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NOTICE BY CONTRACTOR OF COMPLETION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Contractor, on the 18th day of April, 2025, substantially completed the public improvements under their contract with the City of York, which included the following improvements to-wit: City of York Road Rehabilitation ~ Weatherly Circle.
Any person, firm, or corporation having an unpaid claim against said Contractor for supplying the said Contractor with labor, materials, feedstuffs, or supplies in connection with said work is hereby notified to present the same in the manner and within the time required by law.
Central Alabama Asphalt & Construction Company LLC
Post Office Box 20766
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35402-0766
(205) 349-0910
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LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Taylor Electrical Contractors, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of University Charter School Supplemental Buildings UCS-4 Electrical at Livingston, AL for the State of Alabama and the County of Sumter Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC., 2400 5th Ave. S., Ste 200 Birmingham, AL 35233.
Taylor Electrical Contractors, Inc.,
5479 Skyland Blv. E.
Cottondale, AL 35453
3tc/4-24-25, 5-1-25, 5-8-25, 5-15-25
IN PROBATE COURT OF SUMTER COUNTY, ALABAMA NO. 2025-13
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOE BRANSON FANT, JR., DECEASED
Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary were granted to ANDREA FANT SUTTON on the 7th day of April, 2025, by the Honorable Willie Pearl Watkins-Rice, Judge of the Probate Court of Sumter 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 law or the same will be forever barred.
Hunter C. Hodges
DORROH &MILLS, P.C.
1800 McFarland Boulevard North, Suite 180
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35406
Attorney for ANDREA FANT SUTTON
Executrix of the ESTATE OF JOE BRANSON FANT, JR., DECEASED.
3tc/4-24-25, 5-1-25, 5-8-25
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Jimmy Hall Plumbing Co., Inc. Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of University Charter School Supplemental Building at Livingston, AL 35470 for the State of Alabama and the (County) (City) of Sumter Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC, 2400 5th Avenue South, Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35233.
Jimmy Hall Plumbing Co., Inc.
10576 Thomas Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
1tc/4-24-25
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Hughes and Mullenix, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of University Charter School Supplemental Building at Livingston, AL 35470 for the State of Alabama and the (County) (City) of Sumter Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC, 2400 5th Avenue South, Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35233.
Jimmy Hall Plumbing Co., Inc.
10576 Thomas Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
1tc/4-24-25
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Taylor Electrical Contractors, Inc. Contractor, has completed the Contract for Alterations and Additions to Cahaba Biodiversity Center for the University of West Alabama Trade Package CBC-4: Electrical at Livingston, AL for the State of Alabama and the (County) (City) of Livingston Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify McKee & Associates, Architects, Inc., 631 South Hull Street, Montgomery, AL 36104.
Taylor Electrical Contractos, Inc.
5479 Skyland Blvd. E.
Cottondale, AL 35453
3tc/4-17-25, 4-24-25, 5-1-25
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
SUMTER COUNTY
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Janice Renee Thomas, an unmarried woman, originally in favor of United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency United States Department of Agriculture on September 18, 1991, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, Alabama, at Book 250, Page 233; the undersigned United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency United States Department of Agriculture, 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 or certified funds, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Sumter County, Alabama, on May 8, 2025, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Sumter County, Alabama, to-wit:
From the Northwest corner of Section 28, Township 18 North, Range 3 West, run South 3° East on Section Line for 1084.7 feet; thence North 88° East run 663.5 feet; thence at 90° angle to left run 105 feet for point of beginning; thence: at 90° angle to right run 210 feet to West margin of Highway No. 17; thence North along the margin of Highway for 105 feet; thence at 90° angle to left run 210 feet; thence at 90° angle to left run 105 feet to point of beginning. Containing 0.5 of an acre, more or less, in NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 28, Township 18 North, Range 3 West, Sumter County, Alabama.
This is the same property conveyed to Catherine Merriweather (who is one and idle same person as Catherine Merriweather Brown) by deed dated April 9, 1971, and recorded in Deed Book 103, page 403; and by correction deed dated July 27, 1971, and recorded in Deed Book 104, page 151, records of the Probate Office of Sumter County, Alabama. There is a plat of said property of record in Deed Book 104, page 153, said records.
Subject to easements for public roads and public utilities, and to the restriction that said property shall be used for residential purposes only, as set forth in deed of record in Deed Book 103, page 407, records of the Probate Office of Sumter County, Alabama.
Property street address for informational purposes: 937 N Broad, York, AL 36925
THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.
Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. 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 cash or certified funds made payable to Aldridge Pite, LLP at the time and place of the sale. If sale is voided, Mortgagee/Transferee shall return the bid amount to the successful purchaser. The Mortgagee/Transferee and Aldridge Pite, LLP shall not be liable to the purchaser for any damages. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be only entitled to a return of the bid amount. 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. United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency United States Department of Agriculture, Mortgagee/Transferee ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP Six Piedmont Center 3525 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30305. Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee.
Newspaper: Sumter County Record-Journal
Publication Dates: 4/17/2025, 4/24/2025, 5/1/2025
THIS OFFICE IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No.
STPAA-HSIP-FMGR-0028(519) SUMTER COUNTY, ALABAMA
Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on April 25, 2025 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Safety Widening, Planing, Resurfacing, Guardrail Installation, and Traffic Stripe on SR-28 from the junction of CR-21 to the junction of SR-8 (US-80). Length 6.207 mi.
The total amount of uncompleted work under contract to a contractor must not exceed the amount of his or her qualification certificate.
The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In Sixty-five (65) Working Days. A 4.00% DBE Contract Obligation Is Required.
A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5.00. Plans may be purchased for $9.00 per set. Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Room E-108, Montgomery, AL 36110. Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation. Plans and Proposals will be mailed only upon receipt of remittance. No refunds will be made.
Minimum wage rates for this project have been pre-determined by the Secretary of Labor and are set forth in the advertised specifications. This project is subject to the contract work hours and Safety Standards Act and its implementing regulations.
Cashier’s check or bid bond for 5% of bid (maximum – $50,000.00) made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith.
The bracket range is shown only to provide general financial information to contractors and bonding companies concerning the project’s complexity and size. This Bracket should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will this bracket have any bearing on the decision to award this contract.
The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $2,112,786 To $2,582,294 .
The proposed work shall be performed in conformity with the rules and regulations for carrying out the Federal Highway Act.
Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110.
In accordance with the rules and regulations of The Alabama Department of Transportation, proposals will be issued only to prequalified contractors or their authorized representatives, upon requests that are received before 10 AM., on the day previous to the day of opening of bids.
The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished him or her by the Alabama Department of Transportation.
The Alabama Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42
U.S.C. 2000D TO 2000D-4 and Title 49 code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of The Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
JOHN R. COOPER
Transportation Director
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Notice of Completion
McElhenney Construction Company, LLC. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with The State of Alabama for construction of Project No. LRSI-6024(250): Sumter County, AL. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on November 21, 2024 and ending on December 12, 2024. All claims should be filed at P.O. Box 1409 Theodore, AL 36590 during this period. McElhenney Construction Company, LLC.
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Notice to Contractors
Federal Aid Project No.
STPAA-HSIP-0028(517)
SUMTER COUNTY,
ALABAMA
Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on December 06, 2024 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Safety Widening, Micro-Milling, Planing, Resurfacing, American Disability Act (ADA) Improvements, Traffic Signs, and Traffic Stripe on SR-28 from the junction of SR-7 (US-11) in Livingston to the junction of CR-21. Length 5.904 mi.
The total amount of uncompleted work under contract to a contractor must not exceed the amount of his or her qualification certificate.
The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In Sixty-five (65) Working Days.
A 2.00% DBE Contract Obligation Is Required.
A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5.00. Plans may be purchased for $14.00 per set. Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Room E-108, Montgomery, AL 36110.
Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation. Plans and Proposals will be mailed only upon receipt of remittance. No refunds will be made.
Minimum wage rates for this project have been pre-determined by the Secretary of Labor and are set forth in the advertised specifications. This project is subject to the contract work hours and Safety Standards Act and its implementing regulations.
Cashier’s check or bid bond for 5% of bid (maximum – $50,000.00) made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith.
The bracket range is shown only to provide general financial information to contractors and bonding companies concerning the project’s complexity and size. This Bracket should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will this bracket have any bearing on the decision to award this contract.
The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $2,097,781 To $2,563,955.
The proposed work shall be performed in conformity with the rules and regulations for carrying out the Federal Highway Act.
Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110.
In accordance with the rules and regulations of The Alabama Department of Transportation, proposals will be issued only to prequalified contractors or their authorized representatives, upon requests that are received before 10 AM., on the day previous to the day of opening of bids.
The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished him or her by the Alabama Department of Transportation.
The Alabama Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000D TO 2000D-4 and Title 49 code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of The Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
JOHN R. COOPER
Transportation Director
3tc/11-21-24, 11-28-24, 12-5-24
Notice to Contractors
State Project No.
ATRP2-60-2024-060
SUMTER COUNTY,
ALABAMA
Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on December 06, 2024 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Roadway Safety Improvements (Roadway Lighting Installation) on SR-8 (US-80) at SR-28 and CR-25 west of the Marengo County Line. Length 0.445 mi.
The total amount of uncompleted work under contract to a contractor must not exceed the amount of his or her qualification certificate.
The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In Seventy-five (75) Working Days.
A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5.00. Plans may be purchased for $7.00 per set. Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Room E-108, Montgomery, AL 36110.
Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation. Plans and Proposals will be mailed only upon receipt of remittance. No refunds will be made.
Cashier’s check or bid bond for 5% of bid (maximum – $50,000.00) made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith.
The bracket range is shown only to provide general financial information to contractors and bonding companies concerning the project’s complexity and size. This Bracket should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will this bracket have any bearing on the decision to award this contract.
The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $589,883 To $720,968.
Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110.
In accordance with the rules and regulations of The Alabama Department of Transportation, proposals will be issued only to prequalified contractors or their authorized representatives, upon requests that are received before 10 AM., on the day previous to the day of opening of bids.
The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished him or her by the Alabama Department of Transportation.
Section 34-8-8. Code of Alabama 1975 as amended states in part as follows: ‘… it will be necessary for him or her to show evidence of license before his or her bid is considered,’ Further, Section 34-8-8, Code of Alabama 1975 as amended also states in part as follows: ‘All Owners, Architects, and engineers receiving bids pursuant to this chapter shall require the person, firm, or corporation to include his or her current license number on the bid.’
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
JOHN R. COOPER
Transportation Director
3tc/11-21-24, 11-28-24, 12-5-24
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Completion of Public Works Projects (Over $50,000)
Pursuant to Ala. Code §39-1-1 (1975), notice is hereby given that REV Construction, Inc. has completed its contract with the City of York, for the York Valve & Hydrant Replacement Project located in York, Alabama. This notice will be published for a period of four (4) successive weeks beginning 11/14/2024. A final settlement will not be made upon the contract until the expiration of thirty (30) days after completion of notice. Any person or firm having claims on said Project for materials or labor should contact the above contractor at 5801 Grover Burchfield Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 in the time and manner as required by law.
4tc/11-14-24, 11-21-24, 11-28-24, 12-5-24
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SUMTER COUNTY,
ALABAMA
CASE NO. 2024-36
IN RE THE ESTATE OF
WALESTHER MAUDE HUTCHINS, Deceased.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
Letters of Administration of the said Deceased having been granted to Charlie Hutchins on the 25th day of October, 2024, by the Honorable Willie Pearl Rice, Probate Judge of Sumter County, Alabama, 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.
Raley L. Wiggins
CAPELL & How ARD, PC
P.O. Box 2069 Montgomery, AL 36102-2069
3tc/11-7-24, 11-14-24, 11-21-24
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SUMTER COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO. CV-24-900047
GWENDOLYN E. DANCY,
PLAINTIFF,
vs
ELIZABETH GUNTER, MARILYN G. COMAN, ERMA G. HINTON, REGINALD B. GRAY, NANETTE B. SANDERS, DERWIN BUSBY, TARA B. ANTHONY, CHRISTINA WARD, DWAYNE ESKRIDGE, FELICIA ESKRIDGE, SHARON ESKRIDGE, ANGELA E. GONZALEZ, BETTY E. LAWSON, BARBARA E. BROWN, JOHN MICHAEL ESKRIDGE, DEBBIE E. WELLINGTON, MIL TON RICHARDSON, JR., JIM ESKRIDGE, ANTHONY HINTON, SHELLENA A. ESKRIDGE, DE’LEON M. ESKRIDGE, WILLIE DAW AN ESKRIDGE, LARRY D. ESKRIDGE, QUANIT A E. WASHINGTON, DOROTHY ESKRIDGE, EDWARD LEON ESKRIDGE, JR.
AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES including any persons claiming any present interest therein and including any persons or entity claiming any future, contingent, reversionary, remainder or other interest therein, who may claim any interest in the herein described property, and the following described property in Sumter County, Alabama: Fraction A, less 6 acres in Section 35, Township 20, Range 1 West; SE ¼ of SE ¼, Section 27, Township 20, Range 1 West, 56 acres off Northeast part of NE ¼, Section 34, Township 20, Range 1 West.
DEFENDANTS.
NOTICE OF PENDING ACTION
Notice to Derwin Busby, Dwayne Eskridge, John Michael Eskridge and Jim Eskridge that a Complaint to Quiet Title and Partition Property has been filed by Gwendolyn E. Dancy. Any answer to this Petition should be filed with the Circuit Clerk of Sumter County, Alabama, within 30 days of the last publication of this notice.
Said property is described as follows, to-wit:
Fraction A, less 6 acres in Section 35, Township 20, Range 1 West; SE¼ of SE ¼, Section 27, Township 20, Range 1 West, 56 acres off Northeast part of NE ¼, Section 34, Township 20, Range 1 West.
DONE, this the 28th day of October, 2024.
Devon James, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sumter County, Alabama
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
CASE NO. 2024-35
ESTATE OF JOHN EDWIN STALLINGS, JR.
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 25the day of October, 2024, by the Hon. WILLIE PEARL RICE, Judge of Probate of Sumter 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.
Clara Jean L. Stallings, Personal Representative of the Estate of John Edwin Stallings, Jr., Deceased
3tc/11-7-2024, 11-14-2024, 11-21-2024
LEGAL NOTICE
Ozark Striping Company hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the Alabama Department of Transportation for construction of Project No. HRRR-6023(251) in Sumter County, AL. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on October 31, 2024, and ending on November 21, 2024. All claims should be filed at P.O. Box 847, Ozark, AL 36361, during this period.
Ozark Striping Company
4tc/10-31-24, 11-7-24, 11-14-24, 11-21-24