Carol’s Notes
No King Lives Here
When the oppressor wants to be king
The people shy away for that self-called king
At first glance wears no clothes
When the oppressor acts as king
The people finally see the armour Directed at them
And gird themselves in solidarity
To dethrone the non-king
And weaken the oppression
When the oppressor wields the power of king
Fear spews from those bowed at the crown
Lost in pretension only to safeguard their own graft
But the people whose eyes are never shut and desire only enough
Now claim the ground that must be shared
To nourish and be nourished, to heal and be healed
To rise and stand against oppression
Living blessed
And no one is king
Carol Prejean Zippert
The Greene County Board Of Education will meet in REGULAR
SESSION on Friday, June 13, 2025 @ 4:30 p.m.in the Central Office Auditorium
Law Enfor cement r epor ts eight ar r ests, r ecor ds multiple incidents
The Eutaw Police Department reported the following arrests
5/27 - Eddie Purse, of Forkland was arrested for public intoxication and criminal trespass 3rd degree
5/29 - Joseph Harris, of Eutaw was arrested for criminal trespass 3rd degree
5/29 - Gene Bridgemon, of Eutaw was arrested for criminal trespass 3rd degree
6/5 - Maurice Fulghum, of Eutaw, was arrested for disorderly conduct
6/5 -Valerie Fulghum of Eutaw, was arrested for disorderly conduct
6/7- Fletcher Richardson of Eutaw arrested for probation violation and possession of marijuana 2nd degree
The Greene County Sheriff Department reported the following arrests
6/3 - Dyangelia Petty was arrested for theft of property 2nd degree
6/7 - Adam Green was arrested for failure to appear for public intoxication
The Eutaw Police Department reported the following incidents
6/7 - Odom Chevrolet reported burglary 2nd de-
gree and theft of property 1st degree 6/2 - City of Eutaw worker Marcus Burton reported theft of property 1st degree
6/3 - Scott Hardy reported theft of property 2nd degree
6/4 - Georgia Roscoe reported theft of property 1st degree
5/28 - Spiver Gordon reported an incident
5/29 - Danny Johnson reported an assault 3rd degree
5/29 - David Mosley reported a civil matter
6/3 - Angela Hill reported indecent exposure and criminal mischief 3rd degree
6/3 - Angela Lucas reported assault 3rd degree
6/4 - Dominique Ravizee reported harassment
6/5 - Tyquan Underwood reported leaving the scene of the accident
6/5 - Antania Powell reported criminal mischief, menacing and domestic violence
6/7-Tommy Spencer reported an incident
6/7 - Jocelyn Powell reported harassing communication The Greene County Sheriff Department reported the following incidents
6/7- Tameria Daniels re-
Community Calendar
June 15- Macedonia Christian Methodist Episcopal Church of Boligee, AL will be having its 20th Homecoming Celebration136 years of Service in the Boligee community The program will be on Sunday June 15 2025 at 2:00 p m This year ’s speaker is Pastor William O Morgan, the former Pastor, Clergy in Residence and is serving in the United States Army The guest choir is Pine Grove C M E Church of Boligee AL We are asking for your physical and spiritual pres-
ence at our Homecoming program Dinner will be served Rev James Wilson is Pastor
June 16 thru 18 -The St James Baptist Church will host Revival Services at 7:00pm nightly The Reverend Marcus Lawrence Sr pastor of Mt Ararat Missionary Baptist Church, Scooba MS and First Baptist Church, Wahalak, MS will serve as guest minister Please join us in fellowship and praise as we continue to spread God’s word Thank you for your prayers and attendance Reverend Matthew McMillian and Congregation
June 22-New Peace Missionary Church will be celebrating their Pastor Rev A B Griffin 32nd Pastoral Anniversary The Speaker for 11:00 a m , service will be Minister Terrence Flecther and Rev DeWayne Charleston will deliver the message for the 1:30 p m Celebration The Public is invited
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Ms Loydleetta J Wabbington, retired educator and Union, AL, resident, is the recipient of a 2025 BMW Convertible as a player at the Palace Live gaming facility in Knoxville, AL
Ms Wabbington stated that anyone playing the machines with their gaming card gets the opportunity for their name to be called for additional prizes She noted that the various prizes are presented in envelops and you must be present and playing to win “ I was just lucky I was present and playing at Palace Live when my name was called on Saturday, June 7, 2025, and I picked the right envelop which awarded me the BMW Convertible,” she said
Shown with Ms Wabbington are her colleagues counter clockwise: Ms Nancy Cole, Ms Shirley Ezell, Ms Marva Smith and Ms Johnni Morning,
Dr John M Giggie, Professor of History at the University of Alabama, who wrote the book, Bloody Tuesday: The Fight for Civil Rights in Tuscaloosa published by Oxford University Press in 2024 which is the definitive book on this incident in civil rights history, spoke next on the program Dr Giggie is also a member of the Bloody Tuesday Committee and spent ten years researching and interviewing footsolders in writing his book which was published last year Dr Giggie reported on his book tour since last year s 60th celebration of Bloody Tuesday He said the questions he is most asked at presentations are 1 Why people do not know about ‘Bloody Tuesday’ in Tuscaloosa; 2 Why Dr King did not return to Tuscaloosa, after Bloody Tuesday, and 3 What can people do and what are people doing to continue the legacy of Bloody Tuesday Giggie said that people do not know as much about Bloody Tuesday as they do about Bloody Sunday in Selma because the press coverage was suppressed by local civic leadership and news sources They said that there was a riot by Black people in Tuscaloosa which was handled locally The press also shifted its civil rights attention to the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer and the murder of 3 civil rights workers –Chaney, Goodwin and Schwerner – in Neshoba County Miss
He says based on his studies that Dr King did not return to Tuscaloosa, after Bloody Tuesday, Because Tuscaloosa had all that it needed to sustain a movement It had a trusted leader in Rev T Y Rogers backed by local religious leaders, courageous footsoldiers and women who were working in fundraising It also had the support of young people including high school students and Stillman College students Tuscaloosa had what it needed Dr King could turn his attention to other communities
In answer to the last questions, Giggle said that the Bloody Tuesday Committee has made progress in getting support from Tuscaloosa officials to recognize the lack of accountability by their predecessors The city has named streets for footsoldiers like Maxie Thomas It is also building a park to honor Rev Linton who was a church leader backing Rev T Y Rogers The committee has also brought footsoldiers and the hidden history of Bloody Sunday to the schools of Tuscaloosa Dr Giggie in concluding his remarks said Ask the civil rights veteran and footsoldiers how you can help and what you should do now to further the movement in Tuscaloosa
Two other guest speakers, Rev Vernon Swift, Pastor of Elizabeth Baptist Church and Rev David E Gray, Pastor of Mount Buelah Baptist Church and Director of Whatley Health Services
gave remarks related to the biblical passage concerning God s transferring the mantle of leadership from Moses to Joshua They spoke on the importance of people taking the leadership that the footsoldiers gave six decades ago and making the continuing social changes needed in Tuscaloosa today, under the guidance of God Ms Irene Byrd, herself a footsoldier from 1964 recognized the footsoldiers in the audience who she asked to stand About a dozen people stood up to be recognized Ms Byrd said, “We don’t know the names of all the people who were in the church that day, known and unknown those who came with shoes and those who were barefoot those who were fashionably dressed and those who were in raggedy clothes, ready to go to jail ” She thanked everyone for coming and invited all to join the Blood Tuesday Committee Ms Ruby Simon also recognized the sponsors of the meeting In his closing remarks Dr Ransey O’Daniel said there were only a few people left who were in the church on June 9, 2025, but we all must be footsoldiers for the changes needed in our city state nation and society going forward Persons interested in joining the Bloody Tuesday Committee, can send the yearly $20 membership fee to: Bloody Tuesday Committee, c/o Van-Hoose and Steele Funeral Home, 2615 Stillman Blvd , Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
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By Marian Wright Edelman
The day after Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated Senator Robert F Kennedy who was running for President appeared at a Cleveland event and said instead of talking about politics he had to speak about the “mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives He said: The victims of the violence are Black and White rich and poor, young and old, famous and unknown They are, most important of all, human beings whom other human beings loved and needed No one no matter where he lives or what he does can be certain who will suffer from some senseless act of bloodshed And yet it goes on and on Why? What has violence ever accomplished? What has it ever created? No martyr ’s cause has ever been stilled by his assassin’s bullet We seemingly tolerate a rising level of violence that ignores our common humanity and our claims to civilization alike ” Of course he was also alluding to the violence that had killed his own brother President John F Kennedy At the time our deep despair at Dr King’s death was leavened only by the fact that we still had Robert Kennedy But two months after giving this speech Robert Kennedy was shot by an assassin at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles He died the following day June 6 1968
This year June 6 is also National Gun Violence Awareness Day This day is observed on the first Friday of June, Gun Violence Awareness Month, and signals the start of Wear Orange Weekend Wear Orange honors Hadiya Pendleton, a 15year-old honors student and drum majorette who was shot and killed on a Chicago playground in January 2013, days after she had performed in President Barack Obama’s second inaugural parade Along with other gun violence prevention advocates, Hadiya’s friends began wearing orange in her memory because it is the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves and others from
guns and signal don t
shoot
The first national Wear Orange Day was held on June 2, 2015, the day that should have been Hadiya Pendleton’s 18th birthday Today, people across the country will wear orange and take part in rallies, marches, and social media campaigns all weekend calling for an end to gun violence in all of its forms, including domestic violence, suicide, and community gun violence As Everytown for Gun Safety puts it simply “Every day 125 people in the United States are killed with guns twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence” and this weekend is an opportunity to honor every person whose life has been changed forever by a gun and build community with others saying no more It is a critical moment for coming together In his speech after Dr King s assassination, Robert Kennedy also said: When you teach a man to hate and fear his brother, when you teach that he is a lesser man because of his color or his beliefs or the policies he pursues, when you teach that those who differ from you threaten your freedom or your job or your family, then you also learn to confront others not as fellow citizens but as enemies to be met not with cooperation but with conquest, to be subjugated and mastered We learn, at the last, to look at our brothers as aliens, men with whom we share a city, but not a community, men bound to us in common dwelling, but not in common effort We learn to share only a common fear only a common desire to retreat from each other only a common impulse to meet disagreement with force ” How deeply resonant those words are again right now This day and weekend are one more opportunity for people to stand together in solidarity with others in our nation who reject pervasive violence and hate and are determined to create a better way forward Marian Wright Edelman is Founder and President Emerita of the Children's Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities For more information go to childrensdefense org
Standing Ain t Easy I recently read a children s book about Annie Cooper of Selma It is entitled “Standing Ain’t Easy ” I love this children’s book I love it because it is well written I love it because it is well illustrated I love it because it is about Annie Cooper of Selma Standing Ain t Easy!
I knew Annie Cooper well Faya knew her even better and visited her often I visited less often I love the way Faya Toure wrote the book, Standing Ain’t Easy I love Annie Cooper She was real all the time I love Annie Cooper because she is a shero of the Selma Voting Rights Movement Standing Ain’t Easy!
Reading the book again recently helped me It helped me because we are in terrible times Black people have nearly always been at the bottom of the legal and societal totem pole in this geographical area which became the United States of America For 250 years Black people were enslaved based on the color or our skin Then we were brutally oppressed in a system called segregation or Jim Crow or white supremacy etc From 1789 to the present the federal government has been a powerful factor in our oppression and/or struggle for freedom It was a powerful factor with constitutional provision that supported slavery It was a powerful factor with the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 which made the United States and its citizens responsible for catching and returning Black people who escaped from slavery Standing Ain t Easy!
The United States government was a powerful factor in ending slavery in the 1860 s with a Civil War and the 13th Amendment to the U S Constitution It was a powerful factor in the brief period of Reconstruction with the 14thand 15th Constitutional Amendments, other laws, and actions Standing Ain t Easy!
The United States was a powerful factor in ending the post-Civil War Reconstruction with a series of actions including what is variously known as the Compromise of 1877, the Wormley Agreement, the Tilden-Hayes Compromise the Bargain of 1877 the Corrupt Bargain etc
These were also a series of Supreme Court cases including the Plessy v Ferguson case of 1896 which declared that segregation was constitutional Standing Ain t Easy! Now the U S government is playing a powerful role in snatching back the hard-won rights achieved over the last 70 years
These governmental attacks come under the headings of Making America Great Again and anti-diversity anti-equity and antiinclusion initiatives It also comes with the most serious threat to democracy in the United States of America since the Civil War The courts, the Presidency, the United States Congress and many states are aligned in
taking back constitutional rights These acts make maintaining and expanding this imperfect democracy an even greater challenge Standing Ain’t Easy!
No matter what governments did or did not do there were always individuals and groups fighting to insure democracy for all peoples including those at the bottom of the totem pole That’s why the Annie Cooper story is so meaningful in these times Standing Ain’t Easy!
Annie Cooper was a proud Black woman However, she wanted to be a full U S citizen; she really wanted the right to vote So did other Black women at the Dunn Rest Home
When school children were marching for desegregation of public places and for the right to vote, Annie Cooper and other women decided to register to vote Of course, they were denied outright But they tried
The owner of Dunn knew immediately of their attempt to register to vote
The next day he fired every single employee but the one who did not try to register to vote, and he used electric cattle prods to torture them But that did not stop Annie Cooper She continued in the Voting Rights Movement Standing ain’t easy!
One day she and others marched to the Dallas County Courthouse to register to vote Sheriff Jim Clark began verbally and physically abusing a young SNCC worker Annie Cooper was well trained in and believed strangely in nonviolent protest However, Sheriff Jim Clark’s abuse of the young person caused her to react emphatically Annie Cooper hit Sheriff Clark twice knocking him down Two deputies grabbed her but could not control her Sheriff Clark was hitting her with his nightstick Annie Cooper took the nightstick from Clark and hit him A third deputy joined in the beatings The three men finally subdued Annie Cooper severely beating her Standing Ain’t Easy!
Nonviolence was not just a tactic but a philosophy of life Annie Cooper violated the nonviolent tactic and philosophy In standing up to Jim Clark, she became a shero among the nonviolent protesters across the country for knocking down the notoriously brutal Sheriff Jim Clark In the movie “Selma,” Oprah Winfrey portrayed Annie Cooper Standing Ain t Easy!
Faya asked Annie Cooper what she was thinking when she struck Sheriff Jim Clark She told Faya about the male enslaver (master) forcing her grandmother to have sex with him, producing many children and then raping her 11-year-old daughter that he had fathered Her grandmother started beating the enslaver (master) He in turn beat her badly had her dragged about in the public for show with others beating her She disappeared, never to be seen again The family did not
know whether she was killed or sold away Standing Ain t Easy!
Annie Cooper s grandmother stood for her 11 year old daughter and other enslaved girls It was not easy She paid a high price for standing But she planted seeds that sprouted, grew and flowered in her granddaughter, Annie Cooper Standing Ain’t Easy!
Annie Cooper was born Annie Lee Wilkerson on June 2, 1910, in Selma, Alabama Annie Cooper died on November 24, 2010, in Selma, Alabama, at the age of 100 Annie Cooper stood for her right to vote She stood for her right to vote She stood for Black and other peoples’ right to vote She paid with the loss of jobs She paid with beatings to her body She paid with being arrested and jailed She paid in countless ways She said that she should have been dead many times However she planted countless seeds that are bearing fruit for others to stand in their own ways in these terrible times when the United States government is standing against us Therefore, we must stand Standing Ain t Easy!
Now on to the Daily Diary
Saturday, May 31, 2025 – I awakened in Montgomery, traveled to Selma, handled many matters and worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: Faya Rose Toure of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee; Dixie Bonner of Talladega; Wallace Community College Selma President Dr James Mitchell; Junior Oliver of Selma; and Dr Carol P Zippert of the Black Belt Folk Roots Festival
Sunday – I hosted The Sunday School Lesson with Dr Margaret Hardy on Facebook Live and Z105 3 FM Radio Station and worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: Sharon Wheeler of Montgomery; Annie Pearl Avery of the Ancient Africa and Enslavement Museum; and Lynda Lowery, Author and Foot Soldier of the Selma Voting Rights Movement
Monday – I walked handled many matters and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Gloria Pompey, Josephine Curtis and Marilyn Cosby of Selma; Earlene Norris of Detroit Michigan; Ainka Jackson of the Selma Center of Nonviolence and Bridge Crossing Jubilee; Retired Wilcox County Sheriff Prince Arnold and his wife Earlene VaughnArnold; and Beverly Ellis of Peak Insurance Agency
Tuesday – I handled many matters traveled to Lowndes County returned to Selma and worked into the night I communicated with the following: Lowndes County School Superintendent Samita Jeter;
World Conference of Mayors Founder Johnny Ford; Yvette Patterson, Dorothy Hulett and Rosie Whiting of Lowndes County, and Law Professor Kindaka Sanders
Wednesday – I walked handled various matters chaired a meeting and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: The Greene County Democrat Co–Publisher John Zippert; Youlanda Curtis of Mobile; Tamesha Jeffery of Atlanta Georgia; and Alabama New South Coalition State Coordinator Shelley Fearson
Thursday – I was at my office early where I handled various matters before traveling to Lowndes County where to handle additional matters I returned to Selma participated in the SOS conference call, chaired a meeting at my office and another meeting at the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute Among others I communicated with the following: Lowndes County District Judge Adrian Johnson; Lowndes County School Board Member Robert Grant; Lowndes County school principals Archie Curtis and Keith Scissum; Gary White of Lowndes County; Law Professor Emerita Martha Morgan; Alabama New South Coalition Board Chair Sylvia Fitts; and Sam Walker, Brenda Page Smith, Reverend Jamal Sanders and Betty Strong Boynton of Selma; and Karen Jones of Montgomery
Friday – I handled many matters and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Hank Ba of Senegal, West Africa; Selma City School Principal Keishi Smith; Retired Judge John England Jr about his birthday; Tasha Dangerfield of Selma; Neanti Williams and James Thornton of Birmingham; Sabrina Marie and Steve Thomason of Montgomery; and Charles Sanders of Baldwin County
EPILOGUE – Standing is hard because we pay a price, sometimes a very high price However, every time we stand we plant standing seeds Sometimes the seeds sprout quickly, grow flower and produce immediately Sometimes it takes years or even generations but standing always produces standing fruit Standing Ain’t Easy!
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jerry Chase Wilkerson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc , as mortgagee as nominee for Movement Mortgage LLC, its successors and assigns, dated May 8, 2024 said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Greene County, Alabama, in Book 94, Page 716 Said mortgage was subsequently sold assigned and transferred to Movement Mortgage, LLC Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage the undersigned Movement Mortgage, LLC, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse in Greene County, Alabama on July 3, 2025, during the legal hours of sale all of its right title and interest in and to the following describe real estate situated in Greene County Alabama to-wit:
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY LOCATED IN COUNTY OF GREENE STATE OF ALABAMA:
COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 24
TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH RANGE 2 EAST, GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA, SAID CONCRETE MONUMENT
BEING THE POINT OF
C O M M E N C E M E N T ; THENCE RUN N 2 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 31
SECONDS W FOR A DISTANCE OF 1057 63 FEET TO AN IRON ROD, SAID ROD BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE RUN N 3 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 15 SECONDS W FOR A DISTANCE OF 643 31 FEET TO AN IRON ROD SAID ROD BEING LOCATED ON THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF A 30
F O O T I N G R E S S / E G R E S S EASEMENT; THENCE RUN IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID EASEMENT FOR A CHORD DISTANCE OF 510 98 FEET TO AN IRON ROD ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY MARGIN OF COUNTY ROAD 60; THENCE CONTINUE N 44 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 49 SECONDS E ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR A DISTANCE OF 196 17 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE RUN S 12 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 35 SECONDS E FOR A DISTANCE OF 522 08 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE RUN S 81 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 19 SECONDS E FOR A DISTANCE OF 619 58 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN N 79 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 22 SECONDS E FOR A DISTANCE OF 264 00 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE RUN S 8 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 47 SECONDS W FOR A DISTANCE OF 612 05 FEET TO AN IRON ROD LOCATED ON THE CENTERLINE OF AN EXISTING DITCH; THENCE RUN IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF AN EXISTING DITCH FOR A DISTANCE OF 754 80 FEET TO AN IRON ROD LOCATED IN THE CENTERLINE OF SAID DITCH SAID ROD BEING THE POINT OF
BEGINNING SAID PARCEL LOCATED IN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 23 AND IN THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 24, ALL LYING IN TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST GREENE COUNTY ALABAMA
30 FOOT INGRESS/ EGRESS EASEMENT:
COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST GREENE COUNTY ALABAMA, SAID CONCRETE MONUMENT BEING THE POINT OF C O M M E N C E M E N T ; THENCE RUN N 3 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 58 SECONDS W FOR A DISTANCE OF 1671 10 FEET TO A POINT LOCATED IN THE CENTERLINE OF A 30 FOOT I N G R E S S / E G R E S S EASEMENT; SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF A 30 FOOT I N G R E S S / E G R E S S EASEMENT; THENCE RUN IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF 510 98 FEET TO WHERE SAID EASEMENT INTERSECTS THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY MARGIN OF COUNTY ROAD #60 SAID CASEMENT IS INTENDED FOR PERP E T U A L INGRESS/EGRESS
Property Street Address for Informational Purposes: 1197 County Rd 60 Knoxville AL 35469
Said property will be sold "AS IS" NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AS TO THE TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY Said property is subject to any title deficiencies including but not limited to: any outstanding ad valorem taxes - including taxes which are a lien but not yet due and payable, federal tax liens any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments liens encumbrances zoning ordinances restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Mortgage first set out above Said property will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto The highest bidder must tender the total amount of the winning bid in certified funds at the time and place of sale Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process An attorney should be consulted to help you understand the rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process
This sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in said Mortgage and by Alabama law This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation
**This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose **
Movement Mortgage, LLC Mortgagee or Transferee
Jonathan Smothers, Esq ALAW 420 North 20th Street Suite 2249 Birmingham, AL 35203
Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee 25-006121 3tcg 5/28 6/4 11
Legal Notice NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF GREENE
Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by George Hall to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc as mortgagee as nominee for USAA Federal Savings Bank, its successors and assigns dated December 14 2021; said mortgage being recorded on January 24, 2022 in Deed Book 90, Page 785, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Greene County Alabama Said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Nationstar Mortgage LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 211, Page 863, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Greene County, Alabama
The undersigned, Nationstar Mortgage 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 before the main entrance of the Court House in Greene County Alabama during the legal hours of sale (between 11am and 4pm), on June 24 2025 the following property situated in Greene County, Alabama, to-wit:
FIVE ACRES MORE OR LESS IN THE SE 1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF SECTION 3 TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH RANGE 1 EAST DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SAID SE 1/4 OF NE 1/4 AND RUN WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SE 1/4 OF NE 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 200 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT TURN THENCE RIGHT 87 DEGREES 30 MINUTES AND RUN NORTH A DISTANCE OF 81 FEET MORE OR LESS TO AN IRON PIPE ON THE NORTH MARGIN OF A BLACK TOP ROAD WHICH IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING CONTINUE THENCE NORTH ON THE SAME STRAIGHT LINE A DISTANCE OF 640 FEET MORE OR LESS TO AN IRON PIPE TURN THENCE LEFT 87 DEGREES 30' AND RUN WEST A DISTANCE OF 400 FEET MORE OR LESS TO AN IRON PIPE TURN THENCE LEFT 92 DEGREES 30' AND RUN SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 466 FEET MORE OR LESS TO AN IRON PIPE ON THE NORTH MARGIN OF THE AFOREMENTIONED BLACK TOP ROAD RUN THENCE LEFT 68 DEGREES 30' AND RUN SOUTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH MARGIN OF SAID BLACK TOP ROAD A DISTANCE OF 430 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING
Said property is commonly known as 1570 County Road 133, Boligee, AL 35443
Should a conflict arise between the property address and the legal description, the legal description will control
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, all outstanding liens for public utilities which constitute liens upon the property, any matters
which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments liens encumbrances easements rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, restrictions, special assessments covenants the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law, and any matters of record including, but not limited to those superior to said Mortgage first set out above Said property will be sold on an "as-is" basis without any representation warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned The successful bidder must present certified funds in the amount of the winning bid at the time and place of sale
Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U S Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Mortgage NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC as holder of said mortgage McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP 505 20th Street N, Suite 1775 Birmingham AL 35203 Telephone: (205) 216-4238 FT21@mccalla com File No 25-06754AL www foreclosurehotline net 05/28/2025,06/04/2025,06/ 11/2025
25-06754AL
Notice of Completion:
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama 1975, notice is hereby given that Lavender, Inc of 1056 Industrial Drive, Aliceville, Alabama 35442, has completed construction of ADEM DWSRF Project No FS010444-02 Contract A: Metering Monitoring and Flushing Improvements for the City of Eutaw, Owner, and has made request for the final settlement for said contract All persons having made claim for labor materials or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify: The Cassady Company 4700 Highway 69 North, Northport, AL 35473 3tcg 6/4,11,18
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
The Town of Union plans to apply for the 2025 Community Development Block Grant Program of the Alabama Departmment of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) Accordingly the Town of Union is soliciting proposals from qualified firms and/or individuals interested in providing professional services related to the preparation and implementation of Community Development Block Grants PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: These tasks shall include, but not be limited to, preparation of a grant application (s) to be submitted to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and then if the grants are awarded by ADECA the preparation
of an environmental review record; preparation of all necessary documents to remove grant conditions; preparation of requests for state funds to ensure consistency with all Federal and State Accounting procedures; establish and maintain project files; monitor program progress; monitor compliance with all applicable Federal and State requirements; assist with the preparation of bid and contract documents; and preparation of all reports as required by ADECA inclusive of preparation of close-out documents for submission to ADECA upon project completion All applicants must submit their qualifications, list any prior experience with Community Development Projects in the State of Alabama, list any experience with other federally funded projects, and list any previous experience within the Town of Union All applicants must include a lump sum fee for all services to be provided from project initiation through project close-out Proposals will be evaluated and ranked on the basis of the following:
1) Past experience of firm in successfully administering CDBG programs (25 points);
2) CDBG administrative experience of project manager assigned to Town of Union (25 points) ; 3) proximity and availability of firm to Town of Union (15 points)
4) Firm’s knowledge of Town of Union’s special needs (10 points) , 5) Previous experience of firm in dealing with the locality (10 points) ; and 6) Price (15 points)
Total possible points to be achieved: 100
These proposals are being requested in accordance with 2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the “modified” Common Rule as adopted by the State of Alabama A contract will be awarded to the qualified applicant whose proposal is determined to be the most appropriate
The Town of Union reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities or informalities in the proposal process
Envelopes containing proposals must be sealed and labeled on the outside as follows: Proposal for Program Administration Town of Union - CDBG” and may be mailed or hand-delivered to Mayor James Gaines, Town of Union, 7657 County Road 191, Eutaw, Alabama 35462 All proposals shall contain original signatures, facsimile copies will not be accepted Proposal must be received no later than 11:00 am on Monday June 30, 2025 All proposals will be evaluated and an award decision will be made by the Town of Union Funding for this project will be provided by the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant program and all applicable federal requirements shall be met Minority and women owned business enterprises, as well as Section 3 individuals and businesses are encouraged to submit proposals The Town of Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The Honorable James Gaines, Mayor Town Of Union
NOTICE TO PUBLIC REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ENG I N E E R I N G / A R C H ITECTURAL SERVICES
The Town of Union plans to apply for the 2025 Community Development Block Grant Program of the Alabama Departmment of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) Accordingly the Town of Union is seeking to contract with a qualified Engineering/Architectural Firm to prepare all preliminary and final design plans and specifications, and to conduct all necessary interim and final inspections These services are being solicited to assist the Town of Union in its application preparation and project implementation of a CDBG contract, if awarded, to support the Town of Union ENGINEERING SERVICES: These tasks shall include but not be limited to assistance with preparation of a grant application to be submitted to the ADECA, if the grant is awarded by ADECA, the level and scope of services to be provided by the consultant will be determined by the Town A lump sum fixed price fee will be required Engineering services for all stages of design, bidding and construction of the project are required Examples of services which firm must be prepared and qualified to provide shall include but not be limited to the following: The preparation of all necessary construction plans and specifications, the preparation of all bid documents and supervision of the bidding process that is consistent with Local, State and Federal regulations the provision of on-site resident inspection services during the construction process in addition to regular progress reports to the Town At the completion of construction the project engineer shall conduct a final construction inspection and issue a final certificate of completion
Proposals will be evaluated and ranked on the basis of the following criteria:
1 Knowledge of the CDBG program- 20 points
2 Resources and availability- 20 points
3 Experience of proposed personnel- 20 points
4 Understanding and familiarity with needs and environment of the community- 20 points
5 Previous experience in working with locality- 20 points
Total possible points to be achieved: 100 These proposals are being requested in accordance with Title 2 - Grants and Agreements, Part 200
– UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS Subtitle A - Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Grants and Agreements, Chapter II - OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GUIDANCE and the modified Common Rule as adopted by the State of Alabama A contract will be awarded to the qualified applicant whose proposal is determined to be the most appropriate The Town reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities or informalities in the proposal process
See Legal Notice, p. 9
Congratulation Spotlight
The community congratulates Carl Dewayne Henderson Jr , a native of Greene County, AL, who is currently serving as RN, Nurse Manager of DCH Northport Medical Center ’s Multi-Specialty Unit He has been in this role for approximately one month and has encountered numerous challenges, but possess the necessary skills to address them “With my faith in Jesus, I am confident in my ability to overcome any obstacle It still feels somewhat surreal,” stated Henderson
Tombigbee RC&D Council’s 2026 grant cycle will begin on April 1st-June 30th 2025! To submit applications, please access the Grant Application and Information section under our Grants tab at www tombigbeercd org/grant-guidelines/ We will be using Foundant for our application forms and reimbursement forms again and this software requires our applicants to create an account with Foundant before you can complete an application Organizations eligible for consideration must be registered as 501C3 not-for-profit entities units or sub-units of government Projects must take place in one or more of the eight counties served by the Tombigbee RC&D Council: Bibb Fayette Greene Hale Lamar Pickens Sumter or Tuscaloosa Detailed grant guidelines from the Tombigbee RC&D Council can also be found on our website It is important to note that all grants awarded operate on a reimbursement-only basis; funds are disbursed upon project completion We look forward to working with our grantees this FY26 grant season!
Carolyn’s Tid Bits...by Carolyn Young
The Meaning of fatherhood
F Faithful to his Christian ideals
A Attuned to the problems of the home
T Tender in expressing his feelings
H Honors women in all shapes and forms
E Earnest in business dealings
R Raises his Children according to God s law
H Honest in criticism of evils
O Open-Minded in viewing his flaws
O Opposes all forms of Christian deceivers
D Delights in the praise of the Lord in home, Church and Community
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Envelopes containing proposals must be sealed and labeled on the outside as follows: Proposal for Program Engineering/Architectural Town of Union - CDBG” and may be mailed or hand- delivered to Mayor James Gaines, Town of Union, 7657 County Road 191, Eutaw, Alabama 35462 All proposals shall contain original signatures facsimile copies will not be accepted Proposal must be received no later than 11:00 am on Monday, June 30, 2025 All proposals
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