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Legal Notice

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA

STATE OF ALABAMA, Ex Rel JOHN R. COOPER, Director of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Petitioner,
vs.
GENEVA WASHINGTON, ET AL., Defendants.

CASE NO. 2023-106

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO CONDEMN REAL PROPERTY AND FOR AN ORDER OF CONDEMNATION

NOTICE TO:

Glenn Davis Russell, Lucille Penny Washington, Derrick Landers, Darrell Landers, Raymond Hiskell, Tamara Robinson Washington, Derrick Lyles, Cara B. Lyles and Onassis Robinson, whose whereabouts are unknown, are required to answer the State of Alabama’s petition to condemn real property and other relief within thirty (30) days after the last publication date of this Notice. Said petition seeks to acquire real property to construct public roads and highway facilities necessary and convenient to the public.

Done this 8th day of March, 2024.

Arthur L. Crawford, Sr. Judge of Probate Hale County, Alabama

Mark A. Scogin ESPY SCOGIN AND CAIN, P.C. P.O. Box 2786 Tuscaloosa, AL 35403

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER

Please publish this notice in The Greensboro Watchman for 4 consecutive weeks.
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Legal Notice

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Sealed proposals will be received by the Commissioner c/o State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Folsom Administrative Building, 64 N. Union Street, Suite 538, Montgomery, AL 36104, until 2:00 PM CST, April 11, 2024. Bids will be opened and read aloud publicly in their conference room on April 12, 2024, at 2:00 PM CST, for:

A NEW EVENTS PAVILION FOR M. BARNETT LAWLEY FOREVER WILD FIELD TRAIL AREA

Scope of Work: The intent and meaning of the Contract Documents is that the Contractor shall provide labor, plant, materials, supplies, equipment, transportation facilities and appurtenances thereto which are indicated or reasonably implied by the Drawings and Specifications to provide a complete and functional facility. This Contractor is responsible for their clean up and project security at all affected levels and elsewhere as required and as outlined in detail hereinafter.

The project consists of approximately 7,000 sf one story event building with completely furnished kitchen. The building is a pre-engineered metal building with metal stud infill, stacked stone masonry veneer, horizontal metal wall panel, new reinforced concrete slab and metal roof. Project also consists of an open air pavilion with a pre-engineered metal building structure and metal roof with stacked stone masonry veneer fire place.

Bid Documents: Bid Documents may be obtained from the Architect by digital access/file sharing access, and/or deposit of $350.00 per set, which will be refunded in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each bidder submitting a bona fide bid, upon return of documents in good condition and reusable condition within ten (10) days of bid date. Other sets for general contractors, and sets for subcontractors and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above, less cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, which is estimated to be the same as the deposit amount. Partial sets will not be available. To expedite distribution of bid documents, deposit check(s) should be emailed and mailed to JMR+H Architecture, PC, Attn: Renae Williams; 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 5050, Montgomery, Alabama 36104; specs@jmrha.com.

Pre-Bid Meeting: A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on-site at 1:00 pm on April 2, 2024. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is highly recommended for all General Contract Bidders intending to submit a Proposal.

Submission of Bids: Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to Alabama State Parks in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Bids submitted prior to the bid opening may be mailed or delivered in person to the office of State Parks at the address stated above. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgement, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

Performance Bond: Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.

Laws / Ordinances: The Contractor shall observe and comply with all federal, state, and municipal laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations that would apply to this project.

Open Trade: By submitting a bid, proposal, or qualification, the submitter represents that he/ she and the business entity he/she represents is not currently engaged in the boycott of a person or entity based in or doing business with a jurisdiction with whom the State of Alabama can enjoy open trade, as defined in Act 2016-312.

Immigration/ E-Verify: In compliance with the Beason- Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, as a condition for the award of any contract by the state to a business entity or employer that employs one or more employees, the business entity or employer shall provide documentation establishing that the business entity or employer is enrolled in the E- Verify program. The successful bidder will be required to acknowledge basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, or disability in its hiring or employment practices nor in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities.

General Information: The Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. All responses received will be subject to the Alabama Open Records Act, Ala. Code § 36-12-40, (1975), as amended, and may be subject to public disclosure upon request. If Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations are needed to attend the bid opening or other required meetings or site visits, please contact Dennis Grooms by phone 334-353-7996 or email Dennis.Grooms@dcnr.alabama. gov. Requests should be made as soon as possible, but at least 72 hours prior to scheduled meetings or site visit.

Force Majeure: In the case of a Force Majeure Event as defined herein, DCNR reserves the right to immediately terminate the Agreement without prior notice to Concessionaire. Should this occur, neither Party shall be liable for or be considered in breach of this Agreement due to any failure to perform its obligations as a result of a cause beyond its control, including, without limitation: (i) acts of God; (ii) flood, fire or explosion; (iii) actions, embargoes, quarantines, or blockades in effect on or after the date of this Agreement; (iv) national, state, or regional emergency, whether ongoing or occurring on or after the date of this Agreement; (v) public health emergencies, outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic, whether ongoing or occurring on or after the date of this Agreement, including, without limitation, COVID-19; or (vi) any other event which is beyond the reasonable control of such party (each of the foregoing, a “Force Majeure Event”).

This publication is available in alternative formats upon request, and may also be found at: https://www.alapark.com/construction-permits-easementand-research-applications

Alabama State Parks Division JMR+H Architecture, PC
445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 5050
Montgomery, AL 36104
Telephone: (334) 420-5672
Fax: (334) 420-5692
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Legal Notice

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Case No.: 36-CV-2024-900014.00
DELLA MAE GORDON and BETTY SHEARER WINSTON- DYER, Plaintiffs,
v.
A TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN THE NW ¼ OF SECTION 19, AND THE SW ¼ OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA,
and
THE HEIRS-AT-LAW AND NEXT-OF-KIN OF CLEM SHEARER,
and
ANY CLAIMAINTS, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN OF ANY INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY MADE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LITIGATION, Defendants.

NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION

Notice is hereby given to any Claimants or purported owners to any interest in the following described real estate: Forty (40) acres of land, more or less, described as commencing at a point on the East boundary of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 18 North, Range 4 East, thirty-one and a half chains North of the center of said Section 19, the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence run West forty chains to a point being the Southwest corner of the herein described parcel; thence turn and proceed North ten chains to a point being the Northwest corner of the herein described parcel; thence turn and proceed East forty chains to a point on the East boundary of the Southwest Quarter of Section 18, and the Northeast corner of the herein described parcel; thence turn and proceed South ten chains to the POINT OF BEGINNING and consisting of thirty acres in the Northern part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19 and ten acres in the Southern part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 18, all in Township 18 North, Range 4 East, Hale County, Alabama.

Reference: Hale County Revenue Commissioner Parcel ID# 36-24-04-19-0-000-002.000 and 36-22-04-18-0-000-010.000.

A civil action is pending in Hale County Circuit Court to quiet title to the above-described property in the name of the Plaintiffs. Any claimants or purported owners must answer the Complaint seeking relief by the 13th day of May, 2024, or, thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against them in Case No. CV-2024- 900014.00, Hale County Circuit Court.

DONE this, the 13th day of March, 2024.

CATRINNA LONG PERRY HALE COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK

RUN FOUR (4) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS

Woodford W. Dinning, Jr.
Attorney for the Plaintiffs
LLOYD & DINNING, L.L.C.
Post Office Drawer 740
Demopolis, Alabama 36732
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Legal Notice

Notice to Contractors Debris, Removal, Reduction, and Disposal Following a Declared Disaster Alabama Department of Transportation West Central Region – Tuscaloosa Area Bibb, Chilton, Hale, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa Counties

Sealed bids will be received by the Alabama Department of Transportation until 10:00 am on Thursday, April 25, 2024, and at that time publicly opened for a retainer contract for debris removal, reduction, and disposal following a declared disaster, in the West Central Region, Tuscaloosa Area. The bid opening will take place at the Alabama Department of Transportation, West Central Region, Tuscaloosa Area office, Conference Room.

Qualified General Contractors holding a current Alabama State license are invited to bid. This contract is for the purpose of retaining a qualified General Contractor whose services would be employed in the event of a Tropical Storm event or other declared disaster.

Copies of the contract documents and specifications may be inspected and/or obtained at the following locations:

Alabama Department of Transportation
West Central Region – Tuscaloosa Area
2715 East Skyland Blvd
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Phone: (205) 554-3240

Digital copies can be found under the “Special Notice to Contractors” section at https://alletting.dot.state.al.us/

Sealed bids may be mailed or delivered directly to the Owner prior to the bid opening. Such sealed bids must be clearly and legibly marked “Debris Removal, Reduction, and Disposal Following a Declared Disaster – Tuscaloosa Area” on the outside of the envelope.

The most qualified, responsive, responsible, and highest ranked bid will be accepted with key consideration based upon the benefit to the public; however, the Alabama Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularity in the bids received, and to accept or reject any items of the bid for the benefit of the public.

No conditional bids will be accepted.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled closing date and time for the receipt of bids.

John Cooper
Transportation Director
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Legal Notice

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA

STATE OF ALABAMA, Ex Rel
JOHN R. COOPER, Director of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Petitioner,
vs.
MARY SUSAN JONES, ET AL.,
Defendants.

CASE NO. 2024-022

NOTICE TO UNKNOWN PARTIES AND NONRESIDENTS

This day came the State of Alabama by its attorney, Mark A. Scogin, and filed its Petition in writing under oath for the condemnation of certain lands described below in Exhibit A as shown on the right-of-way map of the State of Alabama Department of Transportation as Project No. RAED-068-000- 160, West Alabama Highway from North Linden to Moundville, Hale County, Alabama recorded in the Office of the Probate Judge of Hale County, Alabama, on behalf of the State of Alabama for public road purposes; said lands being owned by Mary Susan Jones, Clementine Jones, Martha W. Jones, Earlene Jones, Robert L. Jones, Calvin Lee Jones, Harry A. Jones, Tom Arthur Jones, Gamartha Jones, Catherine Jones, Jaqueline Jones Brown, Linda Faye Benison Anderson, Carrie Battle, Bettie Isabella Benison, Catherine Benison, Issac Bell, Robert Webb, Rosie Cohen, Kissie Johnson, Emma Webster, Angela Armstead, Carla Edwards, Lisa Ware, Sarah Long, Willie J. Long, Jr., Carol Long, Rene Long, George Logan, Nathan Logan, Jr, Nannette Logan, Joe Logan, Jr, Tameka Logan, Lisa Logan, James Logan, Jr., Lucy Tremble, Beatrice Logan, Susie Davis, Iola Davis, Mary Bryant, Blossie Williams, Beulah Brown, Darlene Tabb, Dorothy Wilson, Alma Gooden, Robert Tabb, III, Bettie Jo Davis, Walter E. Brown, Mitchell Sharper, Brunette Sharper, James Arthur Lewis, William Green, David Green, Ruth Green Lloyd, Elnora Bailey, Mary A. Green, Lamont Green, Sr., John L. Green, Jr., James Peter Hanks, Aaron Banks, Janet Marie Rainer, Sabrina Kim Rainer, Kemmon L. Hayes, Shanda D. Hayes, Don L. Wallace, Donald Rainer, Sr., Elwyn R. Rainer, Sr., Frances Jones, Clorinda Mitchell, Elnora Willis, Arthur Willis, Jr., Aaron Willis, Johnetta H. Hardy Lee, Bonita Benison, Eric Benison, Arturo Benison, Bertha Benison, Aaron Benison, III, Jerry Marie Benison, Aleicia White, Elijah Benison, Stacey Mack, Christopher Benison, Monroe Richardson, Juanita Benison James, Rebecca William, Clifford Benison, Nathan Benison, Elizabeth Benison Powell, Bobbie Jean Benison, Nellie M. Benison Biggs, and Fictitious Parties A though Z, being any persons or entities, unknown others, heirs at law and devisees, Heirs of Daniel W. Rainer, Jr., Heirs of George W. Rainer, Heirs of Aaron W. Rainer, Heirs of Arthur Rainer, Sr., Heirs of Daniel W. Rainer, Sr., Heirs of Elizabeth C. Rainer, Heirs of Isabella Rainer Benison, Heirs of Jimmie Benison, Heirs of Mary Susan Benison, Heirs of Elisa Jones, Heirs of Ned Jones, Heirs of Ida M. Jones, Heirs of George Benison, Heirs of Bertha Jones Benison, Heirs of Henry Benison, Heirs of Beatrice Benison Bell, Heirs of Henry Benison, Jr., Heirs of William Benison, Heirs of Ozzie Lee Benison, Heirs of Edward Benison, Heirs of Mildred Culpepper Benison, Heirs of Emma Harris, Heirs of Willie J. Long, Heirs of Bettie Tabb Rainer, Heirs of Katie Tabb Logan, Heirs of Joe Logan, Sr., Heirs of Minnie Tabb Grice, Heirs of Stanley Davis, Heirs of Gilbert Tabb, Heirs of Robert Tabb, Jr., Heirs of Leander Tabb, Heirs of Beatrice Tabb Brown, Heirs of Ruth Brown, Heirs of Limus Brown, Heirs of Altha Rainer Reed, Heirs of James H. Reed, Heirs of Edward Sharper, Heirs of Eliza Jennings, Heirs of Frank Sharper, Heirs of Rena Sharper Lewis, Heirs of James H. Reed, Jr., Heirs of Carrie Rainer, Heirs of Mary Rainer Nollie, Heirs of Willie Anna Taylor, Heirs of Aaron Benison, Heirs of Agnes Davis Rainer, Heirs of Elnora Rainer, Heirs of Georgiana Rainer Green, Heirs of Paul Green, Heirs of Geneva Green Daniels, Heirs of Paulette Green, Heirs of Henry Rainer, Sr., Heirs of Annie Mae Sledge Rainer, Heirs of Elnora Rainer Simons, Heirs of Lillie Mae Rainer, Heirs of Elijah Hanks, Heirs of Annie Mae Banks, Heirs of Aaron Banks, Jr., Heirs of Henry Dock Rainer, Jr., Heirs of Bridget Gant Rainer, Heirs of Janet Merier Wallace, Heirs of Joseph J. Robinson, Heirs of Lamont Rainer, Heirs of Dan Rainer, Heirs of Lillie Mae Rainer Cannon, Heirs of Rachel Rainer, Heirs of Daisey Rainer, Heirs of Aaron Rainer, Heirs of Charles Edward Rainer, Heirs of Elizabeth Rainer Harris, Heirs of Arthur Rainer, Jr, Heirs of Elmira Rainer Willis, Heirs of Arthur Willis, Heirs of Rosie Nell Horton, Heirs of Elizabeth Rainer Boykin, Heirs of Frank Boykin, Heirs of Eliza Boykin Hardy, Heirs of John Wesley Hardy, Heirs of Wanda Faye Hardy, Heirs of Nancy Rainer Dixon Hunter, Heirs of Dora Rainer Benison Holly, Heirs of Aaron Benison, Heirs of Cressie Evans Benison, Heirs of Wilson Benison, Heirs of Aaron Benison, Jr., Heirs of Emma P. Benison, Heirs of Willie Lee Benison, Heirs of Edward Green, Heirs of Willie Ann Benison, Heirs of Roy Benison, Heirs of Melvin Warren Benison, Heirs of Viola Benison, Heirs of Nathan L. Benison, Heirs of Cleosis Benison, Heirs of George Benison, Heirs of Mary V. Benison William, Heirs of Gary Benison, all other unknown persons owning or having an interest or claiming in this cause, claiming any right, title or interest in and to the property described in Plaintiff’s petition, and Honorable Andretta Skipper, as Tax Collector for Hale County, Alabama, and praying that a day be set for the hearing, an Order be made appointing three (3) commissioners to assess the damages and compensations that the owners of said land may be entitled for taking of said land and for the injury, if any, to the remaining lands lying contiguous to said real estate sought to be condemned.

It is therefore ORDERED BY THE COURT that the 10th day of June, 2024, at 9:00 A.M. be set as a day for the hearing of said Petition and the proof to be submitted in support of same.

Further, it is ORDERED by the Court that notice of the filing of said Petition and of the date set for hearing thereof is hereby given by publication once a week for four (4) successive weeks in The Greensboro Watchman, a newspaper published in Hale County, Alabama, and at this hearing Respondents or any other persons, firms, association and/or corporations that may own an interest in or the right to possession of said land to be condemned in this cause may appear and contest the same if they deem proper, and notice is further given to the parties who are nonresidents of the State of Alabama.

ORDERED, this the 25th day of March, 2024.

Arthur L. Crawford, Sr. Judge of Probate in and for Hale County, Alabama

EXHIBIT A

A part of the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 33,Township 19-N, Range 4-E, identified as Tract No. 521 on Project No. RAED-068-000-160 in Hale County, Alabama and being more fully described as follows:

Commencing at the SW corner of the NE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 33, Township 19 North, Range 4 East;

thence East and along the South quarter section line a distance of 1109 feet, more or less, to a point on the acquired R/W line (said line offset 150.00 feet LT and parallel with centerline of project), which is the point of BEGINNING;

thence N 0º41’39” E and along the acquired R/W line a distance of 235.01 feet to a point on the grantor’s North property line;

thence S 89º54’29” E and along the grantor’s said property line a distance of 155.20 feet to a point on the West present R/W line of AL-69;

thence S 0º40’11” W and along the said present R/W line a distance of 235.01 feet to a point on the grantor’s South property line;

thence N 89º54’29” W and along the grantor’s said property line a distance of 155.30 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.84 acre, more or less.
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Legal Notice

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA

STATE OF ALABAMA, Ex Rel JOHN R. COOPER, Director of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Petitioner,
vs.
HENRY CABIL, ET AL., Defendants.

CASE NO. 2024-023

NOTICE TO UNKNOWN PARTIES AND NONRESIDENTS

This day came the State of Alabama by its attorney, Mark A. Scogin, and filed its Petition in writing under oath for the condemnation of certain lands described below in Exhibit A as shown on the right-of-way map of the State of Alabama Department of Transportation as Project No. RAED-068-000- 160, West Alabama Highway from North Linden to Moundville, Hale County, Alabama recorded in the Office of the Probate Judge of Hale County, Alabama, on behalf of the State of Alabama for public road purposes; said lands being owned by HENRY CABIL, ANGELA CABIL, ANDRETTA SKIPPER, AS TAX COLLECTOR FOR HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA, and fictitious parties A through Z, being the heirs, devisees or successors of WILLIAM JONES, deceased, and all persons or entities claiming any title to or interest in the property described in this petition, and praying that a day be set for the hearing, an Order be made appointing three (3) commissioners to assess the damages and compensations that the owners of said land may be entitled for taking of said land and for the injury, if any, to the remaining lands lying contiguous to said real estate sought to be condemned. It is therefore ORDERED BY THE COURT that the 10th day of June, 2024, at 9:00 A.M. be set as a day for the hearing of said Petition and the proof to be submitted in support of same.

Further, it is ORDERED by the Court that notice of the filing of said Petition and of the date set for hearing thereof is hereby given by publication once a week for four (4) successive weeks in The Greensboro Watchman, a newspaper published in Hale County, Alabama, and at this hearing Respondents or any other persons, firms, association and/or corporations that may own an interest in or the right to possession of said land to be condemned in this cause may appear and contest the same if they deem proper, and notice is further given to the parties who are nonresidents of the State of Alabama.

ORDERED, this the 25th day of March, 2024.

Arthur L. Crawford, Sr. Judge of Probate in and for Hale County, Alabama

EXHIBIT A

A part of SE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 09; and, SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 10, Township 18-N, Range 4-E, identified as Tract No. 502 on Project No. RAED-068- 000- 160 in Hale County, Alabama and being more fully described as follows:

Parcel 1 of 1:

Commencing at the SW corner of the SE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 9, Township 18-N, Range 4-E;

thence easterly and along the quarter section line a distance of 1,019 feet, more or less, to a point on the acquired R/W line (said line offset 130′ LT and parallel with centerline of project);

thence northeasterly and along the acquired R/W line a distance of 139 feet, more or less, to a point on the acquired R/W line (said point also on the grantor’s south property line), which is the point of BEGINNING;

thence N 16°56’34” E and along the acquired R/W line a distance of 305.44 feet to a point on the grantor’s north property line;

thence N 48°19’53” E and along the grantor’s said property line a distance of 257.23 feet to a point on the present west R/W line of AL-69;

thence S 17°0’13” W and along said present R/W line a distance of 484.68 feet to a point on the grantor’s south property line;

thence N 89°52’41” W and along the grantor’s said property line a distance of 139.43 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 1.21 acres, more or less.
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