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By Cliff Williams AStaff virtual Writerteacher at Elmore County School’s Edge program terminated ElA was virtual teacher by at the Elmore more County Board of Education County School’s Edge program Thursday an and emergency has beenduring arrested charged called withmeeting. school employee distribAuting personnel issue was the obscene material to only a stuthing on the agenda. dent. InElmore January,County Emmanuel Andre Sheriff Bill Wilson II, 32said of Montgomery, was Franklin Emmanuel Andre arrested with school Wilsonand II, charged 32, of Montgomery turned himself into authorities Tuesday afternoon.

employee distributing obscene material to a student. Wilson was the head basketElmore Counball coach at Holtville High tySchool Sheriff andBill was Franklin placed onsaid adWilson turned ministrative himself to auleave in Jan. 13 thorities. according to ElWilson County was the more head basketball Schools superWILSON coach at Holtintendent Richville School and was placed ard High Dennis. WILSON on“We administrative Jan. 13 had a re- leave port,” Dennis said. “We had a preliminary

according to Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis. investigation and handed it off a report,”authorities. Dennis said to“We the had appropriate in January. “We had a He was also placed onpreliminary adminisinvestigation trative leave atand thathanded time.” it off toDennis the appropriate authorities. He said school officials was also placed on administrative follow the same procedure leave that time.” receive a when atadministrators Dennisofsaid school officials folreport allegations against low the staff sameand procedure when adschool employees. ministrators al“Once wereceive hand aitreport over,ofwe legations against know very little school about staff whatand is employees. going on,” Dennis said. “We cooperate with authorities if necessary.”

“Once we hand it over, we know very little about what is going on,” Dennis said. “We cooperate with Franklin said investigators authorities if necessary.” with the Elmore County SherFranklin said with iff’s Office haveinvestigators the alleged victhe Elmore County Sheriff’s Oftim’s phone. Authorities collectfice have the alleged victim’s ed Wilson’s phone as well. phone. Authorities Wil“You could see acollected conversason’sbetween phone asthe well. tion two,” Franka conversation lin“You said.could “Mr. see Wilson is going thesomeone two,” Franklin said. tobetween contend had the “Mr. Wilson to contend security code istogoing his phone and someone the security code he was nothad responsible. There his phone and he was not reistoother information we can’t disclose now but I don’t think it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.”

AFTER THE STORM Chamber holds luncheon Residents survey property damage, NWS crews on their way

welcoming members CLIFF WILLIAMS / THE HERALD

A Tuesday storm blew down trees around homes and businesses on Highway 229 near Cherokee Trail in Kent. Some cars sustained damage as did a few roofs. No injuries have been reported as of 3 p.m. Tuesday. For the latest information, visit www. thewetumpkaherald.com. By Cliff Williams Members Staff Writer of the Wetumpka The Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce held its Chamber of Commerce annual luncheon to install new officers and board attend the members for the first time in a while Thursday. chamber’s “A The COVID-19 pandemic put a hamper on gathTaste of Our erings but the chamber celebrated the successes of Home Town” business in Wetumpka. luncheon. “We haven’t been able to do this for the last couCLIFF WILLIAMS/ ple years,” chairperson Clay McConnell said. “Your THE HERALD attendance is an indication people want to get back together and have these opportunities to see each See CHAMBER, Page A3

sponsible. There is other information we can’t disclose now but I don’t think it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson was released on a Wilson.” $6,000 bond 90 minutes afreleased a $6,000 ter Wilson turningwas himself in on accordbond 90 minutes after ing to the Elmore Countyturning Jail himself in according to the Elwebsite. more County website.also Dennis saidJail Wilson Dennisother said Wilson coached coached sportsalso at Holtotherschools sports at Holtvillebeing schools ville including including being theand head track the head track coach assiscoach and assistant tant football coach. football coach. Wilsonsaid hasother yet tostaff havewould a trial on Dennis for the duties of Wilson at fillthe in charge. Holtville while he is on administrative leave.

Police continue investigation, man no longer No alcohol license forsuspected The Ranch

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Members of the Elmore County Commission pose with Edgewood Academy’s Jake Allison and his family as the commission recognizes Allison for a AISA Weightlifting State Championship.

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By Jake Arthur Chief Videographer BY CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Police are still investigating the fatal shooting in the Wetumpka Walmart parklot onCounty Jan. 20.Commission decided too The ing Elmore Police werewere dispatched parking lot almany complaints enoughtotothe say no to an p.m. for a “shots fired” call. cohol around license 10:45 to an event venue on Williams Road there, they found Centell Winston, north Once of Wetumpka. of Tallassee, dead a gunshot wound The 42 Ranch Multiplex justofoff Highway 9 near in Chapel the driver seat ofChurch his vehicle. Tunnell Baptist was denied an alAccording to vote Wetumpka police chief cohol license in a 4-2 last week. But the matwasofnot shoot-for ter hasGreg beenBenton, on thethis plate thea random Commission severaling. months. “This was a random “In late 2021, wenot heldrandom, a publicnot hearing to conact,”alcohol said Benton. believe the vicsider this license,”“We commission chair Troy tim and the perpetrator knew each other.” Stubbs said. “We had groups speak for and against This is the first homicide in Wetumpka the license.” in The the last measure homicide were in Stubbsover saidthree thoseyears. against the city took place in 2018. mainly residents having issues with litter and “It’s not a good way to start out the new year,” said Benton. See MULTIPLEX, Page A3 Benton didn’t want to speculate on the

CDC greenlights second COVID booster for adults over 50, immunocompromised See SHOOTING, Page A3

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booster dose at least four months after their first booster of any pharmaceutical company. “Boosters are safe, and people schoolwide assembly at Holtville over the age of 50 can now get an High School. Elmore County Suadditional booster four months afperintendent Richard Dennis was ter their prior dose to increase their in attendance for the presentation. protection further,” CDC director “Kyle Futral is an exceptionDr. Rochelle Walensky in a al principal and is very said proacstatement. “This is especially imtive and innovative in his thinkportant for those 65 and older and ing and approaches to managing those 50 andDennis older said, with underlyhis school,” ing medical conditions As principal of Holtvilleincrease High their riskFutral for severe disease from School, has transformed COVID-19 as they are the most

likely to benefit from receiving an additional booster dose at this time.” At the height of the omicron the school culture from that of a shift in a positive direction. The surge, those who were boosted school struggling with low mo- school experienced a 62 percent were seven times less likely to rale, achievement and attendance decrease in discipline referrals, be hospitalized with COVID-19 to a school that strives for excel- 50 percent decrease in chronic than the unvaccinated, according lence. By collaborating with staff, absenteeism, 7 percent increase to the and 21 issues times less many ofCDC, the school’s werelike-in the graduation rate, 33 percent ly to die. identified and addressed. Futral’s increase in CCR rate and a 20 perCOVID-19 leadership style ofvaccinations listening, en- arecent increase in ACT proficiency given by the Tallapoosa Coun-in the last five years. couraging, supporting, organizing ty Health Department on Monand challenging the staff and stuSee PRINCIPAL, Page A3 dents, caused the school culture to See BOOSTER, Page A3

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Holtville’s Futral Alabama principal of the year

The CDC updated its COVID-19 Staff Report guidance to recommend a second booster dose for the immunocomThe Alabama Association of promised and adults over 50, alSecondary School Principals lowing those at higher risk for se(AASSP) named Holtville High vere illness to receive fourth School principal Kyletheir Futral the COVID-19 shot. 2022 Alabama High School PrinThe comes after an aucipalupdate of the Year. thorization by the Food and Drug The High School Principal of Administration Tuesday. Those the Year award was presented to eligible areFriday, authorized to during receivea Futral on Jan. 28 their second Pfizer or Moderna

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Police locate missing juvenile, charge two adults with sex crimes By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer The Tallassee Police Department located a Florida juvenile held against her will Monday and allegedly sexually tortured. Law enforcement responded to a location provided by a caller to conduct a welfare check and located the missing juvenile, according to a release from the Tallassee Police Department. NELSON Tallassee Police Department investigator Lt. Jonathan Rawls said he could not comment on how the juvenile got to Tallassee or the age of the victim. “It’s still an active investigation,” Rawls said. “The victim is a juvenile and would be under 18.” The statement said further investigation revealed the juvenile was held against her will and sexually tortured. Through investigation and cooperation from the Tallapoosa County Department of Human Resources and the Tri-County Child Advocacy Center two suspects were iden-

tified. On Monday night the Tallassee Police Department arrested Treuandez Dawson Nelson, 19, of Columbus, Georgia. Nelson has been charged with two counts of the Class A felony first-degree rape, three counts of the Class A felony first-degree sodomy, one count of the Class A felony porngraphy production with a minor and one count of the Class B felony second-degree rape. TERRELL A court document said one count of the first-degree sodomy was said to have occured March 27. Tallassee resident Jerry Terrell, 39, was arrested Tuesday for one count of the Class A felony first-degree rape and one count of the Class C felony first-degree sex abuse. Both Nelson and Terrell are being held in the Tallapoosa County Jail where no bond has been set as of Wednesday afternoon. The juvenile victim was returned to her family.

Lake Martin boat crash leaves one injured, one arrested neath the bridge on Highway 63, on Lake Martin, in Elmore County. “The 22-foot Nautique had four individuals on board and the 21-foot Chapparal had a total of five individuals on the vessel at the time of the crash,” ALEA stated. “Shipp was arrested and charged with boating under the Influence and taken to the Elmore County Jail and placed under a $1,000 bond. Rebecca J. Darnell, 54, of Deatsville, a passenger on board the Nautique was injured and transported to a local area hospital

STAFF REPORT A late Saturday boat accident under the Kowaliga bridge injured a Deatsville woman and saw the arrest of an Equality man. The Alabama Law Agency (ALEA) issued a statement that a two-vessel crash occurred about 11:20 p.m. Saturday. A 22-foot Nautique driven by Steven J. Shipp, 44, of Equality, struck the rear of a 21-foot Chapparal driven by Enrique J. Gimenez, 45, of Mountain Brook, while traveling be-

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Police Reports WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT MARCH 28

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

MARCH 27

• Burglary and theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

MARCH 24

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

MARCH 23

• Harassing communications was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

TALLASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT APRIL 3

• A noise complaint was reported on Second Avenue. • A noise complaint was reported on Benson Avenue. • A juvenile complaint was reported on Freeman Avenue. • A complaint of an intoxicated driver was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A juvenile complaint was reported on Redden Avenue. • A domestic incident was reported on Burt Mill Road. • A domestic incident was reported on Friendship Road. • Reckless driving was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

APRIL 2

• A noise complaint was reported on Worthington Avenue. • Suspicious Activity was reported on Magnolia Street. • A civil disturbance was reported on East Roosevelt Street. • Theft was reported on Central Boulevard. • A suspicious person was reported on Tallassee Highway. • Theft was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

APRIL 1

• A noise complaint was reported on Ashurst Avenue. • Criminal mischief was reported on Riverside Drive. • A hit and run accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A noise complaint was reported on Adams Street. • Theft was reported on Central Boulevard. • A Black male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • A domestic dispute was reported on Third Avenue.

MARCH 31

• A welfare check was conducted on Gilmer Avenue.

• Gunfire was reported on First Avenue. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Friendship Road. • A suspicious person was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road. March 30 • Debris was reported in the roadway on Central Boulevard. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Gilmer Avenue. • Theft was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A white female was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • Animal control was requested on Jordan Avenue. • A domestic incident was reported on Third Avenue. • An animal complaint was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to a citizen on Jordan Avenue. • Assistance was given to medics on Third Avenue. March 29 • Assistance was given to a citizen on Gilmer Avenue. • A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • A Black male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • Harassment was reported on Quail Run Drive. • Animal control was requested on Jordan Avenue. • Animal control was requested on Central Boulevard. • Harassment was reported on Quail Run Drive. • Animal control was requested on Friendship Road. • Assistance was given to a citizen on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to medics on Kent Road.

MARCH 28

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Friendship Road. • A domestic incident was reported on Hickory Street. • A juvenile complaint was reported on Hickory Street. • A Black male was arrested on Lee Street. • Harassment was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard. • A noise complaint was reported on Lakewater Drive. • A motor vehicle accident with no injuries was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • A private property traffic accident was reported on High-

way 229. • Theft was reported on Hornsby Drive. • Criminal mischief was reported on Cliff Street. • Assistance was given to a motorist on Gilmer Avenue.

MARCH 27

• A domestic incident was reported on Friendship Road. • Theft was reported on East Patton Street. • Harassing communications was reported on Barnett Boulevard. • A welfare check was conducted on South Dubois Street. • Theft was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A welfare check was conducted on Cottage Hill Court. • A noise complaint was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

MARCH 26

• A Black female was arrested on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard. • A Black male was arrested on Tallassee Highway. • A verbal altercation was reported on James Street. • Debris was reported in the roadway on Central Boulevard. • Gunfire was reported on Wall Street. • Harassing communications was reported on Kent Road. • Suspicious activity was reported on E.B. Payne Street. • A welfare check was conducted on Macedonia Road.

MARCH 25

• A domestic dispute was reported on Azalea Street. • Assistance was given to a citizen on Gilmer Avenue. • Animal control was reported on Ransom Drive. • A Black male was arrested during a traffic stop on Cherry Street. • Animal control was requested on Jordan Avenue. • A white male was arrested during a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. • An abandoned vehicle was reported on Outer Drive.

MARCH 17

• Trespassing was reported on Macedonia Road. • A private property motor vehicle accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard. • An abandoned vehicle was reported on Lilly Avenue.

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Area residents and guests took to the streets of downtown Wetumpka as Main Street Wetumpka hosted a Spring Open House Friday and Saturday. See more photos online at thewetumpkaherald.com.

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noise from the establishment. A vote on the issue did not occur at time to allow the owner to address issues causing the fire marshal to greatly limit activities at the location because of renovations. The fire marshal has since allowed occupancy as more work continues but with barricades to limit guests’ access to work areas. Stubbs said the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office had

received complaints about the business. “There were calls of event guests parking on the road, litter and beer bottles,” Stubbs said. Stubbs said the sheriff’s office had receive 40 calls to the business for various issues but calls had lessened as the business owner limited occupancy under the fire marshal. Commissioner Desirae Lewis Jackson brought a motion to approve the license but it failed due to a lack of a second. Commissioner Henry Hines brought a motion to

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days, Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment, the health department said on its Facebook page Thursday. COVID-19 testing is available on those same days with no appointment necessary. Tallapoosa County’s COVID-19

deny the license and was seconded by commissioner Bart Mercer. The license was denied with Jackson the lone vote against denial.

STATE CHAMPION

The commission recognized another state champion. Edgewood Academy’s Jake Allison was congratulated by the commission for winning the AISA weightlifting state championship in the 275 pound weight class. Allison and his parents were present at the meeting for the proclamation and to take a photograph with the commission.

case rate, last updated by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on March 19, remains below one new case per day, down from its peak of 172 new cases on Jan. 12. In Elmore County, the COVID-19 case rate remains below two new cases per day, with a 1.7 percent positivity rate. ADPH’s level of community transmission is slightly higher for Coosa

In other action the Elmore County Commission • Approved minutes of the March 14 meeting. • Approved warrants in the amount of $2,486,748,74 for the period of March 5 to March 18. • Approved a public hearing for 10 a.m. April 21 for the vacation of an unnamed road off Shadow Wood Lane. • Approved a bid for culvert over Goodwater Creek. The next meeting of the Elmore County Commission is scheduled for 5 p.m. April 11.

County, at “moderate,” with a 7.3 percent positivity rate. Both Tallapoosa and Elmore counties are considered “low.” Statewide, 90 Alabamians were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Thursday, the lowest since the start of the pandemic. Nearly 3,000 were hospitalized on Jan. 25, the height of the omicron wave, just shy of Alabama’s 3,084-patient record on Jan. 21, 2021.

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Calling attention to lynching A s I write this, President Joseph Biden is signing into law the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. It recalls the struggle many in this country had to cut down on extrajudicial killings. As my college students and I found, calling attention to these illegal acts did make a difference in how many lynchings occurred in America, showing why recent reconciliation efforts still matter. After the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan launched their reign of terror against African-Americans, Republicans and those who opposed such intimidation. Such killings continued decades later. In 1909, the National Association of Colored People sought to call attention the problem displaying the flag that read “A Man Was Lynched Yesterday” outside its headquarters, hoping someone might object, or even notice. Did it make a difference? In my Senior Seminar class, I got my students to collect the data, to go over our research methods lessons, and see if there was a significant change once people became aware of the problem. So these students (Thomas Bird, Kristina Calixto, Andrew Cunningham, Chase Davis, Madison Demkowski, DeQueze Fryer, Olivia Hanners, Nia Johnson, Shedrick Lindsey, Taren McGhee, Mason McLaughlin, Erik Moran, and Brennan Oates) looked at 20 years before the cre-

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Columnist ation of the NAACP, as well as two decades after the foundation of the NAACP, just to see. Sure enough, in 1889, there were at least 170 lynchings. And it wasn’t just blacks who were targeted. Nearly 80 whites were lynched as well that year. That wasn’t even the highest year where a mob could be the judge, jury and executioner, as several years topped that number. In the 20 years before the NAACP, lynchings averaged 125.7 per year. After the NAACP was created, and the public became aware, the number of such executions declined. For the two decades after the foundation of the NAACP, there were only 50.85 per year. And yes, the decline was statistically significant. But that wasn’t the whole story. Even with “Birth of the Nation” and rebirth of the Klan during that time, the lynchings fell in number, as the conscience of more Americans changed, as we learned how bad these tragedies were. Lynchings declined significantly not only for blacks in the USA, but whites as well. Such killings also

declined in overall numbers. By 1928, there were only 11 lynchings in America. That didn’t mean that such cruel attacks had completely disappeared. My town of LaGrange experienced one in 1940. Emmett Till was killed in 1955. The Equal Justice Initiative has a haunting memorial to many of these tragedies, along with a Legacy Museum, both in Montgomery, Alabama. Any lynching is one lynching too many. Our city organized a lynching apology to Austin Callaway, who was killed in 1940 back in 2017. Other counties and towns are slowly starting to do the same. And a Georgia state senator, Carl Gilliard introduced a measure to go a little further, and finally investigate these crimes, as well as racial attacks, including one that targeted African-American politicians, where one of our college’s graduates was recently elected to the city council. You may be wondering why it all matters. With an increase in hate attacks, and targets, those elements of America that we thought might have disappeared are threatening a comeback. And it’s important that we know what happened, and can take a stand so we don’t go back to those bad days. And yes, our evidence shows that knowing about the problem did make a difference.

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pril is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Children’s charities will cover the doors of local businesses with symbolic blue ribbons, schools will have poster contests, and charities will take advantage of a heightened awareness and additional fundraising dollars. But what will you do? On average, child abuse is reported every 10 seconds in this country, totaling over 3 million reports a year. Those are just the “reported” cases. Each day in America, (the greatest country on earth and a “Christian nation”), at least three children die because of abuse and neglect in their own homes. Child abuse, not cancer or automobile accidents, is the leading cause of death for children ages four and under. Only 15 percent of the expenditures of state and federal funds given to children’s programs are directed toward prevention. The other 85 per-

cent goes toward problems, which have arisen because they weren’t prevented in the first place. Talk about getting the cart before the horse. Daycare employees working with children during their most developmental stages are paid little. Educators who teach them are paid little, and even in the medical profession, pediatricians (not that some of these children have ever seen one) are paid less than any other type of physician. Foster children in this state receive up to $19.05 for care a day, while our prisoners receive $42.54 a day. The average cost to board a dog in our state is around $40 a day. A travesty indeed! There is a tremendous cost to us as a society and as individuals to do nothing. Child abuse and neglect are seen as social problems, but they are also economic problems. They increase costs in our education system, negatively affect our future workforce, increase juvenile

crime, promote predispositions to drug and alcohol addictions, contribute to our overcrowded prison system, decrease our work ethic and produce a decline in our nation’s moral values. Child abuse and neglect impact the entire future of the next generation. So, what can we do to help? Alabama native Helen Keller once said, “I am only one, yet I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.” Find a local charity – the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), the Crisis Center, Children’s Trust Fund, VOICES for Alabama’s Children, Children First, your local child advocacy center, Alabama Youth Homes, King’s Ranch, or any number of children’s services offered in our state. The needs are many and they are great! The children of today are the adults of tomorrow. Let’s work to prevent child abuse and neglect today, not wait to repair the damage tomor-

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A telescope is an instrument that allows people to see objects from far away. The first telescopes were made as far back as the 1600’s. Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist who made his own telescope around 1610. He was the first to discover the moons of Jupiter. He was not the inventor of the telescope, but he is one of the earliest known researchers of the solar system. Today, there are many different types of telescopes, and they range in size from ones that can fit in the palm of your hand to massive buildings called observatories. SOFIA is NASA’s aircraft telescope with is housed on an airplane. When you use a telescope from Earth, the atmosphere can change the image that you are viewing; it can distort the image, due to the gases that surround the Earth. Space telescopes are used by scientists to observe extremely distant objects more clearly. There are many famous space telescopes that scientists having been using for year. Perhaps the most well-known space telescope is the Hubble Space telescope that was launched in 1990, after almost 30 years of planning and development. The Hubble uses mainly visible (to the human eye) and ultraviolet light to record images and many discoveries have been made during its tenure. Other telescopes measure different things such as infrared light, X-rays, gamma rays, radio waves, and microwaves to records many different things about objects in the universe. The most recent space telescope is the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST. It was launched in December 2021. While the Hubble was around the size of a bus, the James Webb Space Telescope is approximately the size of a tennis court and is 100 times more powerful. It will mainly record infrared light. Scientists and amateur astronomers are very excited about what discoveries will be made with it in the years to come!

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Tallassee baseball takes area-opening series over Brewbaker Tech 2-1 By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Tallassee baseball team has taken its share of lumps this season, but the Tigers walked out of their first area series with a winning record on Friday night. Tallassee split a doubleheader with Brewbaker Tech on Friday night, losing 9-7 in the first game and winning 14-0 in the final game. The two teams played the first game of the three-game series on Tuesday, and Tallassee won, 124. The Tigers, which only have three wins on the season, are now 2-1 in the AHSAA Class 5A, Area 5 standings, which puts them in a tie for first place in the

area with Pike Road. “This was a huge week for us,” Tallassee coach Kyle Hammonds said. “We’ve had a pretty rough year this year. We’ve played a really tough schedule, but we’ve taken some lumps. We took the first game on Wednesday, which was really good, and we had moments to take the second one today. I was proud of how the guys responded in Game 3. I’m very happy to win

tled back with a three-run fifth inning. After tying the game in the sixth inning, Tallassee came back out and scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 7-4 lead. Brewbaker Tech would not be denied, however, as the Rams scored five runs in the top of the seventh. Tallassee, down two runs, was then able to get one batter on base in the bottom of the seventh, but dropped the CLIFF WILLIAMS / THE HERALD

Tallassee’s Brody Goodman comes up with a ground ball against Brew Tech.

the series.” In the first game of the doubleheader on Friday night, Tallassee led 4-0 going into the fifth inning, but Brewbaker Tech bat-

game. Hammonds then instantly pulled his team into the locker room between the first and second games, and said he had a

heart-to-heart with the team. “After that first game, we went in our locker room and had a heart-to-heart,” Hammonds said. “I was just trying to fire them up, and luckily whatever I said worked that time. I was really proud of the way they responded.” His speech worked as well as it could. After starting pitcher Elijah Bridgman shut down the Rams in the top of the first with two strikeouts and a groundout, the Tigers put up a 10-spot in the bottom of the inning. Tallassee used six hits, all from six different players, as 14 batters went to the plate in the inSee TALLASSEE, Page B2

LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 7

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4Pike Road at Tallassee Central Phenix City at 4Stanhope Elmore Benjamin Russell at Wetumpka, DH 4Edgewood Academy at Hooper Academy 4Elmore County at Holtville, DH

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4Auburn at Tallassee Holtville at Elmore County 4Wetumpka at Stanhope Elmore 4Edgewood Academy at Hooper Academy

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4Beauregard at Tallassee 4Park Crossing at Stanhope Elmore 4PCA at Wetumpka FRIDAY, APRIL 8

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Stanhope Elmore baseball sweeps Wetumpka, takes season series 2-1

4Tallassee at Pike Road, DH High School Softball 4Elmore County at Claw Classic 4Stanhope Elmore at Calera Tournament

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4Beauregard at Holtville SATURDAY, APRIL 9

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4Stanhope Elmore at Central Phenix City 4Wetumpka at Calera Greenville at Holtville

Stanhope Elmore head baseball coach Kaleb Shuman liked his team’s chances entering Thursday’s doubleheader, and his Mustangs showed why he had that confidence. Stanhope Elmore swept Wetumpka in the doubleheader, 5-1 in Game 1, and 4-3 in Game 2, to win the AHSAA Class 6A, Area 5 three-game series. With the two wins, Stanhope Elmore wins the series, 2-1, and takes control of first place in the area. Wetumpka won Game 1 of the series on Tuesday and is currently in second place in the area with its 1-2 record. Benjamin Russell has yet to play an area game yet and is currently 0-0. “I couldn’t be more proud of the team in general and the adjustment they made,” “I couldn’t be more proud of the way they found to not just win one game but to win both of them. … We control our destiny now and that’s what we want. Every great team has a story and right now, we’re the author. Nobody else has any say in it now. We write our own story.” Stanhope Elmore’s Zach Stevens, a South Alabama commit, got the start on the mound for the Mustangs in Game 1. He showed his worth as he pitched a complete game, allowing only one run on four hits and three hits. He finished the game with 11 strikeouts, striking out two or more batters in four of the seven innings

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4Elmore County at Claw Classic 4Stanhope Elmore at Calera Tournament

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL 4PCA at Tallassee Pike Liberal Arts at 4Edgewood Academy

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4Tallassee at Pike Road 4Glenwood Academy at Edgewood Academy

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Stanhope Elmore’s Zach Stevens pitches against Wetumpka.

Holtville, Elmore County baseball set for massive showdown W hen I saw that Holtville lost to Marbury on Tuesday night after Todd Wilson struck out 17 batters, I honestly thought the Bulldogs were in trouble. But then I saw the scores to Thursday’s double header at Marbury, and head coach Scott Tubbs must have woken something up in his team. Holtville bounced back after it’s 3-1 loss in Game 1, and scored 28 runs between the two games. They won in Game 2, 20-6, then won 8-0 in Game 3. What a bounce back after the series-opening loss to come back and win the series. Holtville is now 2-1 in AHSAA Class 5A, Area 6, good for second place after the first week of area

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play. The team in first place is Elmore County, which is 3-0 after its area-opening series against Jemison. The Panthers had no issues from their opponent, outscoring Jemison by a combined 40-5 in their three games. It’s to nobody’s surprise that Elmore County and Holtville are at the top of the standings. They were the two favorites in the area entering the season, and that’s why I’m

so excited or this week’s series. Elmore County and Holtville play their three-game series this week, and it’s going to be a fun one. The two teams played their first game of the series at Elmore County on Tuesday afternoon, and now they turn around and play a doubleheader on Thursday at Holtville. Tuesday’s game did not meet deadline, so I’m hoping it lived up to the hype. It should have, especially on the pitching mound, as Holtville’s Todd Wilson and Elmore County’s Sean Darnell were set to square off. Both of those pitchers are quite good, and they’re both coming off dominating performances to start

area play. Let’s take a look at their performances last week. Darnell pitched five innings on Tuesday against Jemison, and he allowed only three hits and walked three batters while striking out seven batters. He allowed one run, but it was unearned, as the Panthers run-ruled Jemison. Wilson’s performance was a bit more dominant, but the southpaw did not earn a decision in the extra innings loss. Wilson went a full seven innings on 121 pitches, 85 of which were strikes, and he struck out a career-high 17 batters. He allowed five hits, walked one and allowed one earned run after his lone walk came around to See MIDDLETON, Page B2

4Benjamin Russell at Stanhope Elmore 4Abbeville Christian at Edgewood Academy 4Holtville at Jemison 4Marbury at Elmore County

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

4Elmore County at Auburn 4Wetumpka at Tallassee 4Benjamin Russell at Stanhope Elmore 4Marbury at Holtville 4Edgewood Academy at Pike Liberal Arts

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4Elmore County at Holtville 4Stanhope Elmore at Prattville 4Benjamin Russell at Wetumpka

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score in the sixth inning. Both pitchers have been that dominant all year, outside of one game or two, and you should expect Tuesday’s game to be a low scoring one. Those two guys don’t allow too many runs. They will, however, face some strong hitting on both teams. As Elmore County scored a combined 40 runs in its series, Holtville was right behind them with 29. The Bulldogs scored 28 in the doubleheader on Thursday, and they hit the ball all over the place. A couple of guys are heating up on each team after slow starts as well. Holtville senior Mikey Forney, who sported the team’s lowest batting average among starters a few weeks ago, is finally hitting his stride. He was injured to start the season, but he’s playing like he’s fully healthy now. He had six hits in the team’s three games last week, tallying five singles, one triple and two RBIs. To complement him, Weston Tubbs added six hits, Drey Barrett added four, and Wilson added five himself as multiple Bulldogs had three or more hits. For Elmore County, senior shortstop Cole Downey is starting to find his stride at the plate. Like Forney, he had a slow start to the season but had a good week to open area play. He had five hits in his three games against Jemison, including two home runs and six RBIs on the week. He wasn’t the only batter to have a big week, however, as Darnell clobbered six hits and seven RBIs, and leadoff hitter Payton Stephenson had six hits and five doubles. I can go on and on with these stats from the two teams about who is playing well, but it would honestly be easier to tell you who isn’t playing well right now. Spoiler: They’re all playing well. Last week’s Stanhope Elmore and Wetumpka baseball series spoiled me with great baseball, but I have another good feeling about this week’s series between the rivals. It’s going to be a hell of a series.

he pitched. He struck out the side around a double in the first inning and set the tone for the rest of the night. Troy commit Colton Walls pitched six innings of Game 2, allowing only three runs on four hits and five walks. He struck out six Indians, four of which came in the fifth and sixth innings. Junior Evan Duncan came in to pitch in the top of the seventh inning, tied 3-3, and pitched a 1-23 inning with two flyouts, a walk and a caught stealing. “Our pitching has been our strong point all season long,” Shuman said of Stevens and Walls. “They did tonight what they always do. They came out and gave us a chance to win and they did a tremendous job on the mound. Duncan coming in in the seventh and getting 3-up, 3-down in a crucial moment gave us all the momentum we needed in that last inning.” In Tuesday’s loss to Wetumpka in Game 1, Stanhope only recorded three hits and couldn’t get any offers going against Wetumpka’s Jaxon Shineflew. Human decided to mess with his lineup a little bit, and the small changes to the lineup paid dividends as the Mustangs tallied 19 total hits in the double-

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Stanhope Elmore’s Colton Walls tries to come up with the throw as Wetumpka’s Ty Brooks slides into third.

header. They had eight hits in six innings in the first game, then tallied 11 across the seven innings of the second. Chase Williams was a big part of that offense, going 5 for 7 at the plate with four singles, one double, three stolen bases, three RBIs and three runs scored. Williams was able to tie the game twice in Game 2, scoring the team’s second run after singling, stealing second and third base, then scoring on a passed ball. To tie the game, 3-3, in the

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ning. To go along with the hits, Tallassee batters walked four times and were helped out by two wild pitches and an error. Clayten Gough had a big night and had the biggest hit of the first inning, ripping a two-run triple over the left fielder’s head in his second at-bat of the inning. He finished the doubleheader with four hits, going 4-for-7 with three RBIs. “He’s one of our three seniors, and he’s a great kid number one,” Hammonds said of Gough. He’s a great player. He’s been that way all year and has gotten hits for us all

fifth, Williams singled again then stole second base. Following a passed ball, Colin Woodham batted him in. “More than anything, we made adjustments,” Shuman said of the offense. “They changed their approach with two strikes, and changed some little things at the plate. … Speed never slumps, and Chase (Williams) has speed. He’s one of the fastest players I’ve ever coached. I jokingly say a walk is a double for him, and sometimes its a triple. When you have a guy like

year. He does a great job behind the plate and just a kid you want on your team.” Bridgman pitched lights out in Game 3, allowing only one single and three walks in the game. The second batter of the game singled into right field, then he went into shutdown mode. He struck out 10 batters, and struck out at least two batters in four of his five innings. He struck out the side in the second inning after he got back on the mound with the 10-0 lead. “We got everything we wanted out of him,” Hammonds said. “He threw a few more pitches than we wanted him to, but his ball looked great tonight. He moved it around and he did a great job.”

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that get on base, they’re having to focus on him and not fully focused on the guy at the plate. That gives us a chance to be able to capitalize on mistakes they might make.” With the game tied, 3-3, going into the bottom of the seventh, Wetumpka’s Kyle Morrison was able to strike out the first two batters on six straight pitches. He then hit a batter, and after a passed ball and an infield single, Duncan delivered the game-winning RBI infield single to win the game, 4-3.

Tallassee is now 4-16, and they have a big series ahead of them this week against Pike Road. Pike Road won its series against Beauregard 2-1 after sweeping its doubleheader on Friday night. Tallassee hosts Pike Road on Thursday, April 7, then travels to Pike Road on Friday, April 8. This series will go a long way in the postseason race. “We’ve lost some games, and we want to win every game, but the area games are the only ones that matter,” Hammonds said. “We did what we need to do in this first series, and now I’m looking to build on that and go out and take a game from Pike Road.”

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage given by Amy S. Clemons and Robin T. Clemons, individually and as wife and husband to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Anchor Mortgage Services, Inc., corporation, dated April 17, 2003, and recorded at Instrument # 2003-30268 on April 23, LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, subsequently modL¿HG E\ D /RDQ 0RGL¿FDWLRQ Agreement recorded November 23, 2015 as Instrument Number 2015 54340 in the amount of Sixty Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty One and 33/100 LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI (OPRUH County, Alabama, as last transferred to Carrington Mortgage 6HUYLFHV //& E\ DVVLJQPHQW recorded on December 28, 2018, Instrument Number 2018 LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of Eighty Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Six and 0/100 dollars ($80,536.00) and amended in the above referHQFHG /RDQ 0RGL¿FDWLRQ WR WKH amount of Sixty Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty One and 33/100 ($66,241.33), with interest thereon as set forth thereLQ %URFN DQG 6FRWW 3//& DV counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on May 17, 2022, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the main courthouse entrance of

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p y abama, on May 4, 2022, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 20 EAST, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA: THENCE SOUTH 88 DEG 19 MIN. 11 SEC. WEST, ALONG THE QUARTER SECTION LINE, 1,015.20 FEET: THENCE NORTH 01 DEG. 00 MIN. 05 SEC. EAST, 1,364.26 FEET TO AN IRON PIN: SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE NORTH 89 DEG. 08 MIN. 26 SEC. WEST 215.18 FEET TO AN IRON PIN: THENCE NORTH 00 DEG. 34 MIN. 35 SEC. WEST, 353.05 FEET TO AN IRON PIN: THENCE NORTH 00 DEG. 23 MIN. 47 SEC. WEST 306.51 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY NO. 170, GEORGIA ROAD, 80 FEET R.O.W.: THENCE NORTH 87 DEG. 17 MIN. 46 SEC. EAST, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY 232.87 FEET TO AN IRON PIN: THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY, SOUTH 01 DEG 00 MIN. 05 SEC. WEST, 379.85 FEET 72 $1 ,521 3,1 7+(1&( CONTINUE SOUTH 01 DEG. 00 MIN. 05 SEC. WEST. 293.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ACCORDING TO SURVEY BY RONALD BURKE, ALA REG NO. 16670, DATED NOVEMBER 11, 1998. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY LIES IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 20 EAST, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA. Said legal description being controlling, however the property is more commonly known as 9620 GEORGIA RD, WETUMPKA, AL 36092. 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 property will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, subject to any easements, encumbrances, and exceptions UHÀHFWHG LQ WKH PRUWJDJH DQG those contained in the records RI WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate in the county where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto and subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable). This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. 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. U.S. Bank Trust National Association as Trustee for Truman 2021 SC9 Title Trust, Mortgagee/Transferee THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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( ) THENCE SOUTH 01 DECREES LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH 04 MINUTES 21 SECONDS to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the WEST, ALONG THE EAST time and place of the sale. The LINE OF SECTION 28, 221.37 balance of the purchase price FEET TO AN IRON PIN, SAID plus any deed recording costs POINT BEING THE POINT OF and transfer taxes must be paid BEGINNING: THENCE CON- LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH TINUE SOUTH 01 DEGREES next business day at the Law 04 MINUTES 21 SECONDS 2I¿FH RI 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ WEST ALONG SAID SECTION at the address indicated below. LINE 154.37 FEET TO AN IRON Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves 3,1 7+(1&( 6287+ '(- the right to award the bid to GREES 37 MINUTES 18 SEC- the next highest bidder should ONDS WEST, 295.82 FEET TO the highest bidder fail to timeAN IRON PIN ON THE EAST ly tender the total amount due. RIGHT OF WAY OF ALABAMA The Mortgagee/Transferee reHIGHWAY N0. 111, HOLTVILLE serves the right to bid for and ROAD, 100 DEGREES R.O.W purchase the real estate and to 7+(1&( 1257+:(67(5/< credit its purchase price against ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY the expenses of sale and the inAND CURVE TO THE LEFT debtedness secured by the real HAVING A RADIUS OF 2785.07 estate. This sale is subject to FEET, 198.83 FEET, CHORD postponement or cancellation. BEING NORTH 26 DEGREES U.S. Bank National Association, 15 MINUTES 18 SECONDS as Trustee for Structured Asset WEST, 198.79 FEST TO AN Securities Corporation Mort,521 3,1 7+(1&( /($9,1* gage Loan Trust 2007-RF1, SAID RIGHT OF WAY, NORTH (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, 78 DEGREES 39 MINUTES P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue 18 SECONDS EAST, 377.26 South, Suite 330, Birmingham, FEET TO THE POINT OF BE- AL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB GINNING. THE ABOVE--DE- File Number: 22-00955 SCRIBED PROPERTY LIES IN THE NE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 Wetumpka Herald: OF SECTION 28, T19N, R18E, Apr. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, 22-00955 AND CONTAINS 1.32 ACRES, Do you have available jobs? MORE OR LESS. Call 256.414.4250 to let others Said legal description being know about job opportunities controlling, however the properat your business. ty is more commonly known as 5890 HOLTVILLE ROAD, WEPUBLIC NOTICE TUMPKA, AL 36092. Alabama law gives some per- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE sons who have an interest in SALE. Default having been property the right to redeem the made in the payment of the property under certain circum- indebtedness secured by that stances. Programs may also certain mortgage executed by exist that help persons avoid or Cedrick Oneal Long a single delay the foreclosure process. man, originally in favor of PNC An attorney should be consult- Bank, N.A., on November 25, ed to help you understand these 2019, said mortgage recordrights and programs as a part of HG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH the foreclosure process. of Probate of Elmore County, This property will be sold on Alabama, in RLPY Book 2019 an “as is, where is” basis, sub- Page 64043; the undersigned ject to any easements, en- PNC Bank, National Associacumbrances, and exceptions tion, as Mortgagee/Transferee, UHÀHFWHG LQ WKH PRUWJDJH DQG under and by virtue of the power those contained in the records of sale contained in said mortRI WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI gage, will sell at public outcry Probate in the county where the to the highest bidder for cash, above-described property is sit- in front of the main entrance of uated. This property will be sold the Courthouse at Wetumpka, subject to the right of redemp- Elmore County, Alabama, on tion of all parties entitled thereto April 28, 2022, during the legal and subject to any outstanding hours of sale, all of its rights, ad valorem taxes (including tax- title, and interest in and to the es which are a lien, whether or following described real estate, not now due and payable). This situated in Elmore County, Alsale is made for the purpose abama, to-wit: Lot 28 B, Block of paying the indebtedness se- % RI -DPHVWRZQ 3ODW 1XPEHU cured by said mortgage, as well 2B, being a replat of Lots 27 as the expenses of foreclosure. DQG RI -DPHVWRZQ 3ODW 1XPThe Mortgagee/Transferee re- ber 2, as recorded in Plat Book serves the right to bid for and DW 3DJH LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI purchase the real estate and to WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI (OPRUH credit its purchase price against County, Alabama. The herethe expenses of sale and the in- in above described property debtedness secured by the real being one and the same propestate. This sale is subject to erty as described in mortgage postponement or cancellation. recorded in RLPY Book 2019 Selene Finance LP, Mortgagee/ Page 64043 and deed recordTransferee ed in RLPY Book 2019 Page THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY 64039.. Property street address BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS for informational purposes: 99 A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER -DPHVWRZQ /RRS 0LOOEURRN FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY AL 36054. THIS PROPERTY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WILL BE USED FOR THAT WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT PURPOSE. WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS Rubin Lublin, LLC, Attorney for TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENMortgagee/Transferee -2<0(17 $1' :,// %( 62/' 11 N. Water Street, Suite 10290, 68%-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) Mobile, AL 36602 REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTelephone Number: (877) 813- TIES ENTITLED THERETO. Al0992 Case No. SEF-17-05041- abama law gives some persons 3 who have an interest in property Ad Run Dates: 04/06/2022, the right to redeem the proper04/13/2022, 04/20/2022 ty under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that rlselaw.com/property-listing help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorWetumpka Herald: ney should be consulted to help Apr. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 you understand these rights 189888 and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is PUBLIC NOTICE made for the purpose of paying MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE the indebtedness secured by SALE. Default having been said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The Rubin Lublin, LLC, Attorney for made in the payment of the successful bidder must tender a indebtedness secured by that Mortgagee/Transferee non-refundable deposit of Five 11 N. Water Street, Suite 10290, certain mortgage executed by Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) Luther P. Stewart and Patricia Mobile, AL 36602 LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH Telephone Number: (877) 813- L. Stewart, husband and wife, to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the originally in favor of Wells Fargo 0992 Case No. RLM-19-07614Home Mortgage, Inc., on August time and place of the sale. The 4 balance of the purchase price Ad Run Dates: 04/06/2022, 28, 2003, said mortgage record- plus any deed recording costs HG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH 04/13/2022, 04/20/2022 of Probate of Elmore County, and transfer taxes must be paid rlselaw.com/property-listing Alabama, in RLPY Book 2003 LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH Page 89135; the undersigned next business day at the Law Wetumpka Herald: U.S. Bank National Association, 2I¿FH RI 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ DW Apr. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 as Trustee for Structured Asset the address indicated below. Tif189884 Securities Corporation Mort- fany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the PUBLIC NOTICE gage Loan Trust 2007-RF1, as right to award the bid to the next Mortgagee/Transferee, under highest bidder should the highNOTICE OF SALE and by virtue of the power of est bidder fail to timely tender UNDER POWER sale contained in said mort- the total amount due. The MortFORECLOSURE NOTICE gage, will sell at public outcry to gagee/Transferee reserves the the highest bidder for cash, in right to bid for and purchase the WHEREAS, default has oc- front of the main entrance of the real estate and to credit its purcurred in the performance Courthouse at Wetumpka, El- chase price against the expensof the covenants, terms and more County, Alabama, on May es of sale and the indebtedness conditions of a mortgage from 26, 2022, during the legal hours secured by the real estate. This SAMUEL E. WILLIS AND JO- of sale, all of its rights, title, and sale is subject to postponement ANNE WILLIS, HUSBAND AND interest in and to the following or cancellation. PNC Bank, NaWIFE, to MORTGAGE ELEC- described real estate, situated tional Association, (“TransferTRONIC REGISTRATION in Elmore County, Alabama, to- ee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2311 SYSTEMS, INC., AS MORT- wit: Lot 2 of Strickland’s Autau- Highland Avenue South, Suite GAGEE, AS NOMINEE FOR ga Street Subdivision as record- 330, Birmingham, AL 35205 ALLIED HOME MORTGAGE HG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI www.tblaw.com TB File NumCAPITAL CORPORATION, Probate of Elmore County, Al- ber: 22-01479 on the 13th day of December, abama, in Plat Book 13, Page 2002, said mortgage record- 22.. Property street address for Wetumpka Herald: HG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH informational purposes: 904 N Mar. 23, 30 and Apr. 6, 2022 of Probate of Elmore County, Autauga Street , Wetumpka, 22-01479 Alabama, on December 17, AL 36092. THIS PROPERTY PUBLIC NOTICE 2002, in Deed/Mortgage Book WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, 2002, Page 76907 , Elmore WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT Notice of Abandoned Home County, Alabama Records, said WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, Mortgage having subsequently EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS Currently a white/gray/brown been transferred and assigned TO TITLE, USE AND/OR EN- color manufactured home loto Selene Finance LP, by instru- -2<0(17 $1' :,// %( 62/' cated at 21 Kyle Lane Elmore, ment recorded in the aforesaid 68%-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) Alabama has been abandoned. 3UREDWH 2I¿FH QRWLFH LV KHUHE\ REDEMPTION OF ALL PAR- The last known owner is Neil given that the undersigned Se- TIES ENTITLED THERETO. Al- Peterson, Jessica Peterson and lene Finance LP, as Mortgagee/ abama law gives some persons or Jessica Pope. Home will be Transferee, under and by virtue who have an interest in property sold by sealed bid with deadof the power of sale contained the right to redeem the proper- line for submitting bids to the in said mortgage, will sell at ty under certain circumstances. landlord being 4:00 p.m. April public outcry to the highest bid- Programs may also exist that 22, 2022. The award date will der for cash in front of the main help persons avoid or delay the be 4:30 p.m. April 22, 2022. entrance of the Courthouse in foreclosure process. An attor- Bid can be submitted to and Wetumpka, Elmore County, Al- ney should be consulted to help award will be made at 57 Virabama, on May 4, 2022, during you understand these rights ginia Dale Dr Wetumpka, AL. the legal hours of sale, all of its and programs as a part of the Landlord is authorized to submit right, title, and interest in and to foreclosure process. This sale is a bid. Landlords representative the following described real es- made for the purpose of paying is Kaye and may be contacted tate, situated in Elmore County, the indebtedness secured by at 334-567-9339 to arrange for Alabama, to-wit: said mortgage, as well as the inspection. COMMENCE AT A STONE AT expenses of foreclosure. The THE NE CORNER OF SEC- successful bidder must tender a Wetumpka Herald: TION 28, T19N, R18E, EL- non-refundable deposit of Five Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 MORE COUNTY, ALABAMA: Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) AMH/21 KYLE LANE

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Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by David A Free And Kristina Free Husband And Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Anchor Mortgage Services, Inc., its successors and assigns dated December 29, 2008; said mortgage being recorded on January 9, 2009, in Book 2009, Page LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Truist Bank by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2020, 3DJH LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. The undersigned, Truist Bank, 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 28th day of April, 2022 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot No. 39 of Woodland Estates Plat 1 Subdivision as shown by Plat made by Ralph H. Hays, Registered Land Surveyor No. 1878, dated September 20, 1975, and recorded in the Of¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI Elmore County, Alabama, in Plat Book 8, at Page 5. Said property is commonly known as 44 Maple Court, Wetumpka, AL 36092. 6KRXOG D FRQÀLFW DULVH EHWZHHQ the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those supeULRU WR VDLG 0RUWJDJH ¿UVW VHW out above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the abovenamed or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present FHUWL¿HG IXQGV LQ WKH DPRXQW RI the winning bid at the time and place of sale. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. The sale will be conducted subMHFW WR FRQ¿UPDWLRQ WKDW WKH sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) WR ¿QDO FRQ¿UPDWLRQ DQG DXGLW of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage. TRUIST BANK as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Two North Twentieth 2 20th Street North, Suite 1000 Birmingham, AL 35203 (800) 275-7171 FT21@mccalla.com File No. 22-02630AL www.foreclosurehotline.net Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 22-02630al PUBLIC NOTICE The following vehicle will be auctioned off by J&J TOWING on 4-29-22 65 Pierce Rd Elmore 1993 Honda Accord 1HGCB7548PA167515 2012 Toyota Camry 4T1BF1FK1CU578655 2003 Kia Spectra KNAFB121235212581 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30 and Apr. 6, 2022 AV/93 HONDA PUBLIC NOTICE Legal Notice In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that First Team Construction Co., Inc., Contractor, has completed the Elmore County Technical Center at 800 Kelly Fitzpatrick Dr., Wetumpka, Alabama 36092, for Elmore County Board of Education, Owners, and have made UHTXHVW IRU ¿QDO VHWWOHPHQW RI said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately contact McKee & Associates, 631 South Hull St., Montgomery, AL 36104. First Team Construction Co., Inc. 475 North Dean Road Auburn, AL 36830 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 23, 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 COMPLETION 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

Default having being made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated February 1, 2000 executed by Danny Hood, a single man and Earline Hood. a single woman, in favor of Conseco Finance Corp. - Alabama, said Mortgage being recorded March 15, 2000, in RLPY Book 3DJH LQ WKH 2I¿FH of the Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama; having later been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual or banking capacity, but solely as Trustee on behalf of the Green Tree Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-HE1 by instrument recorded in RLPY Book 2020, Page 87406, in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama. Said default continues and notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual or banking capacity, but solely as Trustee on behalf of the Green Tree Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-HE1, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the main entrance to the County Courthouse, Elmore County, Alabama on 05/04/2022, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Begin at the Northeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 20 North, Range 17 East, run thence South along the quarter section line a distance of 330 feet to the Point of Beginning of the parcel of land herein to be described; from said point of beginning continue thence South along the quarter section line 295 feet; run thence in a Westerly direction parallel to the forty line, a distance of 120 feet, run thence South a distance of 50 feet; run thence in a Westerly direction, parallel to the forty line, a distance of 1320 feet to the West line of said forty, run thence in a Northerly direction along said forty line, a distance of 345 feet, more or less, to a point which is 330 feet South of the Northwest Corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 28 run thence in an Easterly direction parallel to the forty line, a distance of 1320 feet to the Point of Beginning. For informational purposes only, the property address is: 5615 Lightwood Road, Deatsville, Alabama 36022. Any property address provided is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS-IS, WHEREIS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESS 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 mortgage as well as the expenses of foreclosure, including a reasonable attorney’s fees and other purposes set out in said mortgage. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual or banking capacity, but solely as Trustee on behalf of the Green Tree Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-HE1 Paul K. Lavelle, Esq. Attorney for Mortgagee Spina, & Lavelle, P.C. One Perimeter Park SouthSuite 400N Birmingham, Alabama 35243 (205) 298-1800 30-FC-22-01063 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 30-FC-22-01063 Do you have available jobs? Call 256.414.4250 to let others know about job opportunities at your business.

PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, code of Alabama, 1975 notice is hereby given that Allied Fence Company, Inc., Contractor, has completed the contract for Fence Installation Bid #21024 for The Elmore County Board of Education, Owner, DQG KDYH PDGH UHTXHVW IRU ¿QDO settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with the project should immediately notify Elmore County Board of Education, 100 H.H. Robinson Drive, Wetumpka, AL 36092 Allied Fence Company, Inc. 7100 Mobile Highway Montgomery, Alabama 36105 Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 6, 2022 COMPLETION

Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Gordon L Brown And Carolyn W Brown Husband And Wife, to American General Finance Services of Alabama, Inc. dated September 18, 2007; said mortgage being recorded on September 21, 2007, in Book 2007, Page 68524, as having been modi¿HG E\ DQ DJUHHPHQW UHFRUGHG on and recorded in Book 2014, 3DJH LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2020, Page 20879 in the Of¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama. The undersigned, U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT, 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 28th day of April, 2022 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 28, Block B, of the Crossgates Plat 3 Subdivision, as shown by plat made by Thomas H. Oliver, Jr., Registered Land Surveyor, No. 12743, dated January 17, 1985, and recordHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, In Plat Book 9, at Page 17. Said property is commonly known as 215 Quail Ridge Road, Elmore, AL 36025. 6KRXOG D FRQÀLFW DULVH EHWZHHQ the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those supeULRU WR VDLG 0RUWJDJH ¿UVW VHW out above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the abovenamed or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present FHUWL¿HG IXQGV LQ WKH DPRXQW RI the winning bid at the time and place of sale. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. The sale will be conducted subMHFW WR FRQ¿UPDWLRQ WKDW WKH sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) WR ¿QDO FRQ¿UPDWLRQ DQG DXGLW of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Two North Twentieth 2 20th Street North, Suite 1000 Birmingham, AL 35203 (800) 275-7171 FT21@mccalla.com File No. 9261920 www.foreclosurehotline.net Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 23, 30 and Apr. 6, 2022 9261920 PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Liberty Construction Co., LLC., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Site Drainage for Training Cottages at the Wetumpka Complex for State of Alabama Department of Corrections, Owner, and have made UHTXHVW IRU ¿QDO VHWWOHPHQW RI said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with the project should immediately notify Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc., 2660 EastChase Lane, Suite 200, Montgomery, AL 36117 Liberty Construction Co., LLC, 791-A Anderson Road, Montgomery, AL 36110 (contractor) Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2022 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mable A Gray, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on December 6, 2017,

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Public Notices said mortgage being recorded LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, on December 19, 2017 at Book MORTGAGE 554, at Page 557 Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC , under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Elmore County Courthouse, at the County Courthouse door in the Wetumpka, Alabama, on April 14, 2022, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Commence at the SW Corner of Sec. 20, T18N, R23E in Macon County, Notasulga, Tallassee Route, Alabama, and run thence North 1,520 feet to POB located at an iron post at the wire fence corner of Miller’s property; thence South 49 deg. 24 min. 00 sec. West for 104.19 feet; thence North 09 deg. 20 min. 51 sec. West for 302.32 feet; thence North 09 deg. 20 min. 51 sec. West for 196.15 feet along an old wire fence boundary line; thence North 09 deg. 21 min. 25 sec. East for 358.84 feet to the Southwesterly margin of 80’ R/W County Road 60; thence South 35 deg. 51 min. 52 sec. East for 103.32 feet along said margin; thence South 55 deg. 18 min. 27 sec. East for 579.05 feet on roadway chord of curve to the left of radius 877 feet; thence South 49 deg. 18 min. 28 sec. West for 362.79 feet; thence South 45 deg. 40 min. 28 sec. West for 65.39 feet; thence South 53 deg. 51 min. 39 sec. West for 140.00 feet to POB containing 3.20 acres in Sections 19 & 20, T18 N, R23E, Less and Except 1.93 acres called Parcel B, along with which total 5.13 acres. The above legal description was taken from a survey dated -DQXDU\ DQG ¿OHG LQ WKH 3UREDWH -XGJH¶V 2I¿FH RI 0Dcon County, Alabama in Deed Book 213 at Page 229. This Property will be sold on as “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 part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH QH[W EXVLQHVV GD\ WR /DZ 2I¿FH RI Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.. &HUWL¿HG IXQGV PXVW EH LQ WKH form of a wire transfer, bank or credit union’s cashier’s check, RU EDQN RI¿FLDO FKHFN SD\DEOH WR Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.. Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. If sale is voided, Mortgagee/Transferee shall return the bid amount to the successful purchaser and the Mortgagee/ Transferee shall not be liable to the purchase for any damages. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be only entitled to a return of the deposit and bid amount, if paid. The Mortgagee/ Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit is purchase price against the expenses of sale and indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC (“Transferee”) Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 244 Inverness Center Drive Birmingham, AL 35242 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 23, 30 and Apr. 6, 2022 AL10200 PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Floyd Service Company, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of Softball Field Lighting Upgrades for High Schools: Holtville, Stanhope, Wetumpka & Eclectic at Holtville, Stanhope, Wetumpka & Eclectic High Schools for the State of Alabama and the Elmore County Board of Education, Owner(s), DQG KDYH PDGH UHTXHVW IRU ¿QDO settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Garner and Associates Engineering, PC. Floyd Service Company, Inc. 660 Lee Road 10 Auburn, AL 36830 334-826-0198 Wetumpka Herald: Mar 23, 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by William J. Norris and Judy D. Norris, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., its succes-

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p , sors and assigns, on February and place they will publicly 3, 2005, said mortgage being be opened and read aloud for UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH CONTRACT LABOR- ELECJudge of Probate of Elmore TRICAL WORK AS NEEDCounty, Alabama, on February ED, BID NO. 22-006. The bids 18, 2005 at Book RLPY 2005, at must be submitted on company Page 11165 DEUTSCHE BANK letterhead and the company NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY name, bid number, and proof as Trustee for INDYMAC INDX of insurance are to be posted MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST on the outside of the bid en2005-AR13, MORTGAGE velope. **This is required for PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI- the bid to be accepted and CATES Series 2005-AR13, un- RSHQHG $ VHSDUDWH FHUWL¿HG der and by virtue of the power check or Bid Bond payable to of sale contained in said mort- The Elmore County Board of gage, will sell at public outcry Education in the amount of to the highest bidder for cash, $1,000.00 must accompany in front of the main entrance of the bidder’s proposal. Perforthe Elmore County Courthouse, mance and statutory labor and at the County Courthouse door material payment bonds will not in the Wetumpka, Alabama, on be required at the signing of the April 27, 2022, during the legal Contract. hours of sale, the following de- All bidders shall have general liscribed real estate, situated in ability insurance of no less than Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: $1,000,000.00 and a current The land referred to in this Com- business license. mitment is described as follows: The project shall be bid excludLot No. 6 of the Great Oaks Sub- ing taxes. No bid may be withdivision as shown by plat made drawn after scheduled closing by Richard F. Kluge, Registered for receipt of bids for a period Land Surveyor No. 7245, dated of thirty (30) days. The Owner October 21, 1968, which said reserves the right to reject any SODW LV UHFRUGHG LQ WKH RI¿FH RI or all proposals and to waive the Judge of Probate of Elmore technical errors if, in the Owners County, Alabama, in Plat Book judgment, the best interests of 7, Page 9. the Owner will thereby be proParcel/Tax 1.0. #: 29-26-02-04- moted. 0-003-006.000 Questions may be directed Commonly known as: 3251 to Mike Czerpak, Randy Edgewood Court, Millbrook, AL Maynard, or Kenneth Garner 36054. at 334-567-1420 ext. 22003 This Property will be sold on as or mike.czerpak@elmoreco. “as is, where is” basis, without com, randy.maynard@ warranty or recourse, expressed elmoreco.com, or ken. or implied as to title, use and/or g a r n e r @ e l m o r e c o . c o m . enjoyment and will be sold sub- Please see the RFP project ject to the right of redemption of VSHFL¿FDWLRQ GRFXPHQWV all parties entitled thereto. Ala- located on the ECBOE bama law gives some persons website under the “BIDS” tab. who have an interest in property www.elmoreco.com the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Wetumpka Herald: Programs may also exist that Apr. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 help persons avoid or delay BID 22-06 the foreclosure process. An PUBLIC NOTICE attorney should be consulted to help you understand these THE STATE OF ALABAMA rights and programs as part of ELMORE COUNTY the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well By virtue of an execution on a as the expense of foreclosure. judgment issued out of the DisThe successful bidder must ten- trict Court of Autauga County, GHU FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH Alabama in Case No. Case next business day to Law Of- No.: DV-2014-900023.00 on or ¿FH RI -DXUHJXL /LQGVH\ /DZ about November 2, 2021, for )LUP //& &HUWL¿HG IXQGV PXVW a total of $14,423.00 includbe in the form of a wire transfer, ing interest and costs in which bank or credit union’s cashier’s RESE 661 Partridge, LLC is FKHFN RU EDQN RI¿FLDO FKHFN the Plaintiff and Revie Huffman SD\DEOH WR -DXUHJXL /LQGVH\ is the Defendant, I, Bill Frank/DZ )LUP //& -DXUHJXL /LQG- lin as Sheriff of Elmore Counsey Law Firm, LLC reserves the ty, Alabama will sell at public right to award the bid to the next auction for cash between the highest bidder should the high- legal hours of sale, on Monday, est bidder fail to timely tender the 25th day of April, 2022, at the total amount due. If sale is approximately 1pm, in front voided, Mortgagee/Transferee of the Elmore County Judicial shall return the bid amount to Complex located at 8935 U.S. the successful purchaser and Highway 231, North, whatever the Mortgagee/Transferee shall equity the Defendant(s) may not be liable to the purchase possess in and to the following for any damages. If the sale is described realty, to wit: set aside for any reason, the Lot 7, Block E, Map of Crosspurchaser at the sale shall be gates Plat No. 3 as the same only entitled to a return of the is recorded in Plat Book 9 at deposit and bid amount, if paid. 3DJH LQ WKH RI¿FH RI WKH The Mortgagee/Transferee re- Judge of Probate of Elmore serves the right to bid for and County, Alabama, being that purchase the real estate and to same certain real property as credit is purchase price against recorded on or about July 2, the expenses of sale and in- 1993 at Roll 139 Frame 306 debtedness secured by the real LQ WKH RI¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI estate. This sale is subject to Probate of Elmore County, postponement or cancellation. Alabama. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL Subject to any and all restricTRUST COMPANY as Trustee tions, encumbrances, mortfor INDYMAC INDX MORT- gages, reservations, rights of GAGE LOAN TRUST 2005- way, covenants, easements, AR13, MORTGAGE PASS- setback lines, mineral and THROUGH CERTIFICATES mining rights of record which Series 2005-AR13 (“Transfer- affect the subject property. The Draftsman of this docuee”) ment acts as scrivener only. -DXUHJXL /LQGVH\ /DZ )LUP No title search has been made nor title opinion rendered. LLC Said property will be sold “as 244 Inverness Center Drive is” and subject to all matters Suite 200 of record and all matters which Birmingham, AL 35242 would be revealed by a visible inspection of the premises. TiWetumpka Herald: WOH VHDUFKHV DQG YHUL¿FDWLRQV Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 of any kind, including legal deAL10304 scriptions, are at all times the PUBLIC NOTICE sole and exclusive responsibility of the Purchaser. In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, Bill Franklin, Sheriff 1975, notice is hereby given Elmore County, Alabama that Liberty Construction Co., LLC., Contractor, has complet- Wetumpka Herald: ed the Contract for A New Stor- Apr. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 age Facility for Elmore County DV-2014-900023.00 Board of Education, Owner, DQG KDYH PDGH UHTXHVW IRU ¿QDO PUBLIC NOTICE settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for IN THE PROBATE COURT labor, materials, or otherwise OF ELMORE COUNTY, in connection with the project ALABAMA should immediately notify McKIN THE MATTER ee and Associates, Inc., 631 OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES South Hull Street, Montgomery, MARION ALLEN, DECEASED AL 36104 CASE NO: 2022-071 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Liberty Construction Co., LLC, OF ESTATE 791-A Anderson Road, Montgomery, AL 36110 Letters Testamentary in the (contractor) Estate of JAMES MARION ALLEN, deceased, having Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 16, 23, been granted to JENNIFER 30 and Apr. 6, 2022 J. JONES on March 14, 2022 COMPLETION by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, AlPUBLIC NOTICE abama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties havLEGAL NOTICE ing claims against said estate ASPHALT CONTRACTORS, are required, within the time INC. HEREBY GIVES NO- allowed by law, to present the TICE OF COMPLETION same to the Court or the same OF CONTRACT WITH THE will be barred. STATE OF ALABAMA FOR PROJECT STPMN-2620(253) JENNIFER J. JONES REPRESENTA& STPMN-2620(254) EL- PERSONAL MORE COUNTY. ALL CLAIMS TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SHOULD BE FILED AT P.O. JAMES MARION ALLEN, DEBOX 241447, MONTGOMERY, CEASED ALABAMA 36124 DURING Attorney of Record for Personal THIS PERIOD. Representative: ASPHALT CONTRACTORS, KYLE C. SHIRLEY MCDOWELL, FAULK & SHIRINC. LEY, LLC Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30, Apr. 145 WEST MAIN STREET PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 6, 13 and 20, 2022 334-365-5924 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received by The Elmore County Board of Education at the Maintenance Building located at 100 H.H. Robison Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama until 1PM Thursday April 28, 2022 at which time

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD A. BECKSTROM, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-079 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN S. BROWN, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-080 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MYRTICE T. LAIRD, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-301 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to LYNN M. CLARKE as Executor on the 16th day of March 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 MARILYN S. BROWN, who is also known as MARILYN ELOISE BROWN, deceased, having been granted to JAMES PATRICK BROWN on March 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 Testamentary in the Estate of MYRTICE T. LAIRD, deceased, having been granted to MICHAEL DAVID LAIRD on March 25, 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. MICHAEL DAVID LAIRD PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MYRTICE T. LAIRD, DECEASED

LYNN M. CLARKE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD A. BECKSTROM, 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: Mar. 23, 30 and Apr. 6, 2022 EST/BECKSTROM, E. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JIMMY LEON BRAND, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-409 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JIMMY LEON BRAND, deceased, having been granted to JAIMIE LEON BRAND on March 24, 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. JAIMIE LEON BRAND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JIMMY LEON BRAND, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: MICHAEL S. HARPER ATTORNEY AT LAW 213 BARNETT BLVD P O BOX 780608 TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6855 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 EST/BRAND, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAY C. BREAZEALE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-033 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JAY C. BREAZEALE, who is also known as J C BREAZEALE, JR., deceased, having been granted to BRENDA BREAZEALE ROBINSON on March 30, 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. BRENDA BREAZEALE ROBINSON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JAY C. BREAZEALE, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: DOUGLAS M. VOGEL VOGEL LAW FIRM, LLC 310 EASTDALE CIR. STE. 200 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36117 334-409-0088 Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 EST/BREAZEALE, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY RUTH ELMORE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-064 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of MARY RUTH ELMORE, deceased, having been granted to RONETA ELMORE on March, 28, 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. RONETA ELMORE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARY RUTH ELMORE, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: RODERICK B. PERDUE ATTORNEY AT LAW 2033 HOLTVILLE ROAD WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-7373 Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 EST/ELMORE, M.

JAMES PATRICK BROWN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN S, BROWN, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: KELLY LEE ATTORNEY AT LAW 164 WEST 5TH STREET PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-358-0685 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 23, 30 and Apr. 6, 2022 EST/BROWN, M. PUBLIC NOTICE

Attorney of Record for 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. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 EST/LAIRD, M. PUBLIC NOTICE

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Letters Testamentary in the Estate of EUNICE M. JOHNSON, deceased, having been granted to DAVID EARL MCGOUGH, JR. on March 23, 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. DAVID EARL MCGOUGH, JR. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EUNICE M. JOHNSON, DECEASED

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JULIA EARLE LAW, deceased, having been granted to DONALD R. LAW on March 14, 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.

Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: BARRY C. LEAVELL ATTORNEY AT LAW 205 MADISON AVENUE SUITE A MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-834-8663 bcl@barryleavell.com

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Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 EST/JOHNSON, E. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY DALE JOHNSTON, DECEASED CASE NO. 2022-088 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to TRAVIS SHAW as Personal Representative on the 24 day of March 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. TRAVIS SHAW PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY DALE JOHNSTON, DECEASED. Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. Attorney for the Personal Representative The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 EST/JOHNSTON, L. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANET H. MEASE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-087 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JANET H. MEASE, deceased, having been granted to SUSAN E. DUNHAM on March 23, 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. SUSAN E. DUNHAM PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JANET H. MEASE, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: STUART H. MEMORY MEMORY, MEMORY & CAUSBY, LLP P O BOX 4054 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36103 334-834-8000 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 EST/MEASE, J.

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Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 23, 30 and Apr. 6, 2022 EST/LAW, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL W. MARLOWE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-061 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of MICHAEL W. MARLOWE, deceased, having been granted to GARY ALLEN MARLOWE on March, 28, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred. GARY ALLEN MARLOWE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL W. MARLOWE, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JAMES F. HAMPTON ATTORNEY AT LAW 4267 LOMAC STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36106 334-213-0213 jfh@jamesfhampton.com Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 EST/MARLOWE, M. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEVEN PAUL McPHERSON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-074 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of STEVEN PAUL McPHERSON, deceased, having been granted to JUDITH LYNN MULLINS MOORE on March 28, 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. JUDITH LYNN MULLINS MOORE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF STEVEN PAUL McPHERSON, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: J. KEITH RODGERS KEITH RODGERS & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Wetumpka Herald: Apr. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 EST/MCPHERSON, S. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUDITH ISRAEL OLIVER, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-091 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of JUDITH ISRAEL OLIVER, deceased, having been granted to MICHAEL DOUGLAS OLIVER, JR. and MARK STERLING OLIVER on the 25 day of March, 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. MICHAEL DOUGLAS OLIVER, JR. and MARK STERLING OLIVER, CO-ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF JUDITH ISRAEL OLIVER, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrators: ANN L. REARDON and TAYLER G. HANSFORD 2200 JACK WARNER PARKWAY, SUITE 200 TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 35401 334-344-5000 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 EST/OLIVER, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RANDALL JESS POLAND, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-006 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of RANDALL JESS POLAND, deceased, having been granted to JACQUELINE E. AUSTIN on March 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.

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Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: J. PRATT AUSTIN-TRUCKS LAW OFFICES OF JACQUELINE E. AUSTIN PO BOX 908 108 COURT ST WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-4875 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 23, 30 and Apr. 6, 2022 EST/POLAND, R. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES LOYCE ROWE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-078 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration with Will Annexed over the Estate of CHARLES LOYCE ROWE, deceased, having been granted to RENE ROWE CHANCEY on the 21st day of March, 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. RENE ROWE CHANCEY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES LOYCE ROWE, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: REGINA EDWARDS LAW OFFICES OF EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Mar. 30, Apr. 6 and 13, 2022 EST/ROWE, C. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGAREE ANN SIZEMORE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2022-041 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary in the Estate of MARGAREE ANN SIZEMORE, deceased, having been granted to ROBERT GREGORY SIZEMORE and JEFFREY LEWIS SIZEMORE on the 17th day of March, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all per-

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Ad valorem vote still up in the air By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer An ad valorem referendum may not get to a January ballot for Elmore County voters. The Elmore County Board of Education and the Elmore County Commission is seeking a vote on 10-mills of property tax. It is an increase of 9-mills over what is currently collected as 1-mill imposed by the state. The hold up on a referendum is just down U.S. Highway 231 from the historic Elmore Courthouse where the Elmore County Commission meets. “We have an item of local legislation pending,” Elmore County commission chair Troy Stubbs said. “It is a result of a public hearing we held several meetings ago as regards to the ad valorem tax increase vote.” The pending legislation to put the matter of an increase in ad valorem collected in Elmore County is the result of public hearings and unanimous votes by the Elmore County Board of Education and the Elmore County Commission. “We had an active and engaged group participating in that public hearing which resulted in the county commission voting unanimously to move it to the state legislature,” Stubbs said. “Our local delegation has to take action by putting it forward on the floor for it to potentially be voted on by the state legislator and subsequently there would be an opportunity for the people of Elmore County to vote on ad valorem tax increase that would support our public education system, our schools, public health, economic development and our volunteer fire departments and public safety in general.” There are fewer than five session days left in this year’s Alabama legislative session. “If that bill is not taken up, for the lack of a better term, that bill will die,” Stubbs said. “It will not move forward.” Stubbs and the county commission believe the measure should be decided on by the voters of Elmore County. Stubbs there is not a better option for the process. “For me there is nothing more American than the people getting to vote on their own taxes,” Stubbs said. “It seems that is something we would all want and that is a say in to be able to determine what may happen with our property taxes.” Stubbs said the monies would not be sent to another county with this ad valorem increase. “Anything that is voted on by the people of our county, is local money,” Stubbs said. “Our local board of education can then expend those funds on what they deem necessary. Who knows better what Elmore County needs than the people who work and live here in Elmore County. “I don’t think any of us feel the state has more insight into what we need than our Elmore County leaders in education feel.”

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The roof of a downtown Tallassee building was peeled back by winds late Wednesday afternoon before the main front came through.

12 tornadoes confirmed in state, Elmore County spared By KAITLIN FLEMING Managing Editor Severe storms that moved through central Alabama Wednesday night and early Thursday morning were mostly subdued while moving through Elmore County. However, the line of severe storms spawned at least 12 tornadoes and left damage behind in several counties, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Calera. Tornado warnings were issued across the state Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, beginning around 8:15 p.m. Elmore County was under a tornado warning as a storm capable of producing a tornado was detected on radar as it came out of the Montgomery area. The warning was canceled later, with no noted damage in Elmore County. The worst of the weather moved out of the area by about 2 a.m. Thursday. The NWS said last week that storm surveys could take a few days due to the “numerous areas in need of investigation” but as of Tuesday morning, they confirmed 12 areas of damage consistent with tornadoes – three EF2s, seven EF-1s and two EF-0s. The strongest tornado had peak winds at 125 mph and the weakest tornado had peak winds at 85 mph. The NWS confirmed an EF-1 tornado with max winds of 110 mph touched down just before midnight in the Chelsea Farms area and stayed on the ground for more than four miles before lifting at 12:06 a.m. No one was hurt in the Shelby County tornado, but it caused extensive damage in some places. The NWS also has confirmed EF-2 damage in central Bibb County and Montevallo in southwest Shelby County. The tornado’s path stretched over 29 miles, beginning in Perry County and ending at the University of Montevallo in Shelby County. The university reported one minor injury after the tornado Wednesday night. Multiple campus buildings, including two dormitories, were damaged by the storm, according to officials. The school sent this message to students, faculty and staff Thursday morning: “After surveying for damage through the night and into the daylight, University officials have confirmed three buildings on campus were damaged during last night’s storms. Vacca Hall, which houses the Alabama

Traffic Safety Center, suffered significant damage. Brooke Hall and the 3D Art Building both experienced minor damage. Aside from building damage, some downed trees and fences, storm debris and detached roof shingles and gutters have also been discovered. We remain grateful that campus was not open at the time of the severe weather due to spring break. We ask that individuals who are not currently living on campus during the break refrain from coming to campus in order to facilitate further assessment, repairs and debris removal. At this time, the University plans to resume normal operations as scheduled on Monday, April 4. Residence halls will open as planned on Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m.” An EF-2 tornado was also on the ground for six miles in Perry County from Hamburg to Radford and EF-1 tornado damage was confirmed in Pickens County near Benevola Road. A very brief EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Tuscaloosa County near Holt Lock and Dam and the Deerlick Creek Campgrounds. The NWS said the tornado was on the ground for approximately six minutes.

BEFORE THE STORMS

Before the much-anticipated storms could enter the state, the strong gradient winds forecast started removing roofs, knocking out power and starting a few fires. “There are numerous areas of trees down across Central Alabama from [March 30] due to gradient winds ahead of the storms and other straightline winds with the storms,” NWS office in Calera said on Twitter Friday. “We are reviewing areas of damage, but not everything is tornadic in nature.” A metal roof was ripped off a downtown building in Tallassee and fires spread throughout parts of Coosa County. Dreamcatchers Comics and Collectables owner Steve Rogers noticed and heard a little something about an hour before the roof was torn from his rented building. “We heard this big ripping sound,” Rogers said. “Then it stopped. It turned out to be the air conditioner on the roof. It tore the freon lines.” Rogers thought all was fine then another gust peeled the roof of the building. The roof rolled off and then through the electrical lines powering downtown. “It was loud,” Rogers said. “We wait-

ed briefly and then came outside.” The power outage affected downtown businesses. Tiger Paw found its screen printing halted. It was printing jerseys for Dixie Youth opening day in Reeltown. Grove Station and its neon sign overhead on Sistrunk Street was dark. The Tallassee Fire Department, the Tallassee Police Department, employees with the city and Alabama Power were on hand just before sunset to help people get out and block off the area. Firefighters and forest rangers were stretched thin across four wildfires in Coosa County Wednesday, including three simultaneously, as high winds fanned the flames. Nearly 700 acres were affected altogether, according to the Alabama Forestry Commission’s wildfire reports. By the time the squall line reached Coosa County in the early hours of Thursday morning, the blazes were mostly contained, according to an Alabama Forestry Commission park ranger on the scene. One blaze visible from U.S. Highway 280, on County Road 66 near the Mount Olive community, spread to about 146 acres of timberland according to the forestry commission. The forest fire was reported at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday after a tree fell on a power line. Wind gusts caused the flames to pick up quickly, with another five hours before the blaze was contained. The County Road 66 blaze was soon followed by another forest fire on County Road 44 near Goodwater, reported near a residence at 5:26 p.m., that spread about 70 acres before it was contained at 10:19 p.m. “There would have been more damage if the neighbor hadn’t seen the fire, ran down there and actually stomped the fire out around the lady’s house,” Goodwater fire chief Elmore Unbehant said. “She called us and ran down there.” Two other fires that started in Coosa County earlier that day have since been contained. The first fire, reported at about 9 p.m. Tuesday evening, burned through 80 acres before it was contained at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The second fire, reported at 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, spread across 400 acres in the area between Kelley’s Crossroads and Weogufka before it was contained at 1:19 p.m. Thursday. Statewide, the Alabama Forestry Commission reported 78 wildfires Wednesday, with 1,889.5 contained and 752 acres controlled so far.