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Wetumpka High School class of ‘61 celebrates 60th reunion

By CARMEN RODGERS There was a whole lot of moving and shaking going on at the Wetumpka Civic Center last Thursday, Oct. 21, for the Wetumpka High School Class of 61 Reunion.

The reunion actually began Wednesday evening when classmates met at Giusseppi’s Italia Cucina for dinner and to prepare for the following day’s events. During dinner, each classmate shared a high school memory.

Thursday’s events began at 10 a.m.

with a mix and mingle.

Edgar Weldon, known to the class of 61 as “Mr. Wetumpka”, was in attendance.

“This means the world to me, to be able to revisit, reconnect with longtime friends and classmates and their spouses,” Weldon said.

Weldon said it was nice to catch up and ‘relive’ old times.

“Telling a lot of lies,” Weldon said with a laugh. “Making up a lot of stuff that we did.”

Weldon talked about his times play-

ing sports with fellow classmates.

“We had 18 All Americans on the football team, seven on the basketball team were All Americans,” Weldon said. “It was hard to compete.”

Later, Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis spoke to those in attendance about being the Mayor of Wetumpka for the last 13 years.

“I have really and truly enjoyed being the Mayor of your hometown,” Willis said. “It’s been a challenge for See REUNION, Page A3

NEW NEIGHBORS Scarecrow Row opens in downtown Wetumpka

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The Class of 1961 enjoyed a show from The King of Rock n Roll during the 60th reunion held Thursday at the Wetumpka Civic Center.

Friends of the Library hosting two authors

By CARMEN RODGERS Friends of the Wetumpka Library will present two authors from Mobile this month. Paula Webb who is the author and historian that authored Such A Woman: The Life of Madame Octavia Walton LeVert, and more, and Mary Palmer, author of Boyington Oak: A Grave Injustice, inside the Wetumpka Library, located at 212 S. Main St., on Thursday, Oct. 28, beginning at 6 p.m.

In the book Such A Woman: The

By CARMEN RODGERS BUREAU CHIEF If you are looking for an enjoyable family-friendly activity, you may want to check out downtown Wetumpka because for the next week creative and uniquely decorated scarecrows will be on display for the first annual Scarecrow Row. Scarecrow Row opened, Friday, Oct. 22. It is a fun fall contest that is hosted

by Main Street Wetumpka.

Local businesses and organizations have one-of-a-kind decorated scarecrows outside storefronts, in the alleyway, and in other locations in the downtown area, all bidding for the top spot in the contest.

This contest includes a People’s Choice Award. In the People’s Choice category, photos of the scarecrows will be posted on Main Street Wetumpka’s Facebook page where you can vote for your favorite scarecrow.

People’s Choice voting will begin on Saturday, Oct. 23, and will end on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at noon. The winners of the People’s Choice Award will be announced on the Main Street Wetumpka Facebook Page on Thursday, Oct. 28.

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Wage and salary employment reaches post-pandemic high STAFF REPORT

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Scarecrows line the streets of downtown Wetumpka to celebrate the fall season.

The Alabama Department of Labor announced Friday, Oct. 22, that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is unchanged from August, and well below September 2020’s rate of 6.7%.

September’s rate represents 68,544 unemployed persons, compared to 69,014 in August and 147,334 in September 2020. This represents an over-the-year decrease of 78,790.

“Our unemployment numbers continued to hold steady this month, even while our state and our nation grapple with an ever-changing labor environment. Alabama is working hard to ensure that all Alabamians who want a job have access to one, and that the state is doing all it can to help our employers find great employees and help their businesses thrive,” ADOL Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said . “Nearly 74,000 more people are working now than last year. Nearly 79,000 fewer peoSee WAGE, Page A3

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Obituaries MITCHELL BARTON MASK 1962-2021 Born to Brenda (Butler) and Charles Mask on January 16th, 1962 in Alexander City. After an extended illness he passed peacefully in the arms of his savior Jesus Christ, October 23, 2021. Mitch is survived by his mother, Brenda Forehand, his son Charles Tyler Mask (Abbey), granddaughters Huntley Reese Mask and Virginia Blakely Mask and his brother, Charles Barrett “Barry” Mask (Jill). He is preceded in death by his father, Charles Mask (1985) and his stepfather Joe “Bob” Forehand (2009).

Mitch graduated from Elmore County High in 1980. He was an accomplished draftsman and one of the first certified computer automated draftsman (CAD) in the state of Alabama. He worked for several of Alabama’s top architectural and engineering firms, winning numerous awards for both his CAD drawings and free-hand drawings.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 26th at Radney Funeral Home in Alexander City from Noon - 1:30 p.m. and a service at 2:00 p.m. in the

chapel of Radney Funeral Home with Brother Doyle Brown officiating, followed by burial at Seman Congregational Church Cemetery on Hwy. 9.

Pallbearers are Paul Mask, Mike Forehand, Derrick Blythe, Jackson Butler, Richard Oliver and Gary Mask. Honorary pallbearers are Butch and Donna Squier.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com.

Radney Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com.

Radney Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

THOMAS M. STONE Thomas M. Stone, Jr., 72, of Eclectic, passed away October 14, 2021. He was born November 17, 1948. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. with funeral service to follow at 12 noon on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Linville Memorial

Police Reports WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT OCT. 19

• Theft was reported on Elmore Road.

OCT. 18

• Property damage was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

• Theft was reported on Red Eagle Drive.

OCT. 16

• Fraudulent use of a credit or debit card was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

OCT. 15

• Possession of a controlled substance was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

• Burglary was reported on Main Street.

• Harassment was reported on Main Street.

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• Burglary was reported on Milly Francis Street.

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

• Burglary was reported on Milly Francis Street.

• Burglary was reported on Milly Francis Street.

OCT. 13

• Domestic violence was reported on Oak Crest Court.

• Theft was reported on Kelly Fitzpatrick Road.

TALLASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT OCT. 24

• Criminal mischief was reported on Kelly Place.

• A vehicle accident was reported on Burt Mill Road.

• A juvenile complaint was reported on Mott Lane.

• An abandoned vehicle was reported on Highway 229.

• Animal control was requested on Riverhills Drive.

OCT. 23

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Little Road.

• A juvenile complaint was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A civil dispute was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.

• Unauthorized use of a vehicle was reported on Quail Run Drive.

• A vehicle accident was reported on Hudson Place.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Softball Way. • A complaint of gunfire was reported on North Ashurst Avenue.

• A suspicious vehicle

Chapel with Pastor Rex Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Mary Stone. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Susan Stone; children, Heath (Amy) Stone and Josh (JoAnn) Stone; grandchildren, JoAnna, Caitlyn, Nathaniel, Carson and his mother Tara, Tyler and his mother Jennifer and Cooper and his mother Tricia; great grandchild, Abiel; sisters, Marie Houston, Martha Finley and Teresa Montgomery and a large, loving extended family. He was a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the United States Air Force. He was a dedicated Pastor and retired after 48 years of ministry. His hobbies were going to the beach, golfing and he especially loved reading the Word of God. He loved working at Marco’s and absolutely loved his Marco’s family.

He enjoyed going to Cornerstone Coffee in Eclectic where there is a memorial set up in honor of PT. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com.

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was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

OCT. 22

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Notasulga Road.

• A noise complaint was reported on East Roosevelt Street.

• A noise complaint was reported on South Ann Street

OCT. 21

• Harassing communications was reported on Powers Avenue.

• A domestic dispute was reported on Second Avenue.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Notasulga Road.

• A black female was arrested on Quail Run Road.

• Animal control responded to Third Street.

• A complaint of theft was made on Third Street.

• An animal complaint was reported on Ashurst Avenue.

• A fight was reported on Washington Street.

OCT. 20

• Criminal mischief was reported on Fourth Street.

• A private property traffic accident was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

• An animal complaint was reported on North Ann Avenue.

• A white female was arrested Gilmer Avenue.

• An abandoned vehicle was reported on Highway 229.

OCT. 19

• A domestic dispute was reported on Rickey Lane.

• Harassment was reported on Ashurst Bar Road.

• A black male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.

• A domestic dispute was reported on Howard Street.

• A suspicious person was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

OCT. 18

• Burglary was reported on Roosevelt Street.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Recreation Center Road.

• A traffic accident was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.

• A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.

• A civil disturbance was reported on Howard Street.

• Debris was reported in the roadway on Jordan Avenue.

• A domestic dispute was reported on Riley Road.

• A white male was arrested on Burt Mill Road.

• A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.

• Criminal mischief was reported North Dubois Street.

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Arthur Stewart sill-life added to the Dixie Art Colony collection

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Life of Madame Octavia Walton LeVert, Octavia Walton LeVert, living in the wealth and wilds of the expanding United States in the 1800s, influenced those around her. After five years of traveling, visiting archives, and private collections. Webb has written the true story of a woman ahead of her time. In a world led by men, her grace, beauty, and intellect allowed her to shine unlike any other.

Boyington Oak: A Grave Injustice is based on events that have since become folklore in Mobile. It is about a nineteen-year-old printer, Charles R.S. Boyington, who was unjustly convicted and hanged for killing his best friend in 1835.

During this period, the overwhelming majority of the people of Mobile considered all individuals as either God-fearing or evil, without exception. After learning of Boyington’s atheistic beliefs, the court of public opinion swung toward him as the guilty party. Convicted by an unqualified jury in 1834 using only circumstantial evidence, he was shackled in Mobile’s first jail in 1834 where he wrote poetry to his fiancée to survive. As he predicted would happen to prove his innocence, a tree grew on his gravesite and still stands 175 years later in the Church St. Graveyard.

For more information about this presentation, contact the Wetumpka Library at 334-567-1308.

STAFF REPORT The Dixie Art Colony Foundation, located at 219 Hill St, recently announced the acquisition of an additional painting by DAC artist Arthur Walter Stewart for the DAC Foundation collection.

“This large still-life painting helps us round out our collection of works by Stewart,” said Harris. In addition to portraits and landscape paintings, Stewart is well-known for his substantial floral still-life paintings. To fully appreciate the painting, it is necessary to examine the details.

This large work of art was purchased from a collector in Texas and gifted to the DAC Foundation by Mark Harris in memory of Dorothy Bowman Franklin, 1936-2019. Based on the inscription on the reverse side of the painting and other evidence, it appears that Mrs. Pio (Florence) Crespi commissioned the painting in April of 1972 for display in her European-style mansion in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of North Dallas, Texas. The European-style, 27,092-square-foot mansion was listed on the market in 2016 for $100 million.

According to a 2013 article in The Dallas Morning News, “Italian-born tycoon Count Pio Crespi and his American-born wife Florence were jet-setters before there were jets. The couple moved to Dallas from Waco, the town where he first established a Texas branch of his family’s Milan-based business” Based on the inscription on the reverse side of the painting and other evidence, it appears that Mrs. Pio (Florence) Crespi commissioned the painting in April of 1972. We assume the deliberate use of the “Nine Butterflies” in the composition and the title

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ple are counted as unemployed.

We have made remarkable progress as we continue our economic recovery.”

“This month, we not only saw our highest jobs count of 2021, but we set a new record post-pandemic high for the number of jobs our economy is supporting.

Businesses have gained more than 63,000 jobs over the year, and some of the hardest hit industries, including the leisure and hospitality industry, continue to

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The Dixie Art Colony Foundation, located at 219 Hill St, recently announced the acquisition of an additional painting by DAC artist Arthur Walter Stewart.

are symbolic. The number nine is the number of completion and fulfillment and a symbol of wisdom and leadership.

According to legend, while Arthur Stewart was living in Birmingham, Alabama, he had a group of ladies that worked with him to prepare large floral arrangements for his still-life paintings. Stewart’s painting of this particular arrangement is

held in the collection of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

The Dixie Art Colony Foundation Museum is typically open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. and by appointment. To schedule an appointment, send an email info@DixieArtColony.org with an appointment request in the subject line, or via mail at P.O Box 693 Wetumpka, AL 36092.

lead the state in overthe-year growth and registering significantly higher wages.”

Over the year, wage and salary employment increased 63,100, with the leisure and hospitality sector adding 20,400 jobs, the professional and business services sector added 10,600 jobs, and the trade, transportation, and utilities sector added 10,200 jobs, among others.

Average weekly earnings measured $981.73 in September, representing an overthe-year increase of $56.67.

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Helen Keller was real

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he PBS series “American Masters” recently spotlighted one of the finest citizens Alabama – or the United States – has ever produced: Helen Adams Keller of Tuscumbia.

The program’s airing happened at a most appropriate time.

Earlier this week, some of our students brought to our attention a TikTok video that claimed Helen Keller was not real.

Not real? As in, she didn’t exist?

How could this even be questioned? We have pictures and film footage of her, there is evidence of her college graduation, and we even have the books she wrote telling the story of her life.

And yet, some of these teenagers were saying that there was no way Helen Keller could be real, because nobody who was deaf and blind could fly a plane or write books.

I thought we were further along than this. I can understand someone disputing things for which there is no concrete proof, but this woman’s house is a museum in our own state, for goodness’ sake.

Where in the world did this attitude come from, this view that a disabled person couldn’t accomplish seemingly impossible tasks on her own? And how could disinformation be spread to the point that somebody on the Internet could claim that a person is not real?

“Becoming Helen Keller” examines how Ms. Keller used her celebrity to champion the cause of DeafBlind people around the world, and how she landed on a list of Most Dangerous Americans for her socialist views later in life.

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in

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MICHAEL BIRD Columnist Tuscumbia. She was not disabled at birth. Rather, at the age of 19 months, she suddenly became blind and deaf.

Her mother was a very educated woman for her era; her father, a retired Confederate Army captain, was the editor of the local newspaper. They struggled with Helen’s disabilities at first, then contacted the Perkins Institute for the Blind and asked for help.

The Perkins school sent Anne Sullivan, one of their graduates who had recently joined the faculty. An eye illness had caused Sullivan to lose much of her vision, but that did not stop her from wanting to help others.

Sullivan went to Tuscumbia and became Keller’s lifelong companion.

Anne Sullivan had come from nearly nothing. Her mother died when Anne was only eight years old; her father abandoned the family and Anne went to live in a poorhouse in Massachusetts where there was such widespread physical and sexual abuse the state eventually took over the facility.

When Sullivan took on the Keller assignment, she first had to break through with Helen. By all accounts, Helen battled Anne ferociously at the start, but trust developed between them as Sullivan began teaching her vocabulary based on her own interests as she spelled words out into Keller’s palm. With-

in six months, Keller had learned 575 words, her multiplication tables, and the Braille system.

In a powerful moment immortalized in the Broadway play and film “The Miracle Worker,” Anne takes Helen out to a water pump, and spells out ‘water’ in Helen’s hand.

Helen begins to speak the word ‘wa.. wa..’ until she says ‘water’.

Helen Keller was accepted to Radcliffe (then, the girls’ side of Harvard) and became the first deaf-blind person to graduate from college. She became a writer, telling her amazing story in issues of Ladies Home Journal before compiling all of her articles into an autobiography.

She traveled the world in support of various civil rights causes, at great personal cost to her because she was often labeled as a radical (or, in modern parlance, “woke”).

She came out for a woman’s right to vote, advocated for universal health care, supported the NAACP, and joined the American Socialist party.

She acted in a movie loosely based on her life. And yes, she did get to fly a plane – as a co-pilot.

Helen Keller was real, and she could communicate. The breakthrough “water” moment is immortalized in bronze at the U.S. Capitol, Alabama’s contribution to the statuary. For the TikTokers out there who have bought into the lie that Helen Keller couldn’t possibly have done anything, a quick review of her legacy would prove them to be very wrong.

“Becoming Helen Keller” is airing on Alabama Public Television, and can be streamed on demand at the PBS website.

Inside the Statehouse: Defense Spending Important for Alabama

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uring the Great Depression and coming out of World War II, the deep south had immense power in Washington.

We were fortunate to have a cadre of southern senators, who were seniority laden and knew how to bring home the bacon. This group of deep south southern democrats controlled most of the prominent and consequential major committees in the United States Senate.

In that era, all the jobs in the United States Capitol, as well as our state capitol, were patronage jobs or really could be called political jobs. Every clerk, stenographer, research analyst, secretary and even elevator attendants were granted their jobs based on who you knew, not what you knew.

Most people in Washington were working there because they were southerners who had connections to our southern senators. If you got in an elevator in the nation’s capital, you often-times would hear southern accents. That is not true now, today you would hear a foreign accent or foreign language.

Our southern senior senators knew how to bring home the bacon like nobody’s business.

The roll call included Stennis and Eastland from Mississippi, the southern lion Richard Russell from Georgia, Strom Thurmond from South Carolina, Russell Long from Louisiana, and last but not least our, our dynamic duo of distinguished, erudite powers, Lister Hill and John Sparkman.

For this reason, a good many of our nation’s military bases are in the south.

Ft. Benning in Georgia is there because of Richard Russell, and probably its location on Alabama’s eastern border of Columbus/Phenix City is no accident. Russell was granting deference to Hill and

STEVE FLOWERS Columnist Sparkman, who really did not need any help. Eastland and Stennis did pretty well for Mississippi’s Gulf Coast when it comes to military and ship building facilities. Eglin and Tyndall Air Force Bases in the Florida panhandle are there thanks to one Bob Sikes “The He-Coon.”

However, no state has benefitted more from military defense related locations than us in the good ole Heart of Dixie, thanks in large part to Lister Hill and John Sparkman.

If you took the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, the Maxwell/Gunter Air Bases in Montgomery and Ft. Rucker in the Wiregrass out of Alabama, we would be more than wiped out.

Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, has been the salvation for sustaining and saving our sacred military facilities. Shelby has not only been Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, but he also retained the Chairmanship of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee. He has made the difference for Redstone, Maxwell and Rucker for the last decade. Folks, Shelby is retiring at the end of next year and Alabama is going to be up the proverbial creek without a paddle.

I am here to tell you that national defense spending is very important to Alabama, but more importantly, it is vitally important to our nation’s security and future.

Senator Shelby is sounding the alarm as the senate is crafting the next fiscal year’s budget. He is saying you cannot adhere to the

Biden Democratic calls to cut defense spending.

The national defense strategy provides a roadmap for our Department of Defense. The Democrats efforts to undermine the importance of strategic, long-term defense readiness plays into the hands our competitors China and Russia. The Democratic Biden Administration budget proposal would allow Russia and China to overmatch our investments in readiness, state of the art equipment, and technology.

China seeks hegemony militarily, technologically, financially and is making unprecedented investments to see that come to fruition. Russia is also quietly building a massive military modernization program that saw its defense spending increase 30% over the last 10 years. We must outpace Russia and China in defense spending. Our state, and more importantly our nation, must adhere to Senator Shelby’s admonition that we as a nation cannot afford to cut military spending as President Biden and liberal Democratic Senators in Washington are advocating.

The two things that our country still does best and indeed the two most important things we need to do best are having the most superior military in the world and the ability to grow our own food and fiber. Military and Agriculture are America’s salvation and, by the way, defense dollars and agriculture are Alabama’s salvation.

We as Alabamians can and should look closely as to who can and will work the hardest to protect defense and agriculture when we vote for the person to succeed Senator Richard Shelby in Washington in the U.S. Senate. That person would not be Mo Brooks.

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Trick or Treat! Every year on October 31, children of all ages enjoy Halloween.

This fun holiday occurs each year in the United States and is a fun day for many people. Adults and kids dress up in costumes, and children often go door-to-door in their neighborhoods in the evenings to receive candies and treats after saying “Trick or Treat!” Today, the most important thing to remember when “Trick or Treating” is safety. Many kids no longer go door-to-door. Instead, they attend “Trick or Treating” events at places such as malls, churches, and community centers. When going out, be sure to always be with your parents or another trusted adult. Never, ever go out alone! Wear a costume that is bright in color and use a reflector if you are walking in the dark. Follow local health and safety guidelines and watch for cars. After the fun and before you enjoy your treats, have a trusted adult verify that your candy is safe to eat. Be courteous to other “Trick or Treaters” and to those who hand out candy. Don’t forget to say, “Thank you!”

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BY REA CORD Executive Director It’s Halloween week this week, which means lots of fun for us humans, and some things to be aware of to keep our pets safe.

Candy is yummy for people and many pets alike, but chocolate and the artificial sweetener Xylitol, found in many candies, can be toxic to pets not to mention the danger from swallowed candy wrappers & lollipop sticks!

Please keep all candies safely out of reach of your pets and don’t leave pets unattended with a big bowl of candy at the front door. Also, please make sure your children are aware that their Hallow-

een Candy should not be shared with pets. Perhaps make a special ‘pet candy bowl’ with small doggy or kitty treats that your children can safely share with them they have their own treats.

Glow sticks and rings help our children be more visible, but best kept out of reach of pets as the contents are very bitter and could cause distress to your pet if chewed.

What about costumes?

If you are dressing up or having a party, probably best to keep your pets in a separate room so they won’t become scared or even protective when they see humans in odd and scary costumes. Keeping them separate from party

antics will also help protect them from being fed inappropriate food, treats and candy by kind, but uninformed party guests.

When it comes to putting a costume on your pet, what you may think is cute might be quite stressful to your pet. Some pets enjoy wearing outfits, some hate it immensely and some might panic. If you do dress up your pet, make sure the costume doesn’t constrict its movement, hearing or breathing.

Never leave a pet wearing a costume unattended and check to make sure there are no dangling pieces that your pet could get caught in or chew on. And, if your pet seems distressed, don’t force your pet to

stay in a costume.

Please also keep your pets in another room or part of the house if you are opening your door for trick-ortreaters! It would be easy for a pet to escape, and we certainly don’t want a pet to be freaked out by scores of children in all manner of costumes resulting in either a lost pet or, worse, a bite. Also, make sure pets and candle-lit Halloween decorations are not left alone to help prevent them being knocked over and an accidental fire starting.

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Proposed District 81 map unites Tallapoosa County, severs Coosa, Chilton

BY SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Proposed redistricting maps unexpectedly released in a tweet Monday redraw lines for Alabama House District 81, currently held by Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville), to unite Tallapoosa County and sever portions of Coosa and Chilton counties.

The proposal, which will be considered in a special legislative session Thursday, brings Camp Hill and the Wall Street community — two majority-Black, majority-Democrat communities — back into District 81 with the rest of Tallapoosa County. The new District 81 boundaries would also bring in portions of fast-growing Lee County, currently held along with Camp Hill and

Wall Street by Rep. Pebblin Warren (D-Tuskegee), who represents District 82.

Oliver, who has indicated he will run for reelection in 2022, gave a positive initial reaction.

“I love it,” he said. “Though I’ll be sorry to leave Chilton County; I’ll be sorry to leave Coosa County.”

Currently, Oliver’s district extends to the eastern third of Chilton County and the southern half of Coosa County, but under the draft redistricting map those portions would be absorbed into districts 42 and 33.

Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa), who sits on Alabama’s legislative committee on reapportionment, released the proposed house district map along with other legislative district maps earlier than expected Monday in a tweet, saying “You

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The draft congressional district plan shows Tallapoosa County will remain in — and Coosa County will join — Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District, currently represented

by Mike Rogers (R-Anniston). Both counties remain largely unaffected by proposed changes to Alabama State Board of Education districts.

Alexander City residents, however, may find themselves with a new state senator under the proposed senate district plan. The proposal redraws the boundary between District 30 in the western half of the city, currently represented by Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville), and District 27 in the eastern half of the city, currently represented by Tom Whatley (R-Auburn), though with the pixelated map tweeted by

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ART WALK: A monthly event that takes place from 4-8 p.m. on the first Friday of every month in downtown Wetumpka. The event is a collaboration featuring several handpicked artists who come together to offer an outdoor art show and sale in the heart of downtown Wetumpka.

The monthly event was created by Don Sawyer, a seasoned artist who owns an art studio in downtown Wetumpka.

COMMUNITY MARKET: The Community Market is held at Merchants Alley in downtown Wetumpka every first Thursday of each month from April through November. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. and is organized by Main Street Wetumpka’s Promotions Committee.

MONSTER MASH D R I V E - T H R U SPOOKTACULAR: Ivey Creek Healthcare will host a drive-thru trick or treat Spooktacular at 500 Hospital Drive in Wetumpka on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 7-9 p.m. This event is free to public.

ONGOING EVENTS

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: After more than a yearlong hiatus, Preschool Storytime has resumed at the Wetumpka Public Library. The first story time was held on Friday, May 14, and will take place every Friday at the library at 10 a.m.

ECLECTIC TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS: Eclectic Town Council meetings are held on the third Monday

of each month at Town Hall. Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. with work sessions taking place prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Dr. M. L. Fielder Municipal Building, 145 Main Street.

NAACP MEETINGS: The Elmore County Branch No. 5026 of the NAACP meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday (executive committee) and every fourth Tuesday (full membership) at the Martin Luther King Center at 200 North Lancaster St. in Wetumpka.

LIVING WORD: You belong here. You and your family are always welcome here.

We are located at 1826 Kowaliga Road Eclectic, across from the Dollar General. Call 334-4920777 for more information.

OPEN MIC: The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts an open mic jam session from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the month at 560 Highway 9 in Equality.

There is no charge but donations are welcome as they keep the center running. Bring a snack or finger food to share during the intermission.

RED HILL COMMUNITY CLUB MEETINGS: Red Hill Community Club Meetings are held every second Monday of the month. Join the Red Hill Historical Preservation Association in the auditorium of the Old Red Hill School, located off state Route 229 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events.

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CHRIST: Come join us at 4530 Mt. Hebron Road in Eclectic. Our Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10:30. There is also a Wednesday night Bible study at 7 p.m. For more information call Pastor Edwin Walker at 334-541-2025 LUNCH AND LEARN: Lunch and learn Tuesdays with Kelly are scheduled at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery at 124 Company Street in Wetumpka from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www. thekelly.org.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY GRACE POINT: Celebrate Recovery meets at Grace Point Community Church at 78223 Tallassee Highway in Wetumpka each Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. All are welcome to the meetings which provide a safe and loving environment for individuals seeking to conquer their hurts, habits and hangups. For more information, visit www.

Gracepoint.info or contact Gwin Greathouse at gwingreathouse@gmail. com.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY SANTUCK: Celebrate Recovery meets each Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Santuck Baptist Church at 7250 Central Plank Rd. This is a Christ-centered, 12step program for anyone struggling with hurts, habits, and hangups. Call 334-567-2364 for more information or contact jyates@santuckbaptist. org.

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AA MEETING: Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held Mondays at 7 p.m. located at 105 Tuskeena St. in Wetumpka.

RED HILL GALLERY: The Red Hill Gallery on Highway 229 in the Red Hill Community in Tallassee is open Fridays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for local live music performances. No admission is charged but donations are welcomed to maintain the building and pay for refreshments.

MASTER GARDENER HELPLINE: If you have gardening questions you can call the Master Gardener Helpline at 1-877-2524769. The helpline starts March 1 and ends in August.

CHILDREN’S HARBOR: Children’s Harbor Treasures and Thrift Store Located on state

route 63 just south of Lake Martin Amphitheater, the Children’s Harbor Thrift Store is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. proceeds are used

to help fund the activities at the Lake Martin campus of children’s harbor and the Family Center at Children’s Hospital. Call 334-857-2008 for more information.

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Do it anyway I

n my twenties, when I was struggling to learn to write, a friend said to me, “Walter, you quote too many people; why don’t you tell us what you think.” Well, 60 years later I am still trying to learn to write but my friend was right. Early on, I tried to substantiate every observation with a quote from some famous person.

I still love memorable quotes, especially those I may use to spin an important truth. An example is one attributed to Mark Twain: “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” So much truth packaged in 14 words! Like Twain, Churchill left us some splendid quotes like this one: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. If you are going through hell, keep going.” Words that

WALTER ALBRITTON Columnist inspire perseverance!

The trouble will quoting people is that there is always someone who will rain on your parade by informing you the words were not original with the person you cited. One reader apprised me that Twain’s “kindness” quotation originated with Christian Bovee.

I checked it; he was correct. Bovee and Twain were contemporaries, both authors. However, Twain did edit and improve Bovee’s statement!

I had my Twain “error” in mind when I decided to share an awe-inspiring quotation by Mother Teresa titled “Do It Anyway.” So I checked.

Sure enough, the author of this stirring poem was Kent Keith, not Saint Teresa.

Keith, like Bovee with Twain, was a contemporary of Mother Teresa. Unfortunately for Kent, his poem is usually attributed to Teresa. No matter who, wrote it, this quote offers advice we all need to heed, and it sounds like something Mother Teresa may have said: People are often unreasonable and self-centered.

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives.

Be kind anyway.

If you are honest, people may cheat you.

Be honest anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight.

Build anyway.

If you find happiness, people may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.

Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

While I am quoting famous people, I shall close with words attributed to Mother Teresa’s best friend whose name you will no doubt easily recall: “Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.” And that, my friends, is a quote more to obey than to admire! If we are wise, those words will affect our daily behavior in a world that pays more attention to famous people than to the God who created us to love one another.

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Elmore County looks to finish season on high note

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Elmore County football team has seen its fair share of lows this season, but head coach Jordan Cantrell hopes to see his young squad finish the year with a win.

Elmore County travels to Jemison this Friday in a non-region game to close out the year. Both teams enter the game with an 0-9 record and have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Jemison has been outscored by an average of 32 points per game and has only played in one game this season

that was decided by less than 14 points.

Elmore County, on the other hand, has been outscored by an average of 25 ppg and has played in only two games decided by 14 points or less.

“They’ve had a rough go at it this season just like we have, but hopefully it’ll be a game we can compete in and finish the season off on a positive note,” Cantrell said. “It was a tough win for us last year. We know this year they’ll want to win their last game too after a rough year. We just have to get a good week of practice for our guys this week.”

Elmore County, despite losing every

game this year, has seen improvement over the course of the season with its young offensive players. The Panthers were held to only 14 points or less in four of their first five games this year, but have scored over 24 points in three of their last four.

The only game they’ve scored less than 24 points in since Sept. 24 was a 41-14 loss to Beauregard.

The offense is led by dual-threat quarterback Payton Stephenson, who is very dangerous and a threat to score anytime he takes off out of the pocket.

He’s joined in the backfield by sophSee ELMORE, Page B2

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Elmore County’s C.J. Wilkes (2) runs the ball in the loss against Talladega last week. Wilkes and the Elmore County offense look to end the season on a positive note against Jemison this week.

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Elmore County’s Coranda Lozada hits the ball in a super regional matchup against Satsuma last week. Satsuma beat Elmore County, 3-1, to eliminate the Lady Panthers.

County volleyball teams end seasons in super regionals

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Elmore County, Wetumpka and Stanhope Elmore volleyball teams each saw their seasons come to an end last week at the AHSAA Super Regional Volleyball Tournament held at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.

Each team was eliminated in the first round of the tournament. Satsuma beat Elmore County 3-1 in the Class 5A playoffs, while Saraland beat Wetumpka 3-0 and St. Pauls beat Stanhope 3-0 in Class 6A. Here are summaries from each game.

Satsuma defeats Elmore County 3-1 The Elmore County volleyball team was plagued by a horrific first set against Satsuma, and the Lady Panthers saw their season come to an end because of it.

Satsuma beat Elmore County 3-1 (25-8, 25-19, 20-25, 25-23) and Elmore County had one of its worst first sets of the entire year in the game. The Lady Panthers gave up an 8-1 run early in the set to go down 10-2, then saw Satsuma push its lead out to 13 for most of the set.

Down 20-6, Elmore County was able to score a point following a bad serve from Satsuma, but the Lady Gators finished the set on a 5-1 run to win 25-8 and take a 1-0 lead.

“We just weren’t on our game in the first set and we could see what they were going to do to us,” Elmore County coach Kim Moncrief said. “Once we figured out what their gameplay was, we were able to adjust to it a little bit. We just weren’t able to get our hits in and they got in a few more kills than we did at the right time. I think we could’ve played See VOLLEYBALL, Page B2

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Wetumpka shortstop Ashlynn Campbell slaps a ball down the third base line on April 12.The junior recently committed to play college softball at Purdue.

WETUMPKA’S CAMPBELL COMMITS TO PURDUE SOFTBALL

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Wetumpka junior Ashlynn Campbell has spent her entire life in the south, but now the star shortstop is getting her chance to experience softball in a new location.

Campbell committed to play college softball at Purdue University last Wednesday. She chose Purdue over Syracuse, Illinois, Troy and Southern Miss among other schools.

Campbell believes change is good, and she wanted change. She does not want to be in the south anymore, so

when the option was given to get out and head up north, she quickly took the opportunity.

“I wanted change really, and Purdue invited me up for a visit and I really just loved everything about Purdue,” Campbell said. “I loved the atmosphere and the facilities. As soon as I stepped on campus, I knew that’s where I wanted to go. Change is good, and I want to get away and see a change. I want to see how people are up there and see different traditions and cultures.”

Purdue did not shy away from pursuing Campbell.

The first time the Boilermakers reached out to her was on Sept. 1 at midnight through text message, the first day recruits from her class were allowed to be contacted directly by collegiate coaching staffs.

The next day, Campbell sat down on a phone call with and got to know the coaches. They asked her to take a visit to Purdue, and she did late in September.

After coming back from the visit, she stayed in contact with the coaching staff. Then last Wednesday, Oct. See CAMPBELL, Page B2

Three county football players selected for All-Star games

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

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LEFT: Elmore County’s C.J. Wilkes (2) runs the ball in the loss against Talladega last week. Wilkes and the Elmore County offense look to end the season on a positive note against Jemison this week. CENTER: Wetumpka defensive back Avery Thomas has been selected to play in the 35th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic. RIGHT: Holtville linebacker Mikey Forney racked up 132 tackles in his junior season in 2020.

Three football players from around the county were selected to play in the state’s various All-Star football games this year.

Wetumpka defensive back Avery Thomas was selected to play in the 35th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic, while Holtville linebacker Mikey Forney and Tallassee running back Jalyn Daniels were each selected to the

63rd annual AHSAA NorthSouth All-Star game.

Thomas, which was one of only 40 seniors statewide to be selected for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game, will play in the event on Saturday, Dec. 11. The game is being held in Hattiesburg, Mississippi at the University of Southern Mississippi.

“It’s a great blessing to be picked and as soon as I saw that, I just thanked God,” See ALL-STAR, Page B2

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with them if you take out that first set.”

Satsuma, which was running plays Elmore County had not seen this year, had six kills in the first set. But what changed the set wasn’t Satsuma’s play at the net. It was Satsuma’s serving. The Lady Gators started and finished the set with service aces, and racked up seven as they took the 1-0 lead.

“When it comes to the serving defense issues, we just had some miscommunication,” Moncrief said. “That happens.”

Elmore County was able to salvage a game to cut Satsuma’s lead to 2-1 in the third set, but Satsuma rebounded to eliminate Elmore County.

Saraland defeats Wetumpka 3-0 Wetumpka’s volleyball team fought back-and-forth with Saraland for much of the first set, but a late run gave Saraland a 1-0 lead and all the momentum it needed.

Saraland beat Wetumpka 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-7) in straight sets.

The Lady Indians led the first set, 16-15 and 17-16, but Saraland and its heavy hitters at the net finished on an 8-2 run to go up 1-0.

From there, it went downhill for Wetumpka.

“I feel like our girls played well in the first set, and I feel like once that set was over and it didn’t bounce our way that it was a total mental breakdown,” Wetumpka coach DeAnna Smith said. “I feel like they gave up on themselves and that is never a good place to be.”

Saraland carried the momentum from its late first-set run into the second set, and the Lady Spartans jumped out to a quick 10-3 lead and never let the set get closer than that.

Saraland won the second set 25-14 and led 2-0. That quickly turned into a dominating lead in the third set, where Saraland led Wetumpka 16-1 before closing the door on the Indians.

St. Pauls defeats Stanhope Elmore 3-0 Stanhope Elmore’s volleyball team has improved seemingly every game this year, and that showed last week, but it still wasn’t enough to knock off St. Pauls in the regionals.

St. Pauls Episcopal beat Stanhope Elmore 3-0 (25-5, 2515, 25-11) in straight sets.

After losing 25-5 in a dominant first set from St. Pauls, Stanhope fought back and made the Saints earn their second-set win.

St. Pauls led 24-6 in the second set, but Stanhope Elmore reeled off nine consecutive points to cut the lead to single digits, but St. Pauls finally stopped the deep run and claimed a 2-0 lead with the 2515 win.

“Even when it was the last point of the match, my girls were ready to fight and nobody gave up,” Stanhope coach Flavia Freeney said. “On the bench, everybody was cheering and on the floor, my girls were talking and after it. They were supporting each other and talking the entire time. They never quit, and that’s what I love about them.”

Down 2-0 in the match, Stanhope continued to fight and tried to mount a comeback, but St. Pauls was too good. The Saints got back to their dominating ways and beat Stanhope 25-11 in the third set to claim the 3-0 win.

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omore C.J. Wilkes, who rushed for over 100 yards last week, and athlete Jabari Murphy who plays both receiver and running back.

The trio combined for over 450 rushing yards last week in a shootout loss to Talladega.

This week, they will try to find success against a Jemison defense

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s a kid, I used to hate it when Auburn had a bye week because fall Saturdays just weren’t as exciting without the Tigers playing a game. These days, I thoroughly enjoy the week off and take advantage of a relaxing weekend without having to worry about the Tigers winning or losing.

I actually get to watch an entire day of football with no vested interest and simply gorge on the entertainment.

There’s been a lot of speculation about an expansion of the current playoff system in college football and this season is shaping up to be the perfect validation for it. Taking advantage of the opportunity this weekend, I got a chance to check out several of the teams in the playoff mix this year. Things could get downright diabolical before it’s all said and done.

Obviously, there will be no expansion this season, so there are only four spots available in the college football playoff. To be clear, there’s a lot of football yet to be played and these things usually work themselves out one way or another, but let’s think about some different scenarios. Georgia has looked like the best team in

ANDY GRAHAM Columnist the country so far in 2021.

Let’s say they run the table and win the SEC title game.

They have a guaranteed spot, no doubt about it. What if Oklahoma runs the table and finishes undefeated as Big XII champ? Cincinnati could easily go undefeated. Ohio State is looking more and more like a Big 10 champion with just one loss. An undefeated or one loss Wake Forest or one loss Pittsburgh

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20, she got a text message asking her to join the coaches on a Zoom call that night.

They offered her over Zoom, and she committed on the spot.

“I knew going into the Zoom that if they offered me, I was going to take it,” Campbell said. “That’s where I want to be and play at.”

Campbell has shined at the high school level for a few years now. Originally starting at second base, she was moved to shortstop and hasn’t left the position since. In 2021 as a sophomore, she was named to the All-County team after hitting .509 with 62 runs scored and 58 stolen bases.

She wasn’t just a contact hitter howev-

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Thomas said. “Without him, none of this would be possible. God, coaches and everybody who has helped me get here. I really just try to play where needed. I can play corner, safety, nickel, wherever I’m needed.”

Thomas is one of a number of three-year starters on the Wetumpka football team this year. Thomas stars as the Indians’ top defensive back and is usually matched up with the No. 1 receiver from each opposing team.

Thomas has seen plenty of success this season and helped lead Wetumpka to a playoff berth. Wetumpka is 5-5 this year and is the No. 4 seed out of Class 6A, Region 3.

Wetumpka’s strength has come on defense this year,

that is giving up 42.1 points per game.

In the last three weeks, Jemison is giving up 49.

“We finally, in our sixth game, established our starting offensive line and they’re all 10th graders,” Cantrell said. “They’ve improved every week and we are really proud of them. Plus our skill guys have gotten better. We want to utilize that every week and continue running behind our offensive line

is likely to win the ACC. Oregon, with a win over Ohio State and possibly one loss, may very well win the PAC 12. Did I mention that Kentucky has a great chance to finish the regular season with an 11-1 record and the only loss would be to Georgia? Are you telling me they don’t deserve a spot? That’s seven teams with only four spots. Who are you leaving out?

Honestly, that’s probably the most clean-cut scenario. It could get straight up bizarro world. Alabama could easily defeat Georgia in the SEC title game. A one loss Iowa could still win the Big 10 champion-

er, with 17 extra-base hits and 26 RBIs. On defense, she recorded an .847 fielding percentage at shortstop and helped turn six double plays.

Along with being named All-County, Campbell was also named to the AllState second team for her play.

Campbell shines as a slap-hitter, but she can hit for power when it’s needed as well. Her job for Wetumpka is to get on base, and she does that well and will do it however she needs to.

She wants to continue getting on base when she gets to Purdue, and Wetumpka softball coach Daryl Otwell knows she can do that.

“I’ve coached her for the last three years, and she’s very explosive,” Otwell said. “She’s one of those slappers who are really hard to get out. She has a soft slap and a hard slap, and she has a super

where the Indians allow an average of only 19 points per game.

“It’s a tremendous honor for him because they select only the top players in the state,” Wetumpka coach Tim Perry said. “To have one of our players recognized as the top in the state is a huge compliment to Avery and to our program. It’s a win for everyone. We are very proud of Avery and excited for him to represent Wetumpka.”

Holtville’s Forney and Tallassee’s Daniels will participate in the North-South All-Star game. The game will be played at Mobile’s Hancock Whitney Stadium on Friday, December 17 at 7 p.m.

The game will feature two teams, the North and South, comprised of 37 players each.

Both Forney and Daniels are on the South roster, which also features Holtville head coach Jason Franklin as one of the

that has done a pretty good job.

We still have an arm back there with Payton, and he’s heck-onwheels with his legs.”

Stephenson and the offense have showed promise this year, but the defense is where Elmore County has had the most issues.

The Panthers have given up over 42 points in eight of their nine games this year, and gave up a season-high 51 points last week to Talladega.

ship. Oklahoma probably will lose a game, but still win the Big 12 title. Auburn could run the table. If they somehow beat Georgia in Atlanta, would both teams get in or would both teams be eliminated? Like I said, all the consternation may be for naught, but I’m certainly glad I won’t be the one deciding who’s in and who’s out this year.

I’m closing things out today with a dilemma. I’ve been a huge Braves fan my entire life. Dale Murphy was my favorite player and the Bravos were terrible for most of my childhood.

Then, Atlanta became the team of the 90s and won the World Series in 1995. I’ve been waiting patiently for them to get back since 1999.

At long last, my Braves are finally back in the Series, but they’re playing the Astros. Normally, that would have no effect on me whatsoever, but these aren’t just the Astros. Alex City’s own Kendall Graveman is a prominent pitcher on Houston’s staff. I can’t not root for Atlanta, but I can’t root against Graveman. This could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win a ring.

Why must everything be so difficult!?!?

high softball IQ. When the lights come on, you always know you’re going to get her best. She has a very good glove and good range in the field. I think she can have high success at the Purdue level just like what she’s doing at the high school level.”

Campbell still has two more full high school softball seasons to play before she joins the Boilermakers, and she is going to continue working on her craft so she can start as soon as she gets on campus.

This past season, Purdue finished softball season with an 18-26 overall record.

The Big Ten played a 44-game, conference-only schedule in 2020.

Despite having a losing record, the Boilermakers finished the season with an 8-4 record over their last three series and finished the year on a three-game winning streak.

team’s assistant coaches.

Forney is one of seven linebackers selected into the game.

At 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, Forney has been a force at linebacker in his career. In four years as a player and three as a starter, Forney has recorded 387 tackles.

In nine games this year, Forney has 102 tackles with 5 tackles for loss.

“Mikey brings what I would call a worker’s mentality to practice every day,” Franklin said this past summer. “To the weight room, to whatever he does, he just brings that type of edge to everything. … He’s gonna have opportunities to play at the next level. Kid’s a hard worker, great grades. Somebody’s gonna get a steal.”

Daniels has become a household name due to his speed and his ability to run the ball on Friday nights. The

Elmore County’s defense is giving up an average of 44.2 ppg, or just over six touchdowns per game.

Jemison, however, only averages 10 points per game on offense this year. Jemison has not scored more than 10 points in a game in the month of October, and it has been held to seven or less points five times this year.

The Panthers of Jemison like to run the ball, much like El-

senior speedster was clocked at a 4.37 40-yard dash this summer by head coach Mike Battles, then was clocked at 4.38 at a Samford camp.

Daniels has over six Division I offers already, and they continue to pile up. He rushed for 1,041 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior last season, and has continued that tear this year.

In the season-opener this year, Daniels rushed for a career-high 310 yards in a win over Reeltown. He has continued that over the course of the season and is averaging over 100 rushing yards per game.

“Jalyn is a Division I athlete and he’s a really good person and good kid, and he’s showed everybody what he can do,” Battles said of Daniels earlier this year. “I expect him to continue doing it. If he breaks one off, he’s gone.”

more County, so Cantrell hopes he can see his defensive side improve this last week.

“They’re still working hard,” Cantrell said of Jemison’s offense. “We’re gonna have to tighten up as a defensive unit and get a good week of practice in. Jemison likes to try and run the ball like we do, but we’ve got to do a lot better job defensive in preparing and stopping these guys.”

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ASU professor challenges Rep. Oliver to debate critical race theory

BY SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter An Alabama State University political science professor is challenging a fellow Dadeville High School graduate, a Republican legislator, to a public debate on critical race theory.

Earlier this year Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) pre-filed one of three bills currently taking aim at the instruction of critical race theory. The academic movement that proposes racism is propagated not just by individual bias, but legal systems and policymaking, past and present.

“You tell him Robert White will debate him any time.” humanities department professor Robert White, who is also from Dadeville, told The Outlook on Monday.

White has written editorials condemning the ban of critical race theory and has discussed the movement with his students, and described Oliver’s proposed legislation as “typical of revisionist history, those people who want to maintain political power, not revealing the truth.”

Regarding the debate, Oliver said he would be “glad to get with him and see what he wants to do.”

While House Bill 9 was prefiled in June and won’t come up in regular legislative session until 2022, but the banning of critical

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Two Dadeville graduates — an Alabama State University professor and a state representative — will soon debate critical race theory.

race theory is once again making headlines. Earlier this month the Alabama State Board of Education voted 6-2 to make a public-school ban of critical race theory a permanent part of the state’s code, which Gov. Kay Ivey endorsed in a tweet.

House Bill 9, co-sponsored by representatives Proncey Robertson (R-Mt. Hope) and Mike Holmes (R-Wetumpka), would extend that ban to all state agencies and contractors if passed.

Oliver said the bill has not been made redundant by the recent

state board of education decision, but on the contrary, will make it “codified into law.” Despite being promoted as a critical race theory ban, the bill does not specifically name the theory, but instead bans instruction of nine “divisive concepts” Oliver says are promoted by the movement.

“The one thing that we do know is we have groups for political purposes that would like to divide us in racial groups,” he said.

“I’m against teaching kids that because of the way they were born — Black, white, boy, girl — that

establishes their place in life.”

To date, the Alabama State Board of Education has received zero complaints on the instruction of critical race theory, state superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey said following the board’s vote earlier this month. According to White, however, in the past year the subject has proliferated in college classrooms. Despite opposing recent anti-critical race theory legislation, he said it’s had the opposite of its intended effect.

“Prior to a year ago very few people were even mentioning it,”

he said. “It was just a footnote or sidebar in most of our classes.

But now we have conferences on it, symposiums on it ... As an instructor, I long for these types of actions because it just magnifies and makes more real what we teach,” he continued.

His advice to teachers and educators at his alma mater, Dadeville High School, is to “have some courage.”

Oliver, who graduated from Dadeville in 1974, said his bill does not prohibit debate of the theory, but the presentation of critical race theory as fact.

“It’s one of those things we have to be very careful,” he said.

“You don’t want to run afoul of the first amendment; you don’t want to stifle people’s ability to learn.”

According to Oliver, the proposed legislation stems from complaints he’s received from constituents regarding instruction at the University of Alabama, Oliver’s alma mater.

“That’s what got me interested in this long before critical race theory was an issue,” he said. “I was looking for a way to draw a line in the sand to decide if we’re going to teach or indoctrinate.”

The Alabama State Legislature convenes for a special session on redistricting Thursday. House Bill 9 will not be read until regular session convenes in 2022.

County commissioners complete 50 hours of professional training

BY CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer Elmore County Commissioners Henry Hines and Desirae Lewis recently joined an elite group of Alabama county officials by completing 50 hours of professional development training on the responsibilities of the county commission from the Alabama Local Government Training Institute (ALGTI).

The commissioners were recognized for this achievement at the Association of County Commissions of Alabama’s (ACCA) 93rd Annual Convention held in August.

Commissioner Hines and Commissioner Lewis received their certificates at the Monday, Sept. 13 Elmore County Commission meeting.

Referred to as the Commissioner Education Program, the 50-hour program emphasizes training

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LEFT: Elmore County Commissioner Henry Hines with Elmore County Commission Chairmen Troy Stubbs. RIGHT: Elmore County Commissioner Desirae Lewis with Elmore County Commission Chairman Troy Stubbs.

on financial management and planning, public works practices, ethical and legal requirements, personnel administration, economic development and community leadership, and the roles and responsibilities of public

service.

The unique program was created in 1994 by act of the Alabama Legislature as a mandatory program for first-time county commissioners. Classes are supervised by the ALGTI board of directors,

which is composed of county officials involved in ACCA, educators and members of the Alabama Legislature.

“Continuing education for our county officials will always remain one of the Association’s priorities for our membership,” said Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director. “As with any organization, sharing new ideas and information is the best way to grow and prosper. The involvement of county employees and

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The Association of County Commissions of Alabama is a statewide organization speaking for all 67 counties with ONE voice. It promotes improved county government services in Alabama, offers educational programs for county officials and their staff members, administers insurance programs for county governments and employees, offers legal advice, and represents the interests of county government before state and federal organizations and agencies.

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE FRANK WAYNE OTT, III, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer MADISON YOUNG OTT’S petition for divorce and other relief by November 30, 2021, or, thereafter, a judgement by default may be rendered against him in Case No. 29-DR-2021-80.00, Circuit Court of Elmore County.

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2021 29-DR-2021-80.00 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR ADOPTION CASE NUMBER: A2021-029 NOTICE TO: WEBB LEE CURENTON, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN, THE FATHER OF M. L. C.; AND NOTICE TO: KENNETH BLAZER AND LISA DAVENPORT, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN, THE SURVIVING PARENTS OF APRIL KELLY DAVENPORT HUFFMAN, DECEASED; AND NOTICE TO ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY Take notice that a Petition for Adoption was filed in The Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama on July 8, 2021 by DIANE KIDD GARNETT, as Petitioner, for the adoption of M.L.C., a minor child. Such minor child was born to APRIL KELLY DAVENPORT HUFFMAN on August 30, 2004. You have the right to contest this adoption. Be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response with the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama as soon as possible, but no later than thirty (30) days from the last date of publication of this notice.

The Probate Court of Elmore County is located at 100 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092. Failure to file an objection will result in the Court proceeding to consider such Petition without further notice to you.

JOHN THORNTON PROBATE JUDGE ELMORE COUNTY. ALABAMA Attorney for Petitioner JOHN OLSZEWSKI MINOR & OLSZEWSKI, LLC 7004 BROCKPORT COURT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36117 334-265-6200 john@minols.net Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 13, 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 2021 A2021-029 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF Alabama COUNTY OF ELMORE Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Richard Judd Fochtmann A Married Man Tonya Fochtmann to Mort-

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y gage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for United Security Financial Corp., its successors and assigns dated May 20, 2016; said mortgage being recorded on May 26, 2016, in Book 2016, Page 24390, as KDYLQJ EHHQ PRGL¿HG E\ DQ agreement recorded on and recorded in Book 2019, Page LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Mid America Mortgage, Inc by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2018, Page 6854 in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH of Elmore County, Alabama.

The undersigned, Mid America Mortgage, Inc, 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 23rd day of December, 2021 the following property, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: LOT 28, MEAGAN TERRACE PLAT NO. 2, AS SHOWN ON PLAT RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 90.

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, y, 3, 2021. %LG VSHFL¿FDWLRQV DUH available at the Elmore County Emergency Management Agency and the County’s website (http://www.elmoreco.org), or by email request: kbarnett@ elmoreco.org The Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 2021 BID PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RUSSEL COUNTY ALABAMA DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: DEIRDRE WILSON, AND CAREY WILSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE CASE NUMBER: ____ TESTIMONY OF HUSBAND

My name is Carey Wilson, and I am the Husband (Plaintiff) in this action for divorce.

My spouse’s current mailing address is 62] Georgia Hwy 26, Cusseta, GA 31815. I have lived in Alabama for more than six months and I am over the age of nineteen years.

My spouse, Deirdre Wilson, is over the age of nineteen years and she has been a resident of the State of Alabama for more than six months.

Said property is commonly We were married in Russell known as 48 Meagan Ct, Deats- County, Alabama on October 15, 2002, and we have not lived ville, AL 36022.

6KRXOG D FRQÀLFW DULVH EHWZHHQ in a marital state since April the property address and the 2015. There were no children legal description the legal de- born of this marriage; wife is not pregnant. scription will control.

Said property will be sold sub- The separation and this action ject to any outstanding ad valor- are based on the existence of em taxes (including taxes which a complete incompatibility of are a lien, but not yet due and temperament having developed payable), the right of redemp- between us. Our goals, life tion of any taxing authority, all styles, and expectations have outstanding liens for public utili- become so different that we can ties which constitute liens upon no longer tolerate our marital the property, any matters which relationship. We have grown might be disclosed by an accu- further and further apart. This rate survey and inspection of incompatibility is irreconcilable the property, any assessments, and irremediable and as a result liens, encumbrances, ease- there has been an irretrievable ments, rights-of-way, zoning breakdown of the marriage. Any ordinances, restrictions, special further attempt at reconciliation assessments, covenants, the is impractical and would not statutory right of redemption be in the best interest of either pursuant to Alabama law, and party. any matters of record including, SIGNED AND SWORN on this but not limited to, those supe- the 14th day of Oct., 2021.

ULRU WR VDLG 0RUWJDJH ¿UVW VHW Cary Wilson, Husband out above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without STATE OF ALABAMA any representation, warranty RUSSEL COUNTY or recourse against the abovenamed or the undersigned. The BEFORE ME, a Notary Public in successful bidder must present and for said County and State, FHUWL¿HG IXQGV LQ WKH DPRXQW RI came Carey Wilson, whose the winning bid at the time and name is signed to the foregoing Testimony of the Husband and place of sale.

Alabama law gives some per- who is known to me, and acsons who have an interest in knowledged before me on this property the right to redeem the date that being informed of the property under certain circum- contents of said instrument, exstances. Programs may also ecuted the same voluntarily on exist that help persons avoid or the date the same bears date. delay the foreclosure process. GIVEN under my hand and ofAn attorney should be consult- ¿FLDO VHDO WKLV WKH WK GD\ RI ed to help you understand these Oct., 2021. /s/Beverly Cooper rights and programs as a part of [SEAL] NOTARY PUBLIC the foreclosure process.

Commission Expires: The sale will be conducted sub- My MHFW WR FRQ¿UPDWLRQ WKDW WKH 7/12/2025 sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) Prepared by: WR ¿QDO FRQ¿UPDWLRQ DQG DXGLW Gaines R. Harrell (HAR410) of the status of the loan with the Harrell and Associates, LLC 2751 Legends Pkwy #171 holder of the Mortgage.

Prattville, AL 36066 MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, Telephone: 404-358-5092 INC Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, Nov. 3, 10 and 17, 2021 CASE NUMBER: ______ LLC Two North Twentieth PUBLIC NOTICE 2 20th Street North, Suite 1000 Birmingham, AL 35203 Notice of Completion (800) 275-7171 FT21@mccalla.com In accordance with Chapter File No. 992917 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, www.foreclosurehotline.net 1975, Notice is hereby given that Faulk Constructors, Inc. Wetumpka Herald: has completed the contract Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 Contract No. 2 – Laney Lift 992917 Station Upgrade Of The PUBLIC NOTICE Tallassee WWTP & Collection System Improvements LEGAL NOTICE CWSRF Project No. CSO10359-04 Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Council of the City of Wetumpka All persons having any claims for approval of 040- Retail Beer for labor, materials or otherwise (On or Off Premises Only) and in connection with This project 060- Retail Table Wine (On or should immediately notify the Engineer: CDG Engineering, Off Premises), Name of Applicant: FOUR MA- 778 North Dean Road, Suite 200A, Auburn, AL 36830 CON LLC Address: 191 Spring Street, Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Public Hearing on said appli- Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2021 cation has been scheduled for COMPLETION November 15, 2021 at 6:00 PUBLIC NOTICE p.m., before the Wetumpka City Council at the City Council meeting, at the Administrative In accordance with Chapter Building, at 408 S. Main St., 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is Wetumpka, AL. Anyone desiring to be heard hereby given that Frasier-Oueither for or against said appli- sley Construction and Engication may appear at said time neering, Inc., Contractor, has or may indicate their wishes in completed the Contract for writing by communication ad- “Mechanical Replacement for dressed to the City Council, 408 Main Building at ISTC Draper South Main Street, Wetumpka, Campus, Elmore, AL GMC Proj.

No. AMGM200017-001” for J.F. AL 36092.

Persons with disabilities who Ingram State Technical College, may need special assistance Owner, and have made a reshould contact the City Clerk’s quest for final settlement of said RI¿FH DW WKH DERYH DGGUHVV RU Contract. All persons having call (334) 567-1306 at least two any claim for labor, materials, business days in advance of the or otherwise in connection with meeting, the meeting facilities this project should immediately notify Goodwyn Mills and are wheelchair accessible.

Cawood, Inc., 2660 Eastchase Tiffany Robinson, City Clerk Ln., Suite 200, Montgomery, AL 36117.

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, 2021 Frasier-Ousley Construction APPLICATION and Engineering, Inc. PUBLIC NOTICE 1105 Singleton Drive Selma, AL 36701 BID NOTICE The Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 20, As is required by the Alabama 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 Competitive Bide Law, Code COMPLETION of Alabama 1975, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ElPUBLIC NOTICE more County Emergency Management Agency shall receive Midsouth Paving, Inc. hereand open sealed bids for the by gives notice of completion purchase of one (1) or more of contract with the Alabama items of Inquiry EMA2022-1, Department of Transportation LED LIGHT TOWER, at the for construction of Project No. Elmore County Emergency ATRP2-26-2020-026-3 Elmore Management Agency located County. This notice will appear at 8917 US Highway 231, We- for four consecutive weeks tumpka, AL 36092 at 10:00 AM, beginning on Wednesday OcCST, Wednesday, November tober 20, 2021 and ending on

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y y g Wednesday November 10, Arbitration or Reference or Tri $OO FODLPV VKRXOG EH ¿OHG al by Judge Alone, held by U.S. at 4238 West Blvd., Montgom- BANK TRUST NATION ASSOery, Alabama 36108 during this CIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral period. trust TRUSTEE OF FIRSTKEY Midsouth Paving, Inc. MASTER FUNDING 2021- A Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 20, 27, COLLATERAL TRUST. That on the 8th day of October, Paul J. Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 Spina, III, Attorney for Plaintiff, COMPLETION filed in the above entitle cause PUBLIC NOTICE an Affidavit stating that the DeWiregrass Construction Co, Inc fendant Christy Carr’s location hereby gives notice of com- of residence is known, and pletion of contract with The Defendant has been avoiding Alabama Department of Trans- service from its location of resportation, for construction of idence for more than 30 days Project No: IM-HSIP-I065 (472) since the filling of the Com& HSIP-I065 (476) Autauga & plaint. NOW THEREFORE, the Elmore County, 26.819 mi. of above-described Defendant is constructing Planing, Resur- hereby commanded to answer face, Safety Side Slope Im- or plead to the Complaint filed SURYHPHQWV 7UDI¿F 6WULSH RQ in the above-entitled cause I-65 from south of the CR-61 withing thirty (30) days from the overpass to the Chilton County date of the last publication of line to include Cable Guiderail this legal notice. installation on I-65 from north of the Cobbs Ford Road inter- WITNESS my hand this the change to the Chilton County 12th day of October, 2021 Line. In the County of Autauga & Elmore, State of Alabama. /s/ CIRCUIT COURT CLERK This notice will appear for four ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA consecutive weeks beginning on October 27, 2021 and end- Attorney for Plaintiff ing November 17, 2021. All SPINA & LAVELLE, P.C FODLPV VKRXOG EH ¿OHG DW Wire- One Perimeter Park South, grass Construction Co, 1342 Suite 400N Carmichael Way, Montgomery, Birmingham, AL 35243 Alabama 36106 during this pe- Telephone: (205) 298-1800 Fascimile: (205) 298-1801 riod.

Email: pspina@spinalavelle. com Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10 and 17, 2021 The Wetumpka Herald will pubCOMPLETION lish this once a week for four (4) PUBLIC NOTICE successive weeks beginning the 20th day of October, 2021 ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION Wetumpka Herald: Legal Notice Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 2021 CV-2021-900072 In accordance with Chapter 1, PUBLIC NOTICE Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby NOTICE TO CREDITORS given that SouthEast Demolition OF ESTATE & Environmental Services, Inc., STATE OF ALABAMA Contractor, has completed the COUNTY OF ELMORE contract for Electric Water CoolCASE NO: 2021-328 er/Bottle Filler Replacement ElIN THE MATTER OF THE more County Schools – Elmore ESTATE OF MARGIE County Board of Education at HOLMAN ADDISON, Stanhope Elmore High School, DECEASED Millbrook Middle School, Coosada Elementary School, Airport Road Intermediate School, Letters Testamentary in the EsHoltville High School, Holtville tate of MARGIE HOLMAN ADMiddle School, Holtville Ele- DISON, deceased, having been mentary School, Wetumpka granted to SUE HOLMAN COOHigh School, Wetumpka Middle PER on the 13 day of October, School, Wetumpka Elementary 2021 by John Thornton, Judge School, Elmore County High of Probate of Elmore County, School, Eclectic Elementary Alabama, notice is hereby given School, Eclectic Middle School, that all persons and parties havRedland Elementary School, for ing claims against said estate the State of Alabama and the are required, within the time County of Elmore, Owner(s), allowed by law, to present the DQG KDYH PDGH UHTXHVW IRU ¿QDO same to the Court or the same settlement of said Contract. All will be barred. persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise SUE HOLMAN COOPER REPRESENTAin connection with this project PERSONAL should immediately notify Mor- TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MARGIE HOLMAN ADDISON, ris Engineering LLC, Architect.

DECEASED SouthEast Demolition & EnviAttorney of Record for Personal ronmental Services, Inc. Representative: Contractor D. JASON BRITT 5150 Old Selma Rd. STONE, BRITT & WEBB, LLC Montgomery, AL 36108 ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW Wetumpka Herald: 114 S MAIN ST Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2021 PO BOX 967 COMPLETION WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 PUBLIC NOTICE 334-517-6520 g

ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Duncan & Thompson Construction Services, L.L.C. (Contractor) has completed the Contract for Construction of New Band and Choral Building at Stanhope Elmore High School, DCM (BC) Project #2020047 at 4300 Main Street, Millbrook, AL 36054 for the State of Alabama and the Elmore County Board of Education, Wetumpka, AL, Owner(s) 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 notify the Architect, Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc. or the Contractor, Duncan & Thompson Construction Services, L.L.C., 520 Mineral Trace Suite D, Birmingham, Alabama 35244.

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2021 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF DIVORCE ACTION Jody D Tyson, whose whereabouts is unknown, must answer Carol Tyson’s petition for divorce and other relief by Nov 19, 2021, or, thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case # DR-2021-000079.00, Circuit Court of Elmore County. E-notice for publication granted on the 17th day of Sept, 2021, Sibley G Reynolds, Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of Elmore County. Carol Tyson, Plaintiff, Representing Self.

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 DIVORCE NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO DEFENDANT OF COMPLAINT ISSUED OUT OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA CV-2021-900072, U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral trust TRUSTEE OF FIRSTKEY MASTER FUNDING 2021- A COLLATERAL TRUST v. FAYE CARR, and CHRISTY CARR. Notice is hereby given that the above-named Plaintiff filed in said Circuit Court, a cause of action to determine the priority of the Retail Installment Contract, Security Agreement, Waiver of Trial by Jury and Agreement to

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 2021 EST/ADDISON, M. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLOETTA ANN ALFREY, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-325 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of CLOETTA ANN ALFREY, deceased, having been granted to PHILLIP D. ALFREY on the 12 day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

PHILLIP D. ALFREY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CLOETTA ANN ALFREY, DECEASED

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Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: RALEY L. WIGGINS RED OAK LEGAL, P.C. 322 CATOMA STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-239-3625 RLW@redoaklegalpc.com

Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: KYLE C. SHIRLEY MCDOWELL, FAULK & SHIRLEY, LLC 145 WEST MAIN STREET PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 334-365-5924

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 EST/BURT, L.

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 13, 20 and 27, 2021 EST/HESTER, J.

Attorney of Record for such Co-Personal Representatives: JASON LEE MANASCO ATTORNEY AT LAW 110 NORTH JACKSON STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-293-3037 jason_manasco@asea.org

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-314 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES LAVOYDE BUSH, DECEASED

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2021-303 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUDITH KAY LANIER, DECEASED

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of CHARLES LAVOYDE BUSH, deceased, having been granted to DOROTHY JEAN PILGRIM BUSH on the 13 day of October, 2021 by Riley McCormick, Special Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JUDITH KAY LANIER, deceased, having been granted to SHERRI RICHBURG on the 14day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

DOROTHY JEAN PILGRIM BUSH PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES LAVOYDE BUSH, DECEASED Attorney of Record for such Personal Representative: Robert B. Reneau, Esq. Law offices of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Phone: (334) 514-1011 Email: reneauthornton@aol. com Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 2021 EST/BUSH, C. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-211 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES W. DANIEL, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JAMES W.DANIEL, deceased, having been granted to JULIE FETT on the 21 day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

JULIE FETT PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES W. DANIEL, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: CHARLES W. EDMONSON 621 SOUTH PERRY STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-265-9034 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 EST/DANIEL, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLYDE W. HATFIELD, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-344 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to REBECCA HATFIELD, as Administrator on the 20 day of October, 2021, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. LAW OFFICE OF G A DANIEL, JR. LLC PO BOX 638 MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-285-9444 Jerry@GADanielLaw.com

/s/Regina B. Edwards REGINA B. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of CLYDE W. HATFIELD

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 2021 EST/ALFREY, C. PUBLIC NOTICE

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 EST/HATFIELD, C.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA AYALA BURT, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-341 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2021-321 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH GERALD HESTER, DECEASED

Letters of Administration over the Estate of LINDA AYALA BURT, deceased, having been granted to LISA D. YUEN on the 19 day of October, 2021

by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JOSEPH GERALD HESTER, deceased, having been granted to LANCE ALAN HESTER on the 7 day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

LISA D. YUEN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA AYALA BURT, DECEASED

LANCE ALAN HESTER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH GERALD HESTER, DECEASED

Name and Address of Attorney: Regina B. Edwards, Esq. 109 E. Bridge Street Wetumpka, AL 36092 (334) 514-1011

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SHERRI RICHBURG PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JUDITH KAY LANIER, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: BRANDON COOTS JONES & COOTS, LLC PO BOX 367 6 SOUTH GLENWOOD AVENUE LAVERNE, ALABAMA 36049 334-335-6534 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 2021 EST/LANIER, J. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE LASHLEY, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-340 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to DIANE LASHLEY WHITE as Personal Representative on the 20 day of October 2021, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. /s/Regina B. Edwards REGINA B. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of MARIE LASHLEY, deceased.

Name and Address of Attorney: The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 EST/LASHLEY, M. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT EDWARD LEE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2018-110 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration with Will Annexed over the Estate of ROBERT EDWARD LEE, deceased, having been granted to FRIEDA LEE on the 20 day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

FRIEDA LEE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT EDWARD LEE, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: DWIGHT M. RICHARDSON, III COURTNEY & MANN, LLP 1881 HOLTVILLE ROAD PO BOX 100 WETUMPKA. ALABAMA 36092 334-567-2545 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 EST/LEE, R. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-337 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM TITUS MANASCO, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of WILLIAM TITUS MANASCO, deceased, having been granted to WILLIAM JEFFREY MANASCO and JASON LEE MANASCO on the 18 day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

WILLIAM JEFFREY MANASCO and JASON LEE MANASCO CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM TITUS MANASCO, DECEASED

Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 EST/MANASCO, W. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2021-326 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY M. McDANIEL, DECEASED

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p p g p porting to be the Last Will and Testament of WILLIAM CHRISLER PRESTON, deceased, was filed in the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama by LISA S. PRESTON. Petitioner, requesting that such Last Will and Testament be admitted to Probate and Record and that the Petitioner be named as Personal Representative of such Estate. This notice of Filing of Will for Probate is given to you as a next-of-kin of WILLIAM CHRISLER PRESTON or as an interested party.

Unless an objection to admission to Probate and Record of such Last Will and Testament is submitted by you in writing to this Court within ten (10) days of the final publication of this notice, the Court will proceed with considering such Petition without further notice to you.

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of BETTY M. McDANIEL, who is also known as BETTY JO McDANIEL, deceased, having been granted to KENNETH E. McDANIEL, JR. on the 8 day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA

KENNETH E. McDANIEL, JR. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY M. McDANIEL, DECEASED

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Attorney of Record for such Personal Representative: GERALD A. DANIEL, JR. LAW OFFICE OF G A DANIEL, JR. LLC PO BOX 638 MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-285-9444 Jerry@GADanielLaw.com Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 13, 20 and 27, 2021 EST/MCDANIEL, B. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE CASE NO: 2021-323 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OPHELIA T. MILINER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of OPHELIA T. MILINER, deceased, having been granted to SYLVIA M. MILNER on the 8 day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

SYLVIA M. MILNER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF OPHELIA T. MILINER, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: LARRY L. RABY ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 4751 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36103 492 SOUTH COURT STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-652-8929 lewisraby@yahoo.com Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 13, 20 and 27, 2021 EST/MILINER, O. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEVE ANDREW MORRIS, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-338 Letters Testamentary in the Estate of STEVE ANDREW MORRIS, deceased, having been granted to BETH P. MORRIS on the 15 day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

BETH P. MORRIS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF STEVE ANDREW MORRIS, DECEASED LYNN CAMPISI, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 3016 PUMP HOUSE ROAD BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35243 205-967-1010 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021.

EST/MORRIS, S. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM CHRISLER PRESTON, DECEASED, CASE NO. 2021-306 NOTICE OF FILING OF WILL FOR PROBATE TO: JUDY ANN PRESTON AND ABIGAIL LEE PRESTON WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN, NEXT OF KIN OF WILLIAM CHRISLER PRESTON; AND TO: ANY OTHER UNKNOWN NEXT OF KIN OF WILLIAM CHRISLER PRESTON, DECEASED, AND TO: ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on September 22, 2021, a certain paper in writing pur-

Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: CHIP CLEVELAND THE CLEVELAND FIRM, LLC 711 MCQUEEN SMITH ROAD SOUTH PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36066 334-365-6266 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 EST/PRESTON, W. IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM HORNSBY SIZEMORE, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-330 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to SHEILA SIZEMORE as Executrix on the 7 day of October, 2021, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. /s/Regina B. Edwards REGINA B. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of WILLIAM HORNSBY SIZEMORE, deceased.

Name and Address of Attorney: The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 13, 20 and 27, 2021 EST/SIZEMORE, W. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBIN DECKER WELSH, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-331 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to PATRICK KEVIN WELSH as Personal Representative on the 7 day of October, 2021, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. /s/Regina B. Edwards REGINA B. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of ROBIN DECKER WELSH, deceased.

Name and Address of Attorney: The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36092 Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 13, 20 and 27, 2021 EST/WELSH, R. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTERS OF: KAI LEE ELKINS, a minor child, Case No.: 29-JU-2018-268.03; LUCIAN EVANS, a minor child, Case No. 29-JU-2018-269.03; and REESE KELLNER EVANS, a minor child, Case No. 29-JU2018-270.03 TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ACTION. Notice is hereby given to ALEXIS FAYE ELKINS, the mother of Kai Lee Elkins, Lucian Evans, and Reese Kellner Evans, whose present whereabouts are unknown and cannot be ascertained after diligent search and inquiry.

You are hereby given notice that D SHWLWLRQ KDV EHHQ ¿OHG E\ -HQnifer and John Humber requesting that your parental rights be terminated to Kai Lee Elkins, DOB: 10-09-2009; Lucian Evans, DOB: 04-11-2014; and Reese Kellner Evans, DOB: 0523-2015. You are hereby given notice that you are required to appear at the Termination of PaUHQWDO 5LJKWV ¿QDO KHDULQJ GRFNeted for December 9, 2021, at 9 a.m., at the Elmore County Judicial Complex, 8935 U.S. Highway 231, Wetumpka, Alabama, 36092, and to plead to, answer, and demur to the underlying petition in this cause before the ¿QDO KHDULQJ JUVENILE JUDGE PATRICK D. PINKSTON Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2021 JU-2018-268.03/269.03/270.03

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Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated September 14, 2017, executed by Amber N Holt, married, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for CMG Mortgage, Inc. dba CMG Financial , which mortgage was recorded on September 18, 2017, in Real Property Book 2017, Page 46212, of the mortgage reFRUGV LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, which mortgage was, duly transferred and assigned to CMG Mortgage, Inc., notice is hereby given that pursuant to law and the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the North Door entrance to the Elmore County Courthouse at Wetumpka, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on December 14, 2021, the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 18, According To The Amended Plat Of Broadmoor North Subdivision, As The Same Appears Of Record In The Of¿FH 2I 7KH -XGJH 2I 3UREDWH 2I Elmore County, Alabama In Plat Book 8 At Page 45.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as expenses of foreclosure. 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 RI¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of the County where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to condition, 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.

The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars

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S Millirons, P.C. at 120 Seven Cedars Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35802. Stephens Millirons, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidders should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

CMG Mortgage, Inc. Transferee 5REHUW - :HUPXWK PJZ Stephens Millirons, P.C. P.O. Box 307 Huntsville, Alabama 35804 Attorney for Mortgagee Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 FC/HOLT, A. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No. STPMN-2620(257), STPMN-2620(255) & STPMN-2620(256) ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on November 05, 2021 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Widening, Planing, Resurfacing, and Traffic Stripe on Jasmine Hill Road from the junction of SR-9 (US-231) to the South City Limits of Wetumpka (Site 1); the Planing, Resurfacing, and Traffic Stripe on Williams Road from the junction of SR21 (US-231) to the junction of SR-170 (Site 2); and the Resurfacing and Traffic Stripe on Haynes Road from the junction of SR-170 to the junction of SR14 east of Wetumpka (Site 3).

Length 10.129 mi.

The total amount of uncompleted work under contract to a contractor must not exceed the amount of his or her qualification certificate.

The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In Thirty-five (35) Working Days.

A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5.00. Plans may be purchased for $13.00 per set.

Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Room E-108, Montgomery, AL 36110. Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation. Plans and Proposals will be mailed only upon receipt of remittance. No refunds will be made.

Minimum wage rates for this project have been pre-determined by the Secretary of Labor and are set forth in the advertised specifications. This project is subject to the contract work hours and Safety Standards Act and its implementing regulations.

Cashier’s check or bid bond for 5% of bid (maximum -

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( $50,000.00) made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith.

The bracket range is shown only to provide general financial information to contractors and bonding companies concerning the project’s complexity and size. This Bracket should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will this bracket have any bearing on the decision to award this contract.

The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $1,027,749 To $1,256,137 .

The proposed work shall be performed in conformity with the rules and regulations for carrying out the Federal Highway Act. Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110.

In accordance with the rules and regulations of The Alabama Department of Transportation, proposals will be issued only to prequalified contractors or their authorized representatives, upon requests that are received before 10 AM., on the day previous to the day of opening of bids.

The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished him or her by the Alabama Department of Transportation.

The Alabama Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000D TO 2000D-4 and Title 49 code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of The Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE SOUTHERN STATES BANK is the holder of that certain mortgage dated as of March 9, 2012 (the “Mortgage”) executed by C.S.H. INVESTMENT, L.L.C., an Alabama limited liability company, (“CSH Investment”) THORSBY DRUGS, INC., an Alabama corporation (“Thorsby Drugs”); CHRISTA HAYES, a married woman (“Hayes”) and BILLY G. SHIELDS, an unmarried man (“Shields”) (CSH Investment, Thorsby Drugs, Hayes, and Shield, hereinafter, each individually, collectively, jointly and severally, the “Mortgagor”), Said Mortgage being recorded with respect to Parcel III below, on May 9, 2012 in the Probate Office of Elmore County, Alabama, at Book 2012 Page 21738. The Mortgagor and borrower under the indebtedness secured thereby and thereunder has defaulted in payment of the indebtedness secured by said Mortgage. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage SOUTHERN STATES BANK, as mortgagee, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance to the Elmore County Courthouse in Wetumpka, Alabama on November

p 12, 2021 during the legal hours of sale, the following Parcel III of the following described real estate situated in Elmore County, Alabama, to wit: PARCEL III (ELMORE COUNTY): Commence at the Northeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27, Township 20 North, Range 17 East, Elmore County, Alabama, for the Point of Beginning; thence run South 88°46’16” West along 1/2 section line a distance of 443 feet; thence run South 29°29’19” East a distance of 761.43 feet to North right of way of Noble’s Ferry Road; thence run along North right of way on the following courses: North 24°20’22” East 33.0 feet, North 30°14’16” East 248.64 feet, North 38°45’04” East 246.93 feet and North 46°43’39” East 133.24 feet; thence run North 52°03’10” West a distance of 210 feet; thence run North 51°17’39” East, a distance of 105 feet; thence run North 51°35’52” West a distance of 319.41 feet to 1/2 section line; thence run South 2°42’11” East a distance of 250 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said tract lying in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 and the

Public Notices Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 27, Township 20 North, Range 17 East, Elmore County, Alabama.

These sales are made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.

Attorney for Southern States Bank Matthew D. Evans Evans PLLC 19 Inverness Center Parkway, Suite 150 Birmingham, AL 35242 The Wetumpka Herald: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 THORSBY DRUGS

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