Legals for 11/13/2026 – 11/19/2026

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 Labrena Artessa Brewster, an unmarried woman and Linda C Brewster, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for First Federal Bank, its successors and assigns dated November 30, 2011; said mortgage being recorded on December 7, 2011 as Instrument No. 3359124 as having been modified by an agreement recorded as Instrument No. 3420139 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Freedom Mortgage Corporation by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2026, Page 3616772 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama.

The undersigned, Freedom Mortgage Corporation, 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 December 9, 2026 the following property, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot Numbers One (1) and Three (3), in Block Number One (1) of the Glendale Subdivision to East Gadsden, according to the map or plat thereof as the same appears of record in Plat Book “E”, Page 53, in the Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

Said property is commonly known as 1031 Springfield Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35903.

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. Bidders must perform their own due diligence. 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.

ATTENTION ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS: On March 1, 2026, the data collection and reporting requirements under the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) new Anti-Money Laundering Rule (the “Rule”), found at 89 FR 70258, went into effect. The Rule applies to certain residential real estate sale transactions (including nonjudicial foreclosures) where the transfer is to a legal entity or trust, and which includes cash purchases, private financing or financing provided by an institution not subject to a federal Anti-Money Laundering or Suspicion Activity Report requirement. As part of this Rule, purchasers and sellers are required to provide additional information and documentation about themselves, their legal entities, and the source of funds used in the reportable transaction, if applicable.* The collection of this information and documentation is required to comply with the Rule’s federal reporting requirements, if applicable. This notice is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You are encouraged to consult with your own independent legal counsel if you have questions about how the FinCEN Anti-Money Laundering Rule affects your transaction and whether your transaction is reportable.

* The Rule is the subject of ongoing litigation in several jurisdictions. We suggest that you seek your own legal counsel if you have questions about the status of the Rule and its applicability to your sale, if any.

The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage, and (3) to confirmation that the successful bidder has timely provided all information required for reporting under the Rule, 89 FR 70258, if applicable.

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

as holder of said mortgage

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

505 20th Street N, Suite 1775

Birmingham, AL 35203

Telephone: (205) 216-4238

[email protected]

File No. 26-09170AL

www.foreclosurehotline.net

October 30, November 6, and 13, 2026

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE

Whereas, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lee Investment Consultants, LLC, to John Hayes, a married man on the 14th day of April, 2013, said mortgage being recorded in Instrument No. 3384268, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, also that certain mortgage executed by Lee Investment Consultants, LLC, to John Hayes, a married man on the 15th day of February 2019, said mortgage being recorded in Instrument No. 3479887, in the office of the Judge of Probate of 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, J. Lance Smith, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the rear Courthouse door Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on the 23rd day of November, 2026, the following described real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Commencing at a nail in concrete marking the Northwest Corner, SW 4 of the NW 4, Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 7 East, thence along the North line of said forty North 87 degrees 40 minutes 04 seconds East 308.00 feet to a point; thence South 02 degrees 20 minutes 30seconds East 20.56 feet to a pinch pipe, also being the point of beginning; thence North 87 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds East 220.26 feet to a point; thence Sout 01 degrees 42 minutes 16 seconds East 173.71 feet to a CPF, Walker; thence South 83 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds West 120.64 feet to the CPF, Walker; thence South 86 degrees 39 minutes 47 seconds West 101.98 feet to a grader blade; thence North 01 degrees 06 minutes 27 seconds West 184.24 feet to the point of beginning.

Said sale will be 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 part of the foreclosure process.

John Hayes, a married man

BY: J. Lance Smith, his Attorney

Turnbach, Warren, Rice, Frederick & Smith, PC

P. O. Box 129

Gadsden, AL 35902

October 30, November 6 and 13, 2026

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE

Whereas, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lee Investment Consultants, LLC, to John Hayes, a married man on the 15th day of February, 2015, said mortgage being recorded in Instrument No. 3479886, in the office of the Judge of Probate of 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, J. Lance Smith, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the rear Courthouse door Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on the 23rd day of November, 2026, the following described real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

PIN: 25220; 25219; 25221:

All that part of Tract 13 of the J.T. Morris Farms Tract lying above that certain datum Plane of 512 feet above mean sea level as established by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey as adjusted in January 1955.

Save and Except: any portion thereof contained within the Plat of Riverview Addition Number 2 to Hokes Bluff as same appears of record in Plat Book “F”, Page 5, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama and,

Save and Except: any portion thereof which would be either alone or together with other lands entirely surrounded by waters of the Coosa River or its tributaries such river or its tributaries be raised and back up to the 512 datum plane.

Subject to: all rights of the Alabama Power Company as set forth in instruments recorded in Book 7F, Page 321 and Book 1060, page 534, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.

PIN: 92003:

To reach the point of beginning of a tract or parcel of land described herein commence where the North line of North Sibert Street intersects the East R/W line of Main Street and run East along the North line of North Sibert Street a distance of 133 feet to the point of beginning; thence run North and parallel to the East R/W line of Main Street for a distance of 124 feet to a point; thence run East and parallel with the South line of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 for a distance of 127 feet to a point; thence run South and parallel to the East R/W line of Main Street to a point in the South line of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4; thence run Westerly and along said South line to a point in the Easterly line of North Sibert Street; thence run Westerly and along the East line of said street to the point of beginning. Said description embracing a portion of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 7 East of the Huntsville Meridian in Etowah County, Alabama.

PIN: 28015; 92004; 84458; 28006:

A part of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 14 Township 12 South, Range 7 East, Etowah County, Alabama and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at a existing axle at the Purported Southeast corner of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of said Section 14; thence S88°55’33”W, 433.30’ to a capped rebar found, (Dowdy); Said point being the point of beginning of the tract of land being herein described; thence run S89°52’18”W, 315.57’ to a iron pin found ½” solid rod; thence run N02°47’18”E, 113.42 feet to a ¾” rebar found; thence run S89°52’18”W 125.01 feet to a ¾” rebar found; thence run S02°47’18”W 108.33 feet to a ¾” rebar found, at the North 60’ Right of Way (R.O.W) of Sibert Street; thence run, along said North R.O.W N85°20’22”W 139.50’ to a point at the intersection of the North 60’ R.O.W of Sibert Street and the East Variable R.O.W of Main Street; thence run along the East variable R.O.W of Main Street, North along a curve with a Length of 65.48 and a Radius of 389.36 to a point; thence run along the East variable R.O.W of Main Street, N00°24’38”W, 347.94 feet to a ½” Capped rebar found (Dowdy); thence, leaving said R.O.W. run N87°04’10”E, 100.00’ to a ½” capped rebar found (Dowdy); thence run N02°28’15’W, 208.00 feet to a capped rebar found (Dowdy); thence run N88°15’05”E, 611.85 feet to a ½” capped rebar found (Dowdy); thence run S04°54’56”W, 61.24’ to a ½” capped rebar found (Dowdy); thence run S88°14’24”W, 77.83 feet to a ½” capped rebar found (Dowdy); thence run S03°41’45”W, 203.06 feet to a ½” capped rebar found (Dowdy); thence run S04°22’32”W, 199.52’ to a ½” capped rebar found (Dowdy); thence run S04°10’27”W, 195.70’ to a 1/25” capped rebar found (Dowdy); Said point being the point of beginning of the tract of land being herein described.

PIN: 28173:

Commencing at a ½” rebar marking the North West corner of lot 17 Block 1 J.C Morris Subdivision, lying on the Eastern 40’ right of way (R.O.W) of Sibert Road, in Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 7 East of the Huntsville Meridian, in Etowah County Alabama; Said point being the point of beginning of the tract of land being herein described; thence, leaving said R.O.W, run S89°53’13”E for a distance of 212.74’ to an existing ½” rebar found; thence run N90°00’00”E, for a distance of 50.00’ to an existing ½” rebar found; thence run N90°00’00”E, for a distance of 100.00’ to an existing 5/8” rebar found at the West 110’ R.O.W of Appalachian Road; thence run, along said R.O.W, S07°23’33”W, for a distance of 141.36’ to a point at the intersection of the North 50’ R.O.W of Third Street and the West 110’ R.O.W of Appalachian Road; thence run, along said R.O.W of Third Street, N89°50’06”W, for a distance of 228.32’ to a point at the intersection of the North 50’ R.O.W of Third Street and the East 40’ R.O.W of Sibert Road; thence run, along said R.O.W of Sibert Road, N39°42’37”W, for a distance of 181.92’ to an ½” rebar found; Said point being the point of beginning of the tract of land being herein described; said property being a portion of Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 7 East of the Huntsville Meridian in Etowah County, Alabama, and being lots 17, 18, 19, 20 and a portion of lot 21 J.C Morris Subdivision Block 1 Plat E-59.

PIN: 28172:

Commencing at a ½” rebar marking the North West corner of lot Block 1 J.C Morris Subdivision, lying on the Eastern 40’ right of way (R.O.W) of Sibert Road, in Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 7 East of the Huntsville Meridian, in Etowah County Alabama; Thence leaving said R.O.W, run S89°53’13”E for a distance of 212.74’ to an existing ½” rebar found; thence N90°00’00”E, for a distance of 50.00’ feet to an existing ½” rebar found; thence run N90°00’00”E, for a distance of 100.00’ to an existing 5/8” rebar found at the West 110’ R.O.W of Appalachian Road; thence run, along said R.O.W, S07°23’33”W, for a distance of 141.36’ to a point at the intersection of the North 50’ R.O.W of Third Street and the West 110’ R.O.W of Appalachian Road; thence, leaving said R.O.W, run S05°48’00”W, for a distance of 50.24’ to a point at the intersection of the South 50’ R.O.W of Third Street and the West 110’ R.O.W of Appalachian Road; Said point being the point of beginning of the tract of land being herein described; thence run, along R.O.W of Appalachian Road, S05°48’00”W, for a distance of 162.26’ to a point at the intersection of the West 110’ R.O.W of Appalachian Road and the North East 40’ R.O.W of Sibert Road; thence run, along said R.O.W of Sibert Road, N44°59’17”W, for a distance of 228.98’ to a point at the intersection of the North East 40’ R.O.W of Sibert Road and the South 50’ R.O.W of Third Street; thence run along said R.O.W of Third Street, S89°50’60”E, for a distance of 178.28’ to a point at the intersection of the South 50’ R.O.W of Third Street and the West 110’ R.O.W of Appalachian Road; Said point being the point of beginning of the tract of land herein described; said property being a portion of Section 14, Township 12 South, Range 7 East of the Huntsville Meridian, in Etowah County Alabama and being a portion of lots 10 and 11 J.C Morris Subdivision Block 2 Plat E-59.

PIN: 28174; 28175:

Lots 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Block 2 of the J C Morris Subdivision as same appears of record in Plat Book “E”, page 59, Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama.

PIN:97229:

Commence at a 1” pipe marking the NE corner of tract (15), J.T. Morris Farm (AKA NE corner of Fraction “A”, Section 10, T-12-S, R-7-E), as recorded in Plat Book “C”, Page 120, in the Etowah County Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama, said point on the Westerly R/W of Johnson Road (50’ R/W), thence S 04 degrees 56 minutes 45 seconds 49.95 feet along the East line of said tract (15) and along said R/W to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence leaving said East line of said tract (15) and said R/W N 89 degrees 39 minutes 15 seconds West 210.00 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), said point being the point of beginning. Thence South 04 degrees 56 minutes 20 seconds West 170.21 feet to a crimped pipe, thence South 04 degrees 51 minutes 02 seconds West 249.26 feet to a crimped pipe, thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 37 seconds East 209.55 feet to a pinched pipe on the East line of said tract (15), thence South 04 degrees 56 minutes 38 seconds West 861.43 feet along said East line of said Tract (15) to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence South 89 degrees 24 minutes 54 seconds West 498.62 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS) on the approximate 51; contour, thence along said approximate 512’ contour, the following chord bearings and distances: North 13 degrees 57 minutes 08 seconds West 108.59 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence North 03 degrees 38 minutes 53seconds East 145.71 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence North 25 degrees 29 minutes 59 seconds East 94.77 feet to a point, thence North 05 degrees 42 minutes 27 seconds East 53.89 feet to a point, thence North 34 degrees 56 minutes 08 seconds West 53.43 feet to a point, thence North 43 degrees 06 minutes 14 seconds West 46.93 feet to a point, thence North 21 degrees 32 minutes 29 seconds West 73.77 feet to a point, thence North 68 degrees 04 minutes 13 seconds West 28.86 feet to a point, thence South 86 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds West 51.56 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence North 66 degrees 24 minutes 01 seconds West 33.01 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence North 15 degrees 39 minutes 54 seconds West 184.35 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence North 38 degrees 54 minutes 18 seconds West 107.61 feet to a point, thence North 27 degrees 04 minutes 23 seconds West 90.78 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence North 12 degrees 06 minutes 10 seconds West 4904 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence leaving said approximate 512 contour South 89 degrees 39 minutes 50 seconds East 647.67 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence North 04 degrees 56 minutes 20 seconds East 340.28 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 21 seconds East 60.00 feet to the point of beginning.

Also a 50’ Access Easement described as follows:

Begin at a 1” pipe marking the NE corner of Tract (15), J.T. Morris Farms (aka NE corner of Fraction ”A”, Section 10, T-12-S, R-7-E), as recorded in Plat Book “C”, Page 120, in the Etowah County Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama, said point on the Westerly R/W of Johnson Road (50’ R/W), thence South 04 degrees 56 minutes 45 seconds 49.95 feet along the East line of said Tract (15) and along said R/W to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence leaving said East line of said tract (15) and said R/W North 89 degrees 39 minutes 15 seconds West 210.00 feet to a ½” rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 21 seconds West 619.71 feet to a point, thence South 22 degrees 22 minutes 37 seconds East 153.79 feet to a point, thence South 06 degrees 21 minutes 31 seconds East 193.94 feet to a point, thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 50 seconds West 60.06 feet to a point, thence North 06 degrees 27 minutes 57 seconds West 180.39 feet to a point, thence North 20 degrees 55 minutes 55 seconds West 217.48 feet to a point on the North line of said Tract (15), thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 21 seconds East 912.05 feet to the point of beginning, and the end of said easement.

John Hayes, a married man

J. Lance Smith, his Attorney

Turnbach, Warren, Rice, Frederick & Smith, PC

P. O. Box 129

Gadsden, AL 35902

October 30, November 6 and 13, 2026

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE

Whereas, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Karla V Lanzas, to Family Savings Credit Union on the 1st day of June, 2026, said mortgage being recorded in Instrument No. 3542846, in the office of the Judge of Probate of 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, Dana L. Rice, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the rear Courthouse door Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on the 30th day of November, 2026, the following described real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

All that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the County of Etowah, State of Alabama, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot Number Five (5) in Block Eight (8), Metropolitan Subdivision, Unit Three, according to the plat or map thereof as the same appears of record in Plat Book “G”, Page 251, Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama.

Family Savings Credit Union

Dana L. Rice, Its Attorney

Turnbach, Warren, Rice, Frederick & Smith, PC

P. O. Box 129

Gadsden, AL 35902

November 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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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 Allen D Parker Jr and Jeannine Parker, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns dated December 9, 2025; said mortgage being recorded on January 16, 2026 in Deed Book 2026, Page 3603335 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2026, Page 3615992 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama.

The undersigned, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Etowah County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on December 9, 2026 the following property, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot “A”, in Rearrangement of Lots 18, 19 and 20, in Block 3 of the Oak Hill Division of the Country Club District Rearrangement and Addition to, and Rearrangement of Block 12 of Rainbow Park, as recorded in Plat Book G, page 115, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.

Said property is commonly known as 509 Country Club Dr, Gadsden, AL 35901.

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

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

as holder of said mortgage

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

505 20th Street N, Suite 1775

Birmingham, AL 35203

Telephone: (205) 216-4238

[email protected]

File No. 26-09182AL

www.foreclosurehotline.net

November 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Barbara McCurdy, Unmarried woman and Deric W. Cline, Unmarried Man, to Regions Bank, on May 9, 2022, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, on May 26, 2022, as Document Number 3541089. Regions Bank, its successors and assigns, the current holder, 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 December 16, 2026, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

THE FOLLOWING LANDS AND PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON, LYING IN CITY OF SOUTHSIDE. ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA TO WIT: PARCEL ONECOMMENCE AT AN EXISTING RAILROAD SPIKE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH. RANGE 6 EAST OF THE HUNTSVILLE MERIDIAN, AND RUN SOUTH 03 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE THEREOF, 466.70 FEET TO AN EXISTING PK NAIL; THENCE RUN SOUTH 38 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST, LEAVING SAID EAST LINE 834.66 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 38 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST 45.09 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 47 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST. 330.38 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF SMITH ROAD (60 FEET RIGHT OF WAY): THENCE RUN NORTH 38 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY 45.09 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 47 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY 330.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PROPERTY BEING A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 9 SOUTH, RANGE 6 EAST, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.PARCEL TWOCOMMENCE AT AN EXISTING RAILROAD SPOKE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 9. TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE HUNTSVILLE MERIDIAN, AND RUN SOUTH 03 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE THEREOF, 466.70 FEET TO AN EXISTING PK NAIL: THENCE RUN SOUTH 38 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST, LEAVING SAID EAST LINE, 879.75 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 38 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST. 112.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 47 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST, 330.38 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SMITH ROAD (60 FEET RIGHT OF WAY); THENCE RUN NORTH 38 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, 112 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 47 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST. 330.38 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PROPERTY BEING A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH, RANGE 6 EAST. ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.PARCEL THREECOMMENCE AT AN EXISTING RAILROAD SPIKE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE HUNTSVILLE MERIDIAN, AND RUN SOUTH 03 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE THEREOF, 466.70 FEET TO AN EXISTING PK NAIL; THENCE RUN SOUTH 38 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST, LEAVING SAID EAST LINE 991.75 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 38 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST, 234.42 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DEED BOOK 1199, PAGE 635. PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE RUN SOUTH 47 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST 330.50 FEET TO AN EXISTING PINCH PIPE ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SMITH ROAD (60 FEET RIGHT OF WAY): THENCE RUN NORTH 38 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, 234.41 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 47 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST, LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY 330.38 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PROPERTY BEING A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH, RANGE 6 EAST, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.

More commonly known as: 3601 Smith Rd, Southside, AL 35907-0835

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 part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender certified funds by noon the next business day to Law Office of Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. Certified funds must be in the form of a wire transfer, bank or credit union’s cashier’s check, or bank official check payable to Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. If sale is voided, Mortgagee/Transferee shall return the bid amount to the successful purchaser and the Mortgagee/Transferee shall not be liable to the purchase for any damages. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be only entitled to a return of the deposit and bid amount, if paid. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Important Notice to Potential Bidders: Federal law administered by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, requires certain residential real estate transactions to be reported to the federal government. If you are the winning bidder at auction, you may be required to provide identifying information about yourself and, if applicable, any entity or trust purchasing the property. This information is required by federal law and must be provided to complete the sale. Failure to provide required information after the sale may delay or prevent issuance of the foreclosure deed.

Regions Bank, its successors and assigns (“Transferee”)

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 705

Birmingham, AL 35244

Phone: (801) 355-2886

November 13, 20, and 27, 2026

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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 Shannon D Baty, an unmarried person, to Compass Bank dated July 21, 2014; said mortgage being recorded on July 22, 2014 as Instrument No. 3404745 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama..

The undersigned, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Successor by merger to BBVA USA, formerly known as Compass Bank, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Etowah County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on December 23, 2026 the following property, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Commence at a 2 inch pipe marking the Northeast corner of the Northeast Quarter (Northeast 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (Northwest 1/4 ) of Section Thirty Two (32), Township Twelve (12) South, Range Seven (7) East, thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 09 seconds East 644.80 feet along the East line of said forty to a 1/2 inch rebar on the Southerly right of way of Keysburg Road (30 foot right of way), thence leaving said forty line North 69 degrees 32 minutes 22 seconds West 21.73 feet along said right of way to a 1/2 inch rebar, thence North 74 degrees 08 minutes 31 seconds West 105.02 feet along said right of way to a 3/8 inch rebar capped (Dowdy) also being the Point of Beginning, thence leaving said right of way South 02 degrees 54 minutes 33 seconds West 210.39 feet to a 3/8 inch rebar, thence North 62 degrees 48 minutes 12 seconds West 9.00 feet to a point, thence South 02 degrees 56 minutes 59 seconds West 214.43 feet to a 2 inch pipe on the Northeasterly right of way of L & N Railroad (right of way varies), thence along said right of way a chord bearing and distance of North 40 degrees 33 minutes 06 seconds West 250.08 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar capped (CA-497-LS), thence along said right of way a chord bearing and distance of North 29 degrees 37 minutes 26 seconds West 435.08 feet to a 3/8 inch rebar on the Southerly right of way of said Keysburg Road (30 foot right of way) thence South 66 degrees 35 minutes 30 seconds East 238.71 feet along said right of way to a 3/8 inch rebar, thence South 74 degrees 45 minutes 36 seconds East 170.18 feet along said right of way to a nail, thence South 74 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds East 16.69 feet along said right of way to the Point of Beginning.

Said property is commonly known as 204 Keysburg Road, Gadsden, AL 35905.

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

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Successor by merger to BBVA USA, formerly known as Compass Bank as holder of said mortgage

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

505 20th Street N, Suite 1775

Birmingham, AL 35203

Telephone: (205) 216-4238

[email protected]

File No. 22-04043AL

www.foreclosurehotline.net

November 13, 20, and 27, 2026

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FORECLOSURE NOTICE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by the mortgage given by Ceandra S. James and Jennifer James, as Mortgagor, to G & M Homes, LLC, as Mortgagee, dated March 18, 2013, and recorded as Instrument Number 3382713, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and the Mortgagee, 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 Mortgagee will sell, at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the door of the Etowah County Courthouse in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on the 3rd day of December, 2026, the following described property to-wit:

Lots Number Nine (9) and Ten (10) in Shaddowlawn Addition, as recorded in Plat Book “C”, page 74, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.

Said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the terms of said mortgage.

This the 10th day of November, 2026.

G & M Homes, LLC, Mortgagee

/s/ James C. Inzer, III

Inzer, Haney, McWhorter & Haney, LLC

Attorney for Mortgagee

November 13, 20, and 27, 2026

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FORECLOSURE NOTICE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by the mortgage given by Erin Shorder, as Mortgagor, to G & M Homes, LLC, as Mortgagee, dated September 13, 2013, and recorded as Instrument Number 3391818, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and the Mortgagee, 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 Mortgagee will sell, at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the door of the Etowah County Courthouse in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on the 3rd day of December, 2026, the following described property to-wit:

Lot Number Seven (7) in Spring Hill Estates, Rainbow City, Alabama, as recorded in Plat Book “I”, page 121, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.

Said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the terms of said mortgage.

This the 10th day of November, 2026.

G & M Homes, LLC, Mortgagee

/s/ James C. Inzer, III

Inzer, Haney, McWhorter & Haney, LLC

Attorney for Mortgagee

November 13, 20, and 27, 2026

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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 Anthony B Henson, Lea J Henson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., its successors and assigns dated January 19, 2013; said mortgage being recorded on February 4, 2013 as Instrument No. 3380356 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Rocket Mortgage, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2026, Page 3612179 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama.

The undersigned, Rocket 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 October 14, 2026 the following property, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:

Lot Number Fifteen (15), Phase I, Coosa Veranda Subdivision, according to the map thereof recorded in Plat Map “K”, page 48, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.

Said property is commonly known as 2391 Veranda Trce, Gadsden, AL 35903.

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

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC

as holder of said mortgage

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP

505 20th Street N, Suite 1775

Birmingham, AL 35203

Telephone: (205) 216-4238

[email protected]

File No. 26-08877AL

www.foreclosurehotline.net

The Messenger

09/04/2026,09/11/2026,09/18/2026,11/13/2026

AMENDMENT TO NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

The sale date under the above mentioned Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale has been postponed until November 25, 2026, and public notice thereof having been given, the above notice is hereby republished with this amendment.

The Messenger, November 13, 2026

26-08877AL

November 13, 2026

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FILE CLAIMS

Julienne Allen was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/18/2026 over the Estate of Timothy Aaron Allen, 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 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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FILE CLAIMS

Shirley D. Marbut was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/16/2026 to the Estate of David Roger Shields, 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 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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FILE CLAIMS

Mary Ellen Burgess-Parker was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/15/2026 over the Estate of David Wayne Parker, 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 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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FILE CLAIMS

Brittany Robbins was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/15/2026 over the Estate of Wesley Robertson, 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 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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FILE CLAIMS

Suzanne M. Hammock was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/12/2026 to the Estate of John Dow Hammock 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 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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FILE CLAIMS

Pamela Gregerson was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/08/2026 to the Estate of Peter Gregerson, 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 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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FILE CLAIMS

Tim Huddleston was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/18/2026 to the Estate of Paula Allard, 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 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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FILE CLAIMS

Rickey Lee Wordlaw was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/20/2026 to the Estate of Ruby Sue 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

November 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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FILE CLAIMS

Takeishea Rudolph was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 09/16/2026 over the Estate of Alice Jean Buggs, 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 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF: YANG “KUMI” FLYNN, INCAPACITATED

Case #: 2026-241

TO: Any interested party

Please take notice that a PETITION TO SELL REAL PROPERTY was filed in the Office of the Judge of Probate, and further, that the 23 day of NOVEMBER 2026 at 1:00P.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 OCTOBER, 2026.

Scott Hassell

PROBATE JUDGE

October 30, November 6 and 13, 2026

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NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF: LAURA LEE WRIGHT, ALLEGED INCAPACITATED

Case #: 2026-547

TO: Cathy Whitmore and any unknown family, whose whereabouts are unknown

Please take notice that a PETITION FOR LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP & CONSERVATORSHIP of the above referenced incapacitated individual was filed in the Office of the Judge of Probate, and further, that the 30th day of NOVEMBER, 2026 at 1:30 p.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 OCTOBER 2026

Scott Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 30, November 6, and 13, 2026

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NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF: MILFORD LEON GARMON, III, ALLEGED INCAPACITATED

Case #: 2026-643

TO: Trent Garmon and any unknown family, whose whereabouts are unknown

Please take notice that a PETITION FOR LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, PROTECTIVE PLACEMENT AND/OR SERVICES of the above referenced incapacitated individual was filed in the Office of the Judge of Probate, and further, that the 7th day of DECEMBER 2026 at 1:30 p.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 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 30, November 6 and 13, 2026

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NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF: CATHERINE PATE, ALLEGED INCAPACITATED

Case #: 2026-647

TO: Richard Pate and any unknown family, whose whereabouts are unknown

Please take notice that a PETITION FOR LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP & CONSERVATORSHIP of the above referenced incapacitated individual was filed in the Office of the Judge of Probate, and further, that the 9th day of DECEMBER, 2026 at 2:30 p.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 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026

Scott Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 30, November 6, and 13, 2026

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NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF KATIE HOLCOMB, DECEASED.

Case No.: 2026-00462

TO: Kristen Faulkner and Shaun Robinson; whereabouts unknown

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that there has been filed in this Court an instrument purporting to be in the Last Will and Testament of Katie Holcomb, 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 the decedent.

You are FURTHER NOTIFIED to be in and appear before this Court on the 29th day of December, 2026 at 10:00 a.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 Katie Holcomb, deceased, should not be admitted to probate and recorded in this Court as the true Last Will and Testament of said decedent.

DONE THIS THE 10th DAY OF November, 2026.

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 13, 20, and 27, 2026

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NOTICE OF HEARING

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF LARRY GENE WHISENANT, DECEASED.

Case No.: 2025-00697

TO: Any and all persons interested in the Estate of Larry Gene Whisenant, deceased

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Brandy Clemmons, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Larry Gene Whisenant, filed a Petition to Sell Real Property on the 3rd day of November, 2026.

You are FURTHER NOTIFIED to be in and appear before this Court on the 4th day of January, 2027 at 2:00 p.m., when said petition will be heard and to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition to Sell Property should be denied.

DONE THIS THE 10th DAY OF November, 2026.

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 13, 20, and 27, 2026

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PUBLICATION NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD CLEMENTS TRIMBLE, SR., DECEASED.

CASE NO: 2026-00635

TO: Ronald Clements, Jr., Victoria Ann Bourne, Teresa Lynn Trimble, Anthony Dwayne Trim-ble, Wenona Jo Trimble Hardenburg and any and all unknown heirs.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that there has been filed in this Court an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Ronald Clements Trimble, Sr., 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 4th day of January, 2027 at 1:30 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 Ronald Clements Trimble, Sr., deceased, should not be admitted to probate and recorded in this Court as the true Last Will and Testament of said decedent.

This the 30th day of October 2026

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

November 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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

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

You will take notice that a Petition for Letters of Guardianship for the person of Donna Allred and a Petition for Letters of Conservatorship over the estate of Donna Allred was filed by Gadsden Regional Medical Center on the 27th day of OCTOBER 2026.

A hearing on the Petition for Letters of Guardianship and Petition for Letters of Conservatorship is set on the 1st day of DECEMBER 2026, at 1:00 p.m., in the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901.

Scott W. Hassell

Judge of Probate

October 30, November 6, and 13, 2026

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NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION PURSUANT TO ALA. CODE § 40-10-197(i)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the Order Resetting Public Auction entered October 23, 2026, by the Honorable Sonny J. Steen, Circuit Judge, in the above-styled tax lien foreclosure action, and pursuant to Ala. Code § 40-10-197(i), the real property described below will be sold at public auction as follows:

The public sale will occur on Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. and will occur at the main entrance of the Etowah County Judicial Building, 801 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901. The property to be sold is described as follows:

Lot 6, Block 2 of the Goodwater Heights Addition as recorded in Plat Book B, Page 279 as recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama.

The manner and terms of the sale are as follows:

1. The property will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, subject to confirmation by the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama.

2. The minimum bid, as set by the Court pursuant to Ala. Code § 40-10-197(i)(5), is $7,202.87.

3. The highest bidder must pay a NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of $2,500.00 immediately upon being declared the highest bidder. The deposit will be applied to the purchase price.

4. The balance of the high bid must be delivered to the Circuit Clerk of Etowah County, 801 Forrest Avenue, Suite 202, Gadsden, Alabama 35901, in cash or certified funds, no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2026.

5. If the highest bidder fails to pay the balance timely, the next highest bidder must pay its bid amount to the Circuit Clerk within twenty-four (24) hours of the highest bidder’s default. If the next highest bidder also fails to pay, the sale will be void. A defaulting highest bidder’s deposit will be applied to court costs, attorney’s fees, and commissioner’s fees as determined by the Court at the confirmation hearing.

6. The sale is subject to confirmation by the Court at a later date. Upon confirmation, the Court will enter judgment vesting title in the successful bidder and will direct the Circuit Clerk to execute and deliver a clerk’s deed.

This notice is also posted at the Etowah County Judicial Building as required by Ala. Code § 40-10-197(i)(4). For further information, contact the Circuit Clerk of Etowah County at (256) 549-2150 or the undersigned counsel.

Knowles & Sullivan, LLC

413 Broad Street

Gadsden, AL 35901

256-547-7200

October 30, November 6 and 13, 2026

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NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

MERCURY FUNDING, LLC, Plaintiff,

PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, HAVING A PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF 21-02-09-0-001-052.000, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE PARAGRAPHS BELOW,

AND

LISA TUCK; JILL DEAN a/k/a MELANIE JILL DEAN; BRIAN TUCK; KELLY TUCK; THE HEIRS OF RUBY H. DEAN a/k/a Ruby Jo Harris Dean; and FICTITIOUS DEFENDANTS A, B, C, and D, being those persons or entities claiming an interest in, or possession of, certain real property located in Etowah County, Alabama, and more particularly described below,

Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 31-CV-2025-900145.00

The heirs of Ruby H. Dean a/k/a Ruby Jo Harris Dean, and any person or entity claiming an interest in the property described in the style of the Verified Amended Complaint In Rem must answer the Verified Amended Complaint In Rem filed by Mercury Funding, LLC (“Mercury Funding”), seeking possession and quiet title to that certain property more particularly described as follows:

ETOWAH COUNTY PARCEL NO.: 21-02-09-0-001-052.000

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot # 16 in Jenkins Addition to Southside, Alabama, according to the map thereof as recorded in Plat Book “H”, Page 5, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama

ADDRESS: 3160 Jenkins Circle North, Gadsden, Alabama 35907

within 30 days from the last publication date, and serve a copy of same to William S. Hereford, the attorney for Mercury Funding, whose address is Burr & Forman LLP, 420 North 20th Street, Suite 3400, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, or, thereafter, a judgment for possession and quiet title by default may be entered against them in Case Number 31-CV-2025-900145.00, Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama.

Done this the 21st day of Oct. 2026.

CASSANDRA JOHNSON

CLERK CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

October 23, 30,

November 6 and 13, 2026

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NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION FOR PARTITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY SALE AND DIVISION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

NANCY HUNT,PLAINTIFF

CASE NO.: CV2026-900468

JEFFREY HOWARD OWEN, DEFENDANTS.

NOTICE ISSUED TO THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANT: JEFFREY HOWARD OWEN, and any and all unknown parties, including any persons claiming any present interest therein and including any persons claiming any future contingent, reversionary, reminder, or other interest therein, who may claim any interest in the above described real property:

A tract of land described as beginning at a point in the North line of the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 which is 54.8 feet West of the Northeast corner of said forty, and from thence run in a Southerly direction and parallel with the East line of said forty to a point in the South line of said forty; thence in a Westerly direction and along said South line to the Southwest corner of said forty; thence in a Northerly direction and along the West line of said forty to the Northwest corner of said forty; thence in an Easterly direction and along the North line of said forty to the point of beginning, and being a portion of the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 in Section 30, Township 11 South, Range 7 East of the Huntsville Meridian, Etowah County, Alabama.

Please take notice that Nancy Hunt has filed an action in the Circuit Court of Etowah County seeking partition of real property by sale and division to the above described property. The above named defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown and/or has not been personally served with process despite the efforts described in the record of this case, must answer said Complaint on or before December 14, 2026, or thereafter a judgment by default may be rendered against the said Defendants in Etowah County Circuit Court Case Number CV-2026-900468.

Done this 21st day of October, 2026.

CASSANDRA JOHNSON,

Clerk of the Court

J. Lance Smith

Attorney for Plaintiff

200 Chestnut Street, Suite A

Gadsden, AL 35901

(256) 543-3664

October 23, 30, November 6 and 13, 2026

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals, in duplicate, from Qualified General Contractors will be received by The Etowah County Board of Education at the board office 401 Broad Street, Gadsden, AL 35901 until 10:00am CST, Thursday, December 3, 2026 for Re-roofing of Rainbow Middle School Gym: at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to Etowah County Board of Education 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. Bid Documents may be examined at the office of B. Craig Lipscomb, Architect, 442 Chestnut Street, Gadsden, AL 35901 and obtained from the Architect at cost of printing. Digital documents are available from the Architect at no cost.

Only general contractors who have been approved to bid pursuant to prequalification procedures, attended the mandatory pre-bid conference and have demonstrated the ability to provide 24/7/365 service with a main office within 60 miles driving distance of the project site as described in the pre-qualification package and/or Div 1 specifications and criteria established by the Owner will be eligible to bid for the Project. Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof.

Prequalification packages are due at the office of the Architect by 10am CST on Friday, November 20, 2026. Utilize standard AIA 305-2020 Contractor’s Qualification Statement.

A mandatory pre-bid conference shall be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 10am CST at the architect’s office.

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 ; 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 delivered. 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.

Etowah County Board of Education (Awarding Authority)

B. Craig Lipscomb, Architect, 256-390-5657, [email protected] (Architect)

November 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS STATE PROJECT NO. RACR-028-759-002 ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA

Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on December 04, 2026 and at that time publicly opened for constructing SR-759 (East Gadsden Connector) (Grading, Drainage, Pavement, Bridges, Traffic Signals, Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS), Traffic Signs, Lighting, and Traffic Stripe) from the Coosa River Bridge to the intersection of SR-1 (US-431) and SR-74 (US-278) in Gadsden. Length 2.058 mi.

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

The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In Six Hundred (600) Working Days.

A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5.00. Plans may be purchased for $236.00 per set. Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Room E-108, Montgomery, AL 36110. Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation. Plans and Proposals will be mailed only upon receipt of remittance. No refunds will be made.

Cashier’s check or bid bond for 5% of bid (maximum – $50,000.00) made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith.

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

The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $81,254,429 To $99,310,969 .

Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110.

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

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

Section 34-8-8. Code of Alabama 1975 as amended states in part as follows: ‘… it will be necessary for him or her to show evidence of license before his or her bid is considered,’ Further, Section 34-8-8, Code of Alabama 1975 as amended also states in part as follows: ‘All Owners, Architects, and engineers receiving bids pursuant to this chapter shall require the person, firm, or corporation to include his or her current license number on the bid.’

The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.

JOHN R. COOPER

Transportation Director

November 13, 20, and 27, 2026

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LEGAL NOTICE

Bulls Construction Group, LLC hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for construction of Project No. TAPSU-TA24(903) in Etowah County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on October 30, 2026 and ending on November 20, 2026. All claims should be filed at P.O. Box 360302 Birmingham, AL. 35236 during this period.

Bulls Construction Group, LLC

P.O. Box 360302

Birmingham, AL 35236

October 30, November 6, 13, and 20, 2026

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LEGAL NOTICE

Temple J Electric, LLC hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for construction of Project Number ATRP2-28-2023-418 in Etowah County. This notice will appear in the form of an advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation and will run for three (3) consecutive weeks beginning on 11/13/2026 and ending on 11/27/2026. All claims should be filed at 519 Diversey Street Rainbow City, AL 35906 during this period.

Contractor Name

Temple J Electric, LLC

November 13, 20, and 27, 2026

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS FOR PHASE THREE RENOVATIONS TO THE CENTRE GYMNASIUM FOR THE CITY OF CENTRE, ALABAMA 350 E. MAIN STREET CENTRE, ALABAMA 35960

Sealed construction proposals, in duplicate, will be received at the office of the City Clerk, Centre City Hall, 350 E. Main Street, Centre, Alabama, 35960 until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The bidder shall file with his bid either a cashier’s check drawn on an Alabama bank, payable to the City of Centre, 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).

Bid Documents may be examined at the office of the Architect, The Owner; Alabama AGC / ISQFT Plan Room; McGraw Hill Construction; and Construct Connect. Electronic copies of Bid Documents may be obtained from the Architect upon request of same by email. No printed hard copies of bid documents will be issued. Plan requests should be submitted to [email protected]. Only email requests will be accepted. The same process is applicable to subcontractors and vendors.

General Contractors who obtain bid documents and wish to withdraw from the Official Bidders List must do so in writing to the Architect prior to the bid date. Bids received from General Contractors who are not on the Official Bidders List will not be accepted or opened. Thomas M. McElrath, Architect, makes no guarantee of bid documents obtained by Contractors and Vendors from sources other than the issued documents provided by the Architect. Contractors and Vendors who base their pricing from bid documents obtained otherwise, either in part or whole, do so at their own risk.

A Mandatory Attendance Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at the Project Site. All General Contractor Bidders expecting to submit a bid shall have a knowledgeable representative at this meeting.

Scope of Work includes, Phase Three renovations of the existing Centre Gymnasium located on the City’s Property at 350 E. Main Street, Centre, AL. The Work consists generally of general demolition of existing equipment, fixtures and finishes in the gymnasium, office and gymnasium toilet areas. New gymnasium flooring, wood wainscot, trim and base at the new seating addition. New HVAC systems for the renovated office areas, main gymnasium and new seating addition. New lighting and power and fire alarm system extension at the renovated areas. New finishes (T-111 plywood wainscot and gyp. bd. walls and lay-in ceiling at the new addition) and new gyp bd., resilient flooring, rubber base and lay-in ceiling in the renovated office areas. Project will also consist of new motorized bleachers and new motorized basketball backstops at the gymnasium area and new sidewalks at exit locations.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted. 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.

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. The Owner desires to delay the “Start Date” of this project until 3-1-27 and requests that no bid be withdrawn until that date. In order for the successful bidder to be able to “lock in” pricing for materials that are subject to price fluctuations, the Owner will issue a letter stating that they are agreeable to paying for “stored materials” that are purchased prior to the start date subject to said materials being stored in a bonded warehouse or facility. The successful bidder will provide proof of enrollment in the Federal E-Verify Program and in compliance with the Beason-Hammon Act (Act 2011-535). The bidder must comply with all requirements of the public works bid law Section 39-2-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975.

CITY of CENTRE, ALABAMA

350 East Main Street, Centre, Alabama

(256) 927-5222

THOMAS M. McELRATH, ARCHITECT.

717 Merit Springs Road, Gadsden, AL 35901

(256) 490-8244

October 30, November 6, and 13, 2026

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LEGAL NOTICE

The following storage unit will be disposed of on November 13, 2026 beginning at 9:00 A.M. on the business premises of B&J Thrift Store and Mini Storage at 1101 Hwy 77, Attalla, AL. 35954.

Unit 37

B&J Thrift and Mini Storage

1101 Hwy 77

Attalla, AL. 35954

256-485-8656

November 6 and 13, 2026

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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 2014 jeep Cherokee Vin## 1C4PJLDS7EW183328 The public auction will be held at Matt’s Towing 927 B 5th Ave NE Attalla AL 35954 at 10:00am 12/23/2026

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 6 and 13, 2026

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PUBLIC HEARING

The Attalla Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing on 19th day of November 2026 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Attalla City Hall located at 612 4th Street NW, Attalla, AL 35954. The following items will be considered:

A Petition for Variance requested and filed by Linda Knight to replace an existing mobile home on the property located at 895 Gaines Street SW, Attalla, AL 35954 with a new 2026 mobile home. The lot is zoned R-2 (Two Family Residential).

Mandy Cash

City Clerk

November 6 and 13, 2026

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ORDINANCE NO-33-26

Authorizing Conveyance of Certain Property

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF GADSDEN, ALABAMA, that the CITY OF GADSDEN, owns property located at 721 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama, more particularly described as follows:

PARCEL 1: H/S BASE YEAR – LT 5 BLK 2 STANDIFER ADD PLAT A-73 4-12-6

1384-421, 1385-763, MERGER-9412-0126, D-2012-3376287

PIN: 33876

PARCEL 2: H/S BASE YEAR – LT 50 X 250S X 50S X 240S LYING IN NE1/4 SW1/4

4-12-6 1384-421, 1385-763, MERGER-9412-0126, D-2012-3376287

PIN: 33875

Whereas, WinSouth Credit Union has offered to pay $50,000.00 for the property;

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

1. This real property is not needed for any municipal or public purpose.

2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a deed to and in favor of WinSouth Credit Union for the sum of Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($50,000.00).

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on October 27, 2026.

Jennifer Smith, City Clerk

November 13, 2026

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ORDINANCE NO. O-34-26

Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of The City of Gadsden, Alabama

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GADSDEN, ALABAMA, as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 6 ARTICLE I – III of the Code of Ordinance of the City of Gadsden is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 6-1. – Definition.

(a) As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall, unless the context plainly shows a different meaning, be given the meanings ascribed to them in Code of Ala. 1975, tit. 28 (Code of Ala. 1975, § 28-1-1 et seq.): alcoholic beverages, association, beer, board, carton, container, club, corporation, fortified wine, hotel, importer, liquor, liquor store, manufacturer, meal, minor, person, restaurant retailer, sale or sell, table wine, unopened container, wholesaler, wine.

(b) As used in this chapter, the word “club” or “private club” shall, unless the context plainly shows a different meaning, be given the meaning ascribed in Code of Ala. 1975, § 28-3-1(8)a for a Class I license.

(c) Table Wine defined by the ABC Board as an alcoholic beverage made from fermented fruit juice, not containing more than 24 percent alcohol by volume (abv), does not contain more than sixteen and one-half percent alcohol by volume (abv) that is made with herbs or flavors, except vermouth, or is an imitation or other standard wine. Table wine is not a liquor, spirituous, or vinous.

(d) “Family-Friendly” is considered to be suitable for all members of an average family, providing service to families that have young children with no age restrictions for entry, and providing activities suitable for children. (examples include: Concerts Venues, Movie theaters, Bowling Alleys, Stadiums, Sporting Events, Special Event Venues, Family Entertainment Centers, Arcades, Specialty bars (such as Karaoke or Piano), Circus or Fairs

(e) Package Store refers to ABC License (011) Lounge Retail Liquor License Class II – Package

ABC Board or Board shall mean the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

ABC License shall mean any license issued by the ABC Board for alcohol, tobacco, ENDS, or consumable hemp

City license means license issued pursuant to this chapter which are business or privilege license which allow the holder thereof to conduct the kind of business identified in the license in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 74 of the Gadsden code of ordinances.

CHP means Consumable Hemp Products

ENDS mean Electronic Nicotine Delivery System and includes Vapes and Electronic Cigarettes

Licensee means the holder of the license pursuant to the chapter

Manager or Agent means each person responsible for the management of an establishment and shall include the designated person in charge

Owner means each individual owner of a sole proprietorship, officer of a corporation, and partner or member of an association, except as incorporated clubs the term shall mean such individuals who, under the bylaws of such clubs, have the jurisdiction over the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages therein.

State Code means the laws of the state as set forth in Code of Alabama 1975 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as such laws may be amended or superseded from time to time.

Sec. 6-2. Violation of state code

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, title 28 (Code of Ala. 1975, § 28-1-1 et seq.), and such violations shall be considered a misdemeanor against the city and punishable the same as any other violation of this chapter. Where State alcoholic beverage controls laws, which includes Chapter 20-X-6 of the rules and regulations promulgated by the ABC board regulate the operation of licensed premises, shall be subject to the same operational requirements under city licensing and failure to comply with same shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

Sec. 6-3. Citations; duties and powers of the Director of Revenue.

The Director of Revenue, or their designee, shall administer and enforce the license imposed by this chapter, shall have the power to enter upon the premises of any city licensed premises and to examine or cause to be examined by any agent or representative designated by the Director for that person, any books, papers, records, memoranda, or their documents bearing upon the administration or enforcement of this chapter. Where state alcoholic beverage control laws have record keeping requirements of its licensees and right of inspection of state licensed premises such requirement and right of inspection shall also apply in the case of city licensees and city licensed premises.

The Director of Revenue, or their designee, is hereby authorized to issue citations to any person for violation of this chapter. Such citations shall order the person to appear in municipal court to answer such charges. A violation shall be punishable under city code section 1-7.

Sec. 6-4. Seizure of property.

In all cases of confiscation of alcoholic beverages in violation of this chapter, the officer making the seizure shall prepare a list containing a particular description of the property seized. The chief of police shall post notices at the city police department, the county courthouse and the location from which the property was taken. Such notice shall describe the property seized, and the time and place and cause of the seizure, and require any person claiming an interest in such property to make written claim within 30 days of the first posting. Any person claiming the property seized as contraband must file with the chief of police a written claim stating his interest in the property seized and may execute a bond in a penal sum equal to double the value of such property, but in no case less than $200.00, with sureties approved by the municipal court magistrate, conditioned that in case of condemnation of the property obligors shall pay to the city the full value of the property and all cost and expense of the proceedings to obtain condemnation. Upon filing of the bond, the property shall be returned to the claimant pending outcome of the case. The city attorney may then file a complaint in county circuit court to secure the forfeiture of such property.

Sec. 6-5. Gross receipts tax.

In addition to the license fee prescribed by this chapter there shall be a gross receipts tax on the sale of liquor and wine (except table wine for on-premises consumption); that is, on all sales of liquor and wine except table wine by lounge retail licensees, restaurant retail licensees, club liquor licenses, special retail licensees and special events retail licensees. Each such retailer shall pay an additional tax of seven percent of the gross receipts from the sale of the liquor and wine, except table wine. Gross receipts include total receipts from the sale of any drink or mixture containing an alcoholic beverage. Such tax shall be paid on or before the 20th of each month following the month in which the sale was made. If the tax is not paid on time, there shall be assessed a penalty of twenty percent or $25.00 whichever is greater. If the 20th falls on a Saturday, Sunday or municipal holiday, the tax shall be paid on the next working day. A signed, sworn statement of such sales must accompany the payment of tax.

Sec. 6-6. General restrictions on retailers licensed for on-premises consumption.

(a) Sales to be in room accessible to general public. No retailer shall sell any alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises except in a room or place on the licensed premises at all times accessible to the use and accommodation of the general public; provided, however, a hotel or club licensee may sell alcoholic beverages in any room of such hotel or clubhouse occupied by a bona fide registered guest or member or private party entitled to purchase alcoholic beverages.

(b) View inside establishments. All retail licensees for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages must maintain their establishment so that no person is able to see inside such place from the outside. This provision shall not apply to restaurant retail licensees or licensees that offer for sale beer and/or table wine.

(c) Firearms. No retail licensee for on-premises consumption shall allow any person carrying any firearm to enter or remain about the premises except for a law enforcement officer on official duty or an employee of the licensee.

Sec. 6-7. Prohibited sales.

(a) Underage persons. It is unlawful for any person, either directly or by the servants, agents, or employees of such person, or for any servant, agent, or employee of any person, to sell, deliver, furnish, or give away alcoholic beverages to any person under the legal drinking age, as defined in Code of Ala. 1975, § 28-1-5, or to permit any person under the legal drinking age, as defined in Code of Ala. 1975, § 28-1-5, to drink, consume, or possess any alcoholic beverages on any licensee’s premises of any licensee under this chapter.

(b) Sale to persons engaged in illegal sales. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to knowingly sell any alcoholic beverages to any person engaged in the business of illegally selling alcoholic beverages.

Sec. 6-8. Package stores.

(a) Sales to be in sealed containers only. The retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises of the licensee shall be permitted only in sealed containers.

(b) Issuance of license to person holding license for on-premises consumption. No package store license shall be issued to any person holding a license for on-premises consumption on the same or adjoining premises (see State Code 25-3A-25(a)(4)).

(c) Minimum distance between package stores. No package store license shall be issued at any location within 1,000 feet of another package store.

(d) Minimum square footage. The licensee must have a minimum of 500 square feet of floorspace for the display and sale of alcoholic beverages, not including areas of the licensed premises which are not open to the patrons or general membership of the licensee and which are used for office space, storage or restroom facilities.

(e) Sale of other items. The licensee is authorized to sell only snack and delicatessen items, cheeses, beverage containers (whether glass or plastic) and tobacco products. The licensee shall not sell general grocery items, novelties, clothing or any other items of general merchandise.

(f) Use of interior passageways. Any interior door, window or passageway in licensed premises which opens or may be opened into an adjoining building may be used only by the licensee or its employees. Such interior openings must be unavailable to the patrons, customers or members of the licensee and such passageway must be clearly marked “employees only.”

(g) Inventory requirements. The licensee shall at all times when open for business have in its possession a minimum inventory of $5,000.00 wholesale cost of liquor and wine. The liquor possessed by the licensee must have been produced by at least two distilleries and the wine possessed must have been produced by at least two wineries.

(h) Age restriction for issuance of license. No person under the age of 21 years shall be issued such licenses nor shall any corporation be issued such licenses unless the president shall be over the age of 21 years.

(i) Signs, emblems, slogans and other advertising.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any signs, cards, placards or streamers to be distributed by or for any licensee advertising specific sports events which are carried by radio and television stations. This does not prohibit calendars or schedules of sports such as football, basketball, baseball, hockey, etc. It shall be unlawful for any signs to be displayed or visible from the outside of a licensee’s establishment advertising beverages by the case, carton, or bottle, or advertising beverages at a certain price; or for any signs to be displayed outside a retail licensee’s establishment which advertise alcoholic beverages by brand name or by use of the terms “beer,” “liquor,” “wine” or “whiskey.”

(2) A licensee may use the name of its emblems, slogans, etc., on the letterhead used by the licensee.

(3) The sale of items bearing names, slogans, or emblems of any alcoholic beverage is not prohibited.

(4) The licensee shall not advertise or identify its premises, prices or location by the use of a flashing or blinking sign whether operated by electricity, gas or otherwise.

(j) Beverage lockers prohibited. The licensee may not rent out, furnish or maintain so-called beverage locker service for the storing or keeping by customers, patrons, members or renters of any alcoholic beverages.

(k) Prohibited conduct.

(1) An off-premises licensee, employee or agent is prohibited from conducting, sponsoring or allowing any type of contest which requires the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises.

(2) No off-premises licensee, employee or agent may sell any alcoholic beverage to any person if such person is acting in such a manner as to appear to be intoxicated.

(3) No off-premises licensee, employee or agent may consume alcoholic beverages during working hours.

(l) Time and manner of sales. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale at retail or to give away in or upon any premises licensed for a package store any alcoholic beverages before the hour of 9:00 a.m. and after the hour of 11:55 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and before the hour of 9:00 a.m. and after the hour of 11:55 p.m. on Sunday. Alcoholic beverages shall not be sold by means of a drive-up, walk-up or drive-through window or other type of exterior access. All sales of alcoholic beverages must be made on the inside of the licensed premises.

(m) Open containers prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to be in possession of any glass, can, bottle or other open container containing an alcoholic beverage on the premises of any package store or any street, sidewalk, alley, parking lot or other public property, or right-of-way adjoining the premises of such a licensee. The licensee shall post a notice at each exit stating: “No alcoholic beverage (beer, liquor or wine) may be carried in an open container inside this building or the surrounding area.”

(n) Business license and license tax. A package store licensee shall pay a business license tax as a retail merchandise business, NAICS Code 4456, according to the license schedule established by sections 74-91 and 74-92. In addition, the licensee shall pay a tax of seven percent of the gross receipts from the sale of liquor and wine except table wine as provided in section 6-5.

Sec. 6-9. Hours of sale and operation.

(a) Retail licensees. Subject to subsection (d) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any retail licensee, its owner, manager, servant, agent, or employee, to sell, offer for sale or to serve, or to dispense for reward, or offer to serve, or dispense for reward, or to allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages upon the city licensed premises on the days and during the hours hereinafter enumerated as follows:

(1) Prohibited hours for on-premises consumption for licensees with (140) Special Events Retail, (150) Special Retail License – 30 days or less, (160) Special Retail – more than 30 days, shall be from 12:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. These establishments/event venues are considered “family friendly”.

(2) There shall be no prohibited hours for off-premises retailers, except those subject to Sec 6-8 Package Stores.

(3) Prohibited hours for on-premises for licensee with (020) Restaurant Retail Liquor, shall be from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. provided the kitchen is open serving menu items.

(b) Other licensees. Pursuant to Title 28-3A-25 Code of Alabama, it shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler, or the servants, agents, or employees of the same, to sell, trade, or barter in alcoholic beverages between the hours of 9:00 p.m. of any Saturday and 2:00 a.m. of the following Monday (i.e. No Sunday Sales).

(c) Business hours for on-premises liquor retailers. It shall be unlawful for any (010) Lounge Retail Liquor- Class I and (011) Lounge Retail- Class II (Package) retail liquor license to remain open to the general public between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

(d) Where state alcoholic beverage control laws have specific requirements or conditions for a state licenses, which includes those that are classification specific, the requirements or conditions shall also apply in the case of city licensees, which includes membership requirements in the case of club licensees.

(e) Hours proscribed by zoning ordinance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, where the city’s zoning laws, which includes variances and special exceptions granted under the authority of the zoning ordinance, provide for more or less restrictive hours of operation or sales hours for a licensee such hours shall apply in lieu of the foregoing and it shall be a violation of this chapter for any licensee to operate or sell during the prohibited hours. Such variances may be found in designated Entertainment Districts.

Sec. 6-10. Responsibility of club and lounge licensees to document age.

All club and lounge retail licensees shall be responsible for determining that no minors enter such establishment and that each customer has legal documentation of age.

Sec. 6-11. Lewd acts.

(a) No licensee shall permit any person upon the licensed premises to perform acts of or acts which simulate:

(1) Sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, or flagellation;

(2) The touching, caressing or fondling of the breasts, buttocks, anus or genitalia; or

(3) The display of pubic hair, anus, vulva, genitalia, nipples and areola of the breast.

(b) No licensee shall permit the showing of films, still pictures, electronic reproductions or other visual reproductions depicting such acts or simulations of such acts.

Sec. 6-12. Retail off-premises table wine licensees to separate wine from other goods.

Any retail off-premises table wine licensee operating a business other than the sale of alcoholic beverages shall place the table wine available for purchase on the premises in such a manner as to readily distinguish and separate it from the other goods or merchandise available for purchase.

Sec. 6-13. Purchase, consumption or possession by persons under 21 years of age.

(a) It is unlawful for any person less than 21 years of age to attempt to purchase, to purchase, consume, or possess, or to transport any alcoholic beverages within the city; provided, however, it shall not be unlawful for a person under 21 years of age who is an employee of a wholesale licensee or an off-premises retail licensee of the board to handle, transport, or sell any beer or table wine if the person under the legal drinking age is acting within the line and scope of his employment while so acting. There must be an adult licensee or servant, agent, or employee of the licensee present at all times a licensed establishment is open for business.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, it shall not be unlawful for any state alcoholic beverage control board licensee to employ any person under 21 years of age to work, provided there is an adult in attendance at all times. It shall be permissible to employ persons in an on-premises licensed establishment under 21 years of age such as professional entertainers, show people, musicians, cashiers, hostesses, ushers, waiters and waitresses, bus boys or girls, and the like, provided they do not serve, dispense or consume alcoholic beverages and there is an adult in attendance at all times. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, persons who are 19 years of age or older and working as a waiter, waitress, or server may serve alcoholic beverages during normal dining hours in a restaurant which holds a state alcoholic beverage control board restaurant retail license. An employer who employs a person between the ages of 19 and 21 to serve alcoholic beverages as provided in the preceding sentence shall be a licensee of the board who has been annually certified as a responsible vendor under the Alabama Responsible Vendor Act (Code of Ala. 1975, § 28-10-1 et seq.).

Sec. 6-14. Drinking in public place.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drink alcoholic beverages in any public place, including, but not limited to, public buildings, public parks, streets, sidewalks, alleys, public rights-of-way, parking lots, shopping centers, malls, bus stations, theaters, or service stations, except when a special retail or special events retail license has been obtained.

Sec. 6-15. Wholesale sales of beer and table wine.

It shall be unlawful for any wholesaler to sell beer or table wine to any person other than one holding a current City of Gadsden retail business license for beer or table wine, provided wholesalers may sell draft or keg beer for off-premises consumption.

Sec. 6-16. Portable coolers.

No iced container, sometimes referred to as a portable cooler, shall be used or allowed to be used for the sale of individual containers of alcoholic beverages on the premises of an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages on an off-premises basis, unless specifically permitted by resolution of the city council.

Sec. 6-17—6-40. Reserved.

ARTICLE II.

LICENSES

Sec. 6-41. Sale without license prohibited. City license required; application of business license chapter

It shall be unlawful for any person to deliver, furnish, distribute, manufacture, import, store, sell, offer for sale or have in possession for sale any alcoholic beverages when such person has not been licensed to do so. The possession of five gallons or more of liquor, including wine, and/or two cases or more of beer by one who is not licensed under this chapter shall be prima facie evidence that such alcoholic beverages are in possession for sale under the terms of this section. Any alcoholic beverages so possessed shall be contraband and are subject to confiscation and condemnation as set out in section 6-4 or as otherwise provided by law.

(a) All applicable provisions of Chapter 74 of this Code, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, are hereby referred to and made a part of this chapter to the same extent as herein set out in full.

Sec. 6-42. Separate license required for each place of business.

Any retailer may be granted licenses to maintain, operate or conduct any number of places for the sale of alcoholic beverages, but a separate license must be secured for each place where alcoholic beverages are sold. Where more than one retail operation is located within the same building, each such operation under separate or different ownership is required to obtain a separate retail license. Note restrictions on locations for package stores exist. See Sec 6-8(c)

Sec. 6-43. Application requirements; qualifications.

(a) Application for state license; fee. Each person desiring to sell alcoholic beverages, tobacco, consumable hemp or Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in the corporate limits of the city shall file with the state alcoholic beverage control board a written application in such form and containing such information as is required for a state license and shall pay the appropriate license fee prescribed by this chapter.

(b) Additional information. In addition, such application shall state the type of license sought; the place where the business is to be conducted; whether the applicant is a person, association or corporation; the name, address, birthdate, place of birth and record of all criminal convictions of the applicant and each officer, director, manager or person holding ten percent or more of the stock; and evidence of ownership or lease of real property where the business will be located.

(c) Application for (031) Club Liquor-Class I License (Non-Profit). Any application for a (031) Club Liquor- Class I license shall show the name of the club and its business address; the location where alcoholic beverages will be sold; the names and addresses of the owners of the premises and all lessees and sublessees; a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation, constitution and bylaws of the club; a verified list of the members of the club at the time of application, together with resident addresses; and the names and resident addresses of the elected officers and manager of the club. The highest elected official of the club shall certify to the truth of all matters in the application with his signature attested by any other elected officer of the club.

(d) Character of applicant. Licenses shall be granted only to reputable individuals who are of good moral character, to associations whose members are of good moral character, or to reputable corporations organized under the laws of the state or qualified to do business in the state, if it appears that all officers and directors of the corporation are of good moral character.

(e) Certificates of health and safety. Every applicant for an original license shall furnish:

(1) A certificate from the health officer that the premises of the business are sanitary and comply with city and state sanitary and health laws, rules and regulations; and

(2) A certificate of approval for occupancy by the building official.

Sec. 6-44. Types of licenses.

The City of Gadsden has no obligation to offer the same types of licenses the ABC Board has available. The types of licenses available in the City of Gadsden are as follows:

(1) 010 – Lounge Retail Liquor -Class I (7228-commonly referred to in layman’s terms as a night club-no one under 19 is allowed to enter)

(2) 011- Lounge Retail Liquor Class –II – Package Store (4456-only allows off-premise sales of liquor, beer and wine in an unopen container-no one under 19 is allowed to enter)

(3) 020- Restaurant Retail Liquor (7229-Must maintain 51% Food Ratio, requires food permit, allows for on-premise consumption)

(4) 031- Club Liquor – Class I (7227-Non-Profit Private Club-members only licensed location, general public is not allowed-can allow members to bring outside alcohol onto the licensed premise)

(5) 040-Retail Beer on/off-premises (7225-allows sale of beer for on premise consumption and off premise in the original unopened container) and 050-Retail Beer- off-premises (4454-allows sale of beer for off-premise sales in the original unopened container)

(6) 060-Retail Wine on/off-premises (7226- allows sale of wine for on premise consumption and off premise in the original unopened container and 070 Retail Wine on/off-premises (4455- allows sale of wine for off-premise sales in the original unopened container)

(7) 080-Liquor wholesale (4248)-Beer or Wine or Distilled alcohol beverage merchant

(8) 090-Wholesale beer only. (4248)-Beer or Wine or Distilled alcohol beverage merchant

(9) 100-Wholesale wine only. (4248)-Beer or Wine or Distilled alcohol beverage merchant.

(10) 110-Wholesale warehouses (4240-Table Wine & Beer Combined)

(11) 140-Special Events retail-7 days or less (7230) *Not to exceed 7 days

(12) 150-Special retail less than 30 days (7231-one-time event)

(13) 160-Special retail more than 30 days (7224-Designed for Event Centers, Hotels without Bars or Restaurants, Golf Courses, etc.) *Hours Restrictions apply

(14) 200-Manufacturer (3121-Allows for the manufacture of liquor, beer and wine, can only sell products they produce)

(15) 220-Brewpub (3121-Allows for the manufacture of beer, can sell beer produced for on-premise and off-premise consumption as well as other brands purchased through a licensed distributor/wholesaler)

(16) 700-Specialty Retailer of Consumable Hemp Products (4590-allows for the sale of CMP is a specialty retail establishment, subject to zoning)

(17) 710-Pharmacy Consumable Hemp Products (4590-allows for the sale of CHP in a pharmacy, subject to zoning)

(18) 720-Retial Food Store Consumable Hemp Products (4590-allows for the sale of CHP in a grocery store, subject to zoning)

(19) 990-Tobacco Permit (4599-Allows for the sale of nicotine products)

(20) 991-Specialty Retailer of ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems) (4599-allows for the sale of vapes & other ENDS

Sec. 6-45. Review of application; hearing.

(a) Every person applying for an ABC license shall file in the city revenue department a copy of the application to the state alcoholic beverage control board including the criminal background report provided by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI) or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to the state alcoholic beverage control board. In the event ABC doesn’t require a background check (such as in the case of publicly traded corporate entities), city revenue department will not require said background check. Said Report shall not be older than six months.

(b) The planning/zoning official shall review the application to determine if the proposed business location is properly zoned for such a use and if there are any land use or other prohibitions on the sale of alcoholic beverages at that location, and shall recommend to the city revenue department whether or not the application should be approved, and, if not, the reason why it is not recommended

(c) The Revenue Department shall notify the building official and the fire department upon approval by the planning/zoning department.

(d) Upon receipt of the completed application the Director of Revenue review the completed application packet and add any recommendations for action and forward to Mayor and Legal for preparing of resolution.

(e) The hearing must be held no later than 20 days after the revenue department has submitted their recommendations to legal. When the city clerk has received the recommendations from the legal department, the city clerk shall set the application for a public hearing before the city council.

(g) Notice of the hearing will be sent by first class mail to the applicant at the business address listed on the application (and to the owner of the property if different from the applicant), published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least four days prior to the hearing, and sent to any person who has a written request on file with the city clerk to be notified in writing of any request for an alcoholic beverage license within 300 feet of his property. In addition, the owner of the property where the applicant proposes to operate shall prominently post notice on the property. The applicant shall pay all costs of providing notice, but in no case less than $75.00.

(h) At the hearing, the council will hear any person who wishes to address the issue of whether the application for that particular site by that particular person should be approved.

(i) Among the factors that the city council may consider in making its decision on the application are:

(1) Zoning.

(2) The character and reputation of the applicant.

(3) The applicant’s criminal record according to the local police records and the reports submitted to the state alcoholic beverage control board.

(4) Location of place of business, including proximity to residences, schools, churches, etc.

(5) The applicant’s compliance with alcoholic beverage laws of the city, state and other jurisdictions.

(6) The applicant’s general attitude towards the sale of alcoholic beverages.

(7) Recommendations of the administrative staff of the city departments.

(8) Any other fact that would be relevant to the decision.

(j) After the hearing has concluded, the council must by majority vote approve the application, state its reasons for denying the application or continue the application until it obtains information reasonably necessary to make its decision.

(k) The approval by the council is conditional on compliance with all building and life safety codes of the city. If the application is approved, a certificate of occupancy must be issued by the building department before the applicant is permitted to open for business at the approved location.

(l) No hearing shall be required for the renewal of an existing license by the same licensee, for the change of the name of a licensee, for the transfer of a license to a person, firm or corporation affiliated in business with the existing licensee, or for a special events license where the event occurs on only one day. No hearing shall be required if the city council has previously approved the issuance of one type or category of alcoholic beverage license for the premises to the same applicant and the business has continued to operate pursuant to that approval, unless the change is from off-premise sales to on-premise sales. If the state alcoholic beverage control board requires a new license because the licensee failed to renew the state license in a timely manner, no hearing shall be required if there is otherwise no change in the applicant, location or type of alcoholic beverage license.

(m) If an applicant fails to appear at the hearing after being properly notified and has not made a request for a continuance, the council may proceed with the hearing and decide in the absence of the applicant.

Sec. 6-46. Issuance; renewal; payment of fee.

Upon approval of an application for an alcoholic beverage license by the city council, the issuance of an approved ABC License by the state alcoholic beverage control board, a certificate of occupancy obtained by the City Building official, and any other required permits, the department of revenue shall issue the appropriate city business license(s).

All license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be conditioned upon the holder thereof continuing to meet the requirement and qualification of licensing and, failing therein shall be a violation of this chapter.

All licenses issued under this chapter shall be conditioned upon the holder thereof being duly licensed by the ABC board and any failure to be so licensed or any suspension or revocation of such licensing shall cause an automatic renewal denial, suspension or revocation of such license without the need for notice or an opportunity to be heard. ABC licenses allowed to lapse will result in licensee being required to reapply to the city for approval.

Licenses shall be renewed annually for the period from January 1 to December 31, upon the filing of a renewal application, along with proof of current ABC License, with the city Department of Revenue before January 31 of each year, along with the payment of the appropriate fee. Failure to renew by January 31 will result in notification to the ABC Board of non-compliance without any further notification.

License fees shall be due and payable on January 1 of each year and shall not be prorated.

Sec. 6-47. Keeping alcoholic beverages other than those authorized.

It shall be unlawful for any person licensed to sell liquor, wine or beer to keep, maintain or possess on the premises covered by his license any alcoholic beverages other than those authorized by his license.

Sec. 6-48. Limitation of Class II club liquor retail licenses.

No (032) Club Liquor-Class II retail license shall be permitted. Any Class II club liquor license existing as of the effective date of this section shall not be transferred or sold to any other person or entity, but shall become null and void upon such transfer or sale. The new owner may not obtain a Class II club liquor license but may seek another type of alcoholic beverage license. Any Class II club liquor license existing as of the effective date of this section shall be permitted to change the location of its business, but the license shall become null and void upon any relocation. If the location of a Class II club liquor retail license is destroyed or damaged to the extent that the cost of restoration exceeds 50 percent of the value of the structure before the destruction or damage, then the license shall be null and void for that location.

Sec. 6-49. Location restrictions.

(a) No original license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be issued after June 1, 1987, for a location in any building that is within 250 feet of a church building or a school building.

(b) The distance between the two buildings shall be measured by the building official between the nearest points of the two buildings.

(c) Those alcoholic beverage licensees which were licensed on or before May 31, 1987, and are located in a building that is within 250 feet of a church building or school building, may continue to operate the business in that location so long as the same person holds the license. Whenever a license is transferred or a new person applies for approval to do business at that location, then the restrictions of this section shall apply to that location.

(d) The provisions of subsections (a) through (c) of this section shall not apply to alcoholic beverage sales locations within any area zoned as a B-3 central business district or B-4 downtown core district, or to sales by businesses licensed only for sales of beer and/or table wine for consumption off the premises of the business.

(e) If a church building or school building is erected after June 1, 1987, within 250 feet of an alcoholic beverage sales location, that particular church building or school building shall not be used as a measuring point to determine if a violation of this section has occurred. If an extension is made to an already existing church building or school building, then the church building or school building as so extended shall not be used as a measuring point to determine if a violation of this section has occurred. The date of erection of the church building or school building is defined as the date of certificate of occupancy is issued by the building official.

(f) The words “school” or “school building” in this section refer only to buildings housing an elementary school, junior high school, high school, kindergarten, nursery, day care center or other similar institution which is used for the education or care of children under the age of 19. The words do not include a building housing a college, university, junior college, business college, technical college, technical institute or other similar institution which is used for the education of persons who are predominantly over the age of 19.

Sec. 6-50. Transfer of State License; new city license required.

(a) No city license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferred or assigned from one location to another or from one licensee to another person. However, a state ABC license may be transferred to another location or from one person to another, by following the same procedure as if it were an original application. No transfer shall be made to any person who would not have been eligible to receive the license originally or to a place for which the license could not originally have been issued lawfully.

(b) Where a city licensee makes application with the ABC board for a transfer of its state license from one location to another or from one licensee to another person, then the transferee must obtain approval from the city for the state transfer and, in addition, must apply for a new city license for the new location or new person and meet all the requirement of this chapter for the new license. The transferee shall have 60 days from the date the transfer application is made with the state to complete the transfer process and obtain a new city license, subject to extensions granted by the Director of Revenue upon written request for good cause shown. In the case of a location transfer no business regulated by this chapter shall be conducted at the proposed location until the process is complete and a new license has been issued for the new location.

(c) In the case of a failure to complete the transfer process and obtain a new city license in a timely manner, where the ABC board in accordance with state alcoholic beverage control laws allows the original licensee to resume control and operation of the licensed premises, the original city licensee shall also be allowed to resume its operations at the original location.

Sec. 6-51. Change in ownership, management or name of licensee; expansion of city licensed premises.

(a) Change of ownership, etc. Subject to Section 6.50 concerning state transfers and new city licenses, city license shall be deemed to expire, terminate or otherwise be void when there is a substantial change of ownership in the licensees; when a licensed establishment is leased, rented or abandoned; or when possession is otherwise surrendered to another person. A city license issued to a corporation does not terminate by transfer of ownership of its stock, a new license is not required even with a complete change in ownership of the capital stock of a corporate licensee, although the provisions of subsection (d), below, shall apply.

(b) Temporary closure or interruption. Upon the death of an individual city licensee, sale of the licensed business, temporary closing of the licensed business, or other interruption in the operation of a licensed business, the city license shall immediately be delivered to the Director of Revenue, to be held pending the reopening of said business according to this chapter. However, where there is a surviving partner in a partnership entity possessing a city license, or a surviving spouse of a deceased licensee, such survivor may complete the current license year operating as a city licensee, having the same rights and responsibilities as the named licensee, without obtaining a new city license, provided: (1) the survivor notifies the Director of Revenue in writing within 20 days after the death of the licensee, and (2) the survivor is otherwise qualified to hold a city license. A surviving spouse or partner must complete a new application in his/her own name and receive approval prior to operation the following year.

(c) New officers or directors of license corporations. When ownership of 10 percent or more of a corporation’s shares is transferred or there accrues a 10 percent transfer of shares since the licensing year began, a corporation shall notify the Director of Revenue in writing within 20 days thereafter. The letter shall contain the name of the persons to whom the stock was transferred, social security number, place of birth, date of birth, home address, how long the stock transferee has lived at that address and what quantity of shares was transferred. No person shall own shares though transfer or accrual in a licensed corporation who is otherwise unqualified to obtain an original city license in their own name. City Council shall have discretion in determining the qualification of any transferee of stock shares, and may, in its discretion, suspend the corporation’s license during the period of time that the unqualified shareholder retains ownership of said shares, subject to the right of appeal to the city council in accordance with

A licensee under this article shall notify the department of revenue within seven days of any change in the ownership, officers, directors or managers of the licensee.

Sec. 6-52. Display.

Every license to sell alcoholic beverages shall be constantly and conspicuously displayed on the premises.

Sec. 6-53. Records.

Each licensee under this article shall keep full and complete records of all purchases, sales and deliveries of alcoholic beverages and shall preserve such records for two years. Such records shall be subject to inspection and audit by employees of the revenue department at any and all times of the day or night as may be deemed necessary. Revenue officers and police officers shall have the right, without hindrance, to enter any place that is subject to inspection under this chapter or any place where such records are kept.

Sec. 6-54. Revocation.

Any license issued under this article may be revoked by resolution, pursuant to Section 74-86 of the Code of Ordnances, of the city council after notice to the licensee and a public hearing for any one or more of the following reasons:

(1) Failure to keep accurate records as required by this chapter.

(2) Refusal to allow department of revenue personnel to inspect records, accounts and other documents relating to the sale, purchase, handling or delivery of alcoholic beverages.

(3) Failure to pay the license fee or gross receipts tax when due.

(4) Failure to collect and remit sales tax as applicable by state and local law

(5) Failure to renew ABC license.

(6) Violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(7) Violation of state law regarding the operation of the licensee’s business.

(8) Violation of any ordinance dealing with alcoholic beverages.

(9) When the public safety, peace, good order or decency require revocation.

(10) When the licensee aids and abets the violation of the ordinances of the city or the laws of the state.

Secs. 6-55—6-60. Reserved.

ARTICLE III.

ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT

Sec. 6-61. Creation and establishment of districts.

Under the authority granted in Code of Ala. 1975, § 28-3A-17.1, the city does hereby amend the current district in downtown Gadsden with the areas and boundaries as set forth and designated on the map which is attached as Exhibit 1 to Ord. No. O-25-19, which is on file and available for inspection in the office of the city clerk. The designation of any street or portion of a street within the entertainment district shall include sidewalks, which run parallel with and immediately adjacent to each side of that street or portion of that street within the entertainment district.

After 90 days of the effective date of the ordinance from which this article was derived, the city council shall review this article to determine if changes to the entertainment district and the regulations for that district should be made.

Sec. 6-62. Outside consumption of alcoholic beverages permitted; conditions.

Any on premises retail alcohol beverage licensee located within the entertainment district, herein licensee, who satisfies all requirements of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall comply with all laws, rules and regulations which govern its license type, except that a patron, guest or member of that licensee may exit the licensed premises between the hours of noon and 10:00 p.m. seven days a week, with no more than one open container of alcoholic beverage and consume that alcoholic beverage anywhere within the confines of the entertainment district in which the alcoholic beverage was obtained, subject to the following regulations:

(1) A person may not enter another premise that is licensed to sell alcohol with an open container of alcoholic beverage acquired elsewhere.

(2) A licensee shall allow alcoholic beverages to be removed from the licensed premises only in a recyclable paper or plastic cup that bears the commercially printed name and/or logo of the designated licensee. Any alcoholic beverage removed from a licensed premise pursuant to this article must remain in the paper or plastic cup with the commercially printed name and/or logo of the licensee who sold the alcoholic beverage for consumption purposes. No such alcoholic beverages shall be removed from the licensed premises in a can, bottle or glass container except upon a licensee’s outdoor sit-down dining area situated on the licensee’s property or on a sidewalk or other right-of-way where the licensee has a right-of-way use agreement with the city.

(3) No licensee shall allow a patron, guest, or member to exit its licensed premises with more than one open container of alcoholic beverages, and it shall be unlawful for any person to exit such licensed premises with more than one such open container.

(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to drink or attempt to drink any alcoholic beverage from a can, bottle, or glass container or to possess any open can, bottle, or glass container of alcoholic beverages on the public streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way and parking lots located within an entertainment district.

(5) No container in which an alcoholic beverage is dispensed and removed from the licensed premises shall exceed 16 fluid ounces in size.

(6) No person shall possess on the streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way, parking lots, or any other public area located within the entertainment district any open alcoholic beverage container which exceeds 16 fluid ounces in size.

(7) No person shall possess on the streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way, parking lots, or any other public area located within the entertainment district any open alcoholic beverage which was not purchased from an on premises retail alcohol beverage licensee lawfully doing business within the entertainment district who has met all requirements of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the City of Gadsden.

(8) The city shall have the right to extend or reduce the days and the hours during which a patron, guest or member of a licensee may exit the licensed premises, which extension or reduction shall be determined by resolution for a specific event or date.

Sec. 6-63. Consumption of alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle prohibited.

(a) Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverages while in the confines of a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is located upon any public street, parking lot or other place to which the public has or is permitted to have access within an entertainment district.

(b) Exceptions.

(1) A passenger in a motor vehicle in which the driver is operating the vehicle pursuant to a contract to provide transportation for passengers and such driver holds a valid license for the operation of a vehicle for hire;

(2) A passenger of a bus in which the driver holds a valid operator’s license.

Sec. 6-64. Alcoholic beverages purchased outside entertainment district not allowed in open containers in district.

No alcoholic beverages purchased at any location other than a licensee in the entertainment district who has met the requirements of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the city, which allows a person to exit the licensed premises with an open container of alcoholic beverages, shall be allowed in open containers in the entertainment district.

Sec. 6-65. Drinking in public places.

To the extent this article conflicts with prior ordinances of the city prohibiting drinking in public places, the authority allowing conduct as prescribed by this article shall supersede any prior city ordinances.

Sec. 6-66. Modification or elimination of article.

Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, at any time and from time to time, any entertainment district established by this article may be enlarged, reduced, modified or eliminated, in whole or part, and the regulations set forth in this article are subject to amendment or elimination at any time and from time to time. No vested rights shall be acquired by or be conferred upon any person or business entity as a result of the establishment of an entertainment district or permitting under this section or by the state.

Sec. 6-67. Possession and consumption of alcohol in excluded places.

The consumption and possession of open containers of alcoholic beverages shall not be allowed in any public building, facility, garage or parking lot within an entertainment district that is posted with signage at each entrance or in conspicuous places that no alcoholic beverages are allowed on the premises. No open containers shall be allowed on property privately owned or controlled that is posted with signage at each entrance or in conspicuous places that no alcoholic beverages are allowed on the premises.

Section 2. A violation of this ordinance shall be punished as provided in Section 1-7 of the Gadsden City Code.

Section 3. The provisions of this ordinance shall be effective on publication.

Section 4. The sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase of this ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid by a valid judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect the validity of any other section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase of this ordinance. The city council declares that it is its intent that it would have enacted this ordinance without such invalid or unconstitutional provisions.

Section 5. The provisions of this ordinance repeal any prior ordinance or provision of the Gadsden City Code to the extent of any conflict.

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on October 27, 2026.

Jennifer Smith, City Clerk

November 13, 2026

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ORDINANCE NO. O-35-26 (SYNOPSIS)

Amending City Code Chapter 74 – Licenses and Taxation

Amending City Code Sections 74-62, 74-65, 74-69, 74-91 and 74-92 – Updating definitions; amending provisions related to licensing requirements for certain construction-based businesses and inspection requirements for food trucks to comply with state law; establishing classifications and applicable rates for vape and hemp businesses; adopting the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS); and revising references to Chapter 6, Alcoholic Beverages, for consistency throughout the Code.

A copy of the full ordinance may be obtained from the office of the city clerk during normal business hours.

Adopted by the City Council of Gadsden on October 27, 2026.

Jennifer Smith, City Clerk

November 13, 2026

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION OF ABANDONED VEHICLES

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

2010 Lincoln MKS Gray VIN 1LNHL9DR7AG608996

2013 Nissan Versa Gray VIN 3N1CN7AP3DL894817

1999 Chevrolet Silverado Gray VIN 1GCEK19T2XE119801

2004 Chevrolet Impala White VIN 2G1WF52E149277341

2013 Volkswagen Jetta Red VIN 3VWPP7AJ8DM642508

2005 Chevrolet Tahoe Black VIN 1GNEC13T95R199942

2015 Nissan Sentra Red VIN 3N1AB7AP8FL669067

1998 Honda Accord Blue VIN 1HGCG5645WA211666

2016 Chrysler 200 Black VIN 1C3CCCFB1GN189788

2006 Chevrolet HHR Red VIN 3GNDA23P36S628534

2013 Nissan Maxima White VIN 1N4AA5AP8DC807094

The public auction will be held at ER Towing, 1733 Forrest Ave, Gadsden, AL 35901at 8:00am on December 11, 2026. 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 6 and 13, 2026

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION OF ABANDONED VEHICLES

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

2024 Mitsubishi Outlander

VIN: JA4J4VA81RZ038303

The public auction will be held at Thacker Towing, 927 5th Ave NE, Attalla, AL 35954 on December 18, 2026. 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 13 and 20, 2026

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION OF ABANDONED VEHICLES

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

2018 Dodge Charger

VIN: 2C3CDXCT8JH233626

The public auction will be held at Thacker Towing, 927 5th Ave NE, Attalla, AL 35954 on January 8, 2027. 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 13 and 20, 2026