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Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased, Merry Carol Lee, having been granted to Tammy McCrackin on the 15th day of November 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama, Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are herby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Tammy McCrackin
Personal Representative of the Will and
Estate of Merry Carol Lee, Deceased.
393 County Rd 20
Gordo, AL 35466

Notice is hereby given that letters Testamentary were granted to SUSIE LYNN EZELLE on the 15th day of November, 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court of Pickens County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by the law or the same will be forever barred.

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama 1975, notice is hereby given that, Mark Johnson Construction, LLC. Contractor, has completed the Contract for ( Construction) (Renovation) (Alteration) (Equipment) (Improvement) of the Gordo 2021 ARC Grant Sewage Pumping Station Rehabilitation for the State of Alabama and the Gordo Water, Gas, and Sewer Board/Town of Gordo Owner(s) and have made request for final settlement of said Contract.

To: All interested Agencies, groups and Individuals

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated June 17, 2004, executed by Elizabeth C.

The State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama will hold its regular hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, and Thursday, December 8, 2022, in the Board Room of the State Oil and Gas Board, Walter B. Jones Hall, University of Alabama Campus, 420 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to consider among other items the following petition:

Sealed bids will be received by the Director of transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on December 02, 2022 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Safety Widening, micro-Milling, Resurfacing (Scrub Seal), Guardrail Installation, and Traffic Stripe on SR-17 from 0.260 mile south of the junction of CR-85 to 0.590 mile north of the junction of McCaa Bottom Road southwest of Aliceville. Length 5.875 mi.

Take notice that Letters of Administration on the Estate of Wade Hampton Hammond were granted to Joey Lucas on the 26th day of October, 2022, by the Honorable David H. pate, Judge of Probate, Pickens County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or said claims will be forever barred.

Separated sealed Bids for the construction of City of Reform Water System Upgrades Site Development Project No. ARPA-1 will be received by the City of Reform at the office of 3rd Ave SE (City Hall) until 2:00 p.m. (local time), November 17, 2022, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
    The Contract Documents may be examined at the following location(s): InSite Engineering, LLC 2135 University Blvd., Suite A, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401; City of Reform City Hall 3rd Ave SE, Reform, AL 35481.

Rule No.    Rule Title
335-6-10-.02    Definitions
335-6-10-.05    General Conditions Applicable to All Water Quality Criteria
335-6-10-.07    Toxic Pollutant Criteria Applicable to State Waters
335-6-10-.08    Waste Treatment Requirements
335-6-10-.09    Specific Water Quality Criteria
335-6-11-.02    Use Classifications

WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2022 Regular Session enacted Act No.
2022-041 (HB154), which ordered an election to be held on a proposed amendment to
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 relating to Pickens County, Alabama; and
WHEREAS notice of this election, together with the proposed amendment, is
required by law to be given by proclamation of the Governor, to be published once a
week for four successive weeks preceding the date appointed for the election in each

Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Elizabeth Kirksey Shaw as
Personal Representative, on the 5th day of October, 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate,
Judge of the Probate Court of Pickens County, notice is hereby given that all persons having
claims against said estate are herby required to present the same within the time allowed by law
or the same will be barred.
G. Stephen Wiggins
Attorney for Personal Representative
Red Oak Legal, PC
1490 Northbank Parkway, Suite 226
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased, William Clarence Latham, having
been granted to Michael Harwood Cooper on the 5th day of October, 2022, by the Honorable
David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama, Notice is hereby
given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present that same
within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Michael Harwood Cooper,
Personal Representative of the
Will and Estate of
William Clarence Latham, Deceased.

Letters Testamentary on the Will of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 29th day of September 2022, by the Hon. David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court of Pickens County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Joseph Z. Pogue, IV and Shelia P. Webber
Personal Representatives of the Estate of Joseph Z. Pogue, Jr., Deceased

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE TOWN OF CARROLLTON AT 100 COURT SQUARE W CARROLLTON, ALABAMA 35447 UNTIL 10:00 A.M. ON Wednesday, October 19, 2022 AND AT THAT TIME PUBLICLY OPENED FOR CONSTRUCTING THE FOLLOWING:
STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SR-86/17 CARROLLTON, ALABAMA
THE BRACKET ESTIMATE ON THIS PROJECT IS FROM $150,000.00 TO $195,000. THIS BRACKET RANGE IS SHOWN ONLY TO PROVIDE GENERAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO CONTRACTORS AND BONDING COMPANIES CONCERNING THE

Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased, Flora Frances Akin, having been granted to Personal Representative, Dierdre A. Free on the 12th day of September, 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama.   Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Letters of Administration upon the Estate of J W Minor, Deceased, having been granted to Sharon Diane Horne on the 7th day of September 2022, by The Honorable David Pate, Judge of Probate of said County and State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Sharon Diane Horne as Administrator of the Estate of J W Minor, Deceased. Of Counsel: James D. Turner
Turner & Turner, P.C. 14266 22nd Ave.
205-752-1502 Phone
205-345-7229 Fax

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on October 21, 2005 by Lucille Williams, originally in favor of Option One Mortgage Corporation, and recorded in Book 204 at Page 423 on October 28, 2005, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Pickens County, Alabama, and secured indebtedness having been transferred or assigned to US Bank Trust National Association, Not In Its Individual Capacity But Solely As Owner Trustee For VRMTG Asset Trust as reflected by instrument recorded in Book 226, Page 229; Real Book 256, Page 704; Book 325,

Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased, John P. Crocker, having been granted to Personal Representative, Nancy Crocker Beard on the 31st day of August, 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time al- lowed by law or the same will be barred.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 21-4-23(b) OF THE CODE OF ALABAMA, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE AND VOTING AIDS FOR ALL HANDICAPPED AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS IN ALL PICKENS COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2022, AND ANY OTHER ELECTION AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

PUBLISHED THIS THE 7th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022.
DAVID H. PATE, JUDGE OF PROBATE, PICKENS ALABAMA COUNTY,

The University of Alabama will offer for sale merchantable timber, as designated by the University Forester, on tracts located in Bibb, Coosa, Jefferson, Pickens, Shelby, and Walker counties. If relevant, these tracts can be 100% FSC Certified, upon request of the Purchaser. The timber will be sold by sealed bids which will be publicly opened at the Office of University Lands and Real Estate Services, on the University of Alabama campus, 1115 14th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, at 10:00 a.m. on September 29, 2022.

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO GEORGE DENNIS JONES JR. AND MICHELLE JONES

The City of Reform is requesting qualifications from Alabama licensed engineers for engineering
services for a period of up to three years for public works projects to be funded, in whole or in
part, through federal or state grant programs. Project selection and fees for services will be
negotiated with the selected firm and shall be based on funding program and City requirements.
Qualifications must contain discussion of Technical Approach, Management and Staffing, and
Prior grant experience. Qualifications will be rated on the following criteria:

Ancillary Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Jeffrey C. Jaynes on
August 22, 2022 by David H. Pate, Probate Judge of Pickens County, Alabama, notice is hereby
given that all persons having claims against said Estate are hereby required to present same
within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Mark A. Scogin
Espy, Scogin and Cain, P.C.
P.O. Box 2786
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403

Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased, Patsy Jean Spain, having been
granted to Personal Representative, LaDonna Jean S. Dozier on the 24th day of August, 2022, by
the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama.
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to
present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
LaDonna Jean S. Dozier
Personal Representative of the
Will and Estate of Patsy Jean Spain, Deceased.

The State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama will hold its regular hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 13, and Thursday, September 15, 2022, in the Board Room of the State Oil and Gas Board, Walter B. Jones Hall, University of Alabama Campus, 420 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to consider among other items the following petition:
DOCKET NO. 9-13-22-02
Petition by LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC., an Alabama

Notice is hereby given that Ellen Barry-Pratt, Conservator in the above case, has filed her final
settlement in said Court, and a hearing has been set for October 5, 2022, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. at
the Pickens County Courthouse.
Ellen Barry-Pratt
Quality Care Management
Post Office Box 2903
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35403
Telephone: (205)-345-7500

Letters of Administration on the Estate of Ruby Gail Acker, deceased, have been granted to
Kenneth Leon Acker, on the 22nd day of August, 2022, by the Hon. David H. Pate, Judge of the
Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama, Notice is hereby given that all persons
having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by
law or the same will be barred.
Kenneth Leon Acker
Administrator of the Estate of
Ruby Gail Acker, Deceased.

The Pickens County Commission is requesting qualifications from Alabama licensed engineers
for engineering services for a period of up to three years for a construction project funded
through a federal and state CDBG-COVID/ CARES ACT grant program. Project selection and
fees for services will be negotiated with the selected firm and shall be based on funding program
requirements. Qualifications must contain discussion of Technical Approach, Management and
Staffing, and Prior Construction projects and grant experience. Qualifications will be rated on

WHEREAS, ALDOR is required by law to analyze the U.S. Department of Labor's Producer Price Index and determine how much municipal business license issuance fees should increase every five license years; and,

WHEREAS, the Alabama Legislature passes Act 2021-297 to amend Section 11-40-10, Code of Alabama 1975, police jurisdiction outside the corporate limits; and,
WHEREAS, any municipality by ordinance may eliminate its police jurisdiction outside the corporate limits of the municipality, which will take effective on the first day of January following its adoption on or before October 1st.
WHEREAS, eliminating its police jurisdiction outside the corporate limits shall send written notice to the county commission; so,

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MICHAEL HARWOOD COOPER TO ADMIT TO PROBATE AN INSTRUMENT PURPORTING TO BE THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM CLARENCE LATHAM, DECEASED.
TO: ANY AND ALL HEIRS OF WILLIAM CLARENCE LATHAM, DECEASED.
On January 7, 2022, MICHAEL HARWOOD COOPER filed his petition in writing and under oath, praying for an order of this court, admitting to probate an instrument purporting to be the LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of WILLIAM CLARENCE LATHAM, deceased.

1 mile of Providence Church Road JG treatment bids open 9-27-2022 at 10 am. For bid tab contact Clint Terry at 205-367-2030 or 155 Reform Street Carrollton, AL. 35447.

TO: All present owners of any part of the hereinafter described property, and their heirs or devisees, if deceased, including any heirs or devisees of Sampson Doss, Sr., deceased, and/or Caroline Doss, deceased, or any persons claiming title to, interest in, or encumbrance upon the following described real estate:

Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased. Voncille S. Crimm, having been granted to Scott Foster on the 16th day of August, 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama, Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Scott Foster
Personal Representative of the Will and
Estate of Voncille S. Crimm, Deceased.
P.O. Box 416
Carrollton, AL 35447

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kirk A Lewis, a single man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for West Alabama Bank & Trust, its successors and assigns on October 15, 2018, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Pickens County, Alabama, at Book 343, Page 936; the undersigned Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC., as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to th

Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jacqueline C.

Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased, Sylvia McDowell Pate, having been granted to Co-Personal Representatives, Tina Bigham Fike and Gregory Pennington McDowell, on the 12th day of August, 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Tina Bigham Fike
Gregory Pennington McDowell,
Co-Personal Representatives of the

Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased, Roger Randall Pate, having been granted to Co-Persnoal Representatives, Tina Bigham Fike and Gregory Pennington McDowell, on the 29th day of July, 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all personas having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law of the same will be barred.

Separate sealed bids for 21 (twenty-one) CPR Devise Systems, also known as Lucas Device, Automatic CPR Device, Chest Compression Device, etc., and accessories for each_ will be received by   Pickens County Administrator Cheryl Bowles  at the office of  the Pickens County Commission Office located at 20 Phoenix Ave., Judicial Building, Room 102, P.O. Box 460, Carrollton, AL 35447-0460, Until 10:00 AM CST, Wednesday, August 31 2022 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

Separate sealed bids for the construction of a pre-engineered steel Climate-Controlled Storage Facility will be received by Pickens County Administrator Cheryl Bowles at the office of the Pickens County Commission Office, 20 Phoenix Ave., Judicial Building, Room 102, P.O. Box 460, Carrollton, AL 35447-0460,  Until 2:00 PM CST, Thursday,  September 1, 2022 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased, Jo Ann Jay Puckett, having been granted to Personal Representative, William Robert Puckett, Sr., on the 28th day of July, 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

William Robert Puckett, Sr.
Personal Representative of the
Will and Estate of Jo Ann Jay Puckett, Deceased.

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness to RiverFall Credit Union, formerly known as Tuscaloosa Teachers Credit Union, secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Verna Braldey Latham aka Verna Bradley, a single woman, on October 07, 2014, said Mortgage being filed for record in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Pickens County, Alabama, on October 10, 2014, and being recorded in Real Book 302 at Page 452.  RiverFall Credit Union, as Mortgagee, by reason of such default having declared all of the indebtedness secured by said Mortgage due and payable and such default

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF ALICEVILLE AT 419 MEMORIAL PARKWAY NE, ALICEVILLE, AL 35442 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24, 2022 AND AT THAT TIME PUBLICLY OPENED FOR CONSTRUCTING THE FOLLOWING:

Letters Testamentary on the Will thereto of the said Deceased, Chester Elmore McDaniel, having been granted to Personal Representative, Michael V. Brown, on the 25th day of July, 2022, by the Honorable David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Michael V. Brown
Personal Representative of the
Will and Estate of Chester Elmore McDaniel, Deceased.

Letters of Administration on the Estate of Henry pope, deceased, have been granted to James Pope on the 27th day of July, 2022, by the Hon. David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Pickens County, Alabama, Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

James Pope
Administrator of the Estate of
Henry Pope, Deceased

Letters Testamentary of James Harold Elmore, deceased, having been granted to Sheena Jane Elmore on July 22, 2022, by David Pate, Probate Judge of Pickens County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are hereby required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

David Pate
Probate Judge
Pickens County, Alabama

The Plaintiff’s Motion for Service by Publication is granted. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the following notice shall be published by the Pickens County Herald on the dates of August 3, 2022, August 10, 2022, August 17, 2022, and August 24, 2022:
“Mary Ann Roland, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Timothy b. Roland’s Complaint for Divorce by September 23, 2022, or, thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against her in Case No. DR-2021-106, Circuit Court of Pickens County.

Keith Cox, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pickens County.

Letters of Administration on the Estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 21st day of July, 2022, by the Hon. David H. Pate, Judge of the Probate Court of Pickens County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Cindy Shelton
Personal Representative
Of the Estate of Annie Zoe Patrick

Notice is hereby given that a verified Petition for Summary Distribution has been filed by Robert Eugene Lang on July 21, 2022 on the Estate of Martha Jean Lang, deceased, and that thirty (30) days after the notice of publication hereof and pursuant to the law of Alabama, the Court shall be requested to enter an order directing summary distribution of the estate of said decedent upon a hearing in the Probate Court for Pickens County, Alabama, at 10:00 A.M., on September 7, 2022.

David H. Pate, Judge of Probate