese, Estate of Judy C. Reese and Estate of Julius Jackson. Notice To: any unknown heirs or devisees of the Estate of Mary Frances Reese, Estate of Judy C. Reese and Estate of Julius Jackson, as well as any unknown persons who may have an interest in the real property located at 4530 Lakeshore Dr., Millbrook, AL 36054. By Order of the Court for service by publication dated August 8, that on June 21, 2023, Plaintifftory Judgment on the subject property. You are required to Court of Elmore County, Alabama and serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney, G. Alicia Jett at McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, at 2 20th St. North, Ste. 1000, Birmingham, AL 35203, an answer in writing within 30 days after the last publication of this Notice on or before October 27, 2023, or default judgment will be entered against you. This the 29th day of August, 2023. Michael Dozier Clerk of Court

cc:G. Alicia Jett McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 2 20th St. North, Ste. 1000 Birmingham, AL 35203 Wetumpka Herald: Sep. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2023 CV-23-900151

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NOTICE OF CONTINUED

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by JASON S. MULLINS SR, A MARRIED MAN, to PRIMESOUTH BANK on NOVEMBER 8, 2016, said mortgage being recorded in the

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of ELMORE County, Alabama, at RPLY 2016 PAGE 56808, the undersigned CB&S BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO PRIMESOUTH BANK, as mortgagee (or 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, at the entrance of the Courthouse of ELMORE County, Alabama, on OCTOBER 12, 2023, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in ELMORE County, Alabama, to wit: BEGIN AT AN OLD IRON PIN AT THE NW CORNER OF SECTION 23, T18N, R19E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; TO AN IRON PIN ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF COUNTY ROAD NO. 59, FIRETHENCE SOUTH 10 DE-ONDS EAST, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, 629.91 FEET TO ANOTHER IRON PIN ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF COUNTY ROAD NO. 59, FIRETHENCE SOUTH 10 DE-

ONDS EAST, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, 51.92 FEET THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 1955.51 FEET; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID RIGHT OF FEET, CHORD BEING SOUTH

FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NETION 23; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY, SOUTH

TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE

ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND SUBJECT TO GALLOWAY ROAD, A COUNTY GRAVEL ROAD, OVER AND ACROSS SAID PROPERTY

Subject to all zoning, easements, restrictions, restrictive covenants and reservations appearing of record. Said sale will also be made subject to any Federal Tax Liens, Ad Valorem Real Estate Taxes and\or Special Assessments of any nature, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the property. The property is being sold “as is, without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use, enjoyment or condition. The mortgagee or transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. All bidders will be required to execute a bidding agreement prior to sale. Copies of the bidding agreement may be obtained prior to the sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay the bid amount at the time 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 attorneys fees and expenses of foreclosure. This sale is subject to cancellation or postponement.

CB&S BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO PRIMESOUTH BANK, Mortgagee-Transferee Leonard N. Math

Chambless Math • Carr, P.C. Montgomery, Alabama 36123-

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DESMOND VANN BAILEY, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-221 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of DESMOND VANN BAILEY, deceased, having been granted to KELLY BAILEY on August 25, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, noticed 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.

KELLY BAILEY, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DESMOND VANN BAILEY, DECEASED

Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: MICHAEL GUY HOLTON ATTORNEY AT LAW 95 CHICKASAW CT WETUMPKA. ALABAMA 36093 334-467-6958

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and 13, 2023 EST/BAILEY D.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA CYPRESS BEND, LLC, Plaintiff, V. Case No.: CV-2023-900192.00 A TRACT OF LAND, Defendant. ORDER OF NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

in the Circuit Court of Elmore County, Alabama, on or about August 9, 2023, averring that unknown to the Plaintiff which have or may have an interest County, Alabama, shall make

bama 36022, an answer to the of the last publication of this

follows: A portion of the South Half (S

ing in Elmore County, Alabama follows: Commence at a 2 inch open pipe, marking the Southeast -

inch rebar set set on the Eastco easement; thence continue-

inch re bar set; thence contin-of way; thence continue along the west right of way for the fol-the South half of the Southwest

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feet; thence northeasterly, east-

centerline: Commence at a 2 inch open pipe, marking the Southeast-

ment; thence continue along -

beginning of a curve concave

point on the west right of way of

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL JEPSEY BONE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-198 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of SAMUEL JEPSEY BONE, deceased, having been granted to MARY KIBLER on August 28, 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. MARY KIBLER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL JEPSEY BONE, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ED PARISH, JR. THE PARISH LAW FIRM P O BOX 52 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101-0052 323 ADAMS AVE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-263-0003

Wetumpka Herald: Sep. 6, 13 and 20, 2023 EST/BONE, S. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA CASE NO: 2023-146 COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GERALD RAYBURN BOWLES, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of GERALD RAYBURN BOWLES, deceased, having been granted to BRYAN JASON BOWLES on the 24 day of August, 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.

BRYAN JASON BOWLES PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GERALD RAYBURN BOWLES, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ED PARISH, JR. THE PARISH LAW FIRM PO BOX 52 BRYAN JASON BOWLES MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101-0052 323 ADAMS AVE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-263-0003

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sep. 6 and 13, 2023 EST/BOWLES, G. PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA CASE NO: 2023-146 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GERALD RAYBURN BOWLES, DECEASED

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of GERALD RAYBURN BOWLES, deceased, having been granted to BRYAN JASON BOWLES on the 24th day of August, 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.

BRYAN JASON BOWLES PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GERALD RAYBURN BOWLES, DECEASED

Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ED PARISH, JR. THE PARISH LAW FIRM PO BOX 52 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101-0052 323 ADAMS AVE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-263-0003

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and 13, 2023

EST/BOWLES,G. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY DWIGHT BRANNON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-227 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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Letters of Administration over the Estate of GARY DWIGHT BRANNON, deceased, having been granted to MITCHEL BRANNON on August 30, 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.

MITCHEL BRANNON ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GARY DWIGHT BRANNON, DECEASED

Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator:

XAVIER M. THOMAS ATTORNEY AT LAW 524 SOUTH UNION STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-834-2000

Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 6, 13 and 20, 2023

EST/BRANNON, G. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD C. CHANNELL, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-219 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of RICHARD C. CHANNELL, deceased, having been granted to LESHA CHANNELL on September 7th 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all per-

sons 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.

LESHA CHANNELL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD C. CHANNELL, DECEASED

Attorney of Record for

Personal Representative:

CASSIDY LEE COURTNEY & MANN, LLP PO BOX 100 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-2545

Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 2023

EST/CHANNELL R. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF IDA LOU DARBY, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-231 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of IDA LOU DARBY, deceased, having been granted to RUSSELL PARKER on September 7, 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. Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: RUSSELL PARKER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF IDA LOU DARBY, DECEASED REGINA EDWARDS THE LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011

Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 2023

EST/DARBY, I. PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TODD ANDREW FRANSEN, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-226 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters of Administration over the Estate of TODD ANDREW FRANSEN, deceased, having been granted to REID G. TOLAR on September 5, 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.

REID G. TOLAR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF TODD ANDREW FRANSEN, DECEASED Name and Address of Adminis-

trator: REID G. TOLAR ATTORNEY AT LAW 250 WINTON M. BLOUNT LOOP MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36117 334-303-2258 reid@reidtolarlaw.com

Wetumpka Herald: Sep. 13, 20 and 27, 2023 EST/FRANSEN, T. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY LYNN GRAVES, CASE NO: 2023-222 DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

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Letters Testamentary in the Estate of GARY LYNN GRAVES, deceased, having been granted to HARRISON LYNN GRAVES on August 25, 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.

HARRISON LYNN GRAVES PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GARY LYNN GRAVES, DECEASED

Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: BRADLEY EARL EKDAHL ATTORNEY AT LAW 131 HUNTS ALLEY PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-356-0709

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sept. 6, and 13, 2023 EST/GRAVES, G. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES E. HARRISON, JR., CASE NO. 2023-211 DECEASED. NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: MALLORY HARRISON, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN, A NEXT OF KIN OF JAMES E. HARRISON, JR.; AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF JAMES E. HARRISON, JR., DECEASED YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on August 9, 2023, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of JAMES E. HARRISON, Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by LYNN R. VENABLE, 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 JAMES E. HARRISON, JR. 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

REGINA EDWARDS THE LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011

Wetumpka Herald:

Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and 13, 2023

EST/HARRISON, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN HAROLD HICKS, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023-236 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters of Administration over the Estate of JOHN HAROLD HICKS, deceased, having been granted to CHARLES GERALD HICKS, on the 8th day of September, 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.

CHARLES GERALD HICKS, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN HAROLD HICKS

Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. Attorney for Administrator 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 (334) 514-1011

Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 2023

EST/HICKS, J.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOVIE HUDMAN, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023-235 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to GLENDA GASSETT TERRELL as Executor on the 8th day of September 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.

GLENDA GASSETT TERRELL EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF DOVIE HUDMAN, DECEASED.

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Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq.

The Law Firm of Edwards & Ed-

wards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street

Wetumpka, AL 36092 334-5141011

Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 2023

EST/HUDMAN, D.

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY ANN HEADLEY JOHNSON, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023- 223 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to CYNTHIA J. HOULTON as Executor on the 25th day of August 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.

CYNTHIA J. HOULTON EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY ANN HEADLEY JOHNSON, DECEASED.

Regina B. Edwards, Esq.

The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street

Wetumpka, AL 36092

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and 13, 2023

EST/JOHNSON S.

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARION B. McCLENDON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-216 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of MARION B. McCLENDON, who was also known as MARION ANNE McCLENDON, deceased, having been granted to WILLIAM TROY McCLENDON, JR. on August, 24, 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 TROY McCLENDON, JR. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MARION B. McCLENDON, DECEASED

Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: THOMAS C TANKERSLEY ATTORNEY AT LAW 200 SOUTH LAWRENCE STREET P O BOX 11386 MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA 36111

334-819-7890

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sep. 6 and 13, 2023

EST/MCCLENDON, M.

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JASON SCOTT MULLINS, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-199 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL REAL PROPERTY TO: CREDITORS, IF ANY, OF THE ESTATE OF JASON SCOTT MULLINS, DECEASED, AND NOTICE TO ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on August 30, 2023, a VERIFIED PETITION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL PROPER-

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ygy the Honorable Roderick B. Perdue, Special Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

RONALD DOUGLAS ROBERTSON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCEI ANN ROBERTSON, DECEASED.

Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30,Sept.6 and 13, 2023

EST/ROBERTSON, F. PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES RAY SANFORD, SR., DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-212 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JAMES RAY SANFORD, SR., deceased, having been granted to PHILLIP ADAMS SANFORD and VERONICA KAY DOYLE on the 23 day of August, 2023 by Roderick B. Perdue, Special 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.

PHILLIP ADAMS SANFORD and VERONICA KAY DOYLE CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES RAY SANFORD, SR., DECEASED

Attorney of Record for

Co-Personal Representatives: ROBERT B. RENEAU LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-5141011

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and 13, 2023

EST/SANFORD J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUDY GREGORY WALL, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-165 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters of Administration over the Estate of JUDY GREGORY WAL, deceased. having been granted to ROBERT B. RENEAU on August 25, 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. ROBERT B. RENEAU ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JUDY GREGORY WALL, DECEASED

Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: ROBERT B. RENEAU LAW OFFICES OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and 13, 2023

EST/WALL, J.

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Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell for cash, at an ONLINE public auction on Friday, September 22, 2023, at 11:00am AT STORAGETREASURES.COM. Please note: THIS AUCTION IS NOT IN PERSON. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP TO OUR PHYSICAL LOCATION. ALL AUCTION PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN UP AND BID ONLINE. Southeast Storage 749 US-231 Wetumpka, AL 36093

37: Dean Dubose.PO Box 10053, Montgomery, Alabama 36108

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JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA

78: Calvin Taylor. 818 N Gap Loop, Montgomery, Alabama 36110

•Contents: Tires, Chairs, Refrigerator,Table Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 6 and 13, 2023

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCEI ANN ROBERTSON, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023- 184 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to RONALD DOUGLAS ROBERTSON as Personal Representative on the 22nd day of August 2023, by

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by SYLVIA CLARK AND APRIL WEBSTER, to PRIMESOUTH BANK on JUNE 30, 2016, said mortgage being recorded in the OfELMORE County, Alabama, at RPLY 2016 PAGE 32328, the undersigned CB&S BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO PRIMESOUTH BANK, as mortgagee (or 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, at the entrance of the Courthouse of ELMORE County, Alabama,

y on SEPTEMBER 26, 2023, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in ELMORE County, Alabama, to wit: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 21 EAST, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST FOR 650.00 FEET TO A POINT, WHICH POINT IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE REAL PROPERTY TO BE HEREIN DESCRIBED AND CONVEYED; FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST FOR 200.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST FOR 822.8 FEET TO A POINT, WHICH POINT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHEASTERLY MARGIN OF COUNTY ROAD NO. 44, THENCE RUN IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION, ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY MARGIN OF SAID COUNTY ROAD NO. 44, FOR 205.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 00 DEGREES 30 MINUTES EAST FOR 773.3 FEET TO THE SAID POINT OF BEGINNING. AS SHOWN BY THAT CERTAIN SURVEY DATED DECEMBER 23, 1987, M.G. KNOX, UNDER SUPERVISION OF W.S. BARNES, SURVEYOR NO. 1490. ALSO COMMENCE AT THE 1-1/2” PIPE PURPORTED TO BE THE NW CORNER OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 23, T19N, R21E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 28 MIN 10 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 189.41 FEET TO A 1” PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 37 MIN 14 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 200.00 FEET TO A 1” PIPE; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 89 DEG 37 MIN 14 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 60.05 FEET TO A 1 1/2” PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 37 MIN 04 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 199.71 FEET TO A 1” PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEG 10 MIN 48 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 261.36 FEET TO A 1/2” REBAR CAPPED MARTIN CA-563-LS AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEG 10 MIN 48 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 118.53 FEET TO A 1/2” REBAR (MARTIN); THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 43 MIN 30 SEC WEST A DISTANCE OF 29.99 FEET TO A 1/2” REBAR (MARTIN); THENCE NORTH 00 DEG 12 MIN 21 SEC WEST A DISTANCE OF 118.58 FEET TO A 1/2” REBAR (MARTIN); THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 49 MIN 14 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 30.04 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 0.08 ACRES MORE OR LESS AND LYING IN THE NE 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 23, T19N, R21E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA. ALSO AN ACCESS & UTILITY EASEMENT MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE 1 1/2” PIPE PURPORTED TO BE THE NW CORNER OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4, OF SECTION 23, T19N, R21E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 28 MIN 10 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 189.41 FEET TO A 1” PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 37 MIN 14 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 200.00 FEET TO A 1” PIPE; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 89 DEG 37 MIN 14 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 60.05 FEET TO A 1 1/2” PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 37 MIN 04 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 199.71 FEET TO A 1” PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEG 10 MIN 48 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 261.36 FEET TO A 1/2” REBAR CAPPED MARTIN CA-563-LS; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 00 DEG 10 MIN 48 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 118.53 FEET TO A 1/2” REBAR (MARTIN) AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 00 DEG 10 MIN 48 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 158.60 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 10 DEG 53 MIN 30 SEC WEST A DISTANCE OF 161.36 FEET TO A 1/2” REBAR (MARTIN); THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 43 MIN 30 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 29.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING Subject to all zoning, easements, restrictions, restrictive covenants and reservations appearing of record. Said sale will also be made subject to any Federal Tax Liens, Ad Valorem Real Estate Taxes and<\\>or Special Assessments of any nature, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the property. The property is being sold “as is, where is”. Said property is sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use, enjoyment or condition. The mortgagee or transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. All bidders will be required to execute a bidding agreement prior to sale. Copies of the bidding agreement may be obtained prior to the sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay the bid amount at the time 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 indebted-

ppyg ness secured by said mortgage, as well as the attorneys fees and expenses of foreclosure. This sale is subject to cancellation or postponement.

CB&S BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO PRIMESOUTH BANK, Mortgagee-Transferee

Leonard N. Math Chambless Math Carr, P.C. P.O. Box 230759 Montgomery, Alabama 361230759 334-272-2230

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and 13, 2023 FC/CLARK

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by John Michael Lanier, in favor of First Community Bank of Central Alabama, on June 7, 2022, said Mortgage recorded June 14, 2022, in the of Elmore County, Alabama, and, pursuant to the laws of the State of Alabama, the undersigned First Community Bank of Central Alabama, under and by virtue of the power of sale provision and other terms

fect title to the above described property.

28X74 Fleetwood Mobile Home, Said foreclosure sale and conveyance incident thereto are subject to the legal rights of any existing federal tax liens, mortgages, special assessments, easements, restrictions, and reservations appearing of record.

REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF-

MENT, AND WILL BE SOLDTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumexist 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

LLC as Mortgagee, which said Mortgage is recordof Probate, Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2019, Page 17929 on 4/18/2019, and subsequently assigned to BankUnited N.A. and recordof Probate, Elmore County, Alabama on 03/16/2022 in RLPY Book 2022, Page 17264, and default having continued under the terms of said Mortgage, and by virtue of Alabama Code Section 35-10-3 and 35-10-2, the following described real property will be sold at public outcry, for cash, to the highest bidder, in front of the Courthouse door of said County, during the legal hours of sale, on 10/11/2023. THE LAND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNTY OF ELMORE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 8 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF LAKELAND ESTATES PLAT NO. 2, AS RECORDED IN OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN PLAT BOOK 13 AT PAGE 20. Subject to all easements, restrictions and reservations appearing of record. Said sale will also be made subject to any Federal Tax Liens and/or Special Assessments of any nature, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the property. 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 property is being sold “as is, where is” Said property is sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use or enjoyment. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Kent D. McPhail McPhail Sanchez, LLC Counsel for Mortgagee/Transferee 126 Government Street Mobile, AL 36602 251-438-2333

Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 2023 FC/MCMILLION

PUBLIC NOTICE

The location of sale : Rite-A-Way Mini Storage 1649 Coosa River Pkwy. Wetumpka, Al. 36092 334-285-0065

Unit #3 Bettye Gunn 925 Copeland Road Wetumpka, Al. 36092

Unit #5 LaQuinta Gunn 2361 Promenade Blvd. Apt. #15 Montgomery, Al. 36106 Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 6 and 13, 2023 STORAGE AUCTION

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Harold L. McQueen, in favor of First Community Bank of Central Alabama, on May 29, 2015, said mortgage recorded June Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Real Property Book 2015 at Page 25292 (the “Mortgage”), and, pursuant to the laws of the State of Alabama, the undersigned First Community Bank of Central Alabama, under and by virtue of the power of sale provision

Alabama 36092, during the legal hours of sale on October 4, 2023, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at an old R/R Spike locally recognized as

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reservations appearing of record. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” 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, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO TITLE, USE 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 nonrefundable deposit of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

to Memory Memory & Causby, LLP Client Trust Account at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price by noon the next business day Memory & Causby, LLP at the address indicated below. First Community Bank of Central Alabama 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. The sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Address: Memory Memory & Causby, LLP, 469 S. McDonough Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104. By: /s/ Stuart H. Memory Stuart H. Memory, attorney for First Community Bank of Cen4054 Montgomery, Alabama 36103 Tel (334) 834-8000 smemory@memorylegal.com Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 2023 FC/MCQUEEN

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA City of Millbrook, Alabama (the “City”) v. Gerald Watkins (the “Owner”), Bank of America, N.A. (the “Mortgage Company”), Diane Bates (the “Tax Assessor”), and Lot 18 Block B, according to the Plat of Crossgate Lake Plat No. 1, of the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 10, at Page 96 and 96A, commonly known as 138 Lakebend Dr., Elmore, AL 36025 and parcel number 15 05 22 0 001 097.010 (the “Subject Property”) (collectively referred to hereinafter as the “Interested Parties”). Notice of Lis Pendens; Finding of Public Nuisance; Order to Demolish (the “Notice of Lis Pendens”) NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS; FINDING OF PUBLIC NUISANCE; ORDER TO DEMOLISH (THE “NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS”)

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Notice is hereby given to the Interested Parties and any and all unknown affected parties (hereinafter incorporated into and referred to as the “Interested Parties”) that the City intends to proceed pursuant to Ala. Code § 11-40-30 et seq. and City Ordinance Number 19-02, An Ordinance Concerning Unsafe Building and Dangerous Buildings (the “Ordinance”), to demolish the “dangerous building” located on the Subject Property. The term “Appropriate Municipal Lis Pendens shall mean the City -

designated by the Mayor as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties delegated by the Ordinance. The City Parties, which are comprised of the Owner, Mortgage Company, and Tax Assessor, by obtaining a title search on the Subject Property on July 20, 2023. Any and all unknown parties affected by this Notice of Lis Pendens are, by recordation of this Noof the Probate Judge of Elmore intent to demolish the dangerous building and are referred to hereinafter as the “Interested Parties.”

To all Interested Parties, take notice that:

1. The City and its Appropriateed the dangerous building on the Subject Property and deemed the same to be a “dangerous City and its Appropriate Municdangerous building a danger to the life, health, property, morals, safety, or general welfare of the public or the occupants: a. pursuant to Sec. 62-51(4) of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building has been abandonment, vandalism”; b. pursuant to Sec. 62-51(5) of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building is “damaged, dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary, lacking in maintenance, vermin or rat in-tamination” and utterly failing “to provide the amenities essential cause sickness or disease”; c. pursuant to Sec. 62-51(9) of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building containspair”; d. pursuant to Sec. 62-51(10) of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building is “so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe, or of such fault construction or unstable foundation that partial or complete collapse is possible”; e. pursuant to Sec. 62-51(11) of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building has “parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and damage property or injure the public or the occupants”; f. pursuant to Sec. 62-51(12) of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building is “clearlycy”; g. pursuant to Sec. 62-51(13) of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building is “neglected, damaged, dilapidated, unsecured, or abandoned” and is “an attractive nuisance and may become “a harbor for vagrants, criminals, or immoral persons”; h. pursuant to Sec. 62-51(15) of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building is “unsafe, unsanitary, or dangerous” because of its condition; and i. pursuant to Sec. 62-51(16)

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p () of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building violates “the “unsafe to the extent of becoming a public nuisance.”

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2. The Appropriate Municipalgerous building a nuisance pursuant to Sec. 62-53 of the Ordinance.

3. The Appropriate Municipal to Sec. 62-55(b), ordered demolition of the dangerous building within 45 days pursuant to Sec. 62-55(a)(2), to hold a public hearing on September 26, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at 3900 Grandview Rd. Millbrook, AL 36054 pursuant to Sec. 62-56(a), declared, as a result of testimony and information presented at the public hearing, the dangerous building unsafe to the extent that it is a public nuisance pursuant to Sec. 62-56(b), ordered demolition of the dangerous building pursuant to Sec. 62-56(b)(2), waited 10 days after its declaration pursuant to Sec. 62-56(c) for an appeal, which has not after its decision pursuant to Sec. 62-56(d) of the Ordinance to demolish the dangerous building.

4. Pursuant to Sec. 62-55(e), the City has 180 days from the date of the public hearing— September 26, 2023—to demolish the dangerous building unless one of the exceptions in subsections (1) – (5) of Sec. 6255(e) of the Ordinance occurs.

5. Pursuant to Sec. 62-55(f) of the Ordinance, if demolition of the dangerous building cannot be accomplished within 180 days of the date of the public hearing, the Appropriate Municand request any desired extension to the City Council.

6. Upon demolition of the dangerous building, the Approcomply with Sec. 62-57, Sec. 62-58, and Sec. 62-59 of the Ordinance, placing a lien on the Subject Property for the cost of demolition.

7. Pursuant to Sec. 62-64 of the Ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person, or for any agent, servant, or employee of such person: a. to fail to comply with an order or notice given pursuant to the Ordinance; b. to fail or refuse to perform any duty imposed by the Ordinance; c. to obstruct or interfere with an carrying out the purposes of the Ordinance; d. to obstruct or interfere with demolition ordered pursuant to the Ordinance; e. to mutilate, destroy, tamper with, or remove a notice posted pursuant to Sec. 62-55(b)(2) or Sec. 62-60(d) of the Ordinance; f. including an occupant or lessee in possession of the dangerous building, to fail to comply with the notice to vacate; g. to enter, access, or be upon the Subject Property pursuant to the order to vacate herein; and/or h. to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease, encumber, or otherwise dispose of the Subject Property or the dangerous building.

Pendens, the City is not claiming any right, title, or interest in the Subject Property. Rather, the purpose of this Notice of Lis Pendens is to put all Interestedtent to exercise its authority provided by state and local law to demolish the dangerous building on the Subject Property. 9. This Notice of Lis Pendens is reasonably certain to inform the intent to proceed to demolish the dangerous building located on the Subject Property. Further, this Notice of Lis Pendens is reasonably calculated, under all the circumstances, to apprise the Interested Parties of the pendency of the demolition of the dangerous building located on the Subject Property. I, Lori Davis, City Clerk for the City, am the Appropriate Municof Lis Pendens. I have personal knowledge of the facts alleged true, correct, and accurate to the best of my knowledge, understanding, and belief. I sign this Notice of Lis Pendens for Judge of Probate of Elmore County on the 3rd day of August, 2023. Lori Davis City Clerk City of Millbrook 3160 Main St. Millbrook, AL 36054 lori.davis@cityofmillbrook-al. gov Of Counsel: Brent Helms Helms Law Group, LLC 13 Sycamore Ln. Albertville, AL 35950 brent@helmslawgroup.com

Wetumpka Herald: Aug. 30, Sep. 6, 13 and 20, 2023 LIS PENDENS PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF RESOLUTION VACATING A PORTION OF LAKESHORE COURT IN ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Pursuant to a proposal by the Elmore County Commission, the said Commission conducted a public hearing on the 14 th day of August, 2023 regarding whether or not to vacate a portion of Lakeshore Court, and is more particularly and accurately described as follows: A PORTION OF LAKESHORE COURT IN ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA THAT COMMENCES 75 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST END OF PARCEL 13 04 18 0 001 020.002 THAT IS ADJACENT TO LAKESHORE COURT AND OWNED BY WILLIAM M. AND LAURA L. SPIVEY AND EXTEND-

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Following the public hearing, the Elmore County Commission found that no entity or person would be cut off from access by the vacation of the subject portion of Neely Road, but to the contrary, all other entities and persons already have reasonable and convenient access to their properties, and that it is in the best interest of the public that such portion of the subject real property be vacated. By unanimous consent of The Elmore County Commission on the 14 th day of August, 2023, a resolution was passed vacating the above-described portion of Neely Road located in Elmore County, Alabama. Jeffrey J. Courtney Attorney for the Elmore County Commission Wetumpka Herald: Aug.

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Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13 and 20, 2023 STORAGE AUCTION

EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT COMPLETED POSTHUMOUSLY

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

Gardner Cameron wanted to honor veterans with his Eagle Scout project. Gardner died before the project even really came to life. But his community — Eclectic, friends and fellow Scouts — made his project come to life.

Just days before Gardner died at 16 in a tragic car accident on March 16, 2022, he visited with Living Word Church Pastor Daren Davis after Wednesday evening services. It wasn’t unusual but what was different was Gardner ran back into the sanctuary and asked Davis to pray for him. Davis spoke Saturday as many in the town gathered at Panther Palace. They were there to dedicate Gardner’s Eagle Scout project and recalled the moment — the last time Davis saw Gardner alive in this world.

“Not only will my final memory of him be a memorial, this flag pole in the heart of Eclectic will serve as another memorial of a young man who impacted our small town in such a big way,” Davis said.

Gardner was contemplating Eagle Scout projects. His father David Cameron said everyone was giving him ideas. Gardner likely had 10 more ideas presented to him by people he trusted. But there was a problem.

“I don’t want to do any of them,” David said his son told him. “I want to do something for this town. It’s my project. I want to do what I

“Not only will my final memory of him be a memorial, this flag pole in the heart of Eclectic will serve as another memorial of a young man who impacted our small town in such a big way.”

— Living Word Church Pastor Daren Davis

want to do.”

Gardner met with Eclectic Mayor Gary Davenport in the fall of 2021 to discuss his idea for an Eagle Scout project. They met three different times with Gardner bringing sketches and more ideas. Just before Christmas 2021, the Eclectic Town Council approved Gardner’s project around the flagpole at Panther Palace. It included personalized pavers of local veterans, flower beds and more.

Gardner’s mother Teresa Champion served in the military for 6 ½ years herself. She said her son saw all veterans in the same light.

“Gardner loved veterans,” Champion said. “He was proud of the veterans in his family.”

But there was a problem.

Gardner couldn’t get right to work. The town was planning to renovate the playground at Panther Palace and drainage for three springs needed to be installed before any other work could start.

Gardner died a few months after the council approval but not his project.

After the installation of new playground equipment this summer, everyone came together to complete Gardner’s Eagle Scout project.

Davenport was there as was scoutmaster Dale Alexander. Friend and now Troop 307 assistant scoutmaster Joshua Alexander was too.

“He was a good friend,” Alexander said. “His project, we had been trying to get it done. It is kind of sad. It is the end of an era.”

Scoutmaster Dale Alexander said Gardner’s “dash” may have been short, referencing the time between date of birth and death, but he still left a significant mark on Eclectic and beyond.

“His peers and community stepped in to put this project together,” Alexander said.

“This dash that was Gardner’s life has now touched everybody that comes to this park.”

Friend and assistant scoutmaster Josuha Alexander is convinced if still alive, Gardner would have left his touch on the project.

“He would have done it so much better,” Alexander said. “He would have made it so much more beautiful like he did with everything else.”

Davenport said Gardner is likely reveling in heaven about his ability to get out of trouble and get others to help with his causes.

“Gardner is up there smiling,” Davenport said. “This is what he wanted.”