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By CLIFF WILLIAMS The sisters were leaving W.B. Doby Staff Writer School where their aunt was a teacher. By Cliff Williams Franklin said the investigators Wilson was the head basket- investigation and handed it offIt was a place where teachers did Staff Writer County Sherball coach at Holtville High to Bracy the appropriate authorities. Sophia Harris doesn’t want theirwith best,the butElmore segregated schools limhave the alleged vicSchool and was was also placed on adminis-itediff’s anyoneHe to forget history. the Office outcomes because of choices A virtual teacher at Elmore placed on adtim’s phone. Authorities collectleave that time.” Harristrative and her sisterat Debra experi- made by leaders. County School’s Edge program ministrative ed Wilson’s phone as well. school officials “We enced theDennis loss ofsaid a home and persehad wanted to better ourselves, has been arrested and charged leave Jan. 13 “You could see a conversafollow thepart same cution while being of theprocedure first 12 not that the teachers at Doby were givwith school employee distrib- according to Eltwo,” administrators receive Africanwhen American students to walk the aingtion theirbetween best, but the it was the Franklack of of allegations uting obscene material to a stu- more County lin and said.the“Mr. is going halls ofreport Wetumpka High School.against The funds lack Wilson of support,” Harschool staff and employees. dent. contend someone had the Schools supersisters knew it would be tough but they ris to said. “Our buses were constantly handabout it over, Elmore County Sheriff Bill intendent Richsecurity code to hisThere phone had their“Once reasons.we It wasn’t beingwebreaking down enroute. wasand no know very little about what is Franklin said Emmanuel Andre ard Dennis. he was not responsible. There the first Black student. equipment such as microscopes for WILSON on,” Dennis said. “We is other information we can’t Wilson II, 32, of Montgomery “We had a reCLIFF WILLIAMS / THE HERALD “Our going interests was not being with the biology labs. Textbooks that were cooperate with authorities if disclose now but I don’t think turned himself into authorities port,” Dennis Sophia Bracy Harris autographs her book at the Elmore County Trainwhite folks,” Harris said. “The inter- hand-me-downs from Wetumpka had Tuesday afternoon. it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.” said. “We had a preliminary necessary.” ing School. The book details Harris’ experiences growing up in Elmore est was to get a better education so we part of the front missing and part of the County and integrating Wetumpka High School. could better ourselves.” back missing and love notes through-
Arrest made holds Chamber luncheon LET THE inwelcoming homicide members
By CLIFF WILLIAMS his SUV dead of a gunshot Staff Writer wound. By Cliff Williams Detectives are currently The Wetumpka Staff WriterPolice interviewing Wells. Wells Department has made an will be transported to the arrest in the Jan. 20 mur- Chamber Elmore of County Jail and The Wetumpka Commerce held its der of Tallassee resident to have a $1.5 annual luncheon install new million officers bond and board Centel Winston. available him. Thursday. members for the first time in to a while Calvin J.The Wells of Mont- pandemic The Montgomery COVID-19 put a hamperPoon gathgomery was arrested lice celebrated Department, Mont- of erings but theFrichamber the successes day by the U.S. Marshals gomery County Sheriff’s business in Wetumpka. Fugitive Taskforce and “We haven’t been Office, able to doPrattville this for thePolast coucharged with murder. liceClay Department, Elmore ple years,” chairperson McConnell said. “Your attendancePolice is an indication want to get back The Wetumpka Countypeople Sheriff’s Office, together and have these opportunities to see each Department was called to U.S. Marshals Fugitive the Walmart parking lot on Task Force and Central See CHAMBER, Page A3 U.S. Highway 231 around Alabama CrimeStoppers 11 p.m. Jan. 20 where they have assisted in the invesfound Winston, 42, inside tigation.
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out the book.” The education Harris and her sister Wilson was released onhelp a the were seeking to receive was to $6,000 bond 90improve. minutes afBlack community ter“When turning ineducation accord- you youhimself got a good ing to the Elmore Jail huimprove yourself andCounty you improve website. manity,” Harris said. Dennis Wilson also left Harris wassaid a Bracy. Her family coached other sports atnear Holtthe Flat Rock community Tallasville schools including beingthird see when Harris was finishing the head track coachElmore and assisgrade. She attended County tant football coach. Training School for a couple of years Dennis staff then W.B.said Dobyother School. In would tenth grade fill in for the duties of Wilson at Harris and her sister started to walk the Holtville while he is on adminhalls of Wetumpka High School. Their istrative leave. See INTEGRATION, Page A3
Police continue investigation, man no longer suspected
Members of the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce attend the chamber’s “A Taste of Our Home Town” By Jake Arthur luncheon. Chief Videographer CLIFF WILLIAMS / THE HERALD CLIFF WILLIAMS/ Food vendors and attendees lined the streets of downtown THE HERALD Wetumpka SaturdayPolice for theare annual Gras parade,the brought stillMardi investigating fatal to the city by theshooting Order of Cimarron. Cars, trucks, Jeeps, in the Wetumpka Walmartfloats, parkhorses, bands, dance groups and 20. more all paraded down the ing lot on Jan. streets and tossed Police Moon were Pies and brightly colored beads to dispatched to the parking lot attendees. Shops were open, some with special Mardi Gras around 10:45 p.m. for a “shots fired” discall. counts, and live music wasthere, heard they throughout downtown area. Once foundthe Centell Winston,
42 of Tallassee, dead of a gunshot wound in the driver seat of his vehicle. According to Wetumpka police chief Greg Benton, this was not a random shooting. “This was not random, not a random act,” said Benton. “We believe the victim and the perpetrator knew each other.” This is the first homicide in Wetumpka in over three years. The last homicide in the city took place in 2018. “It’s not a good way to start out the new year,” said Benton. Benton didn’t want to speculate on the
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Elmore County Commission chairman Troy Stubbs listens to those for and against allowing Elmore County voters to decide the fate of an ad valorem increase.
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Legislature to decide ad valorem increase vote
Holtville’s Futral Alabama principal of the year
the Alabama legislature to allow schoolwide a public referassembly at Holtville endum onHigh the matter. School.UlElmore County SuPassionate statements timately commission The Alabama Association of the perintendent Richard Dennis was forSecondary and againstSchool a 10 mill unanimously passed the Principals in attendance for the presentation. ad(AASSP) valorem increase named Holtvilleresolution. High “Kyle Futral is an exceptionwere made to theKyle El-Futral“Itthewould double my School principal al principal and is very proacmore 2022County AlabamaCommisHigh Schooltax,” Prin- Elmore tive and Couninnovative in his thinkcipal of the Year. ing Federation and approaches to managing sion Monday night. ty Farmers The High School Principal of his school,” Dennis said, The commission was president Richard Edgar the Year award was presented to As principal of Holtville High holding a public hearing Futral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a School, Futral has transformed See VOTE, Page A3 on a resolution asking By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Staff Report
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Obituaries shall was preceded in death by his father, Marshall August Wilson, and his twin sons. Aside from the two overseas tours with his parents to Japan and England, Marshall spent most of his childhood in Montgomery, Alabama. After graduation from Lakenheath High School in England, he returned to Alabama to attend Auburn University. It was in his first semester of college that he met his future bride of 54 years, Lynda Sue (Crowder) Wilson. After their marriage, he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he spent one year on active duty. After this year on active duty, he enlisted in the reserves and began a successful career with AB Dick Corporation which led him to relocate to numerous company offices across the United States as he rose the cor-
MARSHALL AUTHOR WILSON Marshall Author Wilson, age 74, passed away on February 21, 2022 at his residence in Eclectic, Alabama, after a sixteen-year battle from Parkinson’s Disease. Marshall was born in Montgomery, Alabama on January 13, 1948 to Marshall A. and Edna V. Wilson. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years Lynda Sue Crowder, daughter Michele (Darrell) Eller, son Michael (Natalie) Wilson; six grandchildren Krista (Kevin) Yeager, Grant (Brianna) Eller, Katlyn Eller, Lauren Rodriguez, Chase Wilson, Dylan Wilson; eight great-grandchildren; beloved mother Edna V. Wilson-Walker, sister Sallie (John) Watkins, IV, mother-in-law Ina Crowder, and numerous nieces and nephews. Mar-
porate ladder. After a 20year career with AB Dick, he left corporate life to launch his own company, Fire Guard Protection Systems and Safety First, Inc., in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. He successfully ran this business for over 30 years. Marshall is best known for his faith in Christ, strong work ethic, and commitment to his family. He was a loving son, brother, nephew, cousin, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother-in-law, and uncle. His unfaltering wisdom, booming laughter, servanthood, and the ability to never meet a stranger will be solely missed. The family would like to honor and thank his faithful caregivers Pam Bowden, Nancy Lightsey, and Carol DuPay for their sacrificial service to Marshall. Special thanks also to Ivy Creek Hospice and Ivy Creek Home Care, especially his nurse Christy Segrest, as well as our dear family friends Dallas and Donna Kleeman of New York for stepping in to assist during the difficult last days. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm until the time of service at 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Eclectic with Bro. Britt Green, Pastor Grady Russell and Chaplain Douglas McKinney officiating. Burial will
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follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory Eclectic, Alabama MR. JOE H. WOOD Joe H. Wood, a resident of Titus, Alabama passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022 at the age of 80. The family will receive friends, Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Gassett Funeral Home at 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 WOOD p.m. Funeral service will be held Monday, February 28, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Providence United Methodist Church with Rev. Alicia Chalker and Rev. Tony M. Hughes officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery with Gassett Funeral Home of Wetumpka directing. Joe is survived by his wife of 56+ years Jan Wood; son William Joseph Wood; daughter Tatia Ann “Tay” (Darrin) Knight; brother Edd Wood; grandchildren Matthew Tanner Knight, Kendall Alan Knight; and a host of other family members and friends. Serving as pallbearers will be his family: Joseph
Wood, Tyson Wood, Tay Knight, Darrin Knight, Tanner Knight, and Kendall Knight. Honorary pallbearers will be Spencer Coleman, Keith Howard, Kenny Wood, Bobby Farrish, Addie Stubbs, Leon DeBardelaben, Jimmy Stubbs Jr., Ed Sanford, Ken Hammock, and Glenda Harrison. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Providence Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net JOHN AGNEW WILSON John Agnew Wilson, a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Wetumpka Health and Rehab at the age of 78. He was born July 14, 1943 in Jackson, J. WILSON Alabama. The family will receive friends, Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. with the funeral service at 10:00 a.m. at Gassett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Matt Albritton and Rev. Mike Densmore officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery with Gassett Funeral Home of Wetumpka
directing. He is preceded in death by his parents John Hubbard Wilson and Nell Creighton Wilson; and sister Willie Catherine Wilson. He is survived by his wife June Dark Forbus Wilson; daughter Julia Richardson (Bill); stepson Curtis Forbus (Tonya); grandchildren Catherine Spencer, Hannah Richardson, Rebekah Forbus; and nephew Fred Wilson (Susan). He served 6 years in the US Army in Germany and Vietnam, where he was company commander. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. He completed his education at Huntington College and AUM with a Masters degree in special education and school administration. He was a teacher and principal with Montgomery Public Schools for 25 years. He then was called to join the clergy of the United Methodist Church serving for 20 years. He served his family, his country, and his God. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Wetumpka “Kitchen Crew” who prepare and deliver hot meals among the community, 306 West Tuskeena Street, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net
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said. “The increase would be about $1.20 per acre for about $300 for me.” Edgar said as a farmer it is difficult to pass such increases down to the customer so any increase cuts into his bottom line. Edgar said owners of property with timber would have to pay the increase for 15 to 20 years before logs would be cut and sold creating an even larger cost. Some advocates for the resolution said the increase was needed and some others said it should be left up to the public to decide. “It’s a people’s decision,” Justin Pack of Eclectic said. Tallassee City Schools superintendent Brock Nolin said the tax would affect him but he was supportive of the increase because it would allow for more work at Tallassee High School. “We are building a piece of a high school — not a full one,” Nolin said. Elmore County superintendent Richard Dennis also spoke in favor of the commission passing the resolution. The commission doesn’t have the ability to decide on the increase itself. The resolution requests the issue be
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father didn’t like the girls moving to the white school but went along with it knowing what the education could do. “My dad had a third grade education and had the belief, ‘I don’t bother you and you don’t bother me.’ If you do, there is going to be trouble,” Harris said. “He still agreed for us to go. The truth of the matter is we knew we were going to the school because we wanted to go to Tuskegee Institute and not have difficulty. His thing was ‘I’m not going to stop you but you better understand you are going to get into something.’” It was 1965. The sisters rode the bus, usually in the front to get some help from the bus driver as books and other items would be thrown at them, some striking them in the back of their heads. Trouble soon found Harris’ older sister Debra as she fought back. “My sister was feisty,” Harris said. “She just got tired of getting hit with this and pelted with that. She turned around and hit back. As the sheriff said, ‘The gal is going to be in jail and she is going to be in overnight because she is going to have to learn her lesson for hitting a white boy.’ Not only was she in jail overnight, she was immediately expelled. It took the Department of Justice to get her back in school.” A few months later the Bracy home would be fire bombed on the night of Jan. 1, 1966. “We had gone to the Emancipation Proclamation meeting with the Rev. Jesse Douglas speaking,” Harris said. “That night we came back. It was 1 a.m. on Jan. 2, which was a Sunday morning, our house was firebombed.” Luckily the Bracy’s were away at time three molotov cocktails were thrown at their home. The meeting spared lives. “One did not explode,” Harris said. “It fell in the pickup
decided in a special election. “We are not here to debate the tax,” Elmore County Board of Education member Leisa Finley said. “We have the lowest tax rate in the state. Let them vote.” Two mills of the proposed increase would go towards public safety, broadband and healthcare. Santuck Volunteer Fire Department chief Tommy Sanford said the funds are much needed in his department. Sanford said the department’s newest truck is 15 years old and the newest tanker is 25 years old. State Rep. Mike Holmes, who represents parts of Elmore County, said in a statement that the Elmore County Board of Education had not presented a viable plan for the extra funds that would be generated from the increase. Dennis said the extra funding was needed to help with the current and projected growth of Elmore County and its schools. Commission chair Troy Stubbs said the commission has asked the legislature to put things on the ballot in the past. Six year ago the commission asked for the matter of ‘home rule’ to be decided by Elmore County voters. “At that time the local delegation said it would pass local legislation when it had unanimous approval of the commission,” Stubbs said.
truck. It would have splattered flames all over my parents bed had it gotten through the window but a screen knocked it back.” Even with the explosive in the family’s truck, law enforcement did little, if anything. “The interesting thing and disheartening thing was a week or so later it was in the paper that the sheriff had said there was no signs of foul play in the burning of the Bracy home,” Harris said. “But we were still in school.”
FINDING ALLIES
Harris had two aunts who were teachers at W.B. Doby School who didn’t like the decision of going to Wetumpka High School. Integration would bring about change, not only for Black students but for Black teachers. As students moved some teachers wouldn’t. “We had a lot of Black schools to close down during integration,” Harris said. “Black teachers were going to be the first to be sent home.” Harris would find allies in family and friends, from near and afar, and a bus driver. “Those folks coming down those roads to support the Bracy family or any of the families were putting their lives at risk because that was not tolerated,” Harris said. “It was not acceptable trying to create something that was not supposed to be.” Harris said some white people saw the injustices and reached out to help like the bus driver who took her and Debra to school each day. In Oct. 1965, Harris got on the bus and her sister wasn’t there. The bus driver stopped long enough for Harris to learn of her sister’s whereabouts from the principal, and then breaking the rules, dropped her off early to alert family that her sister was in jail. “The next morning when I got on the bus he asked, ‘How is your sister?’” Harris said. “‘We don’t know we haven’t seen her.’ He said, ‘Just keep it together, she is going to be alright.’” Harris said the driver came
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Richard Edgar, president of the Elmore County Farmers Federation, speaks to the Elmore County Commission about a proposed ad valorem increase resolution going to the Alabama state legislature.
to her aid again when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died in 1968. “It was a celebration on the bus,” Harris said. “I started to tear and he turned and said, ‘Don’t let them see they are getting to you.’” Harris said it wasn’t much but it was enough to show he cared and was helping despite the trouble he might get in. “Those were just tiny acts of kindness,” Harris said. “He was the one friend we had at Wetumpka.” Harris said such actions can mean a lot. “It doesn’t take big acts,” Harris said. “A small act of kindness will go a long way for somebody at that moment who is hurting and who needs it. It doesn’t cost money. It doesn’t require a lot of doing. It is simply you being willing to show your humanity to someone else.”
CHANGING MENTALITIES
Harris settled in Montgomery in 1973 working with the Federation of Childcare Centers of Alabama, eventually becoming the director. Harris’ work was to help Black parents and children prepare for school. The organization helped families overcome challenges of being held back. “We found it was difficult when you asked the simple question, ‘What is the vision for yourself and your child?’” Harris said. “People said, ‘I’ve never been asked that.’” Harris said African Americans had been taught something for generations that had to be overcome. “There was a common phrase in slavery, ‘Your job is not to think. You are to work,’” Harris said. “We had to overcome that mentality. It was important for them for us to help identify some of the dysfunctional parts of that history that was impeding moving ourselves forward and impeding the development of our communities.” Harris said it was difficult to get families to look to the future because they were still living in the mentality of the short-term. “We had to reach back into
Biblical scripture and say Proverbs — a people without a vision shall perish,” Harris said. “That is how we began to engage the parents and caregivers into thinking that these children are with them for a while. ‘What is your vision of what you want for them?’” Harris said adults finally said they wanted their children to have a better life than they had. “What are the barriers and what can you do to change that?” Harris said. “That is how we began to help people get engaged in writing a letter to their elected official or talk to the county commission. They were still scared because that was outside of the norm of what they had been accustomed to.” Harris said parents she worked with were like her father, saying phrases like: “Stay out of the way of white folks.” Harris saw it at an early age after her home was firebombed. The family went to the Emerald Mountain community to live in a two room hay shack with no windows. “Parents were worried that they were going to be displaced, as many were,” Harris said. “We happened to be on land owned by my moth-
er’s sister and her husband. Many folks were put off their land, out of their house, because they had gone outside of the norm.”
BUT ARE THINGS GETTING BETTER?
Harris said a lot can be learned from history and one of the biggest history books is the Bible. “It tells the history of nations and tyrants and kings,” Harris said. “It talks about the principles that God created us to live by. “When we decide at some level that God made this color, that color that somehow or another that I’m going to put my definition of whether this person is worthy of being treated fairly and equally, this person is judged this way. When we do that, it seems to me to be one of the biggest discounts of our spiritual foundation of treating each other with love and respect. Those were the things that held me together when I wanted to really hurt somebody because they were hurting me.” Harris has written a book about her experiences with integration and racism. She said she is not trying to go after her tormentors, but trying to create a lesson for future gen-
erations. “It’s important for us to document and share our stories about what we have experienced,” Harris said. “It’s important for us to recognize where we have been and where we have come from.” Harris said it got better for a little bit but she isn’t so sure the lessons of kindness and humility have been learned since 1965. “It breaks my heart when I hear the campaign commercials because my question is, how do we teach a respect for our country? How do we teach a respect for our leaders? How do we teach civility among our children?” Harris questioned. “I think when we ridicule each other, put down each other, it’s going to be hard for us to go back and teach our children to respect each other in the classroom.” Harris believes everyone is inherently good, but discussions need to mostly happen in person to be able to see everyone is similar. “My hope is that we learn we are of the human fabric, one fabric and if we decide that you’re not OK, you’re not good enough, ultimately we are going to stain that fabric and it’s going to impact all of our existence.”
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aster is the most important holiday on the Christian calendar. It coincides with Passover, and occurs each year on the first Sunday following the first Full Moon after the vernal equinox. Therefore, Easter could happen on any given Sunday between March 22 and April 25 depending on the year. The forty days prior to Easter are called Lent. The forty days represent the time in Jesus Christ’s life spent in the wilderness before he began his public ministry, where he was tempted by the Devil. Lent is a time for self-denial and sacrifice, prayer and penitence, and reflection. It begins with Ash Wednesday. But that day before Ash Wednesday gets the most notice: Fat Tuesday. Unfortunately, the world never seems to take note of the religious significance of this particular day. Fat Tuesday is the English translation of the French “Mardi Gras”. The largest celebrations in the
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Kay Ivey still favorite to win reelection
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sually in a gubernatorial year the Governor’s Race grabs the spotlight. However, our open Senate Seat with the avalanche of Washington dollars flooding into the Heart of Dixie, the Governor’s Race has become overshadowed. It is also an obvious fact of political life that an open Senate Seat is certain to be more competitive than a race with a popular incumbent governor running for reelection. Incumbency is a tremendous advantage. You get free daily publicity just by governing. My prediction from the onset was that Kay Ivey would win reelection to another term and now with three months to the May 24 election, my prognostication is still that Governor Ivey will win a reelection victory. Furthermore, my guess is that she wins without a runoff. The best barometer of a gubernatorial outcome in a race with an incumbent governor running, is to look at how they ran the last time. Four years ago, Kay Ivey was a semi-incumbent. She had served over a year of Governor Robert Bentley’s last term and was running for her first full term. In that 2018 race, she trounced the entire field of GOP candidates and won without a runoff. Folks, that field she beat in 2018 was much more formidable than the one she faces this year. If for no other reason, she beat Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle one of the most qualified thoroughbreds to seek the brass ring in years. He was well liked and from a vote rich area of the state and had grown his city to one of the fastest growing and prosperous cities in America. Battle was well-financed and a good campaigner. Many of us
STEVE FLOWERS Columnist wondered why he was seeking a job that was probably a demotion from being mayor of Alabama’s largest and most prosperous city. Battle was just one of the carnage that Ivey destroyed in the 2018 GOP Primary. Also left in the wake were popular Birmingham Evangelist Scott Dawson, as well as well-financed Mobile State Senator Bill Hightower. She went on to trounce the last viable Democratic candidate to run for governor, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox who was well-financed and a viable candidate. Kay Ivey beat Maddox 60 percent to 40 percent in the General Election. This Maddox race wrote the book for what is the benchmark level for what a Democratic candidate can get in an Alabama state race. The bar is set at 40% for a Democrat. Doug Jones’ 39 percent to 61 percent loss for Senate in 2020 confirmed that threshold. There are six unknown candidates who qualified to run as Democrats this year. The general election is irrelevant. The winner of the May 24 GOP Primary will be governor. The big question in the governor’s race is not whether Kay Ivey wins, it is whether or not this 2022 field of candidates can force her into a June 21 runoff? The answer is probably not. There are only two viable opponents, Lindy Blanchard and Tim James. The reason they are viable
is that they have personal wealth to spend. Both are spending their dollars, which shows a commitment. Tim James and Lindy Blanchard are both working hard. One of them will finish second. However, that only counts in horseshoes and marbles. Running second was good in the old days of Alabama politics, because the governor could not succeed themselves. Therefore, whoever ran second would win four years later. It was called running a “get acquainted race.” In addition to Blanchard and James there are six other candidates vying to beat Kay Ivey. They all have some credentials and they are not all, “run for the fun of it” candidates. Lew Burdette is a successful businessman who heads the King’s Ranch in Birmingham. Dean Young is an ultra-right-wing candidate who has run several times for office in Mobile and is known in that area of the state. Dave Thomas is a former state representative and current Mayor of Springville in St. Clair County. Some voters may think he is the founder of Wendy’s. Dean Odle is an Opelika minister. Stacey George is a former Morgan County Commissioner who has run for governor before. If Burdette gets six percent, Young gets five percent, Thomas gets four percent, and George and Odle get three percent each, that adds up to 21 percent. That many candidates could force a runoff. We will see. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at: www.steveflowers.us.
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Who Was harry houdini? Erich Weisz was born on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary. Soon after, his family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin. He loved America so much that he often told people he was born in Appleton. When he was 13, his family moved to New York where he began working as a trapeze artist. Erich was interested in magic from an early age and performed, without much success, in vaudeville shows. In 1893, he married Wilhemina Rahner. He took the official stage name of Harry Houdini in 1894, when he began working as a professional magician and escape artist. His wife adopted the name Beatrice Houdini and worked as his stage assistant during his entire career. Houdini created his stage name based on his childhood nickname, Harry, and by modifying the last name of another famous magician, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin. Houdini was best known for his daring feats of escape from shackles, handcuffs, and locked boxes. He was very successful at this due to his great physical strength and his remarkable ability to pick locks. In 1899, Houdini caught his big break when an entertainment manager named Martin Beck saw his act and booked him on tours in the U.S. and Europe. He would go on to be the highest-paid vaudeville star in America. Houdini constantly invented new techniques to amaze audiences. He often escaped from shackles while underwater. His greatest feat was the Chinese Water Torture Cell. In this act, he was suspended upside down, shackled, and put into a straitjacket and lowered into a container of water where he would escape, all while holding his breath. Houdini was not only a magician; he was also an aviator, an author, and an actor, where he started his own movie company and produced and starred in several films. He founded the World’s oldest magic company which is still in operation today. During World War I, he helped entertain troops, raise money for Wetumpka the war effort, and even held classes for soldiers on how to escape restraints if they were ever captured. Page Houdini died on October 31,Kidz 1926, in Detroit, Michigan, from complications from appendicitis. Today, he remains one of the single greatest magicians of all time!
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No injuries as fire consumes home By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer An Emerald Mountain homeowner escaped injury during a Wednesday fire. Wednesday morning the Emerald Mountain Volunteer Fire Department was paged out to a visible fire just a half mile down the road from the fire station. When firefighters arrived, there was little they could do to stop the blaze. Authorities said the homeowner and dog were able to get out but they are left with only the clothes on their back. The Redland Volunteer Fire Department and the Wetumpka Fire Department also responded to the call.
Saturday morning crash kills two Staff Report A Wetumpka man and a Deatsville juvenile were pronounced dead following a two-vehicle crash in Coosada. The crash occurred about 1:35 a.m. Saturday on Highway 14 approximately one mile west of Coosada in Elmore County. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), a 19-yearold was driving a 2007 Toyota Camry that crossed the centerline and collided with a 2013 Ford Mustang. The 19-yearold from Deatsville and a passenger in the Mustang, Randall Wayne Singleton, 32, of Wetumpka were fatally injured in
the collision and pronounced deceased on the scene. ALEA said the Mustang was driven by Steven Douglas Massey, 46, of Millbrook. Another passenger in the Mustang, Jennifer Ann Hutton, 37, of Prattville was transported to an area hospital for immediate medical treatment. Highway 14 near the Wetumpka airport was blocked for several hours as cleanup and investigation of the accident scene occurred. ALEA said no further information is available as Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
Kowaliga boat ramp to close for renovations Staff Report Repairs and renovations are coming to the Kowaliga public boat ramp. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF) will close the for approximately two weeks as work begins Feb. 28. During the closure the parking lot will be resurfaced
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BLOOD DRIVE - LifeSouth is hosting several blood drives throughout the Montgomery region to help combat the national blood shortage. All blood types are in great demand. Giving blood helps save lives. The Santuck Flea Market in Wetumpka will be a blood drive site from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. To find the nearest blood drive
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Humane Society of Elmore County News – 28 Feb ‘22 By REA CORD Executive Director One very special way to help our shelter (or any humane shelter for that matter) is to volunteer as a foster home for animals in need. Now this isn’t a task for everyone as it is a lot of responsibility and can be quite demanding. But the rewards are also immense for those who are able to bring animals in need into their homes until they are ready to find their forever homes. Fostering for our Shelter is gen-
erally for those animals recovering from medical treatment or for those too young to be in our Shelter. With spring right around the corner, we will most need fosters who are capable of bottle-feeding orphaned puppies and kittens, or who can safely house a mother dog or cat with her litter until they can be weaned, or who can take on a young litter of puppies or kittens who need time to grow before they can be readied for adoption. We understand that bottle feeding a litter is not for the
faint-hearted as it can require feeding sessions as little as every two hours, round-the-clock, but only for about three weeks generally until they can start eating a mush mixture. Of course, as these puppies or kittens grow, they become more active which also means they get into a lot more trouble and make bigger messes! Mother dogs and cats with litters mean not only babies, but an adult animal in the household and they simply cannot intermingle with family pets and must be kept safely contained at all times.
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‘The Guys’ service community By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer The Guys of Wetumpka have been performing acts of community service for more than four decades. The group tries to serve in a variety of ways mainly across Wetumpka and Elmore County. “We were sitting around one day trying to think of a way to help the community,” Johnnie Daniel said. “This just came together. We focus on community service. We help out where we can.” The group focuses on serving organizations connected to the Elmore County Training School and churches. They have helped with lawn care for the elderly, providing meals for families after a death, work at the Second Baptist Church and Easter egg hunts and Halloween carnivals for children. Winfred Wise said the group helps out with other events not organized by them. “They were instrumental in the W.B. Doby historical marker that we did, they were ushers for us for that,” Wise said. “They were ushers for the Lucille Wise Scholarship banquet. The Wetumpka Black History
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The Guys pose for photograph at the Elmore County Training Center. The group volunteers their time and efforts in the community by helping usher crowds at events and helping with chores around homes of those less fortunate.
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The Messiah Complex
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talked with a young minister at a conference several years ago. He was excited to be under consideration by a church in our city as their new pastor. I knew this particular church, and I knew about their reputation for dismissing their pastors regularly. I was bold enough to tell him so, but he believed he would be the one to tame the unruly board and lead the church to greatness. I certainly hope so. I regret I lost track of him and don’t know what the outcome was. The situation reminded me of a Robert Fulghum story. Fulghum is best known for
his “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten.” He became my favorite author in the late 80s and 90s. He told another great and true story. A man was rescued by firefighters from his burning bed. One of the officers explained that he must’ve been smoking, dropped the cigarette when he nodded off and the bed caught on fire. “No, you don’t understand,” the man replied. “It was on fire when I lay down on it.” The church this young man was “courting” was on fire before they read his resume. Dr. Charles Chandler, founder of the Ministering to Ministers Foundation, shares a
wealth of wisdom with pastors, especially those who have faced involuntary termination or other crises in ministry. Chandler asserts that many ministers suffer from a “messiah complex.” They believe they’re gifted to overcome any obstacle, including an unwell congregation. He imagines a minister saying, “Oh, yes; they’ve had problems, but they’ve never had the benefit of my leadership.” Thus they subject themselves and their families to possible turmoil. Pastors have a messiah complex when they overestimate their capacity to deal with habitually conflicted
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MICHAEL J. BROOKS Columnist churches. Pastors can also be guilty when we believe our way or our interpretation is the only way. Charles Spurgeon said the church pulpit can become “coward’s castle” if ministers claim they’re the inerrant spokesmen for God, their interpretation is correct and thunder judgment on everybody else. Pastors must speak the truth in love, but also must avoid belittling others. They should learn to value the thoughts and opinions of congregants. There
are deeply spiritual people in our churches whose wisdom is needed. One Presbyterian elder told me it was a “matter of calendars” since the elders were older and wiser than their young pastor! Leadership begins with listening. And in listening to others we learn, and we engender enriching friendships. The Christian church doesn’t have multiple messiahs, but only one. He’s easily recognized since he has nail prints in his hands. The rest of us are mortals who should pray for a healthy dose of humility. Reflections is a weekly devotional feature written by Michael J. Brooks, pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church, Alabaster, Alabama. The church’s website is siluriabaptist.com.
Surrounding Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 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 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 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 569-2825
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 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191
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2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Titus 514-7304 Millbrook Baptist 3431 Browns Road, Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd. Eclectic, Al 36024 334-857-3689 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville
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Edgewood Academy’s Jake Allison wins state weightlifting championship By DALTON MIDDLETON Spor ts Editor Edgewood Academy senior Jake Allison had quite the turnout at his first state weightlifting meet. Allison, who has been powerlifting for years but never competed in an event, claimed the AISA weightlifting state championship in the 275-pound weight class. It is his first state championship and Edgewood’s first weightlifting state
championship in school history. Allison excelled in all three lifts - bench press, squat and deadlift. He squatted 405 pounds, deadlifted 385 pounds and bench pressed 350 pounds. His 350 pound bench press led all weight lifters across every weight class. “It means a lot to win the championship,” Allison said. “My dad got me going when I was eight or nine years old, showing me mechanics and stuff, See WEIGHTLIFTING, Page B2
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Edgewood Academy senior Jake Allison won the state powerlifting championship in the 275-pound weight class last week.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
4Tallassee at FCA Tournament, TBD 4Marbury at Stanhope Elmore, 6:30 p.m. 4Edgewood Academy at Coosa Valley, 4 p.m.
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Wetumpka senior pitcher Zach Morgan pitched five no-hit innings against Tallassee on Friday night. He struck out eight batters and walked only two.
4Holtville at Stanhope Elmore, 4:30 p.m. 4Wetumpka Tournament,TBD
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4Wetumpka boys at Park Crossing, 5:30 p.m. 4Stanhope Elmore girls at Benjamin Russell, 5:30 p.m. 4Benjamin Russell ast Stanhope Elmore boys, 7:30 p.m. 4Elmore County at Beauregard, 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 4
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By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Wetumpka senior Zach Morgan was not expecting his pitching performance to go as well as it did on Friday night against Tallassee. Morgan, making his first appearance of the season on the mound for the Wetumpka baseball team, was hoping to pitch four innings and allow four hits or so. Instead, he pitched five innings of no-hit baseball as Wetumpka nohit Tallassee, 12-0, in six innings via run rule. Morgan allowed no
hits over five innings and struck out eight Tigers while only walking two batters. He was pulled after his fifth inning of work due to pitch count, and Caden Wooldridge pitched the final inning of the game. The reliever went 3-up, 3-down in the bottom of the sixth with one strikeout to complete the no-hitter. “That’s a great pitching performance right there,” Wetumpka coach Michael Dismukes said. “Zach hasn’t thrown for us in a while, and he’s been throwing well in the bullpen. We tossed the dice
right there and told him to go get them. He’s a senior and showed up big time. He’s going to be contributing this year. He pitched with a lot of guts and a lot of determination tonight.” Wetumpka’s offense gave Morgan an early lead in the top of the first, and Morgan took that lead and ran with it. The Indians scored three runs on two hits and three errors in the top of the first inning, scoring first on an errant throw on a pickoff move. Doug Johnson then singled in a run and Davis Wells added a RBI sin-
gle as well. With his 3-0 lead in tact, Morgan showed the Tallassee batting order what they were going to get all night in the bottom of the first. He started his night on the mound with a swinging strikeout on four pitches, then struck out another batter to end the inning. He added two more strikeouts in each of the second and third innings, then struck out one each in the fourth and fifth innings to give him eight on the night. Along with See NO-HITTER, Page B2
Tallassee’s Will Blocker breaks single-game scoring record By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Just two games into his junior season, Tallassee striker Will Blocker is already breaking school soccer records. Blocker, entering his third season playing soccer with Tallassee High School, broke the school’s single-game scoring record in the school’s opening game. In the season-opening win over Lanier on February 8, Blocker scored five goals and added two assists. His five goals set a new school record,
which was previously four goals set a few years ago. In his team’s second game of the year against Lee, he added three goals and two more assists. “It feels amazing,” Blocker said of owning the record. “At first, I didn’t think I had actually broken the school record, but when I heard about it I was surprised. I was like ‘Oh crap, I actually just did that.’ It really feels amazing.” His five goals not only set a new school record, but it also matched his season-high for goals while wearing a Tallas-
see uniform. As a freshman two years ago, Blocker didn’t net a goal for the Tigers. Last season as a sophomore, he saw some improvement and scored five goals for the team. This year, he tied his career goal total in the first game of the season and has since blown past that total. “Honestly, I feel like I’ve just been working harder this year,” Blocker said. “It’s also been a team thing. Everyone is sharing the ball and we’ve been communicating a lot as a See RECORD, Page B2
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
4Shelby County at Elmore County, 11 a.m. 4Stanhope Elmore vs. Shelby County at ECHS, 2 p.m. 4Stanhope Elmore at Elmore County, 4 p.m. 4Wetumpka vs. Enterprise/ GW Long at Enterprise, 1 p.m. DH 4Tallassee at FCA Tournament, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
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4Edgewood Academy at Glenwood Tournament,TBD 4Wetumpka Tournament,TBD MONDAY, MARCH 7 4HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Edgewood Academy at Chambers Academy, 4 p.m.
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4Elmore County at Wetumpka 4Edgewood Academy at Chambers Academy, 3:30 p.m.
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4Chelsea at Stanhope Elmore boys, 7:30 p.m. 4Stanhope Elmore girls at Prattville, 5:30 p.m. 4Jefferson Davis at Tallassee, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 8
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4Elmore County at Trinity, 4 p.m. 4Tallassee at Stanhope Elmore 4Wetumpka at Chelsea, 6:30 p.m. 4Autauga Academy at Edgewood Academy, 4 p.m.
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Tallassee junior Will Blocker broke the school record for the most goals in a single game. He scored five goals and added two assists in a 10-0 win over Lanier on February 8.
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4Tallassee at PCA 4Marbury at Stanhope Elmore, 4:30 p.m. 4Pike Road at Holtville 4Autauga Academy at Edgewood Academy, 4 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
4Chilton County at Wetumpka, 5:30 and 7 p.m. 4Pike Road at Holtville girls, 5:30 p.m. 4Marbury at Elmore County, 5:30 p.m.
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and since then I’ve been really into it. IT’s been a really important part of my life. To be able to get something out of it during my senior year means a lot.” Being his first event, Allison described the experience like he was the Karate Kid. When he got to the event, he saw a few familiar faces, but they weren’t people he was close enough to hang out with. He saw players and schools gravitating towards each other because they knew each other well, but he didn’t. So he stuck with his coach, Michael Norris, and his father, and just ran through his lifts to get the best he could. He saw a few lifters try to intimidate and show off by practicing with heavier than usual weight, but he just ignored and tried to get his normal warm-up lifts in. He stretched well, got loose, and just relied on his coach and dad. In fact, Allison didn’t even try to lift anything heavier than usual. He was able to win the state championship by not even reaching his maximum weight limit. The person in second place, behind Allison, was lifting ahead of him. So instead of trying to get the most he could, Allison used a little strategy and lifted the exact weight as him to maintain his lead. “We did our first two lifts, squat and bench, and we saw that the guy behind me was about 95 pounds behind me,” Allison said. “He went right before me, so we decided to just match him so we would stay ahead and stay on top by that much. I didn’t really know what to expect since it was the first time I’d ever gone to a powerlifting meet. It was pretty exciting.” His success at the meet was to no surprise to anyone at Edgewood Academy or anyone that knows Allison. It did come as a surprise to many of his opponents, however, coach Norris said. Norris added that many lifters were eliminated for not getting down parallel on their first lift, the squat, and he saw some wide eyes when Allison went below parallel on his first attempt with a high number. Norris knew what Allison could lift. The senior not only won the state championship, but he didn’t even reach his maximum weight. He bench pressed 350 to lead the whole event, and he’s lifted more at Edgewood. He currently holds the school record for bench press at a whopping 360 pounds. He’s put in the work, and it finally paid off him as his senior year comes to a close. “You see a lot of people going in and out every day and doing what they’re told and nothing else, but my dad always drilled into my head that it takes what you do when nobody is watching and what you do after everybody has left,” Allison said of his work ethic. “That gets you over the hump and lets you do great things.”
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team. Some goals, I’ve outworked other people. I’ve beaten them to the ball and I’m really just trying to take as many shots as I can on goal.” While he takes as many shots as he can on goal, Blocker isn’t necessarily just trying to score all of the goals himself. His position as striker allows him to be in the best positions to score, but he also likes to share the ball with his teammates as they do with him. His coach, Keiven Mixson,
said Blocker plays like his hair is on fire and is always flying to the ball. Because of him being around the ball so much, he’s also able to share the ball with teammates. That’s shown this year as he is also one of the team’s leaders in assists. Along with his five goals in the season opener, he added two assists, making him responsible for seven of the team’s 10 goals in the game. In the team’s second game, he had three goals and two assists, making him responsible for five of the team’s eight goals in that game. “I’ve been trying to be as much of a playmaker as I
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his strikeouts, he forced four groundouts and three flyouts. “My fastball was working really well tonight and was tailing away and in with my two-seam and four-seam,” Morgan said. “My curveball came in a little bit and my slider was good once or twice. All my pitches really seemed to be working.” While Morgan led the pitching onslaught, senior third baseman and Troy
signee Kyle Morrison led the offensive charge. After a Jaxon Shineflew single to lead off the second inning, Morrison cranked a two-run home run to dead centerfield to put the Indians up, 5-0. He scored again in the fourth inning on another RBI single from Johnson, then started the offense again in the top of the sixth inning. With one out and nobody on base, Morrison hit a solo opposite field home run in the sixth inning. Following his hit, Wetumpka added three more hits and three walks to push their lead out to 12-0
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possibly can, and I’m trying to really support everybody,” Blocker said. “But at the same time, I’m trying to be there and be in the right spots so I can take the chances that we have and make it happen.” Mixson said he’s seen major improvement in Blocker’s play, and that comes from how much time Blocker dedicates to the sport. Blocker is one of the only players on Tallassee’s team that doesn’t play multiple sports. Soccer is the only sport he plays, and spends the entire year playing. This past summer, Blocker joined club soccer and started playing at an
elite level. Since joining club soccer, Mixson has seen Blocker’s footwork and his first touches improve more than anything. Those two things, plus Blocker’s natural speed, made him stand out on the club level, but now it’s really paying off at the high school level. Blocker agrees, and credits his play to playing club soccer. “When you’re playing the sport more and you’re playing with tougher competition all the time, you’re going to get better,” Blocker said of his improvement. “Just doing that has helped me improve my game a lot.”
and put the game in run-rule territory. Morrison finished the night 2-2 with two home runs, three RBIs, a walk, a hitby-pitch and scored four runs. Johnson finished 2-4 with two RBI singles, and Garrit Terrell added a two-RBI single in the sixth inning. Dawson Fuller and Dorian Jackson also added hits. “Tonight, we approached our at-bats like we have the last two games,” Dismukes said. We take solid approaches and we finally put some barrels to the baseball and they finally got into the gaps. I’m happy for our guys.”
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on December 21, 1998 by Timothy C Esco and Marianne H Esco, his wife, originally in favor of Regions Mortgage, Inc., and recorded in Book 214 at Page 1762 on DeFHPEHU LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. LOGS Legal Group LLP, as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on March 31, 2022, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder in front of the main entrance of the Elmore County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to wit: Commence at the Southwest corner of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 23, Township 18 North, Range 20 East, Elmore County, Alabama. Thence North 12 deg. 00’ 52” East for a distance of 1564.74 feet to a iron pin marking the point of beginning of the following described property. Thence North 00 deg. 00’ 00” East for a distance of 208.75 feet to a iron pin. Thence North 90 deg. 00’ 00” East for a distance of 208.75 feet to a iron pin. Thence South 00 deg. 00’ 00” East for a distance of 208.75 feet to a iron pin. Thence North 90 deg. 00’ 00” West for a distance of 208.75 feet back to the point of beginning. Together with and subject to covenants, easements and restrictions of record. Said property contains 1.00 acres more or less and is located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 Section 23, T18N, R20E, Elmore County, Alabama. ALSO THE FOLLOWING UTILITY AND ACCESS EASEMENT, TO-WIT: Commence at the Northeast corner of the above described property; Thence North 90 deg. 00’ 00” West for a distance of 11.03 feet to the point of beginning of the following described 30’ wide easement. Thence North 90 deg. 00’ 00” West for a distance of 34.00 feet to a point. Thence North 28 deg. 05’ 08” East for a distance of 237.07 feet to a point. Thence North 36 deg. 06’ 19” East for a distance of 51.95 feet to a point. Thence North 56 deg. 41’ 35” East for a distance of 132.59 feet to a point. Thence North 26 deg. 42’ 57” East for a distance of 55.13 feet to a point on the center line of Chaulk Hill Road. Thence South 63 deg. 17’ 03” East for a distance of 30.00 feet along said center line to a point. Thence South 26 deg. 42’ 57” West for a distance of 63.17 feet to a point. Thence South 56 deg. 41’ 35” West for a distance of 135.17 feet to a point. Thence South 36 deg. 06’ 19” West for a distance of 44.40 feet to a point. Thence South 28 deg. 05’ 08” West for a distance of 218.96 feet back to the point of beginning. Together with and subject to covenants, easements and restrictions of record. Said property contains 0.32 acres more or less and is located in the N.W. 1/4 of the N.B. 1/4 Section 23, T18N, R20E, Elmore County, Alabama.
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g y with the foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100 LQ FHUWL¿HG RU FDVK funds at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ FORVH RI EXVLness on the next business day WKHUHDIWHU DW WKH /DZ 2I¿FH RI LOGS Legal Group LLP at the address indicated below. LOGS Legal Group LLP reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder, or to reschedule the sale, should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. 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 Notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER FORECLOSURE NOTICE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a mortgage from JOSEPH DEATON AND ALECIA H. DEATON, HUSBAND AND WIFE, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS MORTGAGEE, AS NOMINEE FOR UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, on the 17th day of May, 2018, said mortgage recorded in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD RQ May 17, 2018, in Deed/Mortgage Book 2018, Page 22466 (OPRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD 5Hcords, said Mortgage having VXEVHTXHQWO\ EHHQ WUDQVIHUUHG and assigned to LAKEVIEW /2$1 6(59,&,1* //& E\ LQstrument recorded in the aforeVDLG 3UREDWH 2I¿FH QRWLFH LV KHUHE\ JLYHQ WKDW WKH XQGHUsigned LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC, as Mortgagee/ 7UDQVIHUHH XQGHU DQG E\ YLUWXH of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at SXEOLF RXWFU\ WR WKH KLJKHVW ELGder for cash in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse in Wetumpka, Elmore County, AlaEDPD RQ April 14, 2022, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to WKH IROORZLQJ GHVFULEHG UHDO HVtate, situated in Elmore County, $ODEDPD WR ZLW
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 17 NORTH, RANGE 17 EAST, MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG. 20 SALE. Default having been MIN. 00 SEC. EAST A DISmade in the payment of the TANCE OF 940 FEET TO indebtedness secured by that THE “POINT OF BEGINNING” certain mortgage executed by WHICH IS THE SOUTHEAST David A Hester, unmarried man, CORNER OF PINEBROOK originally in favor of Mortgage SUBDIVISION PLAT #3, Electronic Registration Sys- THENCE NORTH 0 DEG. 26 tems, Inc. solely as nominee MIN. 00 SEC. EAST ALONG for Anchor Mortgage Services, THE EAST LINE OF SAID Inc., on December 23, 2016, SUBDIVISION A DISTANCE said mortgage recorded in the 2) )((7 7+(1&( 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH SOUTH 89 DEG. 56 MIN. 00 of Elmore County, Alabama, in SEC. EAST A DISTANCE OF 5/3< %RRN 3DJH )((7 7+(1&( 6287+ WKH XQGHUVLJQHG 3HQQ\0DF 0 DEG. 34 MIN. 00 SEC. WEST Loan Services, LLC, as Mort- $ ',67$1&( 2) )((7 gagee/Transferee, under and THENCE NORTH 89 DEG. 56 by virtue of the power of sale MIN. 00 SEC. WEST A DIScontained in said mortgage, will TANCE OF 493.20 FEET BACK sell at public outcry to the high- TO THE “POINT OF BEGINest bidder for cash, in front of NING”. THUS DESCRIBING A the main entrance of the Court- TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND KRXVH DW :HWXPSND (OPRUH LYING AND BEING SITUATED County, Alabama, on April 20, IN THE NORTHEAST QUAR2022, during the legal hours of TER OF SECTION 9, TOWNsale, all of its rights, title, and SHIP 17 NORTH, RANGE 17 interest in and to the following EAST, ELMORE COUNTY, described real estate, situated ALABAMA, CONTAINING 2.76 in Elmore County, Alabama, to- ACRES, MORE OR LESS. ACZLW %HJLQ DW WKH 1RUWKZHVW FRU- CORDING TO THE SURVEY ner of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 OF M.P. HAYDEN, AL. 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An attor- GHEWHGQHVV VHFXUHG E\ WKH UHDO ney should be consulted to help HVWDWH 7KLV VDOH LV VXEMHFW WR you understand these rights postponement or cancellation. and programs as a part of the For informational purposes only, foreclosure process. This sale is LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING the property address is: 2269 made for the purpose of paying LLC, Mortgagee/Transferee Chalk Hill Road, Tallassee, AL the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY 36078. ANY PROPERTY ADDRESS expenses of foreclosure. The BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS PROVIDED IS NOT PART OF successful bidder must tender a A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION non-refundable deposit of Five FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY OBTAINED OF THE PROPERTY SOLD Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) INFORMATION HEREIN AND IN THE EVENT LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH WILL BE USED FOR THAT OF ANY DISCREPANCY, THE WR 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ DW WKH PURPOSE. LEGAL DESCRIPTION REF- time and place of the sale. The ERENCED HEREIN SHALL balance of the purchase price 5XELQ /XEOLQ //& $WWRUQH\ IRU plus any deed recording costs Mortgagee/Transferee CONTROL. and transfer taxes must be paid 200 Clinton Avenue West, Suite This sale is made for the pur- LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH 406, Huntsville, AL 35801 pose of paying the indebted- next business day at the Law 7HOHSKRQH 1XPEHU ness secured by said mortgage, 2I¿FH RI 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ 0992 Case No. FLB-21-02524-3 as well as the expenses of at the address indicated below. $G 5XQ 'DWHV foreclosure. Furthermore, the 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ UHVHUYHV 03/02/2022, 03/09/2022 property to be offered pursuant the right to award the bid to rlselaw.com/property-listing to this notice of sale is being the next highest bidder should offered for sale, transfer and the highest bidder fail to time- :HWXPSND +HUDOG conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. ly tender the total amount due. )HE 0DU DQG Neither the mortgagee, nor the The Mortgagee/Transferee re- 187789 RI¿FHUV GLUHFWRUV DWWRUQH\V serves the right to bid for and PUBLIC NOTICE employees, agents or autho- purchase the real estate and to rized representative of the mort- credit its purchase price against gagee make any representation the expenses of sale and the in- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE or warranty relating to the title debtedness secured by the real or any physical, environmental, estate. This sale is subject to health or safety conditions ex- postponement or cancellation. Default having been made in isting in, on, at or relating to the 3HQQ\0DF /RDQ 6HUYLFHV //& the payment of the indebtedproperty offered for sale. Any ³7UDQVIHUHH´ 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR ness secured by that certain and all responsibilities or liabil- 3 $ +LJKODQG $YHQXH mortgage executed by Carole D ities arising out of or in any way 6RXWK 6XLWH %LUPLQJKDP Gray, a single woman, originally relating to any such condition, $/ ZZZ WEODZ FRP 7% in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. including those suggested by )LOH 1XPEHU solely as nominee for AmeriCode of Ala. (1975) § 35-4-271, care Investment Group, Inc dba expressly are disclaimed. This :HWXPSND +HUDOG Primier Capital Lending, on May sale is subject to all prior liens Mar. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 20, 2009, said mortgage recordand encumbrances and unpaid 22-00305 ed in the Office of the Judge of taxes and assessments includPut your ad here Probate of Elmore County, Aling any transfer tax associated call 256.414.4250
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y abama, in RLPY 2009 Page 33848 being Modified in Book 2016 Page 467 and further in Book 2016 Page 39556 and further in Book 2016 Page 39976; the undersigned MidFirst Bank, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on February 17, 2022, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at the N.W. Corner of the East 1/2 of the S.E. 1/4 of Section 11, Township 17 N, Range 19 E, Elmore County, Alabama. Thence run S 0 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 1273.41 feet; thence South 89 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 583.56 feet to an Iron Pin Found (12771) and the Point of Beginning; thence continue South 89 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 217.38 feet to an Iron Pin Found (12771); thence South 0 degrees 54 minutes 47 seconds West, a distance of 133.54 feet to a rebar found; thence N 89 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 217.46 feet to a rebar found; thence N 0 degrees 56 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance of 133.54 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said parcel of land is lying in the East 1/2 of the S.E. 1/4 of Section 11, Township 17 North, Range 19 East, Elmore County Alabama and contains 0.67 acres more or less. Also an easement being 20 feet in width for the right of ingress and egress and utilities, the centerline being herewith described. Commence at the S.E. corner of the above described lot; thence run North 0 degrees 54 minutes 47 seconds East, a distance of 10.00 feet to the centerline of said easement; thence South 89 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds East, along the centerline a distance of 437.46 feet to the Westerly R.O.W. of Dozier Road and the end of easement. Together with the Manufactured Home described as follows: Make: Redman; Model: Venture; Year 1997; Serial Numbers 11431513 A & B.. Property street address for informational purposes: 120 Meadow Ridge Dr , Wetumpka, AL 36093. 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) in certified funds made payable 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 in certified funds by noon the next business day at the Law Office of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. 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 17, 2022 until April 28, 2022, during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama. MidFirst Bank, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 330, Birmingham, AL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 21-06282
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y 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
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g g nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, its successors and assigns dated March 4, 2008; said mortgage being recorded on March 7, 2008, in Book 2008, Page LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Nationstar Mortgage LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2013, Page 38954 in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama. The undersigned, Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Elmore County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on the 15th day of February, 2022 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 3, of Broadmoor North, Plat 1R DV UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI (Omore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 12 at Page 4.
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SARA JO BAGLEY, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-047 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
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
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ALBERT T. FOY. JR., deceased, having been granted to LINDA M. FOY on February 17, 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. LINDA M. FOY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALBERT T. FOY, JR., DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: CHRISTOPHER S. SIMMONS RUSTON, STAKELY, JOHNSTON & GARRETT, P A 184 COMMERCE STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 P O BOX 270 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101 334-206-3293
Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to BARBARA BAGLEY SHANKS as Executor on the 27 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.
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.
BARBARA BAGLEY SHANKS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF SARA JO BAGLEY, DECEASED.
SARAH FRANCES WOOD PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK PAUL CAIN, SR., DECEASED
Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. Attorney for the Executor Said property is commonly The Law Firm of Edwards & Edknown as 5860 Pineleaf Dr, Mill- wards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street brook, AL 36054. 6KRXOG D FRQÀLFW DULVH EHWZHHQ Wetumpka, AL 36092 the property address and the legal description the legal de- Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 scription will control. Said property will be sold sub- EST/BAGLEY, S. ject to any outstanding ad valorPUBLIC NOTICE em taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and IN THE PROBATE COURT payable), the right of redempOF ELMORE COUNTY, tion of any taxing authority, all ALABAMA outstanding liens for public utiliIN THE MATTER OF THE ties which constitute liens upon ESTATE OF JIMMY LEON the property, any matters which BRAND, DECEASED. might be disclosed by an accuCASE NO. 2021-409 rate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special TO: KADY MICHELLE BRAND, assessments, covenants, the A NON-RESIDENT OF THE statutory right of redemption STATE OF ALABAMA AND A pursuant to Alabama law, and NEXT OF KIN OF JIMMY LEON any matters of record including, BRAND but not limited to, those supe- YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED ULRU WR VDLG 0RUWJDJH ¿UVW VHW that on December 27, 2021, out above. Said property will be a certain paper in writing pursold on an “as-is” basis without porting to be the Last Will and any representation, warranty Testament of JIMMY LEON or recourse against the above- BRAND, deceased, was filed named or the undersigned. The in the Probate Court of Elmore successful bidder must present County, Alabama by JAIMIE FHUWL¿HG IXQGV LQ WKH DPRXQW RI LEON BRAND, Petitioner, rethe winning bid at the time and questing that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to place of sale. Alabama law gives some per- Probate and Record and that sons who have an interest in the Petitioner be named as Perproperty the right to redeem the sonal Representative of such property under certain circum- Estate. This notice of Filing of stances. Programs may also Will for Probate is given to you exist that help persons avoid or as a next-of-kin of JIMMY LEON delay the foreclosure process. BRAND. An attorney should be consult- Unless an objection to admised to help you understand these sion to Probate and Record of rights and programs as a part of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to the foreclosure process. The sale will be conducted sub- this Court within ten (10) days of MHFW WR FRQ¿UPDWLRQ WKDW WKH the final publication of this nosale is not prohibited under the tice, the Court will proceed with U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) considering such Petition withWR ¿QDO FRQ¿UPDWLRQ DQG DXGLW out further notice to you. Also, of the status of the loan with the you are hereby notified that a hearing has been scheduled Wetumpka Herald: holder of the Mortgage. by the Elmore County Probate Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 22-00534 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE Court to consider such Petition. Such hearing is scheduled for LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER PUBLIC NOTICE March 24, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. as holder of said mortgage at which time you may appear McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, Notice of Completion and contest such Will and such LLC Petition. Two North Twentieth McElhenney Construction Com2 20th Street North, Suite 1000 pany, LLC hereby gives notice JOHN THORNTON of completion of contract with Birmingham, AL 35203 JUDGE OF PROBATE (800) 275-7171 the State of Alabama for conELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA FT21@mccalla.com struction of Project Number File No. 956015 ATRP2-26-2020-026-2 Elmore Name and Address of Attorney County, 0.062mi. Roadway Im- www.foreclosurehotline.net for Petitioner: provements (Additional Turn MICHAEL S. HARPER Wetumpka Herald Lane) on Coosada Parkway at ATTORNEY AT LAW 01/19/2022,01/26/2022,02/02/2 the Junction of SR-14 in We213 BARNETT BLVD 022,03/02/2022 tumpka, AL. This notice will apP O BOX 780608 pear for four consecutive weeks TALLASSEE. ALABAMA 36078 AMENDMENT TO NOTICE OF beginning on February 23, 2022 334-283-6855 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE and ending on March 16, 2022. SALE $OO FODLPV VKRXOG EH ¿OHG DW 3 2 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 Box 1409 Theodore, AL 36590 an Mar. 2, 2022 The sale date under the above during this period. mentioned Notice of Mortgage EST/BRAND, J. PUBLIC NOTICE Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 23, Foreclosure Sale has been postponed until March 16, 2022, Mar. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 and public notice thereof having IN THE PROBATE COURT COMPLETION been given, the above notice OF ELMORE COUNTY, PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby republished with this ALABAMA amendment. IN THE MATTER IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE ESTATE OF JAY C. OF ELMORE COUNTY, Wetumpka Herald: BREAZEALE, DECEASED ALABAMA Mar. 2, 2022 CASE NO. 2022-033 IN THE MATTER 956015 NOTICE OF FILING OF THE ESTATE OF WILL FOR PROBATE OF JIMMIE FRED ALVERSON, PUBLIC NOTICE DECEASED TO: TIMOTHY N. FALLEUR, CASE NO: 2021-408 IN THE PROBATE COURT A NON-RESIDENT OF THE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ELMORE COUNTY, STATE OF ALABAMA AND OF ESTATE ALABAMA NEXT OF KIN OF JAY C. IN THE MATTER BREAZEALE; AND TO: ANY Letters Testamentary in the EsOF THE ESTATE OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF tate of JIMMIE FRED ALVEROF TERESA D. AMATUZZI, KIN OF JAY C. BREAZEALE, SON, deceased, having been DECEASED DECEASED granted to PAMELA PITTMAN CASE NO: 2022-044 ALVERSON on February 18th, NOTICE TO CREDITORS YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED 2022 by John Thornton, Judge OF ESTATE that on February 8, 2022, a cerof Probate of Elmore County, tain paper in writing purporting Alabama, notice is hereby given Letters of Administration over to be the Last Will and TestaWetumpka Herald: that all persons and parties hav- the Estate of TERESA D. AMA- ment of JAY C. BREAZEALE, March 2, 2022 ing claims against said estate TUZZI, deceased, having been GHFHDVHG ZDV ¿OHG LQ WKH 22-00128 are required, within the time granted to VINCENT J. AMA- Probate Court of Elmore allowed by law, to present the TUZZI on February 23, 2022 County, Alabama by BRENDA PUBLIC NOTICE same to the Court or the same by John Thornton, Judge of BREAZEALE ROBINSON, Petiwill be barred. Probate of Elmore County, Al- tioner, requesting that such Last LEGAL NOTICE PAMELA PITTMAN ALVER- abama, notice is hereby given Will and Testament be admitSON, PERSONAL REPRE- that all persons and parties havCarcel & G Const., LLC here- SENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE ing claims against said estate ted to Probate and Record and by gives notice of completion OF JIMMIE FRED ALVERSON, are required, within the time that the Petitioner be named as Personal Representative of of contract with Elmore County DECEASED allowed by law, to present the such Estate. This notice of Filof Alabama for construction of same to the Court or the same ing of Will for Probate is given Project No. Concrete Bridge Attorney of Record for will be barred. to you as a next-of-kin of JAY C. 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Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: STEPHEN M. LANGHAM ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 680416 PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36068 334-546-2135 smlangham@yahoo.com Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 EST/CAIN, F. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2021-386 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALENE CLARK, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ALENE CLARK, deceased, having been granted to PAUL D. ESCO on February 23rd, 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. PAUL D. ESCO PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALENE CLARK, DECEASED Address of Personal Representative: PAUL DOUGLAS ESCO ATTORNEY AT LAW 2800 ZELDA ROAD; SUITE 200-7 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36106 334-832-9100 paul.esco@aol.com Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 EST/CLARK, A. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2021-401 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF REBA ANN DUKE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of REBA ANN DUKE, deceased, having been granted to LINDA DIANE BOLES on the 22nd 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. LINDA DIANE BOLES PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF REBA ANN DUKE, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: D. JASON BRITT STONE, BRITT & WEBB, LLC ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 114 S MAIN ST PO BOX 967 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-517-6520
Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 23, Mar. 2 and 9, 2022 EST/FOY, JR. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN D. FULLER, JR., DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-010 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JOHN D. FULLER, JR., deceased, having been granted to CHARLOTTE BEVERETT FULLER on February 18, 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. CHARLOTTE BEVERETT FULLER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN D. FULLER. JR., DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JAMES F. HAMPTON ATTORNEY AT LAW 4267 LOMAC STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36106 334-213-0213 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 23, Mar. 2 and 9, 2022 EST/FULLER, J. 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
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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
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yg 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. 23, Mar. 2 and 9, 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 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 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. JIMMY DOYLE PARKER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JEAN HAYNES, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 EST/HAYNES, B. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DeRICO TIERRE HOUSER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-036 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of DeRICO TIERRE HOUSER, deceased, having been granted to ED PARISH, JR. on February 18, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. ED PARISH. JR. ADMINISTRATOR
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Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. Attorney for Administrator 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 (334) 514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 EST/NAVARRE, R. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-256 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MURALL HAMER PHILLIPS, DECEASED
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2022-043 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HOLLIS G. JONES, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of HOLLIS G. JONES, deceased, having been granted to SCOTT E. JONES and BRADLEY G. JONES on the 23rd day of February, 2022 by Riley McCormick, Special Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. SCOTT E. JONES and BRADLEY G. JONES CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF HOLLIS G. JONES, DECEASED
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of MURALL HAMER PHILLIPS, deceased, having been granted to LALLAGE JOHNSON NEILL on the 22nd 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. LALLAGE JOHNSON NEILL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MURALL HAMER PHILLIPS, DECEASED
Attorney of Record for such Co-Representatives: Robert B. Reneau, Esq. Law Offices of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Phone (334) 514-1011 Email reneauthornton@aol.com
Attorney of Record for such Personal Representative: DANIEL L. LINDSEY, JR. RUSHTON, STAKELY, JOHNSON & GARRETT, P.A. PO BOX 270 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101 184 COMMERCE STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-206-3212 dll@rushtonstakely.com
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOAN J. MUMMA, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-046 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BILLY RIDGEWAY, JR., DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-264 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE
Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JOAN J. MUMMA, deceased, having been granted to THOMAS CHRISTOPHER MUMMA on February 18, 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 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.
THOMAS CHRISTOPHER MUMMA PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOAN J. MUMMA, DECEASED
NICHOLE MCLAUGHLIN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BILLY RIDGEWAY, JR., DECEASED
Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: KAMMIE B. LEE ATTORNEY AT LAW 109 COMPANY STREET SUITE 240 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-478-3808 kammieblee@aol.com Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 23, Mar. 2 and 9, 2022 EST/MUMMA, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUSSELL DEWAYNE NAVARRE, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-049 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of RUSSELL DEWAYNE NAVARRE, deceased, having been granted to DEBRA L. MERRILL, on the 24th 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.
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 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO. 2021-404 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER RAY ROYSTER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of WALTER RAY ROYSTER, deceased, having been granted to HAROLD S. ROYSTER on the 9th day of February, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all parties having claims against said Estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. HAROLD S. ROYSTER EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER RAY ROYSTER, DECEASED
Public Notices 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/ROYSTER, W. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF L’TANYA RENEE SMITH, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-052 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of L’TANYA RENEE SMITH, deceased, having been granted to STANLEY ANDRE SMITH on February 25th, 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. STANLEY ANDRE SMITH ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF L’TANYA RENEE SMITH, DECEASED Address of Administrator: 192 SUNNYBROOK DRIVE DEATSVILLE, ALABAMA 36022 334-467-0353 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 2, 9 and 16, 2022 EST/SMITH, L. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO. 2022-025 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCIS EUGENE TUCKER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of FRANCIS EUGENE TUCKER, deceased, having been granted to DAVID EUGENE TUCKER and CATHERINE GRACE MARKS on the 14 day of February 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all parties having claims against said Estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. DAVID EUGENE TUCKER AND CATHERINE GRACE MARKS CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCIS EUGENE TUCKER, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 23, Mar. 2 and 9, 2022 EST/TUCKER, F. 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
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SANDRA F. WALKER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-028 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of SANDRA F. WALKER, deceased, having been granted to TIMOTHY A. MCDOWELL on the 24 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. TIMOTHY A. MCDOWELL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SANDRA F. WALKER, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator:
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Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of realizing the mortgage debt, together with all expenses of the sale, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Jevon C. Milner, a single man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), (solely as nominee for Lender, Everett Financial, Inc. d/b/a Supreme Lending, and Lender’s successors and assigns), dated the 18th day of December, 2017, which Mortgage was recorded LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Real Property Book 2017, at Page 61782; said Mortgage having been transferred and assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), (solely as nominee for Lender, Everett Financial, Inc. d/b/a Supreme Lending, and Lender’s successors and assigns) to Alabama Housing Finance Authority by virtue of that certain Assignment of Mortgage dated the 13th day of April, 2020, and recorded LQ VDLG 3UREDWH 2I¿FH LQ 5HDO Property Book 2020, at Page 24333. The undersigned Alabama Housing Finance Authority as Assignee of said Mortgage will, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, sell at auction to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Elmore County Courthouse in the City of Wetumpka, Alabama during the legal hours of sale on March 23, 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: Lot 14 of River Oaks Subdivision, Plat No. 4, as recorded LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 13, at Page 19. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of realizing the mortgage debt, together with all expenses of the sale, including a reasonable attorney’s fee. SASSER, SEFTON & BROWN, P.C. Bowdy J. Brown, Esq. 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 8050 Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Our File No.: 49696-3155 ATTORNEYS FOR ASSIGNEE ALABAMA HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY ASSIGNEE Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 23, Mar. 2 and 9, 2022 FC/49696.3155 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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SASSER, SEFTON & BROWN, P.C. Bowdy J. Brown, Esq. 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 8050 Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Telephone: (334) 532-3400 Website: http://www. VDVVHUODZ¿UP FRP Our File No.: 49864.237 CADENCE BANK, FORMERLY KNOWN AS BANCORPSOUTH BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CADENCE BANK, N.A. MORTGAGEE Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 FC/49864.237 PUBLIC NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Elmore County, Alabama and Incorporated Areas The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reÀHFWLQJ SURSRVHG ÀRRG KD]DUG determinations within Elmore County, Alabama and IncorpoUDWHG $UHDV 7KHVH ÀRRG KD]ard determinations may include WKH DGGLWLRQ RU PRGL¿FDWLRQ RI Base Flood Elevations, base ÀRRG GHSWKV 6SHFLDO )ORRG +D]DUG $UHD ERXQGDULHV RU ]RQH GHVLJQDWLRQV RU WKH UHJXODWRU\ ÀRRGZD\ 7HFKQLFDO information or comments are VROLFLWHG RQ WKH SURSRVHG ÀRRG KD]DUG GHWHUPLQDWLRQV VKRZQ on the preliminary FIRM and/ or FIS report for Elmore County, Alabama and Incorporated ArHDV 7KHVH ÀRRG KD]DUG GHWHUminations are the basis for the ÀRRGSODLQ PDQDJHPHQW PHDsures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain TXDOL¿HG IRU SDUWLFLSDWLRQ LQ WKH National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for ÀRRGSODLQ PDQDJHPHQW SXUposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema. gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main. asp or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 HAZARD DETERMINATIONS 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 INTER-
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Public Notices ESTED PARTY. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on January 28, 2022, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of LINDA THOMPSON, GHFHDVHG ZDV ¿OHG LQ WKH 3URbate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by KIMBERLY THOMPSON HENDERSON, 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 LINDA THOMPSON or as an interested party. Unless an objection to admission to Probate and Record of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days of WKH ¿QDO SXEOLFDWLRQ RI WKLV QRtice, the Court will proceed with considering such Petition without further notice to you. JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: BRIAN JUSTISS ATTORNEY AT LAW 4031 U S HWY 231 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36093 334-306-4713 brian@jh-legal.com Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 16, 23 and Mar. 2, 2022 LWT/THOMPSON, L.
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LORETA H. TURNER, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-037 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: PATSY COTE, A NEXT OF KIN OF LORETA H. TURNER, AND A NON-RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA; AND TO: JOSEPH HOWARD, BARBARA TURNER, BRYAN HOWARD, JEROME HOWARD AND ROBERTO HOWARD. NEXT OF KIN OF LORETA H. TURNER, AND WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN; AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF LORETA H. TURNER, DECEASED; AND TO: ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY
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sonal Representative of such Estate. This notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you as a next-of-kin of LORETA H. TURNER or as an interested party. Unless an objection to admission to Probate and Record of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days of WKH ¿QDO SXEOLFDWLRQ RI WKLV QRtice, the Court will proceed with considering such Petition without further notice to you. JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA
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THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY, RUN S43°29’46”W, 60.00 FEET TO A SET ½ REBAR, GMC CAP #CA00156 LYING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 27, MAP OF THE COVE AT QUAIL RUN (PB 16, PG 31) AND ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF SAID COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY, RUN S43°29’46”W, 127.84 FEET TO A SET ½” REBAR, GMC CAP #CA00156 LYING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 27 AND ON THE EAST LINE OF LOT 2, MAP OF THE COVE AT QUAIL RUN AS RECORDED ON THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 24, PAGE 9; THENCE RUN ALONG EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 2 N45°38’28”W, 106.61 FEET TO A FOUND CAPPED REBAR LYING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2 AND ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF COUNTRY CLUB LOOP (60’ ROW); THENCE RUN ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY S53°30’06”W, 2.88 FEET TO A FOUND X IN SIDEWALK; THENCE LEAVING SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF COUNTRY CLUB LOOP, RUN N36°29’54”W, 60.00 FEET TO A FOUND X IN SIDEWALK LYING ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF SAID COUNTRY CLUB LOOP; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY S53°30’30”W, 29.15 FEET TO A FOUND X IN SIDEWALK LYING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 4, MAP OF THE COVE AT QUAIL RUN (PB 24, PG 9); THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY, RUN N36°39’00”W, 90.51 FEET TO A FOUND CAPPED REBAR LYING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 4; THENCE RUN N02°16’41”W, 280.13 FEET TO A FOUND 1” CRIMP TOP IRON PIN; THENCE RUN N10°09’52”W, 124.95 FEET TO A FOUND REBAR; THENCE RUN N01°53’10”W, 150.16 FEET TO A FOUND 1” CRIMP TOP IRON PIN; THENCE N02°24’20”W, 149.67 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
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Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: JACQUELINE E. AUSTIN ATTORNEY AT LAW P O BOX 908 108 COURT ST WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 23, Mar. 2 and 9, 2022 LWT/TURNER, L. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Overton Properties LLC dba Wetumpka Self/OakTree Storage, 4057 US Hwy 231, Wetumpka, AL 36093 334-5675000, will sell or dispose of the misc household goods in the following units on Thursday, March 17, 2022 beginning at 8:00 am located at Oak Tree Storage 5300 Oak Tree Road Millbrook, AL 36054
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 11th day of February 2022, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of LORETA H. TURNER, deceased, Wetumpka Herald: ZDV ¿OHG LQ WKH 3UREDWH &RXUW Mar. 2 and 9, 2022 of Elmore County, Alabama by STORAGE AUCTION GEORGE GAINES, Petitioner, requesting that such Last Will Do you have available jobs? Call 256.414.4250 to let others and Testament be admitted to know about job opportunities Probate and Record and that the Petitioner be named as Perat your business.
Ordinance No. 2022-1 Amendment to Zoning Ordinance BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WETUMPKA, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Zoning Ordinance No. 99-4 and Map of the City of Wetumpka adopted September 2, 1999, be and the same is hereby amended by rezoning the following described lands situated in the City of Wetumpka from R-H to R-3. STATE OF ALABAMA} ELMORE COUNTY} COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 12, T-18-N, R-18-E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE RUN S90°00’00”W, 122.31 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN S00°00’00”E, 1145.08 FEET TO A FOUND CAPPED REBAR; POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING RUN N60°23’47”E, 76.01 FEET TO A FOUND CAPPED REBAR; THENCE RUN N64°36’14”E, 464.50 FFET TO A FOUND 2” OPEN TOP IRON PIN LYING ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF HIGHWAY #111 (HOLTVILLE ROAD)(80’ ROW); THENCE RUN ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY S45°37’08”E, 295.54 FEET TO A FOUND CAPPED REBAR; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY, RUN S31°52’02”W, 200.02 FEET TO A FOUND CAPPED REBAR; THENCE RUN S45°38’45”E, 125.14 FEET TO A SET PK NAIL; THENCE RUN S31°58’49”W, 92.22 FEET TO A FOUND CAPPED REBAR; THENCE RUN S31°46’22”W, 89.94 FEET TO A FOUND REBAR; THENCE RUN S49°51’47”E, 188.83 FEET TO A FOUND REBAR; THENCE RUN S49°54’08”E, 162.43 FEET TO A FOUND REBAR; THENCE RUN S40°00’32”W, 279.18 FEET TO A FOUND 1.5” OPEN TOP IRON PIN; THENCE RUN N56°32’57”W, 261.81 FEET TO A SET PK NAIL LYING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 28, MAP OF THE COVE AT QUAIL RUN PLAT NO. 1 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 16, AT PAGE 31; THENCE RUN ALONG WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 28, S43°29’46”W, 108.84 FEET TO A FOUND HOLE IN SIDEWALK LYING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 28 AND ON THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE (60’ ROW); THENCE CONTINUE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY N46°30’14”W, 20.65 FEET TO A FOUND HOLE IN SIDEWALK;
SAID DESCRIBED PARCEL LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, T-18-N, R-18-E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA AND CONTAINS 13.83 ACRES (602,234 S.F.) MORE OR LESS. According to the survey by Shawn Yuhasz, PLS, Alabama License #31152, dated November 23, 2021. Said property is owned by ALFA Properties, LLC. Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and publication as provided by law.
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POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE, FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, LEAVING Signed: Jerry Willis, Mayor SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE, S02°38’33”E, 233.63 FEET; ATTEST: THENCE S48°20’54”W, 128.15 Tiffany Robinson, City Clerk FEET; THENCE S56°27’50”W, 915.71 FEET; THENCE Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 2, 2022 N81°33’16”W, 377.62 FEET; ORD 2022-1 THENCE S86°44’23”W, 748.71 FEET TO A POINT LOCATED PUBLIC NOTICE ON THE CENTERLINE OF A CREEK; THENCE MEANORDINANCE 2022-2 DERING ALONG SAID CENTERLINE OF CREEK THE AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING FOLLOWING NINETEEN (19) 35.81 ACRES OF REAL COURSES: (1) N09°23’03”W, PROPERTY IN SECTION 22, 27.62’; (2) N36°17’46”W, T-18-N, R-18-E INTO 61.18’; (3) N80°29’39”W, THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF 40.62’; (4) N82°40’32”W, THE CITY OF WETUMPKA, 29.81’; (5) N32°57’38”W, ALABAMA 48.17’; (6) N34°34’00”W, 78.69’; (7) S57°43’40”W, WHEREAS, on the 4th day of 51.35’; (8) S55°43’28”W, February 2022, RUSSELL TIM- 14.21’; (9) N64°59’38”W, BERLANDS – WETUMPKA, 104.11’; (10) N06°57’28”W, LLC, an Alabama limited liability 36.43’; (11) N60°21’40”W, company, being the owner of 108.46’; (12) N35°58’10”E, all the real property hereinafter 23.76’; (13) N59°16’07”E, GHVFULEHG GLG ¿OH ZLWK WKH &LW\ 36.00’; (14) N56°25’05”E, Clerk of the City of Wetumpka, 31.15’; (15) N10°18’39”E, Alabama a petition requesting 37.65’; (16) N00°01’56”W, that said tract of land be an- 121.13’; (17) N04°09’05”W, nexed to and become a part of 94.94’; (18) N04°54’51”W, the City of Wetumpka, Alabama; 186.01’; (19) N00°26’17”E, and 15.78’ TO AN IRON PIN LOWHEREAS, said petition did CATED ON THE SOUTH contain the signatures of all the RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID owners of the described lands ROAD; THENCE ALONG and provided a map of the prop- SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE erty showing its relationship to THE FOLLOWING SIX (6) the corporate limits of the City COURSES: (1) CHORD BEARof Wetumpka, Alabama; and ING S82°47’04”E, CHORD WHEREAS, the governing body DISTANCE 45.67’, RADIUS did determine that it is in the 6717.28’; (2) N55°37’09”E, public interest that said prop- 47.04’; (3) CHORD BEARING erty be annexed to the City of S87°58’20”E, CHORD DISWetumpka, Alabama and it did TANCE 1081.23’, RADIUS further determine that all legal 6671.48’; (4) N87°20’33”E, requirements for annexing said 1011.16’; S47°42’23”E, 35.61’; real property have been met N87°21’27”E, 142.90’ TO THE pursuant to Sections 11-42-20 POINT OF BEGINNING. through 11-42-24, Code of Ala- SAID PARCEL OF LAND IS bama 1975; LYING AND BEING SITUATNOW BE IT ORDAINED BY ED IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE SECTION 22, T-18-N, R-18-E, CITY OF WETUMPKA, ALA- ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA AS FOLLOWS: BAMA AND CONTAINS 35.81 Section 1. The Council of the ACRES MORE OR LESS. City of Wetumpka, Alabama, Section 3. This ordinance shall ¿QGV DQG GHFODUHV DV WKH OHJ- be published as provided by islative body of the City of We- ODZ DQG D FHUWL¿HG FRS\ RI tumpka that it is in the best in- VDPH WRJHWKHU ZLWK D FHUWL¿HG terests of the citizens of the City copy of the petition of the propof Wetumpka, and the citizens HUW\ RZQHUV VKDOO EH ¿OHG ZLWK of the affected area, to bring the the Probate Judge of Elmore territory described in Section 2 County, Alabama. of this ordinance into the City of Section 4. The territory deWetumpka’s corporate limits. scribed in this ordinance shall Section 2. That the boundary become a part of the corporate lines of the City of Wetumpka, limits of Wetumpka, Alabama Alabama, be and the same are upon publication of this ordihereby altered or rearranged so nance as set forth in Section 3, as to include all of the territory above. heretobefore encompassed by the corporate limits of the City ADOPTED THIS THE 22nd of Wetumpka, Alabama, and in DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2022. addition thereto the following Signed: described territory, to wit: Jerry Willis, Mayor COMMENCE AT AN IRON PIN AT THE SOUTHEAST COR- ATTEST: Tiffany Robinson, City NER OF SECTION 14, T-18-N, Clerk R-18-E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 2, 2022 S87°15’15”W, 5982.04 FEET ORD 2022-2 TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH Selling your home? RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY 14 (RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH VARIES), Advertise here and sell it faster. SAID POINT BEING THE Call Classifieds at 256.414.4250.
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VISIONS TO REALITY
Artist brings visions to life through metal
Vol. 31, No. 10
CLIFF WILLIAMS / THE OBSERVER
LEFT: Ray Bellew poses with an angel he created. The piece of metal art is displayed in Restoration 49 in Tallassee. ABOVE: Metal horses created by Ray Bellew are on display in downtown Wetumpka, in front of Marcia Weber Art Objects.
By CLIFF WILIAMS Staff Writer It took a couple of interventions before Ray Bellew really got into metal sculpture. The Tallassee resident knew the basics — after all he was a welder by trade. “I was welding on the line all day every day, but I felt like I had another purpose,” Ray said. “I couldn’t put my finger on it so I just started praying about it.” A year later a visualization at work opened the door to creating works of art. “It was like God showed me Jesus on the cross,” Ray said. “With the pieces I worked with, it just came as a vision. I made it right then. After I made that, everything just took off. I started making all sorts of things.” It was 2007, but Ray couldn’t construct his visions at work. He hadn’t met his wife Libby yet, but Ray said she “tells my story better.” “He didn’t want to get fired for making stuff at work,” Libby said. “He wanted to do things at home but he didn’t have supplies. He had a pastor who came to him and said take a ride with him. He took him to a welding supply store and bought him everything he needed — welder, the whole nine yards.” Ray started making the visions reality one weld at a time — at his own welding shop and not at work. “He was putting them outside on the road where he lived,” Libby said. “It was a road not on the well beaten path. You would have had to have heard about him, lived close by or, by some chance, get off on that road.” Ray sold a few pieces here and there. “There were some people from Texas who stopped and bought an alligator,” Ray said. “They strapped it on the hood of their car.” Then life got in the way and Ray stopped making his visualizations come to life in metal as he got sidetracked a little. Libby said Ray temporarily stopped following the path God had shown him. “He had been through a rough time, a divorce and was drinking a little,” Libby said. “It was typical of people going through a hard time.” Ray and Libby met in 2017 and started attending Living Waters Worship Center between Tallassee and Kent. “God started showing us a lot of things,” Libby said. “We both got on the right path.” Ray and Libby married and Libby encouraged Ray to follow the visions of creating metal sculpture. “I had been wanting him to get his little welding shop pulled down to our house,” Libby said. “It was tucked away in another location. Once he went back and got back right with the Lord, the first piece he made was Jesus on the Cross. It’s in our yard.” After Ray created the angel displayed at Restoration 49 in Tallassee, more life changes came. “The want for alcohol was gone,” Ray said. Ray started welding more and more in the small shop at the couple’s home. Then a drive opened more doors.
“We were out riding one Friday night and stopped by Red Hill Gallery,” Libby said. “They were having an art show. He had started taking a shovel and making a face out of it.” Wetumpka artist Don Sawyer was setting up a show and wanted to see Ray’s work. Ray just happened to have an unfinished shovel in his truck. “I would cut it and bend and try to make it look like a real face,” Ray said. “I had the face part built and the chin. It was like a rough draft.” Sawyer purchased it and asked to see more. The Bellews showed Sawyer more of his work that night. Sawyer introduced Ray to Marcia Weber in downtown Wetumpka. Now Ray’s art adorns yards and living rooms across the country and can be seen in Tallassee and Wetumpka. Ray has no formal art schooling or training and both Ray and Libby said his talent is God given. “He can visualize something,” Libby said. “He will say I need to go to the shop and make something. He might get up early one morning and something is on his mind and he will go make it.” Weber said Libby has called her concerned about how long Ray works sometimes. “She said, ‘He has spent the last 14 hours in the shop,’” Weber said. “I told her to make sure he stays hydrated and has a few snacks. He visualizes things and wants to make sure to get his creations well underway before the vision leaves.” Weber said it’s a trait of many of the folk artists she represents. “They mostly have little formal art training,” Weber said. “It’s a God given talent.” While metal has mostly straight edges and when put together can look rigid. “A lot of his stuff has life to it,” Libby said. “He has created a fisherman pulling back on the pole and it bends — looks like it’s in motion.” Ray said he finds the metal used in all sorts of places and sometimes the visions come in the hunt for material. “I’ll go to a scrap yard and look for it, some people give me stuff,” Ray said. “Where my grandaddy used to live there are old tools and stuff like tractors with valve covers. Any kind of metal I see I pick up. A few friends have mechanic shops. I’ll see something just laying there and it comes to me. It happens a lot.” Ray now creates a lot at home, in between jobs with his lawn care business. The parts are starting to spread out a little at the Bellew home but Libby is OK with it. “As long as he keeps it on the other side of the shop away from the house,” Libby said. “God has showed us too many things and done so much. It’s a God given talent. I know there is more, this is not it. We just haven’t gotten there yet.” But Libby is not caught up on the growing success of Ray’s art. Ray is hopeful his metal art will go to new heights, but he won’t let it get him down if it doesn’t. “Everyone wants big things to happen,” Ray said. “I’ll let God handle it. I’m not going to try to drive myself crazy.”