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Legal notices for the week of April 8-April 15, 2016

MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that
certain mortgage executed by Janice Cunningham A Single Woman to Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc solely as nominee for Network Funding, LP
dated September 7, 2011; said mortgage being recorded in Instrument No.
3356403  in the Office of the Judge of
Probate of Etowah County, Alabama.  Said
Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Branch Banking and Trust
Company to be recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County,
Alabama.

The undersigned, Branch Banking and Trust Company, 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 Etowah County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am
and 4pm), on the 28th day of April, 2016 the following property, situated in
Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the County
of Etowah, State of Alabama, and being more particularly described as
follows:  Lot Number eight (8) in Block
One (1), of Rearrangement of Lot Number Seven (7), in Block Number Two (2), and
the Addition to Blocks One (1)  and Two
(2), Rainbow Circle, as recorded in Plat Book F, Page 397, Probate Office,
Etowah County, Alabama

 

Said property is commonly known as 111 Cordell Street, Gadsden,
AL 35901.

The indebtedness secured by said Mortgage has been and is
hereby declared due and payable because of default under the terms of the Note
secured by said Mortgage, including but not limited to, nonpayment of the
indebtedness as and when due.  The
indebtedness remains in default, and this sale will be made for the sole
purpose of paying the same, including all expenses of the sale, attorney’s fees,
and all other payments provided for under the terms of said Mortgage.

 

Said property will be sold subject to the following items,
which may affect the title to said real property: all zoning ordinances;
matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the
property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to, ad valorem
taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all
outstanding bills for public utilities, which constitute liens upon said property;
all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way; the statutory right of
redemption pursuant to Alabama law; and any other matters of record superior to
said Mortgage.  To the best of the
knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the real
property is Janice Cunningham or tenant(s).

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.

 

BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY

as holder of said mortgage

McCalla Raymer, LLC

Two North Twentieth

2 20th Street North, Suite 1310

Birmingham, AL 35203

(800) 275-7171

FT21@mccallaraymer.com

File No. 91816

www.foreclosurehotline.net

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Terri L. Cagle
and Garry W. Cagle, wife and husband to Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Lender, First Community
Mortgage, Inc., and Lender’s successors and assigns dated October 26, 2009, and
Recorded in Instrument # 3323589 of the records in the Office of the Judge of
Probate, Etowah County, Alabama, which said mortgage was subsequently assigned
to Bank of America, N. A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP,
fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP by instrument recorded in Instrument #
3363147 of said Probate Court records; notice is hereby given that the
undersigned as mortgagee will under power of sale contained in said mortgage,
sell at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder, during legal hours of
sale on June 3, 2016, at the front door of the Courthouse of Etowah County,
Alabama, 800 Forest Avenue Gadsden, AL 35901, the following described real
property in the County of Etowah, State of Alabama, being the same property
described in the above referred to mortgage:

LOT NUMBERS SEVENTEEN (17), EIGHTEEN (18), IN BLOCK NUMBER
EIGHT (8) OF SIMS SECOND ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “D” PAGE 195, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE,
ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, AND LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF GLENCOE, ETOWAH
COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

ALABAMA LAW GIVES SOME PERSONS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY
THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.  PROGRAMS MAY ALSO EXIST THAT HELP PERSONS
AVOID OR DELAY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. 
AN ATTORNEY SHOULD BE CONSULTED TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS AND
PROGRAMS AS A PART OF THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

This property will be sold on an “as is, where is”  basis, subject to any easements, encumbrances
and exceptions reflected in the mortgage and those contained in the records of
the office of the judge of the probate where the above-described property is
situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or
implied as to title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right
of redemption of all parties entitled thereto.

   Said sale is made for
the purpose of paying the said indebtedness and the expenses incident to this
sale, including a reasonable attorney’s fee. The sale will be conducted subject
(1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the
mortgagee.

Bank of America, N. A.

Mortgagee

William McFadden

McFadden, Lyon & Rouse, L.L.C.

718 Downtowner Blvd.

Mobile, AL  36609

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sonya P. Thompson and Robert R.
Thompson, wife and husband, to Regions Bank, successor by merger to AmSouth
Bank, on the 20th day of April, 2001, said mortgage being recorded in the
Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Document
M-2001-1854, subordinated in Document MISC-2002-7517, and modified in Document
MISC-2005-4160, in aforesaid office.

The undersigned Regions Bank, successor by merger to AmSouth
Bank, as mortgagee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said
mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front
of the Main entrance of the Court House at Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on
the 21st day of April, 2016, during the legal hours of sale, the following real
estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot Number Forty-three (43) in Western Hills Subdivision, 1st
Addition, Part B, according to the plat or map thereof as the same appears of
record in Plat Book 1, Page 120, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of
Etowah County, Alabama.

 

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

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property
the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also
exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An Attorney
should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part
of the foreclosure process.

 

REGIONS BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO AMSOUTH BANK

Mortgagee

W. L. LONGSHORE, III   

Attorney for Mortgagee                                        

LONGSHORE, BUCK & LONGSHORE, P.C.                         

The Longshore Building

2009 Second Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama 
35203-3703

Phone: 205-252-7661  

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed by Darryl L Tolbert and wife Phyllis
Tolbert, to CITIFINANCIAL CORPORATION, LLC, on May 9, 2006, said mortgage being
recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, at
Instrument #, 3246449; CitiFinancial Servicing LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, successor by merger to CitiFinancial Corporation, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, under and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder
for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Etowah County Courthouse, in
Gadsden, Alabama, on April 19, 2016, during the legal hours of sale, the
following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

LOTS NUMBER 38, 39, AND 40 IN BLOCK “H”, IN PLANT CITY
ADDITION, ACCORDING TO MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN BOOK OF TOWN PLATS “B”,
PAGES 300 AND 301, PROBATE OFFICE AND BEING AND LYING IN ETOWAH COUNTY ALABAMA.

SUBJECT TO ALL RESTRICTIONS, RESERVATIONS, RIGHTS, EASEMENTS,
RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PROVISIONS, COVENANTS, TERMS, CONDITIONS AND BUILDING
SET-BACK-LINES OF RECORD.

 

   This sale is made for
the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the
expense of foreclosure.

   Alabama law gives some
persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under
certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay
the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand
these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process.

CitiFinancial Servicing LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, successor by merger to CitiFinancial Corporation, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company

Transferee

Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC

244 Inverness Center Dr

Ste 200

Birmingham, AL 35242

205-988-8888

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Alabama, Etowah County

Default having been made pursuant to the terms of that certain
mortgage executed by Daniel B. Stewart Jr. and Suzi Stewart, husband and wife,
joint tenants to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for
Southeastern Financial, Inc, its successors and assigns, dated 12/11/03, said
mortgage being recorded in Instrument M-2003-6379, in the Office of the Judge
of Probate of Etowah  County, AL said
Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Federal National Mortgage
Association (“Fannie Mae”). Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie
Mae”), under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage,
will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash or certified/bank
only. The certified/bank check should be made payable to or endorsed to RCO
Legal, P.C. The sale will take place during the legal hours of sale, on
04/21/16 before the courthouse door of Etowah County the following real estate,
situated in Etowah County, AL, to-wit: LOT NUMBER TWENTY (20) IN DOGWOOD ACRES,
SECOND ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
“I”, PAGE 60, PROBATE OFFICE,  ETOWAH
COUNTY, ALABAMA.  Said property is
commonly known as 322 MAY ST, RAINBOW CITY, AL 35906. The indebtedness has been
and is hereby declared due and payable because of default under the terms of
said Mortgage and Note, including but not limited to the nonpayment of the
indebtedness as and when due.  The
indebtedness remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of
paying the same, all expenses of the sale, including attorney’s fees and all
other payments provided for under the terms of the Mortgage and Note. In
accordance with Ala. Code §6-5-248(h) notice is given that Alabama law gives
some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property
under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or
delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you
understand these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process.  Said property will be sold subject to the
following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning
ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an
inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to
ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special
assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens
upon said property; all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way; the
statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law; and any other matters of
record superior to said Mortgage.  To the
best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of
the property is Daniel B. Stewart, Jr. and Suzi Stewart or tenant(s).  RCO Legal, P.C. 2970 Clairmont Road NE Suite
780 Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181

(770) 234-9192

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed on April 19, 2006 by Michael R. Stone
and Vanessa Stone, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. as nominee for Wilmington Finance, Inc., and recorded in
Instrument # 3246096 on May 3, 2006, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of
Etowah County, Alabama, and secured indebtedness having been transferred or
assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Specialty
Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2006-BC3 as reflected by instrument recorded in Instrument
No., 3410427 and Instrument No., 3301684 of the same Office. Shapiro and Ingle,
L.L.P., as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power
of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on April 19, 2016, sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder in front of the main entrance of the Etowah
County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of Gadsden, during the legal hours of
sale, the following real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to wit:

Lot 38 of Edwards Tract 2 Subdivision, as recorded in Map Book
“I” Page 8, being located in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 8, Township 13
South, Range 6 East, and recorded in Deed Book 1195, Page 529, in the Probate
Office at Etowah County, Alabama.

 

Said Property is conveyed subject to the following exceptions:

1. Underground conduits easement granted to Alabama Power
Company as described in instrument dated May 14, 1973, recorded in Book 1168,
Page 203.

2. Building restrictions as shown in Miscellaneous 78, page
483.

3. Easement granted to Alabama Power at Book D-2003 Page 5794.

 

For informational purposes only, the property address is: 2171
Brookdale Rd, Gadsen, AL 35907.

ANY PROPERTY ADDRESS PROVIDED IS NOT PART OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION
OF THE PROPERTY SOLD HEREIN AND IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISCREPANCY, THE LEGAL
DESCRIPTION REFERENCED HEREIN SHALL CONTROL.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness
secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.  Furthermore, the property to be offered
pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neither the mortgagee, nor the officers, directors,
attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of the mortgagee make
any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical,
environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to
the property offered for sale.  Any and
all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to
any such condition, including those suggested by Code of Ala. (1975) §
35-4-271, expressly are disclaimed.  This
sale is subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments
including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure.  The successful bidder must tender a
non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100 ($5,000.00) in
certified or cash funds at the time and place of the sale.  The balance of the purchase price must be
paid in certified funds by close of business on the next business day
thereafter at the Law Office of Shapiro and Ingle, LLP at the address indicated
below.  Shapiro and Ingle, LLP reserves
the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder, or to reschedule the
sale, should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

 

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property
the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also
exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney
should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part
of the foreclosure process.

 

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Specialty
Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2006-BC3, and its successors and assigns

Mortgagee or Transferee

SHAPIRO AND INGLE, LLP

10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400

Charlotte, NC 28216

704-333-8107/ 14-006014

Attorneys for Mortgagee or Transferee

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by mortgage given by James

Ashburn Jr., to Jan Mertel, dated the 26th day of August, 2003,
recorded as Instrument Number: M-2004-0398, Probate Office, Etowah County,
Alabama, and the undersigned, by reason of such default, having declared the
entire remaining indebtedness secured by said mortgage to be immediately due
and payable and said mortgage subject to foreclosure and such default
continuing, notice is hereby given that, acting under the power of sale
contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell, at public outcry, to the
highest bidder for cash, at the front door of the Etowah County Courthouse at
800 Forrest Avenue, in Gadsden, Alabama, between the legal hours of sale on
April 15, 2016, the following described property: Commence at the Northwest
corner of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, Section 20, T-13-S, R-6-East of Huntsville Meridian
and run Southerly, along the West line thereof, 1155.00 feet to a point; thence
deflect 86’14’00” left leaving said West line and run Easterly, 1066.38 feet to
an existing ½”road at the Southwest corner of Deed Book “1411”, Page 748,
Etowah County probate Office; thence continue Easterly, along said Deed Book
and Page, 27.00 feet to the centerline of a ditch and the point of beginning of
the property described herein; thence continue Easterly, along said South line

of said Deed Book and Page 207.19 feet to an existing
pinch-pipe on the Westerly R/W of Alabama Highway #77 (80’ R/W); then deflect
86’22’47” right and run Southerly , along said R/W, 148.42 feet to an existing
pinch-pipe at the intersection of the northerly R/W of Thompson Road (60’ R/W);
then deflect 94’12’14” right leaving said Westerly R/W and run Westerly along
said Northerly R/W 165.00 feet to a point on the centerline of said ditch; the
deflect 70’00’58” right leaving said Northerly R/W and run Northwesterly, along
said ditch centerline, 155.26 feet to the point of beginning. Said property
being a portion of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 , Section 20, T-13-S, R-6-E, Etowah
County, Alabama and contains 0.63 acre (more or less). The address being 4220
Alabama Highway #77, Southside, Alabama,

35907.

Said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the
indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.
Proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the terms of said mortgage.

Said property will be sold subject to the following items which
may affect the title to said property: all zoning ordinances, matters which
would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property;
any outstanding taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments;
all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said
property; all restrictive covenants, easements and rights-of-way; the statutory
right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law; and any other matters of record
superior to said Mortgage.

Dated: March 18th, 2016

Jan Mertel, Mortgagee

BY: JEFFREY P. MONTGOMERY

606 South 5th Street

Gadsden, AL 35901

(256)-543-7570

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________

MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that
certain mortgage executed by Myra Pinkston Wife And Roger Pinkston Husband to
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. dated March 2, 2006; said mortgage being recorded
in Instrument No. 3243108  in the Office
of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama.  Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and
transferred to Nationstar Mortgage LLC in Instrument 3429347 in the Office of
the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama.

The undersigned, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, under and by virtue
of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to
the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Etowah
County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on the
28th day of April, 2016 the following property, situated in Etowah County,
Alabama, to-wit:

The land is situated in the STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNTY OF ETOWAH,
CITY OF GADSDEN, and described as follows:  
LOT NUMBER TWENTY-ONE (21) AND NUMBER TWENTY-TWO (22), BLOCK FIVE (5),
MRS. NENA K. ELLIOT’S HOMEWOOD ADDITION TO GADSDEN, ALABAMA ACCORDING TO THE
MAP OF PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “C”, PAGES 218 AND 219, PROBATE
OFFICE OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, AND LYING AND BEING IN GADSDEN, ETOWAH
COUNTY, ALABAMA.   Being all of that
certain property conveyed to ROGER PINKSTON AND WIFE MYRA PINKSTON from MARIE
JOHNSON AND JAMES JOHNSON, by deed dated 02/04/04 and recorded 02/04/04 in Deed
Book D-2004, Page 0467 of official records.

 

Said property is commonly known as 3325 Georgia Ave, Gadsden,
AL 35904.

The indebtedness secured by said Mortgage has been and is
hereby declared due and payable because of default under the terms of the Note
secured by said Mortgage, including but not limited to, nonpayment of the
indebtedness as and when due.  The
indebtedness remains in default, and this sale will be made for the sole
purpose of paying the same, including all expenses of the sale, attorney’s
fees, and all other payments provided for under the terms of said Mortgage.

 

Said property will be sold subject to the following items,
which may affect the title to said real property: all zoning ordinances;
matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the
property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to, ad valorem
taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all
outstanding bills for public utilities, which constitute liens upon said property;
all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way; the statutory right of
redemption pursuant to Alabama law; and any other matters of record superior to
said Mortgage.  To the best of the
knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the real
property is Myra Pinkston and Roger Pinkston or tenant(s).

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.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

as holder of said mortgage

McCalla Raymer, LLC

Two North Twentieth

2 20th Street North, Suite 1310

Birmingham, AL 35203

(800) 275-7171

FT21@mccallaraymer.com

File No. 912716

www.foreclosurehotline.net

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________

MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the terms of that certain Mortgage,
executed on the 11/28/2012, by JOSEPH H. MCCLAIN AND RUBY L. MCCLAIN, as
Mortgagor, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR
GENWORTH FINANCIAL HOME EQUITY ACCESS, INC. as Mortgagee, which said Mortgage
is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, ETOWAH County, Alabama, as
Instrument Number 3377694, on 12/06/2012, and subsequently assigned to REVERSE
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. and recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate,
ETOWAH County, Alabama on 3/14/2016 as Instrument Number 3431026 and default
having continued under the terms of said Mortgage, and by virtue of Alabama
Code Section 35-10-3 and 35-10-2, the following described real property will be
sold at public outcry, for cash, to the highest bidder, in front of the Courthouse
door of said County, during the legal hours of sale, on 04/29/2016.

 

LOTS FIVE (5), SIX (6) AND SEVEN (7) OF THE REARRANGEMENT OF
LOTS (7), EIGHT (8), NINE (9) AND TEN (10) OF BLOCK NUMBER ONE (1) OF PINE
ACRES OF HOKES BLUFF, SAID REARRANGEMENT BEING RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “H”, PAGE
55, PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, AND LYING AND BEING IN HOKES BLUFF,
ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

Subject to all easements, restrictions and reservations
appearing of record.  Said sale will also
be made subject to any Federal Tax Liens and/or Special Assessments of any
nature, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the property.

 

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 property is being sold “as is, where is”.  Said property is sold without warranty or
recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use or enjoyment.

 

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

 

KENT D. MCPHAIL

DUMAS & MCPHAIL, L.L.C.

Attorney for Mortgage Holder

126 Government Street

Mobile, AL  36602

251-438-2333

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________

MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that
certain mortgage executed by Jeremy Christopher Smith Husband And Brandi M
Smith Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee
for Metro Bank dated February 7, 2008; said mortgage being recorded in
Instrument No. 3288475  in the Office of
the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama. 
Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Branch Banking
and Trust Company in Instrument 3411806 in the Office of the Judge of Probate
of Etowah County, Alabama.

The undersigned, Branch Banking and Trust Company, 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 Etowah County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am
and 4pm), on the 5th day of May, 2016 the following property, situated in
Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot Forty-three (43) of Rainbow City Haven, as recorded in Plat
Book “G”, Page 363 in the Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama, and lying
and being in Rainbow City, Etowah County, Alabama.

 

Said property is commonly known as 456 Rainbow Haven, Rainbow
City, AL 35906.

The indebtedness secured by said Mortgage has been and is
hereby declared due and payable because of default under the terms of the Note
secured by said Mortgage, including but not limited to, nonpayment of the
indebtedness as and when due.  The
indebtedness remains in default, and this sale will be made for the sole
purpose of paying the same, including all expenses of the sale, attorney’s
fees, and all other payments provided for under the terms of said Mortgage.

 

Said property will be sold subject to the following items,
which may affect the title to said real property: all zoning ordinances;
matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the
property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to, ad valorem
taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all
outstanding bills for public utilities, which constitute liens upon said
property; all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way; the statutory
right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law; and any other matters of record
superior to said Mortgage.  To the best
of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the
real property is Jeremy Christopher Smith and Brandi M Smith or tenant(s).

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.

 

BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY

as holder of said mortgage

McCalla Raymer, LLC

Two North Twentieth

2 20th Street North, Suite 1310

Birmingham, AL 35203

(800) 275-7171

FT21@mccallaraymer.com

File No. 915216

www.foreclosurehotline.net

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

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MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kimberly J. Abel, an unmarried
woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,
acting solely as nominee for Wilmington Finance, a division of AIG Federal
Savings Bank, on the 1st day of November, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the
Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Document Number
M-2005-4836; the undersigned The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for CIT
Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-1, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at
Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on May 09, 2016, during the legal hours of
sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described
real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Begin at the SE comer of Lot 12, Reynolds Street Addition to
Gadsden, Alabama, as recorded in Plat Book C, Page 305, Probate Office, Etowah
County, Alabama, and run Southwesterly 16.00 feet to an existing 3/4 inch pipe
in the East line of Lot 13; thence deflect right 90 degrees 01 minutes 31
seconds and run Northwesterly parallel with the North line of Lot 13, leaving
said East line, 149.95 feet to an existing 3/4 inch pipe in the Easterly R/W of
Reynolds Circle (50 foot R/W); thence deflect right 90 degrees 00 minutes 00
seconds and run along said R/W 16.00 feet to a point; thence deflect left 08
degrees 53 minutes 13 seconds and run Northeasterly along said R/W chord
distance of 60. 70 feet to an existing 3/4 inch pipe; thence deflect right 68
degrees 37 minutes 59 seconds, leaving said R/W, and run Northeasterly and
parallel with the North line of Lot 11, 184.37 feet to an existing 3/4 inch
pipe on the East line of Lot 11; thence deflect right 120 degrees 13 minutes 43
seconds and run Southwesterly along said East line 152.86 feet to the point of
beginning. Said property being all of Lot 12 and a portion of Lots 11 and 13 of
Reynolds Street Addition to Gadsden, Alabama, as recorded in Plat Book C, Page
305, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama and being the same property
recorded in Deed Book 1440, Page 199, and in Doc. Number: D-2002-1571, said
Probate Office.

Property street address for informational purposes:  814 Reynolds Circle, Gadsden, AL 35901

THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS,
SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE
MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF
PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED.  THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY
OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE
SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property
the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.  Programs may also exist that help persons
avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help
you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

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

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

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for CIT Mortgage Loan
Trust 2007-1, Mortgagee/Transferee

 

Elizabeth Loefgren

SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.

P. O. Box 55727

Birmingham, AL 
35255-5727

Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee

www.sirote.com/foreclosures

374389

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________

MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jeffrey R. Bailey a/k/a Jeffery R.
Bailey and Marjorie M. Bailey, husband and wife, originally in favor of
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for
Advanced Financial Services, Inc. d/b/a AFS Financial, Inc., on the 21st day of
May, 2009, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of
Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number 3314421; the undersigned U.S. Bank
Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, as
Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in
said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in
front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Gadsden, Etowah County,
Alabama, on May 9, 2016, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right,
title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in
Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot 9, Valhaven Estates, Unit Number Two (2) to Attalla,
according to the Map or Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book “G”, page 347,
Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama and lying and being in Attalla, Etowah
County, Alabama , and being subject to that certain drainage easement as shown
on the survey set out on said plat as certified by Robert H. Wagnon dated 15
May, 1964 (ALA Reg. Prof. L.S. 4634) and as ratified by Joe Vann Clayton Jr.,
and wife, Barbara Ann Clayton and subject to the Set Back Lines as shown at the
bottom of said Plat and survey more particularly as described as:

1.         Minimum
building set back line = 30 feet

2.         Minimum side
yard = 10 feet

3.         Minimum rear
yard = 40 feet

4.         Minimum building
to side street = 15 feet

 

Said drainage easement is shown on the survey which drainage
easement is located along the Southerly line of said number Lot 9.

 

Being the same property described in the deed to Jeffrey R.
Bailey and Majorie M. Bailey, his wife from Joel W. Cleveland and wife, Teresa
K. Cleveland recorded on January 9, 2003 in Book D2003 at Page 124, of the
Public Records of Etowah, County, Alabama.

 

Property street address for informational purposes:  704 Brookvale Way, Attalla, AL 35954

THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS,
SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE
MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF
PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED.  THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY
OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE
SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property
the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.  Programs may also exist that help persons
avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help
you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

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

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

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation
Trust, Mortgagee/Transferee

Elizabeth Loefgren

SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.

P. O. Box 55727

Birmingham, AL 
35255-5727

Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee

www.sirote.com/foreclosures

339765

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________

MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed by Henry F. Dyer, a married person,
and Linda Dyer Lynch, a single person, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., on the 14th day of December, 2012, said mortgage recorded in the Office
of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number
3378295; the undersigned Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee/Transferee, under
and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of
the Courthouse at Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on May 9, 2016, during the
legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the
following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot 27 Block H Clubview Heights Supplemental Addition Plat Book
E, Page 243. Section 21, Township 12, Range 6.

Property street address for informational purposes:  1271 Sangster Rd, Gadsden, AL 35901

THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS,
SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE
MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF
PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED.  THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY
OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE
SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property
the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.  Programs may also exist that help persons
avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help
you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

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

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

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mortgagee/Transferee

Elizabeth Loefgren

SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.

P. O. Box 55727

Birmingham, AL 
35255-5727

Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee

www.sirote.com/foreclosures

386151

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________

MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the terms of that certain Mortgage,
executed on the 10/24/2012, by SHARON A. SMITH, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as
Mortgagor, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR
GENWORTH FINANCIAL HOME EQUITY ACCESS, INC. as Mortgagee, which said Mortgage
is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, ETOWAH County, Alabama, as
Instrument Number 3375868, on 10/31/2012, and subsequently assigned to REVERSE
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. and recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate,
ETOWAH County, Alabama on 3/14/2016 as Instrument Number 3431028, and default
having continued under the terms of said Mortgage, and by virtue of Alabama
Code Section 35-10-3 and 35-10-2, the following described real property will be
sold at public outcry, for cash, to the highest bidder, in front of the
Courthouse door of said County, during the legal hours of sale, on 04/29/2016.

 

LOT NUMBER ONE (1) IN BLOCK NUMBER ONE (1), IN THE MARY K.
FOSTER HEIRS’ ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK “A”, PAGE 314, PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, AND LYING AND BEING
IN GADSDEN, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

Subject to all easements, restrictions and reservations
appearing of record.  Said sale will also
be made subject to any Federal Tax Liens and/or Special Assessments of any
nature, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the property.

 

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 property is being sold “as is, where is”.  Said property is sold without warranty or
recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use or enjoyment.

 

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

 

KENT D. MCPHAIL

DUMAS & MCPHAIL, L.L.C.

Attorney for Mortgage Holder

126 Government Street

Mobile, AL  36602

251-438-2333

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________

MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed by Don F. Bradford, Inc., an Alabama
Corporation, mortgagor, to World Business Lenders, LLC on the 21st day of March,
2015, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of
Etowah County, Alabama, as Instrument Number 3424143; will sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the
Courthouse in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on the 22nd day of April, 2016,
during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in
Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

 

LANDS BOUND BY RAMSGATE SUBDIVISION OWENS DRIVE TO SOUTH
EASTSIDE DRIVE TO WEST LITTLEJOHN PROPERTY TO NORTH AND H. NEELY HENRY
RESERVOIR “THE COVE” AT WATERFORD PLACE SUBDIVISON TO EAST

 

Commence at an iron pin found (PLS #20141) being the Southwest
corner of Lot 12 of Ramsgate Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book “A1”, Page 10
in the Judge of Probate Office, Etowah 
County, Alabama, said point being the point of intersection of the
Easterly right-of-way of Eastside Drive and the Northerly right-of-way of Owens
Drive. From said point of commencement run N 6° 36’ 21” E along the Westerly
line of said lot # 12 and along the Easterly right-of-way of Eastside Drive a
distance of 35.17 feet to an iron pin found (PLS #20141) being the Northwest
corner of said Lot #12 and also being the point of beginning of the lands
herein described. From said point of beginning run N 09° 27’ 16”E along the
Easterly right-of-way of said Eastside Drive a distance of 79.73 feet to an
iron pin found (PLS #20141); thence run N 9° 39’ 24” E along said Easterly
right-of-way a distance of 144.86 feet to a concrete monument found; thence
deflect right and run N 74° 35’ 39” E along said Easterly right-of-way a
distance of 65.28 feet to a concrete monument found; thence deflect left and
run N 33° 24’ 39” E along said Easterly right-of-way a distance of 67.18 feet
to a concrete monument found: thence deflect left and run N 1° 25’ 46” E along
said Easterly right-of-way a distance of 50.06 feet to a concrete monument
found: thence deflect left and run N 37° 44 ’31” W along said Easterly
right-of-way a distance of 88.10 feet to a concrete monument found being the
Southwest corner of the  Henry O. and
wife Laurel J. Littlejohn property as recorded in Deed Book 1439, Page 377,
Judge of Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama; thence deflect right, depart
from said right-of-way and run N 88° 01’ 39” E along the South line of said
Littlejohn property a distance of 1114.39 feet to a ½ inch rebar found being
the point of intersection with the 511 contour of the H. Neely Henry Reservoir,
said point being the Southeast corner of said Littlejohn property; thence
deflect right and run S 50° 20’ 48” E along said 511 contour a distance of
162.92 feet to an iron pin found (PLS #20141) being the point of intersection
with the Eastern boundary of the SE ¼ of the NE ¼ (otherwise known as Fraction
or Government Lot # 8) Section 17, T-12-S, R-6-E. of the Huntsville Meridian,
Etowah County, Alabama, said point also being the Northwest corner of Lot # 28
of “The Cove” at Waterford Place Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book “ L”,
Page 74, in the Judge of Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama; thence deflect
right and run S 07° 00’ 00” W along the Eastern line of said forty and along
the Western line of said Lot # 28 a distance of 
194.85 feet to an iron pin found (PLS #20141) being the Southwest corner
of said Lot # 28; thence continue S 07° 00’ 00” W along the Eastern line of
said forty and along the Western line of Lot # 1 of said “The Cove” at
Waterford Place Subdivision a distance of 47.83 feet to an iron pin found (PLS
#20141) being the Northeasterly corner of Lot #1 of the aforementioned Ramsgate
Subdivision; thence deflect right, depart from said forty line and run N 61°
46’ 21” W a distance of 106.71 feet along the Northerly line of said Lot #1 to
an iron pin found (PLS #20141) being the Northernmost corner thereof; thence
deflect left and run along a curve to the right having curve data of arc= 61.65
feet, radius = 140.13 feet, delta = 25°12’19”, tangent = 31.53 feet and having
a chord bearing and distance of S 40° 49’ 48” W and 61.15 feet, respectively,
to an iron pin found (PLS #20141); thence deflect left and run S 1° 42’ 05” E
along the West line of said Lot # 1 a distance of 113.21 feet to an iron pin
found (PLS#20141) at the point of intersection with the North right-of-way of
Owens Drive, said point being the Southwest corner of said Lot 1: thence
deflect right and run S 88°17’55” W along said Northerly right-of-way a
distance of 80.00 feet to an iron pin found (PLS #20141) being the Southeast
corner of Lot 2 of said Ramsgate Subdivision; thence deflect right and run N 1°
42’ 05” W along the Easterly line of said Lot # 2 a distance of 88.05 feet to
an iron pin found (PLS#20141) being the Northeast corner thereof; thence
deflect left and run S 88° 15’ 15” W along the North lines of Lots # 2 through Lot
# 10 of said Ramsgate Subdivision a distance of 828.48 feet to an iron pin
found (PLS #20141) being the Northwest corner of Lot # 10 of said Ramsgate
Subdivision; thence deflect right and run Northwesterly along the Northerly
lines of Lot # 11 & #12 of said Ramsgate Subdivision and along the curve to
the right having curve date of arc = 126.67 feet, radius = 125.00 feet, delta =
58°03’35”, tangent = 69.37 feet and having a chord bearing and distance of N
62°42’57” W and 121.32 feet respectively, to an pin found (PLS #20141) being
the Northernmost corner of said Lot #12; thence deflect left and run S 51° 34’
52” W along the Northwesterly line of said Lot # 12 a distance of 185.30 feet
to the point of beginning.

 

Said parcel being subject to a 10-food wide utility easement
located in the Southwesterly portion of said property being granted to Gadsden
Water Works and Sewer Board as recorded in Deed Book 900, Page 242, in the
Judge of Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.

 

Said parcel being a portion South ½ of the Southeast ¼ of the
Northeast ¼ (otherwise described as the South ½ 
of Fraction or Government Block #8) Section  17, T-12-5, R-6-E, of the Huntsville
Meridian, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama and containing 10.130 acres, more or
less. 

 

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness
secured by said mortgage as well as the expense of foreclosure.

 

World Business Lenders, LLC,

its Successors and/or Assigns as holders of said mortgage

E.B. Harrison Willis, Esq.

Attorney for Mortgage Holder

Cloud & Willis, LLC

201 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 400

Birmingham, Alabama 35209

(205) 322-6060

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed by Michael Gilley aka Michael David
Gilley, Jr., unmarried, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc., acting solely as a nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker
Mortgage Corp., on the 7th day of July, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the
Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number
3298117; the undersigned Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee,
under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell
at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance
of the Courthouse at Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on May 23, 2016, during
the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the
following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot 25, Block D, in the resubdivision of portions of Blocks D
& E of Mayfair Estate, as the map of said re-subdivision appears of record
in Book of Town Plats E, Page 165, Probate Office, and being and lying in the
City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

Property street address for informational purposes:  308 Nunnally Ave, Gadsden, AL 35903

THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS,
SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE
MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF
PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED.  THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY
OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE
SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property
the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.  Programs may also exist that help persons
avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help
you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

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

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

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Mortgagee/Transferee

Rebecca Redmond

SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.

P. O. Box 55727

Birmingham, AL 
35255-5727

Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee

www.sirote.com/foreclosures

386874

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed by Ruth N. Blevins, unmarried, to
Regions Bank, on the 12th day of June, 2009, said mortgage being recorded in
the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument
3315609.

The undersigned Regions Bank, as mortgagee, under and by virtue
of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to
the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Main entrance of the Court House
at Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on the 5th day of May, 2016, during the
legal hours of sale, the following real estate, situated in Etowah County,
Alabama, to-wit:

Lot Number Twelve (12) and the East Half (E ½ ) of Lot Number
Thirteen (13), in Block Number Four (4) of the Sheffield Heights Subdivision as
the same appears of record in Book of Town Plats “C”, Page 81, in the Office of
the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in Gadsden,
Etowah County, Alabama.

 

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

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property
the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also
exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An Attorney
should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part
of the foreclosure process.

REGIONS BANK

Mortgagee

W. L. LONGSHORE, III                               

Attorney for Mortgagee               

LONGSHORE, BUCK & LONGSHORE, P.C.                         

The Longshore Building

2009 Second Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama 
35203-3703

Phone: 205-252-7661  

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________

MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joshua T.
Caldwell and Ashleigh Lynn Caldwell, husband and wife to Navy Federal Credit
Union dated March 13, 2004, and recorded 
in Instrument Number 3399275 and corrected in Instrument #3412256 of the
records in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama, notice
is hereby given that the undersigned as mortgagee will under power of sale
contained in said mortgage, sell at public outcry for cash to the highest
bidder, during legal hours of sale on the May 25, 2016, at the front door of
the Courthouse of Etowah County, Alabama, 800 Forest Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35901,
the following described real property in the County of Etowah, State of Alabama,
being the same property described in the above referred to mortgage:

PARCEL ONE

LOT NUMBER THIRTY SIX (36) IN THE FIRST ADDITION TO LOLA A
NABORS ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “H”,
PAGE 115 IN THE PROBATE OFFICE OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

PARCEL TWO

TO DESCRIBE A POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PROPERTY HEREIN
CONVEYED, COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 41 OF LOLA A NABORS ESTATES,
ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “H”, PAGE 75 IN THE
PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA AND THENCE RUN IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION
ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF WALLACE STREET PRODUCED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION A
DISTANCE OF 110 FEET TO A POINT, WHICH IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE
PROPERTY HEREIN CONVEYED;  THENCE
CONTINUE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF WALLACE STREET
PRODUCED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION A DISTANCE OF 110 FEET TO A  POINT; THENCE DEFLECT AN ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES
23 MINUTES TO THE RIGHT AND RUN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO A POINT THAT INTERSECTS
THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 42 AS PRODUCED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION; THENCE IN AN
EASTERLY DIRECTION A DISTANCE OF 110 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 42
PRODUCED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION TO A POINT; 
THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AND IN A DIRECT LINE  TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND EMBRACING A
PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) IN
SECTION THIRTY ONE (31), TOWNSHIP (12) SOUTH, RANGE SEVEN (7) EAST OF THE
HUNTSVILLE MERIDIAN, AND LYING AND BEING IN GLENCOE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

   ALABAMA LAW GIVES SOME
PERSONS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY UNDER
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.  PROGRAMS MAY ALSO
EXIST THAT HELP PERSONS AVOID OR DELAY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.  AN ATTORNEY SHOULD BE CONSULTED TO HELP YOU
UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS AND PROGRAMS AS A PART OF THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

This property will be sold on an “as is, where is”  basis, subject to any easements, encumbrances
and exceptions reflected in the mortgage and those contained in the records of
the office of the judge of the probate where the above-described property is
situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or
implied as to title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right
of redemption of all parties entitled thereto.

   Said sale is made for
the purpose of paying the said indebtedness and the expenses incident to this
sale, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.

   The sale will be
conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of
the loan with the mortgagee.

Navy Federal Credit Union

Mortgagee

Beth McFadden Rouse

McFadden, Lyon & Rouse, L.L.C.

718 Downtowner Blvd.

Mobile, AL  36609

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE
SALE

 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by that certain mortgage executed by Vasti Gutierrez and Victor
Gutierrez, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Accredited Home
Lenders, Inc., on the 26th day of May, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the
Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Document Number
M-2005-2223; the undersigned HSBC Bank, USA, National Association, as Indenture
Trustee of the FBR Securitization Trust 2005-2, Callable Mortgage-Backed Notes,
Series 2005-2, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of
sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Gadsden,
Etowah County, Alabama, on November 17, 2014, during the legal hours of sale,
all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real
estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot Number Two (2) in Block Number Two (2) in the First
Addition to Rainbow Estates, according to the map or plat thereof, recorded in
Plat Book “F”, Page 335, in the Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and
lying and being in Rainbow City, Etowah County, Alabama.

Property street address for informational purposes:  398 Williams Avenue, Rainbow City, AL 35906

THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS,
SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE
MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF
PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED.  THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY
OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE
SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property
the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.  Programs may also exist that help persons
avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help
you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

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

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

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

HSBC Bank, USA, National Association, as Indenture Trustee of
the FBR Securitization Trust 2005-2, Callable Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series
2005-2, Mortgagee/Transferee

Rebecca Redmond

SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.

P. O. Box 55727

Birmingham, AL 
35255-5727

Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee

www.sirote.com/foreclosures

87162

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
12/29/2014 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
02/09/2015 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
03/23/2015 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
05/04/2015 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
06/15/2015 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
07/27/2015 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
09/14/2015 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
10/26/2015 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
12/07/2015 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
02/04/2016 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
03/14/2016 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until
04/25/2016 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the
courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

 

April 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

DONNA WASHBURN appointed Personal Representative (s) on March
16, 2016 Estate of TOMMIE NELL BOATFIELD, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

MARY L. CARSTARPHEN appointed Personal Representative (s) on
March 22, 2016 Estate of FORREST MITCHELL, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

JOHN MARVIN BATES & MARTHA ANN BATES POWELL appointed
Personal Representative (s) on March 16, 2016 Estate of MARY FRANCES REEVES
BATES, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons
that claims not filed within six months will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

BILLY D. MCCORMICK appointed Personal Representative (s) on
March 18, 2016 Estate of LINDA C. MCCORMICK, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

DELORES J. SANDLIN appointed Personal Representative (s) on
March 14, 2016 Estate of JAMES ROY SMITH, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

ROGER EUGENE ARGO appointed Personal Representative on February
4, 2016 Estate of MARSHA JESSUP ARGO, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County,
Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be
barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

STEVEN TODD MCMEEKIN appointed Personal Representative on March
4, 2016 Estate of LOUISE CHRISTOPHER MCMEEKIN, deceased, Probate Court of
Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six
months will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

MELINDA BOYD appointed Personal Representative on March 10,
2016 Estate of BONNIE S. BOYD, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County,
Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be
barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

JESSIE L. VINES and ANGELA D. NEWTON appointed Personal
Representative on February 17, 2016 Estate of FRANKIE D. VINES, deceased,
Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not
filed within six months will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

CAROLYN COX appointed Personal Representative on March 14, 2016
Estate of EDWARD PAUL SEAHORN, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County,
Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be
barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

MATTHEW BLAINE GODDARD & JOSHUA PAUL GODDARD appointed
Personal Representative on March 10, 2016 Estate of MATTHEW PAUL GODDARD,
deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that
claims not filed within six months will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

JOHNNY FLENOIR appointed Personal Representative on January 5,
2016 Estate of IDELLA ALEXANDER THOMPSON, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

LUTHER BAKER MORGAN, JR. appointed Personal Representative on
February 29, 2016 Estate of RUTH S. MORGAN, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

PAMELA JOYCE STEPHENS appointed Personal Representative on
March 15, 2016 Estate of LEVOYD CASEY, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

RICHARD PERDUE MCCOY appointed Personal Representative on
February 25, 2016 Estate of LORRAINE PERDUE MCCOY, deceased, Probate Court of
Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six
months will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

Hazel C. Theys, passed away March 13, 2016 and anyone having
any claims on her estate must do so within six months or be barred.

 

March 25, April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

CHARLES BOYD, appointed Personal Representative (s) on March
21, 2016 Estate of ROBERT LOUIS BOYD, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County,
Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be
barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

DONALD R. RIPKA, appointed Personal Representative (s) on March
2, 2016 Estate of Jay W. RIPKA, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County,
Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be
barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

WILLIAM CAREY L. BROWN, appointed Personal Representative (s)
on March 24, 2016 Estate of LOWELL V. BROWN, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

SANDRA KAY PLUMMER AND SHIRLEY FAYE SPURLIN, appointed Personal
Representative (s) on March 22, 2016 Estate of FREDDIE B. BEASLEY, deceased,
Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not
filed within six months will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

WILLIAM CAREY L. BROWN, appointed Personal Representative (s)
on March 24, 2016 Estate of REBECCA S. BROWN, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________NOTICE TO

FILE CLAIMS

 

MICHAEL LEETH, appointed Personal Representative (s) on
September 30, 2015 Estate of VELMA PEPPERS, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months
will be barred.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________RESOLUTION
NO. R-128-16

 

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance

                                                                      

Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure
located at

2310 HILL AVENUE in District 6 in the City of Gadsden, more
particularly described as:

Lot Number Six (6) in Block Number Ten (10) in Oak Park
Addition to the City of Gadsden, as the same appears of record in Plat Book
“B”, Page 200, Probate Office, Etowah County, and lying and being in Etowah
County, Alabama.

 

is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and

Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public
hearing has been given to Billy R. Gray and Marguerite D. Gray, 2310 Hill
Avenue, and First Choice Funding;

Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City
of Gadsden as follows:

1.               The
Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the
City Code and should be abated.

2.               The
Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing
said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City
Code.

   

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on March 22, 2016.

                   

Iva Nelson, City Clerk             

 

April 8, 2016

 

______________RESOLUTION
NO. R-137-15

 

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance

                                                                  
    

Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure
located at

926 AVENUE A in District 3 in the City of Gadsden, more
particularly described as:

 

West 9.5 feet of Lot 19 and East 29 feet of Lot 20 in Block 1
of Liddell Addition, according to the map thereof recorded in Plat Book A, Page
216, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.

 

 

is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and

Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public
hearing has been given to Spencer Thomas estate, James Thomas Staples c/o Lela
Thomas, 1010 S 12th Street;

Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City
of Gadsden as follows:

1.               The
Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the
City Code and should be abated.

2.               The
Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing
said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City
Code.

 

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on March 29, 2016.

                   

Iva Nelson, City Clerk             

 

April 8, 2016

______________RESOLUTION
NO. R-138-16

 

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance

                                                                      

Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure
located at

606 SPRING STREET in District 3 in the City of Gadsden, more
particularly described as:

The North One-half (½) of Lots 5, 6 and 7 of Block Ten of the
Wards Addition to Gadsden, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in
Plat Book B, Page 53, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, together with all
improvements located thereon.

 

 

is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and

Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public
hearing has been given to Jack Lowe, Jr., 209 Oak Drive;

Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City
of Gadsden as follows:

1.               The
Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the
City Code and should be abated.

2.               The
Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing
said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City
Code.

          

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on March 29, 2016.

                   

Iva Nelson, City Clerk          

 

April 8, 2016  

______________RESOLUTION
NO. R-139-16

 

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance

                                                                      

Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure
located at

3317 ERWIN AVENUE in District 1 in the City of Gadsden, more particularly
described as:

Lots Numbers 18, 19, 20, and 21 of Block Number 6 in the
Glenwood Addition to Glencoe, as shown by map thereof recorded in Plat Book
“D”, page 17, in the Office of the Judge of Probate and lying and being in
Etowah County, Alabama. Subject to all roads, electric, power, telephone,
telegraph and pipe lines, if any, as now located over, through, across or under
any portions thereof, and subject to all rights granted by Myrtle B. Cowan, a
widow, to Alabama Power Co., a corporation by deed dated May 3rd, 1941, and
recorded in Deed Record “6-D”, page 404, Probate Office, Etowah County,
Alabama. Located on these lots is a 55X12 Holiday Mobile Home.

 

is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and

Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public
hearing has been given to Charles Hubbard, 1333 Monte Vista Drive, 1st
Community Credit Corporation, and Superior Financial Services, LLC;

Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City
of Gadsden as follows:

1.               The
Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the
City Code and should be abated.

2.               The
Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing
said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City
Code.

 

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on March 29, 2016.

                   

Iva Nelson, City Clerk        

 

April 8, 2016 

______________RESOLUTION
NO. R-140-16

 

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance

                                                                       

Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure
located at

1127 MATHIS STREET in District 1 in the City of Gadsden, more
particularly described as:

Lot No. 5 in the Mathis Addition according to map or plat
thereof as appears of record in Plat Book F at page 133 in the office of the
Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama.

 

is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and

Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public hearing
has been given to STATE OF ALABAMA, P.O. Box 327210, Montgomery, AL 36132, and
VENUTRA ROSALES RENTIERIA & OBDULIA PAREDES;

Now, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GADSDEN, ALABAMA, as follows:

1.               The
Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the
City Code and should be abated.

             2.  The Building Official is authorized to abate
the nuisance by removing or repairing said structure and to give notice of this
decision in accordance with the City Code.

 

I certify that this resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of Gadsden, Alabama, at an open public meeting held on March 29, 2016.

                   

Iva Nelson, City Clerk             

 

April 8, 2016

______________RESOLUTION
NO. R-141-16

 

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance

 

Whereas, the Building Official has determined that the property
or condition located at 301 EAST LAKE DRIVE (TO WEST LAKE DRIVE) in District 2
in the City of Gadsden, more particularly described as:

 

Tax ID#: 10-07-25-2-000-233.00013.2

AC(C) Pt Lt 1A Hooks Lake Addition Plat B-295 25-11-6 Probate
Office, Etowah County, Alabama

is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and

Whereas, as required by the Code of Ordinances, notice of a
public hearing has been given to Investment Properties c/o Donna Kelley, 500 S.
Montgomery Avenue, Suite 118, Sheffield;

Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City
of Gadsden as follows:

1.               The
Council finds that the property constitutes a nuisance in violation of the Code
Ordinances and should be abated.

2.               The
Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing said nuisance
and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the Code Ordinances.

 

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on March 29, 2016.                                    

                                                                     

Iva Nelson, City Clerk     

 

April 8, 2016       

______________RESOLUTION
NO. R-142-16

 

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance

                                
                                      

Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure
located at

1008 VALLEY JO AVENUE in District 3 in the City of Gadsden,
more particularly described as:

Lot Three (3) of Block Four (4) in the Ward Addition as the
same appears of record in Plat Book “B”, Page 53, Probate Office, Etowah
County, Alabama.

 

is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and

Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public hearing
has been given to State of Alabama, P.O. Box 327210, Montgomery, and Gerald
Sims and wife Denise Sims, 218 Ruth Street;

Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City
of Gadsden as follows:

1.               The
Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the
City Code and should be abated.

2.               The
Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing
said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City
Code.

        

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on March 29, 2016.

                   

Iva Nelson, City Clerk 

 

April 8, 2016           

______________RESOLUTION
NO. R-143-16

 

Ordering Abatement of Nuisance

                                                                     
 

Whereas, the Building Official has determined that a structure
located at

1206 FAIRVIEW AVENUE in District 6 in the City of Gadsden, more
particularly described as:

Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 6, according to the Survey of
More and Hopkins Addition to South Highlands Subdivision, as recorded in Map
Book “B”, page 120, in the Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama.

 

is a nuisance and ordered its abatement; and

Whereas, as required by the City Code, notice of a public
hearing has been given to State of Alabama, P.O. Box 327210, Montgomery, Paul
Johnson and Anita Johnson, and Associates Home Equity Services, Inc.;

Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City
of Gadsden as follows:

1.               The
Council finds that the structure constitutes a nuisance in violation of the
City Code and should be abated.

2.               The
Building Official is authorized to abate the nuisance by removing or repairing
said structure and to give notice of this decision in accordance with the City
Code.

          

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on March 29, 2016.

                   

Iva Nelson, City Clerk             

 

April 8, 2016

______________

PUBLIC

HEARING

NOTICE

 

The City of Attalla will hold public hearings to discuss
remedies for nuisance/abatement cases are scheduled to come before the Attalla
City Council at the regular council meeting on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 5:00
located at 612 4th Street NW, Attalla, Alabama. These structures are
located at:

714 4th Street NW

609 1st Street NE

1005 1st NE

 

SHARON JONES

CITY CLERK

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________

PUBLIC

HEARING

NOTICE

 

ATTALLA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS

THE ATTALLA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS WILL MEET ON MONDAY,
APRIL 25, 2016, AT 5:00 P.M., AT THE ATTALLA CITY HALL, 612 4TH
STREET NW, ATTALLA, FOR ALL PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR OR
AGAINST THE FOLLOWING VARIANCE REQUEST. IF ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED PLEASE NOTIFY
THE CITY CLERK AT LEAST FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING DATE.

 

10 FORMAN DRIVE – INSTALL CHAIN LENGTH FENCE ON THE SIDES OF
RESIDENCE.

 

SHARON JONES

CITY CLERK

 

April 8, 15 & 22, 2016

______________

LEGAL NOTICE

 

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN RE: The Estate of JOEL DALE LYLES, deceased

CASE NO. S-8902

NOTICE TO JOEL DALE LYLES, JR, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JOEL
DALE LYLES

A hearing on the petition for Administration of the Estate of
JOEL DALE LYLES, deceased, will be held before the undersigned on the 4th
day of May, 2016 at 10:30 am. At the Etowah County Courthouse, Gadsden, AL.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

March 25, April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________

LEGAL NOTICE

 

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

Case no: A-1008

In the matter of the adoption of: JAYSON SCOTT DUNLAP

Notice to: Unknown father, address unknown.

You will take notice that a Petition for Adoption of a child
born by C. Mayo(name of natural mother at time of birth), was filed on the 18th
day of March, 2016, alleging that the whereabouts and identity of the natural
father are unknown and/or that the natural father to the aforesaid minor child
is that of a putative father. Minor Child’s birth date is February 27, 2013.

Please be advised that should you intend to contest this
adoption, you must file a written response within 30 days of the date of the
last publication herein with Robert T. Noone, whose name and address is shown
below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County, 800 Forrest
Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35901.

Done this 23rd day of March, 2016.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

Robert T. Noone, Esq.

P. O. Box 2425

Gadsden, AL 35902

256-689-0565

 

March 25, April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________

LEGAL NOTICE

 

Robert M. Wade, whose whereabouts are unknown, notice is hereby
issued by publication of a Garnishment to DirecTV in the Court of Etowah
County, AL, Case No.: SM-14-900537 filed by Attorney Michael Griggs on behalf
of the Plaintiff, Revenue Maximization Consultants Corp. a/a/o Continental
Funding, LLC.  The Clerk of the Court is
holding monies pursuant to said garnishment. Defendant is notified that he has
the right to file a claim of exemption from garnishment; however, if no claim
is filed, all present and future funds shall be condemned and remitted to
counsel for the Plaintiff in partial satisfaction of the judgment.

 

April 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2016

______________

PUBLICATION
ON ADOPTION

 

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD BORN TO DEBRA COOPER A/K/A DEBRA COOPER
RENEAU

 

NOTICE TO DEBRA COPER A/K/A DEBRA COOPER RENEAU, WHOSE ADDRESS
IS UNKNOWN AND UNDISCLOSED, AND RONNIE JONES, WHOSE ADDRESS IS ALSO UNKNOWN OR
UNDISCLOSED.

You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of a
minor child, born to Debra Cooper a/k/a Debra Cooper Reneau, Natural Mother,
set to be heard on the 21st day of June, 2016, was filed on the 29th
day of January, 2016, alleging that the address of the natural mother is
unknown and has not been disclosed to the Court, and that the address of Ronnie
Jones, the natural father, is also unknown and has not been disclosed to the
Court. Minor child’s birth date is August 15, 2000.

Please be advised that should you intend to contest this
adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date
of the last publication herein with Ralph K. Strawn Jr., whose name and address
is shown below and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County,
Alabama, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901.

Done this 1st day of April, 2016.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

Ralph K. Strawn, Jr.

2401 Rainbow Drive

Gadsden, AL 35901

 

April 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2016

______________

PUBLICATION
ON ADOPTION

 

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD BORN TO DEBRA COOPER A/K/A DEBRA COOPER
RENEAU

 

NOTICE TO DEBRA COPER A/K/A DEBRA COOPER RENEAU, WHOSE ADDRESS
IS UNKNOWN AND UNDISCLOSED, AND TO THE UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOED PARENT OF A CHILD
BORN TO DEBRA COOPER A/K/A DEBRA COOPER RENEAU, WHOSE ADDRESS IS ALSO UNKNOWN
OR UNDISCLOSED.

You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of a
minor child, born to Debra Cooper a/k/a Debra Cooper Reneau, Natural Mother,
set to be heard on the 21st day of June, 2016, was filed on the 29th
day of January, 2016, alleging that the address of the natural mother is
unknown and has not been disclosed to the Court, and that the identity of the
natural parent of said minor child is 
unknown and has not been disclosed to the court, and whose relationship
of said unknown or undisclosed natural parent to the aforesaid minor child is
that of putative father.  Minor child’s
birth date is November 29, 1998.

Please be advised that should you intend to contest this
adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date
of the last publication herein with Ralph K. Strawn Jr., whose name and address
is shown below and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County,
Alabama, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901.

Done this 1st day of April, 2016.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

Ralph K. Strawn, Jr.

2401 Rainbow Drive

Gadsden, AL 35901

 

April 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2016

______________

PUBLICATION
ON ADOPTION

 

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

CASE NO: A-1002

 

IN THE MATTER OF CHRISTOPHER SCOTT BICE

NOTICE TO THE UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT OF A CHILD BORN TO
BAILEY NICOLE JUSTICE AND CHANCE R. E. CROSS

WHOSE ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED

You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of a
minor child, born to Bailey Nicole Justice, Natural Mother, was filed on the 8th
day of March, 2016, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural father is
unknown or has not been disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said
Chance R. E. Cross to the aforesaid minor child is that of presumed father.
Minor child’s birth date is July 21, 2009.

Please be advised that should you intend to contest this
adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date
of the last publication herein with Robert M. Echols, Jr., whose name and
address is shown below and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah
County, Alabama, P. O. Box 187, Gadsden, AL 35902.

Done this 1st day of April, 2016.

 

Bobby M. Junkins

Judge of Probate

 

Robert M. Echols, Jr.

4 Office Park Circle, Suite 116

Birmingham, AL 35223

 

April 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2016

______________NOTICE OF

DIVORCE

ACTION

 

SARMED HURMIZ, whose whereabouts is unknown, must answer the
complaint of SARMED HURMIZ, seeking a divorce and other relief by May 6, 2016,
or thereafter a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Civil Action
No.: DR-16-53 Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama.

Dated this the 16th day of March, 2016.

 

Cassandra Johnson

Circuit Clerk

 

March 18, 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________

NOTICE OF

DIVORCE

ACTION

 

HARRY LEE JONES III whose whereabouts is unknown, must answer
AMANDA RENEE GUYTON, complaint for divorce and other relief by May 16, 2016, or
thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in case DR-2016-9000111-DAK
Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama.

March 18, 2016

 

Cassandra Johnson

Circuit Clerk

 

March 25, April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________

NOTICE OF

DIVORCE

ACTION

 

JOSE LUIS FRANCO LOZA whereabouts unknown, must answer HELEN
LAJEAN LOZA petition for divorce and other relief by May 17, 2016 or
thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case Number DR
2016 900069, Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama.

This the 18th day of February, 2016.

 

Cassandra Johnson

Circuit Clerk

 

March 25, April 1, 8 & 15, 2016

______________ADVERTISEMENT

FOR
BIDS

 

AND

PRE-QUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR

ADDITIONS TO ETOWAH MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR

FOR

THE ATTALLA CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION

ATTALLA, ALABAMA

 

PROJECT NO. 15-111

 

Requirements for Pre-qualification: All potential bidders shall
contact the Architect at mckeeplans@gmail.com to receive the criteria to be
used for the pre-qualification of this project. 
(AIA Document A305 and Questionnaire).

 

Pre-qualification proposals for the above referenced project
will be received at the office of the McKee Architects, 631 South Hull Street,
Montgomery, AL 36104 until, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 1:00 PM. Forms can be
e-mailed to mckeeplans@gmail.com. A list of qualified contractors shall be
available from the Architect.

 

The sealed proposal as described above shall be received by Mr.
David Bowman, Superintendent, at the Attalla City Board Of Education, 101 Case
Avenue, Attalla, Alabama, until 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 10, 2016,  then opened and read aloud.

 

All General Contractors bidding this project shall be required
to visit the site and examine all existing conditions prior to submitting their
proposal. All Bidders shall have general liability and workman’s compensation
insurance.

 

The project shall be bid excluding taxes. Bids must be
submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof.  No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled
closing for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. The Owner reserves
the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in
the Owners judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

 

A certified check or Bid Bond payable to the Attalla City Board
of Education in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the
bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00 must accompany the bidder’s proposal.
Performance and statutory labor and material payment bonds will be required at
the signing of the Contract.

 

All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by
the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the
provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show
evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by
the Architect. All bidders shall show such evidence by clearly displaying
current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the
proposal is delivered.                   

 

Electronic images of the documents may be viewed on-line and
printed by General Contractors, Sub Contractors and Suppliers by obtaining
documents through the  www.mckeeassoc.com
web site, by contacting the Architect at mckeeplans@gmail.com for log-in
information and password. Please provide company name, address, phone #, fax #,
email address and GC License #. This is the only web site endorsed by the
Architect. The Architect is unable to monitor, confirm and maintain websites
that are beyond his control.  Addendums
shall be posted on the above web site. The Architect retains ownership and
copyrights of the documents. If bidders require printed sets the following
shall apply: Submit to the Architect a deposit of $200.00 per set. The deposit
shall be refunded less shipping charges for each set returned in reusable
condition within ten days after bid opening.

 

All RFI’s and RFA’s regarding the bid documents shall be sent
and addressed thru the following e-mail account: chapmang@mckeeassoc.com. The
Architect will not accept inquires via telephone or fax.

 

The Contract Documents are open to public inspection at the
office of the Architect and the Owner.

 

Completion Time: Work shall be completed in 365 calendar days
from the “Notice To Proceed”.

 

Supervision: Contractor to provide Superintendent(s) to ensure
proper supervision for all work.

 

Owner:                       

Mr. David Bowman, Superintendent                             

The Attalla City Board of Education             

101 Case AvenueAttalla, AL  
35954                              

Phone: (256) 538-8051               

 

Architect:

McKee & Associates

Architecture & Interior Design

631 South Hull Street

Montgomery, AL 36104              

Phone:  (334) 834-9933              

 

March 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

______________NOTICE
OF

CONDEMNATION

FORFEITURE
ACTION

 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

CV-15-900984

STATE OF ALABAMA, ex rel

JODY WILLOUGHBY,

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Vs.

2002 NISSAN MAXIMA VIN: JN1DA3 1D52T434 775

IN POSSESSION OF AMANDA LEATH

Defendant.

In Re: AMANDA LEATH

TO ANY PERSON, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY CLAIMING AN OWNER’S
BONA FIDE INTEREST IN THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED VEHICLE:

WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has filed its complaint in the
above described action seeking condemnation, forfeiture and ultimate
disposition of the above described vehicle. You are hereby notified that you
must answer said Complaint by May 23, 2016. Failure to file such answer shall
result in your loss of any claimed owner’s or other interest in said vehicle.

DONE this the 23rd day of March, 2016.

 

Cassandra Johnson

Circuit Clerk

 

April 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2016

____________

A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED AN ACT

 

STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

NOTICE is hereby given that a bill substantially as follows
will be as introduced in the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama
and application for its passage and enactment will be made:

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

Relating to the City of Hokes Bluff in Etowah County; to
authorize an election to determine whether alcoholic beverages may be sold or
dispensed on Sunday by properly licensed retail licensees with the city.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:

   Section 1. This act
shall apply only to the City of Hokes Bluff in Etowah County.

   Section 2. (a) The
voters of the City of Hokes Bluff may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages
within the city on Sunday by an election pursuant to this act, in the following
manner:

   The governing body of
the City of Hokes Bluff, by resolution, may call an election for the city to
determine the sentiment of the voters of the city residing within the corporate
limits, as to whether or not alcoholic beverages can be legally sold or
distributed on Sunday within the city.

   (b) On the ballot to be
used for such election, the question shall be in the following form: “Do you
favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within the City of
Hokes Bluff seven days a week subject to regulation by the City Council? Yes
___ No ___.”

   (c) The election shall
be held and the officers appointed to hold the election in the manner provided
by law for holding other city elections, and the returns thereof tabulated and
results certified as provided by law for municipal elections. Any Sunday sales
election shall be held as provided in this act as a special election or at any
subsequent city election following the date of the resolution.

   (d) Notice of the
election shall be given by the city council of the city by publication or by
posting the notice at the city hall apprising the voters of the city, at least
three weeks before the date of the election, that an election shall be held to
determine whether alcoholic beverages may be sold on Sunday. The cost of the
election shall be paid out of the general fund of the city.

   (e) Only qualified
voters of the city may vote in the election. If a majority of the voters voting
in the city election vote “Yes,” alcoholic beverages can be legally sold or
dispensed within the corporate limits of the city on Sunday by licensees of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the city. The city council may enact, by
ordinance, any policies it deems appropriate to regulate any aspect of Sunday
alcoholic beverage sales.

   (f) In the event the
results of an election pursuant to subsection (a) are negative, the city may
call another election as provided in subsection (a) provided the election is
held at least one year after a prior election.

   Section 3. The
provisions of this act are cumulative and supplemental to the present power and
authority of the City of Hokes Bluff and is not intended to, nor shall it be
interpreted so as to, repeal any existing power or authority of the City of
Hokes Bluff now permitted under the general law of the state, or under any
local or special act of the Legislature.

   Section 4. This act
shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the
Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

 

March 18, 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

____________

A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED AN ACT

 

STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

NOTICE is hereby given that a bill substantially as follows
will be as introduced in the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama
and application for its passage and enactment will be made:

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

Relating to Etowah County; to amend Sections 45-28-91.01 and
45-28-91.02, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the distribution of lodging
taxes; to further provide for the distribution of a portion of the tax; to
remove the exemption for campgrounds; and to further provide for the
distribution and use of certain lodging tax proceeds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:

Section 1. Sections 45-28-91.01 and 45-28-91.02, Code of
Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:

Ҥ45-28-91.01.

“(a) There is hereby created the new Etowah County Tourism
Board. The new board shall consist of one member appointed by each member of
the Etowah County House Legislative Delegation, one member appointed by the
senator representing Etowah County, one member appointed by the county
commission, one member appointed by the Mayor of Gadsden, one member appointed
by the Etowah County Mayor’s Association, one member appointed by the
Etowah/Gadsden Chamber of Commerce, and one member appointed by the locate
hotel industry. Members shall serve two year terms until November 30, 2011,
when the next term shall be four years. No person shall be appointed to the
board unless he or she is a qualified elector of Etowah County.

   “(b) The Etowah County
Tourism Board created by this part shall promote the tourism industry in the
county, including, but not limited to, working with potential visitors;
coordinating with media representatives; providing support and materials for
area events, attractions, and accommodations; promoting the county as a
destination for leisure and travel; marketing the county to individuals,
groups, and consumer travelers, tour operators, travel planners, and meeting
planners; assisting the county with tourism issues and development, both
nationally and internationally; employing such employees as are necessary to
accomplish the purposes of this section; and performing all things necessary
including the construction of any facility, for the promotion of tourism.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first priority shall be to interview and
hire a full-time tourism director to conduct all activities.

   “(c) The board shall
elect a chair, a vice chair, a treasurer, and such other officers as it deems
necessary. The board shall set the terms of such officers. The treasurer may or
may not be a member of the board. The treasurer shall act as custodian of all
funds, from whatever source derived, received by the board. The treasurer shall
deposit the funds in a separate account in a bank or trust company which is
duly qualified and doing business in Etowah County.

   “(d) Contracts by the
board shall be executed by the chair and ratified by the board. A simple
majority of the members present is necessary for the transaction of any
business by the board. The board may retain legal counsel. The board may employ
an architect and enter into contracts for services in designing and supervising
the construction of any facility that it desires to construct. No member of the
board shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract of work,
materials, or services.

   “(e) The board shall
have the power to do all of the following:

   “(1) To sue and be
sued.

   “(2) To acquire
property and rights and interests in property by gift, lease, or purchase.

   “(3) To have a seal and
alter the same at pleasure.

   “(4) To appoint
officers, agents, or employees as deemed necessary.

   “(5) To make contracts
and to execute all instruments necessary to lease or purchase and own real or
personal property to be used for the furtherance of the purposes for the
accomplishment of which the board is created.

   “(6) To accept or
receive gifts, bequests, and devises.

   “(7) To invest its
funds not needed to meet disbursements in bonds or obligations of the United
States of America or deposit such funds in any bank or building and loan
association, provided the deposit is fully insured by a federal corporation or
agency of the federal government insuring deposits in financial institutions or
secured by a deposit of bonds or obligations of the United State of America.

   “(8) To incur and engage in marketing and promotional expenditures
and activities in furtherance of its purposes and as determined by the board in
its discretion.

   “(f) (1) Subject to the
conditions, qualifications, and restrictions set forth in subdivision (2), the
board may borrow money. As security for any money borrowed, together with
interest thereon, and any obligations incurred or assumed, the board may mortgage,
pledge, or otherwise transfer and convey its real, personal, and mixed
property, or any part or parts thereof, whether then owned or thereafter
acquired, including any franchises then owned or thereafter or hereafter
adopted and all or any part of any funds of the board. In resolution
authorizing the mortgage given to secure the payment thereof, the board, in
addition to its other powers, shall have the power to agree with the several
holders of the mortgage to make, enter, and perform covenants and agreements as
to:

   “a. The conduct,
management, and maintenance of the properties held by the board or of the
activities, operations, and enterprises then or thereafter conducted by the
board.

   “b. Insurance of the
properties of the board.

   “c. Restrictions on the
exercise of the powers of the board to dispose, or to limit or regulate the use
of all or any part of the properties of the board..

   “d. The use and
disposition of any moneys of the board, including taxes payable to the board
under any act of the Legislature heretofore or hereafter adopted and revenues
derived or to be derived from the activities, operations, and enterprises of
all or any part of the properties of the board, including any part of parts
theretofore constructed or acquired and any parts, extensions, replacements or
improvements thereof or thereafter constructed or acquired.

   “e. The setting aside
of the taxes payable to the board under any act of the Legislature heretofore
or hereafter adopted or use of the revenues or the moneys of the board or
reserves and sinking funds, and the source, custody, security, regulation,
application, and disposition thereof.

   “f. The assumption or
payment or discharge of any indebtedness, liens, or other claims relating to
any part of the properties of the board or any obligations constituting, or
which may constitute, a lien on the properties or any part thereof.

   “g. Limitations or
other evidences of indebtedness or upon the incurrence of indebtedness of the
board.

   “(2) The power vested
in the board to pledge taxes to be paid to the board or to pledge revenue of
the board shall not be construed as undertaking or purporting to empower the
board to pledge any tax or any revenue if the pledge is prohibited by the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901. It is expressly provided that the board shall
have the power to pledge any tax paid to the board or revenue of the board, the
pledge of which is authorized by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.)

 

   “§45-28-91.02.

   “The (a) (1) Beginning October 1, 2016, the first
four hundred ninety-one thousand dollars ($491,000) of the annual
proceeds
of any lodging tax due Etowah County pursuant to Section 45-28-243, Section
45-28-243.01, or any other lodging tax payable to the county shall be paid into
the county treasury to be distributed to the Etowah County Tourism Board
established by this part to be used to carry out the purposes of this part. The remaining portion of the proceeds shall
be distributed to the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority
.

   “(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Section 45-28-243 or
Section 45-28-243.01, the lodging taxes levied by Section 45-28-243 and Section
45-28-243.01 shall not apply to campgrounds or to rooms, lodgings, or
accommodations supplied for a period of 30 continuous days or more in any place
or to any accommodations currently in existence which has 20 rooms or less
for rent on May 14, 2009.”

   Section 2. In Etowah
County, the Etowah County Commission shall allocate the portion or the tax
proceeds collected pursuant to Section 40-26-1, Code of Alabama 1975, which is
distributed to the Etowah County Commission pursuant to Section 40-26-20, Code
of Alabama 1975, to be used for the promotion of tourism, recreation, and
conventions, shall be distributed to the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex
Authority.

   Section 3. (a) The
portion of the proceeds distribution to the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex
Authority under section 45-28-91.02 (a) (1), Code of Alabama 1975, shall revert
to the Etowah County Tourism Board, if, within three years from the effective
date of this act, the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority has not made
substantial progress.

   (b) For the purposes of
this section, “substantial progress” means securing architectural drawings for
the project, purchasing land upon which facilities will be located, and having
engaged an architectural firm for the construction of the project.

   Section 4. The
provisions of this act are severable. If any part of this act is declared
invalid or unconstitutional, that declaration shall not affect the part which
remains.

   Section 5. This act
shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the
Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

 

March 18, 25, April 1 & 8, 2016

____________

A BILL

TO BE

ENTITLED

AN ACT

 

STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

   NOTICE is hereby given
that a bill substantially as follows will be introduced in the 2016 Regular
Session of the Legislature of Alabama and application for its passage and
enactment will be made:

 

Relating to the City of Southside in Etowah and Calhoun
Counties; to authorize an election to determine whether alcoholic beverages may
be sold or dispensed on Sunday by properly licensed retail licensees within the
city.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:

Section 1. This act shall apply only to the City of Southside
in Etowah and Calhoun Counties.

Section 2. (a) The voters of the City of Southside may
authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within the city on Sunday by an
election pursuant to this act, in the following manner:

The governing body of the City of Southside, by resolution, may
call an election for the city to determine the sentiment of the voters of the
city residing within the corporate limits, as to whether or not alcoholic
beverages can be legally sold or distributed on Sunday within the city.

(b) On the ballot to be used for such election, the question
shall be in the following form: “Do you favor the legal sale and distribution
of alcoholic beverages within the City of Southside on Sunday subject to regulation
by the City Council? Yes ___ No ___.”

(c) The election shall be held and the officers appointed to
hold the election in the manner provided by law for holding other city
elections, and the returns thereof tabulated and results certified as provided
by law for municipal elections. Any Sunday sales election shall be held as
provided in this act as a special election or at any subsequent city election
following the date of the resolution.

(d) Notice of the election shall be given by the city council of
the city by publication or by posting the notice at the city hall apprising the
voters of the city, at least three weeks before the date of the election, that
an election shall be held to determine whether alcoholic beverages may be sold
on Sunday. The cost of the election shall be paid out of the general fund of
the city.

(e) Only qualified voters of the city may vote in the election.
If a majority of the voters voting in the city election vote “Yes,” alcoholic
beverages can be legally sold or dispensed within the corporate limits of the
city on Sunday by licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the
city. The city council may enact, by ordinance, any policies it deems
appropriate to regulate any aspect of Sunday alcoholic beverage sales.

Section 3. The provisions of this act are cumulative and
supplemental to the present power and authority of the City of Southside and is
not intended to, nor shall it be interpreted so as to, repeal any existing
power or authority of the City of Southside now permitted under the general
laws of the state, or under any local or special act of the Legislature.

Section 4. This act shall become effective immediately
following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming
law.

 

April 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2016

____________

NOTICE OF

VEHICLE

POSSESSION

 

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to
take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle on May 16, 2016
for charges due.

 

1984 Chevy Silverado VIN # 1GCDC14 H7EF31500

 

Kerry Byers

407 N 7th Street

Gadsden, AL 35903

 

April 8 & 15, 2016

____________

NOTICE OF

VEHICLE

POSSESSION

 

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to
take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle on May 16, 2016
for charges due.

 

1994 Ford Mustang VIN # 1PALP45T 2RF179080

 

Jones Motors, LLC

1030 Mill Hill Rd

Attalla, AL 35954

 

April 8 & 15, 2016

____________

NOTICE OF

VEHICLE

POSSESSION

 

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to
take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle on May 16, 2016
for charges due.

 

Yamaha Motorcycle VIN# JS1GN7BA11 2105192

 

Jeremy Graves

 

April 8 & 15, 2016

____________

NOTICE OF

VEHICLE

POSSESSION

 

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to
take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle on May 16, 2016
for charges due.

 

1984 Corvette VIN# 1G1AY07 86E5111101

 

Mohammad Katbi

219 W Air Depot Rd

Gadsden, AL 35903

 

April 8 & 15, 2016

____________

NOTICE OF

VEHICLE

POSSESSION

 

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to
take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle on May 16, 2016
for charges due.

 

2003 Lexus VIN # JTHBN36F 440134117

 

Dwayne Crowder

301 6th Street

Rainbow City, AL 35906

 

April 8 & 15, 2016

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