WCN LEGALS 5.15

BID NOTICES
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids for the construction of WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY (DRA); AL10835 will be received by the Leroy Water Authority, Leroy, Alabama, at the Leroy Water Authority Office in Leroy, Alabama until 11:00 a.m.; Friday; May 29, 2026, and then at said location publicly opened and read aloud.
The work generally consists of the following: 3,000 LF of 6” PVC Water Main; 200 LF of 6” R.J.D.I Water Main; 150 LF of 8” HDPE Water Main (HDD Installation); 12 ~ 6” Gave Valves; 8 ~ 6” Inserta Valves; 30 each ¾” Water Service Transfers; 175 LF ¾” Service Tubing; Open-Cut; 875 LF ¾” Service Tubing, Bored; and other related items.
Plans and Specifications may be examined at the Leroy Water Authority; 26123 US Highway 43; Leroy, Alabama.
To be eligible for consideration, bids must be submitted on complete proposals made available by the Owner. Complete digital project bidding documents are available upon an online payment of a non-refundable fee of $40.00 by visiting our website – www.southernengineeringsolutions.com and clicking the “Currently Bidding” link at the top of the page. A free one-time membership registration with Quest CDN will be required. Please contact questcdn.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com if you require assistance in registration, downloading, or working with this digital project information. Optional complete paper bid documents are available at Southern Engineering Solutions, Inc.; P O Box 610; 201 East Troy Street; Andalusia, Alabama 36420, upon payment of a refundable (if plans are returned in reusable condition within 10 days of bid opening) deposit of $80.00. Bid documents will be mailed only upon receipt of deposit. If paper option is chosen, checks shall be made payable to Southern Engineering Solutions, Inc. No paper bid documents will be distributed later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled opening of bids.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities.
Each bidder must submit with his bid, security in the amount, form, and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. The successful bidder will be required to submit a 100% performance bond and a 50% payment bond.
All bidders must comply with the requirements of the Contractor’s Licensing Law of the State of Alabama and be certified for the type of work for which a proposal is submitted. The submission of the Bidders’ current State of Alabama license number will be required before his/her bid will be received or considered.
The grant agreement for the project includes a Federal Buy America/American iron and steel requirement for materials utilized in the project. All bids shall be based on compliance with these requirements.
No bidder may withdraw his bid within 30 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Johnathon Woodyard, Chairman
Leroy Water Authority
Washington County News May 1, 8, 15, 2026
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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND
FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on September 10, 2008, a certain Mortgage was executed by Marion M. Mason and Eloise M. Mason, husband and wife, as mortgagor(s) in favor of Countrywide Bank, FSB, as mortgagee, and was recorded on September 22, 2008, in Mortgage Book 407, in Page 268, as Instrument Number 72293 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Washington 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 May 2, 2023 and recorded on May 17, 2023, in MISC Book 208, at Page 782 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Washington 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 April 10, 2026 is $154,860.63 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 May 22, 2026 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:
All that certain parcel of land situated in the County of Washington, State of Alabama, being known and designated as Lot 25 in the First Addition of Palmer Subdivision, Leroy, Alabama, plat of which is recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 80, in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Washington County, Chatom, Alabama.
Commonly known as: 406 Palmer Circle, Leroy, AL 36548
This sale will take place at the Washington County Courthouse. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development estimated bid will be $156,241.32.
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 $15,624.13 (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 $15,624.13 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 April, 2026.
Michael Lindsey
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
Foreclosure Commissioner
244 Inverness Center Drive
Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone: (801) 355-2886
Fax: (801) 328-9714
HWM File: AL24081
Washington County News May 1, 8, 15, 2026
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Adoption
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ADOPTION OF I.G.N.
CASE NO: AD2026-003
NOTICE OF ADOPTION ACTION
TO: CHELSEA RENEE RYAN, the natural mother of a minor child, living in Washington County, Alabama
Please take note that a petition for the adoption of a minor child living in Washington County, Alabama, has been filed by LaBrenda Ann Abrams, in the Probate Court of Washington County, Alabama, in Case No. AD-2026-003. Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption you must file a written response with the attorney for the petitioner named below and with the Clerk of the Probate Court, P. O. Box 549, Chatom, Alabama 36518, as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days from the last day this notice is published.
HAROLD L. ODOM
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
P. O. BOX 1087
CHATOM, ALABAMA 36518
Washington County News May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026
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NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO. PC 2026-005
THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RODGER DALE REEVES, DECEASED
NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS
Letters Testamentary as Executor of the Will of RODGER DALE REEVES, deceased, having been granted to John Jackson Reeves, III on the 30th day of April, 2026, by the Honorable Nick Williams, Judge of Probate of said County, 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.
NICK WILLIAMS
JUDGE OF PROBATE
HAROLD L. ODOM
Attorney for Executrix
P. O. Box 1087
Chatom, Alabama 36518
Washington County News May 8, 15, 22, 2026
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LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY, ALABAMA
NOTICE OF ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
Case No.: PC 2025-061
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALTON ZANDER WEAVER, Deceased
Take notice that Letters of Administration of the Estate of ALTON ZANDER WEAVER have been granted to ABBIGAIL RIVERS on the 31st day of March 2026 by the HONORABLE NICK WILLIAMS, Judge of Probate of Washington County Probate Court, Alabama and that all parties having claim against said estate should file the same with the Probate Court of Washington County within the time allowed by law, or they will be barred.
ABBIGAIL RIVERS, as Estate Administrator for Alton Zander Weaver, Deceased
Attorney of Record:
Grady R. Edmondson, Esq
1850 Airport Boulevard
Mobile, Alabama 36606
Washington County News May 1, 8, 15, 2026
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Our client has constructed one (1) 70-foot monopole communication tower in Washington County, AL in October of 2025. Tower #71102 is located at railroad mile post 90.20 MB, approximately 838ft south of the intersection of Batley Road and Highway 34 in Leroy, AL 36548. WSP USA, Inc., on behalf of our client, invites comments from any interested party regarding specific location information and/or the potential effects of the tower on historic properties. Comments may be sent to Kaylee Swords, 300 Wyandotte St. Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, or by email at Kaylee.Swords@wsp.com. Comments must be received 30 days following published date.
Washington County News May 15, 2026
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STATEWIDE AMENDMENT
STATE OF ALABAMA
PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR
WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2025 Regular Session enacted Act No. 2025-227 (SB118) and Act No. 2025-291 (HB354), proposing amendments to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022;
WHEREAS, in conformity with Section 284 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, as amended, the Legislature has ordered an election by the qualified electors of the state upon such proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS notice of this election, together with the proposed amendments, is required by law to be given by proclamation of the Governor, which shall be published once a week for at least four successive weeks immediately preceding the day appointed for the election;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kay Ivey, as Governor of the State of Alabama, do hereby give notice, direct, and proclaim that on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, an election will be held in the State of Alabama in the manner and form provided by law upon the following proposed amendments to the Constitution of 2022 of the State of Alabama:
AMENDMENT PROPOSED
BY ACT NO. 2025-227Section 16.
That all persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless charged with capital murder, as provided in Section 13A-5-40, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; murder, as provided in Section 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended, or any solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to commit murder; kidnapping in the first degree, as provided in Section 13A-6-43, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; rape in the first degree, as provided in Section 13A-6-61, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; sodomy in the first degree, as provided in Section 13A-6-63, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; sexual torture, as provided in Section 13A-6-65.1, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; domestic violence in the first degree, as provided in Section 13A-6-130, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; human trafficking in the first degree, as provided in Section 13A-6-152, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; burglary in the first degree, as provided in Section 13A-7-5, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; arson in the first degree, as provided in Section 13A-7-41, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; robbery in the first degree, as provided in Section 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; terrorism, as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of Section 13A-10-152, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; and aggravated child abuse, as provided in subsection (b) of Section 26-15-3.1, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended; and shooting or discharging a firearm, explosive, or other weapon into an occupied dwelling, building, railroad locomotive, railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck, or watercraft, as provided in Section 13A-11-61(b); and that excessive bail shall not in any case be required.
AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY ACT NO. 2025-291
Section 160.
(a) A district attorney for each judicial circuit shall be elected by the qualified electors of those counties in such the circuit. Such The district attorney shall be licensed to practice law in this state and shall, at the time of his or her election and during his or her continuance in office, shall reside in his or her circuit. His The term of office shall be for six years. and he He or she shall receive such compensation as provided by law; provided, the compensation shall not be diminished during his or her official term. Vacancies in the office of district attorney and in his or her staff shall be filled as provided by law.
(b) Clerks of the circuit courts shall be elected by the qualified electors in each county for a term of six years. If the office of register in chancery continues to be provided by law then the clerk of the circuit court may also fill such the office in a manner prescribed by law. Vacancies in the office of clerk of the circuit court shall be filled by the judge or judges of the circuit court who have jurisdiction over the county in which the office of clerk of the circuit court is located.
(c) Persons Individuals elected to the position of constable to assist the courts of the state as provided by law shall be subject to the same restrictions, rights, and limitations as are specified in section Section 280 of the Constitution of 1901 Alabama of 2022, and no law shall prohibit the receipt of fees for the performance of official duties of said the position while holding any other elected or appointed office.
(d) The revenue from fines, forfeitures, and court costs produced in district courts from the exercise of jurisdiction under municipal ordinances shall be apportioned between the municipality and the state as shall be provided by law.
FURTHER, I proclaim and direct that this proclamation shall be published once a week for the four successive weeks immediately preceding Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in every county as required by law.
Washington County News April 24, May 1, May 8, 15, 2026
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Election Notice
State of Alabama
County of Washington
Probate Court
Supplemental List of Qualified Voters
Pursuant to the Code of Alabama, 1975, §17-4-1, I, Nick Williams, Probate Judge, hereby certify that the within constitutes the supplemental list of registered voters who have registered to vote since the original list, that was published previously, as the same appears from the list on file in this office based on information provided by the Board of Registrars.
NICK WILLIAMS, Judge of Probate
HOBSON
HADLEY ADDISON PAIGE A
JORDAN JR CRAIG LEE A
FRANKVILLE
BAKION ELEANOR W A
BEXLEY MELISSA BALL I
BRAUN ADRIENNE LYNCH A
BRAUN JOHNATHAN CARL I
BRAUN MATTHEW OSCAR A
COTTRELL AUDREY WEEKS A
COURTNEY CRIMSON NICOLE I
COURTNEY JAMES HAROLD A
COURTNEY LINDA W A
COURTNEY TOMMY WASH A
CRAGER BLAKELEY RYAN A
CURRY BRENDA ROCHELLE A
CURRY JAMES CHRISTOPHER A
DEMPSEY MARILYN HENSON A
DOTSON DANIELLE LYNNE I
ELMORE FAYE E A
ELMORE JUANITA H A
FLINT COURTNEY DANIELS A
FLINT DAVID JOSEPH A
GRIMES JR RANDY A
HARRIS ETHAN RILEY A
HARRIS KRISTYN JORDAN A
HARRIS PATRICIA PERKINS A
HARRIS WILLIAM LEON A
HENSON BRIDGETT DAVIS A
HENSON HOLLY ABIGAIL A
HENSON JR NEEDHAM ERNEST A
HOWELL MARY MONIKA A
HOWELL MICHAEL RAY A
HOWELL ROY JOSEPH A
HYDE PHYLLIS CARROL A
JOHNSON JERRY EARL A
JOHNSTON RUTH HAIR A
JOWERS CAREY ROCHELLE A
LONG HOLLYE DEANNE A
LONG THOMAS JASON A
MEGEHEE MICHELLE HARRIS A
MEGEHEE WILLIAM M A
MOSS RONALD BRADLEY LATON A
OLSON ROBERT TODD A
OLSON TAMMIE GRIMES A
PIPPIN SAMUEL J A
REYNOLDS ERROL K A
REYNOLDS ROBYN R A
SCHULTZ ARNOLD E A
SCHULTZ FLORENCE BALL A
SMYLY TAMMY TERESA I
THOMAS JIMMY RAY A
WATKINS DESTIN COLE A
WILKINS LYNDA DIANA A
YOUNG BRYTON LASHAWN A
MILLRY
EDGAR DAVID E A
GOLDMAN HANNAH SINGLETON A
SOLOMON MALACHI BENJAMIN A
RED CREEK
DELACRUZ-MARTINEZ IRVING URIEL A
SULLIVAN WHITNEY M A
COPELAND
MCRAE MICHAEL WILLIAM A
YARBO
BRITT KAYLEY M A
BUSBY CHRISTOPHER SKYLER A
FERGUSON DIANNAH BERNICE A
KOEN LAIKYN ELASKA A
PIERCE MELODY SUMMER A
WILLIAMS PHYLLIS NACOLE A
LATON HILL
CUNNINGHAM LASHAUN SEDRICK A
MCCLAIN AJHAWE KANYE A
FRUITDALE
BOX EMMA ALYCE A
CHESTNUT JARROD LANCE A
DELAROSA TANYA KIM A
FORWARD STACEY NICOLE A
PLATT GAVIN CALE A
ROGERS SHANICE LA’TOYA A
SCARBROUGH KENNEDIE GRACE A
STAGNER TY PRESTON A
TUJAGUE LAUREN A
WHEELER JACOB LEE A
DEER PARK
BAXTER ELIJAH COLE A
BAXTER III JOE ALLEN A
DUEITT DARREN S A
DUEITT SONDRA ODOM A
DYKSTRA DIRK DANIEL A
DYKSTRA VALERIE CORCORAN A
HENDERSON JAMEL LEKEITH A
JORDAN TA’MYRA MICHELLE A
WALKER JOSEPH BAILEY A
CHARITY CHAPEL
WEAVER JOSEPH LINDSEY A
WEAVER TONYA BROWN A
TIBBIE
ANDERSON ERIC CHET A
BROWN BAILEY CURTIS A
BROWN SYDNEY ELIZABETH A
HOWARD JACOB DALTON A
JACKSON CONNER GABRIEL A
KNAPP BAILEIGH VICTORIA A
MERRITT CONNER SCOTT A
RHODES ANGEL DENISE A
FAIRFORD
BURROW PENNY CARTER A
CHESTANG II CHARLES DONALD A
EVANS BRAXTON KODY A
EVANS LESTER OBRIAN A
HOWARD HANNAH LYNN A
JONES SONYA SUE A
RODGERS LEIA MICHELLE A
ROHMAN JOSEPH A A
THOMAS KRISTIAN NICOLE A
WEAVER JACOB CLEMENTS A
WEAVER KIRKSTON JAMES A
MCINTOSH
MAULDIN TAYLOR M A
MILLER ZOIE ARIANNA A
THOMAS LEMARKUS DEION A
MOWA CHOCTAW
BROWN RUBYEN PATRICK A
BYRD JESSIDY JANE A
CREAGH JR SAMUEL TERRY A
ECHOLS JR JAMES QUINNIE A
FERRELL ALICIA SIMMONS A
HOLM MATTHEW JENUS A
JOHNSON SR CEDRIC ELLIOTT A
MAHARREY RILEY O A
MOSS JR CHARLES LAVERN A
NELSON HUNTERIA BENETTA A
NELSON RUBYE ANN R A
REED MOESHA DELORIS LASHAY A
SULLIVAN KIMBERLY DONIELLE A
SULLIVAN NICHOLAS EUGENE A
TAYLOR MARY KATHERINE A
TURNER MARY T A
TURNER TERESA SEALS A
WILEY IRIS RENEA A
WILEY II RODERICK LEVAL A
WAGARVILLE
ADAMS JADEN JERMAINE A
AUSTIN NOAH SUMMERFIELD A
BRENTS TAMMY HOWARD A
DAVIS CHRISTY LYNN A
LOVICK DEVLYN DIANE A
PLOSS JORDAN LILIANNA A
WILLIAMS GARRY BOND A
LEROY
ANDREWS JON TYLER A
MCCONICO TORA ANICKA A
NADER SIDNEY A A
ST. STEPHENS
BOND DANA CLARISSA A
NICHOLS AARON HOLDEN A
SINGLETON ISABELLA KING A
TARLETON GABRIELLE BREEAN A
CHATOM
BEECH KATELYN ELIZABETH A
BROWN RYAN A
CRISWELL JAMIE LYNN A
CROUCH KAYSANDRA H A
DRINKWATER JASMINE MARIE A
FOSTER BRYANT CHARLES A
GILES DESTINY LANE A
GILES WANDA ANN A
GUNTER RAINA C A
HALEY MADISON JOELLE A
HICKS ROSETTA A
NEWBURN TIMOTHY RYAN A
POSTMA ELI HOLT A
TURNER BELLA MARIE A
MALCOLM
CASTER MACKENZY ELLIS A
DAVIS CHOVON C A
HOVEN AMY GLASSCOCK A
WILSON ANDREW WESLEY A
Washington County News May 15, 2026