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US Supreme Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers

By JACOB HOLMES Special to The Herald The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s mandate that employees of large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested regularly.

Alabama joined other Republican states in October to challenge the rule.

“I said that we would win this battle in the courts, which is why I supported Alabama taking legal action against the Biden Administration’s failed attempt to mandate this vaccine,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement released Thursday. “Today, the

Supreme Court gave us a major victory by stopping OSHA’s vaccine mandate for large employers from going into effect.”

The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to block the rule, which would have required all private employers with more than 100 employees to ensure their employees were vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing “Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regulate public health more broadly. Requiring the vaccination of 84 million

Americans, selected simply because they work for employers with more than 100 employees, certainly falls in the latter category,” the unsigned opinion states.

The court’s three liberal justices chided the decision in their dissent.

“When we are wise, we know not to displace the judgments of experts, acting within the sphere Congress marked out and under Presidential control, to deal with emergency conditions,” they wrote. “Today, we are not wise. In the face of a still-raging pandemic, this Court tells the

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BEAR WOODS NAMED FOOTBALL COACH AT WETUMPKA

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Wetumpka High School has found its next head football coach and athletic director.

The Elmore County Board of Education voted to approve the hiring of Bear Woods to fill the position this week. He will replace longtime coach Tim Perry, who retired in November after 10 years of leading the Indians.

This will be Woods’ first head coaching job.

“As the principal of Wetumpka High School it is my pleasure to welcome Coach Bear Woods, the new athletic director/head football coach of Wetumpka,” Wetumpka principal Robbie Slater said.

“Coach Woods comes to us from the Canadian Foot-

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County positivity rate up to 47.2 percent

ball League where he spent many years as a professional athlete and assistant player coach. He is a Troy University graduate where he excelled in varsity football. He brings a wealth of knowledge to our program and will be a great addition.”

Woods, who has resided in Wetumpka for years, is originally from Florida but attended Troy University to play football in college. He starred at linebacker at Troy from 2006-2009 and earned numerous honors during his career.

The star linebacker was only credited with 26 tackles in his first two seasons at Troy, but really jumped onto the scene in 2008. Despite

STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Five Elmore County schools within the public school system will observe an “e-day” tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 19, in response to a “number” of faculty and staff absences, according to an announcement made by the school system Tuesday.

Holtville Elementary, Wetumpka Elementary, Coosada Elementary, Airport Road Intermediate and Millbrook Middle Schools will all observe the virtual learning day. All other schools in the system will maintain their regular, in-person schedule.

“We will evaluate the status of each school tomorrow and determine if we are able to adequately return for the next day and then notify parents and

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State budget emphasizes retiring debt, funding reserves after unprecedented revenue

By JACOB HOLMES Special to The Herald State officials plan to use record revenues to help offset debt and fill reserves, pushing that abnormal and unsustainable levels of federal funding must be used wisely.

The proposed General Fund budget is $2.718 billion, a 1.52 percent increase over last year, and the Education Trust Fund budget would be $8.3 billion, a $627 million increase.

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enues are historical in nature, are generally unprecedented and we know they are not going to sustain at these levels,” Director of Finance Bill Poole said. “There have been a couple of themes to make sure the state is stewarding budgets responsibly, thinking about the future, investing funds rather than casually spending them … The federal funding will dry up at some point, and economic factors on the horizon that could have negative impacts on budgets in years to come.”

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pay raises for teachers and state employees as well as additional funding allocated in several areas including preschool expansion, mental health centers, prison staffing and more.

The pay raises equate to a $140 million increase in teacher pay and a $28 million increase for state employees.

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Obituaries MR. PETE HOLMAN Mr. Pete Holman of Titus, Alabama passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022, at the age of 89. A graveside service will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, in Providence Methodist Church Cemetery, 1540 Providence Road, Titus with Rev. Johnny Wood and Pastor Alicia Chalker officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time in the church. Serving as pallbearers will be Justin Pittman, Hunter Chappell, Brian Holman, Randy Bush, Balin Holman, Philip Holt, and Wesley Rentz. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Levins and Sammy

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Mr. Holman is survived by his wife Betty Holman, son Wesley Holman, daughter Donna Holman (Randy) Bush, brother Billy (Mary Jule) Holman, two sisters Jean Glenn and Betty Johnson, seven grandchildren Brandy (Philip), Wendy (Wes), Heather (Tim), Jennifer (Eric), Brian, Jessica (Trey), Brittany (Scott), great-grandchildren Justin, Hunter, Balin, Ansley, Rhyan Leigh, Emma, Jaydon, Luke, Harrison, Sawyer, Alex, Ann Shelton, Thomas and Ellie, and three great-great-grandchildren Carter, Westin, and Oaklyn.

He was preceded in death by his parents Luke and Mary Lloyd Holman and son Ronnie Holman.

mount, this Court tells the agency that it cannot respond in the most effective way possible.”

Biden issued a statement Thursday expressing disappointment in the ruling.

“I am disappointed that the Supreme Court has cho-

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Mr. Holman retired from the Navy after 37 years. He also retired as Postmaster of Titus Post Office, only missing one day and being late one day of the 37 years he worked there. He was the backbone of getting the new Titus post office built. He was also a Mason, Shriner, and Scottish Rite.

Memorial donations may be made to Ivy Creek Hospice, 500 Hospital Drive, Wetumpka, AL 36092, or VOCAL Victims of Crime and Leniency (In memory of Ronnie Holman) PO Box 4449 Montgomery, AL 36103 or Providence Cemetery Trust Fund, 1540 Providence Road Titus, AL 36080.

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sen to block common-sense life-saving requirements for employees at large businesses that were grounded squarely in both science and the law,” Biden said.

“This emergency standard allowed employers to require vaccinations or to permit workers to refuse to be vaccinated, so long as they were tested once a week and wore a mask at work: a very modest burden.

“As a result of the Court’s decision, it is now up to states and individual employers to determine whether to make their workplaces as safe as possible for employees, and whether their businesses will be safe for consumers during this pandemic by requiring employees to take the simple and effective step of getting vaccinated.”

Alabama Republicans didn’t stop at a lawsuit to fight the rule. Although religious and medical exemptions to the vaccines were allowed by the federal rule, Alabama went further to codify exemption forms for employees.

Few of the accepted reasons for exemptions required any form of vali-

dation; employees merely needed to check a box and sign the form. And the law is stacked toward the employee, with little room for challenge by employers.

With the OSHA rule now blocked, employers who continue to voluntarily require COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment remain mandated to offer the forms for employees.

The Supreme Court did vote, however, in a 5-4 decision to leave Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in place. Conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts joined liberal justices in the ruling.

“I completely disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision to let the mandate on health care workers move forward,” Ivey said. “At a time when hospitals around the country are experiencing shortages and burnout in staff, why would they then run more off with an overreaching mandate by the President?

I do not believe the White House is equipped to tell health care professionals they know better when it comes to medical advice.”

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students,” said Elmore County Public Schools Superintendent Richard Dennis.

Dennis also advised that bus routes in some areas will be delayed due to “a shortage of drivers and substitute drivers” and that the situation may persist as the newest surge of COVID-19 cases con-

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Elmore County is now up to a 47.2 percent positivity rate, as of Tuesday morning.

Here’s the latest on COVID-19 in the Lake Martin area: Elmore County Positivity rate — 47.2 percent Seven-day caseload — 843 new cases (through Saturday) Average daily caseload — 120 new cases per day

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batting a foot injury for the entire season, Woods finished his junior season with 81 tackles, 9 tackles for loss and 2 sacks.

For his efforts, he was named a second-team All-Sun Belt performer. He was named Troy’s Defensive Player of the Week twice and the Sun Belt’s Defensive Player of the Week once.

His senior campaign he tallied

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cials believe the budget can sustain the increase “relatively easily.”

“We had the capacity, inflation is up and we have a teacher shortage, so we need to be competitive in salary,” Poole said.

“There’s a lot of stress on teachers right now. We need to make sure we are prioritizing teachers and compensation is part of that.”

The state is also proposing $10 million in grant funding through the State Department of Education to assist “failing elementary schools” although the specifics of how that money will be spent would be administered through collaboration between the schools and the Department of Education, Poole said. The determination of a failing school will be based on the letter grading system implemented by the state.

“This is not to be a onesize-fits-all … rather it requires the state department, in collaboration with local education leaders, to enter those schools and work together to assess what are the deficiencies,” Poole said. “It might be math, it might be literacy, it might be something else. Each of these schools are going to be unique, so diagnose the issue.”

Change (week-on-week) — 8.1 percent decrease Tallapoosa County Positivity rate — 29.3 percent Seven-day caseload — 654 new cases (through Saturday) Average daily caseload — 93 new cases per day Change (week-on-week) — 9.4 percent decrease Coosa County Positivity rate — 49.2 percent Seven-day caseload —

82 total tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks and 1 interception.

Following his college career, Woods went undrafted but signed with the Atlanta Falcons. After being released, he signed with the Montreal Allouettes in the Canadian Football League, where he played for six seasons and became one of the CFL’s best defensive players.

He earned CFL All-Star honors and was named the East Division’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2014 and 2016.

Poole said the program does not follow any other state’s specific example but instead focuses on creating unique solutions to address specific issues of the under-performing schools.

Poole said the debts can’t be simply “paid off” immediately, but the actions outlined in the budget would retire debt services as soon as the time permits.

“It will free up state appropriations in future budgets so legislators can devote future dollars to needs as opposed to debt,” Poole said.

The measures include setting aside $230 million to retire debt service in the Education Trust Fund, $177 million to pay off the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition program, $111 million to the ETF Budget Stabilization Fund and $24.7 million to fully fund the General Fund rainy day account to $100 million.

A major focus of Alabama House Republicans does not have significant increased funding in the budget: broadband.

Poole said that is because of expected revenues through American Rescue Plan funds and the federal infrastructure bill.

“We anticipate other funding sources for broadband and did not address that in an aggressive fashion necessarily in the education budget,” Poole said,

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169 new cases (through Saturday) Average daily caseload — 24 new cases per day Change (week-on-week) — seven percent increase Alabama Positivity rate — 43.6 percent Hospitalizations — 2,404 as of Jan. 17 Sources: Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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After being released by Montreal in 2017, Woods signed with the Toronto Argonauts. He led the Argos in tackles in his first season with the team, then suffered injuries in both 2018 and 2019.

Woods will take control of a Wetumpka football team that finished each of the last two seasons with a 5-6 record and a firstround playoff exit. The Indians have had recent success, however, and played for the AHSAA Class 6A state championship as recently as 2017.

noting however that there are some increased investments in technology surrounding broadband.

Poole said it is also difficult for state officials to plan around federal assistance directly distributed to schools, but tried to take that into account.

“I’ve encouraged, as have others, for the last year or two or three … to ensure that locals are sending reporting up to the state department so we can at least have some situational awareness of the usage of funds,” Poole said. “As that federal funding down to the locals begins to taper I think we will learn more in terms of those outcomes, and the state will need to shift and fill some of those gaps.”

Poole echoed the concerns voiced by Kirk Fulford Tuesday that local boards do not use federal funds on recurring obligations due to the unsustainability of those funds.

The budget includes a $40 million conditional appropriation to pay for potential increased staffing.

Some other highlights of the budget include: ● An additional $15.6 million to expand pre-K education by 125 classrooms in the state ● Sustaining funding for the TEAMS program increasing salaries for highly-qualified math and science teachers

● New funding to support math coaches for early grades ● Additional funding for before and afterschool programs ● Additional funding for the reading initiative and Alabama Math Science and Technology Initiative ● Expanded funding for school-based mental health ● Expanded funding for children in DHR custody with severe behavioral or mental health issues ● Funds two additional mental health crisis centers ● Reopens LifeTech and moves toward reopening the Perry County facility as part of Pardon and Paroles’ reentry programming ● Funding for the implementation of a mandatory supervised release program.

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Sowing morning and evening In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. - Ecclesiastes 11:6

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orty-five years or so ago, I was an “evening person.” I did not get sleepy in the early evening, and I could do some of my best work late at night. Mornings, however, were another story. Bright morning people made me dizzy with their swift movements and chipper voices. Professors insulted me by insisting that I should attend their 7:30 AM classes. A well-meaning friend gave me an alarm clock that talked like Bugs Bunny. “Myyyyeh, what’s up, Doc? You told me to call you, so here I am telling you it’s time to get up!” I broke that clock.

But now, it’s the other way around.

Most days, I don’t need a clock to wake up. My best time alone with God and the most productive writing and study hours of the day are the early morning ones. I enjoy the quiet of the still-dark early morning.

I like my strong, black coffee. And even though some days I may work well into the evening hours, I know that trying to study or write in the evening will usually be an exercise in futility.

Our text for today recommends dil-

MIKE MCELROY Columnist igence in both the morning and evening. It’s good advice, reminding us that opportunities for successful work should not be rejected simply because they come along outside the “sweet spot” of our daily energy. Most of us are busy people. We have to fit in the extra things when and where we can. Solomon said we should make the most of those opportunities because we don’t know which ones may be the best.

I don’t believe this verse contradicts God’s basic daily cycles of work and rest. The wisdom behind the concept of Sabbath rest is still wise. Imbalance is unhealthy in any sphere of life. It’s foolish to think you don’t need both rest and meaningful work. Some folks may be driven to work too much and rest too little. But many others need encouragement to overcome laziness and be productive instead of idle.

I often encourage people to get up earlier to have time with God at the start of their day. (I realize that different seasons of life may make this advice impractical.) But we morning

folks probably need to reflect on Solomon’s counsel and how we spend our evenings. The evening may be the only time you have for spending time with family, making a visit, spending some extra time in prayer or preparing to teach a class. Busy people have to put in some overtime after a busy day or week to prepare a meal for a sick friend or to make a call to encourage someone. Most of us do what we want to do. If some particular thing interests or appeals to us, we can usually find time and energy to do it.

As I pondered this verse, I thought about how true this concept is about life’s morning and evening, too. We ought to use both youth and old age wisely. Recognize the potential of youthful energy and strength, and use it for God’s glory in the church, in your family and on the job. If God grants us senior years, what better way to use them than in his service?

The things you can do may have changed through the years, but that does not mean there is nothing you can do in the “evening” of your life.

What you do for the Lord with your mature years may turn out to be the best and most productive work of your whole life.

May God help us do good work, get good rest and grant us the good sense to balance these essential components of life.

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To nuclear-armed states: Nice talk, now walk the walk O n Jan. 3 of this year, the five nuclear-armed states with the largest nuclear arsenals issued a joint statement declaring that they “consider the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States and the reduction of strategic risks as our foremost responsibilities.” The statement goes on to “affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.”

As the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists stands at 100 seconds to midnight – “the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse” – this statement would appear to be good news for the world.

However, all five of the signatories to the statement are currently engaged in maintaining powerful nuclear arsenals. Not only are these far larger than what would be required to destroy human civilization, and possibly most life on earth, but also these nations

are planning huge expenditures to upgrade the “usability” and lethality of those arsenals.

The United States is leading the spending and spurring on the arms race, but the other nuclear-armed nations – apparently still under the illusion that these weapons make them safer – are joining the U.S. in pursuing this travesty.

Although most U.S. residents may not know it because the mainstream media has little noted it, nuclear weapons have been outlawed. A United Nations treaty was approved by 122 nations and has now been ratified by 59. As the 50th nation ratified the treaty, it came into legal force globally on Jan. 22, 2021. This exciting treaty bans developing, testing, producing, acquiring, possessing, stockpiling, and threatening to use nuclear weapons.

But, you may ask, what good is the treaty if the nuclear-armed states

won’t sign it? Good question, because none of the nine nuclear-armed states has signed so far.

It will take a lot of work and will not happen overnight, but if we want to survive, it is up to the citizens of the nuclear-armed nations to demand that their governments conclude the nuclear disarmament agreements necessary to enable all of them to sign the nuclear ban treaty.

We will not know how much influence we can have until we build our movement and use it to demand nuclear abolition.

Peter Bergel was a co-founder of The American Peace Test, which brought tens of thousands to the Nevada Test Site in the late 1980s to offer civil resistance to nuclear weapons testing, which was subsequently stopped. He is also a retired director of Oregon PeaceWorks, a statewide peace, justice and environmental organization.

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Annual legislative session underway

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he 2022 annual regular session of the legislature has begun. It began January 11 and constitutionally can last three and one-half months, which would have it ending at the end of April.

This is the last year of the quadrennium and an election year. Therefore, the legislature will not address any controversial or substantive issues.

This has always been the case in Alabama politics. This rule will ring true this year as it has in past years. They will come into session, pass the budgets, then go home to campaign. They may even adjourn early this year, probably the first part of April.

It will be an easy year, budget wise. The General Fund and Special Education Trust Fund will again have growth in revenue. The economy is still percolating from the COVID recovery, especially because of the influx of federal dollars.

Alabama will have received over four billion dollars from the Federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) COVID relief money. Almost half has been earmarked and given to schools, counties and cities and will not be allocated by the legislature.

The state received over $500 million in 2021.

Most of that, over $400 million, went to build new prisons, which was the most significant achievement last year. There will be approximately $560 million of ARP money coming into Alabama for this year. The legislature will be able to play Santa Claus in an election year.

The General Fund Chairmen, Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) in the House and Greg Albritton (R-Escambia) in the Senate, are being lobbied heavily as might be expected. They will be looking at several ways to disburse these federal dollars. The feds like the states to focus on rural broadband expansion, water and sewage projects, and hospitals and nursing homes. It will be a short and successful and non-controversial session.

Governor Ivey will miss her right arm, Jo Bonner. He has served as a quasi-governor for the past three years. Kay Ivey and Jo Bonner have a lifetime bond. They are both from Wilcox County, and like family. This remote rural black belt, southwest Alabama county has spawned Jeff Sessions, Kay Ivey, Judy Bonner and Jo Bonner.

Jeff, Kay and Judy are all about the same age.

Jo is about 15 years younger and like Kay’s little brother. Kay has never not known Jo Bonner.

He has been the most influential Chief of Staff to a governor in state history.

In November 2021, it was announced that Jo Bonner will become President of the University of South Alabama. He will be the fourth president of the University of South Alabama, which is the third largest university in the state. Jo Bonner is perfect for this position. His decade as a congressman from Mobile and his prowess as an economic developer and civic leader coupled with his winning personality will propel the university in Mobile to a regional educational and medical center for Alabama, Mississippi and Northwest Florida. He is revered in Washington. His political connections and persona will make the University of South Alabama a politically powerful institution.

The governor made a wise and prudent move to fill the void left by Jo Bonner’s departure from the governor’s office. She made her loyal, dedicated and extremely qualified ally, Liz Filmore, Chief of Staff. Liz had already been functioning as a quasi-Chief of Staff to Ivey and Bonner.

A few months ago, Ivey adroitly convinced State Representative Bill Poole of Tuscaloosa to become her finance director. Poole is immensely and uniquely qualified for finance director. He served over a decade in the House of Representatives. Eight of those years he chaired the Education Budget Committee and wrote the State Education budget. He was and still is one of the most universally well-liked and respected legislators in the state. Bill will remain finance director and Liz will be Chief of Staff. They will be part of what Governor Ivey will rely on as her leadership team. The other two members of the four-person team will be Brooks McClendon and Nathan Lindsey, who will be elevated to Deputy Chief of Staff. Governor Ivey along with Jo Bonner has run an exemplary Ship of State administratively.

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.

Opinion Editorial

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State of the State

o, what can be read in five minutes in a column that was said in a 30-minute, seven-page speech – the State of the State Address given by the governor? Here is my Cliffs Notes version. For those who never used them before, it is a short, condensed version of a much longer book or in this case, speech. Here are 392 words in place of thousands.

Alabama has a lot of money right now, but it’s not permanent. The governor and Legislature will use it to continue to face the corrections problem, work on roads and bridges, expand broadband, enhance our port, assist our healthcare facilities and improve our water and sewer infrastructure.

Alabama’s economy is “rock solid.” New jobs and new businesses have come here in the past four years in record numbers. Our tour-

ism numbers are up to an all-time high. We have one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates.

State employees and teachers will receive a well-deserved 4 percent pay raise. Retired state employees will receive a bonus.

Our governor and Legislature have fought against federal mandates.

Approximately $12 million will be committed to mental health care with Gov. Ivey, doing more than any governor since Lurleen B. Wallace. Two million dollars will be spent on mental health crisis centers.

Rebuild Alabama will make it possible to expand Alabama’s Deepwater Port in Mobile where exports are up 25 percent.

The governor’s budget proposal will “fully fund our rainy-day accounts, pay down our debts and make robust investments . . .”

Our “single, most-important issue here in Alabama and in our nation is our children’s education.” There will be after school programs started to teach core curriculum – reading, writing and math. A math task force will be established to get our third graders up to par in math. We will recruit more third-grade teachers and work on retention. We will “no longer accept failing elementary schools in Alabama.” There will be grants for failing elementary schools, and we will confront the COVID challenges to our education system.

The governor has done an excellent job and held true to her campaign promises. She continues to strive to make Alabama a better place to live and work. This is a condensed version of the State of the State. I hope you enjoyed the Cliffs Notes.

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Wetumpka Depot Players present Popcorn Falls STAFF REPORT TPI Staff The Wetumpka Depot Players will present the uproarious comedy POPCORN FALLS

by James Hindman in its Watt Jones, Jr auditorium Jan. 27 and run through Feb. 12. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday February 6 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $15 and are on sale now.

“Popcorn Falls is a perfect introduction to directing for the Depot stage. This fast-paced melodramatic farce, with a cast of (seemingly) thousands played by two veteran actors, is as much fun for us as it will be for the audiences,” said director Cushing Phillips. “Jeff Langham and Kim Mason are bringing these charac-

ters to life with charm and dignity - always a difficult task - and a lot of laughs. It is always a joy to watch actors ‘find themselves,’ and these two are bringing the joy for sure.”

The small town of Popcorn Falls is bankrupt.

Its only tourist attraction, the Falls, has dried up, and it’s about to be taken over by an unfeeling corporation who will turn the whole place into a sewage plant. There’s only one chance to save the town - a dusty old grant that will give Popcorn Falls the money it needs if it will produce a play. The problem? There’s no theatre in Popcorn Falls, there’s never been a play seen there, and just a couple of its very eccentric citizens have ever been involved with anything resembling a play. It’s up Wetumpka Depot Players will present the comedy Popcorn Falls starting Jan. 27.

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to Popcorn Falls’ intrepid mayor and its Head Custodian to rally the town and lead its people in a heroic effort to prove that art can save the town “On its surface, Popcorn Falls is a funny, silly, ridiculous piece of entertainment - true farce,” said Phillips.

“But underneath, this is a town of people who have given up dreams and succumbed to the mundane until a threat challenges them to ask “why not?” Whether it is a pandemic, a natural disaster or a sewage treatment plant, it is in the “why not?” moments of our lives that we get to discover how necessary dreams are, how well we have each been created to achieve them, and how we together are always able to do what I alone cannot. We dis-

cover that in this story; I have discovered it in this process; and, I hope all of us will discover it in our own lives.”

New York critics were unanimous in their praise: “laugh out loud comic genius” Broadway World; “wacky, fun filled, absurd” Theatre Pizazz; “haven’t heard laughter this loud in a long, long time” Broadway Radio; “a perfect tonic to restore faith in humanity” New York Stage Review; “A love letter to theatre and putting on a play. Far too much fun to miss” Times Square Chronicle.

“Popcorn Falls is the perfect season opener for our 42nd Season,” said Depot Artistic Director Kristy Meanor.

“It’s going to be great to share the laughs and humanity this show offers to our audiences. With

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Popcorn Falls opening just a few weeks away, we are also in rehearsal for A Storm Came Up. Opening on February 24, this play is the adaption of Alabama sports journalist, Doug Segrest’s powerful novel of the same title. Both of these shows are fall in the category of - don’t miss out! We are delighted to share an entire season of plays and musicals that acknowledge and celebrate the power of coming home.”

The Wetumpka Depot is located at 300 S Main Steet in historic downtown Wetumpka. Tickets are available online at wetumpkadepot. com or by mailing payment of $15 per ticket to WDP, PO Box 1031, Wetumpka, Al 36092.

For more information contact kmeanor@wetumpkadepot.com.

Central Elmore Water and Sewer names new general manager STAFF REPORT TPI Staff The Board of Directors of the Central Elmore Water and Sewer Authority (CEW&SA) has named Chadwick E. Shaw as General Manager, effective January 1, 2022.

CEW&SA is a public corporation that provides water to approximately 12,600 customers in Elmore County.

According to a press release, Shaw grew up in Southern Elmore County. He attended Tallassee High and obtained his bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in Civil Engineering in 2003. He began his engineering career at ALDOT in Location Design during his time at Auburn. After three years of working as a Professional Engineer Trainee with ALDOT, Chad graduated from Auburn and was promoted to Graduate Civil Engineer.

In 2004, Chad joined the staff at CEW&SA as the System Engineer. In 2008, he earned his Professional Engineering certification through the State of Alabama.

Chad handles most of the design work for the system and will now assume the duties

of General Manager.

According to the release, Chad spends his time during the summers enjoying the local rivers in his custom jet boat and hunting in the winters. He spends many hours sharing with youth his love of the outdoors.

Over the last sixteen years, he has helped introduce more than 2,500 kids to hunting.

He currently resides outside of Wetumpka with his wife, son and his chocolate lab, Mercy.

“We are confident that Chad will continue to provide the highest level of service to our customers as he assumes this new role as General Manager,” said Board Chairman Bill Newton in the announcement.

“Chad’s performance as Interim General Manager the last few months has shown he can handle this new role.”

The service area covers approximately 350 square miles and maintains over 750 miles of water mains.

“I look forward to continuing our commitment of quality, integrity and service as we serve the growing needs of our current and future customers of CEW&SA,” said Shaw.

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ALL-COUNTY BAND CHOSEN

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Students from Tallassee High School and Elmore County High School were chosen for the All-County Band, held at Wetumpka High School on January 15.

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quite safe. This can save your muscles from hauling water and your pets/ livestock will have clear fresh water no matter how low the temps go. Now the water ‘source’ like the stand-pipe/faucet can freeze and there is heat tape or even heated hoses but here in our area, generally, if your pets/livestock have a large tank of water that is kept from freezing, the daytime higher temps and sun will thaw out the hose/pipe/faucet so it can refill.

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’d been at the church for about two weeks when Bill (not his real name) came to see me. We exchanged pleasantries for a few minutes, then he got to the purpose of his visit.

“We have some wealthy members who’ve helped the church over the years,” he said. “They’ve brought us through some lean times. Our pastors have always tried to be their friends, so I want you to work hard to be their friend, too.”

I smiled sweetly and assured Bill I’ll try to be a friend to these men I’d not yet met, but I thought in my heart, “Pshaw! I want to be a friend to everyone. How would I know or why would I care the size of their bank account?”

Bill had an unusual concept of the pastor’s job. But he wasn’t alone.

MICHAEL J. BROOKS Columnist One of our denominational officials used to joke about pastors being summoned to pray “at chicken fights on”—the “on” being everything else.

I never prayed at a chicken fight but used to pray frequently at high school football games when this was allowed.

I never minded asking God to help us be good sportsmen and to protect the boys on the field, but praying at football games isn’t the major thing a pastor is to do.

The Apostle Paul wrote succinctly

about the pastor’s role in the letter to the Ephesians: “And he gave some . . . pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,” (Ephesians 4: 11-12, KJV).

The writer was discussing the concept of spiritual gifts, and the pastor being a “person gift.” Some commentators say “pastors and teachers” should be a hyphenated “pastor-teacher,” designating one office. Whatever the case, the pastor, at least in the King James Version, apparently has three jobs. He is to perfect or mature the saints (all Christians), do the work or ministry and edify, or build up, the church.

But the late Ray Stedman popularized the “heretical comma” after the word “saints.” There was no punctua-

tion in the original manuscripts, so it was added by translators. In this case, they did a disservice. When this errant comma is removed, the exhortation is clear: the pastor is to mature the saints so that they--the saints--do the work of ministry. Newer translations communicate this concept more clearly.

The point is the pastor does ministry, to be sure, but not all ministry. He must encourage everyone to discover and use their spiritual gifts. There’s too much ministry to be done for the pastor to be the only minister. In effect, he’s to share this job with others.

Reflections is a weekly devotional feature written by Michael J. Brooks, pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church, Alabaster, Alabama. 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.

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 334-312-4913.

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.

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 in-

formation, 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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Duals playoff run ends in quarterfinals for Tallassee

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director A charge that included a regional sweep and a firstround tiebreaker came to an end against a buzzsaw in Gulf Shores for Tallassee wrestling Friday.

The Tigers advanced to the quarterfinals of the AHSAA Class 5A/6A dual meet state playoffs, but the Dolphins swam past them to the semis with a 59-9 victory.

It snapped a 20-match win streak for Tallassee.

“A loss is a loss no matter how

big or how little, but I believe the kids — they’ve worked hard all year and I’m not saying losses are good, but you can hopefully make something good out of this,” Tallassee coach John Mask said. “We’ll come back and we’ll learn from it and correct some things and continue to work hard and grow from it.”

It was heavyweight Micah Cole who delivered for Tallassee once again in its first dual against Spanish Fort.

Cole entered the final match of the matchup with his team trailing 36-33. The first two tiebreakers for dual meets, pins

and wins, were both equal for the two sides but Tallassee had fewer forfeits and thus held the tiebreaker should the dual end 36-36.

A 5-0 decision from Cole was enough to send the Tigers on to the second round.

“We were confident,” Mask said. “Of course, every wrestler and every match we think we’re going to pull it out and win. He was confident, he’s had a great year, I think 15-3 coming into the match.”

Plenty of key performancSee DUALS, Page B2

JAKE ARTHUR | THE HERALD

The second round of the AHSAA Class 5A/6A wrestling tournament between the Tallassee Tigers and the Spanish Fort Toros took place at Tallassee High School on Friday, Jan. 14.

Furious second-half rally keeps Wetumpka girls

DALTON MIDDLETON | THE HERALD

Stanhope Elmore’s Jace Haynes, who currently leads the state of Alabama in both blocks and rebounds, recorded a triple double on Saturday. She finished the game with 14 points, 21 rebounds and 13 blocks.

Stanhope Elmore’s Jace Haynes records triple-double

UNDEFEATED in area play

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Wetumpka girls basketball team trailed by as much as 14 points in the second half on Saturday, but the Indians used a furious rally to remain unbeaten in area play.

The Wetumpka girls beat Stanhope Elmore 48-43 in an AHSAA Class 6A, Area 5 matchup. The Indians move to 2-0 in area play after beating Benjamin Russell on Thursday.

Wetumpka trailed 32-18 midway

through the third quarter. But junior guard Zariah Fannin scored all 22 of her game-high points in the second half to lead the team back to victory.

“This team is full of fighters,” Wetumpka coach Jermel Bell said. “We told them at halftime that we’re fighters. This is what we do. The game wasn’t over, we just hadn’t made any shots. We were like 1-of-14 or 1-of-15 in the first half. We told them to keep shooting and it was going to fall. Zariah understood that assignment. Fantastic job for her. It was her night.”

DALTON MIDDLETON | THE HERALD

Wetumpka junior Zarriah Fannin scored 22 points in the second half on Saturday to lead Wetumpka past Stanhope Elmore.

Stanhope took an 11-9 lead after the first quarter behind a dominant performance from center Jacey Haynes.

Haynes had five points and five blocks in the frame, stopping nearly every shot attempt in the paint.

She had seven blocks at halftime, while Kelbi Johnson hit three 3-pointers to give the Mustangs a 24-15 lead at the break.

See UNDEFEATED, Page B2

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Stanhope Elmore senior Jace Haynes put on a performance for the ages on Saturday night.

The 6-foot center recorded a triple-double in the Lady Mustangs area loss to Wetumpka. Despite the loss, she finished with a stat line of 14 points, 21 rebounds and 13 blocks.

Haynes was dominant the entire night, completely changing the way Wetumpka was forced to play offense. She tallied up seven blocks in the first half alone as the Stanhope defense held Wetumpka to only 1-of14 shooting in the half and led by 10 points at the half.

Wetumpka was able to come back and win in the second half, but that was due to the Lady Indians no longer driving to the basket and instead getting hot at the 3-point line.

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AU denied No. 1 ranking a good thing?

he Auburn basketball program is off to a roaring start in 2022 and even bordering on historic. The Tigers are 16-1 overall and 5-0 in the SEC with a No. 2 ranking in the AP and Coaches polls, which matches the highest in program history.

Gonzaga, who was No. 2, moved up to the top spot with a record of 14-2 overall and 3-0 in the West Coast Conference. The Zags are certainly worthy of the honor being a perennial powerhouse and having some impressive wins over Texas, UCLA and Texas Tech. However, this Auburn team is more than worthy as well. They have a better record with just as many impressive wins over teams like Loyola-Chicago, LSU and

ANDY GRAHAM Columnist Alabama. The same Alabama team that beat Gonzaga in Washington and the Tigers defeated in Tuscaloosa. Don’t take my word for it. Auburn actually received 36 first-place votes by AP voters. Gonzaga only received 25 first-place votes. So, why were the Tigers denied the No. 1 spot?

It’s actually quite simple. Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star voted Auburn No. 9 and Jon Wilner of the Mercury News voted them No. 6 which dropped Au-

burn’s overall point total below that of Gonzaga. Of course, everyone has the right to their own opinion no matter how dumb it might be and these two gentlemen have certainly proved that axiom. I know Bruce Pearl and a lot of AU fans were disappointed by the slight, but I want to publicly thank Mr. Newell and Mr. Wilner for their encouragement and motivation.

Coach Pearl has put together an extremely talented team through old-fashioned recruiting and the modern-day transfer portal. That, in itself, is not surprising or unusual considering the proclivity of Pearl as a recruiter. What is somewhat remarkable is how fast and complete the chemistry

has come together. Jabari Smith, Walker Kessler, KD Johnson, Wendell Green and Zep Jasper are all newcomers and have not only played extremely well together, but also with the veteran players from last year. With the legitimate star power of Smith and Kessler, it’s also a very unselfish team which is rare in this day and age. I’m not sure if they would, but I don’t want this team to have any excuse to get complacent. They play with a chip on their shoulder and that’s a good thing. A No. 1 ranking this early could be “rat poison” as another famous coach might say. The Tigers will have plenty of opportunities over the next month and a half to achieve the milestone

ranking. In fact, if they take care of Georgia in the midweek, they’ll host a red-hot Kentucky team this weekend. I don’t see how anyone in good conscience could not have Auburn in the top three if they win both of those games, which would boost them to No. 1. Gonzaga probably won’t lose again considering the lack of depth in their conference, but basketball rankings are fluid and change regularly. Earning the top spot would be nice and certainly prestigious, but all that matters is the NCAA Tournament in March. If the Tigers can remain healthy and continue to improve, the rankings will take care of themselves and Auburn could very well be playing for a national championship.

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ECLECTIC TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS: Eclectic Town Council meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at Town Hall.

Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. with work sessions taking place prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Dr. M. L. Fielder Municipal Building, 145 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 334-4920777 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 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.

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“That’s a very special performance,” Stanhope coach Kelvin Stokes said. “I’ve been coaching for a long time and when you really start breaking it down, she’s one of the best players I’ve coached and I’ve coached a lot of good ones. Having a triple-double in high school with blocks at that caliber is very special and doesn’t happen often. She’s one of the top in the state of Alabama.”

A triple-double in high school doesn’t happen often, but Haynes has been putting up performances like Saturday’s all season long.

She currently leads the state of Alabama in both blocks and rebounds, and is tied for No. 1 in the nation in blocks per game, per Maxpreps.

She is currently averaging 16

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 334-5412025 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.

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points, 17 rebounds, and 8 blocks per game. She is ranked No. 6 in the nation in rebounds per game, per Maxpreps.

“She really has just continued to put the team on her back and she is going to do anything she can to get the team where it can be,” Stokes said. “She just has a will to win and a will to compete. She understands the game with timing when it comes to blocks and rebounds. She makes it hard for me to take her off the floor.”

Behind Haynes’ historic season, the Stanhope Elmore team is out to a 14-4 record and a 1-1 record in AHSAA Class 6A, Area 5.

The Lady Mustangs have beaten Benjamin Russell and lost to Wetumpka in area play, and feature rematches with both teams again this week.

Stanhope Elmore will travel to Benjamin Russell on Tuesday for its third area game of the season.

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Stanhope beat Ben Russell, 47-32, last week. Stanhope will then turn around and host Wetumpka on Saturday for their final area game of the regular season.

Stanhope and Wetumpka have played twice this season and split the series. Stanhope beat Wetumpka in the county tournament a week ago, and Wetumpka beat Stanhope in area play on Saturday.

For Stanhope to have a chance to host the area tournament when postseason play begins, the Mustangs must go 2-0 this week.

“We have to take care of Ben Russell on Tuesday,” Stokes said.

“It’s going to be tough. They’re long and athletic and play hard.

We just have to finish. Every game that we’ve actually lost, I think that finishing late in the game and staying out of the foul trouble. We have to continue to understand that it’s four quarters.”

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That lead was pushed to 32-18 in the third quarter after an 8-3 Stanhope run, but then Fannin and the Indians got hot.

Fannin hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the lead to only eight points, then added a layup late in the quarter to cut it to six points.

Stanhope still led 37-31 going into the fourth quarter, but Fannin wasn’t done with her scoring outburst yet.

She hit two more 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter, then another layup cut the lead to one point. Khloe Harris was fouled and went to the free throw line. She made 1 of her 2 shots and tied the game at 40 with just under five minutes left.

“What I did was take

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es were needed to deliver Tallassee to that point, of course.

Rutland Phillips wrestled up a weight class at 113 pounds and came through with a pin. The Tigers also added falls to their scoresheet from Brendan Emfinger, Caden Griffith and Christian McCary at 126 pounds, 182 pounds and 160 pounds, respectively.

Unfortunately for Tallassee, its quarterfinal match immediately after wasn’t such a heated affair.

Gulf Shores smoked Benjamin Russell in its own first-round matchup 49-21 and its momentum didn’t slow in the quarters, with Tallassee only picking up

Zariah off the ball,” Bell said of Fannin’s second half. “When I took her off the ball, it allowed Janae (McCall) to attack and she would attack and then swung the ball to the corner. That gave Zariah an open shot every time. We had a mismatch knowing they had a big trying to run out there and guard the 3-point line.”

Following Harris’ free throw to tie it, Wetumpka took the lead and kept adding to it. Once the Lady Indians pushed their lead out to 6-8 points, they never looked back as they drew fouls in the paint.

Wetumpka was 7 of 11 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, including four from Fannin. She finished with a team-high 22 points, while McCall added 11 points and a double-double. two individual victories across the dual.

Those were recorded by Land Bell and John Burnham via pin and decision, respectively.

“They’re well-coached, they have a great team,” Mask said. “With wrestling, you start out neutral, then you can go top or bottom.

And pretty much for the night, they were better from top, better from bottom and better from neutral. They pretty much, like in football, won all three phases.”

While it’s been eliminated from the state dual playoffs, Tallassee’s season still rolls on with individual and team championship opportunities awaiting in February. The Tigers return to the mat Thursday in a threeteam meet with Holtville and Stanhope Elmore.

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What Is space Junk?

space DebrIs crossWorD

Across Clues: 1. Junk is __ in space.

6. Most space junk is from ___.

9. It could take __ for some junk to re-enter.

10. Infamous piece of debris.

12. ___ fleck is small type of debris.

13. Space junk is ___ for astronauts.

Down Clues: 2. One of the largest items in space.

3. Stands for High Earth Orbit.

4. Another item lost in space.

5. Scientists are creating __ to clean it.

7. Stands for Low Earth Orbit.

8. Another word for junk.

11. Different agencies ___ the space debris.

Have you ever wondered what you might encounter if you traveled into space?

The thought of space travel probably creates images in your mind about planets, stars, and maybe, even aliens, but did you know that one of the first things you could potentially see while passing into Earth’s orbit is a bunch of trash? Space debris, or space junk, is all the man-made objects that are in orbit about the Earth.

These orbits fall into three basic categories: low Earth orbit (LEO), middle Earth orbit (MEO), and high Earth Orbit (HEO). Most of the space junk, like most of the satellites, are found closest to the planet in Low Earth Orbit. The junk is mostly comprised of old satellites that are no longer working, or parts of satellites that have either been intentionally destroyed or have collided with other satellites by accident. In addition to the satellite debris, there are also many other items— some as large as rocket boosters and some as small as flecks of paint. Some other known items that have been lost in space by astronauts include a now- infamous spatula, a camera, a pair of pliers, and a tool bag. Different agencies, both governmental and commercial, work to track the space junk. This is important because the junk poses a threat in several ways. Even the smallest piece of space debris can cause catastrophic damage to the International Space Station. This is because in Earth’s orbit, this space litter can travel at speeds as fast as 17,500 miles per hour! Other complications include knowing when to launch astronauts Wetumpka andKidz satellites Pageinto space; they need to make sure they do not collide with the debris. There are more than 23,000 pieces—larger than four inches—of debris being tracked. Half a million pieces range in size from half an inch to four inches in size, and around 100 million pieces that are even smaller. Eventually, most of the debris will fall back into Earth’s atmosphere and will burn up on re-entry; however, if the item is large enough, it can make it all the way back to the Earth’s surface.

Items in Low Earth Orbit sometimes re-enter within a few years, but the higher up it goes, the longer it will take. Some of the space junk will be in orbit for centuries.

Many nations around the World have begun to recognize the problems surrounding space junk. Many scientists have begun working on technology to clean up the debris, but like most conservation efforts here on Earth, the most important thing to do first is to prevent more debris from collecting around our planet!

space Junk WorD FInD

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Astronaut, Atmosphere, Camera, Collision, Conservation, Damage, Dangerous, Debris, On July 12, 2006, Astronaut Piers Sellers Orbit, Paint, Planet, Pliers, Re-entry, Rocket lost a spatula that he was using to apply Booster, Satellite, Space Junk, Space Station, Spatula, Tools, Trash adhesive to the International Space station. So, is there still a spatula floating in space? The answer is no; it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere 4 months later according to NASA. Most small items lost in this orbit re-enter the atmosphere quickly.

Crossword Ans: Across-1) Trash 6)Satellites 9) centuries 10)spatula 12) paint 13)dangerous Down: 2)rocket booster 3)HEO 4) camera 5)technology 7) LEO 8)debris 11)track

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WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a mortgage from LATISHA S. WILKES AND HENRY D. WILKES, WIFE AND HUSBAND, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS MORTGAGEEE, AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICARE INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. DBA PREMIER CAPITAL LENDING, on the 25th day of November, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama, on December 5, 2008, in Deed/ Mortgage Book 2008, Page 65203 , Elmore County, Alabama Records, said Mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to Selene Finance LP, by instrument recorded in the aforesaid 3UREDWH 2I¿FH QRWLFH LV KHUHE\ given that the undersigned Selene Finance LP, as Mortgagee/ Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse in Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on February 15, 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: COMMENCE AT A STONE LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, T18N, R18E, ELMORE &2817< $/$%$0$ 7+(1&(

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N 89 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 54 SECONDS E ALONG THE HALF SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 658.68 FEET TO NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 6$,' 6(&7,21 7+(1&( S 00 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 27 SECONDS E ALONG THE QUARTER-QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION A DISTANCE OF 525.81 FEET 72 $1 ,521 3,1 7+(1&( CONTINUING ALONG SAID QUARTER-QUARTER LINE S 00 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 12 SECONDS E, A DISTANCE OF 200.04 FEET 72 $1 ,521 3,1 7+(1&( CONTINUING ALONG SAID QUARTER-QUARTER LINE S 00 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 29 SECONDS E, A DISTANCE OF 240.15 FEET 72 $1 ,521 3,1 7+(1&( CONTINUING ALONG SAID QUARTER-QUARTER LINE S 00 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 05 SECONDS E, A DISTANCE OF 88.27 FEET 72 $1 ,521 3,1 7+(1&( CONTINUING ALONG SAID QUARTER-QUARTER LINE S 00 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 05 SECONDS E A DISTANCE OF 203.20 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MCCAIN ROAD (80 FOOT RIGHT OF :$< 7+(1&( &217,18ING ALONG SAID QUARTER-QUARTER LINE S 00 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 12 SECONDS E, A DISTANCE OF 80.59 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF MCCAIN ROAD (80 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY) SAID PIN BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE S 83 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 01 SECOND E ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 238.25 FEET TO AN IRON 3,1 7+(1&( &217,18,1* ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHERLY (RADIUS 875.70 FEET) THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S 86 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 52 SECONDS E A DISTANCE OF 92.10 FEET TO $1 ,521 3,1 7+(1&( /($9ING SAID RIGHT OF WAY S 00 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 39 SECONDS E A DISTANCE OF 144.13 FEET TO AN IRON 3,1 7+(1&( 6 '(*5((6 17 MINUTES 29 SECONDS W A DISTANCE OF 180.68 FEET 72 $1 ,521 3,1 7+(1&( 1 00 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 41 SECONDS W A DISTANCE OF 13.24 FEET TO AN IRON 3,1 7+(1&( 6 '(*5((6 17 MINUTES 32 SECONDS W A DISTANCE OF 150.47 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON SAID QUARTER-QUARTER LINE, THENCE ALONG SAID QUARTER-QUARTER LINE N 00 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 54 SECONDS E A DISTANCE OF 168.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL LIES IN THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, T18N R18E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA.

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Christie M Lysdale, a married woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registratin Systems, Inc as nominee for Hometown Lenders, LLC, on February 9, 2016, said mortgage recorded in the Of¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI Elmore County, Alabama, in 5/3< %RRN 3DJH WKH XQGHUVLJQHG /DNHYLHZ /RDQ Servicing, LLC, as Mortgagee/ Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at :HWXPSND (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD RQ -DQXDU\ during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore &RXQW\ $ODEDPD WR ZLW /RW RI )RUW -DFNVRQ (VWDWHV 6XEGLvision as the same appears of UHFRUG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD LQ 3ODW %RRN DW 3DJH 3URSHUW\ VWUHHW DGGUHVV for informational purposes: %R]HPDQ 7UO :HWXPSND $/ 7+,6 3523(57< :,// %( 62/' 21 $1 ³$6 ,6 :+(5( ,6´ %$6,6 :,7+287 :$55$17< 25 5(&2856( (;35(66(' 25 ,03/,(' $6 72 7,7/( 86( $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 $1' :,// %( 62/' 68%-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) 5('(037,21 2) $// 3$57,(6 (17,7/(' 7+(5(72 $Oabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Ronald Stiver and Patricia Stiver, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Advance Mortgage and Investment Company, LLC, on February 22, 2017, said mortgage recordHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2017 Page 13431; the undersigned Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on February 9, 2022, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at the Southeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31, T19N, R21E, Elmore County, Alabama; thence West a distance of 465 feet to a fence corner; thence North 01 degree 01 minute 26 seconds East along a fence a distance of 360.00 feet to a 1/3 inch Rebar (S.D. Martin, 11726); thence North 89 degrees 28 minutes 50 seconds W a distance of 1751.04 feet to a 1/2 inch Rebar (Martin, 11726) on the East right of way of East Fleahop Road/ County Road Number 69 (60 row); thence along said right of way of said road along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 1783.11 feet and a chord of North 34 degrees 11 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 62.58 feet to a 1/2 inch Rebar (Martin, CA-563 LS) and the point of beginning; thence continue along said right of way of said road along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 1783.11 feet and a chord of North 39 degrees 28 minutes 06 seconds West a distance of 265.42 feet to a 5/8 inch steel pin; thence leaving said right of way of said road North 88 degrees 01 minute 00 second East a distance of 606.95 feet to a 5/8 inch steel pin; thence North 86 degrees 37 minutes 50 seconds East a distance of 86.15 feet to a 1/2 inch Rebar (Martin, CA-563 LS); thence South 01 degree 14 minutes 55 seconds East a distance of 51.94 feet to a 1/2 inch Rebar (Martin, CA563 LS); thence South 74 degrees 21 minutes 04 seconds West a distance of 228.80 feet to a 1/2 inch Rebar (Martin, CA-563 LS); thence South 69 degrees 05 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 136.42 feet to a 1/2 inch Rebar (Martin, CA563 LS); thence South 11 degrees 39 minutes 47 seconds East a distance of 59.96 feet to a 1/2 inch Rebar (Martin, CA563 LS); thence South 89 degrees 31 minutes 25 seconds West a distance of 177.49 feet to a 1/2 inch Rebar (Martin, CA-563 LS); thence South 54 degrees 35 minutes 13 seconds W a distance of 14.58 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel containing 1.99 acres more or less and lying in the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31, T19N, R21E, Elmore County, Alabama.. Property street address for informational purposes: 1029 E Fleahop Road , Tallassee, AL 36078. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, 86( $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 $1' :,// %( 62/' 68%-(&7 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.

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Said legal description being controlling, however the property is more commonly known as 1274 MCCAIN ROAD, WETUMPKA, AL 36092.

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In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975 This property will be sold on Notice is hereby given that Mark an “as is, where is” basis, sub- Shaner Plumbing, LLC. Subconject to any easements, en- tractor Has completed the repair cumbrances, and exceptions of damaged Gas piping above UHÀHFWHG LQ WKH PRUWJDJH DQG the Millbrook Middle Gymnasithose contained in the records um for the Elmore County BOE. RI WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Owner, and have made request Probate in the county where the IRU ¿QDO 6HWWOHPHQW RI VDLG ZRUN above-described property is sit- All persons Having any claim uated. This property will be sold for labor, material, or otherwise subject to the right of redemp- in connection with the project tion of all parties entitled thereto should immediately notify Eland subject to any outstanding more County Board of Educaad valorem taxes (including tax- tion, 100 H H Robinson Drive, es which are a lien, whether or Wetumpka, AL not now due and payable). This 36092 sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness se- Mark Shaner Plumbing, LLC. cured by said mortgage, as well 222 Jeanette Barrett Industrial as the expenses of foreclosure. Blvd.

The Mortgagee/Transferee re- Wetumpka, AL 36092 serves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to Wetumpka Herald: credit its purchase price against Jan. 19, 2022 the expenses of sale and the in- COMPLETION debtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to Do you have available jobs? postponement or cancellation.

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\ at the address indicated below.

Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 330, Birmingham, AL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 21-05980 Wetumpka Herald: -DQ DQG 21-05980 PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jeremy Lydell Stokes, single man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for InterLinc Mortgage Services, LLC, on August 15, 2019, said mortgage recorded LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2019 and Page 43057; the undersigned AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on February 17, 2022, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 21 of Jacob’s Way Plat #1A as said plat appears of record in the Of¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI Elmore County, Alabama in Plat Book 18 at Page 11. . Property street address for informational purposes: 150 Chase Dr , Deatsville, AL 36022. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH next business day at the Law 2I¿FH RI 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ at the address indicated below.

Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 330, Birmingham, AL 35205 www.tblaw. com TB File Number: 21-06701 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2022 21-06701 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Elmore County Commission for a for a 050 – Retail Beer (off premises only) –Alcohol License Transfer Application from Bush Grocery, LLC to A and W Grocery by A and W Grocery LLC at 80991 Tallassee Highway, Eclectic, AL 36024. The Public Hearing on said application is set before the County Commission at 5:00pm, Monday, January 24, 2022 in the Elmore County Courthouse Courtroom, 100 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka, Alabama.

Anyone desiring to speak either for or against said application should appear in person at said time or may indicate their wishes in writing to: Elmore County Commission $WWQ &KLHI 2SHUDWLRQV 2I¿FHU 100 East Commerce St., Suite 200 Wetumpka, AL 36092 wrbechd@elmoreco.org Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 2022 APPLICATION PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Daniel K Lowe an unmarried person, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Trustmark National Bank, on December 22, 2017,

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said mortgage recorded in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama, LQ 5/3< %RRN DQG 3DJH 62646; the undersigned Freedom Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on February 17, 2022, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, towit: Lot 219-54, according to the 0DS RI *UDQGYLHZ 3LQHV 3ODW No. 6 as the same appears of UHFRUG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD LQ 3ODW %RRN DW 3DJH 3URSHUW\ VWUHHW DGGUHVV for informational purposes: 3LQHZRRG 'U 0LOOEURRN $/ 7+,6 3523(57< WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT :$55$17< 25 5(&2856( (;35(66(' 25 ,03/,(' $6 TO TITLE, USE AND/OR EN-2<0(17 $1' :,// %( 62/' 68%-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) 5('(037,21 2) $// 3$5TIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

3URJUDPV PD\ DOVR H[LVW WKDW help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH WR 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ DW WKH time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH next business day at the Law 2I¿FH RI 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ DW the address indicated below. TifIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ UHVHUYHV WKH 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. Freedom Mortgage Corporation, (“TransferHH´ 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ Highland Avenue South, Suite 330, Birmingham, AL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 21-06784

bama, to-wit: Lot 3, of Broadmoor North, Plat 1R DV UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI (Omore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 12 at Page 4.

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Midsouth Paving, Inc. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the Alabama Department of Transportation for construction of Project No. STPMN-HRRR-2621(250) Elmore County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 and ending on Wednesday February 9, 2022. All claims VKRXOG EH ¿OHG DW :HVW Blvd., Montgomery, Alabama GXULQJ WKLV SHULRG Midsouth Paving, Inc. Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2 and 9, 2022 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE ASPHALT CONTRACTORS, INC. HEREBY GIVES NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF CONTRACT WITH THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ELMORE & MACON COUNTIES PROJECT STPAA-0229(508). ALL CLAIMS SHOULD BE FILED AT P.O. BOX 241447, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36124 DURING THIS PERIOD. ASPHALT INC.

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Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2 and 9, 2022 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF Alabama COUNTY OF ELMORE Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Susan R Glover An Unmarried Woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, its successors and assigns dated March 4, 2008; said mortgage being recorded on March 7, 2008, in Book 2008, Page LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Nationstar Mortgage LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2013, Page 38954 in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama.

The undersigned, Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Elmore County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on the 15th day of February, 2022 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Ala-

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Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those supeULRU WR VDLG 0RUWJDJH ¿UVW VHW out above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the abovenamed or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present FHUWL¿HG IXQGV LQ WKH DPRXQW RI the winning bid at the time and place of sale.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process.

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NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Two North Twentieth 2 20th Street North, Suite 1000 Birmingham, AL 35203 (800) 275-7171 FT21@mccalla.com File No. 956015 www.foreclosurehotline.net Wetumpka Herald: -DQ DQG )HE 956015 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA CASE NO: 2021-413 COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SETH HENRY ALBRITTON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of SETH HENRY ALBRITTON, deceased, having been granted to JAMIE A. TAYLOR on the 6 day of January, 2022

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.

JAMIE A. TAYLOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SETH HENRY ALBRITTON, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: ROBERT J. MORRIS ATTORNEY AT LAW 10365 HOLTVILLE ROAD DEATSVILLE, ALABAMA 36022 334-569-1820 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2022 EST/ALBRITTON, S. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-417 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY B. BALLARD, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of MARY B. BALLARD, deceased, having been granted to BARRY LEE BREWER on the 5 day of January, 2022 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.

BARRY LEE BREWER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MARY B. BALLARD, DECEASED Attorney of Record for such Personal Representative: MACK CLAYTON ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 221 ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA 35011 256-329-0432 mackclayton@charter.net Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2022 EST/BALLARD, M. Put your ad here call 256.414.4250

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JIMMIE FRED ALVERSON, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-408 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: TAMMIE ALVERSON SHELNUTT, A NON-RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, AND A NEXT OF KIN OF JIMMIE FRED ALVERSON; YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on December 22, 2021, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of JIMMIE FRED ALVERSON, deceased, was filed in the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by PAMELA PITTMAN ALVERSON, 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 JIMMIE FRED ALVERSON. 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: RALEY L. WIGGINS RED OAK LEGAL, P.C. 322 CATOMA STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-239-3625 RLW@redoaklegalpc.com Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2022 EST/ALVERSON, J. 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 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2022-012 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of WILLIE HUNTER BROWN, deceased, having been granted to LEWIS EDWARD WASHINGTON, JR. on the 14 day of January, 2022

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.

LEWIS EDWARD WASHINGTON, JR. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE HUNTER BROWN, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: BRIAN D. MANN ATTORNEY AT LAW 1620 GRAHAM STREET PO BOX 6136 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36106 334-531-9500 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2022 EST/BROWN, W. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEONARD A. FAUSNIGHT, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-008 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to DENISE A FAUSNIGHT as Personal Representative on the 14 day of January 2022, 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

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DENISE A FAUSNIGHT PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LEONARD A. FAUSNIGHT, DECEASED. Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2022 EST/FAUSNIGHT, L. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN D. FULLER, JR. DECEASED. CASE NO. 2022-010 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: TERRY SUE FULLER MCKEE, A NON-RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND A NEXT OF KIN OF JOHN D. FULLER, JR.; YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on January 11, 2022, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of JOHN D. FULLER, JR. deceased, was filed in the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by CHARLOTTE BEVERETT FULLER, 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 JOHN D. FULLER JR. Unless an objection to admission to Probate and Record of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days 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: JAMES F. HAMPTON ATTORNEY AT LAW 4267 LOMAC STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36106 334-213-0213 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2022 EST/FULLER, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LISA KIMBERLY GIBBONS, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-002 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of LISA KIMBERLY GIBBONS, deceased, having been granted to DOUGLAS S. GIBBONS on the 5 day of January, 2022 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.

DOUGLAS S. GIBBONS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LISA KIMBERLY GIBBONS, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: D. JASON BRITT STONE, BRITT & WEBB, LLC ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 114 S MAIN ST PO BOX 967 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-517-6520 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2022 EST/GIBBONS, L. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM CHARLES JEFFRIES, II, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-350 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of WILLIAM CHARLES JEFFRIES, II, deceased, having been granted to STEPHANIE HALL on the 7 day of January, 2022 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.

STEPHANIE HALL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM CHARLES JEFFRIES, II, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator WILL O’REAR, JR. SASSER & O’REAR, LLC 7007 FULTON COURT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36117 334-356-2400 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2022 EST/JEFFRIES, II. Put your ad here call 256.414.4250

Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JEAN HAYNES, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2021-405 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: JENNIFER PARKER AND STACY PARKER, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN, BEING NEXT OF KIN OF BETTY JEAN HAYNES; AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF BETTY JEAN HAYNES, DECEASED AND TO: ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on December 21, 2021, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of BETTY JEAN HAYNES. deceased, was filed in the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by JIMMY DOYLE PARKER, Petitioner, requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to Probate and Record and that the Petitioner be named as Personal Representative of such Estate. This notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you as a next-of-kin of BETTY JEAN HAYNES or as an interested party.

Unless an objection to admission to Probate and Record of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days 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/HAYES, B. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SUSAN GAIL JEFFRIES, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-349 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of SUSAN GAIL JEFFRIES, deceased, having been granted to KELLY BUTLAND on the 7 day of January, 2022 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.

KELLY BUTLAND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SUSAN GAIL JEFFRIES, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: JIM T. NORMAN, III LAW OFFICES OF JIM T. NORMAN, III, LLC PO BOX 680670 PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36068 334-365-9955 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2022 EST/JEFFRIES, S. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2021-357 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAUNICE MIMS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JAUNICE MIMS, deceased, having been granted to PRESTON W. MIMS on the 10 day of January, 2022 by Riley McCormick, Special Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

PRESTON W. MIMS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JAUNICE MIMS, DECEASED Attorney of Record for such Personal Representative: Robert B. Reneau, Esq. Law Office of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 (334) 514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2022 EST/MIMS, J. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA CASE NO: 2021-306 COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM CHRISLER PRESTON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of WILLIAM CHRISLER PRESTON, deceased, having been granted to LISA S. PRESTON on the 13 day of January, 2022 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 tinte

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LISA S. PRESTON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM CHRISLER PRESTON, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: CHIP CLEVELAND THE CLEVELAND FIRM, LLC 707 MCQUEEN SMITH ROAD SOUTH PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36066 334-365-6266 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2022 EST/PRESTON, W. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-389 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HILDA MARIE RICE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of HILDA MARIE RICE, deceased, having been granted to LINDA ANN DUNAWAY on the 28 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.

LINDA ANN DUNAWAY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HILDA MARIE RICE, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JONATHAN D. WYNN II THE CLEVELAND FIRM, LLC 707 MCQUEEN SMITH ROAD SOUTH PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36066 334-365-6266 jonathan@clevelandgroup.legal Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 5, 12 and 19, 2022 EST/RICE, H. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE THOMAS ROBERTSON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-411 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of GEORGE THOMAS ROBERTSON, deceased, having been granted to ELLA R. ROBERTSON on the 5 day of January, 2022 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.

ELLA R. ROBERTSON ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE THOMAS ROBERTSON, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: LEE A. RANKIN NORRIS & RANKIN, LLC ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2410 COBBS FORD ROAD MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-290-5071 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2022 EST/ROBERTSON, G. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER RAY ROYSTER, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-404 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE 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.

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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

Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092

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.

THE STATE OF ALABAMA ELMORE COUNTY NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

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 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-403 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT EARL TAYLOR, SR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ROBERT EARL TAYLOR, SR., deceased, having been granted to HEATHER TAYLOR NAGLER on the 22 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.

HEATHER TAYLOR NAGLER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT EARL TAYLOR, SR., DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: D. JASON BRITT STONE, BRITT & WEBB, LLC ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 114 S MAIN ST PO BOX 967 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-517-6520 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2022 EST/TAYLOR, R. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL LUCILLE WEAVER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-410 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of CAROL LUCILLE WEAVER, deceased, having been granted to ED PARISH, JR. on the 3 day of January, 2022 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.

ED PARISH, JR. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL LUCILLE WEAVER, DECEASED Address of Administrator: THE PARISH LAW FIRM PO BOX 52 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101-0052 323 ADAMS AVE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-263-0003 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2022 EST/WEAVER, C. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO. 2022.004 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELLEN T. HARRIS WILLIAMS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ELLEN T. HARRIS WILLIAMS, deceased, having been granted to JOHN PAUL HARRIS, JR. on the 12 day of January, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby give that all 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.

JOHN PAUL HARRIS, JR. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ELLEN T. HARRIS WILLIAMS,

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By virtue of an execution on a judgment issued from the State of Alabama, Department of Revenue, regarding Individual Income Tax - for Steven Benton aka Steven J. Benton, for years ending 12/31/2008, 12/31/2009, 12/31/2012, 12/31/2013, 12/31/2016 and 12/31/2017 total of $22,601.40 as of August 19,2021 plus interest at the rate of 1.85 per day, I, Bill Franklin as Sheriff of Elmore County, Alabama will sell at public auction for cash between the legal hours of sale, on Monday, the 7th day of February, 2022, at approximately 1pm, in front of the Elmore County Judicial Complex located at 8935 U.S. Highway 231, North, whatever equity the Defendant(s) may possess in and to the following described realty, to wit: Begin at an iron pin at the NW corner of the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 21, T20N, R17E, Elmore County, Alabama; thence S 88 deg. 48’ 57” E, along 1/2 section line, 1321.16 feet to an iron pin; thence S 00 deg.

05’ 58” E, 1320.64 feet to a fence corner post; thence N 88 deg. 48’ 57” W, along 1/4 section line, 1337.61 feet to an iron pin; thence N 00 deg.

36’ 50” E, 446.92 feet to an iron pin; thence S 89 deg. 23’ 10” E, 210.00 feet to an iron pin; thence N 00 deg. 36’ 50” E, 210.00 feet to an iron pin; thence N 89 deg. 23’ 10” W, 210.00 feet to an iron pin; thence N 00 deg. 36’ 50” E, 663.46 feet to the point of beginning.

The above-described property lies in the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 21, T20N, R17E, Elmore County, Alabama, and contains 39.28 acres, more or less. Less and except: Commence at the Northwest corner of the East half of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 21, T20N, R17E, and continue thence S 00 deg. 36’ 50” 2, 873.46 feet to the point of beginning. From said point of beginning, continue thence S 89 deg. 23’ 10” E, 210.0 feet, thence S 00 deg.

36’ 50” W 17.0 feet, thence S 89 deg. 23’ 10” W 210.0 feet, thence N 00 deg. 36’ 50” E, 17.0 feet to the point of beginning.

Said parcel of land being in the E 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 21, T20N, RI7E, and contains 0.08 acres, more or less.

The subject property is the same real property conveyed

by Robert W. Gamper to Steve J. Benton on or about November 2, 1998 and recorded on or about November 4, 1998 at Roll 211 Frame 23.

Subject to any and all restrictions, reservations, rights of way, covenants, easements, setback lines, rights of way, mortgages, encumbrances of any kind, mineral and mining rights of record which affect the subject property.

Said property will be sold “as is” and subject to all mortgages and/or encumbrances of any kind, matters of record and all matters which would be revealed by a visible inspection of the premises. No title search has been made nor title opinion rendered, nor has one been requested.

Any purchaser of the subject SURSHUW\ KDV DQ DI¿UPDWLYH duty to conduct his/her own title work for any and all necessary GHWHUPLQDWLRQV RU YHUL¿FDWLRQV and solely assumes the consequences thereof.

Bill Franklin, Sheriff Elmore County, Alabama Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2022 SHERIFF’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by WINSTON H. BARRETT AND CROOM M. BARRETT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, to CB&S BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO PRIMESOUTH BANK on JULY 26, 2005, said mortgage being UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH Judge of Probate of ELMORE County, Alabama, at RPLY 2005 PAGE 53405, the undersigned CB&S BANK AS SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO PRIMESOUTH BANK, as mortgagee (or transferee), under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, at the entrance of the Courthouse of ELMORE County, Alabama, on FEBRUARY 17, 2022, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in ELMORE County, Alabama, to wit: THE REMAINDER OF PARCEL IV IN THE SUBJECT MORTGAGE AT RLPY 2005, PAGE 53405: PARCEL “A” COMMENCE AT A POINT KNOWN AS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 3, T-18-N, R-18-E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALA-

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BAMA; THENCE S 89°38’25” E 513.86’ TO A POINT; THENCE S 02°56’45” E 297.46’ TO A POINT; THENCE S 89°12’29” E 1,142.85’ TO A POINT; THENCE N 08°54’51” E 160.26’ TO A POINT; THENCE N 80°52’29” E 112.53’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING FOR THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND (TIE TAKEN FROM SURVEY PERFORMED BY JAMES D. MONK, ALABAMA REGISTRATION NUMBER 14763, DATED MARCH 30, 2015); THENCE N 01°30’08” W 96.02’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE N 32°43’40” W 761.24’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN LOCATED IN A CURVE ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY (60’) OF CRENSHAW ROAD; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHTOF-WAY (60’) OF CRENSHAW ROAD THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES: (1) CHORD BEARING S 84°06’44” E, CHORD DISTANCE 225.62’, RADIUS 995.70’; (2) S 77°38’26” E 102.03’; (3) CHORD BEARING S 83°09’09” E, CHORD DISTANCE 235.92’, RADIUS 1,422.07’ TO A SET IRON PIN LOCATED ON THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY (80’) OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY NO. 111; THENCE LEAVING SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY (60’) OF CRENSHAW ROAD AND ALONG SAID WEST RIGHTOF-WAY (80’) OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY NO. 111 S 18°13’41” E 619.41’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE LEAVING SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY (80’) OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY NO. 111 S 77°30’01” W 346.21’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 6.40 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND LYING IN AND BEING A PART OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 34, T-19-N, R-18-E, AND THE NE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 3, T-18-N, R-18-E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process.

An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the attorneys fees and expenses of foreclosure.

This sale is subject to cancellation or postponement.

CB&S BANK AS SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO PRIMESOUTH BANK, Mortgagee-Transferee

Property being sold “AS IS”.

Property is subject to any title GH¿FLHQFLHV 1R UHSUHVHQWDtion is made as to the title to the subject property.

AS SHOWN BY THAT SURVEY OF STEPHEN E. SPEAKS REG L.S. 20897 DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2021 TAX PARCEL ID 13 08 34 0 001 012.000 PARCEL “B” COMMENCE AT A FOUND CONCRETE MARKER KNOWN AS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 2, T-18-N, R-18-E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE N 01°12’43” E 783.15’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE N 01°19’59” E 67.91’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING FOR THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE S 66°08’38” W 350.39’ TO A SET IRON PIN; THENCE S 80°18’26” W 520.49’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE N 00°17’26” W 128.20’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE S 80°19’36” W 136.67’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE N 00°02’02” E 288.15’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE S 89°14’29” E 369.48’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE N 06°29’15” E 313.10’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE N 89°15’10” W 556.09’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF A 40’ NON-EXCLUSIVE ACCESS EASEMENT (HORSESHOE LANE (A PRIVATE GRAVEL ROAD)); THENCE ALONG SAID 40’ NON-EXCLUSIVE ACCESS EASEMENT (HORSESHOE LANE (A PRIVATE GRAVEL ROAD)) N 08°52’38” E 611.04’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE LEAVING SAID 40’ NON-EXCLUSIVE ACCESS EASEMENT (HORSESHOE LANE (A PRIVATE GRAVEL ROAD)) N 72°16’27” E 354.80’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE S 19°44’21” E 421.62’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; S 00°53’56” W 183.58’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE N 74°38’56” E 586.47’ TO A SET IRON PIN; THENCE S 01°21’46” W 323.41’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE S 01°28’31” W 108.95’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE S 01°11’15” W 100.07’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE S 01°14’31” W 99.97’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE S 01°05’48” W 99.91’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE S 01°18’02” W 31.99’ TO A FOUND IRON PIN AND THE POINT IF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 21.08’ ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND LYING IN AND BEING A PART OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 3, T-18-N, R-18-E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA AS SHOWN BY THAT SURVEY OF STEPHEN E. SPEAKS REG L.S. 20897 DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2021 TAX PARCEL ID. 16 02 03 0 001 002.000 Subject to all zoning, easements, restrictions, restrictive covenants and reservations appearing of record. Said sale will also be made subject to any Federal Tax Liens, Ad Valorem Real Estate Taxes and\or Special Assessments of any nature, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the property. The property is being sold “as is, where is”. Said property is sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use, enjoyment or condition.

The mortgagee or transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

All bidders will be required to execute a bidding agreement prior to sale. Copies of the bidding agreement may be obtained prior to the sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay the bid amount at the time RI VDOH LQ FDVK RU FHUWL¿HG IXQGV

Commonly known as: 70 W Central Rd, Wetumpka, AL 36092

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $276,230.42 plus interest, fees and costs.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorate share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidLeonard N. Math ders except the Secretary must &KDPEOHVV 0DWK &DUU 3 & submit a deposit totaling P.O. Box 230759 $27,623.04[10% of the SecreMontgomery, Alabama 36123- tary’s bid] in the form of a cer0759 WL¿HG FKHFN RU FDVKLHU¶V FKHFN 334-272-2230 made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not acWetumpka Herald: company each oral bid. If the Jan. 12, 19, and 26, 2022 successful bid is oral, a deposit FC/BARRETT of $27,623.04 must be presented before the bidding is closed.

PUBLIC NOTICE The deposit is nonrefundable.

The remainder of the purchase NOTICE OF DEFAULT price must be delivered within AND FORECLOSURE SALE 30 days of the sale or at such WHEREAS, 23rd day of March, other time as the Secretary 2011, a certain Mortgage was may determine for good cause executed by Jean C. Harris shown, time being of the esand Leslie A. Harris, wife and sence. This amount, like bid husband, as mortgagor in fa- deposits, must be delivered in vor of Bank of America, NA, a IRUP RI D FHUWL¿HG RU FDVKLHU¶V national banking association check. If the Secretary is the and was recorded on April 4, highest bidder, he need not pay 2011, in RLPY Book: 2011, the bid amount in cash. The 3DJH LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI successful bidder will pay all the Judge of Probate of Elmore conveying fees, all real estate County, Alabama, and and other taxes that are due on WHEREAS, the Mortgage was or after the delivery date of the insured by the United States remainder of the payment and Secretary of Housing and Ur- all other costs associated with ban Development (the Secre- the transfer of title. At conclutary) pursuant to the National sion of the sale, the deposits of Housing Act for the purpose of the unsuccessful bidders will be providing single family housing; returned to them. and The Secretary may grant an WHEREAS, the Mortgage is extension of time within which now owned by the Secretary, to deliver the remainder of the pursuant to an assignment; payment. All extension will be said mortgage transferred and for 15-day increments for a fee assigned to Nationstar Mort- of $500.00, paid in advance. gage, d/b/a Champion Mort- The extension fee shall be in the gage Company dated Septem- IRUP RI D FHUWL¿HG RU FDVKLHU¶V ber 4, 2012 and recorded on check may payable to the SecSeptember 11, 2012 in RLPY retary of HUD. If the high bidder Book: 2012, Page: 45731 said closes the sale prior to the expimortgage transferred and as- ration of any extension period, signed to Nationstar Mortgage, the unused portion of the extenLLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage sion fee shall be applied toward Company via corrective assign- the amount due. ment dated September 4, 2012 If the high bidder is unable to and recorded on August 22, close the sale within the re2014 in RLPY Book 2014, Page quired period, or within any 33845; said mortgage trans- extensions of time granted by ferred and assigned to Bank the Secretary, the high bidder of America, NA dated Novem- may be required to forfeit the ber 1, 2017 and recorded on cash deposit or, at the election December 16, 2017 in RLPY of the foreclosure commissioner Book 2017, Page 62273; said after consultation with the HUD mortgage transferred and as- representative, will be liable to signed to Secretary of Housing HUD for any costs incurred as a and Urban Development dated result of such failure. The ComJuly 19, 2018 and recorded on missioner may, at the direction September 14, 2018 in RLPY of the HUD representative, offer Book 2018, Page 44200; said the property to the second highmortgage transferred and as- est bidder for an amount equal signed to Secretary of Housing to the highest price offered by and Urban Development dated that bidder.

August 17, 2018 and record- There is no right or redemped on September 14, 2018 in tion, or right of possession RLPY Book 2018, Page 44203 based upon a right of redempLQ WKH 3UREDWH 2I¿FH RI (OPRUH tion, in the mortgagor or others County, Alabama; and subsequent to a foreclosure WHEREAS, a default has been completed pursuant to the Act. made in the covenants and con- Therefore, the Foreclosure ditions of the Mortgage in that Commissioner will issue a Deed the payment due on September to the purchaser(s) upon receipt 13, 2021 was not made and re- of the entire purchase price acmains wholly unpaid as of the cordance with terms of the sale date of this notice, and no pay- as provided herein. HUD does PHQW KDV EHHQ PDGH VXI¿FLHQW not guarantee that the property to restore the loan to currency; will be vacant. and The scheduled foreclosure sale WHEREAS, the entire amount shall be cancelled or adjourned delinquent as of October 13, if is established, by documented 2021 is $273,637.99; and written application of the mortWHEREAS, by virtue of this gagor to the Foreclosure Comdefault, the Secretary has de- missioner not less than 3 days clared the entire amount of the before the date of sale, or otherindebtedness secured by the wise, that the default or defaults mortgage to be immediately upon which the foreclosure sale due and payable; is based did not exist at the NOW THEREFORE, pursuant time of service of this notice of to powers vested in me by the default and foreclosure sale, or Single Family Mortgage Fore- all amounts due under the mortclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. gage agreement are tendered 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part to the Foreclosure Commission27, 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 Foreclosure Commissioner, Secretary of HUD, before public recorded in RLPY Book 2019, auction of the property is comPage 36076 in the Probate pleted.

Records of Elmore County, Al- The amount that must be paid abama, notice is hereby giving in if the mortgage is to be rethat on the 9th day of Febru- instated prior to the scheduled ary, 2022 between the hours sale is $276,230.42 as of Noof 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, local vember 12, 2021, plus all other time, all real and personal prop- amounts that would be due unerty at or used in connection der the mortgage agreement if with the following described payments under the mortgage premises (“Property”) will be had not been accelerated, adsold at public auction in front of vertising costs and postage the main entrance of the Elmore expenses incurred in notice, County, Alabama, Courthouse, mileage by the most reasonin the City of Wetumpka, Elmore able road distance for posting County, Alabama, to the highest notices and for the Foreclosure bidder: Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and cusBegin at the Southwest cor- tomary costs incurred for title ner of North One Half of and lien record searches, the Northwest One Quarter of necessary out-of-pocket costs Section 34, Township 20 incurred by the Foreclosure North, Range 19 East, thence Commissioner for recording 1,786 feet to the East ROW documents, a commission for line of a paved County Road the Foreclosure Commissioner, (Grier Road); thence north- and all other costs incurred in westerly along East ROW line connection with the foreclosure of said road 506 feet to the prior to reinstatement. point of beginning; thence 7HQGHU RI SD\PHQW E\ FHUWL¿HG North 86 degrees 15 minutes or cashier’s check or application East 553.45 feet; thence North for cancellation of the foreclo8 degrees 45 minutes West sure sale shall be submitted to 811.43 feet to the South right the address of the Foreclosure of way line of a paved coun- Commissioner provided below. ty road; thence South 79 de- Date: December 27, 2021 grees 12 minutes West along said South ROW line 583.8 Mark A. Pickens feet to the East ROW Line of Foreclosure Commissioner for said Grier Road ROW; thence the Secretary of Housing and South 11 degrees 21 minutes Urban Development East along said East ROW P.O. Box 26101 Line of Grief Road a chord Birmingham, AL 35260 distance of 741.43 feet to (205)933-1169 point of beginning. This par- (205)933-6929 facsimile cel of land lying in the North- MAP#21-0194 east One Quarter of Northwest One Quarter of Section Wetumpka Herald: 34, Township 20 North, Range Jan. 5, 12 and 19, 2022 19 East, Elmore County, Ala- FC/HARRIS bama.

According to the survey of Do you have available jobs?

James B. Johnson, Alabama Registered Land Surveyor Call 256.414.4250 to let others No. 3508, dated June 28, 1988. know about job opportunities at your business.

WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 19, 2022

TheWetumpkaHerald.com

Vol. 31, No. 3

CLIFF WILLIAMS / THE OBSERVER

The Elmore County Commission announces it will seek bids for solid waste removal after receiving thousands of complaints about current contractor Waste Management.

Complaints lead Elmore County to cut ties with Waste Management

By JAKE ARTHUR Chief Videographer The Elmore County Commission announced last Monday that they would be taking bids for a new solid waste removal provider, signaling a severance with the current contractor, Waste Management.

“We bent over backwards to accommodate Waste Management, ‘’ said Elmore County Commission vice-chairman Mack Daugherty. “We gave them ample opportunities for over two years to correct the issues.”

Daugherty, who represents district 2, and other commissioners say they have fielded thousands

of complaints from constituents who are unhappy about Waste Management’s performance. In multiple meetings with the commission, Waste Management explained that the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to find workers.

Waste Management lowered the minimum age of drivers from 21 to 19, in an effort to reduce staffing shortages, however, representatives told commissioners it would take considerable time to train new employees. They also blamed missed service on supply chain issues and truck repairs.

These efforts did not abate the commission’s concerns and now

they will soon solicit bids for a replacement.

“We had two year of constant complaints,” said Daugherty. “A billion dollar company can make arrangements.”

Several news outlets reported on Waste Management’s alleged abandonment of rural Elmore and Autauga County residents.

The issue was so severe that the commission created a separate email address to receive trash-related complaints.

According to Daugherty, the commission has not yet severed ties with Waste Management, bids will go out this month and will open in early February. The lowest responsible and respon-

sive bidder will be awarded the contract in late February and be expected to take over trash collection on June 1.

Cities within Elmore County have separate contracts for solid waste management. Tallassee, Wetumpka, Elmore and Eclectic have all informed the county commission that they would like to participate in the competitive bid process.

Tallassee’s City attorney John Smith expressed concerns during the city’s council meeting saying that Waste Management’s agreement with Tallassee goes back to the 1990s and that changing it would not be an easy issue to resolve.

Smith said he cannot advise the city on the situation as Waste Management is a client of his and has been. It was suggested another attorney look at the city’s contract with Waste Management and see what could be done.

This all comes after last month when the Autauga County Commission accepted a bid for Arrow Disposal Service, Inc. to collect solid waste for $23.50 a month, an increase from $17 under Waste Management, according to the Montgomery Advertiser.

Elmore County has no mandatory pickup requirement in rural areas.

Qualifying continues through next week

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Potential candidates have 10 more days before they must put their name on the dotted line to have their name on either the May 24 Alabama Democrat or Republican Primary ballot, but it’s not stopping many from already campaigning.

Several Elmore and Tallapoosa County candidates have already qualified.

One notable candidate for governor, Lynda Blanchard, has been campaigning since the first part of December but has yet to qualify according to the Alabama Republican Party website. Prior to that she was campaigning for U.S. Senate to replace the seat held by retiring incumbent Richard Shelby.

Currently Mo Brooks, Katie Britt, Karla M. Dupriest and Mike Durant have qualified. Britt has already campaigned in Tal-

lapoosa County. Brooks campaigned in Tallapoosa County three years ago during a special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions as Sessions was appointed attorney general by then President Donald Trump.

The upcoming May 24 primaries will see voters going to the polls to determine local races as well.

Possible candidates have until Jan. 28 to qualify with state or county party officials.

For races in just Tallapoosa County the following have qualified as Republicans: Tallapoosa County Sheriff, Jimmy Abbett, incumbent; Tallapoosa County Board of Education, Carla Talton, incumbent; Tallapoosa County Commission, John McKelvey, incumbent; and Tallapoosa County Coroner, Mike Knox, incumbent.

In state races the follow-

ing have qualified to be on the Republican primary ballot as of 1 p.m. Friday.

UNITED STATES SENATE Mo Brooks Katie Britt Karla M. Dupriest Mike Durant

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District 2 Barry Moore District 3 Mike Rogers

GOVERNOR

Lew Burdette Kay Ivey Dean Odle Dave Thomas

LT. GOV.

Will Ainsworth

ATTORNEY GENERAL Steve Marshall

ALABAMA SUPREME COURT Place 5 Greg Cook

Debra Jones Place 6 Kelli Wise

ALABAMA SECRETARY OF STATE Wes Allen Ed Packard

TREASURER

Young Boozer

AUDITOR

Stan Cooke Rusty Glover Andrew Sorrell

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Place 1 John Hammock Jeremy H. Oden Place 2 Chip Beeker

ALABAMA BOARD OF EDUCATION Place 2 Tracie West

19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CIRCUIT COURT

Judge Place 2 Joy Pace Booth Jessica Sanders Place 3 Amanda Baxley

FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT ATTORNEY D. Jeremy Duerr Mike Segrest

FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT ATTORNEY CJ Robinson

40TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT ATTORNEY Joe Ficquette

COOSA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Carlton L. Teel

STATE SENATE

District 25 Will Barfoot District 27 Jay Hovey Tom Whatley District 30 Clyde Chambliss Jr.

STATE HOUSE

District 31 R.T. Barksdale Chadwick Smith Troy B. Stubbs District 33 Ben Robbins District 75 Reed Ingram District 81 Ed Oliver District 88 Jerry Starnes

In state races the following have qualified to be on the Democrat primary ballot as of 1 p.m. Friday.

GOVERNOR

Yolanda Rochelle Flowers Chad “Chig” Martin

STATE HOUSE

District 82 Johnny Ford Terrence Kareem Johnson

STATE SENATE

District 26 Kirk Hatcher