Sex offender gets 20 years in prison
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Holtville High School basketball coach
By Cliff Williams Staff Writer
Technically, Conner Grier is guilty of only one count of electronic solicitation of a child.
To protect a child from testifying, a plea deal was struck.
A virtual teacher at Elmore County School’s Edge program has been arrested and charged with school employee distributing obscene material to a student.
The deal saw 14 counts of the Class A felony production of porngraphy with minors and
Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said Emmanuel Andre Wilson II, 32, of Montgomery turned himself into authorities Tuesday afternoon.
13 counts of the Class C felony possession of child pornography dismissed. Judge Joy Pace Booth sentenced Grier to the maximum of 20 years on the charge.
Had Grier gone to trial and found guilty on all 28 counts,
Wilson was the head basketball coach at Holtville High School and was placed on administrative leave Jan. 13 according to Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis.
“We had a report,” Dennis said. “We had a preliminary
Council approves ‘tight’ budget
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Mayor Jerry Willis and Wetumpka officials are confident in the financial plans for the City of Wetumpka. But at the same time understand the $19 million fiscal year 2024 budget approved at Monday’s council meeting will take careful management. “We will be tweaking
investigation and handed it off to the appropriate authorities. He was also placed on administrative leave at that time.”
Booth could have stacked the sentences consecutively with a maximum sentence of 1,536 years. Instead, Grier will be in his 40s when he is released from prison and must register as a sex offender.
She prosecuted Grier in juvenile court in 2018 where he was found guilty of production of porngraphy and served three years with the Alabama Department of Youth Services.
That case includes facts such as beastilty.”
Dennis said school officials follow the same procedure when administrators receive a report of allegations against school staff and employees.
Chief assistant district attorney Mandy Johnson said she has been dealing with Grier, 23, for years even though this is Grier’s first adult conviction.
“Once we hand it over, we know very little about what is going on,” Dennis said. “We cooperate with authorities if necessary.”
Franklin said investigators with the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office have the alleged victim’s phone. Authorities collected Wilson’s phone as well. “You could see a conversation between the two,” Franklin said. “Mr. Wilson is going to contend someone had the security code to his phone and he was not responsible. There is other information we can’t disclose now but I don’t think it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.”
Wilson was released on a $6,000 bond 90 minutes after turning himself in according to the Elmore County Jail website.
“It was absolutely horrific,” Johnson told Booth at Grier’s sentencing. “In the 15 years of my career, it is the single worst most disgusting juvenile case I have ever been a part of.
Dennis said Wilson also coached other sports at Holtville schools including being the head track coach and assistant football coach.
Grier was in the juvenile system at 15 years old. He also graduated from high school. He got married and was just starting a job as a corrections officer with the Alabama Department of Corrections when he was arrested in April
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Dennis said other staff would fill in for the duties of Wilson at Holtville while he is on administrative leave.
Chamber holds luncheon welcoming members
this budget as we go,” Willis told the council. “We will look for ways to cut some corners and save some money.”
By Cliff Williams Staff Writer
The Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce held its annual luncheon to install new officers and board members for the first time in a while Thursday.
Previously, the council passed a capital projects plan to cover the next four years listing where funding was to come from. Willis said the plan took into account the upcoming fiscal year.
The COVID-19 pandemic put a hamper on gatherings but the chamber celebrated the successes of business in Wetumpka.
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“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
quick work when nearly two dozen Spire employees take the day off and all grab a paint brush, roller or sprayer.
Working on a day off for a good cause
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Police continue investigation, man no longer suspected
By Jake Arthur Chief Videographer
RIGHT PLACE, PERFECT TIME
Police are still investigating the fatal shooting in the Wetumpka Walmart parking lot on Jan. 20.
staff and firefighters team up to save cardiac arrest victim
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
If there was ever a perfect time and place to go into cardiac arrest, Elmore County’s Bob Brabhan experienced it on July 26.
Brabhan shocked the staff of the Wetumpka YMCA and the Wetumpka Fire Department when he fell ill in the pool that morning.
It was an immediate cardiac arrest.”
Police were dispatched to the parking lot around 10:45 p.m. for a “shots fired” call. Once there, they found Centell Winston, 42 of Tallassee, dead of a gunshot wound in the driver seat of his vehicle.
Ballenger looked to staff member Kyle Murray and said, “Get everything and call 911. It’s go time.”
was a huge deal.”
According to Wetumpka police chief Greg Benton, this was not a random shooting.
The YMCA staff cleared the pool deck of campers and other members.
Ballenger and Murray had the AED pads on Brabhan and completed five to six rounds of compressions when Schwab and his team of five firefighters arrived.
“This was not random, not a random act,” said Benton. “We believe the victim and the perpetrator knew each other.”
Two staff members took Brabhan’s two year old grandson inside to keep him distracted. Seconds later, Murray arrives with a bag and AED and compressions start on Brabhan.
This is the first homicide in Wetumpka in over three years. The last homicide in the city took place in 2018.
“It’s not a good way to start out the new year,” said Benton.
Benton didn’t want to speculate on the
“Brady and Kyle were doing CPR and the AED on Mr. Bob when we got here,” Schwab said. “The pads were there. We just unplugged them from AED and plugged them into our machine.”
Just like the YMCA staff, Schwab had a team helping too.
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Most people with a day off from work try to escape the job and coworkers.
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But for more than 20 Spire employees, volunteering together at Camp Chandler on Lake Jordan last week was just what they wanted to do.
“The work is part of Spire’s ‘Day for Good’ effort,” Spire spokesperson Molly Rose said in a statement. “It allows every Spire employee eight hours of paid time off to volunteer for a nonprofit or organization of their choice.”
(AASSP) named Holtville High School principal Kyle Futral the 2022 Alabama High School Principal of the Year. The High School Principal of the Year award was presented to Futral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a schoolwide assembly at Holtville High School. Elmore County Superintendent Richard Dennis was in attendance for the presentation.
Spire vehicles took over
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Wetumpka YMCA sports and aquatics director Brady Ballenger and staff were about to supervise more than 40 day campers as they swam. Ballenger was talking to a mother when someone grabbed his attention screaming, “We need your help.”
“I look over there and Mr. Bob had fallen into the water,” Ballenger said. “We pulled him out, took a pulse and there wasn’t anything.
“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 the school culture from that of a school struggling with low morale, achievement and attendance to a school that strives for excellence. By collaborating with staff, many of the school’s issues were identified and addressed. Futral’s leadership style of listening, encouraging, supporting, organizing and challenging the staff and students, caused the school culture to
Luckily, the Wetumpka Fire Department was out of the station and on U.S. Highway 231 when they got the call and was quick to provide assistance and backup.
Holtville’s Futral Alabama principal of the year
“We went to the redlight, turned around, came right back,” Wetumpka Fire Department Lt. Brian Schwab. “Our response time
shift in a positive direction. The school experienced a 62 percent decrease in discipline referrals, 50 percent decrease in chronic 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.
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“All of us are better than one of us,” Schwab said. “We each had a job. One guy was pulling stuff out of the bag. One was doing chest compressions. I was working the monitor. We worked together as a team.”
But Brabhan’s heart still
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Wetumpka YMCA sport and aquatics director Brady Ballenger, left, meets Bob Brabhan just weeks after he performed CPR on Brabhan while daughter Audrey Shaw looks on.
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Members of the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce attend the chamber’s “A Taste of Our Home Town” luncheon. CLIFF WILLIAMS/ THE HERALD
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A fresh coat of paint was applied to one of the main buildings at Camp Chandler Thursday. It’s
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Obituaries
BRYANT PHIFER CULBERSON
USAF Ret Colonel Bryant Phifer Culberson, 83, of Wetumpka, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was born on May 6th,1940 in Tuscaloosa, AL to Virgil Bryant and Martha Grace Culberson. As a child he lived in London, England and as a teenager attended Kemper Military School in Missouri. Bryant had a very determined personality, was creative, was a patriot, and was extremely civic minded.
Bryant attended the University of Alabama and later received an appointment to the Air Force Academy where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1963. His was the first full graduating class at the Air Force Academy. Other educa-
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tion included Squadron Officers School, the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell, the National War College in Washington DC, and a master’s degree in business administration from Auburn University.
During his military career he was a fighter pilot and commander of many squadrons. He flew eight different combat aircraft and was the commander of the 2nd Aircraft Delivery group and the operations commander of the 552nd Airborne Warning and Control Wing. He served at twelve Air Force bases in the US and was stationed overseas in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia.
While in Vietnam he flew 281 combat hours and was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star for gallantry in combat, seven
Gammils Store Road.
Air Medals and twelve other decorations.
Bryant was very involved in his community, receiving the President's Volunteer Award for National and Community Service. He managed the campaign(s) that helped elect his wife, the late Judge Maura Culberson, as District Judge of Elmore County. He was an active member of the Republican National Committee and enjoyed being a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church for many years. Bryant also enjoyed scuba diving, sailing, and playing golf.
Bryant is survived by his very beloved younger brother, Charles Culberson and wife Delayne of Woodstock, GA; his three children, William Culberson of Mobile, AL, Christina Hoehn and husband
• A domestic dispute was reported on Joy Street.
WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT
SEPT. 11
• Harassing communications was reported on Cross Street.
SEPT. 8
• Theft was reported on Ross Road. Sept. 6
• Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.
• Domestic violence was reported on Kelly Fitzpatrick Road.
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SEPT. 17
• Theft was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.
• A welfare check was conducted on Powers Avenue.
• An animal bite was reported on Herd Street.
• Animal control was requested on Thompson Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on Gilmer Avenue.
• Criminal mischief was reported on Jordan Avenue.
• A welfare check was conducted on Delta Road.
• A civil dispute was reported on South Ann Avenue.
• A disorderly subject was reported on Jordan Avenue.
• A disorderly subject was reported on Jordan Avenue.
• A downed power line was reported on Barnett Boulevard.
• A domestic dispute was reported on Thelma Drive.
• A civil disturbance was reported on Second Street.
• A prowler was reported on Sims Avenue.
• Disorderly conduct was reported on South Tallassee Drive.
• A prowler was reported on West Butler Street.
• Theft was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.
SEPT. 16
• Gunfire was reported on Wall Street.
• Harassment was reported on Honeysuckle Lane.
• A verbal fight was reported on Gammils Store Road.
• Suspicious activity was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• Criminal mischief was reported on Redden Avenue.
• Suspicious activity was reported on Washington Street.
• Animal control was requested on Riverside Avenue.
• A welfare check was conducted on Jordan Avenue.
• A welfare check was conducted on
• Animal control was requested on Gilmer Avenue.
SEPT. 15
• Trespassing was reported on Worthington Circle.
• Assistance was given to a motorist on North Johnson Street.
• A disorderly subject was reported on Friendship Road.
• Loitering was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• A white female was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.
• Harassment was reported on First Avenue.
• A Black male was arrested on First Avenue.
• A reckless driver was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• Trespassing was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.
• Animal control was requested on Riverside Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on Riverside Avenue.
• A motor vehicle accident with injuries was reported on Oak Heights Road.
SEPT. 14
• Animal control was requested on Gilmer Avenue.
• Gunfire was reported on Delta Road.
• A missing juvenile was reported on Ashurst Avenue.
• Criminal mischief was reported on Barnett Boulevard.
• Animal control was requested on South Ann Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on Riverside Avenue.
• A motor vehicle accident was reported on Highway 229.
• Animal control was requested on Central Boulevard.
• A Black female was arrested during a traffic stop on Oak Heights Road.
• Breaking and entering a vehicle was reported on Little Road.
• An animal complaint was reported on South Ann Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on Riverside Avenue.
• Criminal mischief was reported on Cannon Road.
• Animal control was requested on Paxton Drive.
• A suspicious person was reported on Notasulga Road.
• A mentally disturbed person was reported on Mott Lane.
• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Freeman Avenue.
• A mentally disturbed person was
Michael, of Indian Harbor Beach, FL and Carolyn Thompson and husband Scott of Oklahoma City, OK. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Madison Hoehn, Samantha Hoehn, Elizabeth Culberson, and Olivia Culberson, all of whom he was very proud.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ivy Creek Hospice or Elmore County Humane Society.
The family will receive friends at 10am on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, with Mass beginning at 11:00am, followed by a lunch at the church. A graveside service will follow for immediate family at 3pm at Evergreen Cemetery in Tuscaloosa.
reported on Mott Lane.
SEPT. 13
• A fire was reported on First Avenue.
• Gunfire was reported on Hickory Street.
• Animal control was requested on Central Boulevard.
• Animal control was requested on Powers Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on Powers Avenue.
• Assistance was given during a medical call on Preer Street.
• Identity theft was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on North Ashurst Avenue.
SEPT. 12
• A civil disturbance was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on Preer Street.
• A motor vehicle accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• A domestic dispute was reported on Fourth Street.
• Harassment was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• An abandoned vehicle was reported on North Dubois Street.
• Theft was reported on Notasulga Road.
• Assistance was given to another agency on Gammils Store Road.
• Suspicious activity was reported on Lee Street.
• A suspicious person was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
SEPT. 11
• A motor vehicle accident with no injuries was reported on North McKenzie Street.
• A verbal fight was reported on Riverside Avenue.
• A white male was arrested during a traffic stop on South Tallassee Drive.
• Assistance was given during a medical call on Gilmer Avenue.
• Assistance was given to a motorist on Highway 229.
• A civil dispute was reported on Riverside Avenue.
• Assistance was given to another agency on Highway 229.
• A suspicious vehicle was reported on E.B. Payne Sr. Drive.
• Animal control was requested on Powers Avenue.
• A welfare check was conducted on Third Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on Barnett Boulevard.
• Fraud was reported on Notasulga Road.
• Property damage was reported on Gilmer Avenue.
• Animal control was requested on Friendship Road.
Child rape case bound over to grand jury
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Derek Wayne Holley remains in the Elmore County Jail after District Court Judge Glen Goggans said there was probable cause to bind Holley’s first-degree rape charge over to a grand jury. Holley was in court last week for a preliminary hearing. Ordinarily held in open court, Goggans had prosecutors, Holley and witnesses follow him into a closed session. When they returned to the courtroom, Googans forwarded the case to the grand jury.
Just last month, an Aniah’s Law hearing was held to determine if Holley would get a bond allowing him to be released pending trial. Goggans heard the case then and much of the evidence put forth in open court was likely heard by Goggans again in last week’s hearing.
The Millbrook Police Department began to investigate Holley in July after a victim said she spent the night in Holley’s home in January. “When it came time to go to bed, she was advised to sleep on the couch,” Millbrook Police Department officer Zachary Sumerlin testified before
Elmore County District Judge Glen Goggans. “She woke up with her pants and panties pulled down. She said he was penetrating her from behind.”
Sumerlin said the teenage girl acted like she was asleep until Holley finished and returned to his bedroom in the home. Holley returned the girl to her mother’s workplace the next day. He also testified the Millbrook Police Department began investigating the incident after the father of the child reported the allegations to authorities in July. Sumerlin said the teenager spoke to a forensic interviewer
Food pantry to get new equipment
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
The W.E.L.C.O.M.E.
Food Pantry can’t get a new building due to inflation but it will get new equipment to help serve citizens in Millbrook and western Elmore County.
The City of Millbrook and the food pantry have been partners for many years with the city providing a Main Street building for the organization.
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Al Kelley said federal funds were available through grant programs to help food pantries. The Millbrook City Council was awarded a grant through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for a new building.
“We don’t charge them rent because it is a great service to the community,” Kelley said. “We agreed to go in and build a building but costs came back way too much. We thought the building was going to come in about $800,000 and came in at $1.5 million.”
The ADECA grant was for $500,000 and the city was
going to put up $350,000 more. Instead the city had to change course.
“We had to jump through the hoops with ADECA for permission to change from a building to equipment to use in the building,” Kelley said.
After a public hearing at a Millbrook City Council meeting last week and approval by the council, the grant funds will now purchase a walk-in cooler, shelving and other needed items to help the food pantry better serve Millbrook and west Elmore County.
Also at the meeting, city staff updated the council on the progress of cleaning up 138 Lakebend Drive. Kelley said the house burned down several months ago and the property has been abandoned. It has left an unsafe structure and a problem for city officials.
“The owner is gone,” Kelley said. “We can’t get a hold of the mortgage company. We are having to cut the grass. We have it on a list for demolition.”
The council approved the purchase of $42 million in warrants. The bond issuance is to help the city fund
portions of the 17 Springs project along with other upcoming and yet to be named projects. The Elmore County Commission has also provided funding and in-kind services to bring the project to life.
IN OTHER ACTION THE MILLBROOK CITY COUNCIL:
• Approved minutes of the Aug. 22 meeting.
• Approved the purchase of two patrol vehicles for the Millbrook Police Department.
• Approved a change order in the 17 Springs project for water and sewer.
• Approved a site development plan for Dollar Tree on Highway 14 East.
• Approved a public assembly permit for Tunes on the Green for 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 28 at Village Green Park.
• Approved a public assembly permit for the Stanhope Elmore High School Homecoming Parade from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26.
The next meeting of the Millbrook City Council is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sept. 26.
Dr. Cory Luckie received his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and earned an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, where he also played baseball.
Board certified by the Alabama Board of Family Medicine, Dr. Luckie is a proud member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and serves as district representative for the AAFP.
During his residency, Dr. Luckie was awarded the William R. Willard Award for his outstanding contributions to health sciences. While in medical school, he was awarded the ProAssurance Patient Communication Award. Other awards include the SEC Baseball Scholar Athlete of the Year and Auburn University’s Cliff Hare Award for Academic Leadership and Athletic Success.
A family man, Dr. Luckie enjoys spending time with his small children and wife, as well as playing golf and baseball. Additionally, he has a passion for astrophysics and teaching.
Dr. Luckie and his family are residents of Prattville, Alabama, and he serves on the Board of Directors for the Prattville - Autauga Character Coalition. Dr. Luckie is excited to join the Baptist Health family and looks forward to being able to provide more opportunities for his patients.
Dr. Luckie is currently accepting new patients.
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at Butterfly Bridge Child Advocacy Center. “The child told a friend not long after it happened,” Sumerlin said. “She also told her mother but she didn’t report it because she thought it had been too long.”
Chief assistant district attorney Mandy Johnson said Holley is facing similar charges in another state from a similar incident in Panama City Beach, Florida, where he bonded out of jail following the arrest.
This was all while Holley was serving probation for a 2021 Elmore County conviction for reckless endangerment.
Johnson also said Holley has 10 previous convictions. Holley’s attorney asked for a reasonable bond. Goggans explained his ruling of no bond and said first-degree rape falls under the Aniah’s Law. “I find a similar crime under similar circumstances in another state strong,” Goggans said. “He had a [family member] in the car when he was flying down the road, left her there and took off running from the police. I do find he is a danger to the public. He is a flight risk. He has an extensive criminal record.”
Never stop talking about the memories
Normally I’d wait until the end of the year to share my thoughts on resiliency but a few things have happened already that have prompted me to reconsider the timing. I want to specifically address the children in our community but really, this applies to everyone. It’s only September and already, a lot has happened this year to rattle your world. Back in April, the unthinkable happened when multiple shooters opened fire at a birthday party in Dadeville and killed and injured numerous children. The aftermath has been incredible grief, anger, sadness, tears and everything in between. You didn’t deserve this and you are now left with memories of your friends and family. Even worse, some of those memories are from the birthday party and are more than most of us will ever have to endure. I am sorry.
A few weeks ago, a beloved Benjamin
Russell High School student with a heart of gold who’d just started his senior year died in a car accident. Although I didn’t know him, I vividly remember him chatting up my child on the sideline during a football game (more than once), even though my child was younger. I think a great deal of the older students who include the younger ones, and I immediately knew this child was a good soul. I have pictures of each of the interactions, because, again, it’s not always typical to see the older kids interact with the younger ones and I wanted to always remember those moments. It was also a teaching moment as I knew it would be a good reminder when my child is older to show him how well
he’d been treated. There are other children (and adults) in our area going through equally hard experiences, and what I want you all to know is I’m sorry you lost people who were so close to you especially at such a young age. It will change who you are, permanently.
Your outlook on life could be tainted with pessimism, negativity, and sadness. You just experienced the highest of highs by celebrating friends with laughter and fun times to losing some of the people who mean so much to you. The halls of your high schools are missing their smiling faces. Celebrating milestones will never be the same. It is important you remember you control how your future looks and feels. Honor your friends by being the best person you can be.
From everything I hear, that’s what your classmates would do. Look for the good in every day and when you can’t, reach out to someone. Please reach
out to someone. I also want to say you should never hold back from talking about the memories. I lost a high school friend days before we were to move to Auburn to start the next chapter of our lives. Although I have second-guessed myself and still do occasionally, I have never made a mistake in bringing Leigh Anne’s name up.
The conversations or social media posts are proof Leigh Anne will never, ever be forgotten. And even though there’s still sadness, we do smile quite often when talking about “Lee-Lee Pickle,” and, in case you forgot, smiling is contagious. So keep the shares going, make sure the memories are talked about and speak their names. These are the most beautiful tributes you can do to honor your classmates and their families. You also deserve to talk about the good times.
Tippy Hunter is the general manager of
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Have you ever been to a doctor’s office or pharmacy and seen a picture or a piece of art featuring snakes wrapped around a pole?
It is the official logo of the World Health Organization, but the symbol has been around a lot longer than that — way longer, in fact.In our world of signs and symbols, this one is a bit of a mystery unless one reaches back into Biblical history.
In the Old Testament, the story of the miraculous delivery of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt has been repeatedly told and remembered. In the book of Numbers, however, they were complaining about the long road to the Promised Land and began to blas -
pheme God. They also blamed Moses, saying he only brought them out of Egypt to starve in the wilderness.
You may remember God sent fiery serpents among the Israelites and the snakes were biting the people. The Israelites had an attitude adjustment and begged for a release from the curse. As the Bible says:
“The LORD said to Moses, ‘make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.’ So Moses made a bronze serpent, and set it on a pole; and if a serpent bit any man, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.”
So, to be healed, all they had to do was look at this rod with a
brass snake on it? The Caduceus survived for 700 years, even becoming an idol of worship among the Israelites. And people from all over would have seen this metal snake on a rod.
Even today, people may think the Bible has nothing to do with our modern world, but in reality we are surrounded by the Bible! Today’s version of the snake bites might be how we treat one another, particularly online as we talk about events in our town.
Obviously, I am not perfect by any means, but one thing that is disturbing to me is how people will talk about other people’s children on social media.
I don’t know, but to me, the snake bites that need healing are self-inflicted. Hopefully someday, they will create a Caduceus to keep us from harming ourselves.
Michael Bird is a music teacher for Tallassee City Schools.
It’s one thing to say, “We need to do this,” or “We need a new that,” but when you start calling out the kids by name for what they did or didn’t do at a ball game — isn’t that just a bit beyond what is acceptable? Even worse, calling out their families and bringing up past hurts or events to try and draw out the other party for an online response?
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A BARKING SUCCESS
Humane society hosts annual Bark in the Park fundraiser
CLIFF WILLIAMS THE HERALD
It was a doggone good time at Fort Toulouse Sunday. More than 100 dogs and their humans celebrated the 17th annual Bark in the Park to benefit the Humane Society of Elmore County. The event attracted dogs of all sizes from the little chihuahua to the Great Dane and mixes of sorts. The dogs paraded their humans around the park and were blessed along the way too. Meredith Dennis, 12, adopted another dog from the shelter who happened to be at the park.
Dogs celebrated at annual Bark in the Park
By REA CORD HSEC Exeuctive Director
Thank you to everyone who came out as we had a huge crowd. We think all the Vendors were happy and made lots of new contacts.
There was great food, fun and oh, so many happy dogs and tail wags. Pam, our photographer, took a gazillion photos, so check out the Humane Society of Elmore County Facebook page so you can either find yourself or see all the fun you missed if you were unable to attend.
This was year 17 for Bark in the Park and, as always, Fort Toulouse was perfect for our even. On behalf of our Board & Staff we so appreciate the great turnout and all these great partner exhibitors: Venice Gelato, Grumpy Dog, Crepe Magic, By a Nose - Nosework Classes, Sumdog K9 Training, The Crafty Hedgehog, Mini and Me Jelly and Jams, Camp Bow Wow Montgomery, Cat Lady Bling, CB&S Bank, For Healthy Pets, Fofo Pet Sitting Services, Gabbs Of Love Candle Company, Camellia Veterinary Hospital, Lanmac Mortgage, Furry Hearts Bakery, Centerpoint Fellowship, Mimi’s Designs by Leigh, Montgomery Ala-
bama Dog Obedience Club, Better Life Veterinary, Absolute Termite & Pest Control, Robin’s Sew & Gift Shop, Simply Sugar Company, So Boho, The Vault Variety Shop, Ultimutt Dogventures & Nutrition, Vanity Fur Pet Salon & Resort, White Tail Soaps, AL Department of Natural Resources & Conservation and City of Montgomery COVID-19 Information. With the help of Tuskegee Veterinary College, 20 dogs were microchipped thereby enhancing their chances of being reunited with their family if they ever become lost. Four of our pups were adopted and 41 dogs went home with their very own and unique Pet Picasso paintings.
The silent auction was a huge success with winning bidders finding treasures and helping us raise a bit more money. We also want to thank the following, most who have sponsored Bark in the Park for many, many years: Buffalo Rock Montgomery, Tuskegee University, College of Veterinary Medicine; Blue Ridge Animal Clinic; Dr. Bipin Kumar; CB &S Bank; Ark Animal Hospital; Coosa River Adventures;
Gray’s Tire & Service Center; Dennis & Lynda Fain; Steve McGhehee; Collier Ford; Marla H. Wohlman M.D; The Davey Tree Expert Company; Taylor Athletic Wear; HSELCO Secret Admirer; Dawg Gone Pretty Pet Salon; Cousins Insurance Agency; For Healthy Pets; Jill & Harley Samuelson; Camellia Veterinary Hospital; Castaway Animal Clinic; Centerpoint Fellowship Church-Wetumpka; Champs Barbeque; Bryson Veterinary Clinic; Grier Services; Zap Pest Control; Bell Family Chiropractic, Montgomery Alabama Dog Obedience Club; Better Life Veterinary, and Phoenix the Wonder Dog!
Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Andre’ Harrison for being our Master of Ceremonies, announcing our Pet Parade and conducting our Blessing of the Animals. And more thanks to David Craig for filling in on short notice and providing our sound system and music.
The Pet Parade was huge; pet contests are just too much fun and it was just a great day seeing so many loved dogs with their owners.
We have a few of our “Ameri-Pets” 2023 Bark in
Pet of the Week — Pugsley
Pugsley is a 2-yearold male who weighs 50 pounds. He is a laid-back boy who came to us as a stray and was never reclaimed. Pugsley is great with other dogs and loves meeting new dogs. He will be in your face for attention. He loves to explore but also come back for a tummy rub.
The Humane Society of Elmore County’s adoption fees are $100
for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old. Cats over 1 can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, deworming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian.
If you are interested in meeting Cola or any of the pets at HSEC, the first step is to fill out an adoption application online. Once approved, you will be contacted by someone from the humane society. HSEC is located at 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka. The phone number is 334-567-3377 and the website is www.elmorehumane.org.
the Park T-Shirts left and you can purchase them at our shelter office or Tail’s End Thrift Store for $15.
And finally, our sincere thanks to our board members, staff and volunteers who work hard to ensure Bark in the Park runs smoothly and is fun for all who attend. Look for another great year in 2024 for year 18.
Rea Cord is the executive director of the Humane Society of Elmore County.
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wasn’t pumping. One electrical session later, a pulse was detected and Brabhan was transported by Haynes Ambulance to a critical care medical facility in Montgomery.
Brabhan believes something intervened that day. He spends many of his days in the yard in the countryside between Tallassee and Wetumpka. His daughter, Audrey Shaw, often gets him to visit with 2-year-old Coleman near Emerald Mountain
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“This next year will
or the YMCA. July 26 was just such an occasion.
“Audrey called me that morning, invited me to go swimming at the Y,” Brabhan said. “It was like 102 degrees. It sounded good to me.”
Brabhan said he vaguely remembers getting to the parking lot and helping Coleman get out of the car.
“The next thing I remember was I woke up at the hospital with a tube down my throat and tied to the bed the next day,” Brabhan said. “My daughter has told me what hap -
be tight,” Willis said. “Hopefully there will be no downturn. I think this is going to be a great plan. We just need
pened that day. I don’t remember none of it.”
Brabhan said he hadn’t been to the doctor in decades. After the cardiac arrest, a stent was put in. About two weeks ago doctors did an EKG as part of a follow up.
“They said everything looks great, carry on life with no restrictions,” Brabhan said.
He believes he was meant to be on the pool deck at the Wetumpka YMCA that day.
“I probably still be laying out in the woods somewhere at my house,” Brabhan said. “I’m always there
to tighten our belt and work the plan.”
The council approved restricting a portion of Hill Street near The Kelly to create the Fall Line Overlook Park. The small park will function under Main Street Wetumpka, which is selling pavers as a fundraiser. New communication equipment is coming to the Wetumpka Department of Public Works. The council approved
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alone. I’m out in the yard fiddling around. It saved my life. Absolutely without a doubt, I wouldn’t be here without them.”
Brabham visited the staff of the YMCA and with the Wetumpka Fire Department last week for the first time since the cardiac arrest last week. Everyone was smiling from ear to ear.
“When we get to meet somebody that we save, it means a lot,” Schwab said. “We see a lot of traumatic stuff.”
The meeting was special for Ballenger too. He has been CPR
going with AT&T FirstNet. The move saves approximately $200 per month.
The council held first reading to update the city’s floodplain ordinance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently conducted a floodplain insurance study. For residents to qualify for flood insurance, the city must adopt the study for areas within the city limits.
a Camp Chandler parking lot Thursday, bringing employees from across Central Alabama to volunteer. Clad in safety colors, the volunteers quickly replaced a walkway between a gazebo and the swimming area. Then they took to repainting the main building on the campus.
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2020 for transmitting obscene material to a child, a Class B felony; electronic solicitation of a child, a Class B felony; and traveling to meet a child for sex, a Class A felony.
“First case in adult court came to us was an electronic solicitation case,” Johnson said. “That is not the case he has pleaded to.”
Johnson said Grier was communicating with what he thought was a 13-year-old child out of state. Law enforcement in Illinois notified authorities in Alabama and arrested Grier before he left the state. This case was also dismissed as part of the plea deal.
According to Johnson, Grier committed more offenses while on bond.
“Mr. Grier created a social media account under the impression he was a teenage girl,” Johnson told Booth. “He did that in order to com-
certified for six years and teaching it for four, but his first time performing CPR on a human was with Brabham.
“I’m so happy to see him today — praise God,” Ballenger said. “It was an experience. We got to save him but it will also impact us for the reminder of our lives. You can look back on it and say I was able to save a life. You can carry that forever. It was amazing to be able to give him a hug. It was really awesome.”
Schwab said teamwork saved Brabham
The study didn’t change anything but since it has been about 30 years since the ordinance was updated, city staff said it was necessary to update the rest of the ordinance to comply with all current FEMA regulations.
IN OTHER ACTION, THE WETUMPKA CITY COUNCIL:
• Approved the minutes of the Sept. 5 meeting.
• Approved a lounge
According to Rose, it was the fourth year Spire employees have volunteered at Camp Chandler. A camp has been on the property since 1936 when the Rotary Club established it on the McGilvery Plantation, according to the Camp Chandler website. The camp was named Camp Rotary and was used in the summertime only. Camp Rotary was open eight weeks of the year. The Boy
municate with girls and boys throughout Elmore County to lure them to different locations in the woods to what I believe is to sexually abuse them, sodomize them. Thankfully that was not the end result.”
Johnson said investigators began speaking with Grier about the case when the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office started an investigation into a missing child. The child was quickly located and had been in contact with Grier. Johnson said the child was brought to the sheriff’s office for an interview and Grier contacted the child. The conversation was recorded in the sheriff’s office and would have been played for jurors had the case gone to trial.
Grier’s retained attorney John Wiley III argued a mental evaluation of Grier was needed before sentencing. One was done to determine Grier’s competency before trial but not for sentencing. Booth said Wiley didn’t request one
that day, but it was months and even years in the making.
“We train together,” Schwab said. “We work together in the community and we got this same process. It helps out by saving time. Time is muscle.”
Brabham’s daughter is CPR certified but not up to date. Shaw believes training by the YMCA and fire department paid off in saving the life of her father.
“I feel like if we had been anywhere else, we wouldn’t have gotten the immediate care,” Shaw said. “It was a blessing to be here.”
retail liquor Class II package license for Kwik Shop Liquor on U.S. Highway 231 after no comments in a public hearing.
• Granted permission to Ivy Creek Healthcare to host an Iron Bowl Scare Crow Convention Nov. 16-27 at Gold Star Park.
The next meeting of the Wetumpka City Council is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2.
Scouts used the camp for four weeks and the YMCA for another four weeks. The YMCA operated a 4-H camp, the Jr. Lions Camp and two weeks and Rangers Camp during this time. The Montgomery Rotary Club gave ownership to the Montgomery YMCA in 1951, and it began upgrading the rustic camp. The camp’s namesake, William C. Chandler, was director from 1948 to 1957.
in the month between Grier’s plea and sentencing.
“He has a disability,” Wiley argued. “He is on the autism spectrum and it is a big deal. It so affects his criminal behavior. It also affects his placement; [the Alabama Department of Corrections] has a responsibility to deal with him and his disability.”
Wiley called psychologist Dr. Karl Kirkland to testify. Kirkland declared Grier competent to stand trial.
Kirkland has seen Grier going back to 2010 and most recently as part of Grier’s disability claim with the Social Security Administration. Kirkland said Grier’s records show “some flavor of sexual deviancy or worse.”
Kirkland said there are no options for housing Grier outside of prison and he doesn’t need to be released in the immediate future into the community. Kirkland said given Grier’s lack of social skills,
he will have an extremely hard time in prison.
“He is at a pretty significant risk to be a victim,” Kirkland said. “There is likely to be sexual control and abuse, mental control and abuse.”
Johnson said Grier has a pattern of reoffending when not incarcerated. She said he did so after being released from the juvenile system and again after he bonded out. Grier’s bond was then revoked. She doesn’t believe Grier is disabled, noting he graduated from high school, was married and got a job with the Alabama Department of Corrections “in an authority position.” She believes Grier is faking the claim of the disability to avoid incarceration
“I believe with 100% conviction that Conner Grier is a sexual predator that does not need to be on the streets of the community,” Johnson said. “He has proven that time and time again. He is 100% a sexual offender.”
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Wetumpka’s Walker flies to the football
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
The Wetumpka football team
earned its first win of the young season last week, and defensive back Kelby Walker was a big reason why.
Wetumpka defeated Park Crossing last Thursday at the Cramton Bowl, and Walker and the Indian defense allowed only one touchdown to the Thunderbirds’ offense. In the dominant performance, Walker recorded seven
total tackles and one sack while also forcing a fumble and blocking a PAT.
For his performance in leading Wetumpka to its first win, Walker has been named the Elmore County Player of the Week.
Walker’s biggest plays of the game came in the second half. To begin the second half, Park Crossing returned the kickoff back 85 yards for a touchdown to cut Wetumpka’s lead to 21-14.
STANHOPE ELMORE
RETURNS HOME FOLLOWING BYE WEEK
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
After a much-needed week off, Stanhope
Elmore has its biggest game of the young season in sight. The Mustangs (2-1, 1-0) will host AHSAA Class 6A, Region 2 opponent Carver Montgomery (3-1, 2-0) on Friday night.
Carver, the defending region champion, has been on a tear as of late. The Wolverines have won their last three after losing the opener and have dominated region opponents Park Crossing and Russell County by a combined score of 61-6.
“They fit the profile as the same type of Carver team that they’ve had the last couple of seasons,” Stanhope coach Hunter Adams said.
“They have some really elite skill position talent, especially at receiver, and they’re
really big up front on both sides of the ball.”
Carver’s defense has been nothing short of stellar this season. The Wolverines have allowed 50 total points in four games this year, good for an average of 12.5 points per game.
Thirty-seven of those points, however, came in the season-opening loss to Gadsden City.
Since then, Carver has not allowed over seven points in a game.
Adams and his Mustangs will look to challenge that tough defense with a proficient rushing attack. Despite the scoring output staying relatively low due to a few turnovers and drive-killing penalties, Stanhope Elmore has been running the ball up and down the field on its opponents.
The Mustangs rushed for more than 300 yards three
weeks ago in a loss to Eufaula, and then they bounced back with over 400 rushing yards in a region win over Russell County.
“Our offensive line continues to improve each week,” Adams said. “We’re getting better at moving bodies, and we also have a really good combination of guys who do well with the ball in their hands.”
That combination is mostly the trio of Arthur McQueen, Dee Barnes and KO Jackson.
McQueen has done the most damage during the last two games, recording 360 rushing yards and four touchdowns. That was split up by 150 yards and three touchdowns against Eufaula, and 210 yards and a score against Russell County.
Only a freshman, Barnes also had 100 yards and a
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Wetumpka looks for second region win
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
RUSSELL
COUNTY(0-3, 0-2) AT WETUMPKA (1-3, 1-1) THE PLAYERS
Wetumpka: QB Nate Rogers has completed 34 of 86 passes for 397 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs; he has rushed 74 times for 524 yards, 7 TDs. … RB Mike Dillard has rushed 47 times for 206 yards, 3 TDs. … WR Evan Dillard has 7 catches for 117 yards, 2 TDs. Russell County: QB Robert Calhoun has completed 17 of 28 passes for 139 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT. … RB Devin Brown has rushed for 81 yards, 1 TD. … WR Markevious Yancie has 4 catches for 54 yards and 1 TD.
FOUR DOWNS
Last week, Wetumpka beat Park Crossing, 37-14; Russell County lost to Carver, 34-6. Wetumpka beat Russell County last year, 49-7, and is 10-3 alltime against the Warriors.
Wetumpka has allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown in all four games this year. Two of Russell County’s three losses have
been by three points.
NEXT UP: Wetumpka at Greenville; Russell County hosts Valley.
TALLASSEE
(0-4)
AT MARBURY (1-3) THE PLAYERS
Tallassee: QB Trent Norris earned his first career start last week. … RB Christian McCary leads the team with two rushing touchdowns. … RB/LB Joseph Hooks reached the end zone on a 30-yard score, his first of the year.
Marbury: RB Carsyn Cobb has rushed 48 times for 514 yards, 4 TDs. … RB Jeremyah Williams has rushed 17 times for 141 yards. … LB Jason Crenshaw has recorded 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack.
FOUR DOWNS
Last week, Tallassee lost to Beauregard, 35-14; Marbury lost to Demopolis, 37-8. Marbury beat Tallassee last season, 22-20. Tallassee leads this non-region matchup alltime, 5-2. This is the first time Tallassee has started a season 0-4 since 2003. NEXT UP: Tallassee hosts Chilton County; Marbury at Trinity.
County teams fall in Block Party tournament
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
Elmore County hosted its annual Block Party volleyball tournament on Saturday, and a trio of county schools had successful days on the court.
Wetumpka, Stanhope Elmore and Elmore County all participated in the tournament and won at least two games before falling in bracket play.
Stanhope Elmore and Elmore
County lost their quarterfinals matches, while Wetumpka finished in the top four teams and fell in the semifinals.
Wetumpka and Stanhope both lost to eventual champion Prattville Christian and Elmore County was eliminated by Horseshoe Bend.
“I think the tournament went very well,” Elmore County coach Kim Moncrief said. “It went pretty smoothly and we always enjoy having
all the teams here and everyone coming to support and help our program. We look forward to hosting it again next year.” Stanhope Elmore had a successful day, finishing the tournament 2-3. The morning started with a loss to Horseshoe Bend, but the Mustangs quickly rebounded with a win over Chilton County before falling to eventual champion PCA to wrap up pool play.
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Wetumpka’s Mike Dillard rushed for more than 200 yards in the Indians’ win over Park Crossing last week.
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Elmore County’s Anabelle Orr sets the ball against Benjamin Russell.
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Wetumpka’s Kelby Walker sacks Park Crossing quarterback Brayden Graham (18) and forces a fumble. Walker is the Elmore County Player of the Week.
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GAME OF THE WEEK
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Stanhope Elmore’s KO Jackson (3) runs against Eufaula. Jackson is one of the three leading running backs for the Mustangs this season.
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To begin bracket play, Stanhope got matched up with Chilton County again and cruised, 2-0 (25-20, 25-11). Following that, Stanhope fell in straight sets to PCA, 2-0 (25-19, 25-10), in the quarterfinals.
Elmore County, which entered as the host team and defending champions, started its defense of the title strong with wins over 6A Benjamin Russell and 7A Prattville in pool play. The Panthers earned the No. 2 seed in the bracket but was knocked out by the hottest team in the tournament.
In the quarterfinals matchup, Elmore County fell to Horseshoe Bend, 2-1 (25-10, 18-25, 13-15). The Panthers cruised easily in the first set then fell behind in the second set and allowed the game to
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The Thunderbirds then decided to try and kick the PAT to cut the lead to six points, but Walker was able to get a hand on the kick and keep the lead at seven points.
go to a winner-take-all set. It went back-and-forth at 10, 11, 12 and 13 before Horseshoe Bend’s Reagan Taylor earned back-to-back kills to end the Panthers’ weekend.
“I feel like we started out strong,” Moncrief said. “We started that last game strong, but Horseshoe Bend is a very good team and they came out and played all the way until the last point. They took care of business and we didn’t. It’s hard because in volleyball, anytime you make a mistake the other team scores a point. It’s hard to recover once you start making a few errors, and ours were very hard to come back from.”
Wetumpka made it the farthest of any team in the county. Under new coach KK Dismukes, the Indians earned one of the top four seeds after sweeping Alabama Christian, losing to Beauregard and winning in three sets against Marbury. The
Later i n the game, with Wetumpka leading 29-14, Walker made another play. Park Crossing dropped back to pass the ball, and Walker came around the left tackle and hit the quarterback. The ball immediately fell out of his hands, and Walker dragged the Park Crossing
Indians then faced Benjamin Russell and took care of business, 2-0, to advance to the semifinals where they faced a matchup with a very tall PCA team.
PCA had three girls over 6-feet on its roster, but Wetumpka had no issues with the height early on. Wetumpka took the first set, 25-18, and led by more than 10 for most of the set. The game quickly flipped, however, as PCA stormed back and won the second set, 25-17. The third set was all PCA as it won, 15-8, and cruised on to the championship match.
“I feel like they played well,” Dismukes said. “They really did come together as a team for most of our games and sets. I think we beat ourselves those two games. It was all mental and they got in our head a little bit. Overall we did well.”
quarterback to the ground. After the ball bounced off a few people in the backfield, Wetumpka’s Javian Greene jumped on the ball at the 1-yard line. The Indians’ offense scored on the next play to go up, 37-14, and Wetumpka never looked back.
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touchdown in the last game.
“Arthur is having a really big year for us, and it seems Dee makes something happen every time he touches the ball,” Adams said. “Arthur’s biggest gift is his physicality. He’s a big strong kid and never goes down on first contact. Dee has really elite vision and he sees what defenders are going to do and he makes really early moves based on that. He’s an elite one-cut runner.”
While Stanhope Elmore’s bye week is helpful because the Mustangs got two weeks to study Carver, it mostly helped in regards to injuries. Stanhope is one of the most injury-riddled teams in the state and has had multiple starters out since training camp and even more hurt the last two weeks.
The numbers are still down, but Adams is positive about his team’s health.
“We are still banged up and hopefully not as banged up, and that’s about what I can
say with that,” Adams said. “We are still unfortunately dealing with some injuries but this week has allowed us to get some rest. Hopefully some of those start clearing up soon.”
Stanhope Elmore will also enter the game hoping for a little bit of revenge. This game last season, also hosted in Millbrook due to scheduling issues at the Cramton Bowl, was one of the most exciting games of the entire season.
Carver won the high-scoring affair, 46-44, and the loss started a downward spiral that unfortunately landed Stanhope Elmore outside of the playoffs following a four-game losing streak.
“There are several things that stood out to me about last year’s game that really resonate with me still,” Adams said. “We gave up four touchdowns on fourth down, and all of them were fourth-and-10 plays or longer. They were all big plays and that is something we have to do better this year. We have to win third and fourth down, and we have to win the big play battle.”
Wetumpka’s first win came at the perfect time for the Indians. Following the loss to Pike Road, Wetumpka was on the outside looking in as one of four region teams without a win. But with the win over Park Crossing, the Indians are now in fourth place in the region.
Now Walker and his Wetumpka teammates are hoping that what they learned in their brutal threeweek stretch to open the season can translate into a win streak. Wetumpka is back at home this week against Russell County then it hosts Greenville.
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ABOVE: Wetumpka’s Hannah Kate Burdett (16) sets against Beauregard. RIGHT: Stanhope Elmore’s Zori Holmes (6) looks for the kill against Horseshoe Bend’s Caralina Tidwell.
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Stanhope Elmore’s Kam Anderson (0) and Donnie Arnold (5) combine for a tackle against Eufaula.The Mustang defense will need to crack down on Carver’s offense, which has scored 61 points in the last two games.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Stanhope Elmore at Chilton County, 4:30 p.m.
Edgewood Academy at Southern, 5 p.m.
Sidney Lanier at Wetumpka, 5:30 p.m.
Edgewood’s Burgess commits to Gadsden State softball
By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
Ashley Burgess is just eager to play.
An Edgewood Academy senior who transferred this summer from Wetumpka, Burgess recently committed to play college softball at Gadsden State Community College.
The recruiting process was stressful for Burgess, but she found the perfect place for herself. When she took her visit, she left impressed with not only how large the campus felt, but also what coach Ryan Clark is trying to do with the program.
“It really made me feel like I was at a fouryear school before actually getting to a fouryear school,” Burgess said. “That was probably the biggest factor for me. I wanted all of my classes and new home to be all in one place, and I was a fan of their dorms and campus. It was just very homey and I loved the coach. I’m excited to be part of that program.”
One of the most intriguing factors that influenced Burgess’ decision is she will get a chance to play early and often, and she can help lay the groundwork with this program. Gadsden State has not had a softball or baseball team the last few seasons, and both programs were reinstated this summer. Clark was named the head coach, and he has been hitting the recruiting trail hard. Burgess just wants to play, and she wants to play as much as possible. So when Clark came with the offer, it was an easy decision to take the junior college route and join GSCC.
“Going to a junior college was right for me in the process of getting to a 4-year because I want to play,” Burgess said. “I’m so eager to play and at a junior college, there’s a better opportunity to play and to earn your spot early. At most schools, you already know the foundation. Here, I feel like this is a good chance to set our own foundation for players to come and I feel like it’s a big opportunity to stand out and make our names known.”
There is no doubt Burgess will make an impact at the next level. She’s shown her skills over the last few seasons with Wetumpka in Class 6A ball. Since eighth grade, she’s pitched in 48 games for Wetumpka and racked up a 4-4 record with a 3.16 earned run average. During that span, she’s struck out 74 batters in 102 innings and walked 36 batters.
During her junior season this spring, she allowed only five hits and zero earned runs in 13 innings as Wetumpka won the Class 6A state championship. She doesn’t pitch with speed like her former Wetumpka teammates, but she uses her breaking pitches to dominate in the circle.
“I’m very good with my spins,” Burgess said. “I have a very good curveball and change up, and that’s mostly what I used in a game. I also have a screwball and a drop ball, but most of the time I just spin, spin, spin. That’s what I’m about.”
Burgess is now at Edgewood Academy, and she is excited about finishing her high school career with the Wildcats. She has high hopes for the team, and her feelings are justified.
Edgewood Academy finished last season with a 31-17 overall record and fell in the state tournament.
Coming back for this spring is Edgewood’s top three hitters from a year ago in seniors Lindsey Brown and Madison Martin and junior Avery White among others. In the circle, ace Lily Stubbs, a left-hander, is back after recording a 1.86 ERA last year.
Burgess knows this team has all the tools to make a run for the championship.
“I’m expecting big things with Edgewood,” Burgess said. “I know I have a lot of stuff to keep working on, but I’m expecting to get as far as the state tournament. They got there last year and lost a few girls, but we should be very good this year with the group we have back.”
FRIDAY, SEPT. 22
HIGH
Montgomery Carver at Stanhope Elmore, 7 p.m. Tallassee at Marbury, 7 p.m. Russell County at Wetumpka, 7 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPT. 25
TUESDAY, SEPT. 26
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Edgewood Academy’s Ashley Burgess has committed to Gadsden State Community College. The right-handed pitcher has a career 3.16 ERA in four varsity seasons at Wetumpka.
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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Christopher L Watson, a single person, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on December 9, 2011, said mortgage recordProbate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2011 Page 53825; the undersigned Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on November 9, 2023, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, towit: Lot Number 4 in Division A of the Perkin’s Subdivision and the North 90 feet of even width of Lot Number 3, in Division A of Perkins Subdivision as shown on Map of Plat made by George Talbert, CE, and recorded in the of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 3, at Page 70. Said land lies in Section 12, Township 18 North, Range 7 East.. Property street address for informational purposes: 73 Perkins St , Wetumpka, AL 36092. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TOMENT AND WILL BE SOLD REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid next business day at the Law the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw. com TB File Number: 23-40422 Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4, 2023 23-01790 PUBLIC NOTICE
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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kandas Granger and Manuel C. Granger, wife and husband, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for First Community Mortgage, Inc., on November 12, 2014, said mortgage recorded in the of Elmore County, Alabama, in -
Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse atduring the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot
cial rights to use all easements, roadways, and common areas as shown on the Survey of Sa-
abama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.
help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five
time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid next business day at the Law at the address indicated below. the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.serves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancella-
g of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Truist Bank by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2022, Page of Probate of Elmore County, ALABAMA. The undersigned, Truist Bankunder and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Elmore County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on the 12th day of October, 2023 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit:
PARCEL I: A 3.0 acre parcel of land lying in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 19 North, Range 18 East, Elmore County, Alabama, which is more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 19 North, Range 18 East; thence East 410 feet; thence South 12 deg. 14 min. West 500.8 feet; thence North 45 deg. West 410.00 feet; thence North 4 deg. West 200 feet to the point of beginning.
PARCEL II: Begin at the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 19 North, Range 18 East, Elmore County, Alabama, and run North 3 deg. 25 min. 44 sec. West along section line a distance of 947.16 feet; thence run South 81 deg. 18 min. 17 sec. East a distance of 179.1 feet; thence North 48 deg. 36 min. 59 sec. East a distance of 284.98 feet; thence North 10 deg. 16 min. 31 sec. West a distance of 375.93 feet to the South R/W
23-01802 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Stephen C. Black and Brittany M. Black, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), (solely as nominee for Lender, Anchor Mortgage Services, Inc., and Lender’s successors and assigns), dated the 25th day of September, 2015, which Mortof the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Real Property Book 2015, at Page 45046; said Mortgage having been transferred and assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), (solely as nominee for Lender, Anchor Mortgage Services, Inc., and Lender’s successors and assigns) to Alabama Housing Finance Authority by virtue of that certain Assignment of Mortgage dated June 20, 2023, and in Real Property Book 2023, at Page 26834. The undersigned Alabama Housing Finance Authority as Assignee of said Mortgage will, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, sell at auction to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Elmore County Courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Alabama during the legal hours of sale on October 25, 2023, the real property described in said Mortgage, which said description is hereby referred to and made a part hereof, said property being situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 4, Lake Regions Estates as the same is recorded in Plat Book 11 at Page 54 in the OfElmore County, Alabama. 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 realizing the mortgage debt, together with all expenses of the sale, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.
CAPELL & HOWARD, P.C. Bowdy J. Brown, Esq. 150 South Perry Street Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Our File No.: 37591-3293
ATTORNEYS FOR ASSIGNEE ALABAMA HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY ASSIGNEE
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4, 2023 37591-3293 PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE
Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Benjamin H Summerford And Robyn Adams Summerford Husband And Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Colonial Bank, N.A., its successors and assigns dated March 26, 2007; said mortgage being recorded on March 30, 2007, in Book 2007, Page 21120 in the
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of 1350.1 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said tract lying in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 3, all in Township 19 North, Range 18 East, Elmore County, Alabama, and contains 48.31 acres, more or less. According to a survey prepared by William M. Rotton, Ala. Reg. No. 10929, dated October 12, 1993. Said property is commonly known as 747 Minnie Knight Road, Titus, AL 36080. the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those supeout above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the abovenamed or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present the winning bid at the time and place of sale. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. The sale will be conducted subsale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage.
TRUIST BANK as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Two North Twentieth 2 20th Street North, Suite 1000 Birmingham, AL 35203 (205) 216-4238
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Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 6, 13 and 20, 2023 23-04760AL
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE
Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kimberly Sellers Lord And Todd W Lord Wife And Husband to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Coroporation, its successors and assigns dated October 24, 2014; said mortgage being recorded on November 10, 2014,
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in Book 2014, Page 46423, as agreement recorded on and recorded in Book 2022, Page of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2022, Page 13129 Probate of Elmore County, ALABAMA. The undersigned, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLCunder and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Elmore County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on the 12th day of October, 2023 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: LOT 2 OF SCENIC HILLS SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE CORRECTED PLAT OF SAME RECORDED IN OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 34. Said property is commonly known as 243 Murfee Dr, Prattville, AL 36066. the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those supeout above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the abovenamed or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present the winning bid at the time and place of sale. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. The sale will be conducted subsale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage. LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Two North Twentieth 2 20th Street North, Suite 1000 Birmingham, AL 35203 (205) 216-4238 FT21@mccalla.com File No. 23-05102AL www.foreclosurehotline.net
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 6, 13 and 20, 2023 23-05102AL
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Federal Aid Project No. STPAA-STPMN-2621(251) & STPMN-2621(253) ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA
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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Chad A. Vance and Heather W. Vance, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as nominee for Homecomings Financial Network, Inc., its successors and assigns, on July 15, 2005, said mortgage being Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, on July 29, 2005 at Book RLPY 2005, at Page 54405. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through , the current holder, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Elmore County Courthouse, in Wetumpka, Alabama, on April 21, 2023, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at the 2”
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PUBLIC NOTICE REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL FENCING BID # 23-021
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR FENCING SYSTEM INSTALLATION AT THE REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, 184 RODNEY LANE WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36093. Sealed proposals will be received at the Elmore County Board of Education, 100 H.H. Robison Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama, opened and read aloud in the Maintenance Building Conference Room on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 10AM. This project shall be bid excluding taxes. The bids must be submitted on company letterhead and the company name, bid number, and proof of insurance are to be posted on the outside of the bid envelope. **This is required for the bid to be accepted and opened** No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. Five percent (5%) retainage will be held on the estimated amount of work done and the value of materials stored on the site or suitably stored and insured off-site shall be held until all work, and completion of work advertisements for 4 consecutive weeks are made in the local county newspaper. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors ($100,000.00) must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975. The Bidder must display current General Contractor’s License Number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered or it will not be considered by the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owners judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.
Bid Bond payable to The Elmore County Board of Education in an amount not less than of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and statutory labor and material payment bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract. There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting held in the Maintenance Building Conference Room located at 100 36092 on September 12th, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
The Contractor is responsible to provide a portable toilet for his employees to use for the duration of this project.
All contractors bidding this project are encouraged to visit the sites and examine all existing conditions prior to submitting their proposal. All bidders shall have general liability insurance of no less than $500,000.00, and a current business license. The project shall be bid excluding taxes. Supervision: Contractor to ensure proper supervision of all work at each site. Questions may be directed to
use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure. The successful bidder must the next business day to Law be in the form of a wire transfer, bank or credit union’s cashier’s
Mann, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. If sale is voided, Mortgagee/Transferee shall return the bid amount to the successful purchaser and the Mortgagee/Transferee shall not be liable to the purchase for any damages. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be only entitled to a return of the deposit and bid amount, if paid. The Mortgagee/ Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit is purchase price against the expenses of sale and indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. THIS FORECLOSURE SALE HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO October 24, 2023 AT THE TIME AND PLACE SET FORTH ABOVE. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-
244 Inverness Center Drive Birmingham, AL 35242
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y percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds, insurance in compliance with requirements,will be required at the signing of the Contract.
of Garner & Associates Engineering PC, 901 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104, and Alabama Graphics Internet Plan Room in Montgomery, Alabama. Bid Documents may be obtained from the Engineer by digital a one-time non-refundable
To expedite distribution of bid documents, a check should be emailed prior and then mailed to Garner & Associates Engineering PC, Attn: Nancy Jo Adams, 901 South Perry Street, Montgomery, AL 36104. or emailed to: nancyjo@garnerengineering.com. A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at the Elmore County Board of at 100 H. H. Robinson Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092; at 2:00 p.m CST time on September 28, 2023, for the purpose of reviewing the project and answering Bidder’s questions. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is Mandatory for all General Contractor Bidders intending to submit a Proposal and is highly recommended for all Subcontractors. Bids from General Contractor Bidders who do not attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be rejected. Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Engineer or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Almust show such evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by Engineer or Owner. The bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying their current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered and on the Proposal Form. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in their judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.
ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Wetumpka, Alabama Richard E. Dennis, Superintendent of Education GARNER & ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING PC 901 South Perry Street Montgomery, Alabama 36104
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com. Please see the RFP projlocated on the ECBOE website under the “BIDS” tab. www.elmoreco.com
Owner: Mr. Richard Dennis, Superintendent, Elmore County Public Schools 100 H.H. Robison Drive Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Phone: (334) 567-1200.
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 6, 13 and 20, 2023
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In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Liberty Construction Co., LLC., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of Holtville School System Fencing at Holtville School for Elmore County Public Schools, Owner, and have made requesttract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with the project should immediately notify Elmore County Public Schools, 100 H.H. Robison Drive, Wetumpka, AL 36092
Liberty Construction Co., LLC (contractor) 791-A Anderson Road, Montgomery, AL 36110 (business address)
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2023
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Sealed proposals will be received from General Contractor Bidders by the Elmore County Board of Education; at their 100 H. H. Robinson Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092; at 2:00 p.m. CST time on October 5, 2023, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read, for the following project:
ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL LIGHTING UPGRADES (Local Funds)
A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to Elmore County Board of Education in the
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27 and 4, 2023 BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDNA G. AYERS, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-156 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of EDNA G. AYERS, deceased, having been granted to DEBORAH JOHNSON on September 8, 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.
DEBORAH JOHNSON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EDNA G. AYERS, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ROBERT B. RENEAU LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS. P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-5141011
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 2023 EST/AYERS, E. PUBLIC NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS City of Wetumpka Storm Drainage Improvements Taco Bell & Strickland Property
U.S. Highway No. 231 Wetumpka, Alabama
The city clerk of the City of Wetumpka will receive bids for City of Wetumpka Storm Drainage Improvements Taco Bell & Strickland Property, U.S. Highway 231, Wetumpka, Alabama, until October 10, 2023, at 10:00 AM, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the City Administrative building, City of Wetumpka, Alabama, 408 South Main Street, Wetumpka, Alabama. There will be a Pre-Bid Conference to be held on October 3, 2023, at 1:00 PM, located at the City of Wetumpka, Alabama, 408 South Main Street, Wetumpka, Alabama. 5% of bid (maximum-$10,000) made payable to the City of We-
py y tumpka must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. The Project will include: Installation of 213 L.F. of 42” Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 48 L.F. of 18” Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Three (3) Storm Drainage Structures, Replacement of Asphalt and Curb & Gutter, TemManagement Practices NOTE: All item bids are complete in place. The Contract documents consisting of the Advertisement foreral Conditions, Supplemental General Conditions, Paymentceed, Drawings, Plans, Specassociated documents may be E. Speaks & Associates, Inc., at 535 Herron Street, Montgomthe City Engineer, City of Wetumpka. Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained and Associates, Inc. located at 535 Herron Street, Montgomery, Alabama upon payment of $ 150.00 for each set. Upon returning the Contract Documents promptly and in good condition following the bid, $ 75.00 will be All bidders must comply with the requirements of the Contractor’s Licensing Law of the State the type of work for which a proposal is submitted. that he must provide the information necessary to show evidence of license before an award is made. The Contractor may include the following information withdress of Company, Telephone Contact Person, Contractor’sing Agency (State and Expira-The City of Wetumpka is re-son-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, § 31-13-1 et seq. of Code of Alasubsequently all bidders are re-davit stating they are enrolled in the E-Verify Program with their sealed bid proposals (form will be included in the project specwithin 30 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The successful bidder will be allowed 60 days to complete this project. The City of Wetumpka, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252.42 U.S.C.2000D to 2000D4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Trans-crimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant insure that in any contract entered into this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
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Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4, 2023 BIDS 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 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 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 OF ESTATE
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 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. 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
g Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
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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 BURL ANTHONY EDWARDS, DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-240 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of BURL ANTHONY EDWARDS, deceased, having been granted to SUSAN CULPEPPER EDWARDS on September 13, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. SUSAN CULPEPPER EDWARDS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BURL ANTHONY EDWARDS, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JAMES M. EDWARDS BALCH & BINGHAM, LLP P.O. BOX 78 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101-0078 334-956-8520
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4, 2023 EST/EDWARDS, B. 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 Administrator: 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 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. 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, no-
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GLENDA GASSETT TERRELL EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF DOVIE HUDMAN, DECEASED.
Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq.
The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 334-5141011
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 2023
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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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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH CHARLES SURETTE, ALSO KNOWN AS JOSEPH CHARLES SURETTE, JR., DECEASED CASE NO: 2023-232 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JOSEPH CHARLES SURETTE, ALSO KNOWN AS JOSEPH CHARLES SURETTE, JR., deceased, having been granted to BRADLEY EARL EKDAHL on September 8, 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. BRADLEY EARL EKDAHL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH CHARLES SURETTE, ALSO KNOWN AS JOSEPH CHARLES SURETTE, JR., DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: KELLY LEE ATTORNEY AT LAW 164 WEST 5TH STREET N PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-358-0685
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4 and 11, 2023
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA CASE NO: 2023-238 COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WYLENE SCHULTZ SUTTON, DECEASED
JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of WYLENE SCHULTZ SUTTON, deceased, having been granted to CYNTHIA A. McGEE on September 13, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
CYNTHIA A. McGEE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WYLENE SCHULTZ SUTTON, DECEASED
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THERESA D. PARKER, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2023-181 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE
TO: ANDREA R. SMITH-COAKLEY and CASSANDRA R. SMITH WHO ARE BOTH NON-RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND NEXT OF KIN OF THERESA D. PARKER; AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF THERESA D. PARKER, DECEASED, AND TO: ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on July 5, 2023, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of THERESA D. PARKER, deCourt of Elmore County, Alabama by DEMETRUIA L. PARKER, 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 THERESA D. PARKER or as an interested party. Unless an objection to admission to Probate and Record of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days oftice, the Court will proceed with considering such Petition without further notice to you.
JOHN THORNTON
JUDGE OF PROBATE
ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Address of Petitioner: 3405 Alabama Highway 143 Elmore, Alabama 36025
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4, 2023 EST/PARKER, T. PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an application has been made to the Elmore County Commission for a 011- Lounge Retail Liquor - Class II (package) Alcohol License Application for Firetower Liquor by Firetower Liquor Inc. at 3801 Firetower Road, Wetumpka, Alabama 36093. The Public Hearing on said application is set before the County Commission at 5:00pm, Monday, September 25, 2023 in the Elmore County Courthouse Courtroom, 100 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka, Alabama. Anyone desiring to speak either for or against said application should appear in person at said time or may indicate their wishes in writing to: Elmore County Commission 100 East Commerce St., Suite 200 Wetumpka, AL 36092 wrbechd@elmoreco.org
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 2023 FIRETOWER
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Attorney of Record for such Personal Representative: REGINA EDWARDS THE LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS. P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-5141011
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4, 2023 EST/SUTTON, W. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JENNY LEIGH WESTBROOK, CASE NO: 2023-239 DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JENNY LEIGH WESTBROOK, deceased, having been granted to DONALD BRUCE WESTBROOK on September 13, 2023 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.
DONALD BRUCE WESTBROOK PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JENNY LEIGH WESTBROOK, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: REGINA EDWARDS THE LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS. P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-5141011
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4, 2023 EST/WESTBROOK, J.
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Notice is hereby given that an application has been made to the Elmore County Commission for a 050 - Retail Beer (off premises only) and 070 - Retail Table Wine (off premises only)
Alcohol License Application for Firetower Grocery by Firetower Grocery Inc. at 3803 Firetower Road, Wetumpka, Alabama 36093. The Public Hearing on said application is set before the County Commission at 5:00pm, Monday, September 25, 2023 in the Elmore County Courthouse Courtroom, 100 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka, Alabama. Anyone desiring to speak either for or against said application should appear in person at said time or may indicate their wishes in writing to: Elmore County Commission
100 East Commerce St., Suite 200 Wetumpka, AL 36092 wrbechd@elmoreco.org
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 2023 FIRETOWER GROCERY
THAT WHEREAS, on the 18th day of December 2009, James Harsha, and wife, Ramona Harsha, (hereinafter called Mortgagor) did execute and deliver to EQUIPOINT FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.,(hereinafter called Mortgagee) a mortgage on the real property hereinafter described, which mortgage was the Judge of Probate, Elmore County, Alabama, on the 12th day of January 2010, as Book 2010 Page 1410 and assigned to the Bank of America, a National Banking Association, on the 21st of December 2009 and recorded at Book 2010 Page 4029-4030 and corrected on the 22nd of August, 2016 as Book 2016 Page 45410-45411; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, d/b/a CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY on the 27th of September 2012, as Book 2012 Page 51485; Bank of America, N.A. on the 8th of July, 2016 as Book 2016 Page 45412-45413; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on the 24th of October, 2016 as Book 2016 Page 58118-58119, assigned to Anders Capital Group on the 27th day of August, 2023; assigned and transferred all their rights, title and interest to LLACG Community Investment Fund on the 24th day of August 2023; WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the debt secured by said mortgage, and said mortgage is subject to foreclosure; NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash at the front door of the Elmore County Courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Alabama, between the lawful hours of sale on the 12th day of October 2023, the property described in said mortgage deed as follows: Begin at an iron pin at the NE corner of the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 13, T19N, R20E, Elmore County, Alabama; thence South 02 degrees 01 minutes 18 seconds East, along ¼ section line, 315.52 feet to an iron pin; thence South 86 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds West, 958.37 feet to an iron pin on the east right of way of County Road No. 73, South Ann Street, 60’ R.O.W.; thence North 29 degrees 24 minutes 41 seconds West, along said right of way, 2288 feet to an iron pin; thence leaving said right of way, North 86 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds East, 484.79 feet to an iron pin; thence North 02 degrees 01 minutes 18 seconds West, 295.00 feet to an iron pin on the north line of the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 13; thence North 86 degrees 53 minutes 00 East, along ¼ section line, 484.11 feet to the point of beginning.
The above-described property lies in the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 13, T19N, R20E, Elmore County, Alabama.
The above legal description was taken from that certain survey prepared by Ronald Burke, a licensed land surveyor, Ala. Reg. No. 16670, dated May 5, 2004. Being Known as Parcel Number: 29-11-06-13-2-001-007.000
Subject to any matters of record which pertain to or affect the title to said property. The proceeds of said sale shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of the above mentioned mortgage. The sale is subject to Alabama laws of redemption.
BY: J. ALAN LIPSCOMB, Its Attorney OF COUNSEL: Benton & Lipscomb P.O. Box 471 Fairhope Alabama, 36533 (251) 928-0282
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4, 2023
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Notice is hereby given that an application has been made to the Elmore County Commission for a 020 - Restaurant Retail Liquor License for the following.
Trade Name: Moab
Name of Applicant: Moab Burgers LLC Address: 2215 US Hwy 231 Wetumpka, AL 36093
Public Hearing on said application has been scheduled for October 2, 2023 at 6 p.m., before the Wetumpka City Council at the City Council meeting, at the City of Wetumpka Council Chambers at 212 S. Main St., Wetumpka, AL.
Anyone desiring to be heard either for or against said application may appear at said time or may indicate their wishes in writing by communication addressed to the City Council, 408 South Main Street, Wetumpka, AL 36092.
Persons with disabilities who may need special assistance should contact the City Clerk’s call (334) 567-1306 at least two business days in advance of the meeting. The meeting facilities are wheelchair accessable.
/s/Tiffany Robinson Tiffany Robinson, City Clerk Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20 and 27, 2023 MOAB BURGERS
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 contained in said Mortgage, elects to declare the entire indebtedness secured by said Mortgage due and payable, and will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse of Elmore County, Alabama, at 100 E Commerce Street, Wethe legal hours of sale on Octitle, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: All that part of the NW ¼ of thebama, lying E of the present Westerly of the Old Central the southwesterly side by lot this date conveyed to Jerry A. Lanier. The above described real es½ acres, more or less. This conveyance is subject to all restrictions, reservations, easements and/or rights-of-way appearing of record which affect 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 SOLD
TIES 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 Mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a nonrefundable deposit of One Thousand Dollars made payable to Memory MemAccount at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in of Memory Memory & Causby, 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: MemS. McDonough Street, MontBy: /s/ Stuart H. Memory Stuart H. Memory, attorney for First Community Bank of Central Alabama
smemory@memorylegal.com
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Default having been made in the terms of that certain Mortgage, executed on 04/09/2019, by Dexter McMillion, an unmarried man, as Mortgagor, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, 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
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gg 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 LAKE JORDAN STORAGE, LLC 1955 TITUS ROAD TITUS, AL 36080 334-312-2645 NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED PUBLIC SALE AND/OR AUCTION LAKE JORDAN STORAGE, LLC URSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ALABAMA SELF STORAGE ACT (CODE OF ALA, 1975 8-15-30) HEREBY GIVES NOTICE OF SALE UNDER SAID ACT TO WIT:
DATE: OCTOBER 7, 2023 TIME: 9:00 AM LOCATION: LAKE JORDAN STORAGE, LLC 1955 TITUS ROAD TITUS, AL 36080
LESSOR WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC SALE FOR CASH REIMBURSEMENT OF STORAGE DUES FOR THE FOLLOWING CONTENTS OF THE FOLLOWING UNITS:
NAME: PAUL RYALS
ADDRESS: 3470 SPRING VALLEY DR LOGANVILLE, GA 300521 UNIT: STORAGE UNIT 17 THE OCCUPANT HAS THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE CONTENTS ANYTIME PRIOR TO THE SALE. THIS SALE IS BEING HELD TO STATISFY A STATUTORY LESSOR’S LEIN. CASH ONLY
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 13 and 20, 2023 STORAGE AUCTION PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an application has been made to the Elmore County Commission for a 040- Retail Beer (on or off premises) and 060- Retail Table Wine(on or off premises) Alcohol License Application for Sunken Tractor LLC by Sunken Tractor LLC at 859 Meherarg Road, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092. The Public Hearing on said application is set before the County Commission at 5:00pm, Monday, September 25, 2023 in the Elmore County Courthouse Courtroom, 10 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka, Alabama. Anyone desiring to speak either for or against said application should appear in person at said time or may indicated their wishes in writing to: Elmore County Commission 100 East Commerce St., Suite 200 Wetumpka, AL 36092 wrbechd@elmoreco.org
Wetumpka Herald: Sept. 20, 2023 SUNKEN TRACTOR 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 and other terms contained in said Mortgage, elects to declare the entire indebtedness secured by said Mortgage due and payable, and will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse of Elmore County, Alabama, at 100 E Commerce
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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
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,g 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”)
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)
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p () 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) of the Ordinance, because the dangerous building violates “the “unsafe to the extent of becoming a public nuisance.”
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
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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
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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
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Crater art contest recognizes local students, artist
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
For many it is hard to visualize what happened when the meteor struck earth near Wetumpka 80 million years ago.
To paint the picture the Wetumpka Impact Crater Commission held an impact crater art exhibition, which included students of all ages. The mission is to provide an easier interpretation of the science meticulously measured and explained with a vocabulary many can not fully grasp. Using art to represent science is a tradition that is centuries old.
Wetumpka High School art teacher Adrian Duvall used the exhibition as a project for her students.
“I think there is nothing more similar than art and science,” Duvall said. “Art is often a way to express a lot of these concepts. I think it is fantastic.”
Duvall’s students created images of dinosaurs, the crater and meteors.
“We can teach them about different things like math, science, art — but this allows us to combine them,” Duvall said. “It helps in all sorts of ways. It allows the connections between programs at school and the community.”
Wetumpka Crater Commission vice president Marilee Tankersley said the art exhibition helps increase the knowledge behind the crater creation.
“They have to research things to get the criteria in,” Tankersly said. “The process helps them learn about the crater. They have to do some homework.”
Duvall said the crater art exhibition creates connections between adults passionate about the crater and students at the school.
“This is wonderful for the community,” Duval said. “It connects the kids to the community which is even more important.”
She said her students didn’t moan and grumble about the project. Some even thought outside the box, putting dinosaurs in rockets looking over the crater.
“I think they had a great time,” Duvall said. “They have been talking about it and even after the program they are taking pictures together and with their families.”
This is the third time the crater commission has held the art exhibition. It started in 2015 with a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
“We felt like having some kind of art contest would help students learn a little bit about the crater,” Tankersley said. “Even the adult artists have to do research to make sure it fits in with the facts.”
Tankersley said art from previous exhibitions will soon be on display in the new Wetumpka Impact Crater and Visitor Center on Company Street.
“We are looking at art this
Community donations make Equality fire station a reality
By WILLIAM MARLOW Multimedia Reporter
A fire department is extremely critical to a community. So much so, the Coosa County community raised more than $150,000 for a new fire station.
The Equality Volunteer Fire Department celebrated the grand opening of the facility on Labor Day. It built the second fire station from the ground up, thanks to the generosity of Coosa County residents, Equality VFD board vice president Burt Coffman said.
“It’s totally funded by the people that live down on County Road 20,” said Coffman, who also served as the project director on the new station. “We set a goal for and once we reached that goal, we would break ground, and then go ahead and erect a structure.”
Residents donated $164,000 toward the fundraiser and for good reason as the area was classified as a “no fire coverage” area by the Insurance Services Office (ISO), according to Coffman.
This stemmed from the area being outside the 5-mile radius of both Station 1 and the Ray Volunteer Fire Department station.
“The idea behind it was to get a station closer to their residents to help them with their ISO rating, so that should change their insurance premiums drasti-
week to hang in the new center,” Tankersley said. “Hopefully it will help us get it open. We have some of the old winners. A high school winner did something fabulous. It was a before and after type thing.”
This year, the Wetumpka Gateway Development Corporation, First Community Bank, River Bank and Trust, City of Wetumpka and the Elmore County Commission all sponsored the event, allowing the winning artist to take home a little prize money.
Award winners in the kindergarten to fifth grade included Yuseong Choi, Grace lee, Cleo Ko, Eric Deweese, Oliva Sawyer, Thomas Lyons Adams,
Laityn Lomeli, Amelia Moon, Luke Lee, DAeun Oh, Clara Kim, Gianna Pearson, Alex Luckie, Ava Tullis, Tyler Stahl, Huxley Kemp, Emma Moore and Eli Daniels.
Winners in grades sixth through eight included Madelyn Shin, Flora Lin Admas, Isabella Harewell, Julie Kim, Cortland Norman, Charlotte Adams, Abbigail Parker, Mason Bohn, Camille Collins and Charlotte Adams.
cally,” Coffman said. “The trucks will be closer to the residents, and we can get to them quicker.”
The second station was the brainchild of Paul Perrett, who was the chairman of the Equality VFD board before his death in 2021.
“This is something that we've been looking forward to for a long time,” Coffman said. “(Perrett) had had different roles throughout the county and was very instrumental in making this happen.”
In 2020, fundraising for the new station began with a goal of $250,000 to build and equip the station. The community donations funded the building itself, installation of the cement entry aprons and graveling.
“We still have a couple of things that still need to be done, but we're to a point where we can put a truck in there,” Coffman said.
The department is still looking for additional funds to complete the station, but when everything is finished, the station will also support a department expansion.
“Because of our expansion, we're in need of volunteers to help support that role, both on the firefighting side, and on the board side,” Coffman said. “We plan to expand our board and also our firefighting staff. We currently have 15 on roll for firefighters, and we're looking to expand that to at least 25.”
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
A Verbena man is still in the Elmore County Jail after an Aug. 10 arrest on charges of trafficking methamphetamine.
Joseph Mims, 39, stood before Elmore County District Judge Glenn Goggans last week for preliminary and bond hearings and chose to represent himself. Goggans treaded carefully, advising Mims he had the right to have an attorney represent him but Mims proceeded.
Elmore County Sheriff’s Office investigator James Talley said the U.S. Postal Service contacted the department about a suspicious package. Court documents said the package had tested positive for methamphetamine.
Talley testified a controlled delivery was established and Mims came to
Adult artists participating included Cindy Beumer, Stephanie Wingard, Sara B. Wright, Carol Hickman, Susan Pieri and Sarah Turner.
Students from Success Unlimited Academy, Montgomery Academy, Fine Art Studio, Elmore County High School, Wetumpka Middle School and Redland Middle School joined home school students creating the art.
Winners in grades nine through 12 include Avery Sharp, Elizabeth Lee, Alexandria Highland, Emma Willis, Mc Mracek, Brook Douglass, Patricia Orsi, Kayden Fowler, Margaret Harrison, Natalie Moore, Kesean Hall, Katherine Orsi, Tyler Durhan, Abigail Zwickl, Jayci McGough, Chris Whatley and Kayden Fowler.
The winning art will be on display at the Wetumpka City Administration Building until Oct. 2.
Defendant represents self in preliminary hearing
the Elmore Post Office to pick up two packages. Mims was arrested in the parking lot of the post office Aug. 10.
Rather than stay quiet, Mims testified in the preliminary hearing which allowed prosecutors to cross-examine him.
Mims said he had no clue why the package he picked up had 9.2 ounces of meth in it and implied he was set up.
“The eBay seller and I tracked several packages that were missing,” Mims said.
“I have a computer repair business and these are parts I need to work on computers. We had flagged missing mail. I don’t know where this came from.”
Talley seized Mims’ phone on the day of his arrest and Mims was questioned further in court by prosecutors about
information found on the device.
“Did you Google how much federal time you would receive for getting meth in the mail? Did you Google about flex meth? Are there photos of meth on your phone?” Mims was asked. Flex meth is a mixture of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Mims admitted to smoking meth, and he was asked the last time he used the drug.
“The day before [the arrest] I smoked,” Mims said. “There is probably still some in my camper.”
Mims said he did drugs with an old friend.
“I’m trying to replace bad friends with good friends,” Mims said.
Goggans said he found probable cause to bind Mims’ case over to an Elmore County Grand Jury. Goggans also denied Mims’ request to lower his $1.5 million bond.
Sherman Peters III identified as sixth shooting suspect
By LIZI ARBOGAST GWIN Managing Editor
Sherman Peters III has been booked into the Tallapoosa County Jail as the sixth suspect in connection with the April 15 mass shooting that left four dead and 32 injured. Peters, 15, of Tuskegee, was initially arrested Thursday, April 20 but until now had not been identified due to his age. Initially, he was charged as a juvenile by law, but 5th Judicial Circuit district attorney Mike Segrest filed a motion asking the juvenile court to transfer Peters to the Tallapoosa County Circuit Court to be tried.
“In the juvenile court, the maximum punishment that they would be able to give would be three years for this,” Segrest said. “The 15-yearold was practically the same age as the 16-year-old, and he
needs to be subject to the same punishment.” A transfer hearing was held in the juvenile court July 19, and Tuesday, juvenile court judge Kim Taylor entered an order transferring the defendant to the circuit court to be tried as an adult.
According to Segrest, the process will start from the beginning as it did with the other five defendants. First, an Aniah’s Law hearing, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, will be held followed by presenting evidence to the grand jury.
“The charges will be the same that were presented on the others,” Segrest said.
Peters has been charged with four counts of reckless murder, 24 counts of first-de -
gree assault and one count of third-degree assault. The grand jury returned indictments on all counts for all five other suspects on May 22. Because there was a transfer hearing, the defendant will not be entitled to a preliminary hearing but Segrest does anticipate the defendant will file for youthful offender status if indictments are handed down. The other five defendants are Johnny Letron Brown, 20, Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, all of Tuskegee; and Willie George Brown Jr., 19, and Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, both of Auburn.
Brown was denied youthful offender status at a hearing Aug. 17, while the others have hearings scheduled for Oct. 26. These charges stem from a mass shooting in downtown Dadeville on April 15 that left four dead and 32 injured.
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Students and parents look over art created for the Wetumpka Impact Crater Art Exhibition Sunday at the Wetumpka Civic Center. The young artists as well as adults were recognized for the efforts in promoting education about the crater.
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A Equality Fire Department fire truck parks outside the new fire station.
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ECLECTIC’S HOMETOWN SPIRIT REINVIGORATES WITH THE
COTTON FESTIVAL
By ABIGAIL MURPHY Multimedia Reporter
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ry, Eclectic residents hold a variety of memories about the Alabama Cotton Festival and quite a few plans for this year as well.
Homebound meal deliverer and senior center volunteer Robin Nummy said she remembers back in 2007 when the town combined the festival with its centennial celebration.
That year, the festival incorporated the town’s history with some wearing historical costumes and the town founder’s family returned for the occasion. It was also the year the historical murals downtown were painted.
Over the past 22 years she has lived in Eclectic, Nummy said she has seen the festival grow and downtown fill up with shops. Now, the festival brings with it sidewalk sales from local merchants alongside the festival’s vendors.
This year, Nummy is most looking forward to the senior cotton queen pageant, which is the weekend before the festival at noon Oct. 7. It will feature ladies over the age of 65.
“I can't wait to see our seniors get involved and get to dress up,” she said.
Eclectic Senior Center director Minnie Johnson added what she looks forward to every year is talking with people. It's a great social gathering for the town. Many former res -
idents will return to Eclectic on festival day.
Both Nummy and Johnson agree in many ways the festival feels like a town homecoming.
This year, the Senior Center will have a booth for the cotton festival with three raffle baskets including an Auburn University basket, University of Alabama basket and a lake-themed basket. The proceeds from the raffle will go toward the center’s activities, such as possibly a trip to Millbrook’s Catfish House.
“The center is a place that people come instead of staying at home — looking at the four walls,” Johnson said. “They come and they play games and socialize.”
Nummy added the center also has Bible studies on Tuesdays, bingo on Wednesdays and activities for the holidays. At its booth, the center will also have information about some of its services and resources.
Assistant library director Donna Parr moved to Eclectic from Wetumpka about 10 years ago. Even over the past few years, she has seen the festival evolve.
One of the events in past years she always enjoyed was the chicken races.
There was also one year the band Shenandoah came to the festival, which lasted all day into the evening.
This year's festival will continue to have musical entertainment with the Eclectic String-alongs, a local ukulele group. At the
festival, the String-alongs will be on a big red wagon and they also will be honoring Hank Williams by playing a number of his songs.
Parr said the whole event encapsulates the community spirit. Residents and those from around the area spend that day visiting with new and returning faces.
“It's something that the whole town looks forward to,” she said. “When they end on that day, they start planning it the next day for the next year.”
This year, the library will also have tables of free books for the festival. In 2022, it gave away over 1,000 books.
The Eclectic Museum, which had its grand opening around the festival last year, will also be open during the Cotton Festival. The museum has everything from a washstand with a basin made out of Alabama red clay to yearbooks from the 1940s.
Alongside these activities, the cotton festival will also have a dog show contest, a car show, the Bama flying dogs, more than 200 artisan vendors, food vendors and a cornhole tournament — to name a few.
“We are just a wonderful little town,” Parr said. “We welcome people in and then just promote it all year and we look forward to having everybody come.”
The Alabama Cotton Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 14 in downtown Eclectic.
Music and fun in the middle of …
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Equality is 15 minutes from Eclectic and 20 minutes from Alexander City.
If you blink, you might not notice the Equality Performing Arts Center but in the last few years, music and entertainment have grown in the once store and garden center.
“You have to want to come here,” owner Rodger Williamson said. “You don’t just pass by and notice this is a happening music spot.”
It now hosts open mics on second Fridays, karaoke on third Fridays and booked musicians on fourth Fridays. Then there is the occasional songwriters night, with one coming up at 7 p.m. Sept. 29.
But the story of Williamson and music at the EPAC starts in 2015 when he met his now wife Jennifer at the Barbers Motorsports Museum Vintage Festival.
“We realized we had a lot in common,” Rodger said. “She was living in Huntsville at the time. I went up there and hung out with her for a while.”
Things were going well for the couple. Jennifer was helping Rodger work through issues after a career in the military. But Huntsville just wasn’t quite right.
“She was moaning the fact she wanted a farm,” Rodger said.
It just so happened Rodger was born in Prattville and bought a farm in Equality in 1999 while still serving in the Army.
“There was no need to buy a farm, I had one,” Rodger said. “She decided to sell her place and we came down here.”
Life on the farm was good, but Jennifer had spied a building on Highway 9. An idea quickly came to mind of a store, but the couple decided against it. Another year rolled by and an antique shop opened nearby. Jennifer juggled her finances and retirement around to buy the nursery built after a fire on the site of the old general store.
At closing though, there was a hiccup.
“The previous owner asked, ‘What about the music?’” Rodger said.
continued the Fourth Fridays and I started booking musicians until I ran out of the list of people I knew.”
Rodger and Jennifer replaced the metal chairs with couches and other items they collected along the way.
“We wanted a more cozy environment,” Jennifer said.
Things were moving along with scheduled performances on Fourth Fridays until a bump in the road.
“Somebody had to cancel out on short notice,” Rodger said. “They called me on Monday before the Fourth Friday. Those who were regular performers were already booked out. [Jennifer] suggested how about making it an open mic.”
Quickly, social media posts went out promoting the relaxed night with no scheduled performers. Instead, anyone was welcome to come to the microphone.
“We pushed it out, promoted it and prayed somebody would show up,” Rodger said. “We had a good crowd. There was a couple that came all the way from Auburn to play.”
Second Friday Open Mic Night was born shortly after and karaoke was soon added in the mix on Second Fridays.
“The karaoke crowd started getting as big as the open mic crowd,” Rodger said. “We split it. We moved the karaoke people to third friday.”
Three nights a month the fun is flowing at EPAC. Sept. 29 comes the fourth Songwriters Night featuring somewhat local writers sharing their songs and the stories behind them. Jennifer eventually got her store, in a way. She sells her natural herbs and things along with candies and sodas for nights when music is happening.
But there is never a cover charge. Donations are accepted for the musicians and to help with the power bill.
Rodger sees EPAC adding food. Jennifer quickly reminds him they are not a full fledged restaurant.
Until then, Rodger knew nothing of Friday nights at the EPAC but was eager to seal the deal so he promised to keep it going. He found a place on the quarter stage to move his drums from the living room. Soon came a guitar, PA system and amp.
“There was a local guy coming up here on Fourth Friday nights playing guitar,” Rodger said. “We
“A deli counter is what I see,” she said. “Simple with sandwiches.” At any rate, the Williamsons see a future at EPAC. It is a place for Rodger to play his drums and pick up the guitar occasionally. It is also a gathering place the husband and wife want to continue to share.
“We are not making money on this,” Rodger said. “We are doing this as a community service.”
night.