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ccording to a press release distributed Wednesday, a few local Walmart stores are ready to receive and dispense the recently FDA authorized COVID19 antiviral medications Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, today as supplies allow. The medication will only be

available at certain Walmart and Sam’s Club locations in a limited number of states until more supply is available. In Tallapoosa County, the medications are only available at the Alexander City Walmart. In Elmore County, the Millbrook Walmart is offering the medications. The medications are only available with a prescription from a health care provider. Since the COVID-19 antiviral medications are prescribed

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A Russell Medical Center employee speaks to a person in line for drive-through COVID-19 testing at the Mill Two Eighty in Alexander City, where more than 60 vehicles were lined up Monday morning.

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The emergency department staff at Russell Medical in Alexander City issued Cliff Williams a N95 mask to wear while I received the monoclonal antibody infusion and waited for observation. The observation included a heart monitor and oxygen saturation.

to those with COVID-19, it will only be available by curbside pickup. “We are committed to working with our state and federal partners to provide access to new treatment options like authorized COVID19 antiviral medications, as they become available,” said Kevin Host, Walmart senior vicepresident of pharmacy. “This medication offers

It was just days before Christmas and all it brings. I was looking forward to time off from work. I was looking forward to time with my son and family. I was looking forward to the food — mainly mom’s red velvet cake. I know I have been around the coro-

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A total of 605 Elmore County residents tested positive for COVID-19 in the week after Christmas with the omicron variant “spreading like wildfire,” according to state health officer Dr. Scott Harris. As of Jan. 1, an average of 85 Elmore County residents were testing positive each day, according to Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) data. The increased use of at-home testing kits since the delta

navirus. Several subjects at events or stories I covered have tested positive in the days after but I have been lucky — even before becoming a Moderna man. After reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic for two years, I knew the symptoms: fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, sore throat, congestion, nausea, diarrhea and loss of taste See CHRISTMAS, Page A3

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Police Reports WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT DEC. 29

• A terrorist threat was reported on U.S. Highway 231. • Theft was reported on High Cotten Court.

DEC. 27

• Disorderly conduct and resisting arrest was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

DEC. 26

• Burglary and theft was reported on Government Street.

DEC. 24

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

DEC. 23

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

DEC. 22

• Failure to pay for gasoline was reported on U.S. Highway 231. • Criminal mischief was reported on Ready Street.

DEC. 20

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

DEC. 18

• Assault was reported on Orline Street.

DEC. 16

• Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231. • Theft was reported on Kelly Fitzpatrick Road.

DEC. 15

• Criminal trespass was reported on Commerce Street.

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

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• Assistance was given to medics on Ashurst Avenue. • Theft was reported on Barnett Boulevard. • A funeral escort was provided on Cotton Ridge Road. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Weldon Road. • Debris was reported in the roadway on South Ann Avenue. • Debris was reported in the roadway on Herd Street. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Parker Street.

JAN. 2

• Suspicious activity was reported on Ashurst Bar Road. • Assistance was given to medics

TheWetumpkaHerald.com on Eighth Street. • A verbal altercation was reported on Sims Avenue. • A domestic dispute was reported on Stewart Street. • Animal control was requested on Freeman Avenue. • A disorderly subject was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A noise complaint was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to another agency on Hickory Street. • Harassment was reported on Preer Street. • A domestic incident was reported on Third Street.

JAN. 1

• A noise complaint was reported on South McKenzie Street. • Loitering was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to medics on Central Boulevard. • An assault was reported on Washington Street. • A juvenile complaint was reported on Jordan Avenue. • Debris was reported in the roadway on Central Boulevard. • Debris was reported in the roadway on E.B. Payne Sr. Drive. • A stolen vehicle was reported on Eubanks Street. • Theft was reported on Cherokee Trail. • Suspicious activity was reported on Notasulga Road. • Gunfire was reported on Birch Street. • Criminal mischief was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A Black male was reported on Barnett Boulevard. • A verbal altercation was reported on John Street. • A noise complaint was reported on Little Road. • A noise complaint was reported on First Avenue. • Theft was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

DEC. 31

• A juvenile complaint was reported on Delta Road. • A traffic accident with no injuries was reported on North Ann Avenue. • Animal control was requested on Central Boulevard. • A stolen vehicle was reported on South Tallassee Drive. • Debris was reported in the roadway on Freeman Avenue. • A juvenile complaint was filed on Gilmer Avenue.

DEC. 30

• A suspicious person was reported

on John Street. • A welfare check was conducted on Hillcrest Street. • Debris was reported in the roadway on Indian Trail. • Burglary was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Fraud was reported on Notasulga Road. • A suspicious person was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A domestic incident was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Suspicious activity was reported on Quail Run Drive.

DEC. 29

• A noise complaint was reported on South Ashurst Avenue. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Outer Drive. • A juvenile complaint was reported on East Roosevelt Street. • A traffic accident with no injuries was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Trespassing was reported on Jordan Avenue. • Criminal mischief was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle was reported on Joy Street. • Trespassing was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Suspicious activity was reported on Godwin Road. • Assistance was given to a citizen on Walnut Street. • Assistance was given to the Tallassee Fire Department on North Ann Avenue. • A juvenile complaint was reported on Lake Talisi Drive.

DEC. 28

• Loitering was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • A prowler was reported on South Wesson Street. • Assault was reported on Macedonia Road. • Harassment was reported on Ashurst Avenue. • Assistance was given to the Tallassee Fire Department on Thompson Avenue. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Central Boulevard. • Animal control was requested on Venable Street. • Assistance was given during a medical call on Stroud Street. • Harassment was reported on Ina Street. • Unauthorized use of a vehicle was reported on Washington Street. • Animal control was requested Derry Street.

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DEC. 27

• Assistance was provided to a citizen on Friendship Road. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Salem Place. • A welfare check was conducted on Cliff Street. • A domestic incident was reported on Redden Avenue. • Assistance was provided to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard. • An animal complaint was reported on Fourth Street. • Assistance was provided to a citizen on South Tallassee Drive. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on South Tallassee Drive. • A vehicle accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A domestic dispute was reported on Rosemere Drive. • A vehicle accident was reported on Weldon Road. • A white female was arrested on Freeman Avenue. • Reckless driving was reported on Fourth Street. • A welfare check was conducted on Pinehurst Street. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Ashurst Bar Road. • An animal complaint was reported on Derry Street. • Suspicious activity was reported on Washington Street. • Debris was reported in the roadway on the Fitzpatrick Bridge. • An animal complaint was reported on Main Street. • Loitering was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A private property traffic accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A Black male was arrested on Muskogee Trail. • A juvenile complaint was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A prowler was reported on Notasulga Road. • A domestic incident was reported on Ashurst Avenue. • Property damage was reported on Jordan Avenue. • Livestock was reported in the roadway on Indian Trail.

DEC. 25

• Gunfire was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Notasulga Road. • A suspicious vehicle was report-

ed on South Tallassee Drive. • A juvenile complaint was reported on Herd Street. • Assistance was given to medics on Dorman Avenue. • A suspicious person was reported on Redden Avenue. • A noise complaint was reported on East Roosevelt Street. • A Black male was arrested on Dolan Road. • Livestock was reported in the roadway on North Ann Avenue. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Outer Drive.

DEC. 24

• A noise complaint was reported on South Anne Avenue. • A domestic dispute was reported on Birch Street. • Burglary was reported on Rickey Lane. • Burglary was reported on Rickey Lane. • Reckless driving was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A domestic complaint was reported on Third Street. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Ashurst Avenue. • Trespassing was reported on Greenwood Road. • A domestic complaint was reported on Cliff Street. • Theft was reported on Washington Street. • Harassment was reported on Powers Avenue. • A welfare check was conducted on Gilmer Avenue.

DEC. 23

• A domestic dispute was reported on Buck’s Pocket Road. • Reckless driving was reported on Central Boulevard. • Suspicious activity was reported on Notasulga Road. • Suspicious activity was reported on Jordan Avenue. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Clover Street. • A domestic incident was reported on Sims Avenue. • Theft was reported on Third Avenue. • A juvenile complaint was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A white male was arrested on Gilmer Avenue. • Assitance was given to the Tallassee Fire Department on New Quarters Road. • A traffic accident with no injuries was reported on Kent Road. • A traffic accident with no injuries was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A traffic accident with no inju-

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TheWetumpkaHerald.com what’s going on right now is that the omicron variant that is becoming the predominant variant in this country is incredibly contagious,” Harris said. “It is much more contagious than the delta variant.” Compared with Alabama’s current 38.5 percent positivity rate, Elmore County fares slightly worse than state average with four in 10 tests returning positive. However, the coun-

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variant was at its peak means the figure is likely an underestimate. Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, Harris said Alabama has set a new record for average daily caseload, which was 6,139 per day as of Monday. “The take-home point from

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customers the option to recover at home and helps reduce the burden on our hospitals and communities. As we have since the beginning of the pandemic, we’re proud to support our communities through everyday essentials, healthy food, vaccines, medication and other health care needs as we all work together to weather the pandemic.” Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s Molnupiravir were authorized by the FDA to treat COVID-19 on December 22 and 23, respectively. Molnupiravir A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on December 16 saw a 50 percent reduction in hospitalization in patients taking Molnupiravir. Merck’s Molnupiravir was

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or smell. Fifty and sixty hour work weeks will lead to many of these symptoms as will circulating the community to cover stories. It’s kind of like a child at school or daycare, you will pick up whatever the common bug is. Two years in and I have been tested for COVID-19 more times than I can count — always negative. I’m used to holding my head slightly tilted back against the wall when at the doctor’s office to allow the swab to scratch my brain. I’m used to the at-home tests too. The clock was already ticking for the Christmas break. My body was telling me it needed the rest too. My smell was shot already. I knew I had a sinus and ear infection issue from a visit to the doctor just days earlier. But this morning, just two days before a glorious 10 days off from work, something prompted another visit for medical care — I couldn’t taste my eggs scrambled with cheese. I knew to go ahead and get medical help. A few hours later I heard the dreadful words I already knew were coming.

ty is still a few days out from exceeding its delta-variant peak of about 110 new cases per day. Given the rate of spread of the omicron variant — including among vaccinated people — “It will infect everyone in this state at some point, probably, or most of them,” Harris said. He still urged vaccination and booster shots to prevent the severity of infection. “With what we’ve seen in

authorized by the FDA on December 23 for the treatment of mild-tomoderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death, and for whom alternative COVID19 treatment options authorized by the FDA are not accessible or clinically appropriate. Molnupiravir is available by prescription only and should be initiated as soon as possible after diagnosis of COVID19 and within five days of symptom onset. According to the FDA, Molnupiravir is not authorized for patients younger than 18, nor is it authorized for pre-exposure or postexposure prevention of COVID-19. Paxlovid Pfizer’s internal interim analysis showed an 89 percent reduction

“I’m sorry. You are positive for COVID,” the nurse said. I wasn’t worried. Two years of reporting on the pandemic I knew the medical professionals would take care of me — they’ve been in the trenches fighting it almost everyday. COVID-19 is now normal enough there is almost a standardized list of treatment for it. I can tell you the list of pills. I can tell you I didn’t react to the monoclonal antibody infusion. But the list doesn’t answer all the questions. “Where did I get it?” I asked myself. No one in my family got it. Not one of my friends. Not one of my co-workers. No one I associate with outside of work had it about the time I got COVID-19. It left one place — the community I cover on a daily basis — much like the child who brings home a bug from school. I know there is much debate about COVID-19 and the debate extends much beyond our corner of Alabama. Numbers are hard to dispute. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has been keeping up with them for the pandemic. So far in the pandemic ADPH tells us 921,175 of Alabama’s 5,024,279 residents or 18.3 percent have tested positive for COVID-19. In Tall-

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other countries and what we’re seeing right now, vaccination remains the single most important tool we have to prevent serious illness or death,” Harris said. Where cases have exploded, hospitalizations are rising at a slower rate. As of Tuesday, 1,249 Alabamians were in the hospital with COVID-19, the highest in three months but about one-third the previous peak.

in risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization or death in patients treated with Paxlovid. Pfizer’s Paxlovid was authorized by the FDA on December 22 for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease in adults and select pediatric patients positive with SARS-COV-2 and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death. According to the FDA, Paxlovid – packaged as nirmatrelvir and ritonavir – is not authorized for the pre-exposure or post-exposure prevention of COVID-19. It is also not authorized for treatment of those requiring hospitalization due to severe or critical COVID-19. Paxlovid and Molnupiravir are not substitutes for vaccination. The FDA urges the public to get vaccinated and receive boosters when eligible.

apoosa County almost 19 percent of the county’s 41,311 residents have contracted COVID-19. That’s just for those who have tested at a medical facility. It doesn’t account for those positive tests for those brave enough to swab at home. ADPH tells me I’m one of 18,187 residents of Tallapoosa County to have at least two shots of vaccine or 44 percent. It’s a similar situation across the state. The only thing the COVID-19 treatment list had in common with what I wanted to do for Christmas was rest. Gone was the family gathering and making memories with my son. ADPH tells me there were 22 others in Tallapoosa County to test positive the same day as me. ADPH tells us since I have tested positive more than 500 others have tested positive in Tallapoosa County. It was a lonely Christmas but I know others went through the same thing too. There are only so many ways to lay on the couch and in the bed. As large a selection as Hulu and Amazon Prime have, there are still not enough for more than a week alone. It’s been more than two weeks and my brain is still trying to figure out what is the normal COVID-19 experience.

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I wonder if others in isolation felt as stir crazy as me? I wonder if others have coughed up the pasty congestion? I wonder if others slept as much as me? I wonder if others missed the taste of the food? The new year has started and I’m out of isolation. I’m fine now — back at work and rested. But I wonder if others are missing the Christmas that could have been too. Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.

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The struggle between consumerism and sustainability

ith the holiday season winding to a close and the world moving forward into another New Year, it may be the perfect time to reflect on our way of buying and using goods. The majority of the world’s economy is based on the concept of consumerism. On the surface this does not seem to be a bad thing, as we need to consume goods and services in order to live. However, the excess acquisition of goods may lead to extremely harmful practices. Consider our increasingly unhealthy dependence on imported goods from far away, products that often could be produced much closer to where they are actually used, thus resulting in substantially less use of climate-harming fossil fuel. This is not only unsustainable for our ecology, but also for our economy, with trade imbalances impoverishing the US and enriching China, for example. That deficit was more than $310 billion in 2020 says the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Consumerism is not entirely good or bad, it depends on practice. Does a company exploit workers? (yes, Walmart, we mean you) Do they pollute? (looking at you, Coca-Cola) Is the corporation guilty of defrauding consumers? (wow, RJ Reynolds, BP, Volkswagen, Enron and others) Are consumerism and sustainability compatible? Sustainability focuses on a morally just and ethical approach,

SEBASTIAN SANTOS Columnist caring equally for the consumer, the environment, and the producers. Meanwhile, consumerism focuses solely on profit, including planned obsolescence—designing goods that will too quickly become either unusable or unfashionable. Laws in most places are inadequate to stop most producers from failing to pay the true costs, often passing those on to the taxpaying public or future generations. If lawmakers grappled with stopping those externalized costs ethical consumerism would be far easier. Sustainability, or going green is doable, even for manufacturers. Tips to the businesspeople making or trading in goods from author Sandra Goldmark (Fixation: How to have stuff without breaking the planet): · Develop multiple revenue streams— not only from selling new stuff but also from resale, repair, upgrade, rental, and service models. · Move away from the “race to the bottom” on pricing. Sell fewer items but make money from the same item multiple times by offering resale and repair. · Create stronger relationships with customers based on quality, transparency,

and service. As concerned consumers, what can we do to be more sustainable? There is a growing awareness on what a conscious consumer is and how one can become one. None of these are too tough or expensive for the majority of us: · Buy only what is needed · Avoid excess packaging on products (sorry, Trader Joe’s, we are heading for the unbagged section of the grocery store and we are bringing our own bags) · Consider the product’s life span · Reduce, reuse, repair, recycle · Think quality, not quantity · Take good care of products to extend their lifespan · Align with companies that incorporate more sustainable practices Though the holidays have come and gone, we will inevitably fall back into this consumerist trap unless we start becoming more conscious about our own consumer practices. These suggestions, we hope, prompt us all to think more about how we can enjoy stuff and do so in ways that enhance our sense of satisfaction, save us money, preserve the planet, and help business be good and do well. Sebastian Santos, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a graduate of Portland State University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at Lewis and Clark College. Dr. Tom H. Hastings, PeaceVoice Senior Editor, contributed to this column.

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olitical righteousness, or “I ain’t stupid!” has been around since the beginning. “And the serpent said to the woman, ‘You surely shall not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’” Who would ever have thought a talking serpent would lie? Fast forward to 2022. Politics has infected all of America. We have all tested positive for stupid, to the extent that even our churches and religious institutions are debating political issues as if they were questions of orthodoxy or orthopraxy. We used to have denominational tags. Nowadays we have political tags like conservative, progressive, liberal, or moderate. After WWII, Europeans began leaving churches and abandoning religion in general. We see a similar abandonment in America today with the formerly faithful exchanging their faith for political righteousness. While political correctness has always been a trump card for the political left, political righteousness is the zeal that spans the political spectrum. All sides believe they are politically righteousness. Many religious leaders in America have become alarmed at reduced

DANIEL GARDNER Columnist attendance and participation in religious organizations and institutions particularly among younger generations. They have become even more concerned about political battles amongst the faithful. Religious politics is the latest syncretistic blending of culture and faith. The Bible is a record of God’s working His plan through the ages. We read time after time of God promising deliverance for His people whether they believed or not. It’s His plan and His work, not dependent on any of us for sure. And, yet we worry what we should do to solve the troubles and problems that have descended on earth at the end of the sixth millennium. Like Eve, we somehow believe we can make things better. “We’re not stupid!” Political righteousness is the belief we can make things good, or at least better through government. Political righteousness believes we can legislate or dictate higher moral standards, that humanity itself can

lift us up by our own bootstraps. In a way, political righteousness is a fulfillment of Paul’s description of the last days in his letter to Timothy when he wrote, “For men will be lovers of self … always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” Somewhere along the way we have abandoned the biblical view that man is inherently bad and have fully embraced the worldly belief that most people are good. Mark’s gospel records a man kneeling before Jesus asking Him, “Good Teacher what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus replied, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.” As usual we continue to face uncertain days and times. Rather than continuing to seek deliverance through our own politically righteous prowess, perhaps we should listen to the Preacher, who wrote, “I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, and the battle is not to the warriors … for time and chance overtake them all.” God is no less at work in the world today than He has ever been. If we believed this we would see it and not be tempted to make His plans better. In times of distress it’s better for believers to watch and see what God is doing.

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Election year is here

appy New Year. It is election year in the good ole Heart of Dixie. Alabama, like a good many southern states, has our monumental political year in what the nation refers to as the off-year or midterm election year cycle. This reference is, of course, to the presidential election being the main political event. Thus, the last presidential race being 2020 and the next main presidential race being 2024. Most states have their gubernatorial election year at the same time as the presidential contest. We are different, we have our big year in off-years. This new year of 2022 will see our constitutional offices up for election, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, State Treasurer, Secretary of State and State Auditor. Not only does the governor and all constitutional offices run this year, but so do all 67 sheriffs and all 140 legislative and state senate seats. The governor’s race has historically been the premier political race in Alabama politics. It is the pinnacle or brass ring of our political world. Therefore, we old time political folks refer to this year as the gubernatorial year. Qualifying began January 4 and ends January 28. The GOP and Democratic Primary elections will be May 24. The runoff election is set for June 21. The winner of the Republican Primary will be elected governor. Winning the GOP nomination for statewide office in Alabama is tantamount to election. No serious candidate would run as a Democrat. It was thought that Governor Kay Ivey would coast to reelection with only token opposition. After all, polling reveals that she is one of the most popular incumbent governors in the country. She has done a good job as governor and will be tough to beat. However, in recent weeks two viable candidates have announced that they are running for governor. Lynda “Lyndy” Blanchard and Tim James are attempting to outflank her on the right. These two are viable candidates for one reason – they have individual wealth, which allows them the ability to acquire name identification and voter approval. Lyndy Blanchard launched a campaign for our open senate seat in early 2021. However, by year’s end she flipped a switch and moved to the governor’s race. Her only claim to being qualified to run for governor is that she bought an ambassadorship to Slovenia in the administration of former president, Donald Trump. Her only hope for the governor’s race is that she can wish for Trump to endorse her. Although this would probably not be enough. As a lame duck, who has been out of the White House for over a year and who’s popularity is waning, his nod may not be as important as once thought. Blanchard’s only calling card is that she flashed $5 million on her senate campaign filing reports. It remains to be seen if indeed she spends that much of her own money on an uphill race for governor. Tim James is making his third race for governor. He is the son of two-time governor Fob James. Tim is a likeable fellow, is extremely conservative, and harps on fringe social issues like outlawing Yoga in schools. He, like Blanchard, possesses the main ingredient to make himself a viable candidate. He has some personal wealth and if he indeed spends some of his money, he can garner a certain segment of the vote. If Kay Ivey sticks to her knitting, stays home and governs, and looks gubernatorial and does not beat herself, she will more than likely prevail. The big question is can this full field of candidates, including Tim James, Lyndy Blanchard, Stacy George and Dean Odle, force Kay Ivey into a runoff or will she defeat the field without a runoff like she did in 2018? That question will be answered on May 24. The power of incumbency will be omnipotent in the other statewide constitutional offices. Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth will be reelected with no or token opposition. The same applies for Attorney General Steve Marshall. He will be reelected to another four-year term unscathed. Interestingly, Ainsworth and Marshall are from the same North Alabama County of Marshall. Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate will escape opposition and will be reelected to that important state post for another four-years. State Treasurer Young Boozer will coast to reelection, probably unopposed. The power of incumbency prevails in the Heart of Dixie in 2022. However, we will have a doozy of a contest for our open United States Senate Seat, which we will discuss next week. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

Bird’s 18th annual year in review

his is the eighteenth edition of the “Bird’s Eye View” review for Tallapoosa Publishers of what my cousin Rendell calls info-tainment. I submit to you my top events of the year. BEST SINGLE (TIE): “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo and “Leave the Door Open” by Anderson.Paak & Bruno Mars. Olivia Rodrigo was a 17-year-old sensation who let it all out in a song about heartache and, yes, getting her driver’s license. Anderson. Paak and Bruno Mars joined together as an R&B duo calling themselves SilkSonic, and released a soulful LP together. Both of these songs deserved their runs at number one. WORST SINGLE: I am giving a thumbs-down to “Montero” by Lil Nas X – not because of the gross frenzy of Satanic imagery in the video or the bloody Nike shoes, but because this talented artist squandered some serious goodwill he had rightfully earned in 2019 when he became the first black gay rapper to have a number-one country record. He crossed over several genres and appealed to generations of listeners, busting down generations-old barriers. With this new twist, however, he went for broke on the devil thing and, instead of being shocking, was just disgusting. BIGGEST SURPRISE: ABBA returned to radio and the charts after a 35-year hiatus, and they sounded no different than they did back then with their new album, Voyage. They also looked the same – they became holograms of their 1970s selves and went on tour around Europe. MOST SURPRISING SAMPLE: I didn’t know anyone remembered “My Little Town,” the reunion single by Simon & Garfunkel from 1976. It was surprising to hear the familiar horn riff on the new song by AJR, “Way Less

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Sad.” And what’s really great is that it works great in the new tune! CLASSIC TV SHOWS LOSING CAST MEMBERS: It was said a lot over the years, but Cloris Leachman and Ed Asner were two of the brightest stars on the Mary Tyler Moore show in the 1970s and beyond in their roles as flighty landlady Phyllis Lindstrom and gruff newsman Lou Grant. Both actors crossed the way this year, leaving behind some legendary performances other than on that classic sitcom. I cast my vote to also remember them for their dramatic roles; examples: Ed Asner as the captain of the slave ship that brought Kunta Kinte to America in Roots and Cloris Leachman as the neglected wife of a closeted husband in The Last Picture Show. REBOOT FEVER: Sometimes, it seemed Hollywood couldn’t come up with a fresh idea at all. There were reunions and reboots all over the place, from restaged episodes of “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” “The Facts of Life,” and “Diff’rent Strokes”; continuations of earlier series such as “Dexter”; and catching up with older versions of the characters from “Punky Brewster” and “Saved by the Bell.” But one reboot stood tall among them all: “The Wonder Years,” created by Montgomery native Saladin Patterson. This new show, directed and produced by original show star Fred Savage, bears the hallmarks of the classic series in that every episode is loaded with heart and humor. It’s also really awesome that the series has filmed in my home-

town of Montgomery. The show airs on Wednesday nights on ABC, and it is highly recommended. BEST DOCUMENTARY (TIE): AppleTV+ gave us “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything.” After watching all parts of this series, I am inclined to agree. There are too many points to mention here, so I’ll just recommend that you watch it. Disney+ brought forth “Get Back,” which was an alternate version of the Beatles break-up film “Let it Be.” “Get Back” was everything “Let it Be” could have been – a look inside the world’s greatest rock band putting together an album and working out differences along the way. BEST FILM: I didn’t go to the movies in 2021. My teenage daughters tell me the “West Side Story” remake and the “House of Gucci” movie are really good, but I haven’t made time for them yet. My son went to see the new Spider-Man movie and recommends it, also. PANDEMIC APPOINTMENT VIEWING: For me, it was “Gunsmoke” every night. Somehow, Marshal Dillon made our crazy world of 2021 seem somehow safe again. And there are 700 episodes over 20+ years, so you always see something new! TRAVELIN’: Nobody went overseas this year. Our family went to the natural history museum in Anniston; the zoo, Archives, and the Capitol in Montgomery; DeSoto Caverns in Childersburg; and several other places around the state. My daughter Abbey moved to Texas, and along with daughter Miriam stayed in Colorado for a few weeks. I also got to fly to Chicago for the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, a workshop I’ve wanted to attend my entire career and finally got the chance to go. However, as Omicron spreads, things have started to shut down again, so travel is probably going to be curtailed as we enter 2022.

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Tallapoosa County woman turns

100 on New Year’s Day By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Willie Mae Edwards was born New Year’s Day, 1922, on the heels of a global flu pandemic. The lifelong Alexander City resident has now lived to see history repeat itself, finding herself back in the year ‘22 in the middle of a global coronavirus pandemic. That didn’t stop Edwards from celebrating her 100th Siri Hedreen / THE OUTLOOK birthday from her front Taquilla Harvey peeks through the door at Willie Mae Edwards as porch Saturday behind a Edwards celebrated her 100th birthday on New Year’s Day Satscreened-in door marked urday. “MASK REQUIRED FOR ENTRY.” Four generaAs for Edwards’ secret to five decades before the detions of family, from Ed- longevity, it’s nothing not segregation of Alexander wards’ children to great- already known to science, City Schools and nine degreat-grandchildren, along but laudatory nonetheless. cades before Russell Corp. with countless friends who “I don’t drink. I didn’t left for good. considered her a mother or smoke. I didn’t go to parIn all that time, Edwards grandmother drove by to ties,” she said. “The main has belonged to the same wish Willie Mae a happy thing, I treated everyone congregation — Great Bethbirthday. An Alexander City right.” el Baptist Church — and has Police car escorted the proThe healthy lifestyle has spent 73 years in the same cession. allowed the centenarian to house near the Cooper Com“She took care of a lot of see 10 decades of change in munity Center. kids,” said Mary Wallace, Alexander City, change she “When I moved here my one of Edwards’ 12 children. describes as “for the bet- daughter was nine days Also in her charge was ter.” When Edwards was old,” she said. neighbor Dorothy Heard, born Jan. 1, 1922, AlexDespite her entrenchment who stopped by Saturday, ander City — population in the community, Edwards and William and Paul Wins- 5,498 — was only two de- said she was pleasantly surlett, who Edwards helped cades out from the great fire prised by the length of the raise working for their moth- that razed its downtown, af- procession Saturday. er and father. The parents ter which Benjamin Rus“I didn’t know it would be have since passed, but Wil- sell set out to build Russell that many people but I enjoy liam was back in town Sat- Manufacturing Company. them; I love all of them,” urday to wish his surrogate It would be another two de- she said. “I love everyone. I mother a happy birthday. cades before World War II, don’t hate nobody.”

CommunityCalendar JAN. 8

COMMUNITY MEETING: The Redland Community Association (RCA) will meet at 10 a.m., January 8, in Carter Hall, Mulder Memorial United Church, 3454 Fire Tower Road. Residents of all surrounding communities are invited and encouraged

to attend.

Ongoing Events

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: After more than a yearlong hiatus, Preschool Storytime has resumed at the Wetumpka Public Library. The first story time was held on Friday, May 14, and will take

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place every Friday at the library at 10 a.m. ECLECTIC TOWN C O U N C I L M E E TINGS: Eclectic Town Council meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at Town Hall. Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. with work sessions taking place prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Dr. M. L. Fielder Municipal Building, 145 Main Street. NAACP MEETINGS: The Elmore County Branch No. 5026 of the NAACP meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday (executive committee) and every fourth Tuesday (full membership) at the Martin Luther King Center at 200 North Lancaster St. in Wetumpka. LIVING WORD: You belong here. You and your family are always welcome here. We are located at 1826 Kowaliga Road Eclectic, across from the Dollar General. Call 334492-0777 for more information. OPEN MIC: The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts an open mic jam session from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the month at 560 Highway 9 in Equality. There

Submit calendar items: Participate in your Tribune by calling 334-567-3284, faxing them to 334-567-3284, sending your event to carmen.rodgers@tallasseetribune.com or logging on to http://

www.thewetumpkaherald.com/. is no charge but donations are welcome as they keep the center running. Bring a snack or finger food to share during the intermission. RED HILL COMMUNITY CLUB MEETINGS: Red Hill Community Club Meetings are held every second Monday of the month. Join the Red Hill Historical Preservation Association in the auditorium of the Old Red Hill School, located off state Route 229 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events. MOUNT HEBRON CHURCH OF CHRIST: Come join us at 4530 Mt. Hebron Road in Eclectic. Our Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10:30. There is also a Wednesday night Bible study at 7 p.m. For more information call Pastor Edwin Walker at 334-541-2025 LUNCH AND LEARN: Lunch and learn Tuesdays with Kelly are scheduled at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery at 124 Company Street in Wetumpka from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www. thekelly.org.

CELEBRATE REC O V E RY G R A C E POINT: Celebrate Recovery meets at Grace Point Community Church at 78223 Tallassee Highway in Wetumpka each Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. All are welcome to the meetings which provide a safe and loving environment for individuals seeking to conquer their hurts, habits and hangups. For more information, visit www.Gracepoint.info or contact Gwin Greathouse at gwingreathouse@gmail.com. CELEBRATE RECOVERY SANTUCK: Celebrate Recovery meets each Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Santuck Baptist Church at 7250 Central Plank Rd. This is a Christ-centered, 12-step program for anyone struggling with hurts, habits, and hangups. Call 334-567-2364 for more information or contact jyates@santuckbaptist. org. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS: Gamblers Anonymous meets Saturdays at 6 p.m. at Cedarwood Community Church at 10286 U.S. Highway 231 in Wallsboro/Wetumpka. Call 334-567-0476 for more information. AA MEETING: Alco-

holics Anonymous meetings are held Mondays at 7 p.m. located at 105 Tuskeena St. in Wetumpka. RED HILL GALLERY: The Red Hill Gallery on Highway 229 in the Red Hill Community in Tallassee is open Fridays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for local live music performances. No admission is charged but donations are welcomed to maintain the building and pay for refreshments. MASTER GARDENER HELPLINE: If you have gardening questions you can call the Master Gardener Helpline at 1-877-252-4769. The helpline starts March 1 and ends in August. CHILDREN’S HARBOR: Children’s Harbor Treasures and Thrift Store Located on state route 63 just south of Lake Martin Amphitheater, the Children’s Harbor Thrift Store is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. proceeds are used to help fund the activities at the Lake Martin campus of children’s harbor and the Family Center at Children’s Hospital. Call 334-857-2008 for more information.

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PET OF THE WEEK – TUCKER

Tucker is an active, happy-golucky male hound mix, almost a year and a half old, about 40 lbs. He is a super playful and friendly boy, loves toys, great with other dogs, cats and children. Adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under oneyear-old; cats over one-year-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choos-

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ing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough, free health exam with your participating veterinarian. If you are interested in meeting Tucker or any of the Humane Society of Elmore County pets, please email hselco@bellsouth.

net for the Adoption Application. Once that is cleared, they will coordinate with you to set up an appointment to meet and adopt. The Humane Society of Elmore County is located at 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka. Their phone number is 334567-3377, and you can visit their website at www.elmorehumane. org for more information.

Humane Society of Elmore County news By REA CORD Let’s start off 2022 with a reminder of what our Shelter is about: the Humane Society of Elmore County is an Open-Admission (meaning we take in pets that are friendly, scared, vicious, sick, healthy, old and litter after litter) Animal Shelter taking in pets from throughout Elmore County. We cannot take in pets that have bitten (or scratched depending on the situation) a human in the preceding ten days in accordance with Alabama Rabies Laws. We also take in small domestic pets, but not wildlife as we are not a licensed wildlife rehabilitation center. We only take in livestock on a limited basis, via Animal Control Officers under abandonment or cruelty cases as we do not have the facilities to deal with owner surrendered livestock. We take many calls about stray animals but since we do not have the authority to pick up animals, we direct callers to the appropriate Animal Control Officer (ACO). Whether picked up by an ACO or a citizen, all these animals come to our shelter at

255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka where we then take over their care. After the legally mandated stray hold, or immediately in the case of owner surrenders, we then work to get them assessed and ready for adoption. We do take owner surrendered pets from Elmore County residents and do so by appointment – call us at 334-5673377 to set up that appointment. Our adoptions are by application and appointment as well, and these methods work very well to let us better assist the public and care for our pets. We can assist ACO’s with cruelty and neglect cases if they need us from the field site all the way through the court case hearings. If we are caring for animals seized under cruelty or neglect charges (or any others that come to us injured or sick) we ensure all necessary veterinary care for the animal’s well-being/recovery and document every facet of their intake and recovery for prosecution, to include all the costs incurred. If you are in need of animal control assistance it is important that you call the appropriate Animal Control Officer as these are law enforcement mat-

ters. If the animal situation is within the city limits of any of the towns noted below you must call that city. If you are not in the city limits of Millbrook, Tallassee or Eclectic, then call the Elmore County Sheriff’s Dispatch. If you live in the unincorporated County areas, Wetumpka, Coosada or Elmore Township call 334-5675227. If you live in Millbrook or Tallassee, call 334-285-6832. If you live in Eclectic, call 334-541-2149. We do take many calls/emails/Facebook posts from people wanting to report a situation but who just don’t want to call a law enforcement agency. We must caution that second and third hand reports greatly limit the investigative abilities of law enforcement. If you have witnessed cruelty, abuse or neglect the dispatchers will be keep your identification confidential and that will go a long way to getting faster help for the animal(s) in harm’s way. If you do need to contact our shelter you can call us at 334-5673377, email us at hselco@bellsouth. net or message on our Shelter Facebook page.

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Whatever happened to church membership? I saw her at a funeral recently and remembered her telephone call. She was a member of our church, though I’d not met her since I was the new pastor. She called to tell me she’d joined another church. “This church won’t send acknowledgement, so I wanted you to know for your records,” she said. This incident was about seven years ago, and it’s the first time I began to see the waning of the traditional practice of churches acknowledging transfers of membership. In the Baptist church we call this one’s “church letter,” which we borrowed from Paul’s word that he didn’t need “letters of recommendation” from the Corinthian church since their changed lives were the validity of his missionary work (2 Corinthians 3:1-3). In our denomination, we used to joke letters of transfer are important, and only

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granted when joining another church or going to heaven! The church our former member joined wasn’t a Baptist church, but even many churches in our denomination aren’t managing membership records as people come and go. I’m not sure why other than there’s no official to make us do it, and it’s one more thing for busy congregations to do. I’ve battled some church members over the years who’ve insisted we remove people from membership who

don’t attend. “All they’re doing is hurting our records,” they said. I’ve gingerly reminded critics that people are our “record.” At one time we accepted a spiritual responsibility to care for these folk. If we cavalierly remove people, who will care for them? Who will pray for them? Who will seek to serve them in the name of Christ? We must love people more than they sometimes love us. We know that trusting Christ for salvation is primary, but it’s biblical to seek out like-minded believers as a new spiritual family once we come to Christ. Indeed, most who come to Christ do so through the witness of local churches, so it’s normal and natural for them to continue this relationship with church membership. Churches have members whose names are on their rolls but who at-

tend other churches, have joined other churches or don’t attend any church. Thus, the matter of church membership has taken a hit, and we struggle to maintain meaningful church memberships. I think we’re the poorer for this. Accountability is lessened. The church in the New Testament is called the “bride of Christ.” Christ surely loves his bride and serving him through his church is a matter of obedience (Ephesians 5:25). Being a Christian and being an active member of a local church go hand-in-glove. The church continues to point us to a world in need and says, “Brothers and sisters, let’s go.” Reflections is a weekly devotional column written by Michael J. Brooks, pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church in Alabaster, Ala. The church’s website is siluriabaptist.com.

Church Briefs BETHLEHEM EAST BAPTIST CHURCH

Bethlehem East Baptist Church will have all Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning followed by regular service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m.

CARRVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Regular hours of service are Sundays- 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. Morning Worship. Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s

Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting. Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EAST TALLASSEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ETUMC’s Rivers Edge Flea Market is now closed. The church will start a new project called Rivers Edge Food Pantry. ETUMC will provide canned food, water, dry beans and rice, blankets, and jackets. If you want to donate or help with the cause, call Joan Wood at 334312-4913.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY

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

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

First Presbyterian Church, located at 514 Central Blvd. will host a Veteran’s Day Celebration on Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

for all veterans and first responders and their family members.

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“We are OPEN and everyone is WELCOME! Come worship with us in person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) or 11 a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants. CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m.; supper is included both days! For more information

about our church or the programs we offer, visit our website: fumctallassee.com or call us: 334-2832195. FUMC Tallassee - 1 Jordan Avenue.”

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Wetumpka wrestling at full health entering region duals By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor As region and postseason play nears, Wetumpka wrestling coach Anthony Byrd believes he will finally have his squad at full health. Wetumpka’s wrestling team is coming out of the Christmas break in better health than they’ve been in all year, and just in time for the first round of Region Duals tournament on Tuesday. Wetumpka hosts the first round of the Duals on Tuesday. The Indians will host Stanhope Elmore, Elmore County and Holtville at 5 p.m. The top two teams will advance to face the top two teams out of Pelham, Shelby County, Chelsea and Helena

on Thursday. Tuesday will be the first duals match this season where Wetumpka has its full starting lineup able to participate. “We’ve had a lot of issues this year with not having everyone available at the same time,” Byrd said. “So getting everybody back healthy and not sick or not hurt is going to be good for duals in this second half. There’s been very few duals this year that we’ve gone into it with 100% of our team. I’m excited to see how we do that.” The Wetumpka wrestlers that have been at full health this year have had quite the years. That includes some of the team captains such as sophomore Noah

Smith, who is 22-4 in the 132-pound weight class, sophomore Willie Cox, who is 21-3 in the heavyweight class, and junior Chad Strickland, who is the team’s leader with a 25-1 record in the 126-pound weight class. The fourth team captain is also a sophomore in Christian Preston, who wrestles in the 195-pound weight class. Three of the four team captains are sophomores, which is much different from the 2020 season when all of the team captains were seniors. Byrd said it’s weird going from seniors to sophomore team captains, but his wrestlers are handling their See WRESTLING, Page B2

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Wetumpka junior Chad Strickland has been the Indians’ top wrestler this year. Wrestling in the 126-pound weight class, Strickland currently has a 25-1 overall record.

Stanhope’s Kramer signs with CACC to play softball By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

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Edgewood’s Lindsey Brown reached the exclusive 1,000 point club in a game against Lakeside Academy last week.

EDGEWOOD ACADEMY’S LINDSEY BROWN REACHES

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dgewood Academy girls basketball star Lindsey Brown hit a massive career milestone last week. Brown, a sophomore point guard, joined the exclusive 1,000 point club at Edgewood Academy. In the game against Lakeside Academy on Thursday, Dec. 29, Brown hit a 3-pointer in the third quarter to tie the game 24-24 and put her at 1,000 points. “It’s pretty special to see her do something like this,” Edgewood coach Jason Fisher said. “I actually taught her when she was in the fourth grade, so it’s even more special. I’ve known her for so long, she’s like one of my own kids. It’s just really neat to be a part of this journey for her.” Brown has shown the ability to score at will early this season. Through 15 games of Edgewood’s campaign, Brown is the team’s leading scorer at 21.7 points per game. Nobody else on Edgewood’s team is averaging over 6.7 points. Brown has especially seen her scoring take over in the month of December. After scoring a season-low 3 points in a loss to Lee-Scott on Nov. 29, Brown has taken over. The Wildcats played 11 See 1,000, Page B2

Stanhope Elmore senior Katie Kramer has always dreamed of playing college softball, and she fulfilled that dream in December. Kramer, who serves as a utility player at catcher, middle infield, outfield and even pitcher, signed her National Letter of Intent to play college softball at Coastal Alabama Community College in Bay Minette. She signed her NLI to officially become a Warhawk on Dec. 10. “I’m just very excited because it’s been a dream of mine to play ball in college since I was in elementary school,” Kramer said. “Coach (Mallory Radwitch) is just one of the best options for me. She shows that she cares and wanted me on her team. They have a good school and program and I wanted to go there.” Coastal Alabama first got into contact with Kramer back in September. Kramer was playing in a tournament with one of her All-Star teams, and the tournament she was a midnight tournament. The tournament ended around 6 a.m., and Kramer impressed enough for Coastal Alabama’s recruiter to stay there throughout the night to talk to her when she finished playing. A few weeks later, she was invited to the school for a visit and she viewed the campus. “We did some field work while I was there, and then a few weeks after my visit, they called me back and offered me a scholarship,” Kramer said. Like she’s played both at Stanhope and for her travel ball and all-star teams, she is being recruited to Coastal Alabama as a utility player. She will primarily play both catcher and outfielder, but the option to play shortstop and second base are on the table if she is needed at those positions. Kramer said wherever she is needed to play, she can play. With another season still ahead of her in the high school ranks, she wants to work primarily on being a leader while still improving her hitting and fielding and becoming a better overall player. “I feel like I’m a pretty good hitter,” Kramer said. “I’m a base hitter. I don’t hit a lot of home runs, but I can hit for RBIs. I’m pretty good in the field. I really just try as hard as I can.” Kramer was one of two Stanhope players to sign NLIs in December, joining teammate Kelbi Johnson who signed with Central Alabama Community College. Stanhope finished this past softball season with an 8-17 overall record and a 2-3 area record. Now the Mustangs are led by first-year head coach Keith Jones. With both college signees returning and other players playing key roles, Kramer is excited to finish her senior season on a good note. “I feel like we are going to have a great season this year,” Kramer said. “Hopefully we do well.”

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own and playing the role well. “Seeing these guys step up and be leaders at such a young age has been really impressive,” Byrd said. Strickland, who leads the Indians with his 25-1 record, is no stranger to winning. After starting his sophomore season in 2020 on the JV squad, he quickly moved to varsity and won 28 consecutive matches throughout the season to put his win total over 30. He finished state-runner up in the 113 class as Wetumpka finished third overall in the standings. This year, Byrd came in as

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one of the state favorites and he has shown that strength in the early portion of the season. “Chad was the only kid returning for us that placed at state last year,” Byrd said. “I’ve seen him step up as a leader and fill in that role that the seniors left last year. He’s shown the kids how it’s done and what it takes to be as good as he is. Mentally, he’s not the young kid anymore. He’s not nervous anymore and not worried about who he is wrestling against. He just goes out there and wrestles.” The Region duals tournament that took place on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at Wetumpka finished too late to make this print edition. Coverage of the event will be online.

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t 8 years old, all I wanted in my life was a video game system. I had a little GameBoy Color with one game on it, Doctor Mario, but despite my relentless pestering my parents hadn’t caved and bought me any of the most popular consoles of that day. But Santa went beyond the authority of my mom and dad. If I asked him for one and behaved well enough, I’d get a system and there was nothing they could do about it. Christmas morning came. Saint Nick sent me on a scavenger hunt for my final gift, he always did that for my biggest one he left me. Four clues later there it was, hidden in a file cabinet beside the freezer in my childhood basement — a Nintendo 64. Just like my friend Payton had. Kris Kringle left me several games to go with it, of course, but none got more play over the years than Madden 2000. John Madden, the namesake of football’s most popular video game, passed away at the age of 85 Tuesday. It’s a near-impossible task to think of someone who impacted more peoples’ respective journeys through America’s biggest sport. I only knew Madden via the gaming series growing up. He was the one who made all my touchdown passes from Jeff Blake to Carl Pickens (quarterback and wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1999) sound cool on his replay breakdowns. My friends and I torched each other as Michael Vick on Madden 2004 and I won five consecutive Super Bowls with the Bengals on franchise mode in Madden 2010, the final game in which Madden himself provided in-game commentary. That was 2009 — Madden titles are released the August prior to the year on the game — and it marked the conclu-

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games since that loss, and Brown has scored at least 19 points in 10 of them. Her lowest scoring total since that game is 10 points, and she has reached the 20-point mark or higher in eight of the 11 games. Brown has scored over 20 points in four consecutive games, and she scored a season-high 32 points in a win over Ab-

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ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director sion of Madden’s real-life broadcasting career as well. Countless millions heard Madden’s voice every Sunday for decades through that avenue. If he weren’t already enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach he’d likely be in as a broadcaster. He was known for showy descriptions and extensive use of route drawings on replays, able to lay out the finest intricacies of one of the world’s most nuanced sports in a digestible way. This skill is shown in his 16 Sports Emmy Awards. Madden made the elements of a football game beyond the plays entertaining too. Sideline reactions, fan antics, random happenings in the stadium all got fun analytical spins when he was in the booth. He called games for CBS, Fox, ABC and NBC, some of the biggest networks in American television. His voice was the one selected from primetime slots on Sunday or Monday night football.

beville Christian Academy on Dec. 28. “She really creates a lot of her own shots,” Fisher said of Brown’s season. “She’s just got to trust herself, and that’s one thing about being a sophomore. There’s still some self-doubt there, but allin-all, she takes control and turns her defense into offensive points.” As Brown continues her already illustrious career, she has started to set her sights on bigger goals. She told Fisher that she would like to become the

Watching the way he broke down plays on those broadcasts and in those video games influenced me as a writer. His emphatic, conversational style made a great model for aspiring sports journalists, especially in the broadcasting field. As a coach he landed in plenty of primetime slots too. He led the Oakland Raiders to a win in Super Bowl XI and posted a career record of 103-32-7 in 10 seasons there. He was the youngest head coach in NFL history at the time of his hiring. Madden oversaw the Raiders’ renowned defensive backfield known as “The Soul Patrol” and came out on the losing end of perhaps the most famous play in football history, the “Immaculate Reception” in the 1972 AFC Championship game. Whether as a coach, announcer or video game proponent and personality, if your life has been touched by football, it’s been touched by John Madden. The two are synonymous, inseparable. For 50 years, no one spread the game more.

AISA’s All-time leading scorer by the end of her career. The All-time scoring record is unknown by Fisher and Brown right now, but they have reached out to try and find out what it is. In the meantime, both Brown and the Edgewood Academy team will try to win a state championship. The Wildcats are sitting at 10-5 right now coming out of Christmas break. They are currently ranked as the No. 2 team in AISA-AA, and

they’ve split the season series with No. 1 Lakeside. Edgewood begins region play Thursday night at Autauga Academy. “We’ve got a complete team,” Fisher said. “We have 12 girls who come in and do everything we ask of them. The pieces are there moving forward. There’s not a lot that we have to change. We just have to fix certain things. Nothing’s broken, there are just things that need to be tweaked. Our girls have bought into it.”

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Hippopotamuses, or hippos, are very large mammals that live exclusively on the Continent of Africa, south of the Sahara. Hippos have large, barrel-shaped bodies and short legs. Regular adult Hippos can grow up to 12-14 feet and can weigh up to four tons. The rare Pygmy Hippo is smaller; on average, they are around six feet long and weigh from 350-600 pounds. The name Hippopotamus means “River Horse,” but they are related to pigs. They are called this because regular hippos spend all day in the water; pygmy hippos do not like water as much. This allows them to stay cool in their hot environment. Their eyes and nostrils are set above their faces, which allows them to remain mostly submerged. When they dive, they can stay underwater for as long as 10 minutes, and they are able to walk along the ground underwater! Their skin secretes a red, lotion-like substance that scientists believe is like a type of sunscreen to protect their skin. Hippos are herbivores. In the evenings, they emerge from the water and roam around eating grass and vegetation. They can roam as far as five miles away in one night, returning to the same spot in the water when they are done. They do not require as much food as you might think they do based on their size because they do not use much energy floating in the water all day. Hippos may look slow and lazy, but they are able to swim fast and can move quickly, when needed. They can be very dangerous when they are trying to protect themselves or their young. Hippos have one baby at a time, around every two years.

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pp delay the foreclosure process. $Q DWWRUQH\ VKRXOG EH FRQVXOWed to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. 7KLV SURSHUW\ ZLOO EH VROG RQ DQ ³DV LV ZKHUH LV´ EDVLV VXEject to any easements, enFXPEUDQFHV DQG H[FHSWLRQV UHÀHFWHG LQ WKH PRUWJDJH DQG those contained in the records RI WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH LQ WKH FRXQW\ ZKHUH WKH DERYH GHVFULEHG SURSHUW\ LV VLWXDWHG 7KLV SURSHUW\ ZLOO EH VROG VXEMHFW WR WKH ULJKW RI UHGHPStion of all parties entitled thereto DQG VXEMHFW WR DQ\ RXWVWDQGLQJ ad valorem taxes (including taxHV ZKLFK DUH D OLHQ ZKHWKHU RU QRW QRZ GXH DQG SD\DEOH 7KLV sale is made for the purpose RI SD\LQJ WKH LQGHEWHGQHVV VHFXUHG E\ VDLG PRUWJDJH DV ZHOO as the expenses of foreclosure. The Mortgagee/Transferee reVHUYHV WKH ULJKW WR ELG IRU DQG purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the inGHEWHGQHVV VHFXUHG E\ WKH UHDO HVWDWH 7KLV VDOH LV VXEMHFW WR postponement or cancellation. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual FDSDFLW\ EXW VROHO\ DV 7UXVWHH of BCMB1 Trust, Mortgagee/ Transferee THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT 385326( 5XELQ /XEOLQ //& $WWRUQH\ IRU Mortgagee/Transferee 200 Clinton Avenue West, Suite +XQWVYLOOH $/ 7HOHSKRQH 1XPEHU &DVH 1R 3+/ 1 $G 5XQ 'DWHV 01/05/2022, 01/12/2022 UOVHODZ FRP SURSHUW\ OLVWLQJ :HWXPSND +HUDOG 'HF 2021, Jan. 5 and 12, 2022 185494 PUBLIC NOTICE SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAYGROUND ADDITIONS BID #22-002 PUBLIC NOTICE FOR SPECIAL EDUCTION PLAYGROUND ADDITIONS FOR ALL ELEMENTARY FACILTIES FOR THE ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WETUMPKA, ALABAMA Sealed proposals will be received by Mr. Richard Dennis, Superintendent, at the Elmore County Board of Education, 100 H.H. Robison Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama, opened and read aloud on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 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. 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 SURPRWHG $ VHSDUDWH FHUWL¿HG check or Bid Bond payable to The Elmore County Board of Education in an amount not OHVV WKDQ ¿YH SHUFHQW RI the amount 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. Supervision: Contractor to ensure proper supervision of all work at each site. Owner: Mr. Richard Dennis, Superintendent, Elmore County Public Schools 100 H.H. Robison Drive Wetumpka, Alabama 3KRQH 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 DQG D FXUUHQW EXVLness license. The project shall be bid excluding taxes. No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Questions may be directed to Mike Czerpak at 334-567-1420 ext. 22003 or mike.czerpak@ elmoreco.com. Please see WKH 5)3 SURMHFW VSHFL¿FDWLRQ documents located on the ECBOE website under the “BIDS” tab. www.elmoreco. com Owner: Elmore County Board of Education 100 H H Robison Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 22, 29, DQG -DQ BID 22-002 PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on February 8, 2013 by David W. Horn and Pamela Horn, husband $ODEDPD ODZ JLYHV VRPH SHU- and wife, originally in favor of VRQV ZKR KDYH DQ LQWHUHVW LQ Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and property the right to redeem the recorded in RLPY Book 2013 property under certain circum- at Page 11731 on February 28, VWDQFHV 3URJUDPV PD\ DOVR LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH exist that help persons avoid or of Probate of Elmore County, 6DLG OHJDO GHVFULSWLRQ EHLQJ FRQWUROOLQJ KRZHYHU WKH SURSHUW\ LV PRUH FRPPRQO\ NQRZQ as 6491 PINELEAF DR, ELMORE, AL 36025.

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y Alabama. LOGS Legal Group LLP, as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on February 16, 2022, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder in front of the main entrance of the Elmore County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to wit: COMMENCE AT THE SW CORNER OF THE SW QUARTER OF NE QUARTER OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 19 EAST, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND RUN N 01°20’00” W, 131.43 FEET TO A POINT IN A CURVE ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF A PAVED COUNTY ROAD; THENCE RUN ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY ALONG A CURVE (CONCAVE WESTERLY) THE CHORD BEING NORTH 25°51’00” E, 181.85 FEET; THENCE LEAVING THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID PAVED COUNTY ROAD, RUN SOUTH 64°40’30” E, 184.29 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 29°08’30” E, 55.25 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 37°46’30”W, 197.97 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 59°35’50”W, 190.62 FEET; THENCE NORTH 56°29’30”W, 106.95 FEET TO A POINT IN A CURVE ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID PAVED COUNTY ROAD; THENCE RUN ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY ALONG A CURVE (CONCAVE WESTERLY) THE CHORD BEING NORTH 35°32’30”E, 35.23 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY, RUN SOUTH 88°03’00”E, 84.68 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL LYING IN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 19 EAST, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA. ALSO: EASEMENT BEGIN AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 19 EAST; RUN THENCE NORTH 1°00’W, A DISTANCE OF 131.5 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE ON A PAVED COUNTY ROAD; RUN THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO A POINT WHICH IS NORTH 87°52’W, A DISTANCE OF 84.9 FEET FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING, RUN THENCE SOUTH 87°52’ E, A DISTANCE OF 84.9 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. A.P.N. 12-0209-0-000-011.002 For informational purposes only, the property address is: 3790 Grier Road, Wetumpka, AL 36092. ANY PROPERTY ADDRESS PROVIDED IS NOT PART OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY SOLD HEREIN AND IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISCREPANCY, THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION REFERENCED HEREIN SHALL CONTROL. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. Furthermore, the property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neither the mortgagee, nor the RI¿FHUV GLUHFWRUV DWWRUQH\V employees, agents or authorized representative of the mortgagee make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition, including those suggested by Code of Ala. (1975) § 35-4-271, expressly are disclaimed. This sale is subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100 LQ FHUWL¿HG RU FDVK funds at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ FORVH RI EXVLness on the next business day WKHUHDIWHU DW WKH /DZ 2I¿FH RI LOGS Legal Group LLP at the address indicated below. LOGS Legal Group LLP reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder, or to reschedule the sale, should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total

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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. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and its successors and assigns Mortgagee or Transferee LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 704-333-8107/ 21-020954 Attorneys for Mortgagee or Transferee Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 22, 29, DQG -DQ 185667 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-406 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TED STANLEY BOJARSKI, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of TED STANLEY BOJARSKI, deceased, having been granted to MARY ELIZABETH WESTBROOK on the 27 day of December, 2021 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 ELIZABETH WESTBROOK PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF TED STANLEY BOJARSKI, DECEASED Attorney of Record for such Personal Representative: MICHAEL S. HARPER ATTORNEY AT LAW 213 BARNETT BLVD PO BOX 780608 TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6855 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 5, 12 and 19, 2022 EST/BOJARSKI, T. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE JUANITA S. BRAND, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-395 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to ALLEN FRANKLIN as Personal Representative on the 21 day of December 2021, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. /s/Justin D. Edwards JUSTIN D. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of JUANITAS. BRAND, deceased. Name and Address of Attorney: Justin D. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 29, 2021, Jan. 5 and 12, 2022 EST/BRAND, J. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ELMORE COUNTY Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Stephanie A. Radich, her heirs and assigns, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., its successors and assigns on May 15, 2013, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, at RLPY Book 2013, Page 31014; the undersigned Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust F, as Mortgagee/ Transferee, under and by virtue

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y of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash or certified funds, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Elmore County, Alabama, on February 17, 2022, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: The following described property: Lot 14, Block C, according to the Map of Jamestown Subdivision Plat No 2, as recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 14, Page 40. Assessor’s Parcel No: 15-0833-D-011-117.000 Property street address for informational purposes: 112 Jamestown Loop, Millbrook, AL 36054 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 AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender cash or certified funds made payable to Aldridge Pite, LLP at the time and place of the sale. Aldridge Pite, LLP 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. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust F, Mortgagee/Transferee ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP 3575 Piedmont Rd. NE Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30305. Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee.

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EH ZDLYHG 7KH RI¿FLDO WLPH ZLOO CORRECTIONS 6HDOHG SURSRVDOV ZLOO EH UHbe determined by the Architect, Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 22, 29, ENGINEERING DIVISION FHLYHG RQO\ IURP 3UHTXDOL¿HG or his designated representa- 2021 and Jan. 5, 2022 Elmore, Alabama *HQHUDO &RQWUDFWRU %LGGHUV tive. The proposals will be pub- BIDS/STORAGE BUILDING Jefferson S. Dunn, Commisby the $ODEDPD 'HSDUWPHQW licly opened at 2:00PM CST on sioner PUBLIC NOTICE RI &RUUHFWLRQV +HDGTXDUWHUV January 13, 2022, at the localocated at 301 SOUTH RIPLEY GOODWYN MILLS CAWOOD, tion listed above. NOTICE TO CREDITORS STREET, MONTGOMERY, AL LLC OF ESTATE AT 2:00 PM LOCAL TIME ON 0(0%(56 $0(5,&$1 ,167,- All Bids must be on a lump-sum STATE OF ALABAMA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, TUTE OF ARCHITECTS basis. Submit three (3) copCOUNTY OF ELMORE 2022; at which time and place 2660 Eastchase Lane, Suite ies of the Bid on the Bid Form CASE NO: 2021-101 they will be publicly opened and 200 provided, without changes, in IN THE MATTER OF THE a sealed envelope bearing the read. Montgomery, Alabama 36117 ESTATE OF OWEN SMITH Contractor’s name and current 3KRQH HEADEN, DECEASED The Work of the project in- )D[ Alabama General Contractor license number. Bids that do not cludes, but is not limited to, sitework clearing and grubbing, Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 29, bear the Contractor’s current Letters Testamentary in the Esrough grading, erosion control, -DQ DQG license number on the outside tate of OWEN SMITH HEADof the envelope will be returned EN, deceased, having been JUDYHO SDUNLQJ DQG RI¿FH DUHDV AMGM210064/CMGM210151 without being opened. Contrac- granted to TIMOTHY HEADEN perimeter fencing, jobsite roadPUBLIC NOTICE ways, construction entrances tors shall submit the Post Bid on the 17 day of December, Submittals per the Bid Form 2021 by John Thornton, Judge to site including sanitary sewer IN THE PROBATE COURT within 24 hrs. of the Public Bid of Probate of Elmore County, service, water service, water OF ELMORE COUNTY, Alabama, notice is hereby given storage tank, electrical service, Opening. ALABAMA that all persons and parties havand natural gas service for a IN THE MATTER OF THE A Pre-Bid Conference will be ing claims against said estate New Men’s Correctional Facility ESTATE OF JERRY GLENN LQ (OPRUH &RXQW\ DV VSHFL¿HG held virtually on January 5th, are required, within the time DEAN, SR., DECEASED 2022, at 1:00 PM CST. Con- allowed by law, to present the and as indicated on the DrawCASE NO: 2021-394 tractors interested in submitting same to the Court or the same ings; coordination and superviNOTICE TO CREDITORS a bid for the project are en- will be barred. sion of the entire project; and all OF ESTATE related work, as indicated in the couraged to participate in the %LG DQG &RQWUDFW 'RFXPHQWV Letters of Administration over Pre-Bid Conference. A meeting TIMOTHY HEADEN REPRESENTASite is approximately 320 acres the Estate of JERRY GLENN invite will be sent to any bid- PERSONAL on state of Alabama property DEAN, SR., deceased, hav- ders that have obtained the Bid TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF adjacent to Draper and Staton ing been granted to GWYN D. Documents, or any interested OWEN SMITH HEADEN, DECEASED Correctional Facilities. BRUNER on the 21 day of De- bidders that request an invite by contacting the Architect. cember, 2021 by John ThornAttorney of Record for Personal A cashier’s check or bid bond ton, Judge of Probate of Elmore payable to Alabama Depart- County, Alabama, notice is here- The Information for Bidders, Representative: ment of Corrections in an by given that all persons and Form of Bid, Form of Contract, GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. DPRXQW QRW OHVV WKDQ ¿YH parties having claims against 3ODQV 6SHFL¿FDWLRQV DQG )RUP LAW OFFICE OF G A DANIEL, percent of the amount of the said estate are required, within of Bid Bond, Performance and JR. LLC bid, but in no event more than the time allowed by law, to pres- Payment Bond, and other con- P O BOX 638 $10,000, must accompany the ent the same to the Court or the tract documents may be exam- MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 bidder’s proposal. Performance same will be barred. ined at the following location: 334-285-9444 and statutory Labor and MateriElmore County Administrative Jerry@GADanielLaw.com DO 3D\PHQW %RQGV LQVXUDQFH LQ GWYN D. BRUNER Complex at the Historic Courtcompliance with requirements, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE house, 100 Commerce Street, Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 22, 29, DQG YHUL¿FDWLRQ RI ( 9HULI\ HQ- ESTATE OF JERRY GLENN Suite 200, Dodge Data & Ana- 2021 and Jan. 5, 2022 UROOPHQW also with Proposals DEAN, SR., DECEASED lytics, iSqFt, and CMD Group EST/HEADEN, O. will be required at the signing of DQG RI¿FHV RI &0+ $UFKLWHFWV PUBLIC NOTICE the Contract. Name and Address of Attorney Inc. 1800 International Park Drive, Suite 300, Birmingham, NOTICE TO CREDITORS for Administrator: 'UDZLQJV DQG 6SHFL¿FDWLRQV GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. AL. 35243. Bidders must call OF ESTATE PD\ EH H[DPLQHG DW WKH 2I¿FH LAW OFFICE OF G A DANIEL, WKH 2ZQHU RU $UFKLWHFW¶V RI¿FH STATE OF ALABAMA of the Architect; and digital Plan JR. 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Bid Documents may be ob- TON, deceased, having been WDLQHG DW WKH RI¿FH RI &0+ granted to THOMAS RICHARD tained from the Architect by digPUBLIC NOTICE Architects, Inc., on December KNIGHTON on the 20 day LWDO DFFHVV ¿OH VKDULQJ DFFHVV 7KH RI¿FH LV ORFDW- of December, 2021 by John for a one time administrative IN THE PROBATE COURT ed at 1800 International Park Thornton, Judge of Probate of THIS OFFICE IS ACTING AS IHH RI QRQ UHIXQGDEOH OF ELMORE COUNTY, Drive, Suite 300, Birmingham, Elmore County, Alabama, noA DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS VHSDUDWH FKHFN DQG RU RQ &' ALABAMA Alabama 35243 upon payment tice is hereby given that all perATTEMPTING TO COLLECT 3') IRUPDW IRU D RQH WLPH IN THE MATTER OF THE of a deposit of $150.00 per set. sons and parties having claims A DEBT. 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In or- THOMAS RICHARD KNIGHVXEPLWWLQJ D ERQD¿GH ELG XSRQ 185794 return of documents in good TO: JENNIFER PARKER AND GHU WR VXEPLW D ELG WKH ¿UVW VHW TON PUBLIC NOTICE and reusable condition within STACY PARKER, WHOSE must be purchased from CMH PERSONAL REPRESENTAWHQ GD\V RI ELG GDWH 2WK- WHEREABOUTS ARE UN- Architects, Inc., at which time TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ANN NOTICE TO CREDITORS KNOWN, BEING NEXT OF KIN er sets for general contractors, the hard copy set along with an INGRAM KNIGHTON, DEOF ESTATE and sets for subs and dealers, OF BETTY JEAN HAYNES; electronic copy of the contract CEASED NO. 2021-396 may be obtained with the same AND TO: ANY OTHER UN- GRFXPHQWV GUDZLQJV DQG VSHFSTATE OF ALABAMA deposit, which will be refunded KNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF L¿FDWLRQV ZLOO EH SURYLGHG $I- Attorney of Record for Personal COUNTY OF ELMORE as above, less cost of printing, BETTY JEAN HAYNES, DE- WHU WKH ¿UVW KDUG FRS\ DGGLWLRQDO Representative: IN THE MATTER OF THE reproduction, handling and dis- CEASED AND TO: ANY OTH- sets may be purchased from HELEN CRUMP WELLS ESTATE OF DOROTHY tribution, which is estimated ER INTERESTED PARTY Alabama Graphics, 2801 5th RUSHTON, STAKELY, JOHNDAWSON, DECEASED to be the same as the deposit YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED Avenue South, Birmingham, AL STON & GARRETT, P.A. amount. Partial sets will not be that on December 21, 2021, GLUHFWO\ 184 COMMERCE STREET Letters Testamentary in the available. a certain paper in writing pur- for the costs of the printing and MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Estate of DOROTHY DAW- 7R H[SHGLWH GLVWULEXWLRQ RI ELG porting to be the Last Will and shipping. 36104 SON, deceased, having been GRFXPHQWV GHSRVLW FKHFN V Testament of BETTY JEAN granted to DWIGHT EDWARD VKRXOG EH ID[HG DQG PDLOHG HAYNES. deceased, was filed The project is being bid EX- P O BOX 270 ALABAMA BARRON on the 22 day of De- to Goodwyn Mills Cawood, in the Probate Court of Elmore CLUDING TAXES and requires MONTGOMERY, cember, 2021 by John Thorn- LLC; Attn: Rachel Mayer; P.O. County, Alabama by JIMMY the Contractor to comply with 36101 ton, Judge of Probate of El- %R[ 0RQWJRPHU\ $/ DOYLE PARKER, Petitioner, the requirements of Act 2013- 334-206-3219 more County, Alabama, notice )D[ 1R requesting that such Last Will 205 which was signed into law is hereby given that all parties RU HPDLOHG WR Rachel.Mayer@ and Testament be admitted to May 19, 2013. The Contractor Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 29, 2021, Jan 5 and 12, 2022 having claims against said Es- gmcnetwork.com Probate and Record and that and the Owner will be required EST/KNIGHTON, A. tate are required, within the time the Petitioner be named as Per- WR DSSO\ IRU &HUWL¿FDWHV RI ([allowed by law, to present the %LGV PXVW EH VXEPLWWHG RQ sonal Representative of such emption with the Alabama DePUBLIC NOTICE same to the Court or the same proposal forms furnished by Estate. This notice of Filing of partment of Revenue which will will be barred. NOTICE TO CREDITORS the Architect or copies thereof. Will for Probate is given to you handle the administration of the OF ESTATE All bidders bidding in amounts as a next-of-kin of BETTY JEAN FHUWL¿FDWHV 7KH FRQWUDFWRU VKDOO DWIGHT EDWARD BARRON CASE NO: 2021-389 exceeding that established by HAYNES or as an interested account for the tax savings on EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE WKH 6WDWH /LFHQVLQJ %RDUG IRU party. STATE OF ALABAMA the Accounting of Sales Tax OF DOROTHY DAWSON, DE- General Contractors must be Unless an objection to admis- IRUP LQFOXGHG LQ WKH VSHFL¿FDCOUNTY OF ELMORE CEASED IN THE MATTER OF THE licensed under the Provision of sion to Probate and Record of tion behind the Bid Form. FailESTATE OF HILDA MARIE 7LWOH &KDSWHU &RGH RI $O- such Last Will and Testament ure of the Contractor to comName and Address of Attorney: DEDPD DV DPHQGHG DQG is submitted by you in writing to plete this form and include with RICE, DECEASED Regina B. Edwards, Esq. must show such evidence of li- this Court within ten (10) days of their proposal shall render the The Law Firm of Edwards & Ed- cense before bidding or bid will the final publication of this no- bid non-responsive. Letters Testamentary in the wards, P.C. Estate of HILDA MARIE RICE, not be received or considered tice. the Court will proceed with 109 E. Bridge Street by Architect or Owner; The bid- considering such Petition with- The Architect for this project deceased, having been grantWetumpka, AL 36092 der shall show such evidence out further notice to you. is CMH Architects, Inc., 1800 ed to LINDA ANN DUNAWAY by clearly displaying their curInternational Park Drive, Suite on the 28 day of December, Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 29, rent license number on the out- JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF 300, Birmingham, Alabama 2021 by John Thornton, Judge 2021, Jan. 5 and 12, 2022 side of the sealed envelope in PROBATE SKRQH of Probate of Elmore County, EST/DAWSON, D. Alabama, notice is hereby givwhich the proposal is delivered; ELMORE COUNTY ALABAMA en that all persons and parties %LGGHU PXVW DOVR LQFOXGH WKHLU Bid Submittal: Bids must be PUBLIC NOTICE current license number on the Name and Address of Attorney submitted on proposal forms having claims against said esProposal Form. No bid may be for Petitioner: furnished by the Architect or tate are required, within the time ADVERTISEMENT withdrawn after the scheduled REGINA EDWARDS copies thereof. All bidders bid- allowed by law, to present the FOR PREQUALIFICATION closing time for receipt of bids EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. ding in amounts exceeding that same to the Court or the same OF CONTRACTORS for a period of 6,;7< days. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET established by the State Licens- will be barred. AND FOR BIDS FROM WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 ing Board for General ContracBIDDERS THAT ARE A MANDATORY PRE-BID 334-514-1011 tors must be licensed under the LINDA ANN DUNAWAY PREQUALIFIED REPRESENTACONFERENCE will be held provisions of Title 34, Chapter PERSONAL TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HIL3UHTXDOL¿FDWLRQ 3URSRVDOV RQVLWH DW WKH DRAPER COR- Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 5, 12 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and DA MARIE RICE, DECEASED must show evidence of license from General Contractors shall RECTIONAL FACILITY DW and 19, 2022 before bidding or bid will not be be submitted in duplicate, and AL-143, ELMORE, AL; at 2:00 EST/HAYES, B. Attorney of Record for Personal received or considered. PUBLIC NOTICE will be received on behalf of PM LOCAL TIME ON THURSRepresentative: '$< )(%58$5< , for the Owner by Goodwyn Mills JONATHAN D. WYNN II &DZRRG //& DW WKHLU RI¿FHV the purpose of reviewing the ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Owner reserves the right to THE CLEVELAND FIRM, LLC waive any informality or to reject at 2660 Eastchase Lane, Suite SURMHFW DQG DQVZHULQJ %LGGHU¶V 707 MCQUEEN SMITH ROAD any or all bids. 200, Montgomery, Alabama; questions. $WWHQGDQFH DW WKH Project No.: 1711.00 SOUTH UNTIL 4:00 PM LOCAL TIME 3UH %LG &RQIHUHQFH LV 0DQ- Bid Date: January 13, 2022, at Schedule: The successful bid- PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36066 ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY GDWRU\ IRU DOO 3UHTXDOL¿HG 2:00 PM CST der will be required to complete 334-365-6266 *HQHUDO &RQWUDFWRU %LGGHUV 19, 2022, for: intending to submit a Proposal, Storage Building for Elmore this work within 250 days after jonathan@clevelandgroup.legal the Notice to Proceed has been and is highly recommended for County NEW PRISON SITE Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 5, 12 issued by the Owner. all Subcontractors. %LGV IURP Wetumpka, Alabama PACKAGE FOR THE NEW and 19, 2022 3UHTXDOL¿HG *HQHUDO &RQWUDFWRU MEN’S CORRECTIONAL EST/RICE, H. %LGGHUV ZKR GR QRW DWWHQG WKH Liquidated Damages: Apply Separate sealed bids from FACILITY IN ELMORE 0DQGDWRU\ 3UH %LG &RQIHUHQFH TXDOL¿HG General Contractors to this project in the amounts PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY will be rejected. for the Storage Building for El- VSHFL¿HG LQ SURMHFW PDQXDO UHFOR THE ALABAMA fer to Information for Bidders, IN THE PROBATE COURT more County will be received DEPARTMENT OF This project is being bid EX- at the Elmore County Adminis- General Conditions and SupOF ELMORE COUNTY, CORRECTIONS CLUDING TAXES, and requires trative Complex at the Historic plemental Conditions. ALABAMA ELMORE COUNTY, the Contractor comply with the Courthouse, 100 Commerce IN THE MATTER OF THE ALABAMA UHTXLUHPHQWV RI $FW Street, Suite 200, Wetumpka, No bidder may withdraw his bid ESTATE OF WALTER RAY 6WDWH )XQGV

which was signed into law on Alabama 36092, until 2:00 PM within 60 days after the actual ROYSTER, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-404 and thereafter delivered to the May 9, 2013. The Contractor CST on January 13, 2022. The date of the opening thereof. NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL Owner for consideration of ap- and the Owner will be required project is being bid pursuant to WR DSSO\ IRU &HUWL¿FDWHV RI ([Nonresident Contractors must FOR PROBATE the Alabama Public Works Law, proval to bid this project. PreTitle 39 Code of Alabama 1975. The project is partially funded by CDBG-CV Project No. CVNC-20-053.

Public Notices TO: PATRICK SCOTT, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN, A NEXT OF KIN OF WALTER RAY ROYSTER; AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF WALTER RAY ROYSTER, DECEASED YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on December 21, 2021, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of WALTER RAY ROYSTER, deceased, was filed in the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by HAROLD S. ROYSTER, 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 WALTER RAY ROYSTER. 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 of the final publication of this notice, the Court will proceed with considering such Petition without further notice to you. JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: REGINA EDWARDS EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 5, 12 and 19, 2022 EST/ROYSTER, W. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT CASE NUMBER: 2019-279 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES HANSEL SELF, DECEASED NOTICE TO ANY INTERESTED PARTY OR ENTITY A Petition for Final Settlement of the Estate of JAMES HANSEL SELF, Deceased, has been filed with the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by VALISATA SELF, Personal Representative of such Estate. Such Petition has been set for a hearing to be held on the 15 day of February, 2022 at 9:00a.m. At such Hearing, the Court will consider such Petition. Such hearing will be held at such date and time at the Elmore County Courthouse located at 100 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka, Alabama. Any written objections to final settlement must be filed prior to such hearing date. You may appear and be heard at such hearing should you desire. JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JACQUELINE E. AUSTIN ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 908 108 COURT ST WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-4874 jeaatty@aol.com Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 5, 12 and 19, 2022 EST/SELF, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAZEL C. TAYLOR, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-329 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to KYNDALL THOMAS TAYLOR as Personal Representative on the day of 22 December, 2021 by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. /s/Regina B. Edwards REGINA B. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of HAZEL C. TAYLOR, deceased. Name and Address of Attorney: The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 29, 2021, Jan. 5 and 12, 2022 EST/TAYLOR, H. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOE BOB WATSON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-345 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of JOE BOB WATSON, deceased, having been granted to KIM O. WATSON on the 17 day of December 2021 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. KIM O. WATSON ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ES-

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g g TATE OF JOE BOB WATSON, remains wholly unpaid as of the DECEASED date of this notice, and no payPHQW KDV EHHQ PDGH VXI¿FLHQW Name and Address of Attorney to restore the subject loan to for Administrator: currency; and ROBERT B. RENEAU WHEREAS, the entire amount LAW OFFICES OF EDWARDS delinquent as of October 1, & EDWARDS. P.C. 2021, is $125,226.16; and 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WHEREAS, by virtue of this WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 default, the Secretary has de335-514-1011 clared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 29, Mortgage to be immediately 2021, Jan. 5 and 12, 2022 due and payable; EST/WATSON, J. NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in the underPUBLIC NOTICE signed by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of IN THE PROBATE COURT 1994 (“the Act”), 12 U.S.C. 3741 OF WALKER COUNTY, et seq., by 24 CFR Part 27, SubALABAMA part B, and by the Secretary’s CASE NO PC2021-061 designation of the undersigned Notice of Publication as Foreclosure Commissioner, to Probate Will by instrument recorded on JanIN THE MATTER uary 15, 2020 in RLPY 2020, OF LARRY DAVID EADS Page 3834, aforesaid records, DECEASED notice is hereby given that on January 11, 2022, between the To: Stacy Eads Singleton and hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00 all known and unknown heirs P.M., local time, all real and of LARRY DAVID EADS, de- personal property at or used in ceased, whose whereabouts connection with the following are known but unable to serve described premises (“the PropE\ 8636 &HUWL¿HG 0DLO GXH WR erty”) will be sold at public aucCovid-19 or by Process Server. tion to the highest bidder: You will hereby take notice, TE- LOT 5, ACCORDING TO THE RESA EADS produced to the PLAT OF WINTER LAKE, AS Court a paper in writing, pur- RECORDED IN THE OFFICE porting to be the last will and OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE testament of LARRY DAVID OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALAEADS, deceased, and moves BAMA IN PLAT BOOK 12, PG, the Court to admit the said will 73 AND 73A. to Probate and Record. Said tract is situated in Elmore <RX DUH QRWL¿HG WKDW D KHDULQJ County, Alabama. ZLOO EH KHOG DW P\ RI¿FH LQ WKH Commonly known as: 45 Cattail Court House Annex #2 of Walk- Curve, Millbrook, AL 36054 er County at 9:00 a.m., on the The sale will be held at the El8th day of February, 2022, more County Courthouse, in when the motion will be consid- Wetumpka, Alabama. The Secered. At said hearing you may retary will bid $126,087.46 plus appear and show, if anything the fees and costs associated you have to allege, why said with the sale. paper writing should not be ad- There will be no proration of taxmitted to probate and record as es, rents or other income or liathe true last will and testament bilities, except that the purchasof LARRY DAVID EADS. er will pay, at or before closing, DONE this the 10th day of De- his/her/their/its prorata share of cember, 2021. any real estate taxes that have A. Lee Tucker, Judge of Probate been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 29, When making his/her/their/ 2021, Jan. 5 and 12, 2022 its bids, all bidders, except the PC2021-061 Secretary must remit to the undersigned a deposit totaling PUBLIC NOTICE $12,608.75 (10% of the SecreNotice is hereby given that tary’s bid) in the form of a certhe undersigned will sell for WL¿HG FKHFN RU FDVKLHU¶V FKHFN cash, at an ONLINE public made out to the Secretary of auction on Friday, January HUD. Each oral bid need not 14th, 2022, at 11:00am AT be accompanied by a deposit. STORAGETREASURES.COM. If the successful bid is oral, a Please note: THIS AUCTION deposit of $12,608.75 same as IS NOT IN PERSON. PLEASE 10% must be presented before DO NOT SHOW UP TO OUR the bidding is closed. THE DEPHYSICAL LOCATION. ALL POSIT IS NONREFUNDABLE. AUCTION PARTICIPANTS The remainder of the purchase MUST SIGN UP AND BID price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such ONLINE. other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause Southeast Storage shown, time being of the es8416 US-231 sence. This amount, like the Wetumpka, AL 36092 bid deposits, must be delivered 116: Allen Nettles. 1340 County LQ WKH IRUP RI D FHUWL¿HG RU FDRoad 230, Lot 21, Selma, Ala- shier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he/she need bama 36701 not pay the bid amount in cash. Contents: Furniture, Boxes The successful bidder will pay 3153: Lyn Jacobson. 366 Blue- all conveyancing fees, all real ¿VK 'ULYH DSW )RUW :DOWRQ estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of Beach, Florida, 32548 the remainder of the payment, Contents: Boxes, Furniture and all other costs associated :HWXPSND +HUDOG 'HF with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the de2021 and Jan. 5, 2022 posits of the unsuccessful bidSTORAGE AUCTION ders will be returned. PUBLIC NOTICE The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which Notice is hereby given that to deliver the remainder of the the undersigned will sell for payment. All extensions will cash, at an ONLINE public be for 15-day increments for a auction on Friday, January designated fee of 500.00, paid 14th, 2022, at 11:00am AT in advance. The extension fee STORAGETREASURES.COM. VKDOO EH LQ WKH IRUP RI D FHUWL¿HG Please note: THIS AUCTION or cashier’s check made payIS NOT IN PERSON. PLEASE able to the Secretary of HUD. If DO NOT SHOW UP TO OUR the high bidder closes the sale PHYSICAL LOCATION. ALL prior to the expiration of any exAUCTION PARTICIPANTS tension period, the unused porMUST SIGN UP AND BID tion of the extension fee shall be ONLINE. applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to Southeast Storage close the sale within the re749 US-231 quired period, or within any exWetumpka, AL 36093 tensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may 159: Samuel Munnerlyn. 405 be required to forfeit the cash Blue Ridge Road, Wetumpka, deposit or, at the election of Alabama 36093 the Foreclosure Commissioner Contents: Boxes, Furniture, after consultation with the HUD Sporting Equipment ¿HOG RI¿FH UHSUHVHQWDWLYH ZLOO be liable to HUD for any costs 739: Robert Lewis. 82 Dellies incurred as a result of such failLane, Wetumpka, Alabama ure. The Commissioner may, 36093 DW WKH GLUHFWLRQ RI WKH +8' ¿HOG Contents: Furniture RI¿FH UHSUHVHQWDWLYH RIIHU WKH Property to the second highest Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 29, bidder for an amount equal to 2021 and Jan. 5, 2022 the highest price offered by that STORAGE AUCTION bidder. There is no right of redemption, PUBLIC NOTICE or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, NOTICE OF DEFAULT in the mortgagor(s) or others, AND FORECLOSURE SALE subsequent to a completed WHEREAS, on May 30, 2006, a foreclosure pursuant to the certain Mortgage was executed Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure by Martha Bonds, as mortgag- Commissioner will issue a deed or, in favor of 1ST MARINER to the purchaser(s) upon receipt MORTGAGE, as mortgagee, of the entire purchase price in and was recorded on June 13, accordance with the terms of 2006, in RLPY 2006, Page the sale as provided herein. 43045; and subsequently trans- HUD does not guarantee that ferred and assigned on May the property will be vacant. 30, 2006 to Financial Freedom The scheduled foreclosure sale Senior Funding Corp., a divi- shall be cancelled or adjourned sion of IndyMac Bank, FSB, if it is established, by documentand said assignment being ed written application of the recorded on July 11, 2006 in mortgagor to the Foreclosure RLPY 2006, Page 51234; and Commissioner not less than 3 subsequently transferred and days before the date of sale, assigned on January 8, 2010 or otherwise, that the default or to Mortgage Electronic Reg- defaults upon which the forecloistration Systems, Inc. acting sure is based did not exist at the solely as nominee for Finan- time of service of this notice of cial Freedom Acquisition LLC, default and foreclosure sale, or and said assignment being re- all amounts due under the mortcorded on January 28, 2010 in gage agreement are tendered RLPY 2010, Page 3435; and to the Foreclosure Commissionsubsequently transferred and HU LQ WKH IRUP RI D FHUWL¿HG RU assigned on November 27, cashier’s check payable to the 2019 to Secretary Of Housing Secretary of HUD, before public And Urban Development, and auction of the property is comsaid assignment being recorded pleted. on December 4, 2020 in RLPY The amount that must be paid if the Mortgage is to be reinstat2020, Page 89578; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage was ed prior to the scheduled sale insured by the Secretary of is $126,087.46 as of December Housing and Urban Develop- 23, 2021, plus all other amounts ment (“the Secretary”) pursuant that would be due under the to the National Housing Act for Mortgage agreement if paythe purpose of providing single ments under the Mortgage had not been accelerated, advertisfamily housing; and WHEREAS, a default has been ing costs and postage expensmade in the covenants and con- es incurred in giving notice, ditions of the Mortgage which mileage by the most reasonable

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g y road distance for posting notices and or the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. 7HQGHU RI SD\PHQW E\ FHUWL¿HG or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

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p amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. 7HQGHU RI SD\PHQW E\ FHUWL¿HG or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. Date: December 27, 2021

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tributed to the City of Prattville no more than 60 days after the effective date of the act adding Property being sold “AS IS”. this amendatory language. Property is subject to any title “(2) Fifty percent shall be used GH¿FLHQFLHV 1R UHSUHVHQWDby the Elmore County Commistion is made as to the title to the subject property. sion for capital improvements or other investments for economic Commonly known as: 70 W development purposes in those Central Rd, Wetumpka, AL portions of the City of Prattville 36092 that are located in Elmore CounThe Secretary of Housing and ty. The county commission may Urban Development will bid not expend these funds until the $276,230.42 plus interest, fees FRXQW\ FRPPLVVLRQ QRWL¿HV WKH and costs. Prattville City Council of the inThere will be no proration of taxtended expenditures. Any of the es, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchasfunds described in this subdivier will pay, at or before closing, sion that remain unexpended Date: November 16, 2021 his prorate share of any real esby the county commission on Prepared By: tate taxes that have been paid September 30, 2024, shall imJason Tingle by the Secretary to the date of mediately thereafter be remitted Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC the foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Commissioner When making their bids, all bidas follows: ders except the Secretary must “a. Fifty percent to the City of By: _________________ submit a deposit totaling Prattville. 244 Inverness Center Drive, $27,623.04[10% of the Secre“b. Fifty percent to the Elmore Suite 200 tary’s bid] in the form of a cer- Mark A. Pickens Birmingham, AL 35242 WL¿HG FKHFN RU FDVKLHU¶V FKHFN Foreclosure Commissioner for County General Fund. Phone: (205) 970-2233 made out to the Secretary of the Secretary of Housing and “(d)(1) The special fund in the HUD. A deposit need not ac- Urban Development Elmore County General Fund Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 22, 29, company each oral bid. If the P.O. Box 26101 established pursuant to Act 2021 and Jan. 5, 2022 successful bid is oral, a deposit Birmingham, AL 35260 2003-435 to be used for imFC/BONDS, M. of $27,623.04 must be present- (205)933-1169 provements within the area subed before the bidding is closed. (205)933-6929 facsimile PUBLIC NOTICE The deposit is nonrefundable. MAP#21-0194 ject to the tax shall be abolished The remainder of the purchase upon the expenditure of all reNOTICE OF DEFAULT price must be delivered within Wetumpka Herald: maining funds pursuant to subAND FORECLOSURE SALE 30 days of the sale or at such Jan. 5, 12 and 19, 2022 division (c)(2), but in no event WHEREAS, 23rd day of March, other time as the Secretary FC/HARRIS later than October 31, 2024. 2011, a certain Mortgage was may determine for good cause executed by Jean C. Harris shown, time being of the es“(2) The special fund in the City and Leslie A. Harris, wife and sence. This amount, like bid of Prattville General Fund eshusband, as mortgagor in fa- deposits, must be delivered in tablished pursuant to Act 2003vor of Bank of America, NA, a IRUP RI D FHUWL¿HG RU FDVKLHU¶V 435 to be used for improvenational banking association check. If the Secretary is the PUBLIC NOTICE ments within the area subject to and was recorded on April 4, highest bidder, he need not pay 2011, in RLPY Book: 2011, the bid amount in cash. The the tax is abolished. A BILL 3DJH LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI successful bidder will pay all “§45-26-246.05. TO BE ENTITLED the Judge of Probate of Elmore conveying fees, all real estate “(a) Except as otherwise providAN ACT County, Alabama, and and other taxes that are due on ed in this part, the balance of WHEREAS, the Mortgage was or after the delivery date of the insured by the United States remainder of the payment and Relating to the City of Prattville the proceeds from the tax levied Secretary of Housing and Ur- all other costs associated with in Elmore County; to revise the by this part shall be deposited ban Development (the Secre- the transfer of title. At concluinto the Elmore County Lodging tary) pursuant to the National sion of the sale, the deposits of distribution of certain sales and Housing Act for the purpose of the unsuccessful bidders will be use tax proceeds in those por- Fund. The net proceeds from providing single family housing; returned to them. tions of the City of Prattville in the tax collected outside of the and The Secretary may grant an Elmore County; and to autho- municipalities shall be used by WHEREAS, the Mortgage is extension of time within which rize the Elmore County Com- the county for economic develnow owned by the Secretary, to deliver the remainder of the opment purposes. Sixty-sevpursuant to an assignment; payment. All extension will be mission to remit certain lodging en percent of the remaining tax proceeds to the City of Pratsaid mortgage transferred and for 15-day increments for a fee funds in the lodging fund shall assigned to Nationstar Mort- of $500.00, paid in advance. tville. gage, d/b/a Champion Mort- The extension fee shall be in the BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEG- be used by the county for ecogage Company dated Septem- IRUP RI D FHUWL¿HG RU FDVKLHU¶V ISLATURE OF ALABAMA: nomic development purposes. ber 4, 2012 and recorded on check may payable to the SecThirty-three percent of the reSection 1. Sections 45-1A-43 September 11, 2012 in RLPY retary of HUD. If the high bidder Book: 2012, Page: 45731 said closes the sale prior to the expi- and 45-26-246.05, Code of Al- maining funds in the lodging mortgage transferred and as- ration of any extension period, abama 1975, are amended to fund shall be distributed to the municipalities on an equal basigned to Nationstar Mortgage, the unused portion of the exten- read as follows: LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage sion fee shall be applied toward “§45-1A-43. sis where the lodging tax was Company via corrective assign- the amount due. collected to be used by the “(a) Notwithstanding any proviment dated September 4, 2012 If the high bidder is unable to municipality for economic desion of law to the contrary, in adand recorded on August 22, close the sale within the re2014 in RLPY Book 2014, Page quired period, or within any dition to all other taxes, includ- velopment purposes pursuant 33845; said mortgage trans- extensions of time granted by ing, but not limited to, municipal to an agreement with Elmore ferred and assigned to Bank the Secretary, the high bidder gross receipts license taxes, County. If Except as provided in of America, NA dated Novem- may be required to forfeit the subsection (b), if Elmore Counber 1, 2017 and recorded on cash deposit or, at the election there is hereby levied in those December 16, 2017 in RLPY of the foreclosure commissioner portions of the City of Pratt- ty and any municipality fail to Book 2017, Page 62273; said after consultation with the HUD ville that are located in Elmore agree on the use of the funds mortgage transferred and as- representative, will be liable to County an additional general by the municipality, that portion signed to Secretary of Housing HUD for any costs incurred as a sales and use tax in an amount shall revert to the lodging fund and Urban Development dated result of such failure. The Comfor appropriation by the county July 19, 2018 and recorded on missioner may, at the direction necessary to equalize the genfor economic development pureral sales and use tax in all of September 14, 2018 in RLPY of the HUD representative, offer Book 2018, Page 44200; said the property to the second high- the City of Prattville. Provided, poses. All of the net proceeds mortgage transferred and as- est bidder for an amount equal however, the additional general from any room fees shall be signed to Secretary of Housing to the highest price offered by sales and use tax levied herein deposited in the Elmore County and Urban Development dated that bidder. Lodging Fund to be used by the August 17, 2018 and record- There is no right or redemp- shall not apply to automobiles, ed on September 14, 2018 in tion, or right of possession manufacturing machinery, farm county for economic development purposes. All funds in the RLPY Book 2018, Page 44203 based upon a right of redemp- machinery, or vending sales. LQ WKH 3UREDWH 2I¿FH RI (OPRUH tion, in the mortgagor or others “(b) The tax levied by this sec- Elmore County Lodging Fund County, Alabama; and subsequent to a foreclosure tion shall be collected at the shall be used for economic WHEREAS, a default has been completed pursuant to the Act. development purposes as demade in the covenants and con- Therefore, the Foreclosure same time and in the same termined by the Elmore County manner as other Elmore Counditions of the Mortgage in that Commissioner will issue a Deed the payment due on September to the purchaser(s) upon receipt ty sales and use taxes and the Commission. 13, 2021 was not made and re- of the entire purchase price ac- proceeds shall be distributed by “(b) Notwithstanding subsection mains wholly unpaid as of the cordance with terms of the sale WKH ¿UVW GD\ RI HDFK PRQWK DV (a), the portion to be distributed date of this notice, and no pay- as provided herein. HUD does to the City of Prattville of the 33 PHQW KDV EHHQ PDGH VXI¿FLHQW not guarantee that the property follows: “(1) Fifty percent to the Elmore percent of the net proceeds deto restore the loan to currency; will be vacant. and The scheduled foreclosure sale County General Fund, of which scribed in subsection (a) shall WHEREAS, the entire amount shall be cancelled or adjourned 10 percent shall be placed in a be remitted to the City of Prattdelinquent as of October 13, if is established, by documented special fund to be used for im- ville by the Elmore County Com2021 is $273,637.99; and written application of the mortmission for economic developWHEREAS, by virtue of this gagor to the Foreclosure Com- provements within the area subment purposes no more than 30 ject to the tax; and. default, the Secretary has de- missioner not less than 3 days clared the entire amount of the before the date of sale, or other- “(2) Fifty percent to the City days after the effective date of indebtedness secured by the wise, that the default or defaults of Prattville General Fund, the act adding this amendatory mortgage to be immediately upon which the foreclosure sale of which 10 percent shall be language.” due and payable; is based did not exist at the Section 2. This act shall become NOW THEREFORE, pursuant time of service of this notice of placed in a special fund to be to powers vested in me by the default and foreclosure sale, or used for improvements within HIIHFWLYH RQ WKH ¿UVW GD\ RI WKH ¿UVW PRQWK IROORZLQJ LWV SDVVDJH Single Family Mortgage Fore- all amounts due under the mort- the area subject to the tax. closure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. gage agreement are tendered “(c) The balance remaining on and approval by the Governor, 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part to the Foreclosure Commission- the effective date of the act add- or its otherwise becoming law. 27, subpart B, and by the Sec- HU LQ WKH IRUP RI D FHUWL¿HG RU retary’s designation of me as cashier’s check payable to the ing this amendatory language Foreclosure Commissioner, Secretary of HUD, before public in the special fund established Wetumpka Herald: Dec. 22, 29, recorded in RLPY Book 2019, auction of the property is com- pursuant to Act 2003-435 in the 2021, Jan. 5 and 12, 2022 Page 36076 in the Probate pleted. Elmore County General Fund to BILL/PRATTVILLE Records of Elmore County, Al- The amount that must be paid be used for improvements with- Do you have available jobs? abama, notice is hereby giving in if the mortgage is to be rethat on the 9th day of Febru- instated prior to the scheduled in the area subject to the tax Call 256.414.4250 to let others ary, 2022 between the hours sale is $276,230.42 as of No- shall be expended as follows: know about job opportunities of 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, local vember 12, 2021, plus all other “(1) Fifty percent shall be disat your business. time, all real and personal propC f erty at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction in front of the main entrance of the Elmore County, Alabama, Courthouse, in the City of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, to the highest bidder: If you think oxygen therapy means Begin at the Southwest corslowing down, it’s time for a ner of North One Half of welcome breath of fresh air. 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Rock fairy saga continues STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Last week a “rock fairy” was reportedly seen around Eclectic, dropping little “kindness stones” around town. Most of the rocks associated with that rock fairy — Wendy Turley — have been found. Now, a not-so-new new rock has been discovered. Jimmy Nolen found a butterfly rock at the Family Dollar in Eclectic. On the back of the rock, a simple request “Post on [Facebook] group ‘Rocks for Alec.’” Rocks for Alec began in 2017, a year after Tallassee’s Alec Tyndall lost his life due to complications from an automobile accident. He had just turned 18-years-old. “He was driving to a friend’s house when he looked away from the road for two seconds and he lost control and ran off the road resulting in him flipping his truck,” Alec’s dad Randy Sewell said to The Tallassee Tribune in 2020. Alec had just graduated from Tallassee High School weeks before his life was cut short. The young man, who, according to Sewell, was full of life, is now inspiring others to live their lives to the fullest. After losing his son, Sewell began painting rocks with some of Alec’s favorite characters, such as Minions, Pokémon, and SpongeBob Square Pants. Some rocks carry an inspiring message along with the words “Rocks for Alec”. After painting a few thousand rocks and placing them around the area for others to find, Sewell created a Facebook Group called Rocks for Alec. Now with a following of over 5,700 members, the reason Sewell created the group

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This rock painted with a butterfly is one of many “Rocks for Alec” found around town in the past several years. This one was found by Jimmy Nolen at the Eclectic Family Dollar store.

to raise awareness on distracted driving. Sewell has deemed Alec’s birthday, July 30, as Paint a Rock for Alec Day. It’s easy to participate. “If you find a rock please post a photo with the location where you found it,” Sewell said. “Then place it in a new spot for someone else to find.” When a rock is found it should be posted on the group’s Facebook Page and

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hidden in a different location for another lucky rock hunter to find. “Keep the rocks and his memory on the move. If you find a rock you would like to keep please if you can paint another to put out in its place,” Sewell said. Members of the Rocks for Alec group put a lot of time and effort into each individual rock, making each one unique,

and Sewell asks everyone who participates in Rock’s for Alec to respect each creation. “Remember it is someone else’s artwork,” he said. Sewell began the Rocks for Alec Facebook page in 2017. Since then, Rocks for Alec have turned up across the globe in Canada, England, France, Mexico, in Italy at the Colosseum in Rome and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the

Philippines, Southeast Asia, Haiti, Jamaica, and more. Here in the United States, Rocks for Alec have turned up across the nation in, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia…just to name a few. On the Rocks for Alec Facebook page, Sewell also tells others about his son and explains the meaning behind these special rocks. “He loved music, all things military, Auburn football, his video games Call of Duty, and Halo mostly,” Sewell wrote. “Pokémon was always one of his favorite things, although he made fun of me for playing PokémonGo. Alec was one that would rather see someone else smile and do whatever he could to make that happen. We started this group because I promised my son the day he passed away that no one would ever forget who Alec was as long as I was alive, and I meant every word. I love you, Alec. You will always be in the hearts of many.” This message has touched many. People often post photos on the Facebook of their children holding a prized Rock for Alec. Alec’s rocks have been hidden and found across the state. Members of the rock group also leave inspirationally painted rocks at Alec’s headstone in Rose Hill Cemetery in Tallassee where he is buried. Young Alec may be gone from this world but there is no doubt that his life and legacy continue to live on every day as more and more people paint and hide Rock’s for Alec in his memory. “Keep the rocks and his memory on the move,” Sewell said.

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