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Mardis Gras coming to Wetumpka again Holtville High School basketball coach arrested By CLIFF WILLIAMS “I went to a ball and helped a little The fun starts at 9 a.m. Saturday Staff with awas parade,” Bellbasketsaid. “I was like Feb.and 26 handed with vendors Gold Starsaid investigators ByWriter Cliff Williams Wilson the head Wilson was released on a investigation it off at Franklin is a at lot Holtville of fun. It was be appropriate Park. Lineup for the parade Staff Writer withwill thestart Elmore County Sher- $6,000 bond 90 minutes afball this coach Highgreattotothe authorities. There is no need to travel to Mo-School ableand to socialize. The ball wasHe like a also at 11 a.m.on at administhe farmersiff’s market. The Office have the alleged vic- ter turning himself in accordwas was placed bileAorvirtual New Orleans part inplaced promon andadthe parade was fun.”trative leave parade starts at 1 p.m. and will crossAuthorities collect- ing to the Elmore County Jail teacher to at take Elmore tim’s phone. at that time.” Carnival. Bell said there will be floats,Dennis golf the turn ontoedHill Streetphone as well. County School’s Edge program ministrative Wilson’s website. saidbridge schooland officials has been and charged The Orderarrested of Cimmaron is onceleave carts, horses andsame make its way back to Main “YouStreet. could see a conversaJan. 13 and cars. Dennis said Wilson also follow the procedure withbringing school employee distribtion between when administrators receive again a family fun parade toaccording “I’m to notEl-a car guy, but the Capital “It’s the same routeaas Christmas on the two,” Frank- coached other sports at Holtreport of the allegations against uting obscene material a stu- more said. “Mr. Wetumpka just before FattoTuesday. CityCounty Corvette Club will be there,” Coosa,” Bell said. “Itlinwill take a Wilson is going ville schools including being school staff and employees. dent. to contend Schools superCraig Bell has moved from just at- Bell said. “Those are some really nice float about 25 minutes, or so, to makesomeone had the the head track coach and FILEassis/ THE HERALD “Once we hand it over, we Elmore County Sheriff Bill security code to his phone and intendent Richtant football coach. tending the parade to helping orga- cars. There will also be several Jeep A woman throws a handful of Moon Pies into the crowd at the know very little about is GRAS, Franklin said Emmanuel Andre ard Dennis. he was not said otherWetumpka. staff would Seewhat MARDI Page A3responsible. nize the fun. clubs too.” 2020 MardiThere Gras paradeDennis held in downtown WILSON going on,” Dennis said. “We is other information we can’t fill in for the duties of Wilson at Wilson II, 32, of Montgomery “We had a recooperate with authorities if disclose now but I don’t think Holtville while he is on adminturned himself into authorities port,” Dennis Tuesday afternoon. it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.” istrative leave. said. “We had a preliminary necessary.”
MISSING Donation helps agency move Police TEEN Chamber holds luncheon continue Millbrook police ask for help locating 16-year-old investigation, man no longer suspected By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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The Elmore County Family ReBy KAITILIN FLEMING source Center is moving, thanks in Managing Editor part to a donation from the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation. The Millbrook Police Department is Soon the resource By Cliff Williamscenter will be in a Members asking for the public’s help in locating bigger Stafffacility Writer on Coosa River Parkof the Jolee Elizabeth Kent, who was last way to better serve its growing cliWetumpka seen Feb. 5 at 10 p.m. entele. The Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce held its Chamber of On Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, the parCommerce annual luncheon to install new officers and board “We are excited about the future of ents of 16-year-old Kent reported attend the the first timemember in a while Thursday. the members resource for center,” board their daughter misschamber’s “A The COVID-19 Angela Cardwell said.pandemic put a hamper on gathing. Kent’s parents Taste of Our erings butthe thecusp chamber “We are on of a celebrated vision thatthe successes of stated that they had Home Town” in Wetumpka. has business been there for a long time. We last seen her on SatBy Jake Arthur luncheon. haven’t ableboard to do this have “We a good staff,been a great and for the last couChief Videographer urday, Feb. 5, 2022 CLIFF WILLIAMS/ ple years,” chairperson Clayalready McConnell said. “Your executive director who has at approximately THE HERALD attendance is an indication people want to get back succeeded in getting funding and writPolice are still atinvestigating the fatal 10 p.m. her resitogether and have these opportunities to see each ing grants.” shooting dence in the in Wetumpka Walmart parkDeatsville, Alabama Civil Justice Foundaing lot on Jan. 20. Alabama. See CHAMBER, Page A3 tion (ACJF) executive director Nikki Police were dispatched to the parking lot Kent was last KENT Tucker Jones said the foundation has around 10:45 p.m. for a “shots seen wearing pa- fired” call. given away nearly $15 million over Once there, they found Centell Winston, jama pants with a the last 30 years with $497,000 to 57 42 of Tallassee, dead of a gunshot woundher multi-colored t-shirt, however, organizations in the past year. in the driver seat of his vehicle. current attire is unknown. Kent is cur“You all do great work and we beAccording Wetumpka police rentlyto homeschooled and ischief known lieve in what you do,” Jones said. Greg Benton, this was not a random shootto frequent the Deatsville and Mill“These grants are possible because of ing. brook areas. the attorneys who participate in donat“This was not have random, not a random If you any information regarding interest from their trust accounts.” act,” saiding Benton. “We believe victhe location of Joleethe Elizabeth The Elmore County Resource Centim and the perpetrator knew eachcall other.” Kent, please immediately the poter executive director LaKesha Ross This is the first homicide in Wetumpka lice or CrimeStoppers using the 24said the organization helps serve unin over three years. The last homicide in hour tip line at 215-STOP (7867) or derserved families in Elmore County. the city took place in 2018. 1-833-AL1-STOP or download the “It’s not a good way to start out the new “We link families to resources in the CLIFF WILLIAMS / THE HERALD P3-tips app. Make sure you receive a Benton. Elmore County Family Resource executive director LaKesha Ross, third from left accepts a donation year,” said tip ID and password in order to diaBenton didn’t want to speculate on the See DONATION, Page A3 from Alabama Civil Justice Foundation executive director Nikki Tucker Davis. log with investigators in case there is a follow-up question. Your tip may lead SHOOTING, Page A3 to a cashSee reward.
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Alabama Association AThe dynamic weather system of is Secondary School Principals expected to impact the southern (AASSP) namedincluding Holtville much High states Thursday, School principal Kyle Futral the of Alabama. 2022 Alabama High School PrinThe National Weather Service of the Year. is cipal predicting that strong to severe The HighbeSchool Principal of storms will possible between the Year award was presented to 2 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. FriFutral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a
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day, with the main window for rain and tornadoes on Thursday, in schoolwide at Holtville school culture from that ofwinds, a shift in a positive direction. The Elmore andassembly Tallapoosa Counties theaddition to strong gradient High School. Elmore County Suschool struggling with low moschool experienced a 62 percent open from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. unrelated to severe storms. Winds perintendent Richard Dennis was rale, achievement and attendance decrease in discipline referrals, The confidence in the overall se- will average 15-25 mph out of the in attendance for the presentation. to a school that strives for excel50 percent decrease in chronic vere threat is still in the air. Many south, with potential for gusts to “Kyle Futral is an exceptionlence. By collaborating with staff, absenteeism, 7 percent increase of the parameters for severe storms 30 or 35 mph. Flooding is not yet al principal and is very proacmany of the school’s issues were in the graduation rate, 33 percent will be in place, such as sheer and expected with this event. tive and innovative in his thinkidentified and addressed. Futral’s increase in CCR rate and a 20 perinstability, but forecasters cannot NOAA’s Storm Prediction Cening and approaches to managing leadership style of listening, encent increase in ACT proficiency be sure on specifics just yet. ter has put a large part of western hisAschool,” Dennis said, couraging, supporting, organizing in the last five years. large part of the state will face As principal of Holtville High and challenging the staff and stuSee WEATHER, Page A3 the risk of damaging winds, heavy See PRINCIPAL, Page A3 School, Futral has transformed dents, caused the school culture to
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MRS. THERESA WYVONNE CHAPUT Mrs. Theresa Wyvonne Chaput, age 66, a resident of Millbrook, AL passed away peacefully at her home, January 30, 2022. I’m Free Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free; I’m following the path God laid for me. I took His hand when I heard him call; I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way; I found that place at the close of day. If my parting has left a void, Then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss; Ah yes, these things, I too, will miss. Be not burdened with times of sorrow; I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life’s been full, I savored much; Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief; Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your heart and share with me; God wanted me now, He set me free.
WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT FEB. 6
• A domestic complaint was reported on Tallassee Street.
FEB. 3
• Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231. • A runaway juvenile was reported on Coosa River Parkway. • A runaway was reported on Bell Parkway.
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• A welfare check was conducted on Friendship Road. • A disorderly person was reported on Friendship Road. • A disorderly person was reported on Friendship Road. • An animal complaint was reported on North Ashurt Avenue. • Trespassing was reported on Carr Street. • Reckless driving was reported on Ashurst Avenue. • An animal complaint was reported on Salem Place. • Harassment was reported on Salem Place. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Friendship Road. • A domestic dispute was reported on Muskogee Trail. • Theft was reported on South Tallassee Drive.
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• Burglary was reported on Riverside Avenue. • A suspicious person was reported on the Fitzpatrick Bridge. • Harassing communications was reported on Oak Heights Road • An animal complaint was reported on Magnolia Street. • Animal control was requested on Barnett Boulevard. • Littering was reported on Powers Avenue. • Menacing was reported on First Avenue. • A suspicious vehicle was reported and a Black male was ar-
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rested on Barnett Boulevard. F EB. 12 • A welfare check was conducted on Freeman Avenue. • Theft was reported on Barnett Boulevard. • Assistance as given to medics on Gilmer Avenue. • Suspicious activity was reported on Benson Avenue. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Barnett Boulevard. • A juvenile complaint was reported on Central Boulevard. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Freeman Avenue. • Reckless driving was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Gilmer Avenue. • Menacing was reported on Notasulga Road. • A suspicious person was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Jordan Avenue.
• Assistance was given to another agency on Powers Avenue. • Harassment was reported on Freeman Avenue. • An assault was reported on E.B. Payne Senior Drive. • Assistance was given to another agency on Highway 229. • Assistance was given to another agency on Lakewater Drive. Feb. 9 • Criminal mischief was reported on Freeman Avenue. • A welfare check was conducted on Barnett Boulevard. • An assault was reported on Powers Avenue. • Theft was reported on Davidson Street. • Harassment was reported on Barnett Boulevard. • Theft was reported on Twin Creeks Drive. • Assistance was given to medics on Second Avenue. • Theft was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to medics on Howard Street.
FEB. 11
• Assistance was given during a medical call on Little Road. • A noise ordinance complaint was reported on Gen. Chappy James Street. • A prowler was reported on Macedonia Road. • A suspicious person was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road. • A verbal altercation was reported on West Butler Street. • A Black male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • Criminal mischief was reported on North Ann Avenue. • A white male was arrested on Freeman Avenue. • A white female was arrested on Freeman Avenue. • A welfare check was conducted on Kelly Place.
FEB. 8
• A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • Debris was reported in the roadway on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Gilmer Avenue. • An attempted burglary was reported on Lilly Avenue. • A white female was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • A vehicle accident was reported on Preer Street. • Debris was reported in the roadway on Main Street. • A white male was arrested on Monroe Street. • A vehicle accident was reported on Notasulga Road. • A welfare check was conducted on Notasulga Road. • A suspicious person was reported on Little Road. Feb. 7 • Gun shots were reported on Lakewater Drive.
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• A civil matter was reported on Sims Avenue. • A domestic incident was reported and a white male was arrested on Powers Avenue. • A suspicious person was reported on Kent Road.
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Sheriff: ‘Something has to be done’ By Cliff Williams Staff Writer According to Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin the mental health system in Alabama is broken. “Through the 90s, the state was addressing it,” Franklin said. “You would make a call and get help.” A standoff in the Claud community In January, where a deputy was shot, could have been avoided, according to Franklin, if the person shooting had received help for their mental health issues. Franklin said law enforcement officers are encountering more and more situations where mental health is now being neglected. “It’s a different element today and something has to be done about it,” Franklin said. “Law enforcement is not a medical doctor or mental health professional. This has got to be addressed.” Franklin early in his law enforcement career, mental health was not as much of an issue for law enforcement as it is now. Franklin said the family of the man involved in the standoff had been seeking mental health help prior to last month’s incident. “[The family member] said he had contacted Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority (MAMHA) and they have yet to contact [the family member],” Franklin said. Franklin said it was his understanding that the family had been leaving messages for help for several weeks. MAMHA executive director Donna Leslie said her organization is “engaged but can’t give any specific information” on the case. Leslie acknowledged funding has affected mental health treatment. “Over a decade ago the state’s budget was cut by $40 million, which was part of the path to the downsizing of the state hospitals and the shift into community services,” Leslie said. “Recent years have seen the first input of new money that we’ve seen in a while,
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it through the route.” Bell said there is still time to get in on the fun by being a parade participant by signing up at www.wetumpkamardisgras.com. “We encourage throwing, but it’s not mandatory,” Bell said. “There will be beads. Moonpies are a big hit especially with the kids.” Bell said they don’t encourage throwing paper – as it litters downtown, or balls – as they tend to bounce and become a dangerous object with the vehicles in the parade. The Mardi Gras Ball happened on a smaller scale than in the past this past weekend but it didn’t take away from the fun. “It was one of the best ever,” Bell said. “The civic center is normally packed. Because of COVID, we lim-
such as the funding for the crisis centers, so this is promising.” Leslie said MAMHA covers Elmore, Autauga, Montgomery and Lowndes counties. “We contract with the Department of Mental Health as the 310 Board to provide behavioral health services for individuals with serious mental illness,” Leslie said. “We provide a wide continuum of care [through] outpatient services (therapy, physician time). [Those services are] currently available in person or remotely, via video or telephone services during the pandemic. Services also include case management, housing for homeless individuals with mental illness, supported housing, substance abuse services (in Montgomery county), day treatment and residential services.” Leslie said mental health issues are challenging due to the timing of the need. “We have focused heavily on crisis care in recent years because it’s an area that is a huge need,” Leslie said. “Many times, people don’t engage in mental health services until it becomes a crisis.” Leslie said MAMHA does offer crisis services through 24/7 on-call clinicians by calling 334-279-7830. “After hours, an answering service connects you to our on-call clinician, who can also assist with access to the mobile crisis team,” Leslie said. “The mobile crisis team [consists of a] therapist and case manager who respond in person to crisis calls. We have staff who assist with evaluations for civil commitments and coordinate with the probate courts.” Leslie said MAMHA is opening a 24/7 crisis diversion center to join the ones already in operation in Mobile and Huntsville. It is a center that possibly could have helped in the Claud incident. “It will allow individuals who are in crisis to get evaluated and get linked up to services right away,” Leslie said. “They will either be linked to outpatient services, or if
they need to be monitored for a few days and begin treatment right away there will be beds available for that purpose.” Franklin said state and federal officials need to do something to help those with mental health issues before more incidents happen where the outcome may not be as good as last month’s. “It is sad when law enforcement goes to volatile calls and there are unaddressed mental health issues,” Franklin said. “We were lucky it appears the deputy will be OK and we were able to get [the suspect] in custody with no one else getting injured.”
THE NUMBERS
Across the state, approximately one in every five Alabama adults has been diagnosed with a depressive disorder. Alabama has the sixth highest prevalence of diagnosed depression in the nation.
2013
• Among Medicaid recipients, 61,779 (5.4 percent) had been diagnosed with depression. • The problem is especially acute for rural residences (6.0 percent) compared to urban (4.9 percent). • Among Medicaid recipients, 95,299 (8.3 percent) had been diagnosed with substance abuse. • The problem is similar for rural residents (8.7 percent) compared to urban residents (8.1 percent).
2012
• Medicare had 89,446 recipients who had been told by their doctors that they were depressed in 2012 or 13.3 percent of all recipients. • Depression is a significant problem in Alabama; 21.9 percent of adults in a representative sampling of Alabama adults have been told by a doctor that they have depression. This is higher than the United States sampling which shows that 18 percent of adults have been told by a doctor
that they have depression. • Historic data for this question does not exist as 2011 was the first year this question was asked in the BRFSS survey. The percentage for 2011 was 21.2 and increased to 21.9 percent in 2012. • Alabamians in the 55-64 year age group tend to have higher rates of depression. • Depression is six percent higher among white people than Black people. • Depression decreases as income grows. In fact, Alabama adults who have less than a high school education and/or an annual household income of less than $15,000 are at a significantly higher risk of depression. • Medicare had 23,777 recipients who were diagnosed with schizophrenia or psychosis in 2012, or 3.53 percent of all recipients. • Schizophrenia and psychosis are serious mental illnesses which could result in violence toward others. These conditions seriously impair the ability to operate normally in social situations. • In Alabama, the highest prevalence for the Medicare population is in Dallas and Perry counties. The lowest is in Washington and Autauga counties. • Schizophrenia/Psychosis prevalence among Medicare recipients is higher in 17 counties than for the nation but is less than half the national prevalence in Washington County (1.75 percent) • Approximately one in every five Alabama adults has been diagnosed with a depressive disorder (including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression). • Alabama has the sixth highest prevalence of diagnosed depression in the nation. • Female adults in Alabama are significantly more at risk for depression.
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Significance of Trump endorsements in Alabama races
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ormer President Donald Trump was a very-popular president with Alabama Republican voters. Trump was a proven conservative president. He walked the walk. He did not just talk the talk. He has a legacy as president, especially in changing the philosophical tilt of the U.S. Supreme Court. He remains popular with GOP primary voters in the Heart of Dixie. Trump continues to stay in the spotlight. He almost feels compelled to endorse candidates for senate and governor in very conservative, southern and Midwest Republican states like Alabama where he still remains popular. Trump has indeed endorsed Congressman Mo Brooks in his quest to fill the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Richard Shelby. Brooks is basing his entire campaign on Trump’s endorsement. Gubernatorial candidate, Lindy Blanchard, who has been a stalwart Trump supporter is hoping for Trump’s blessing in her quest to unseat Governor Kay Ivey. Trump’s endorsement in this race would indeed be important in Ms. Blanchard’s mission. In the senate race, polling by two reputable and independent polling firms indicates that Mo Brooks and Katie Britt are in a dead heat contest each with about 25% with Mike Durant at 18%. Their numbers are not rock solid. Britt has more favorable numbers than Brooks on likeability. The poll indicates that if President Trump continues to be for Brooks, it will help him immensely. If Trump becomes disenchanted with Brooks, he can kiss this race goodbye. Brook’s campaign would simply vanish and sail away. Therefore, the prevailing question is what is the
and revered throughout the South. He was especially loved in Georgia, where he would spend a STEVE good amount of time at his home FLOWERS in Warm Springs. Columnist FDR had become like a king. He was immensely popular. However, he was having significance of Trump’s problems with the conservative endorsement in the senate race establishment-oriented aging and also if Trump endorses the U.S. Supreme Court. Roosevelt governor’s race? responded with a bold, audacious My observation of Alabama move to pack the court with six politics over the last 60 years is new members whom he could that Alabamians more than any select and move the Supreme other state have a pronounced Court from 9 to 15 justices. FDR proclivity of not voting for a wanted to control the Supreme candidate that someone endorses, Court. A good many U.S. they will actually vote against Senators, who had been loyal to them for that reason. Alabamians Roosevelt’s New Deal agenda are independent and like to make could not go along with this their own choices for individual brazen power play. Georgia’s candidates. It has happened over venerable Walter George was one and over again in my lifetime of those who opposed the FDR as though they are saying to a Court packing plan. governor, in this case a former Senator George was running president, we elected you to for reelection and there was a your office and you ought to tremendous ceremonial event of be thankful for that and not be a water dam that Senator George presumptuous or try to stick your had secured for Georgia. The nose where it doesn’t belong. ceremony was less than a month Stick to your own knitting. before the election. FDR came George Wallace in his heyday, to the event and lambasted when he was very popular, more Walter George and openly asked popular than Trump in Alabama, Georgians to vote against him for would endorse candidates and reelection. When it came time they would universally, invariably for Senator Walter George to lose even if they were favored. It speak, he calmly and gentlemanly was as though his endorsement went to the podium and said in a was the kiss of death. He gave up dignified voice, “Mr. President, and quit endorsing. we Georgians appreciate you, we Trump has already had a dose love you and admire you, but Mr. of this Alabama anti-endorsing President, Georgians will elect elixir. He made two endorsements their U.S. Senator.” Walter George in the 2017 special senate was reelected overwhelmingly a elections. Trump endorsed Luther few weeks later. Strange, and he lost. Trump then See you next week. endorsed Roy Moore and he lost. Other southern states have Steve Flowers is Alabama’s illustrated this anti-endorsing leading political columnist. His history. During the Franklin weekly column appears in over 60 Delano Roosevelt presidency, Alabama newspapers. He served which lasted four terms 16 years in the state legislature. throughout the Great Depression Steve may be reached at www. and New Deal, FDR was beloved steveflowers.us.
Board of Education T his story has been told before, but I was recently asked by a customer at Super Foods to retell it here in the Tribune for all to see. And now comes the story of the Board of Education – Frisco City style. Once upon a time, way back yonder in the Frisco City days, my principal was a tough little lady who stood about five-foottwo and was one of the harshest disciplinarians I’ve ever worked for. Coach Rodney Dollar had been there the year prior to my arrival as the new high school band director, and from the beginning he was assigned to guide me through my first year out of college. Coach Dollar visited my new apartment and brought groceries my first night in town. I appreciated his generosity in those early days. He also painted the lines on the band practice field, cut our grass without ever asking for a payment or even a thank-you note, and allowed us to hold rehearsals at the stadium on the football field (that is, until majorette boots destroyed most of the grass, but that is another story). The principal, as I mentioned, was pretty strict and believed not in detention or I.S.S. but in corporal punishment all the way. Teachers stood in the halls and paddled those who were tardy or otherwise out of line. (The coaches got away with
paddling not only for tardies, but for saggy britches, bad breath, pretty much anything.) Our principal told me on my first day at work that I needed to – how to say this politely – “man up” and build a paddle before the opening of school. She said, “kids these days need to be paddled, just because.” But all those college professors told us NEVER to paddle! This argument failed – and the principal instructed me to buy or build one, as this was the policy of the school. So, away I went to find a paddle, that remnant of an old-fashioned public school education. My dad fashioned a board for me to use, and tested it on me that weekend at my parents’ house. I felt like I had sat down in a bed of fire ants when he tried it out, so it seemed suitable for use on the Frisco fannies I’d soon be getting to know. The first days of school came and went, and in an effort to follow the directives of my boss – and to appear tough enough to impress Coach Dollar – I decided to paddle anyone who was tardy to my General Music class. The first customer was a young man who seemed to have a positive attitude and was wellliked by his teammates and peers. One day, the bell rang, and a few seconds later he came running down the hall as I was closing the door.
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Coach Dollar was standing by to witness my maiden voyage into the world of corporal punishment. I instructed the student to bend over and put his hands against the wall. He did, and I swung, and hit the back of his legs. The boy screamed like a little girl. Dollar shouted. “No, Bird! Too low! You gotta go for that sweet spot where the butt ends and the legs begin,” he said. “Let me show you.” Coach grabbed the paddle and commented on how heavy it was, and took a swing. The Houston Astros pro baseball player hit that sweet spot just right, then handed back off to me. “Okay, now you try.” I took my stance, raised the paddle, and struck – right on top of this kid’s behind. He squealed again. Dollar took the paddle and was ready to demonstrate once more. But we noticed that this kid had a crumpled piece of paper in his hand. It was a hall pass. He wasn’t tardy, after all, and we’d been beating him within an inch of his life for the past five minutes. All was forgiven – but I doubt any of us standing in that hallway will ever forget the day we learned about the Board of Education.
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Law enforcement believes this person to be Juan Borum. Borum is wanted in a series of thefts across Elmore County.
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Staff Report The Wetumpka Police Department is looking for Juan Borum in connection to a series of thefts in Wetumpka. Investigators identified Borum with the help of CrimeStoppers and an anonymous tip. “Starting on Jan. 29 through Feb. 6, Wetumpka investigators advise Juan Borum attempted and/or successfully broke into several retail business
registers and stole cash from the register draws,” a CrimeStoppers release said. “This person is also a suspect in Prattville and Millbrook using the exact same method to BORHAM steal cash from register drawers from other retail stores. He was last seen as a passenger in
a gray four-door sedan.” Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Juan Borum is asked to immediately call the police or CrimeStoppers using its 24-hour tip line at 215-STOP (7867) or 1-833-AL1-STOP or download CrimeStoppers P3-tips app. If you do call, make sure you receive a Tip ID and password in order to dialog with investigators in case there are any follow-up questions. A tip may lead to a cash reward.
Humane Society of Elmore County News – 14 Feb ‘22 Rea Cord Executive Director What goes on in our Shelter on a daily basis – 365 day/year? The public sees our pets on-line and in our adoptable pets after they have been cleaned up, vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and generally recovered from any negative health issues they might have had. What the general public does not see is the day in, day out work our staff is doing to help so many pets recover from neglect, starvation, sickness, injuries, and overall mistreatment that may have gone on for a significant period of time before they came to us. In any given week we will likely have more than a few pets recovering from neglect and issues such as mange, respiratory infections, severe flea & tick infestations, intestinal parasites & poor nutrition. Pets with acute injuries are not uncommon and necessitate quick trips to area veterinarians to get the appropriate diagnosis and care. We seem to always have dogs undergoing heartworm treatment with upward of ten right now in need of treatment. Long-term neglect is not ‘fixable’ overnight, so it is not uncommon for us to have had a pet a month or more before it is recovered and ready to be placed for adoption. Infestations of external & internal parasites (fleas, ticks, roundworms, hookworms, etc) can leave pets anemic and weak from the loss of blood. Young animal are at special risk and our staff often has to work fast so the affected puppies or kittens can recover. Too often we receive animals that are terribly underweight from starvation and/or severe intestinal parasites. Re-feeding a starved pet is not just putting food in front of them as they may need multiple small meals during the day to get their recovery started. Pets with large internal parasite loads have to be de-wormed carefully so as not to shock their system and then often have to be dewormed multiple times to finally rid them of their parasites. Many, many cats and kittens come to us with upper respiratory issues that can be from contagious cat diseases or just bad
overall health from poor nutrition, internal and external parasites, and stress. Goopy eyes & runny noses are more the norm for large numbers of kittens during ‘kitten season,’ and our kitty quarantine area is generally full during those months as we work to help many of these kittens get well enough to be placed for adoption. What about all of those puppies and kittens too young to be without a mother? Our staff whips up kitten and puppy meals geared to their needs and that means a lot of goopy foods and dirty puppy and kitten faces needing cleaned up after they eat throughout the day. That is a lot of puppy and kitten cleaning going on depending on the time of year. If we have a nursing mother that is able and willing to take on new babies it makes life a lot easier and we are certainly grateful for some wonderful mother dogs and cats who prove to be incredible moms! Of course, our foster families are unsung heroes as they take on babies to raise until they are ready to find their new homes. Shelter work is a lot more than just putting food and water down daily. There are medications, vaccinations and parasite preventives to be given, feeding to be monitored, baths to keep them clean, illness/injury issues to be dealt with, exercise to help their physical and psychological health, behavior assessments so that we can help pets and adopters find great matches and lots of documentation to go along with it all. Spay/ neuter surgeries have to be scheduled with all the accompanying paperwork followed by photography sessions so the world can see our wonderful pets online. Of course, helping a potential adopter meet the pet they may adopt is the goal of all of this work so that we can turn our focus back to all those still coming in so we can start the process all over again. So, what this means is that there is truly very little ‘down’ time in a shelter as there is no end to caring for 200+ pets every day. But you can trust that our staff is there to help all that come to us to the best of our ability as we all love animals and work to find them better futures.
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choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough, free health exam with your participating veterinarian. If you are interested in meeting Rocket or any of the pets, please first email the shelter at hselco@bellsouth.net for the adoption application. Once that is cleared, the shelter will coordinate with you to set up an appointment to meet and adopt. They are located at 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, and their phone number is 334-567-3377 and the website is www.elmorehumane.org for more information.
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House committee OKs anti-riot bill By JACOB HOLMES Special to The Herald People participating in protests in Alabama could soon find themselves detained for 24 hours if law enforcement finds the protest creates immediate danger of damage to property or injury to persons. The House Judiciary Committee gave the bill a favorable report on Wednesday after a round of discussion and debate. Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, referenced rioting in Birmingham as an example of why the changes are needed. “Folks are coming in and hijacking what starts to be a peaceful protest,” Treadaway said. “It’s well-financed and well-organized.” Treadaway recounted seeing the rioting in Birmingham up close, stating that an individual had a bag full of cash in the “back of the jail” ready to bond out any rioters. “He didn’t even know who he wanted to bond out,” Treadaway said. “It shows it was a bigger concerted effort.” Due to the existing law, Treadaway said law enforcement had to allow the person to bond out whoever he wanted to, allowing people just arrested for rioting to return to the streets to do more damage. That’s why, Treadaway said, it’s im-
portant to ensure people charged with rioting or assaulting a police officer are held for 24 hours. “It gives public safety time to put these fires out,” Treadaway said. Democrats on the committee said the bill is “better” than it was last year, but “not great.” “What’s the difference between a riot and legitimate political discourse?” asked Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa. The question is a clear reference to the Republican National Committee branding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as “legitimate political discourse.” “It seems to me the difference is who’s participating in it,” England said. Several questions were posed as to how law enforcement would determine between a peaceful protest and immediate danger to people and property. “There’s peaceful protest and then there’s setting buildings on fire,” Treadaway said. The ACLU of Alabama has compared the bill to a Florida law that has now been ruled unconstitutional and said it is prepared to request a similar injunction against this bill if it passes. The Code of Alabama currently defines a riot as occurring when “five or more other persons, wrongfully engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk of public
terror or alarm.” HB2 would change the definition of a riot occurring to the “assemblage of five or more persons resulting in conduct which creates an immediate danger of damage to property or injury to persons.” The bill deems a person participating in a riot “if, after receiving an order to disperse by a law enforcement officer or when in violation of a curfew, the person intentionally participates in a riot.” In his decision overturning the Florida law, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker wrote that Florida’s definition of a riot did not make clear whether a person “merely avoid sharing a common intent to assist others in violent and disorderly conduct” or needed to “avoid participating in any public event where such violent and disorderly conduct could occur.” As such, he said, “If this court does not enjoin the statute’s enforcement, the lawless actions of a few rogue individuals could effectively criminalize the protected speech of hundreds, if not thousands, of law-abiding Floridians.” “HB 2 is similarly vague to the extent of disorderly conduct an individual must knowingly engage in to be considered for arrest and prosecution,” the ACLU of Alabama said in a statement. The bill was given a favorable report and advances to the full House for consideration.
House committee approves bill to provide parole guideline oversight By JACOB HOLMES Special to The Herald A House committee Wednesday approved a bill that would establish a council to create guidelines for the parole of incarcerated individuals. The bill would create the Criminal Justice Poli-
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viate from them, you have to articulate a reason,” said Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, the bill’s sponsor. According to the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles’ latest available statistical report, which captures FY22 Oct-Dec, ABPP’s guidelines recommended that the Board grant parole in 79 percent of cases heard during this time period, but the board actually granted parole in only 11 percent of those cases. The chart indicates the parole board has a “conformance rate” of 32 percent, meaning the board is making decisions that conform with its own guidelines in only about one-third of its cases. In addition to requiring a written statement when deviating from the parole guidelines, the bill also creates an appeal process for incarcerated individuals who are denied parole in deviation from the guidelines. “The guidelines are currently being ignored,” England said. “This bill takes those guidelines and validates them and creates some oversight in the event the board is ignoring its own guidelines, policies and procedures. It gives us
the ability to hold them accountable.” The bill calls for the parole release guidelines to assess The prisoner’s risk to reoffend, based on a validated risk and needs assessment Progress by the prisoner in complying with the Department of Corrections’ plan for reentry. Input from the victim or victims, the family of the victim or victims, prosecutors, and law enforcement entities. Participation in risk-reduction programs while incarcerated. Institutional behavior of the prisoner while incarcerated. Severity of the underlying offense for which the prisoner was sentenced to incarceration. Any interview or statement from the prisoner. The council would be composed of the executive director of the Alabama Sentencing Commission, the secretary of the Department of Corrections, the director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the director of the Legislative Services Agency. It would be dissolved Jan. 1, 2025.
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Members of the Tallassee FFA, who are also members of the choral programs of Tallassee High School, performed for the Alabama State Board of Education in Montgomery last week.
Former police chief Higgins surrenders certification By Cliff Williams Staff Writer Former Tallassee police chief Matthew Higgins can never work as a law enforcement officer again, according to a statement from Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC). Higgins resigned from his position in Tallassee in December after the Tallassee City Council asked for a state agency to investigate several allegations in the city. According to the statement from APOSTC’s executive secretary Chief R. Allan Benefield, Higgins voluntarily entered an agreement with the law enforcement certification organization to leave law enforcement behind. “On Jan. 21, Matthew Higgins, acting through his attorney Mr. Mickey McDermott, Esq., surrendered his APOSTC Law Enforcement Certification to the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission (the Commission), Benefield said. “The surrender of Mr. Higgins’ APOSTC Law Enforcement Certification was officially accepted by the Commission at their meeting of Feb. 2. Accordingly, Mr. Higgins is no longer eligible to serve as a law enforcement officer in Alabama.” It is common practice for law enforcement officers entering retirement to keep their APOSTC certification by working as reserve officers to maintain training and certification. Those officers who retire but do not maintain training see their certification expire. Benefield did not comment as to why Higgins surrendered. Higgins journey towards retirement began in November when the city council voted unanimously to seek an investigation in numerous matters in the city including allegations against Mayor John Hammock, Higgins and former building inspector Andy Coker of harassment or harassing communications by the “Mayor of Tallassee, the
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Tallassee Police Chief, Matthew Higgins, delivered the 2020 department stats during the Jan. 12 council meeting at City Hall. He resigned Dec. 14, 2021.
former building inspector for the City of Tallassee and the Tallassee Police Chief” directed at City of Tallassee employees and officials. Higgins, who served in the Montgomery Police Department before coming to Tallassee in 2016, resigned just before Christmas. Hammock read Higgins’ resignation letter as Tallassee police chief to the council at the Dec. 14, 2021 council meeting. The letter as read by Hammock stated: “I have worked tirelessly over the last five years to improve the Tallassee Police Department. I believe that we have had great strides forward in the areas of technology, equipment, and personnel, and service to the community. These improvements have required countless hours of work to accomplish. I have spent nearly 30 years in the law enforcement career field which
has required a lot of sacrifice by my family and myself. During the last year I have gained another grandchild, and suffered the death of my father. These events have made me appreciate the time I have with my family. I have also seen them endure a great deal over the last several months with the negative, self-serving politics that have played out. You can not have your leadership and decision making choices constantly questioned and continue to be able to move forward. It is for all these reasons that I have made the very difficult decision to resign my position with the Tallassee Police Department effective Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 at 1600 hours. I would like to thank the good officers that worked hard during my tenure as well as those citizens that have supported us. I pray for the officers’ continued safety.”
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What’s Hell like? By Betty Markos “Life has many choices, eternity has two.” This was a sign at a church. A newspaper column from May 31, 2008, titled “What’s hell like” was written by Pastor Charles of Victory Temple Church. I’ve been carrying this [newspaper clip] in my purse ever since. “The most terrifying aspect of all about hell is its length or duration. Hell is eternal. Hell will last forever. Can you comprehend eternity? No mathematical equation or formula can explain it. Your mind cannot conceive of eternity, but it is nonetheless real. This aspect of hell alone should cause men to cry out in repentance. Rev. 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. What could communicate the duration of hell better than the expression “forever and ever?” Charles Haddon Spurgeon said in hell there is no hope. The damned have not even the hope of dying – the hope of being annihilated. They are forever—forever—forever lost! On every chain in hell, there is written “forever.” Above their heads they read, “forever.” Their eyes are galled and their hearts are painted with the thought that it is “forever.” Christopher Love says “This is man’s misery in hell, he shall be in no more hope of coming out after he hath been there millions of years, then he was when he was first cast in there; for his torments shall be to eternity, without end, because the God that damns him is eternal. Everlasting punishment involves banishment from the presence of God and Christ forever – a date made vivid by the image of eternal fire.”
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Surrounding Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 5674413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 5679143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 5675754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 5692825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 5674325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 5674729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 5412556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist
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Sixteen county wrestlers to compete in AHSAA state championships By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The AHSAA state wrestling championships will have a strong presence from Elmore County in it this weekend. Sixteen wrestlers from across Elmore County will compete in the state championships in Huntsville from Thursday, Feb. 17 to Saturday, Feb. 19. All 16 wrestlers qualified by placing in the Top 8 wrestlers in their respective weight classes. Three of the 16 wrestlers - Wetumpka’s Chad Strickland (120 pounds), El-
more County’s Ramon Lozada (113) and Stanhope Elmore’s Caleb Foster (285 pounds) - not only qualified but also won their super section tournament championship. The entire field from Elmore County that qualified for the championship is as follows. Holtville: Brady Goodwin (152). Elmore County: Lozada (113). Tallassee: Brendan Emfinger (120), Bry Hathcock (126), Land Bell (132), Christian McCary (160). Stanhope Elmore: Jared Cherry Daniel (132), Kristian Seals (138), Con-
nor Russo (160), Foster (285). Wetumpka: Roman McWilliams (106), Strickland (120), Noah Smith (126), Kaleb Robinson (170), Christian Preston (195), Willie Cox (285). In the super sectional championship this weekend, Wetumpka’s team placed sixth overall in AHSAA Class 6A south. The team tallied 125 total points and three players finish in first or second place. Strickland was the lone championship winner for the Indians, beating HomeSee WRESTLERS, Page B2
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Wetumpka wrestler Chad Strickland won the super section tournament championship in the 120 pound weight class this weekend. Strickland, who is 39-2 this season, will wrestle for the state championship this upcoming weekend.
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Senior Kelbi Johnson scored a game-high 18 points as Stanhope Elmore lost to Helena, 57-45, to end the Lady Mustangs season on Monday night.
Stanhope Elmore girls end season in sub-regional play By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Stanhope Elmore girls basketball team saw its successful season come to an abrupt and unfortunate end on Monday night. Visiting Helena beat No. 1 seed Stanhope Elmore, 57-45, in the first round of the AHSAA Class 6A playoffs. Stanhope Elmore’s season comes to an end with a 21-7 overall record while Helena advances to regional play this weekend. Stanhope led by one point early in the third quarter, but Helena took the lead on a 8-0 run and never looked back. The Huskies led by nine points at the end of the third and pushed their lead out to as much as 16 points in the fourth. “I think, on their behalf, they did a good job of getting us out of sync,” Stanhope coach Kelvin Stokes said. “We were not able to get to the rack like we usually do in transition. Board wise, Jacey (Haynes) couldn’t get in rhythm. Give Helena credit, but we’re more of an inside out team and we just couldn’t pressure the paint like we wanted to.” Stanhope’s team is built to pressure teams from the inside out, with senior Haynes and junior Summer Hicks leading the charge in the paint. Neither one of Stanhope’s bigs could get anySee STANHOPE, Page B2
STATE CHAMPS Edgewood girls claim first basketball title in program history By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
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he Edgewood Academy girls basketball team left no doubt on the court that they were the best team in AISA Class AA on Monday afternoon. Edgewood Academy beat Sparta Academy, 60-46, in the AISA AA state championship. It is the first state championship in program history for the Lady Wildcats (23-6). Edgewood took a strong double-digit lead as early as the second quarter and never looked back, leading by as much as 19 points in the second half and never letting it get closer than nine points. “This means everything,” head See CHAMPS, Page B2 JAKE ARTHUR | THE HERALD
Edgewood Academy girls coach Jason Fisher and the Lady Wildcats celebrate their AISA Class AA state championship.The Lady Wildcats beat Sparta Academy, 60-46, to win their first state title in program history.
Experienced Wetumpka baseball team ready for 2022 season By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor After putting together a solid 2021 campaign last spring, the Wetumpka baseball team returns nearly all of its production from a year ago. The Indians, which went 22-10 last season and saw its season end in the playoffs, return eight of their nine position players and the majority of their pitching staff as they begin play this week. Wetumpka opens the 2022 campaign on Friday, Feb. 18 at home against Robertsdale at 5 p.m. When the Indians take the field for first pitch, the talent-heavy team will try to make a run for the AHSAA Class 6A state championship. “The first thing is that we did have
a great year last year, but we want to build on that and try to move forward and be more consistent,” head coach Michael Dismukes said. “We want to keep our same goals and play up to our potential every day. Attitude is looking really well and we are looking forward to the season.” Dismukes likes where his offense is at in the preseason, and that comes after his team returns nearly every position player. Every position has a returning starter from a year ago except for left field, and that should get filled quickly. The offense is full of talented players, but it is headlined by Troy signee Kyle Morrison and South Alabama commit Ty Brooks at third base and shortstop. Morrison, a senior, is one of the best hitters across the entire
state of Alabama and he proved that with a stellar season last year. As a junior, Morrison hit .442 with four home runs and 36 RBIs. Brooks helped the team as well with a .318 average with 34 hits, 3 doubles and 24 RBIs. Those two aren’t the only two to fear in the Wetumpka lineup. There’s also Davis Wells, Douglas Johnson, Noah Jones and Garrit Terrell, all of which are committed to play at the next level and all hit over .300 last season, who will be consistent and threatening pieces of the lineup. “We’re swinging it really well in the preseason so far,” Dismukes said. “These guys take their work and their daily routine and keep grindSee BASEBALL, Page B2
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Wetumpka third baseman and Troy signee Kyle Morrison will headline a Wetumpka team that returns eight of its nine starters from a year ago.
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coach Jason Fisher said. “As a coach, this is what you live for. You want to win a state championship and change lives. To see both of those things this year, seeing them grow into a close-knit group and to win a trophy, it’s the best feeling in the world.” For Fisher, Monday’s win means a little more than the normal person. The win came on Fisher’s 42nd birthday. Earlier in the year, when he realized that the championship game would fall on his birthday, he told his team that all he wanted for his birthday was to be playing for the championship. Not only did his team deliver on his birthday present, but they made it even better by winning in dominant fashion. “This is the best birthday ever,” Fisher said. “When I told them this was all I wanted, they told me that they had me. I was a little nervous, I’m not going to lie. When we got on the bus, normally the girls are loud and excited and dancing but they were quiet. As soon as we hit the first exit coming off the interstate, they lit up. Right then, I said ‘Okay, we’re good.’ That moment put me at ease. I had a lot of emotions all day today, but coming out on top is the best.” To start the game, Fisher said he saw some pre-game jitters from his squad, but none of those came from star sophomore Lindsey Brown. The point guard scored 10 of her team’s 14 first-quarter points as Edgewood led, 14-11, after one. The team’s jitters left shortly after. Senior Molly Snow entered in the second quarter and hit two 3-pointers while senior Kennedy Mensch, junior Jaylyn Strength and sophomore Madison Martin scored a combined six points to give Edgewood a 26-17 lead at the break. That lead got pushed out even farther in the third quarter as senior Emma Weldon started the quarter with a 3-pointer. Strength then had a layup-and-1 and that gave Edgewood a 15-point lead. Sparta never cut it any closer than 12 points the rest of the way. “They just wanted it more,” Fisher said of his team. “They even said it in the pregame. They said ‘Today is the day we show we want it more than they do.’ They showed that. Once they got the first quarter jitters out of the way, they knew. They bought in and said they had this.” Brown led the team with her game-high 17 points, including 10 in the first quarter, but Edgewood’s seniors didn’t let her steal all the glory. The trio of seniors - Weldon, Mensch and Snow - scored a combined 19 points to help pace the team. Twelve of the those 19 points came in the second half, including six free throws from Mensch and Snow to help keep the lead as far as it was. “I’m gonna miss this group,” Fisher said of his seniors. “It’s one of the better senior classes I’ve had. It’s just un-describable how this group allows a sophomore to be the team captain and they don’t argue about it. They lead in other ways. Molly leads knowing she is going to come off the bench and give us a spark. When Emma’s shot isn’t falling, she doesn’t worry and she fixes it on defense. And Kennedy is our spark plug and she is going to come in and give me 110%. They’re going to be missed and they’re welcome back any tim
wood’s Graham Miner by decision, 5-2. With the win, Strickland moves to 39-2 on the year and will be one of the favorites to win the 6A championship in the 120 weight class this weekend. “I was really impressed with a bunch of the young guys,” Wetumpka wrestling coach Anthony Byrd said. “This was the first time ever wrestling for at the sectional tournament for a lot of the guys. Chad is really, really focused right now and the difference between this year and the last two is that he just doesn’t care who he’s wrestling against. He’s just focused on going out there and doing his best.” Stanhope had four players qualify for the state championship, and they finished just outside the Top 10 in the team standings. Foster was the lone champion for
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thing started on Monday, and ended the game with only a combined 11 points. Haynes, which had a stellar season, had double digit rebounds but had only seven points in the game. Hicks added four points and had an abundance of rebounds and blocks as well, but nothing could get going for either player in the paint. “We just couldn’t ever get in a rhythm,” Stokes said. “Credit them for making it hard for us and for knowing to double down on Jacey and try to keep someone
the Mustangs, beating Wetumpka’s Willie Cox by decision, 5-0, in the sectional championship. Foster has not wrestled the entire season due to being injured late in football season, but the 285-pounder has not lost a match this year and is currently 15-0 entering the state championship. Russo was the only other Mustang to reach the championship match, but lost to Mountain Brook’s Gray Ortis by major decision, 17-8. Russo (42-3) and Ortis (55-1) are expected to meet again in the 160-pound overall championship. “With the adversity and all the injuries we’ve faced this year, it was a great finish for our guys this season,” Stanhope coach Hunter Adams said. “Connor has been outstanding all year and we knew that he’d make a run. He went his last 22 matches without surrendering a point, which was impressive. Caleb’s had a short season and didn’t get cleared to
in Kelbi Johnson’s face. At the end of the day, we just have to make shots. I think we played hard, but we can’t turn the ball over and we have to make free throws.” Johnson was the team’s leading scorer in the game. The star senior guard finished with a team-high 18 points, but Helena’s lead was too much to overcome late. Johnson had only seven points at halftime, but scored 11 in the second half, including two 3-pointers that helped Stanhope cut the lead to eight points in the final two minutes. Her last 3-pointer with
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ing. I’m definitely looking for the top of the order and the middle of the order to be solid. They all have experience with three to four years of starting experience in some spots and they’re ready to go.” Quite possibly the biggest strength of the team will be the very experienced pitching staff. Left-handed senior and Southern
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wrestle until after Christmas, and he’s really come on down the stretch. With him being a big physical athlete, his natural abilities play well for the sport.” Elmore County’s Ramon Lozada was the only Panther to qualify for the state championship, and he won the sectional championship in spectacular fashion. He beat Pike Road’s John Duncan by decision, 7-3, in the championship. It was sweet revenge for Lozada (252), as both of his losses this season have come from Duncan earlier in the year. “He’s wrestled hard all year,” Elmore County coach Mason Thornton said. “He brought his A-game. He had a really tough match with a kid from Homewood in the semifinals, and he won that match on a last-second reversal. he’s had the skill and the tools all year, we’ve just been working on his gas tank. He didn’t give up in the semifinals and it paid off for him in the finals.
1:28 left was the last point for Stanhope as Helena went on to hit four free throws down the stretch to secure the win. “Kelbi is unbelievable,” Stokes said. “You can’t replace a Kelbi Johnson. She’s a young lady that never gives you a problem and she’s given me everything she can for the last three players. She’s an unremarkable player. She shoots the ball well and she’s a team leader.” Johnson and Haynes were two of Stanhope’s four seniors that saw their careers come to an end on Monday. They were joined by Danyle Caffee and Saiban
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Chappell. Stokes said he hated to see his seniors end like this, but they helped build the bridge and put together an unbelievable season by winning 20 games and claiming the AHSAA Class 6A, Area 5 championship last week. “They set the stage,” Stokes said of his seniors. “They brought the team from getting knocked out early in the area last year to winning it this year and gave us a 21-7 record. Our season, winning 20 games, they built the bridge. I don’t know the last time we had this type of season. They’re the foundation and they’ve started something here.”
on the mound is Morrison, who will be a strong option after being injured and not able to pitch the second half of last season. “The pitching staff is experienced. They’re older, they’re seasoned and they’re experienced. We are bringing back a lot of talent and a lot of innings there. That’s going to help and that’s going to be the strength of our team. We have some guys who are going to go out there and throw strikes. We’re definitely experienced on the mound for sure.”
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GEORGE WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY
Did you know that the official name of Presidents Day, which is celebrated yearly on the third Monday in February, is actually “George Washington’s Birthday”? The day began as a day to honor George Washington and now honors all 45 of the American Presidents, current and past. The holiday began in Washington, D.C. in 1879. In 1885, President Arthur made it an official Federal holiday for the entire Country. George Washington was actually born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland, Virginia. He grew up on his father’s plantation. It was once said that as a young man he chopped down one of his father’s cherry trees; when asked by his father if he had committed the act, he replied “Yes, I cannot tell a lie.” Although this story may not have happened, Washington was well-renowned for his good morals and character. He married his wife, Martha, on January 6, 1759. As a young adult, he worked as a land surveyor before beginning his military career. He commanded the Continental Army through the Revolutionary War, and on April 30, 1789, he took the Oath of Office and was sworn in as the first President of the United States. Known as the “Father of our Country,” many of Washington’s ideals still influence who the United States is as a Country today. President Washington held office for only two terms--from 1789 to 1797. He helped to pick the sight of the White House which has been home to all of the American Presidents, but him. This year we will celebrate Washington and all the Presidents on Monday February 21.
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g g will, on March 31, 2022, sell at public outcry to the highest bidAlabama law gives some per- der in front of the main entrance sons who have an interest in of the Elmore County, Alabama, property the right to redeem the Courthouse in the City of Weproperty under certain circum- tumpka, during the legal hours stances. Programs may also of sale, the following real estate HEALTH/BEAUTY exist that help persons avoid or situated in Elmore County, AlaATTENTION OXYGEN delay the foreclosure process. bama, to wit: THERAPY USERS! Inogen An attorney should be consult- Commence at the Southwest One G4 is capable of full 24/7 ed to help you understand these corner of the Northeast 1/4 of oxygen delivery. Only 2.8 rights and programs as a part of Section 23, Township 18 North, pounds. FREE information kit. the foreclosure process. Range 20 East, Elmore County, Call 844-322-9935. Alabama. Thence North 12 deg. This property will be sold on 00’ 52” East for a distance of ATTENTION: VIAGRA and an “as is, where is” basis, sub- 1564.74 feet to a iron pin markCIALIS USERS! A cheaper ject to any easements, en- ing the point of beginning of the alternative to high drugstore cumbrances, and exceptions following described property. prices! 50 Pill Special - $99 UHÀHFWHG LQ WKH PRUWJDJH DQG Thence North 00 deg. 00’ 00” + FREE Shipping! 100% those contained in the records East for a distance of 208.75 guaranteed. CALL NOW: RI WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI feet to a iron pin. Thence North 866-505-0828. Probate in the county where the 90 deg. 00’ 00” East for a disabove-described property is sit- tance of 208.75 feet to a iron FOR SALE uated. This property will be sold pin. Thence South 00 deg. DirecTV Satellite TV Service Starting at $59.99/month! Free subject to the right of redemp- 00’ 00” East for a distance of tion of all parties entitled thereto 208.75 feet to a iron pin. Thence Installation! 160+ channels and subject to any outstanding North 90 deg. 00’ 00” West for a available. Call Now to Get the ad valorem taxes (including tax- distance of 208.75 feet back to Most Sports & Entertainment es which are a lien, whether or the point of beginning. Together on TV! not now due and payable). This with and subject to covenants, 844-594-7108 sale is made for the purpose easements and restrictions of of paying the indebtedness se- record. Said property contains NEED NEW Flooring? Call Empire Today to schedule cured by said mortgage, as well 1.00 acres more or less and is as the expenses of foreclosure. located in the Northwest 1/4 of a Free in-home estimate on The Mortgagee/Transferee re- the Northeast 1/4 Section 23, Carpeting and Flooring. serves the right to bid for and T18N, R20E, Elmore County, Call Today! 1-888-381-0916. purchase the real estate and to Alabama. ALSO THE FOLLOWcredit its purchase price against ING UTILITY AND ACCESS UPDATE YOUR HOME with Beautiful New Blinds & Shades. the expenses of sale and the in- EASEMENT, TO-WIT: ComFREE in-home estimates make debtedness secured by the real mence at the Northeast corner estate. This sale is subject to of the above described propit convenient to shop from erty; Thence North 90 deg. 00’ home. Professional installation. postponement or cancellation. 00” West for a distance of 11.03 Top quality - Made in the USA. Wilmington Savings Fund Soci- feet to the point of beginning of Call for free consultation: ety, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich the following described 30’ wide 844-809-9165. Mortgage Loan Trust F, Mort- easement. Thence North 90 Ask about our specials! gagee/Transferee deg. 00’ 00” West for a distance of 34.00 feet to a point. Thence ELIMINATE ROACHES THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY North 28 deg. 05’ 08” East for GUARANTEED! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Odorless, Long BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS a distance of 237.07 feet to a A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER point. Thence North 36 deg. 06’ Lasting. Available: Publix, FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY 19” East for a distance of 51.95 Hardware Stores, Home INFORMATION OBTAINED feet to a point. Thence North 56 Centers. WILL BE USED FOR THAT deg. 41’ 35” East for a distance PURPOSE. of 132.59 feet to a point. Thence Four bedroom, 3 1/2 bath, North 26 deg. 42’ 57” East for a 3,362 SF contemporary Rubin Lublin, LLC, Attorney for distance of 55.13 feet to a point farmhouse in Boligee, Mortgagee/Transferee on the center line of Chaulk Hill Alabama, 3 acres, high end 200 Clinton Avenue West, Suite Road. Thence South 63 deg. 17’ finishes, fireplace, barn, large 406, Huntsville, AL 35801 03” East for a distance of 30.00 metal building, $475,000. Telephone Number: (877) 813- feet along said center line to a Call 205-499-6096. 0992 Case No. CMS-22-00218- point. Thence South 26 deg. 42’ 1 57” West for a distance of 63.17 GENERAC Standby Ad Run Dates: 02/09/2022, feet to a point. Thence South 56 Generators provide backup 02/16/2022, 02/23/2022 deg. 41’ 35” West for a distance power during utility power rlselaw.com/property-listing of 135.17 feet to a point. Thence outages, so your home South 36 deg. 06’ 19” West for a and family stay safe and Wetumpka Herald: distance of 44.40 feet to a point. comfortable. Prepare now. Thence South 28 deg. 05’ 08” Free 7-year extended warranty Feb. 9, 16 and 23, 2022 187195 West for a distance of 218.96 ($695 value!). Request a free feet back to the point of beginquote today! Call for additional PUBLIC NOTICE ning. Together with and subject terms and conditions. to covenants, easements and 1-877-323-5516 LEGAL NOTICE restrictions of record. Said propSTATE OF ALABAMA erty contains 0.32 acres more or AUTOMOTIVE JUVENILE COURT ELMORE less and is located in the N.W. SUPPORT THE BLIND! COUNTY CASE NO.: 1/4 of the N.B. 1/4 Section 23, Donate a car to the American 29-JU-2021-000238.01 T18N, R20E, Elmore County, Council of the Blind. FAST IN THE MATTER Alabama. FREE PICKUP. 24-hour OF STROCSHER ALANA response. Running or not. FAYTHE YOUNG For informational purposes only, maximum tax deduction and no NOTICE TO: TROY ADAM the property address is: 2269 emission test required! STROCSHER, ADDRESS Chalk Hill Road, Tallassee, AL Call 24/7: 844-601-1342. UNKNOWN 36078. AUTO INSURANCE from $29 Please take notice that a petition ANY PROPERTY ADDRESS month Free 2-minute Quote! for the Termination of Parental PROVIDED IS NOT PART OF We Compare all Insurance Rights in the above-styled mat- THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION providers offers for you! Lowest ter has been filed in said Court OF THE PROPERTY SOLD Rates! Call Now by the Petitioner named above HEREIN AND IN THE EVENT 866-450-0943 and that the Final Hearing is set OF ANY DISCREPANCY, THE for, March 3rd 2022, at 10:30 LEGAL DESCRIPTION REFVEHICLE TITLE Problems? o’clock a.m. in said Court in ERENCED HEREIN SHALL We have a solution! Call the County of Elmore, Alabama CONTROL. Jason Steward Enterprises, at the Elmore County Judicial We’re Alabama’s #1 Vehicle Complex, Wetumpka, Alabama. This sale is made for the purTitle Problem Experts! Free Please be advised that if you in- pose of paying the indebtedtelephone consultation. tend to contest this Termination ness secured by said mortgage, North AL 1-256-850-0527, of Parental Rights, you MUST as well as the expenses of Central AL 1-205-267-5735, appear for the Termination of foreclosure. Furthermore, the South AL 1-251-342-8538. Parental Rights hearing and property to be offered pursuant plead to, answer, and demur to to this notice of sale is being the Petition in the cause before offered for sale, transfer and final hearing as stated above, conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. by filing a written response Neither the mortgagee, nor the within thirty (30) days hereof RI¿FHUV GLUHFWRUV DWWRUQH\V with counsel for said Petitioner, employees, agents or authowhose name and address are rized representative of the mortas shown below and with the gagee make any representation Clerk of the said Juvenile Court. or warranty relating to the title DONE this the 25 day of Jan- or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions exPUBLIC NOTICE uary, 2022. isting in, on, at or relating to the property offered for sale. Any NOTICE OF SALE Michael Guy Holton, Atty. and all responsibilities or liabilUNDER POWER Attorney for Petitioner ities arising out of or in any way FORECLOSURE NOTICE 95 Chickasaw court relating to any such condition, Wetumpka, AL 36093 including those suggested by WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance Michael Dozier, Circuit Court Code of Ala. (1975) § 35-4-271, expressly are disclaimed. This of the covenants, terms and Clerk, Elmore County, AL sale is subject to all prior liens conditions of a mortgage from MELISSA E. HIGGINS AND Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 2, 9, 16 and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments includWILLIAM DONALD HIGGINS and 23, 2022 ing any transfer tax associated JR. HUSBAND AND WIFE AS 29-JU-2021-000238.01 with the foreclosure. The sucJOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT PUBLIC NOTICE cessful bidder must tender a OF SURVIVORSHIP, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100 TRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS SALE MORTGAGEE, AS NOMINEE Default having been made in LQ FHUWL¿HG RU FDVK FOR ANCHOR MORTGAGE the payment of the indebted- funds at the time and place of SERVICES, INC., on the 29th ness secured by that certain the sale. The balance of the day of April, 2010, said mort- mortgage executed on Decem- purchase price must be paid in JDJH UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI ber 21, 1998 by Timothy C Esco FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ FORVH RI EXVLthe Judge of Probate of Elmore and Marianne H Esco, his wife, ness on the next business day County, Alabama, on May 10, originally in favor of Regions WKHUHDIWHU DW WKH /DZ 2I¿FH RI 2010, in Deed/Mortgage Book Mortgage, Inc., and recorded in LOGS Legal Group LLP at the 2010, Page 18341, Elmore Book 214 at Page 1762 on De- address indicated below. LOGS County, Alabama Records, said FHPEHU LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI Legal Group LLP reserves the Mortgage having subsequently the Judge of Probate of Elmore right to award the bid to the next been transferred and assigned County, Alabama. LOGS Legal highest bidder, or to reschedule to Wilmington Savings Fund Group LLP, as counsel for Mort- the sale, should the highest bidSociety, FSB, as trustee of gagee or Transferee and under der fail to timely tender the total Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust and by virtue of power of sale amount due. F, by instrument recorded in the contained in the said mortgage DIRUHVDLG 3UREDWH 2I¿FH QRWLFH is hereby given that the undersigned Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust F, 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 March 29, 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: g Veterans & Families! To learn more, call 866-475-1014 (M-F 8am-6pm ET).
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LOT 47, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF MANGUM FAMILY FARM, PLAT NO. 1, LOCATED IN SECTION 22, T17N, R17E, AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN PLAT BOOK 13 AT PAGES 90 AND 91. Said legal description being controlling, however the property is more commonly known as 328 AL HIGHWAY 143, MILL-
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Public Notices 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. Regions Bank successor by merger with Regions Mortgage, Inc., and its successors and assigns Mortgagee or Transferee LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 704-333-8107/ 22-021195 Attorneys for Mortgagee or Transferee Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 187331 PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sandra L. Massey, an unmarried woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Ins., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., on September 27, 2019, said mortgage recorded in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama, in 5/3< %RRN 3DJH the undersigned Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans Inc., 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 April 14, 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, toZLW /RW DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH 3ODW RI +RPHZRRG 6XEGLYLVLRQ 3ODW No. 2, as said plat 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: 327 Homewood Dr , Millbrook, $/ 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 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 7KRXVDQG 'ROODUV 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. Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans Inc., ³7UDQVIHUHH´ 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ +LJKODQG $YHQXH 6RXWK 6XLWH %LUPLQJKDP $/ ZZZ WEODZ FRP 7% File Number: 22-00468 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 9, 16 and 23, 2022 22-00468 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF COMPLETION In accordance with the Code of Alabama 39-1-1(f), notice is hereby given by A & C Construction Company, Inc. that Public Works Proceed Order 2022 PW1-1 project associated with Bid Inquiry# 2022 PW-1 has been completed. The Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2022 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE 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,
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p 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. 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. The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed from February 9, 2022 until April 20, 2022, during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama. 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: Feb. 16, 2022 21-05980 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE ASPHALT CONTRACTORS, INC. HEREBY GIVES NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF CONTRACT WITH THE ELMORE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS FOR ELMORE COUNTY VARIOUS ROADS PROJECT 21PW2-1 AND 21-PW2-2. ALL CLAIMS SHOULD BE FILED AT P.O. BOX 241447, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36124 DURING THIS PERIOD. ASPHALT INC.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James L. Conner and Luellen F. Conner, husband and wife, originally in favor of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., on May 26, 2000, said mortgage recorded LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 2000 Page 22866; the undersigned Bank of America, N.A. Successor by merger to Bac Home Loans Servicing, 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 at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on March 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 7, Block C, Plantation Lakes Plat No. 1, as recorded LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate. Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 13, at Page 51.. Property street address for informational purposes: 38 S Turkey Pond Lane , Wetumpka, AL 36092. 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 $ DW 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. Bank of America, N.A. Successor by merger to Bac Home Loans Servicing, LP, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 330, Birmingham, AL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 22-00534
SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAYGROUND ADDITIONS BID #22-010
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Liberty Construction Co., LLC., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Portable Classrooms at Holtville Middle, Holtville High & Redland Elementary for Elmore County Board of Education, Owner, and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with the project should immediately notify McKee and Associates, Inc., 631 South Hull Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
Justin D. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 (334) 514-1011
Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 22-00534 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Council of the City of Wetumpka for approval of a 050- Retail Beer (Off Premises Only) and 070- Retail Table Wine (Off Premises Only) Name of Applicant: KWIK SACK INC Trade Name: KWIK SACK Address: 597 Coosa River PKWY Wetumpka, AL 36092
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR SPECIAL EDUCTION PLAYGROUND ADDITIONS FOR ALL ELEMENTARY FACILITIES FOR THE ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WETUMPKA, ALABAMA Sealed proposals will be received by Mr. Richard Dennis, Superintendent, at the Elmore County Board of Education, 100 H.H. Robison Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama, opened and read aloud on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 10AM. This project shall be bid excluding taxes. The bids must be submitted on company letterhead and the company name, bid number, and proof of insurance are to be posted on the outside of the bid envelope. **This is required for the bid to be accepted and opened** No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owners judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted. A sepaUDWH FHUWL¿HG FKHFN RU %LG %RQG payable to The Elmore County Board of Education in an DPRXQW QRW OHVV WKDQ ¿YH SHUcent (5%) of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and statutory labor and material payment bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract. Supervision: Contractor to ensure proper supervision of all work at each site. Owner: Mr. Richard Dennis, Superintendent, Elmore County Public Schools 100 H.H. Robison Drive Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Phone: (334) 567-1200. All contractors bidding this project are encouraged to visit the sites and examine all existing conditions prior to submitting their proposal. All bidders shall have general liability insurance of no less than $500,000.00 and a current business license. All bidders must SURYLGH SURRI RI FHUWL¿HG JHQeral contract or sub-contractor license. The project shall be bid excluding taxes. No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Questions may be directed to Mike Czerpak at 334-567-1420 ext. 22003 or mike.czerpak@ elmoreco.com. Please see WKH 5)3 SURMHFW VSHFL¿FDWLRQ documents located on the ECBOE website under the “BIDS” tab. www.elmoreco. com Owner: Elmore County Board of Education 100 H H Robison Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 9, 16 and 23, 2022 BID #22-010 PUBLIC NOTICE Advertisement for Bid Elmore County Elmore County Commission is taking sealed bids for labor, equipment, materials, and any incidentals required to complete the work required for the following items. Bids will be received until 1:00 PM, CST, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Inquiry 2022-PW7 Tennis Courts at the Wetumpka Recreational Facility
This bid is intended to comply with the Alabama Code Title 39, the Alabama Public Works Public Hearing on said appli- Law. Bidders shall be required cation has been scheduled to comply with the provisions of for February 22, 2022 at 12 Title 39 of the Alabama Code Noon., before the Wetumpka regardless if the requirement is City Council at the City Council explicitly detailed in the bid promeeting, City Admin Building posal or not. 408 South Main St., Wetumpka, All bids must be marked with the word “BID” on the outside of the AL. Anyone desiring to be heard bid package along with Bid Proeither for or against said appli- posal Number and description cation may appear at said time listed above, the bid date and or may indicate their wishes in the Alabama General Contracwriting by communication ad- tor’s License Number. dressed to the City Council, 408 The contractor shall meet BondSouth Main Street, Wetumpka, ing and Licensing requirements as well as all applicable laws, AL 36092. Persons with disabilities who ordinances, and codes of the U. may need special assistance S. Government, the State of Alshould contact the City Clerk’s abama, any relevant municipaliRI¿FH DW WKH DERYH DGGUHVV RU ty, and the County, and, specificall (334) 567-1306 at least two cally and without limitation, shall business days in advance of the comply with all provisions of meeting. The meeting facilities the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection are wheelchair accessible. Act, commonly referred to as Tiffany Robinson, City Clerk the Immigration Act. Sealed bids will be received by Wetumpka Herald: the Chief Engineer at Elmore Feb. 9 and 16, 2022 County Public Works DepartAPPLICATION ment at 155 County Shop Road, PUBLIC NOTICE Wetumpka, Alabama until 1:00 PM Central Time on WednesLEGAL NOTICE day, March 2, 2022, and then publicly opened as soon thereCarcel & G Const., LLC here- after as practicable. Award will by gives notice of completion be made at the next regularly of contract with Elmore County scheduled meeting of the Elof Alabama for construction of more County Commission. Project No. Concrete Bridge Specifications are on file and Culvert Work on Cherokee Trail may be acquired at the Office ECP 26-18-17 in Elmore Coun- of the Chief Engineer of Elty. more County, Alabama, Elmore This notice will appear for four County Public Works Departconsecutive weeks beginning ment, 155 County Shop Road, on February 9, 2022 and end- Wetumpka, Alabama. Phone ing on March 2, 2022. All claims Number: (334)567-1162. Hours VKRXOG EH ¿OHG DW &RXQW\ of Operation are 6:00 A.M. to 5RDG +DQFHYLOOH $/ 4:30 P.M. (Central Time) from during this period. Monday through Thursday. Carcel & G. Construction, LLC County reserves the right to accept or reject all Bids or any Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 9, 16, portion thereof. DQG 0DU COMPLETION The Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 Put your ad here BIDS call 256.414.4250
Liberty Construction Co., LLC, 791-A Anderson Road, Montgomery, AL 36110 (contractor) The Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2022 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JIMMY LEON BRAND, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2021-409 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: KADY MICHELLE BRAND, A NON-RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND A NEXT OF KIN OF JIMMY LEON BRAND YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on December 27, 2021, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of JIMMY LEON BRAND, deceased, was filed in the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by JAIMIE LEON BRAND, 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 JIMMY LEON BRAND. 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. Also, you are hereby notified that a hearing has been scheduled by the Elmore County Probate Court to consider such Petition. Such hearing is scheduled for March 24, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time you may appear and contest such Will and such Petition. JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: MICHAEL S. HARPER ATTORNEY AT LAW 213 BARNETT BLVD P O BOX 780608 TALLASSEE. ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6855 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 an Mar. 2, 2022 EST/BRAND, J. PUBLIC NOTICE
Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 EST/DAVIS, T. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2022-027 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES TERRY GREEN, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of CHARLES TERRY GREEN, deceased, having been granted to ALISA A. GREEN on February, 10th, 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. ALISA A. GREEN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES TERRY GREEN, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JEFFREY J. COURTNEY COURTNEY & MANN, LLP PO BOX 100 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-2545 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 EST/GREEN, C. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHNNIE MAE GREEN, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-022 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of JOHNNIE MAE GREEN, deceased, having been granted to JOHNNIE ALEXANDER, JR. on the 8th day of February, 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. JOHNNIE ALEXANDER, JR. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHNNIE MAE GREEN, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: JAMES E. WILSON, JR. ATTORNEY AT LAW 732 CARTER HILL RD MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36106 334-834-9899 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 EST/GREEN, J. PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2022-034 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK PAUL CAIN, SR., DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA AL IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JEAN HAYNES, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-405 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of FRANK PAUL CAIN, SR., deceased, having been granted to SARAH FRANCES WOOD on February 10th, 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.
Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to JIMMY DOYLE PARKER as Personal Representative on the 9th day of February 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 to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
SARAH FRANCES WOOD PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK PAUL CAIN, SR., DECEASED
JIMMY DOYLE PARKER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JEAN HAYNES, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: STEPHEN M. LANGHAM ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 680416 PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36068 334-546-2135 smlangham@yahoo.com
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: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 EST/CAIN, F. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THELMA LOUISE DAVIS, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-021 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of THELMA LOUISE DAVIS, deceased, having been granted to VICTORIA A. EDWARDS, on the 31st 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. VICTORIA A. EDWARDS, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF THELMA LOUISE DAVIS
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2022-016 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KIM ANGELA KING, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of KIM ANGELA KING, deceased, having been granted to GARY L. KING on the 2nd day of February, 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. GARY L. KING, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF KIM ANGELA KING, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative:
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Letters of Administration over the Estate of BILLY RIDGEWAY. JR., deceased, having been granted to NICHOLE MCLAUGHLIN on the 11 day of February, 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. NICHOLE MCLAUGHLIN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BILLY RIDGEWAY, JR., DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: ROBERT B. RENEAU LAW OFFICES OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS. P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 EST/RIDGEWAY, B. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEVIE FRANK SHAW, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of STEVIE FRANK SHAW, deceased, having been granted to BELINDA M. RESSLER on the 24th 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. BELINDA M. RESSLER ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF STEVIE FRANK SHAW, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. LAW OFFICE OF G A DANIEL, JR. LLC PO BOX 638 MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-285-9444 Jerry@GADanielLaw.com Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 EST/SHAW, S. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2022-019 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN E. TUCKER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JOHN E. TUCKER, deceased, having been granted to MINNIE B. TUCKER on the 27th 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. MINNIE B. TUCKER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN E. TUCKER, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JEFFREY J. COURTNEY COURTNEY & MANN, LLP PO BOX 100 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-2545 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 EST/TUCKER, J. Do you have available jobs? Call 256.414.4250 to let others know about job opportunities at your business. Put your ad here call 256.414.4250
Letters of Administration over the Estate of HARRY C. WAINWRIGHT, SR., deceased, having been granted to PAMELA S. WAINWRIGHT on the 2nd day of February, 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. PAMELA S. WAINWRIGHT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HARRY C. WAINWRIGHT, SR., DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: BARRY R. HOLT ATTORNEY AT LAW 3164 PARLIAMENT CIRCLE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36116 334-244-9030 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 9, 16 and 23, 2022 EST/WAINWRIGHT, H. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Jonathan B. Shirley, an unmarried man, and Briana D. Beck, an unmarried woman, to Cadence Bank, N.A., dated the 14th day of September 2018, which Mortgage ZDV UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Real Property Book 2018, Page 44254. The undersigned Mortgagee, Cadence Bank, formerly known as BancorpSouth Bank, successor by merger to Cadence Bank, N.A. will, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, sell at auction to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Elmore County Courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on March 16, 2022, the real property described in said Mortgage, which said description is hereby referred to and made a part hereof, said property being situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit:
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y The boundaries of the Elmore County School Tax District are LEGAL NOTICE coterminous with the boundaries of the county and include all Notice is hereby given that ap- property lying therein. plication has been made to the The proposed action by the Council of the City of Wetumpka Commission is to advance IRU DSSURYDO RI D 1RQ 3UR¿W legislation to facilitate the opTax-Exempt Special Events Li- portunity for the public to vote cense for the following. on additional investments in Name of Applicant: National education, public safety, public Wild Turkey Federation Inc. health and broadband in ElAddress: 410 South Main St. more County by requesting that Wetumpka, AL 36092 our local legislative delegation Public Hearing on said appli- take the necessary steps to cation has been scheduled advance a local constitutional for February 22, 2022 at 12 amendment for the purpose of noon, before the Wetumpka establishing a special election City Council at the City Council in early 2023. This special elecmeeting, at the Administrative tion would allow Elmore County Building, at 408 S. Main St., voters the opportunity to levy Wetumpka, AL. an additional ten (10) mils of ad Anyone desiring to be heard valorem tax, of which eight (8) either for or against said appli- mils is proposed to be utilized cation may appear at said time for capital improvement projects or may indicate their wishes in and key programs to improve writing by communication ad- the public education system in dressed to the City Council, 408 Elmore County and two (2) mils South Main Street, Wetumpka, is proposed to provide for longAL 36092. term investments to improve Persons with disabilities who public safety and public health may need special assistance services along with aiding in the should contact the City Clerk’s expansion of high-speed broadRI¿FH DW WKH DERYH DGGUHVV RU band in Elmore County. call (334) 567-1306 at least two If approved by the voters of business days in advance of the Elmore County, the new levy meeting. The meeting facilities would begin October 1, 2024. are wheelchair accessible. Tiffany Robinson, City Clerk ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSION Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 9 and 16, 2022 Wetumpka Herald: LICENSE Feb. 16, 2022 PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA THOMPSON, DECEASED. CASE NO. 2022-023 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: JOHN ANTHONY THOMPSON A NON-RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA; AND TO RODNEY STEVEN THOMPSON, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN. BOTH BEING NEXT OF KIN OF LINDA THOMPSON. AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF LINDA THOMPSON, DECEASED; AND TO ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on January 28, 2022, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and TestaJauregui, Lindsey, Longshore & ment of LINDA THOMPSON, Tingle GHFHDVHG ZDV ¿OHG LQ WKH 3UR ,QYHUQHVV &HQWHU 'ULYH bate Court of Elmore County, AlSuite 200 abama by KIMBERLY THOMP%LUPLQJKDP $/ SON HENDERSON, Petitioner, 3KRQH requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to Wetumpka Herald: Probate and Record and that Feb. 9, 16 and 23, 2022 the Petitioner be named as Lot 15 according to the Map of FC/WEAVER, M. Personal Representative of Forest Trail Plat No. 1, as said such Estate. This notice of FilPlat appears of record in the PUBLIC NOTICE ing of Will for Probate is given 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH to you as a next-of-kin of LINDA of Elmore County, Alabama, in Notice to Eric Ryan Geer: Eric THOMPSON or as an interestPlat Book 14, at Page 8. Ryan Geer, whose where- ed party. abouts are unknown, take noUnless an objection to admisAlabama law gives some persons who have an interest in tice that a Petition for Termina- sion to Probate and Record of tion of Parental Rights has been such Last Will and Testament property the right to redeem the property under certain circum- ¿OHG E\ 6KDQQRQ *HHU LQ WKH is submitted by you in writing to Juvenile Court of Elmore Counthis Court within ten (10) days of stances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or ty, Alabama (JU-2021-189.01, WKH ¿QDO SXEOLFDWLRQ RI WKLV QR190.01). You must answer withtice, the Court will proceed with delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consult- LQ IRXUWHHQ GD\V DQG DSSHDU considering such Petition withDW WKH FRXUW GDWH VHW 0DUFK out further notice to you. ed to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of DW D P DW WKH (OPRUH JOHN THORNTON &RXQW\ -XGLFLDO &RPSOH[ RU VDLG JUDGE OF PROBATE the foreclosure process. ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA This sale is made for the pur- 3HWLWLRQ PD\ EH JUDQWHG pose of realizing the mortgage :HWXPSND +HUDOG Name and Address of Attorney debt, together with all expenses for Petitioner: of the sale, including a reason- )HE DQG JU-2021-189.01,190.01 BRIAN JUSTISS able attorney’s fee. ATTORNEY AT LAW PUBLIC NOTICE 4031 U S HWY 231 SASSER, SEFTON & BROWN, P.C. Notice is hereby given that WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36093 Bowdy J. Brown, Esq. the undersigned will sell for 334-306-4713 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite cash, at an ONLINE public brian@jh-legal.com 8050 auction on Thursday, February Montgomery, Alabama 36104 24th, 2022, at 11:00am AT Wetumpka Herald: Telephone: (334) 532-3400 STORAGETREASURES.COM. Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 Website: http://www. Please note: THIS AUCTION LWT/THOMPSON, L. VDVVHUODZ¿UP FRP PUBLIC NOTICE IS NOT IN PERSON. PLEASE Our File No.: 49864.237 DO NOT SHOW UP TO OUR ELMORE COUNTY PHYSICAL LOCATION. ALL CADENCE BANK, FORMER- AUCTION COMMISSION PARTICIPANTS LY KNOWN AS BANCORP- MUST SIGN UP AND BID NOTICE OF PUBLIC SOUTH BANK, SUCCESSOR ONLINE. HEARING BY MERGER TO CADENCE BANK, N.A. Notice is hereby given that on Southeast Storage MORTGAGEE Monday, February 28, 2022 at 8416 US-231 5:00 pm in the Elmore County Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Historic Courthouse Courtroom, Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 906: Tammie Brisker. 631 Co- 100 East Commerce Street, FC/49864.237 peland Road, Wetumpka, Ala- Wetumpka, Alabama 36092, the Elmore County Commission will PUBLIC NOTICE bama 36092 hold a public hearing to allow Contents: Boxes, Furniture members of the public to exNOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 2202: Gena Watts. 204 Lee press views, orally or in writing, Street, Wetumpka Alabama, as to the request by the Elmore Default having been made in 36092 County Board of Education that the payment of the indebted- Contents: Boxes the Elmore County Commission ness secured by that certain assist the Board by proposing mortgage executed by Milton Wetumpka Herald: an increase to the rate at which Weaver and Latricia N. Weav- Feb. 9 and 16, 2022 a district ad valorem school tax er, Husband and Wife, for and STORAGE AUCTION may be levied in the Elmore during their joint lives and upon County School Tax District.
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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell for cash, at an ONLINE public auction on Thursday, February 24th, 2022, at 11:00am AT STORAGETREASURES.COM. Please note: THIS AUCTION IS NOT IN PERSON. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP TO OUR PHYSICAL LOCATION. ALL AUCTION PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN UP AND BID ONLINE. Southeast Storage 749 US-231 Wetumpka, AL 36093 78: Calvin Taylor. 818 N Gap Loop, Montgomery, Alabama 36110 Contents: Boxes, Furniture, Appliances 525: Judy Knowles. 204 King Way, Sweet Water, Tennessee 37874 Contents: Boxes 651: Africa Rose.330 Pineview Lane, Wetumpka, Alabama 36093 Contents: Boxes 675: Maegan Dead. 831 Windsong Loop, Wetumpka, Alabama 36093 Contents: Furniture Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 9 and 16, 2022 STORAGE AUCTION PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of New Antenna Structure Registration for the Construction of New Self-Support/ Lattice Tower. Tarpon Towers II, LLC has applied for an Antenna Structure Registration for an existing 195-foot self-support/ lattice tower. The tower will not be lit, as required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The tower is located at 307 Fortner Road, Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama. Interested persons may review the application online at www. fcc.gov/asr/applications by entering the Form 854 File Number A1208658. Interested persons may raise environmental concerns about the structure E\ ¿OLQJ D 5HTXHVW IRU (QYLURQmental Review with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to ¿OH 5HTXHVWV IRU (QYLURQPHQtal Review Online. Instructions IRU PDNLQJ VXFK ¿OLQJ FDQ EH found online at www.fcc.gov/ asr/environmentalrequest. The mailing address for interested SDUWLHV WKDW ZRXOG SUHIHU WR ¿OH a Request for Environmental Review by paper copy is FCC Request for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 2022 TOWER Do you have available jobs? Call 256.414.4250 to let others know about job opportunities at your business. Put your ad here call 256.414.4250
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Vol. 31, No. 7
Wetumpka senior earns eagle rank Staff Report
CARY COX
Hayes Pieper has been involved with scouting for most of his life. Recently, Pieper achieved Eagle rank. Pieper’s Eagle project involved erecting a large United States flag at Flagg Mountain in Coosa County with help from members of his troop. Pieper erected a flag so visitors hiking and camping there can enjoy it. Pieper also wanted other Scouts to enjoy meeting around the flag when they camp at Flagg Mountain. The project involved Pieper working with the Alabama Forestry Commission, who owns the Flagg Mountain Property, and working with the state agency to develop a plan. Pieper is now 18 and a senior at Wetumpka High School but got his start in scouting as a member of Cub Scout Pack 8, chartered by Saint James Methodist Church in Montgomery, in 2010. Two years later, he transferred to Pack 429 in Wetumpka after moving there. While at Pack 429, he earned the God and Me religious award and his Arrow of Light, the highest level of achievement in Cub Scouts. In 2015, Pieper joined Troop 13, where he held a variety of leadership positions through the years, including senior patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, troop librarian, quartermaster and chaplain aide. Pieper also served as a den chief for Wetumpka Cub Scout Pack 50 in 2019-20. Pieper is a member of Order of the Arrow (National Scouting Honor Society), Alibamu Lodge 179. Pieper’s favorite Scout experience was in the summer of 2019 when he traveled with members of his troop to Florida Sea Base near Key West, where he completed a weeklong deepsea fishing adventure in the waters of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Pieper also enjoyed several summers at Camp Tukabatchee. At school, Pieper has been involved in the JROTC program, the Wetumpka High wrestling team, robotics, the chess club and the A/B Honor Roll in college preparatory classes. Pieper has spent the last two summers working for the Retirement Systems of Alabama. After graduating from Wetumpka this May, Pieper plans to attend Auburn University at Montgomery on an academic scholarship, where he will major in pre-engineering for two years. Pieper then plans to transfer to Auburn University to earn a degree in civil engineering.
ECEDA director appointed to state board Staff Report
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Hayes Pieper, who has been involved with scouting for most of his life, recently rose to the rank of Eagle Scout.
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Elmore County Economic Development Authority (ECEDA) executive director Cary Cox has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA). The EDAA is a membership-based organization focused on promoting economic growth in Alabama. Economic development professionals throughout the state, along with individuals and companies in related fields, work together with the EDAA staff and board of directors to help positively influence state legislation and industrial growth within the state. Cox said he would work on behalf of Elmore County and the state to improve issues for all Alabamians. “I am honored to be asked to serve on the board of directors at EDAA,” Cox said. “I pledge to work diligently for EDAA to help bring business and industry together to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for Alabama.” EDAA has over 500 members, including directors and staff members from local economic development associations, as well as other individuals involved in economic growth in Alabama. EDAA’s board of directors are selected based on their contributions and accomplishments in all areas of economic development including commercial and industrial projects. Cox has over 30 years of economic development experience throughout the State of Alabama.
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