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Legals for 11/08/2024 – 11/14/2024

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNTY OF ETOWAH

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage and security agreement executed by DEBORAH JENKINS, a single woman, on the 26th day of November 2005, to VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC., as recorded in Doc. #: M-2005-5264 in the office of the Probate Judge of Etowah County, Alabama; VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC., as Mortgagee, by reason of such default having declared all of the indebtedness secured by said mortgage and security agreement due and payable and such default continuing, notice is hereby given, that acting under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and security agreement, and as authorized by Section 7-9A-604(a)(2) of the Code of Alabama of 1975 as amended, VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC., as Mortgagee, will sell at public outcry, for cash to the highest bidder, in front of the Courthouse door, in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on November 14, 2024, the following described real and personal property situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Commence at an existing 5/8” rod at the Southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Section 31, Township 10 South, Range 6 East of the Huntsville Meridian, Etowah County, Alabama, and run Easterly, along the South line thereof, 460.00 feet to the Point of Beginning of the property described herein; thence continue Easterly along said South line 210.00 feet to a point; thence deflect 90°00’00” left leaving said South line and run Northerly 210.00 feet to a point; thence deflect 90°00’00” left and run Westerly 210.00 feet to a point; thence deflect 90°00’00” left and run Southerly 210.00 feet to the point of beginning, said property being a portion of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 , Section 31, Township 10 South, Range 6 East, Etowah County, Alabama.

There is a 10.00-ft. access easement being more particularly described as follows:

Begin at the Point of Beginning of the above described parcel and run Westerly along the South line of said quarter 460.00 feet to the Southwest corner thereof; thence deflect 90°00’00” right and run Northerly 10.00 feet to a point; thence deflect 90°00’00” right and run Easterly 460.00 feet to a point; thence deflect 90°00’00” right and run Southerly 10.00 feet to the point of beginning.

INCLUDING a security interest in one (1) 2004 Clayton manufactured home, Serial No. CLA052990TN;

together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging and all fixtures now attached to and used in connection with the premises herein described.

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.

Said sale will be made subject to any existing Federal Tax Lien, if any, and/or Special Assessments, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the subject property.

Said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by the above-described mortgage, and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the terms of the said mortgage. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation; contact Margery Oglesby at the phone number shown below prior to attending the sale.

Lori C. Baird

Attorney for Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.

ROSEN HARWOOD, P.A.

2200 Jack Warner Pkwy Ste 20

P.O. Box 2727

Tuscaloosa, AL 35403

(205) 344-5000

October 25, November 1, 8, and 2024

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ETOWAH

Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Martha Handy F/K/A Martha K Williams to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Rocket Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns dated April 13, 2023; said mortgage being recorded on April 18, 2023, as Instrument No. 3556400 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC in Instrument 3578626 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, ALABAMA.

The undersigned, Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, 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 9th day of December, 2024 the following property, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

LOT NUMBER SIX (6), DRUID PARK 1ST ADDITION TO RAINBOW CITY, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “H”, PAGE 87, PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, AND LYING AND BEING IN RAINBOW CITY, ALABAMA.

Said property is commonly known as 412 Waldrop Rd, Rainbow City, AL 35906.

Should a conflict arise between the property address and the legal description the legal description will control.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those superior to said Mortgage first set out above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned.  The successful bidder must present certified funds in the amount of the winning bid at the time and place of sale.

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

The sale will be conducted 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 holder of the Mortgage.

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC

as holder of said mortgage

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

505 20th Street North, Suite 1775

Birmingham, AL 35203

(205) 216-4238

FT21@mccalla.com

File No. 24-06399AL

www.foreclosurehotline.net

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Brittany D Spivey an unmarried woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Renasant Bank, its successors and assigns, on September 2, 2022, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number 3546173; the undersigned Renasant Bank, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on January 3, 2025, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 40 in Parcel 2, as shown by the plat of Cone Mills Corporation, Dwight Division, in Plat Book “F”, Pages 51-65, in the Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama.. Property street address for informational purposes: 803 N 32nd Street , Gadsden, AL 35904. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the in-debtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certified funds made payable to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid in certified funds by noon the next business day at the Law Office of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortga-gee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its pur-chase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Renasant Bank, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 24-09311-CE-AL 11/01/2024, 11/08/2024, 11/15/2024

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a certain Mortgage made by Dakota Kree Farley, A Married Woman, (the “Mortgagor”), in favor of Redstone Fed-eral Credit Union dated June 29, 2023, and filed for record on June 29, 2023, in Instrument Number: 3559916, in the Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama (the “Mortgage”), the un-dersigned Redstone Federal Credit Union (the “Mortgagee”), as Mortgagee, under and by vir-tue of the power of sale contained in the Mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bid-der for cash in front of the main entrance of the Etowah County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on the 29th day of November, 2024, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lots 20 and 21 in Block 38 in the Bellevue Highlands First Addition, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Plat Book “B”, Pages  286-290, Probate Office, Etowah County, Ala-bama.

This property will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, subject to any easements, encumbranc-es, 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 de-lay 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 the Mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.

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

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation; contact Charles Howard Grisham at the phone number shown below prior to attendance at sale.

REDSTONE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Mortgagee

CHARLES HOWARD GRISHAM, ESQUIRE

Attorney for Mortgagee

Post Office Box 5585

Huntsville, Al 35814-5585

(256) 837-5100

November 8, 15 and 22, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Gregory Kyi Chumley was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 08/19/2024 to the Estate of Gregory Lee Chumley, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Joshua Andrew Johnson was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 08/23/2024 to the Estate of James Ray (Jim) Johnson, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Sharon A. Wappelhorst was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 08/30/2024 to the Estate of Richard L. Wappelhorst, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Huey Bennett Bishop was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 08/30/2024 to the Estate of Willie James Vines Bishop, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Jessica Nicole Howell was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 08/30/2024 to the Estate of Mark Joseph Howell, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Kelli L. Taylor was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/05/2024 to the Estate of Martha H. Peacock, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Judy Gail Dixon was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/09/2024 to the Estate of Larry Floyd Hulsey, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Kelly D’Eath was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/09/2024 to the Estate of Jerry Wayne Morgan, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Jennifer Alford was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/11/2024 to the Estate of James Alford, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Paula Renee Sosebee Wagnon was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/11/2024 to the Estate of Darrell Todd Wagnon, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Leslie Ann Hill was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/13/2024 to the Estate of Helen Anita Hill, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Amber Tipton Swindall was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/16/2024 to the Estate of Elizabeth Ann Miller, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Joshua Andrew Johnson was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/16/2024 to the Estate of Dianne C. Johnson, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Ngoc Tran was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/17/2024 to the Estate of Kim Loan Thi Vo, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Charles Anthony Denson was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/17/2024 to the Estate of Elizabeth Ann Denson, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Tommy Cox was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/03/2024 to the Estate of Geraldine Cox, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Sandra Sprayberry was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/05/2024 to the Estate of Arline W. Sprayberry, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Jacob Millican was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/04/2024 over the Estate of Sharon Elaine Ballish, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Wanda Steward was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/24/2024 over the Estate of Terry Lynn McClendon, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Amy Janel Morris Dillard was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/24/2024 to the Estate of Patricia Jean McEwen Morris, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Phyllis Laveta Denson was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/27/2024 to the Estate of James Harold Rogers, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Elsie Dean Spence was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/17/2024 over the Estate of Steven Robert Adams, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Nicole Teal Morris was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/16/2024 over the Estate of Cheryl Ann Meroney, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

John Gerald Hill was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/20/2024 to the Estate of Mary Ann Hill, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Billy Fox was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/18/2024 to the Estate of Mary Ethel Fox, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Mary Beth Nix A/K/A Mary Phillips Nix was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/20/2024 to the Estate of Fred Lee Cochran, Jr., deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Nancy Rosser Beasley was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/20/2024 over the Estate of Russell Ellis Rosser, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Randall Gunter was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/27/2024 to the Estate of Betty Jane Gunter, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

David Glidden was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/10/2024 to the Estate of Betty Anne Downs, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Sheila White was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/14/2024 to the Estate of Shelby V. White, Jr., deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Lesa Ortiz was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/14/2024 to the Estate of Ralph L. Phillips, Jr., deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Kristi Bohannon was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/18/2024 to the Estate of Carole Cornwell, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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FILE CLAIMS

Amy Bates was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/22/2024 to the Estate of John Virgil Bates, deceased, Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama notifies all persons that claims not filed within six months will be barred. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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NOTICE OF ESTATE 

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DALE MAXINE JONES, DECEASED 

CASE NO: 2024-00701 

A Petition for Summary Distribution of the Estate of DALE MAXINE JONES, Deceased, having been submitted to the Honorable Scott W. Hassell, Judge of Probate, by Petitioner, Jeffrey Doyle Jones, on the 14th day of August, 2024; Notice is hereby given that all persons contesting said Petition shall file a response thereto with the Judge of Probate, Etowah County, within 30 days of the date of this publication. 

Done this the 15th day of October 2024. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF HEARING 

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA 

Case No.: 2024-00581 

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM ROBERT DOWNS, DECEASED. 

TO: Vickie Goldrup and Billy Morrell 

WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN 

Please take notice that a Petition to Probate Will was filed in the Office of the Judge of 

Probate, Etowah County, Alabama and further, that the 11th day of DECEMBER, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. was appointed a day and time for hearing on said Petition, thereof at which time you may appear and support and/or contest the Petition, if you so choose. 

DONE THIS THE 18th DAY OF October, 2024. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF HEARING 

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA 

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF EDDIE JAMES MORGAN, DECEASED. 

Case No.: 2024-00152 

TO: Rhonda Morgan and Juliet Morgan WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN 

Please take notice that a Petition to Probate Will was filed in the Office of the Judge of 

Probate, Etowah County, Alabama and further, that the 17th day of DECEMBER, 2024 at 10:00 

a.m. was appointed a day and time for hearing on said Petition, thereof at which time you may 

appear and support and/or contest the Petition, if you so choose. 

DONE THIS THE 22nd DAY OF DAY OF October 2024. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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NOTICE OF PETITION FOR LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP AND PETITION FOR LETTERS OF CONSERVATORSHIP 

Notice to: Gerald Sheets, Jr., whose whereabouts are unknown 

Jeffery Sheets, whose whereabouts are unknown 

Kenneth Sheets, whose whereabouts are unknown 

Christopher Sheets, whose whereabouts are unknown 

You will take notice that a Petition for Letters of Guardianship for the person of Regina 

Sheets and a Petition for Letters of Conservatorship over the estate of Regina Sheets was filed by Gadsden Regional Medical Center on the 28th day of OCTOBER 2024. 

A hearing on the Petition for Letters of Guardianship and Petition for Letters of 

Conservatorship is set on the 16th day of DECEMBER 2024, at 2:30 p.m., in the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, AL. 35901.

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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NOTICE OF PETITION FOR LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP AND PETITION FOR LETTERS OF CONSERVATORSHIP 

Notice to: Charles Maier, whose whereabouts are unknown 

Donna Seabolt, whose whereabouts are unknown 

You will take notice that a Petition for Letters of Guardianship for the person of Lillian K. 

Maier and a Petition for Letters of Conservatorship over the estate of Lillian K. Maier was filed by Riverview Regional Medical Center on the 28th day of OCTOBER, 2024.

A hearing on the Petition for Letters of Guardianship and Petition for Letters of Conservatorship is set on the 17th day of DECEMBER 2024, at 1:30 p.m., in the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate 

November 1, 8, and 15, 2024

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NOTICE OF PETITION FOR LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP AND PETITION FOR LETTERS OF CONSERVATORSHIP 

Notice to: Any unknown family member, whose whereabouts are unknown 

You will take notice that a Petition for Letters of Guardianship for the person of Martha 

Files Vangorder and a Petition for Letters of Conservatorship over the estate of Martha Files 

Vangorder was filed by Riverview Regional Medical Center on the 6th day of NOVEMBER 

2024. 

A hearing on the Petition for Letters of Guardianship and Petition for Letters of Conservatorship is set on the 18 day of DECEMBER 2024, at 2:00 P.m., in the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901. 

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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PUBLICATION NOTICE 

IN THE PROBATE COURT, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE FAYE CAMPBELL, DECEASED

CASE NO: 2024-00656 

TO: Anthony Duwayne McCray,

Whereabouts unknown 

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that there has been filed in this Court an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Willie Faye Campbell, deceased, and a petition in writing and under oath praying for the admission to probate and record in this Court of said instrument as the true Last Will and Testament of said decedent. 

You are FURTHER NOTIFIED to be and appear before this Court on the 10th day of December, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., when said petition will be heard and to show cause, if any you may have, why the instrument filed with said petition and purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Willie Faye Campbell, deceased, should not be admitted to probate and recorded in this Court as the true Last Will and Testament of said decedent. 

This the 17th day of

 October 2024. 

Scott W. Hassell

JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT 

October 25, November 1 and 8, 2024 

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TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

In the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama Case # JU-23-34.02 In Re: G.J.. Publication Notice to: Antonia Guice and Zeb Guice. A Complaint has been filed in this court for termination of parental rights as to the above Minor Child whose date of birth is 11/15/22. You must file an answer to the Complaint within 14 days of perfection of service by publication. Your answer is to be filed in the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama, 801 Forrest Ave. Gadsden, AL 35901. Case is set for final hearing 12/5/2024.

Done this 14th day of October, 2024. 

Cassandra Johnson COURT CLERK. 

David King, Esq. 

Etowah County DHR, 

2100 Club Dr., Ste. 150

Gadsden, AL 35901 

(256) 442-0201. 

October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 2024

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COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE 

In the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama 

JUANA VASQUEZ SANCHEZ v JOSE ANTONIO GOMEZ SANCHEZ   

CASE NO: 31-DR-2023-900302.00 

Notice to: Jose Antonio Gomez Sanchez 

You have been made a Defendant in a lawsuit for a divorce action in the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama, filed by Juana Vasquez Sanchez. The divorce action was filed on October 26, 2023 and you have thirty days from that date of the last publication notice to file an Answer. Your response must be filed with the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama 801 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901. The Attorney for Juana Vasquez Sanchez is Kenneth P. Robertson, 926 Third Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901.

Kenneth P. Robertson

Attorney at Law

926 Third Avenue

Gadsden, AL. 35901

(256) 547-8990 telephone

(256) 547-8341 facsimile

October 18, 25, November 1, and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF COMPLAINT

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY ALABAMA

CARLOS MOSTELLA, PLAINTIFFS

v.

CV-2024-900454

M&M REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, LLC; JOHNNY E. POTTS and DONNA

G. POTTS, and those fictitious defendants whose identities and whereabouts 

are unknown, and all other persons claiming any present, future, contingent, remainder, reversion, or other interest in the lands described herein

DEFENDANTS

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint to Foreclose the Right to Redeem and Quiet Title as to the following property:

Begin at the Southeast corner of Lot 1, Block 3, Kyle’s Cheap Home Addition to Alabama City; thence West and along the South line of said Lot 1 a distance of 55 feet; thence deflect 90° to the right and run in a Northerly direction parallel to the East line of Lots 1 and 2 a distance of 100 feet to a point in the North line ofLot-2; thence deflect 90° to the right and run in an Easterly direction and along the North line of Lot 2 a distance of 5 feet; thence 90° to the left· and run in a Northerly direction parallel -to the East line of Lot 3 a distance of 20 feet to a point; thence deflect 90° to the right and run in an Easterly direction. parallel with the South line of Lot l a distance of 50 feet to a point in the East line of Lot 3; thence Southerly and along the East line of Lots 3, 2 and 1, to the point of beginning; and embracing a portion of Lots 1, 2 and 3 in Kyle’s Cheap Home Addition to Alabama City, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Plat Book “B”, Page 189, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in Etowah County, Alabama.  

The Defendants, Johnny E. Potts and Donna G. Potts and/or their heirs and next of kin, and any other individuals who may claim an interest in the above described property, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Plaintiff’s Complaint within thirty (30) days of the completion of the publication or thereafter a judgment of default may be rendered against you in the aforementioned case.

Done the 10th day of October 2024

CASSANDRA JOHNSON,

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Etowah County

Joshua B. Sullivan

Knowles & Sullivan, LLC

413 Broad Street

Gadsden, Alabama 35901

T: 256-547-7200

October 18, 25, November 1, and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF COMPLAINT

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

KELLEY AUTO AUCTION, LLC, Plaintiff 

VS

CV-2023-900122

MJK Auto Sales Limited Liability, Co.; TERENCE TAYLOR; AND TRAVIS MOORE, Defendant 

The Defendants, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Plaintiff’s Complaint for sale and Division within thirty (30) days of the completion of the publication or thereafter a judge-ment of default may be rendered against you in the aforementioned case.

Done the 7th day of November 2024.

Cassandra Johnson,

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama

Megan Phillips Huizinga, Attorney for Plaintiff

Knowles & Sullivan, LLC

413 Broad Street

Gadsden, AL 35901

256-547-7200

November 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2024

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PUBLICATION ON NAME CHANGE (UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT) 

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA 

In Re:  Jasie Renee Abromitis, 

A minor child, Petitioner 

Case No. 2024-00151 

NOTICE TO: THE FATHER, WHOSE NAME AND WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN, THE PARENT OF: A CHILD BORN TO KRISTEN RENEE ABROMITIS 

You will take notice that a Petition for Change of Name of a child born on December 19, 2013, to Kristen Renee Abromitis, was filed on the 7th day of March, 2024, alleging that the father of said minor child’s name and whereabouts are unknown, and have not been disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said parent, whose whereabouts are unknown to the aforesaid minor child, is that of the presumed father. 

Minor child’s birth date is December 19, 2013. 

Please be advised that should you intend to contest this name change, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein with Clark Hall, at the address shown below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court, Etowah County Courthouse, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35901. 

Done this the 6th day of November 2024.  

SCOTT W. HASSELL, 

JUDGE OF PROBATE 

Name and address of Attorney

Clark Hall 

750 Forrest Avenue 

Gadsden, AL 35901  

(256) 549-4357 

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION 

River Bank Repair & Concrete Sidewalk Replacement At the Twin Bridges Golf Course

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, Bob Smith Construction, Inc. hereby gives written notice of the completion of a contract with the City of Gadsden, Alabama, for the River Bank Repair & Concrete Sidewalk Replacement At the Twin Bridges Golf Course, project no. 3564, and has made request for final settlement of said Contract. This notice is to appear for four consecutive weeks, beginning November 1, 2024 and ending on November 22, 2024. All persons having any claim for labor, materials or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Heath Williamson, Architect for City of Gadsden, P.O. Box 267, Gadsden, AL 35902-0267 during this period.

Bob Smith Construction, Inc.

8076 US Highway 11

Springville, AL. 35146

(205) 655-9006

November 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the Etowah County Commission at 800 Forrest Ave Suite 113, Gadsden, AL 35901 until 2:00 PM CST, Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 for:

NEW ENTRANCE CANOPY FOR

ETOWAH COUNTY JAIL

827 Forrest Avenue,

Gadsden, Alabama 35901

at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Confer-ence for General Contractors who wish to submit a bid will be held at job site front entrance, Etowah County Jail, 827 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901 at 2:00 PM CST, Monday, December 2nd, 2024.

A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to Etowah County Commission in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.

Drawings and specifications may be examined at the office of Bill Whittaker Architecture, 236 Martin Street, Anniston, Alabama 36206. Contact: Bill Whittaker at 256-689-0238

Bid Documents may be obtained from the Architect upon deposit of $250.00 per set/project, which will be refunded in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each general contract bidder submitting a bonafide bid, upon return of documents in good condition within ten days of bid date. Other sets for general contractors and sets for subcontractors and dealers may be ob-tained upon a non-refundable deposit of $150.00.

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof.

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 Ala-bama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Engineer; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is deliv-ered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgement, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted. Bidder certifies by submitting a response to this bid request that neither the company nor any of its employees who will provide or perform services under this contract have been debarred, sus-pended or otherwise declared ineligible from receiving Federal contracts and subcontracts. Al-abama law (section 41-4-116, code of Alabama 1975) provides that every bid submitted and contract executed shall contain a certification that the vendor, contractor, and all of its affili-ates that make sales for delivery into Alabama or leases for use in Alabama are registered, col-lecting, and remitting Alabama state and local sales, use, and/or lease tax on all taxable sales and leases in Alabama. By submitting a response to this solicitation, the bidder is hereby certi-fying that they are in full compliance with Act No. 2006-557; they are not barred from bidding or entering into a contract pursuant to 41-4-116, and acknowledges that the Owner may de-clare the contract void if the certification is false.

Etowah County, Alabama (Local Awarding Authority) 

Bill Whittaker P.C., Architecture (Architect)

November 8, 15, and 22, 2024

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

Sealed proposals will be received by the City Clerk, City of Gadsden, Alabama, at the City Hall, 90 Broad Street, Room 411, Gadsden, Alabama until 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 3, 2024, for the FY2025 LANDFILL COVER DIRT PROJECT, Bid Request No. 3585, located in the City of Gads-den, Alabama.  

Bids submitted prior to the bid opening by mail shall be directed to “City Clerk, P.O. Box 267, Gadsden, Alabama 35902-0267” or in person delivered to the office of the City Clerk, Room 401, City Hall, 90 Broad Street, Gadsden, Alabama. 

Bids will be publicly opened and read at the above time and place. Specifications and contract documents are open to the public for inspection at the City Hall. Electronic (pdf) specifications and contract documents can be distributed at no cost. All bidders must be registered with the City of Gadsden Engineering Department in order to submit a bid.  Bids received from unregis-tered bidders will be rejected. 

The bidder shall file with his bid either a cashier’s check drawn on an Alabama bank, payable to the City of Gadsden, Alabama, or a bid bond executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make such bonds in Alabama, in an amount equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of the bid or ten thousand ($10,000). 

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids. 

The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for the satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond or Bond in the amount required by Section 39-1-1(a), Code of Alabama 1975, and evidence of insurance as required by the bid documents within ten (10) days after being notified that he has been awarded the contract. 

No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The bidder must comply with all requirements of the public works bid law Section 39-2-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975. 

Any bidder, whether a resident or non-resident of the State of Alabama, must comply with all applicable provisions of Section 34-8-1, et. seq., Code of Alabama, 1975, including require-ments for licensing as a general contractor and the necessity to show evidence of license be-fore the bid will be considered by the awarding authority. A current license number must be included on the bid. 

Bidders must comply with the President’s Nos. 11246 and 11375 which prohibit discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. Bidders must also comply with Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of1968, and Section III of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 170lu. 

By signing this contract, the contracting parties affirm, for the duration of the agreement, that they will not violate federal immigration law or knowingly employ, hire for employment, or continue to employ an unauthorized alien within the state of Alabama. Furthermore, a con-tracting party found to be in violation of this provision shall be deemed in breach of the agree-ment and shall be responsible for all damages resulting therefrom. 

Bidders must certify that they do not and will not maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated on a basis of race creed, color, sex, or national origin. Bidder must also certify they will make facilities handicap accessible to the extent required by law. 

THE CITY GADSDEN, ALABAMA

Iva Nelson, City Clerk

November 8, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE

The following storage unties will be auctioned on 11/13/2024 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the business premises of Southtowne Mini Warehouses.  Southtowne is located at 199 Woodland Drive, off of Steele Station Road in Rainbow City,

 Alabama.

Rachael Smith Unit 1-17

Kenneth Malbie, Jr. Unit 336

Holly Troup –  Unit 38-11

Chris Smith –  Unit 715

Jason Wood Unit RV15

James Phillips Unit 401

Jason Jelks Unit J09

Daniel Mead Unit 619

Melissa Williams Unit 523

Taylor Pattollo Unit 535

Kristie Bell Unit 585

Southtowne Mini 

Warehouses

199 Woodland Drive

Rainbow City, AL. 35906

November 1 and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that the Contents of the following storage buildings will be SOLD by Off Campus Storage on November 8, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at 474 George Wallace Drive, Gadsden, AL. 35903.

Evett Rembert Unit 67

Off Campus Storage

474 George Wallace Drive

Gadsden, AL. 35903

November 1 and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION OF ABANDONED  VEHICLES

In accordance with the Alabama Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act, Alabama Code Sections 32-13-1 through 32-13-8 notice is hereby given to the owners, lienholders, and other interested par-ties. The following motor vehicles will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at 9:00 am, December 6, 2024 at Team One Hyundai of Gadsden, Rainbow City, Alabama. Seller re-serves the right to reject any bid and the right to bid.

2011 Hyundai Sonata VIN# 5NPEB4AC3BH080772

2013 Hyundai Sonata VIN# 5NPEC4ACXDH581710

2012 Hyundai Sonata VIN# 5NPEB4AC6CH331690

2016 Hyundai Sonata VIN# KMHE34L12GA017553

2013 Hyundai Accent VIN# KMHCT5AE8DU090052

November 1 and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION OF ABANDONED VEHICLES

Please take NOTICE that Matt’s Towing will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following abandoned motor vehicle 1975 Fiat 124c Spider  VIN#124CS10100142 The public auction will be held at Matt’s Towing 927 5th Ave NE Attalla AL 35954 at 10:00am on 11/29/2024.  The Seller shall have a right to reject any bid that is unreasonably low. The seller expressly reserves the right to bid and purchase at the public auction.

November 1 and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION OF ABANDONED VEHICLES

Please take NOTICE that Matt’s Towing will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following abandoned motor vehicle 2008 Mercury Milan VIN#ЗМЕНМ0 888638159 The public auction will be held at Matt’s Towing 927 5th Ave NE Attalla AL 35954 at 10:00am on 12/8/2024. The Seller shall have a right to reject any bid that is unreasonably low. The seller expressly reserves the right to bid and purchase at the public auction.

November 1 and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF VEHICLE POSSESSION 

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle(s) on November 28, 2024.

2018 Ford Escape VIN:  1FMCU0GD0GD85UAT5190

M&D Auto Sale LLC

201 N 22nd Street

Gadsden, AL. 35904

November 1 and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION OF ABANDONED VEHICLES

Please take NOTICE that the Kelton Wrecker LLC will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following abandoned motor vehicles:

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VIN:5GAER23788J130373

2002 LEXUS ES VIN:  JTHBF30G20058315                                                           

2005 CHEVROLET  TAHOE   VIN: 1GNEK13T85R219780 

The public auction will be held at Kelton Wrecker LLC located at 1625 Forrest Ave Gadsden AL 35901 at 8:00 AM on 12/07/2024. The seller shall have a right to reject any bid that is unreasonably low and may postpone the public auction until another time and place. In addition, the seller expressly reserves the right to bid and purchase at the public auction.

November 1 and 8, 2024

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NOTICE OF VEHICLE POSSESSION 

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle(s) on January 3, 2025.  

2016 Make: DODGE Model: CHARGER R/T  

VIN:  2C3CDXCT4GH257527     

UNI Automotive Group

2075 Hwy 77

Attalla, AL. 35954

(256)538-6600

November 8 and 15, 2024

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