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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 Shane Fail and wife, Stacey M Fail, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for EquiFirst Corporation, on September 11, 2006, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, at Instrument Number, 3255455; and subsequently transferred to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER SECURITIZATION SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 2007 STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-EQ1; U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-EQ1, 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 June 3, 2020, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:
Begin at the Southeast corner of Lot 9, Block “B”, in the R.R. Yeats Subdivision, thence North along the East line of said lot 100 feet, thence West 165 feet to a point in the West line of said lot, which is 100 feet Northerly of the SW corner, thereof thence South and along the West line of said lot 100 feet to the SW corner; thence East and along the South line 147.9 feet to the Southeast thereof, the point of beginning; and embracing a portion of Lot 9 in Block “B”, in R.R. Yeats Subdivision, according to map or plat thereof recorded in Plat Book “C” pages 26-27, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.
Tax parcel # 20-01-01-0001-040.001 (“Parcel 1”)
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Commence at the Southwest corner of Lot 9, Block B of the R.R. Yeats Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book C, page 27, Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama, and run in a Northerly direction along the West line of said Lot 9, 115.06 feet to a point, which is the point of beginning; thence continue Northerly along the West line 86.74 feet to a point; thence run right and run in an Easterly direction to a point in the East line of said Lot 9, which is 200 feet from the Southeast corner of Lot 9; thence run right and run in a Southerly direction along the East line of said Lot 9, 100 feet to a point; thence turn an angle of 94 degrees 33 minutes 26 seconds left and run in a Westerly direction 161.43 feet to the point of beginning, and embracing a portion of Lot 9, Block B of the R.R. Yeats Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book C, page 27, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama
Tax parcel # 20-01-01-0-001-040.000 (“Parcel 2”)
Commonly known as 131 Hood Road, Rainbow City, Alabama 35906
This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure.
Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process.
U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-EQ1
Transferee
Jauregui, Lindsey, Longshore & Tingle
244 Inverness Center Drive
Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone: (205) 970-2233
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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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 Henry Culp, V, an unmarried man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, acting solely as nominee for River Bank & Trust, on August 10, 2018, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, at Instrument No., 3472111; and subsequently transferred to Specialized Loan Servicing LLC; Specialized 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, in front of the main entrance of the Etowah County Courthouse, in Gadsden, Alabama, on June 15, 2020, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:
Lot Number Six (6) in Watson Estates, according to the plat or map thereof as the same appears of record in Plat Book “H”, Page 71, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.
This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure.
Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process.
Specialized Loan Servicing LLC
Transferee
Jauregui, Lindsey, Longshore & Tingle
244 Inverness Center Drive
Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone: (205) 970-2233
May 1, 8 and 15, 2020
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NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by those certain real estate mortgage executed by Jeff L. Word and wife, Regina R. Word, to The Exchange Bank of Alabama on the 1st day of June, 2012, recorded as Instrument Number 3368133, in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama; Said Mortgagee, by reason of such default having declared all the indebtedness secured by said mortgage due and payable, and said mortgage subject to foreclosure, and such defaults continuing, notice is hereby given that, acting under the powers of sale contained in said mortgage, the Mortgagee will sell at public outcry, for cash to the highest and best bidder, in front of the Courthouse door of the Etowah County Courthouse, during the legal hours of sale on May 27, 2020, the following described real property situated in Etowah County, Alabama:
Part of Lot 4, all of the Reserved Area adjacent of Lot 4, Larrydale Subdivision, Unit 2, recorded in Plat Book “G”, Page 99, the Probate Office of Etowah County, Alabama, more particularly described as: Beginning at the Northwest corner of the said Reserved Area as recorded; thence Southerly along the Quarter line and the West line of said reserved area 523.14 feet to the Southwest corner of said reserved area; thence Easterly turning an interior angel of 100 degrees 55 minutes go along the South line of said reserved area and the South line of said Lot 4, 178.35 feet to a point; thence Northerly turning an interior angle 89 degrees 54 minutes go a distance of 224.83 feet to a point on the North line of said Lot 4; thence Westerly turning an interior angle of 90 degrees 04 minutes go a distance of 60 feet along the North line of said Lot 4 to a point; thence Westerly turning an interior angle of 185 degrees 49 minutes go along the North line of said Lot 4 24.9 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 4; thence Northwesterly turning an interior angel of 229 degrees 00 minutes go along Dale Drive 196.31 feet, having a chord distance of 172.61 feet to a point; thence Northerly turning an interior angle of 215 degrees 09 minutes go along the West line of Dale Drive 150 feet to the North line of said reserved area; thence Northwesterly along the North line of reserved area turning an interior angle of 99 degrees 27 minutes a distance of 93.78 feet to the point of beginning.
This sale originally was scheduled for April 6, 2020, and was postponed on that date.
Said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by the above described mortgage, and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the terms of the mortgage, and said foreclosure sale will be made subject to any existing Federal Tax Liens and/or special assessments, if any, and all other liens, restrictions or encumbrances on record.
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 person 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 EXCHANGE BANK OF ALABAMA
By: /s/Laura T. Lloyd
TURNBACH, WARREN, RICE, LLOYD,
FREDERICK & SMITH, P.C.
P.O. Box 129/200 Chestnut Street
Gadsden, Alabama 35902-0129
(256) 543-3664
May 8, 2020
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated October 26, 2012, executed by John M. Willingham a/k/a John Martin Willingham, an unmarried man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for CIS Financial Services, Inc. DBA CIS Home Loans, which mortgage was recorded on October 29, 2012, in Instrument No. 3375676, of the mortgage records in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, which mortgage was, duly transferred and assigned to The Money Source Inc., notice is hereby given that pursuant to law and the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Main entrance to the Etowah County Courthouse at Gadsden, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on April 21, 2020, the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:
THE SOUTH HALF (S1/2) OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, TO –WIT – FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING TO DESCRIBE THE LAND HEREIN START AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4, AND FROM THENCE RUN IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AND ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID FORTY A DISTANCE OF 420 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID FORTY A DISTANCE OF 210 FEET TO A POINT, WHICH SAID POINT IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING TO DESCRIBE THE LANDS HEREIN, AND FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING CONTINUE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID FORTY A DISTANCE OF 420 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID FORTY A DISTANCE OF 480 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION IN A DIRECT LINE A DISTANCE OF 420 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT WHICH IS 420 FEET WEST OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING, MEASURED ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID FORTY; THENCE RUN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID FORTY A DISTANCE OF 420 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID DESCRIPTION EMBRACING A PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4), SECTION TWENTY-THREE (23), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13) SOUTH, RANGE FIVE (5), EAST OF HUNTSVILLE MERIDIAN, IN RAINBOW CITY, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, SAVE AND EXCEPT ALL THE MINERALS, MINERAL AND MINING RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND INTERESTS IN, UNDER AND UPON THE SAME, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE ALABAMA POWER COMPANY, AS DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENTS RECORDED IN BOOK 800, PAGE 507, AND BOOK 972, PAGE 389, PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, SUBJECT TO PUBLIC ROADS AS NOW LOCATED OVER, THROUGH OR ACROSS ANY PORTION THEREOF
This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as expenses of foreclosure. This property will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, subject to any easements, encumbrances, and exceptions reflected in the mortgage and those contained in the records of the office of the Judge of Probate of the County where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to condition, title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto.
Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.
The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certified funds made payable to Stephens Millirons, P.C. at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in certified funds by noon on the second business day following the sale at the law firm of Stephens Millirons, P.C. at 120 Seven Cedars Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35802. Stephens Millirons, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidders should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.
The Money Source Inc.
Transferee
The sale provided for hereinabove was postponed on the 21st day of April, 2020, by public announcement being made at the Main entrance to the Etowah County Courthouse at Gadsden, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale. Said foreclosure sale shall be held on the 30th day of June, 2020, at the Main entrance to the Etowah County Courthouse at Gadsden, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale.
Robert J. Wermuth/mgw
Stephens Millirons, P.C.
P.O. Box 307
Huntsville, Alabama 35804
Attorney for Mortgagee
May 8, 2020
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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 William Brian Tuck and wife, Kelly L. Tuck, to Keystone Bank on the 7th day of May, 2014, said mortgage being recorded at Instrument #3401850, 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 Courthouse door in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on the 1st day of June, 2020, the following described real estate situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit:
Lot Number Eleven (11) in Block Four (4) in Wildwood Hills according to the map or plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book “G,” page 87, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama.
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.
RIVER BANK & TRUST fka Keystone Bank
Dana L. Rice, Its Attorney
Turnbach, Warren, Rice, Lloyd, Frederick & Smith, P.C.
P.O. Box 129
Gadsden, AL 35902
Publication Dates:
May 8, 15 and 22, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Clifford Brady Mayo was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 04/02/2020 Estate Annie Ruth Mayo 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Robert E. Bell was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 03/20/2020 Estate Helene Gertrude 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Mary Reese was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 4/14/2020 Estate Danny Lyn Reese 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Maxwell T. Burford was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 03/20/2020 Estate Vicki Estes Burford 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Jeffrey Guffey was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 4/14/2020 Estate Danny Lynn Guffey 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Susan Burroughs Smith was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 4/02/2020 Estate Stanley Wayne 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Nancy Grant was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 4/09/2020 Estate Mozell Hessey 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Paula Huff was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 4/08/2020 Estate Mary Nell Couch 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF: BOBBY RAY HARP, DECEASED
CASE NO: S-10756
Take notice that Letters of Testamentary having been granted to ALLEN RAY BATTLES, as Personal Representative of the Estate of BOBBY RAY HARP, deceased on the 7th day of April, 2020 by this Court.
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.
Scott Hassell
Probate Judge
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
David Powell was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 04/03/2020 Estate Johnny C. Powell 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
May 1, 8 and 15, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Stevie Preston was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 3/27/2020 Estate Kenneth L. Kauffman 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
May 1, 8, and 15, 2020
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ESTATE NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Rondal David Rector, Deceased
In the PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
Case # S-10681
TO: Leon Rector, Mary Jones, Claire Forrester and William Rector
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that there has been filed in this court a petition to sell the property belonging to Rondal David Rector located at 1035 Skyview Drive, Southside, Alabama 35907 along with a contract and approval to sell said property to Lisa B. Metcalfe.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED to be and appear before this court on 9th day of June, 2020 at 10:00 AM when said notice will be heard and to show cause, if any you may have, why this petition to sell not be granted.
This the 22nd day of April, 2020.
Scott W. Hassell
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Barnie Lee Dickinson was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 4/14/2020 Estate Hoyt R. Senter 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Jan Ghazal was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 3/24/2020 Estate J L Richardson 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
April 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Britt Mayhall Hawks was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 04/20/2020 Estate Gene Garrison Mayhall, 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
May 1, 8 and 15, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Sarah Ann Tucker Smith was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 04/16/2020 Estate Dorotha Burrows Tucker 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
May 8, 15 and 22, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Scott Thompson was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 04/24/2020 Estate Margaret F. Thompson 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
May 8, 15 and 22, 2020
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FILE CLAIMS
Helen Maurine Brown was/were appointed Personal Representative(s) on 04/17/2020 Estate Ollie Lee Brown 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
May 8, 15 and 22, 2020
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ORDINANCE O-14-20
Amending Fiscal Year 2020 General Fund Budget
WHEREAS, the Gadsden/Etowah EMA applied for and accepted a grant from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) under the Homeland Security Grant Program for the purpose of conducting exercises, receiving training or the purchase of equipment for the Coates Bend Volunteer Fire Department, Altoona Volunteer Fire Department, and Ball Play #1 Volunteer Fire Department.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Gadsden, AL, that the General Fund Budget adopted by Ordinance No. O-29-19 (Fiscal Year 2020 Budget), is amended by increasing the revenue account #151-5480-332.00-00 in the amount of $89,258.21, and by increasing the expense account #151-5480-425.43-30 in the amount of $89,258.21.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Gadsden, Alabama, at an open public meeting held on April 28, 2020.
Iva Nelson, City Clerk
May 8, 2020
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS
for PHASE III BOARDWALK and BOAT SLIPS
for A NEW BOARDWALK-BOAT SLIPS and BAIT SHACK
at SOUTHSIDE MARINA for the City of Southside, Alabama
Sealed construction proposals, in duplicate, will be received at the office of the City Clerk, Southside City Hall, Southside, Alabama, 35901 until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.
A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to the City of Southside in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00 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 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 tom@tmm-architect.com. Only email requests will be accepted. The same process is applicable to sub-contractors 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, May 19, 2020 at Southside City Hall. All General Contractor Bidders expecting to submit a bid shall have a knowledgeable representative at this meeting.
Scope of Work includes, but is not limited to construction of a new Boardwalk, Fishing Pier, Concrete Sidewalks and four (4) twelve (12) slip boat storage pods and related site grading on the city’s Marina Property. The Work consists generally of electrical site lighting and power relative to tying in the new boardwalk, fishing pier and boat slips to existing on site electrical service. The new boardwalk, fishing pier and boat slips will all be constructed on driven piles installed under this contract. The boardwalk will have wood railings and averages six (6’) in width with a length of approximately two-hundred eighty (280’) feet. The fishing pier is a thirty (30’) foot octagon, with wood benches and approach boardwalk of twenty (20’) feet in length. The new concrete walks average approximately four (4’) in width. The boat slip pods will have a separate four (4’) foot approach boardwalk to each of the four pods. Each pod consists of a central walkway and individual walkway for each slip. The pods will be covered and the structure will consist of bolted connection, pressure-treated timber structure with a standing seam metal roof system. Each slip will have power and lighting and the related boardwalk and approach walkways will have railings and low voltage lighting.
Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of forty-five (45) days. 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 provide proof of enrollment in the Federal E-Verify Program and in compliance with the Beason-Hammond Act (Act 2011-535). All Bidders bidding in amounts exceeding $50,000.00 must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of such by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered.
CITY of SOUTHSIDE, ALABAMA
2255 Highway 77, Southside Alabama
(256) 442-9775
THOMAS M. McELRATH, ARCHITECT.
717 Merit Springs Road, Gadsden, AL 35901
256-490-8244
May 8, 15, and 22, 2020
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QUIET TITLE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
MAURICE JOHNSON and
KATIE G JOHNSON,
PLAINTIFFS
V.
CV-2020-900224
A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
EAST 25 FEET OF LOT 178 OF THE
ORIGINAL SURVEY OF GADSDEN, ON
UNRECORDED PLAT.
and
ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES,
including any persons claiming any present
interest therein and including any persons
claiming any future, contingent, reversionary,
remainder, or other interest therein, who may
claim any interest in the above described property,
DEFENDANTS.
NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION TO QUIET TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY
NOTICE ISSUED TO THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS: 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:
East 25 feet of lot 178 of the original survey of Gadsden, on unrecorded plat.
Please take notice that Maurice Johnson and Katie G. Johnson have filed an action in the Circuit Court of Etowah County seeking to quiet title to the above described property. The above named defendants, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer said Complaint on or before May 25, 2020, or thereafter a judgment by default may be rendered against the said Defendants in Etowah County Circuit Court Case Number CV-2020-90024.
Done this 23 day of April, 2020.
CASSANDRA “SAM” JOHNSON,
Clerk of the Court
April 24, May 1, 8 and 15, 2020
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NOTICE OF DAY SET FOR HEARING
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: William H Owen Jr.
Case: S-1023
Alleged Incapacitated Person
TO: SUSAN OWEN
ADDRESS: WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
You will please take notice that a Petition for Guardianship and Conservatorship was filed in my office for Probate by Betty Sue Owen, and that the 1st day of July 2020, at 10:30AM, was appointed a day and time for hearing hereof, at which you may appear and contest the same, if you proper.
Scott W. Hassell
Probate Judge
Knowles & Sullivan, LLC.
Haley K. Tucker (TUC045)
400 Broad Street
Gadsden, AL. 35901
May 8, 15 and 22, 2020
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ADOPTION NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION
NOTICE TO: ANY UNKNOWN FATHER
ADDRESS: UNKNOWN
You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of a minor child born to Talia Simone Morris Duarte, a natural mother, set to be head on June 25,2020 at 10:00 AM, was filed on 24h day of March 2020, alleging that the identity of the natural father is unknown or has not been disclosed to the Court (or his whereabouts are not known), and whose relationship of said unknown or disclosed natural parent to the aforesaid minor child is that of putative father. Minor child’s birth date is April 11, 2017.
Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein, with Shaun Malone, whose name and address us shown below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, P.O. Box 187, Gadsden, AL. 35902.
Done this the 23rd day of April, 2020.
Attorney for the Petitioner:
Shaun Malone, Esquire
P.O. Box 1039
Gadsden, AL. 35902
May 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2020
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PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION
In the Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama
IN: THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF: BABY BOY TAYLOR
Notice to any Unknown or Undisclosed Parent of: Baby Boy Taylor
You will take notice that a petition for the adoption of Baby Boy Taylor, a minor (born to Marcia Leanna Taylor on February 21, 2020 in Etowah County, Alabama) was filed on February 26, 2020 in the Probate Court of Eatowah County, Alabama, alleging that the identity of the natural parent of said minor child may be unknown or has not been correctly disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said possible unknown or undisclosed natural parent to the aforesaid minor child is that of the Natural Parent.
Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein with Amy M. Osborne whose name and address is shown below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Etowah County, Courthouse, in Gadsden, Alabama.
Done this the 6th day of April, 2020.
Amy M. Osborne, Esq.
Osborne Law Firm, LLC.
4770 Eastern Valley Road, Suite 111
The Shoppes At Leston Farms, PBM 106
McCalla, AL. 35111
May 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2020
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PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION
NOTICE TO: UNKOWN FATHER
ADDRESS: UNKNOWN
You will take notice that a petition for the adoption of the child born to Earica Nicole Bryant, was filed on April 15, 2020, and is set to be heard on the 1st day of July 2020
at 10:00 AM, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural parent of said minor child is
Unknown and has not been disclosed to the Court. The minor child’s date of birth is: July 13, 2013.
Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein with counsel for the petitioner, whose name is shown below, and with the Clerk of Probate Court of Etowah County, Alabama, P.O. Box 187, Gadsden, AL. 35902.
Done this the 627th day of April 2020.
Scott Hassell, Probate Judge
Jack Floyd, Esquire
808 Chestnut Street
Gadsden, Al. 35901
May 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2020
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NOTICE OF DIVORCE ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
ANGLE HUNTLEY, PLAINTIFF
VS
CHARLES B. HUNTLEY, DEFENDANT
CASE NO: DR-2020-900120.00
Charles B. Huntley, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the complaint of Angle Huntley, seeking a divorce and other relief, or thereafter a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Civil Action No.: DR-20-900120.00 Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama.
Done the 5th day of May, 2020
Cassandra Johnson,
Circuit Clerk
Dani V. Bone
Attorney for Plaintiff
1031 Forrest Avenue
Gadsden, AL. 35901
May 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2020
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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION-FORFEITURE ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO: CV-20-900049-GCD
STATE OF ALABAMA, ex rel: Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit,
PLAINTIFF
VS.
$3,000.00 U.S. Currency,
Ruger SR9 9MM
Serial # 331-84599,
Mosin Nagant Rifle
Marlin 30/30
Serial # 15053933
Revelation 12GA
Serial # H540412
Remington 20GA
Serial # 3818472
Stevens 12GA
Serial # 0666765
Defendant
In Re: Thomas Burns
Jacqueline Chandler
TO ANY PERSON, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY CLAIMING AN OWNER’S BONA FIDE INTEREST IN THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED CURRENCY AND 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 currency and property. You are hereby notified that you must answer said Complaint by the 19th day of June 2020. Failure to file such answer shall result in your loss of any claimed owner’s or other interest in said currency.
DONE this the 20th day of April, 2020
Cassandra Johnson, Circuit Clerk
Etowah County, Alabama
April 24, May 1, 8 and 15, 2020
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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION-FORFEITURE ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO: CV-20-900216-GCD
STATE OF ALABAMA, ex rel: Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit,
PLAINTIFF
VS.
$1,500.00 U.S. Currency,
Defendant
In Re: Billy
Freeman Abner
TO ANY PERSON, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY CLAIMING AN OWNER’S BONA FIDE INTEREST IN THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED CURRENCY
WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has filed its complaint in the above-described action seeking condemnation, forfeiture and ultimate disposition of the above described currency. You are hereby notified that you must answer said Complaint by the 12th day of June 2020. Failure to file such answer shall result in your loss of any claimed owner’s or other interest in said currency.
DONE this the 14th day of April, 2020
Cassandra Johnson, Circuit Clerk
Etowah County, Alabama
April 17, 24, May 1 and 8, 2020
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LEGAL NOTICE
The contest of the following units will be disposed of on May 30, 2020 for charges past due:
Linda Carter #210
Shelby Ann Jackson # 302
Stacy Huff and Sean Stepp # 101 and 116
Katie Whitmore # 309
Millie Dees and Amy Cubbage #114
Mickey Hutt #221
John and Ashley Calloway #201
Briarmead Village Mini Warehouse
409 W Main Street
Glencoe, AL. 35905
May 8 and 15, 2020
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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 06/05/2020
2008 Ford F-150 – VIN: 1FTPW14V38KD95137
2011 Toyota Corolla – VIN: 2T1B U4EE3BC646196
Thacker Towing
927 5th Avenue NE
Attalla, AL 35954
(256) 546-9994
May 1 and 8, 2020
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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 06/05/2020
2002 Dodge Dakota – VIN: 1B7HL38N32S578757
John Smith
2548 Hickory Street
Gadsden, AL. 35904
256-390-7495
May 1 and 8, 2020
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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 06/12/2020
2008 FORD TAURUS – VIN: 1FAHP25W18G142034
2005 NISSAN TITAN – VIN: 1N6BA07 B15N566432
1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE – VIN: 1GN DX03E3XD281208
Thacker Towing
927 5th Avenue NE
Attalla, AL 35954
(256) 546-9994
May 8 and 15, 2020