NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
By virtue of a Writ of Execution issued out of the State of Alabama, Department of Revenue of Montgomery County, Alabama, and to me directed whereby I am commanded to make the amount of judgment ($98,651.74 plus daily interest) recently obtained against Marty Naylor in favor of State of Alabama, Department of Revenue out of the good, chattels, lands and tenements of the said Marty Naylor.
I have levied on the following property, to-wit:
H/S BASE YEAR-LT 149.5×291.6 LYING IN SW % SE 1⁄4 5-10-6 1385-441, D-1977-1552, D-2011-335124, D-2011-3358221
Parcel 03-03-05-0-000-034.000 PPIN 001287
Property Address 171 Underwood Road, Boaz, Al. 35956
**ALL PROPERTY SOLD SUBJECT TO ANY/ALL MORTGAGES, TAXES, LIENS, EASEMENTS, AND/OR ENCUMBRANCES. WILL BE SOLD “AS IS WHERE IS”. PURCHASER PAYS COST OF ADVERTISING
AND OTHER LAWFUL CHARGES AND FEES.
Therefore, according to said command, I shall expose for sale at public auction, all the right, title and interest of the above Marty Naylor in and to the above-described property, on the 3rd day of March 2025, during the legal hours of sale, at the Courthouse in Etowah County, Alabama. The sale is scheduled for 11:00 A. M.
Jonathon W. Horton
Sheriff, Etowah County
February 14, 21 and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2007, a certain Mortgage was executed by Thomas E. Pylant and wife, Mary K. Pylant as mortgagor(s) in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. as mortgagee, and was recorded on August 20, 2007, as Instrument Number 3277636 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, State of AL; and
WHEREAS, the Mortgage was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and
WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment dated February 2, 2021 and recorded on February 9, 2021, as Instrument Number 3515954 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, State of AL; and
WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage in that the payment due on the death of the borrower(s), was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and
WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of February 4, 2025 is $161,816.89 and
WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage Deed to be immediately due and payable;
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, notice is hereby given that on March 21, 2025 during the legal hours of sale, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:
LOTS NUMBER FIFTY-TWO (52) AND FIFTY-THREE (53) OF LARRYDALE SUBDIVISION TO GLENCOE, ALABAMA, PLUS SUCH PORTION OF LOT SIXTY (60) OF SAID LARRYDALE SUBDIVISION AS IS DESCRIBED BY COMMENCING AT A POINT WHERE THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT SIXTY (60) INTERSECTS THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT FIFTY-THREE (53), AND FROM THENCE CONTINUE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE EXTENSION OR PRODUCTION OF THE SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT FIFTY-THREE (53) 160 FEET TO A POINT IN THE EASTERLY LINE OF LOT SIXTY (60), THENCE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF LOT SIXTY (60) 293.39 FEET TO A POINT WHERE SAID EASTERLY LINE OF LOT SIXTY (60) INTERSECTS THE EXTENSION OR PRODUCTION OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOT FIFTY-TWO (52), THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG SAID EXTENSION OR PRODUCTION OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOT FIFTY-TWO (52) 123 FEET TO A POINT WHERE SAID LINE INTERSECTS THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT SIXTY (60) THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE SAID WESTERLY LINE OF LOT SIXTY (60) 200 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; ALL OF SAID LOTS AND PORTION OF LOT BEING IN THE LARRYDALE SUBDIVISION TO GLENCOE, ALABAMA, AS SHOWN BY THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “F”, PAGE 323 IN THE PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
Commonly known as: 1118 Larrydale Dr, Gadsen, AL 35905
This sale will take place at the Etowah County Courthouse. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development estimated bid will be $163,690.39.
There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.
When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $16,369.04 (10% of the Secretary’s bid) in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $16,369.04 must be presented before the bidding is closed. THE DEPOSIT IS NONREFUNDABLE. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.
The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.
If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.
There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.
The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed.
The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is based upon the nature of the breach, this loan is not subject to reinstatement. A total payoff is required to cancel the foreclosure sale or the breach must be otherwise cured. A description of the default is as follows: FAILURE TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE AND ANY OUTSTANDING FEES, COSTS, AND INTEREST WHICH BECAME ALL DUE AND PAYABLE BASED UPON THE DEATH OF ALL MORTGAGORS.
Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.
Dated this 10th day of February, 2025
Michael Lindsey
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
Foreclosure Commissioner
244 Inverness Center Drive
Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone: (801) 355-2886
HWM File: AL22954
February 28, March 7 and 14, 2025
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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 Holly Jennifer Smith, An Unmarried Person to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated February 19, 2019; said mortgage being recorded on February 26, 2019, as Instrument No. 3480201 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama. Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2022-RP3 in Instrument 3545063 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, ALABAMA.
The undersigned, Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2022-RP3, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Court House in Etowah County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on the 1st day of April, 2025 the following property, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of Fractional Section 32; thence run North 89’ 00’ West, along the north line of said section, a distance of 316 feet to the westerly margin of the old Boaz-Attalla road; thence deflect left and run along said westerly margin South 22’ 24’ East a distance of 100 feet to a pipe set at the point of beginning of the property herein described; thence continue along said westerly margin South 22’ 24’ East a distance of 142.5 feet to a point; thence leaving said westerly margin, run South 76’ 43’ West a distance of 277 feet to a pipe; thence run North 02’ 33’ West a distance of 196.5 feet to a pipe; thence run South 87’42’ East a distance of 229.5 feet to the point of beginning and lying and being in Fraction A (the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4) of Section 32, Township 10 South, Range 5 East in Etowah County, Alabama.
Said property is commonly known as 40 Billy Smith Dr, Boaz, AL 35956.
Should a conflict arise between the property address and the legal description the legal description will control.
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments, covenants, the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those superior to said Mortgage first set out above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. The successful bidder must present certified funds in the amount of the winning bid at the time and place of sale.
Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage.
CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2022-RP3
as holder of said mortgage
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP
505 20th Street North, Suite 1775
Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 216-4238
FT21@mccalla.com
File No. 24-05815AL
www.foreclosurehotline.net
February 28, March 7 and 14, 2025
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Paige I Hartmann, married and Christopher Troy Davenport, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company LLC, on March 21, 2022, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument Number: 3537483; the undersigned Guild Mortgage Company LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on April 9, 2025, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot Number Ten (10), in Edwards Addition to Southside, according to map or plat thereof recorded in Plat Book “H”, Page 128, Probate Office, Etowah County and lying and being in Southside, Etowah County, Alabama.. Property street address for informational purposes: 1571 Lee Street , Gadsden, AL 35907. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certified funds made payable to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid in certified funds by noon the next business day at the Law Office of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Guild Mortgage Company LLC, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 25-00668-GM-AL
February 28, March 7 and 14, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Betty Ruth White was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 1/23/2025 over the Estate of William E. White, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
LaShonda Lynn Dobbins was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 1/22/2025 to the Estate of Willie Vernard Dobbins, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Lisa Holcombe Hester was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 1/28/2025 to the Estate of Charles R. Holcombe, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Louis Kemp was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 11/22/2024 to the Estate of Estella Mae Wilson, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Jacob Millican was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 1/31/2025 to the Estate of Roxie Janet Smith, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Jacob Millican was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 1/31/2025 over the Estate of Judy Marie Gill, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Karen Heath Entrekin and Randy Shane Heath was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 02/06/2025 to the Estate of Gail R. Heath, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Lisa Keeton Williams was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 01/23/2025 to the Estate of Bettye Keeton, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Jonathan Mark Atchley was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 01/28/2025 to the Estate of Charles Edward Atchley, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Jamie Bridges Walden was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 10/25/2024 over the Estate of Kathy Lee Bridges, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Regina Phillips was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 01/17/2025 to the Estate of Ronald Dutton, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Kimberly Lynn Boyd was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 01/28/2025 to the Estate of Trina Marie Sweet, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Nica Lea Hodge was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 01/28/2025 to the Estate of Donna Lou Fish, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Gregory Tyler Reeves was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 01/21/2025 over the Estate of Gregory Lamar Reeves, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Richard Allen Bard was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 01/27/2025 to the Estate of William Jimmy Copeland, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Billy W. Green was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 01/22/2025 to the Estate of Sandra G. Boyd, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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FILE CLAIMS
Lisa Keeton Williams was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 01/23/2025 to the Estate of Bettye Keeton, 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
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF HEARING
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF: MITCHELL G. CHILDERS,
Case #: 2025-68
ALLEGED INCAPACITATED
TO: Layla Matthews and any unknown family
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 17 day of MARCH 2025 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 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025
Scott Hassell
PROBATE JUDGE
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF HEARING
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF: DONNA SULLIVAN, ALLEGED INCAPACITATED
Case #: 2025-119
TO: Any unknown family
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 1st day of APRIL 2025 at 2:00 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 FEBRUARY 2025.
Scott Hassell
PROBATE JUDGE
February 28, March 7 and 14, 2025
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NOTICE OF PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE ON ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
The Matter of the Estate of BARBARA STEED, deceased
CASE NO. 2024 – 00103
NOTICE TO: Angela Dale Hilton, aka Angela Matthews, aka Angela Knighten, aka Angela Hicks, and all other next of kin and other interested parties
Please take notice that a Petition for Final Settlement and Discharge has been filed in said Court by Alan Knighten, Petitioner, and that the 30th day of April 2025, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. has been set for hearing on the same in the Probate Judge’s Courtroom in the Etowah County Courthouse in Gadsden, Alabama. Please be advised that if you intend to contest the said Petition, you must file a written response with the Probate Court, send a copy of your response to counsel for Petitioner, and appear at the above hearing.
Dated this 17th day of February 2025.
Jason Knowles
Knowles & Sullivan, LLC Attorneys for Petitioner
413 Broad Street
Gadsden, Alabama 35901
Phone: 256-547-7200
February 21, 28, and March 7, 2025
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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 Edna Brotman and a Petition for Letters of Conservatorship over the estate of Edna Brotman was filed by Gadsden Regional Medical Center on the 12th day of FEBRUARY 2025.
A hearing on the Petition for Letters of Guardianship and Petition for Letters of Conservatorship is set on the 18TH day of MARCH 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901.
Scott W. Hassell
Judge of Probate
February 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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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 Fred Reynolds and a Petition for Letters of Conservatorship over the estate of Fred Reynolds was filed by Gadsden Regional Medical Center on the 14TH day of FEBRUARY 2025.
A hearing on the Petition for Letters of Guardianship and Petition for Letters of Conservatorship is set on the 31ST day of MARCH 2025, at 1:30 p.m., in the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, 800 Forrest Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama 35901.
Scott W. Hassell
Judge of Probate
February 21, 28, and March 7, 2025
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
RUSSELL EDWARDS, PLAINTIFF,
VS.
CASE NO.: CV-2024-900277
CASEY RYAN SHERRELL, DEFENDANT.
CASEY RYAN SHERRELL is hereby notified that Russell Edwards, has filed a Complaint in the Circuit Court for Etowah County, Alabama. The style of said action being identified as CV-2024-900277. The above named person, entities and all other persons or entities, known or unknown, are hereby notified that they must file an answer to said complaint in the identified civil action on or before or thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against them in said Civil Action No. CV-2024-900277.
Dated: 1/30/25
Cassandra Johnson,
Clerk, Etowah County Circuit Court
F. Michael Haney
Attorney for Plaintiff
235 Broad Street
Gadsden, Alabama 35901
(256) 546-1656
February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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PUBLICATION NOTICE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
DANNY STOWERS,
VS
CASE NO: DV-24-900834
CHRISTIAN FORD
NOTICE OF BREACH OF CONTRACT AND NEGLIGENCE ACTION
CHRISTIAN FORD’S whereabouts are unknown, must answer DANNY STOWER’S Complaint for Breach of Contract and Negligence and other relief by CHRISTIAN FORD, or thereafter, a Judgement by Default may be rendered against Christian Ford in Case No: DV-24-900834, Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama.
Dated: February 4, 2025
Cassandra Johnson,
Circuit Clerk
Clark Hall
Attorney for the Plaintiff
750 Forrest Avenue
Gadsden, AL. 35901
(256)549-4357
February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GARY WAYNE MIZELL, DEACEASED.
Case No.: S-11667
Notice to: All creditors, heirs or distributees and all other person interested in the Estate of GARY WAYNE MIZELL, deceased:
You will hereby take notice that JOSHUA CALEB GRINDBERG, as Personal Representative of the Estate of GARY WAYNE MIZELL, filed a Report of Insolvency of said Estate on the 13th day of February 2025.
You are hereby notified that a hearing on the Petitioner’s Report of Insolvency will be held at my office in the Etowah County Courthouse, on the 7th day of April, 2025, at 10:00 o’clock a m. when the Report of Insolvency will be considered, and you may show cause, if any, why the Report of Insolvency should be denied.
This the 14th day of February 2025
Scott W. Hassell
Judge of Probate
February 21, 28, and March 7, 2025
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NOTICE OFHEARING
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
In The Matter of the Adoption Petition of DONALD RAY BACON And JUDY DARNELL BACON
CASE NO.: 2024-00689
TO: CAIN PHILLIPS AND/OR ANY UNKNOWN FATHER
Address unknown.
Please take notice that a petition for adoption of a child born to Christin R. Gulledge has been filed in said Court by the Petitioner(s) named above. The minor child’s date of birth is September 6, 2019. As a notified party, you may appear in the adoption proceeding to contest or support the attached petition. Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of service of this notice with counsel for said Petitioner, whose name and address are as shown below and with the Clerk of the Probate Court at the following address: P.O. Box 187, Gadsden, AL 35902. If you fail to respond within thirty (30) days and appear at the hearing, the Court may construe that failure as an implied consent to the adoption and waiver of a right to appear and of further notice of the adoption proceedings. If the adoption is approved, your parental rights, if any, will be considered terminated.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Savannah Lane Long
P.O. Box 8241
Gadsden, AL 35902
256-312-9553
Given under my hand this the 29th day of January 2025.
Scott W. Hassell
JUDGE OF PROBATE
February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF HEARING
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
In The Matter of the Adoption Petition of JOSEA DANIEL CABRERA FLORES
CASE NO.: 2024-00044
TO: UNKNOWN FATHER
Address unknown.
Please take notice that a petition for adoption of a child born to Joanna Ramos Cabrera has been filed in said Court by the Petitioner(s) named above. The minor child’s date of birth is June 20, 2010. As a notified party, you may appear in the adoption proceeding to contest or support the attached petition. Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of service of this notice with counsel for said Petitioner, whose name and address are as shown below and with the Clerk of the Probate Court at the following address: P.O. Box 187, Gadsden, AL 35902. If you fail to respond within thirty (30) days and appear at the hearing, the Court may construe that failure as an implied consent to the adoption and waiver of a right to appear and of further notice of the adoption proceedings. If the adoption is approved, your parental rights, if any, will be considered terminated.
Attorney for Petitioner: Tammy Parris
945 Chestnut Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Phone 256-547-9222
Given under my hand this the 7th day of February. 2025
Scott W. Hassell
Judge of Probate
February14, 21, 28, and March 7, 2025
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NOTICE OF COMPLAINT
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
KATHY LEE, PLAINTIFF
VS
CASE NO.: CV-2025-900021
SAMMY HERRON, ET AL., DEFENDANTS
The Defendants, Sammy Herron, Estella Herron, and Cicero Curry, whose whereabouts are unknown, and any other persons claiming any present, future, contingent, remainder, reversion, or other interest in the lands described below, must answer Plaintiff’s Complaint filed in the above referenced court and case number within thirty (30) days of the completion of the publication of thereafter a judgement of default may be rendered against you in the above-styled case.
The subject property is described as follows:
LOT 1, BLOCK A, HIGHLAND PARK ADDITION, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “B”, PAGE 164, IN THE PROBATE OFFICE OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA.
Done the 30th day of
January, 2025.
Cassandra Johnson
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Etowah County
Jason Knowles,
Knowles & Sullivan, LLC
413 Broad Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-547-7200
February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF COMPLAINT
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY ALABAMA
TAMMY CHILDRESS, PLAINTIFF
V.
CV – 2025-900075
RAYMOND HASHBARGER and BETTY HASHBARGER, ET AL.,
DEFENDANTS
The Defendants, whose whereabouts are unknown, and any other persons claiming any present, future, contingent, remainder, reversion, or other interest in the
lands described below, must answer Plaintiff’s Complaint filed in the above referenced court and case number within thirty (30) days of the completion of the publication or thereafter a judgment of default may be rendered against you in the above-styled case.
The subject property is described as follows:
To reach a point of beginning for the hereinafter described parcel of land, commence at the Southeast corner of the SE1/4 of the SE1/4, thence run South 88 degrees 00’ West, along the South line thereof, 30.08 feet to a point in the West line of Turner Road (60’ RW); thence run North 02 degrees 14’ East, along said West line, parallel with the east line of said SE1/4 of SE1/4, 1150.15 feet to a point; thence run South 84 degrees 20’ West, 308.25 feet to a point which is the point of beginning of the parcel of land herein described; thence from said point of beginning, continue South 84 degrees 20’ West 180.00 feet to the Southeast corner of a parcel of land described in Deed Book 1381, Page 407, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama; thence run North 02 degrees 14’ East along the east line thereof, 259.10 feet to the northeast corner of said 1381-407 Parcel, being in the South line of Rocky Ford Road (80’RW); thence run South 89 degrees 44’ East, along said South line, 178.40 feet to a point; thence run South 02 degrees 14’ West, 240.47 feet to the point of beginning, and embracing portions of the E1/2 of aforesaid SE1/4, in Section 7, Township 12 South, Range 8 East of Huntsville Meridian, in Etowah County, Alabama.
Done the 10th day of February 2025
/s/Jason Knowles
Jason Knowles, Attorney for Plaintiff
Knowles & Sullivan, LLC
413 Broad Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-547-7200
February 28, March 7, 14, and 21, 2025
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LEGAL NOTICE
In the Juvenile Court of Etowah County, Alabama Case # JU-25-16.01
Publication Notice to: Laura Ann Dial.
A Complaint has been filed in this court to terminate your parental rights as to N.D. (DOB 4/26/20), a minor child. You must file an answer to the Complaint within 14 days of perfection of service by publication. Your answer is to be filed in the Juvenile Court of Etowah County, Alabama, 801 Forrest Ave. Gadsden, AL, 35901.
Done this the 19th day of February 2025.
Cassandra Johnson Circuit Court Clerk.
Williams, King & Associates
2100 Club Drive, Suite 150
Gadsden, AL 35901
256-442-0201
February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2025
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NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION TO QUIET TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
Paul Skelton, Plaintiff,
V.
Civil Action no.CV-2024-900380
A tract of land described as Lot Numbers Twenty-two (22) to Thirty-three (33), both inclusive, in Block Number One (1), and Lots Numbers Six (6), Seven (7), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), and Twelve (12), in Block Number Two (2), in Skelton’s Rearrangement of Lots Numbers 26, 27 and 28, in Block Twenty-five (25), of Cloverdale Subdivision, according to map of said Rearrangement recorded in Plat Book “D”, page 23, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and lying and being in Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama, Nell Skelton, the unknown heirs of Nell Skelton, if any, and all other persons claiming any present, future, contingent, remainder, reversion, or other interest in said property, Defendants, are hereby notified that Paul Skelton, Plaintiff, has filed in the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama, a complaint for quiet title and other relief. The style of said action being identified as CV- 2024-900380. The above named person, entities and all other persons or entities, known or unknown, are hereby notified that they must file an answer to said complaint in the identified civil action on or before 3/31/2025, or thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against them in said Civil Action
CV-2024-900380.
Done this 3rd day of January 2025
CASSANDRA JOHNSON,
CLERK OF COURT
Attorney for the Plaintiff
Elizabeth P. Haney,
PO Drawer 287
Gadsden, AL 35902
February 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF DIVORCE ACTION
TOSUBER BARROW, SR., whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the complaint of Tamara Barrow, by answering a divorce and other relief, thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication or thereafter a judgment of default may be rendered against him in Civil Action No.: DR-25- 900022 Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama.
Dated February 3, 2025
Cassandra Johnson
CIRCUIT CLERK
John D. Floyd, Attorney for Plaintiff
808 Chestnut Street
Gadsden, AL. 35901
(256)547-6328
February 14, 21, 28, and March 7, 2025
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NOTICE OF CONDEMNTION-FORFEITURE ACTION
STATE OF ALABAMA, ex rel: Gadsden Police Department Street Crime Unit
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO: CV-24-900421-GCD
PLAINTIFF
VS.
10 GAMBLING DEVICES
$1,159.00 U.S. CURRENCY
DEFENDANTS
In Re: Unknown
Property Seized From:
2515 Sansom Avenue
Gadsden, AL. 35904
TO ANY PERSON, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY CLAIMING AN OWNER’S BONA FIDE
INTEREST IN THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY:
WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has filed its complaint in the above-described action seeking condemnation, forfeiture, and ultimate disposition of the above-described property and currency. You are hereby notified that you must answer said Complaint by the 28th day of April 2025. Failure to file such answer shall result in your loss of any claimed owner’s or other interest in said currency.
DONE this the 26th day of February 2025
Cassandra Johnson, Circuit Clerk
Etowah County, Alabama
February 28, March 7, 14, and 21, 2025
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NOTICE OF CONDEMNTION-FORFEITURE ACTION
STATE OF ALABAMA, ex rel: Gadsden Police Department Street Crime Unit
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO: CV-24-900423-GCD
PLAINTIFF
VS.
20 GAMBLING DEVICES
$3,978.00 U.S. CURRENCY
DEFENDANTS
In Re: Unknown
Property Seized From:
928 Spruce Street
Gadsden, AL. 35904
TO ANY PERSON, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY CLAIMING AN OWNER’S BONA FIDE
INTEREST IN THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY:
WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has filed its complaint in the above-described action seeking condemnation, forfeiture, and ultimate disposition of the above-described property and currency. You are hereby notified that you must answer said Complaint by the 28th day of April 2025. Failure to file such answer shall result in your loss of any claimed owner’s or other interest in said currency.
DONE this the 26th day of February 2025
Cassandra Johnson, Circuit Clerk
Etowah County, Alabama
February 28, March 7, 14, and 21, 2025
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PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council of the City of Rainbow City, Alabama, will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., at the Rainbow City Municipal Building located at 3700 Rainbow Drive, to consider the adoption of a resolution authorizing an Economic Development Agreement with Choice Fabricators, Inc. located 3155 Steele Station Road in Rainbow City, Alabama. This existing business proposes having a capital investment of $12,500,000 to upgrade the facility and purchase 2 automated stamping presses. These upgrades will increase the need for new employees, payroll, property and sales tax. The owner has requested financial assistance from the City of Rainbow City to make this proposed project feasible. The City of Rainbow City proposes to abate all state and local noneducational property taxes and all construction related transaction taxes, except those local construction related transaction taxes levied for educational purposes or for capital improvements for education. The Company has requested that the abatement of state and local noneducational property taxes be extended for a period of 5 years pursuant to the Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992. This project is estimated to be completed by December 31, 2025. The city represents and warrants to the Company that it has the power under the constitution and laws, and amendment 772, of the State of Alabama to grant this incentive. You are invited to be present at the public hearing and express your opinion on the proposed agreement and whether it serves a valid and sufficient public purpose. The City of Rainbow is committed to making meetings accessible to all. If you need accommodation, please contact Beth Lee at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Joe Taylor, Mayor
Beth Lee, City Clerk
February 28, 2025
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JOB COMPLETION
Vulcan Materials Asphalt & Construction, LLC hereby gives notice of completion for Project: ATRP2-28-2020-223 in Etowah County, Alabama. This notice will appear for three consecutive weeks beginning on February 28, 2025, and ending on March 14, 2025. All claims should be filed at Vulcan Materials Asphalt & Construction, LLC., P.O. Box 1890, Gadsden, Alabama, 35902 during this period.
February 28, March 7 and 14, 2025
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LEGAL NOTICE
The following storage units will be auctioned of on March 10, 2025 beginning at 10:00 A.M. on the premises of Dixie Mini Storage Auction, located at 429 4TH ST SW, Attalla, AL 35954
Amanda Chapman #385
April Burleson #26, #29, #380, #486
Brian Keith Baker/Sara Kiker #462
Charles J Owens #74, #285
Ed Grinfield #73
Elizabeth Pruitt #467
Jason A Copeland #443
Jess Evans #88
Ladonna Price #115
Lisa Kline #263
Michael Parker #324
Regena Harris #295
Sarah Maton #170
Tina Gamble #10
Whitney S Boggs #501
Dixie Mini Storage
429 4th Street S.W.
Attalla, AL 35954
Phone (256)538-2203
February 28 and March 7, 2025
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LEGAL NOTICE
The following storage unties will be auctioned on 3/12/2025 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the business premises of Southtowne Mini Warehouses. Southtowne is located at 199 Woodland Drive, off of Steele Station Road in Rainbow City, Alabama.
Roosevelt Johnson Unit 49
Chris Crittenden Unit 185
Janis Poleate Unit 407
Fatima Bibb Unit 512
Chris Kennedy Unit 576
Angela Nelson Unit 13-11
Dazaree Turner Unit 52-22
Regina Collins Unit 724
Lisa Turk Unit 184 & 533
Jo Ann Collins Unit 339 & 578
David Contris Unit 436
Carl Talmage Unit 564
Lauri Price Unit 28-1B
Latonya Rutledge Unit 211-32
Mark Price 53-6 & 53-8
Suzanne Barett Unit 740
Southtowne Mini Warehouses
199 Woodland Drive
Rainbow City, AL. 35906
February 28 and March 7, 2025
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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 2020 Nissan Versa vin# 3N1CN8EV0LL835074 The public auction will be held at Matt’s Towing 927 B 5th Ave NE Attalla AL 35954 at 10:00am on 04/07/2025. 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.
February 21 and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF VEHICLE POSSESSION
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle(s) on April 4, 2025 at 8:00 A.M.
2016 Buick Regal
VIN: 2G4GS5GX5G9208833
Tommy Tows
1912 3rd Street
Attalla, AL. 35954
(256) 490-3715
February 21 and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF VEHICLE POSSESSION
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle(s) on April 9, 2025.
2002 Mercury Grand Marquis
VIN 2MEFM74W22X640820
UNI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
2075 HWY 77
ATTALLA AL 35954
256-538-6600
February 21 and 28, 2025
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NOTICE OF VEHICLE POSSESSION
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will proceed to take possession of the following described abandoned vehicle(s) on April 11, 2025.
2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee
VIN: 1J4PS4GK7AC117916
UNI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
2075 HWY 77
ATTALLA AL 35954
256-538-6600
February 21 and 28, 2025
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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 2020 Nissan Versa vin# 3N1CN8EV0LL835074 The public auction will be held at Matt’s Towing 927 B 5th Ave NE Attalla AL 35954 at 10:00am on 04/07/2025
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.
February 21 and 28, 2025
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be received by the City Clerk, City of Gadsden, Alabama, at the City Hall, 90 Broad Street, Room 411, Gadsden, Alabama until 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 25, 2025, for the TWIN BRIDGES GOLF CLUB SAND BUNKER RENOVATIONS , Bid Request No.3596, located in the City of Gadsden, Alabama.
Bids submitted prior to the bid opening by mail shall be directed to “City Clerk, P.O. Box 267, Gadsden, Alabama 35902-0267” or in person delivered to the office of the City Clerk, Room 401, City Hall, 90 Broad Street, Gadsden, Alabama.
Bids will be publicly opened and read at the above time and place. Specifications and contract documents are open to the public for inspection at the City Hall. Electronic (pdf) specifications and contract documents can be distributed at no cost. All bidders must be registered with the City of Gadsden Engineering Department in order to submit a bid. Bids received from unregistered bidders will be rejected.
The bidder shall file with his bid either a cashier’s check drawn on an Alabama bank, payable to the City of Gadsden, Alabama, or a bid bond executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make such bonds in Alabama, in an amount equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of the bid or ten thousand ($10,000).
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for the satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond or Bond in the amount required by Section 39-1-1(a), Code of Alabama 1975, and evidence of insurance as required by the bid documents within ten (10) days after being notified that he has been awarded the contract.
No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The bidder must comply with all requirements of the public works bid law Section 39-2-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975.
Any bidder, whether a resident or non-resident of the State of Alabama, must comply with all applicable provisions of Section 34-8-1, et. seq., Code of Alabama, 1975, including requirements for licensing as a general contractor and the necessity to show evidence of license before the bid will be considered by the awarding authority. A current license number must be included on the bid.
This is a tax-exempt contract.
Bidders must comply with the President’s Nos. 11246 and 11375 which prohibit discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. Bidders must also comply with Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of1968, and Section III of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 170lu.
By signing this contract, the contracting parties affirm, for the duration of the agreement, that they will not violate federal immigration law or knowingly employ, hire for employment, or continue to employ an unauthorized alien within the state of Alabama. Furthermore, a contracting party found to be in violation of this provision shall be deemed in breach of the agreement and shall be responsible for all damages resulting therefrom.
Bidders must certify that they do not and will not maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated on a basis of race creed, color, sex, or national origin. Bidders must also certify they will make facilities handicap accessible to the extent required by law.
THE CITY GADSDEN, ALABAMA
Craig Ford, Mayor
Iva Nelson, City Clerk
February 28, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
Relating to Etowah County and the Mega Sports Complex Authority; to amend Section 45-28
220.03, Code of Alabama 1975, to immediately transfer all fiduciary responsibility relating to
the authority to the City of Rainbow City; and to provide for the dissolution of the authority upon the full payment of certain outstanding debt.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALA
BAMA:
Section 1. Section 45-28-220.03 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
Ҥ45-28-220.03
(a) This section shall only apply in Etowah County. (b) The Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority is created.
(c)(1) Immediately after October 1, 2022, the terms of the members serving on the authority shall end. Thereafter, the The authority shall consist of the following members: a. Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph 1., one member appointed by each member of the local legislative delegation with initial terms expiring as follows: 1. House District 29, expiring November 10, 2022. The initial appointment occurring after October 1, 2022, shall be made by the Director of the Etowah County Tourism Board. Subsequent appointments to this position shall be made by the legislative member representing House District 29. 2. House District 28, expiring November 10, 2023. 3. House District 30, expiring November 10, 2024. 4. Senate District 10, expiring November 10, 2025. b. The President of the Etowah County Chamber of Commerce, or his or her designee.
c. The Director of the Etowah County Tourism Board, or his or her designee.
d. One member appointed by the governing body of the City of Rainbow City, for an initial term expiring November 10, 2024.
(2) Upon completion of the initial staggered terms, subsequent appointments of non exofficio members shall be made in the same manner for terms of four years.
(3) A member shall be removed from the authority after failing to attend three consecutive properly noticed regular meetings of the authority, or more than half of the properly noticed regular meetings, during a calendar year. The members of the authority shall meet at least quarterly and minutes of the meetings of the authority shall be posted on a website operated by the authority or on a social media website of the authority, or both, within 30 days after the meeting date. A vacancy on the authority for any reason shall be filled by appointment by the original appointing authority for the unexpired term.
(4) Except for the Director of the Etowah County Tourism Board, no member of the authority may also serve as a member of the Etowah County Tourism Board.
(d) The authority shall evaluate the development of a sports complex for Etowah County for implementation and administration by the authority. The evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, the following considerations and issues:
(1) The feasibility of a mega sports complex for the county.
(2) What should be included in such a complex. (3) The location of such a complex.
(4) The cost associated with acquiring and maintaining such a complex.
(5) Possible funding sources for such a complex. (e) After its evaluation, the authority may initiate the development and management of a public mega sports complex in the county.
(f)(d) The authority, subject to subsections (e) and (h), shall also have the following powers and duties: (1) To acquire or lease real property for the development of sports or other recreational facilities and related improvements for public purposes.
(2) To make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, or other instruments necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(3) To establish and appoint committees and hire staff which it deems necessary for the carrying out of its functions.
(4) To accept and receive any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of it.
(5) To perform other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this section. (e) Commencing on October 1, 2025, all fiduciary responsibility and duties relating to the authority shall be vested in the City of Rainbow City. All revenue of the authority including, but not limited to, tax revenues received pursuant to Section 45-28-220.03, shall be transmitted to the appropriate designated division of the city and all fiscal distributions, liabilities, and obligations of the authority shall be the responsibility of the city, provided that collected and received revenue is sufficient to satisfy the liabilities and obligations of the authority. The designated division shall have unfettered access to all accounts held by the authority on October 1, 2025, which accounts shall remain separate and distinct from all other accounts held by the city.
(g)(f) All T.V.A. inlieu-of-taxes payments to Etowah County retained by the county and not transferred to the City of Sardis pursuant to Section 40-28-2 shall be distributed to the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority to be used for the financing and operation of a mega sports complex as provided by the City of Rainbow City pursuant to subsection (e).
(h)(g)(1) Any additional funds received by the authority from any state or county tax revenue shall be applied first toward the payment of existing debts. (2) Immediately upon the full payment of all debts in existence as of October 1, 2022, all revenues referenced in subsection (g) (f) of this section and subdivision (1) of Section 45-28-91.02(1) shall be held in the county treasury until otherwise directed by unanimous consent of the members of the legislative delegation.
(h) On or before June 1, 2048, and immediately upon the full payment of all debts in existence on October 1, 2022, the terms of the members then serving on the authority pursuant to subsection (c) shall end, and the authority shall be dissolved. At that time, the City of Rainbow City shall perform all duties of the authority as provided in subsection (d) and all existing debts, liabilities, and assets of the authority including, but not limited to, real property, buildings, equipment, and other assets, shall transfer to the City of Rainbow City.
(i) A comprehensive financial audit of the authority shall be performed immediately after October 1, 2022, annually for the immediately succeeding two years, and every two years thereafter. The audit shall be performed by a licensed independent certified public accountant chosen by the authority from a list of three auditing firms nominated by the governing body of the City of Rainbow City. A copy of each audit performed shall be submitted to the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts and each appointing authority within 30 days after completion.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October 1, 2025.
February 14, 21, 28, and March 7, 2025
