LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION FOR PETITION OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 25BES000688
ESTATE OF: MICHAEL TROY HOLLIE, AN ALLEGED INCAPACITATED PERSON
TO: Rickey Grider, Timothy Hollie, Jr., Kayla Hollie and any and All Unknown Heirs, Whose Names, Ages, Conditions and Whereabouts are Unknown and to any and all interested parties;
Take notice that on the 20th day of November 2025, Timothy Hollie and Isora Hollie filed a petition for the appointment of a Guardian/Conservator for Michael Troy Hollie, An Alleged Incapacitated Person.
Notice is hereby given to the above-named person and all persons in interest that said petition for appointment of Guardian/Conservator has been set for hearing on the 4th day of March 2026, at 1:30 p.m. All persons in interest should be and appear in this Court on said day of hearing to object to said petition and make such other defense in the premises as to them that may seem meet and proper.
WITNESS MY HAND, this the 4th day of December 2025.
Yashiba Glenn Blanchard
JUDGE OF PROBATE
Pub four weeks
12/12/25; 12/19/25; 12/26/25 and 1/2/26
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION (UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENTS)
IN THE MATTER OF:
ADOPTION OF:
A.C.P., MINOR
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL.
CASE NO. 25BES00610
NOTICE TO THE: UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENTS OF: A.C.P.
WHOSE ADDRESS IS ALSO UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED
You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of A.C.P., (born to Carlie Rachell Perkins, Natural Mother) and father unknown, was filed on the 22nd day of October 2025, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural parent of said minor child are unknown or has not been disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said natural parents to the aforesaid minor child is that of mother and father. Minor Child’s birth date is February 23, 2018.
Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Courthouse, Bessemer, AL 35020.
DONE this the 5th day of December 2025.
/J/ Jacqueline Knox
DEPUTY JUDGE OF PROBATE
RUN DATES:
12/12/2025, 12/19/2025, 12/26/2025, 01/02/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION FOR PETITION OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 25BES000695
ESTATE OF: YANKEL JAFETH ROSA-ACOSTA, A MINOR
TO: Rolando Alonso Rosa Romero, Any and All Unknown Heirs, Whose Names, Ages, Conditions and Whereabouts are Unknown and to any and all interested parties;
Take notice that on the 4th day of December 2025, Patricia Lizeth Acosta-Rios filed a petition for the appointment of a Guardian for Yankel Jafeth Rosa-Acosta, A Minor.
Notice is hereby given the above-named person and all persons in interest that said petition for appointment of Guardian has been set for hearing on the 9th day of February 2026, at 2:00 P.M.
All persons in interest should be and appear in this Court on said day of hearing to object to said petition and make such other defense in the premises as to them that may seem meet and proper.
WITNESS MY HAND, this the 4th day of December 2025.
Jameria Johnson Moore
JUDGE OF PROBATE
Pub four weeks
12/26, 12/19, 12/26/2025, and 01/02/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: GREGORY GLENN COX, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000522
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 12th day of December 2025 by the HONORABLE JACQUELINE KNOX, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
JAMES DARRELL TERPO
Personal Representative(s)
12/19/2025; 12/26/2025; 01/02/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ALBERT FRANKLIN DE LA VEGA, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000702
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 9th day of December 2025 by the HONORABLE YASHIBA BLANCHARD, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
MARGARET E DE LA VEGA
Personal Representative(s)
12/19/2025; 12/26/2025; 01/02/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION ON FINAL SETTLEMENT
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 21BES0001107
ESTATE OF: JACOB HORTTER BECHTEL IV, deceased.
To: Katrina A. Vaiana, Roberta Bechtel, Sariah Bechtel, Barri Ann Bechtel, and any and all other parties interested in said estate, take notice;
On the 29th day of August 2025, came Jacob Horter Bechtel, V, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Jacob Hortter Bechtel, IV, deceased, and filed his accounts, vouchers, evidence and statement for a Final Settlement of same.
It is therefore ordered that the 18th day of March 2026, at 11:30 a.m., be appointed a day for making such settlement at which time all parties in interest can appear and contest the same if they think proper.
Done this the 11th day of December 2025.
Yashiba Glenn Blanchard
JUDGE OF PROBATE
PLEASE PUB: 12/19/2025; 12/26/2025; 01/02/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION FOR PETITION OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 25BES000588
ESTATE OF: LORETTA BATES, AN ALLEGED INCAPACITATED PERSON
TO: Houston Bates, Donna Burgess, Roger Bates, Any and All Unknown Heirs, Whose Names, Ages, Conditions and Whereabouts are Unknown and to any and all interested parties;
Take notice that on the 10th day of October 2025, Elizabeth West filed a petition for the appointment of a Guardian for Loretta Bates, An Alleged Incapacitated Person.
Notice is hereby given the above-named person and all persons in interest that said petition for appointment of Guardian and Single Transaction has been set for hearing on the 7th day of January 2026, at 2:30 p.m. All persons in interest should be and appear in this Court on said day of hearing to object to said petition and make such other defense in the premises as to them that may seem meet and proper.
WITNESS MY HAND, this the 11th day of December 2025.
Yashiba Glenn Blanchard
JUDGE OF PROBATE
Pub four weeks
12/19/2025; 12/26/2025; 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: RALPH DUDLEY VINES, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000669
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 9th day of December 2025 by the HONORABLE JAMERIA JOHNSON MOORE, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
DORIS FAY VINES
Personal Representative(s)
12/19/2025; 12/26/2025; 01/02/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF DIVORCE ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
BESSEMER DIVISION
BARTLETT KAYLYNN MICOLE, Plaintiff
VS
WILLIAM ALEXANDER-MARTINEZ, Defendant
CASE NO. DR-2025-000129.00
WILLIAM ALEXANDER MARTINEZ, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer BARTLETT KAYLYNN MICOLE, COMPLAINT TO DIVORCE AND OTHER RELIEF by JANUARY 13TH, 2026 or thereafter, a JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT may be rendered against him/her, in case number DR-2025-000129.00 in the CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, BESSEMER DIVISION.
DONE this the 9th day of December 2025.
Karen Dunn Burks
Circuit Clerk of Jefferson County
Bessemer Division
PUBLISH: December 19th, 2025; December 26th, 2025; January 2nd, 2026; January 9th, 2026
SERVICE DATE: January 13th, 2026
DEFAULT: February 12th, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PREQUALIFICATION FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals will be received by Bishop State Community College on February 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST at the Business Technology Center on the Main Campus of BSCC, in the Ground Floor BTC Auditorium at 351 North Broad Street, Mobile, Alabama 36603; at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read for:
Truck Driving School
for Bishop State Community College – Southwest Campus
Mobile, Alabama
The Work of the project includes, but is not limited to: furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, layout, and supervision for a new Truck Driving School for Bishop State Community College as indicated on the drawings and as specified, including all items or other incidentals necessary to make the project a complete and warrantable installation as described in the contract documents.
Only General Contractors that are prequalified may attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting and be allowed to submit a bid proposal for this project. A copy of the prequalification package can be requested by contacting Doris Furr at doris.furr@gmcnetwork.com or by calling 251.460.4006. Prequalification packages are due by 2:00 p.m. CST January 14, 2026. They can be delivered via email to doris.furr@gmcnetwork.com or regular mail to Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC; Attn: Doris Furr, 11 North Water Street, Suite 19290, Mobile, AL 36602.
No proposals will be considered unless the bidder, whether resident or non-resident of Alabama, is properly licensed and qualified to submit a proposal for this construction in accordance with all applicable laws of the State of Alabama. This shall include evidence of holding a current license from the State Licensing Board for General Contractors, Montgomery, Alabama, as required by Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Code of Alabama, 1975. In addition, non-residents of the State, if a corporation, shall show evidence of having qualified with the Secretary of State to do business in the State of Alabama.
Prior to the award of a competitively bid contract to a contractor having one or more employees in the State of Alabama, Alabama law requires that the contractor provide proof of enrollment in E-Verify (see www.uscis.gov/everify).
A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 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. Performance and statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds, insurance in compliance with requirements, and verification of E-Verify enrollment will be required at the signing of the Contract.
Bid Documents, Drawings and Specifications may be examined during normal business hours at the Office of the Architect; Digital Plan Rooms of Dodge, Construction Data Fax, and Construct Connect.
General Contractors may procure plans and specifications from the Architect upon payment of a deposit of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for a one-time administrative fee for digital/file sharing access or One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) (printed) per set.
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of SIXTY (60) days.
A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on January 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST at 4551 Halls Mill Road, Mobile, AL 36693. Attendance is mandatory for all prequalified bidders.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in their judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.
BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Mobile, Alabama
Olivier Charles, President
GOODWYN MILLS CAWOOD, LLC
Members, American Institute of Architects
11 North Water Street, Suite 19290
Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: (251) 460-4006
Published: December 19 and December 26, 2025 and January 2, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION
(UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT)
IN THE MATTER OF:
ADOPTION OF:
J.D.O.,
MINOR
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO. 25BES00693
NOTICE TO THE UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT OF:
J.D.O.,
WHOSE ADDRESS IS ALSO UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED
You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of J.D.O. (born to Roleshia Michelle Lewis, Natural Mother) was filed on the 4th day of December 2025, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural parent of said minor child are unknown or has not been disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said unknown or undisclosed natural parent to the aforesaid minor child is that of father. Minor Child’s birth date is April 10, 2025.
Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein (with Stephen Jones, Esq.) whose name and address is shown below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Courthouse, Bessemer, AL 35020.
DONE this the 16th day of December 2025.
/J/ Jacqueline Knox
Jacqueline Knox
JUDGE OF PROBATE
R. Jeannette Thompson, Esq.
9340 Helena Road, Ste 124
Birmingham, AL 35244
Run dates:
12/19/2025, 12/26/2025, 01/02/2026, 01/09/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JAMES C. INGELS, JR., DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000717
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 19th day of December 2025 by the HONORABLE Jameria J. Moore, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
MARGO INGELS
Personal Representative(s)
12/26/2025; 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: EDWIN ALAN RAYBURN, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000714
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 18th day of December 2025 by the HONORABLE Yashiba G. Blanchard, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
ANDREA NICOLE DAGNAN
Personal Representative(s)
12/26/2025; 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: SUE R. DOUGLASS, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000720
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 18th day of December 2025 by the HONORABLE Yashiba G. Blanchard, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
LYNN DOUGLASS TEAGUE
Personal Representative(s)
12/26/2025; 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: SUSAN CONNOR EPPS, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000719
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 17th day of December 2025 by the HONORABLE Jameria J. Moore, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
BOBBY EPPS JR
Personal Representative(s)
12/26/2025; 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated June 7, 2022 executed by SDH PROPERTIES LLC, in favor of BPL MORTGAGE TRUST, LLC, said Mortgage being recorded on June 23, 2022 at Official Records Instrument #2022068296 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.
Said default continues and notice is hereby given that the undersigned, FITNO, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the main entrance to the County Courthouse, Jefferson County, Birmingham Division, Alabama on January 16, 2026, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in Jefferson County, Alabama, to-wit:
Lot 17, Block 55, according to the Map and Survey of East Lake, recorded in Map Book 1, Page 217, in the Probate Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama; said lot fronts 50 feet on the Southwest line of Walker Avenue and runs back in a Southeasterly direction of that uniform width 165 feet to an alley, being situated in Jefferson County, Alabama.
For informational purposes only, the property address is: 7313 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35206.
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.
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS DELAWARE TRUSTEE FOR TREATY OAK MORTGAGE TRUST
c/o Keith Labell
De Cubas and Lewis, P.A.
P.O. Box 5026
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310
(954) 453-0365
12/26/2025; 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: SHARON E. VEST OSBORN, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000586
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 16th day of December 2025 by the HONORABLE Jacqueline Knox, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
WILLIAM BRUCE OSBORN
Personal Representative(s)
12/26/2025; 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION
(UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT)
IN THE MATTER OF:
ADOPTION OF:
Y.Y.V. and J.J.H.,
MINORS
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL.
CASE NO. 25BES00705
25BES00706
NOTICE TO THE UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT OF:
Y.Y.V. and J.J.H.
WHOSE ADDRESS IS ALSO UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED
You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of Y.Y.V. and J.J.H. (born to Jacques Danielle Verge, Natural Mother) was filed on the 15th day of December 2025, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural parent of said minor children are unknown or has not been disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said unknown or undisclosed natural parent to the aforesaid minor children is that of father. Minor Children’s birth dates are January 21, 2022 and August 14, 2019.
Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein (with R. Jeannette Thompson, Esq.) whose name and address is shown below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Courthouse, Bessemer, AL 35020.
DONE this the 18th day of December 2025.
/J/ Jacqueline Knox
Jacqueline Knox
JUDGE OF PROBATE
R. Jeannette Thompson, Esq.
9340 Helena Road, Ste 124
Birmingham, AL 35244
Run dates:
12/26/2025, 01/02/2026, 01/09/2026, 01/15/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION
(UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT)
IN THE MATTER OF:
ADOPTION OF:
J.D.O.,
MINOR
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL.
CASE NO. 25BES00693
NOTICE TO THE UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT OF:
J.D.O.,
WHOSE ADDRESS IS ALSO UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED
You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of J.D.O. (born to Roleshia Michelle Lewis, Natural Mother) was filed on the 4th day of December 2025, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural parent of said minor child are unknown or has not been disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said unknown or undisclosed natural parent to the aforesaid minor child is that of father. Minor Child’s birth date is April 10, 2025.
Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein (with Jeannette Thompson, Esq.) whose name and address is shown below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Courthouse, Bessemer, AL 35020.
DONE this the 16th day of December 2025.
/J/ Jacqueline Knox
Jacqueline Knox
JUDGE OF PROBATE
R. Jeannette Thompson, Esq.
9340 Helena Road, Ste 124
Birmingham, AL 35244
Run dates:
12/26/2025, 01/02/2026, 01/09/2026, 01/15/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: TABITHA RENEE BOURANIS, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000251
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 16th day of December 2025 by the HONORABLE Jacqueline Knox, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
JAMES H. FULKS
Personal Representative(s)
12/26/2025; 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION
(UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT)
IN THE MATTER OF:
ADOPTION OF:
A.C.B.,
MINOR
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL.
CASE NO. 25BES00723
NOTICE TO THE UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT OF:
A.C.B.
WHOSE ADDRESS IS ALSO UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED
You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of A.C.B. (born to Amber Connethe Baker, Natural Mother) was filed on the 22nd day of December 2025, alleging that the whereabouts of the natural parent of said minor child are unknown or has not been disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said unknown or undisclosed natural parent to the aforesaid minor child is that of father. Minor Child’s birth date is December 21, 2024.
Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein (with R. Jeannette Thompson, Esq.) whose name and address is shown below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Courthouse, Bessemer, AL 35020.
DONE this the 24th day of December 2025.
/J/ Jacqueline Knox
Jacqueline Knox
JUDGE OF PROBATE
R. Jeannette Thompson, Esq.
9340 Helena Road, Ste 124
Birmingham, AL 35244
Run dates:
01/02/2026, 01/09/2026, 01/16/2026, 01/23/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 24BES000384
ESTATE OF: ERIC DUANE REESE, DECEASED
TO: Montrell Dysart, Marcus Dysart, Jacob Rowe, J.D.B. c/o Tanyika Edwards, J.J.E. c/o Tanyika Edwards, Any and All Heirs, Whose Names, Ages, Conditions and Addresses are Unknown, and to any and all interested parties;
On the 4th day of November 2025, came Cassandra Reese Johnson, and filed her Petition to Immediately Sell Real Property and Personal Property, in the matter of the Estate of Eric Duane Reese, Deceased.
And whereas the 30th day of January 2026, at 9:30 A.M., has been set as a day for hearing said petition and the testimony to be submitted in support of same.
It is therefore ordered that notice of the filing of said petitions and of the day set for hearing same be given by publication once a week for three successive weeks in the Western Star, a newspaper published in this County, notifying all parties in interest to appear and contest said petitions if they think proper so to do.
This the 24th day of December 2025.
Jameria Johnson Moore
JUDGE OF PROBATE
Pub: 01/02/2026, 01/09/2026, 01/16/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
BESSEMER DIVISION
CASE NO. 25BES00727
ESTATE OF: WILLIE GAINES, DECEASED
TO: The Heirs and Creditors and To Whom It May Concern, and to any and all interested parties;
On the 23rd day of December 2025, came Glenda Gaines, as beneficiary of Willie Gaines, Deceased, having expired on July 13, 2025, a resident of Jefferson County, Alabama, and filed her Petition for Summary Distribution in this matter as provided in the “Alabama Small Estates Act”.
And whereas the 9th day of February 2026, at 9:00 A.M., has been set as a day for hearing said petition and the testimony to be submitted in support of same.
It is therefore ordered that notice of the filing of said petition and of the day set for hearing same be given by one time publication for one week in the Western Star, a newspaper published in this County, notifying all parties in interest to appear and contest said petition if they think proper so to do.
This the 24th day of December 2025.
Jameria Johnson Moore
JUDGE OF PROBATE
PUB: Western Star
1 Week Beginning January 2, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
BESSEMER DIVISION
CASE NO. 25BES00728
ESTATE OF: NANCY ANN SAYLOR, DECEASED
TO: The Heirs and Creditors and To Whom It May Concern, and to any and all interested parties;
On the 23rd day of December 2025, came Jean Saylor, as beneficiary of Nancy Ann Saylor, Deceased, having expired on September 3, 2025, a resident of Jefferson County, Alabama, and filed her Petition for Summary Distribution in this matter as provided in the “Alabama Small Estates Act”.
And whereas the 9th day of February 2026, at 9:15 A.M., has been set as a day for hearing said petition and the testimony to be submitted in support of same.
It is therefore ordered that notice of the filing of said petition and of the day set for hearing same be given by one time publication for one week in the Western Star, a newspaper published in this County, notifying all parties in interest to appear and contest said petition if they think proper so to do.
This the 24th day of December 2025.
Jameria Johnson Moore
JUDGE OF PROBATE
PUB: Western Star
1 Week Beginning January 2, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
CLAUDE RUSSELL RIGNEY, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000725
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 22nd day of December 2025, by the HONORABLE Jameria Johnson Moore, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
TERRI RIGNEY MOLLICA
Personal Representative(s)
01/02/2026; 01/09/2026; 01/16/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF BESSEMER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Bessemer, Alabama, will hold a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the City of Bessemer Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 3391, as amended.
The public hearing will be held on:
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Bessemer City Hall, 1700 Third Avenue North, Bessemer, Alabama.
The proposed amendment is a text amendment to the City of Bessemer Zoning Ordinance and includes amendments to the following sections:
• Section 2.11 — Zoning Amendments by Property Owner
• Section 2.12 — Zoning Amendments by City of Bessemer
• Section 2.13 — Development Plans
• Section 4 — Subdivision Application Procedure and Approval Process
• Section 8.1 — Quantitative Development Criteria (Industrial Zoning)
The proposed amendments generally address procedures for zoning ordinance amendments, development plan review standards, subdivision application criteria, and maximum height standards applicable to industrial zoning districts.
All persons interested are invited to attend the public hearing and will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in support of or in opposition to the proposed zoning ordinance amendments.
A copy of the proposed ordinance is available for public inspection during normal business hours in the office of the City Clerk, Bessemer City Hall, 1700 Third Avenue North, Bessemer, Alabama, and is attached to this notice.
This notice is published pursuant to Section 11-52-77, Code of Alabama (1975), as amended.
CITY OF BESSEMER, ALABAMA
Planning and Zoning Commission
ORDINANCE NO. ______
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 3391 OF THE CITY OF BESSEMER, ALABAMA, KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF BESSEMER ZONING ORDINANCE,” BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 4, AND 8.1, RELATING TO ZONING AMENDMENT PROCEDURES, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS, AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING STANDARDS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 11-52-77 and 11-52-78 of the Code of Alabama, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Bessemer, Alabama, is authorized to review and recommend amendments to the City of Bessemer Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed proposed amendments to Sections 2.11, 2.12, and 2.13 concerning zoning amendment procedures and development plans, as well as Section 4, Subdivision Application Procedure and Approval Process, and Section 8.1, Quantitative Development Criteria, of Ordinance No. 3391; and
WHEREAS, public hearings were duly scheduled and held before the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with the notice and procedural requirements of Sections 11-52-77 and 11-52-78 of the Code of Alabama and applicable law; and
WHEREAS, following such hearings, the Planning and Zoning Commission submitted reports and recommendations to the City Council of the City of Bessemer in favor of the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bessemer has determined that it is in the public interest to adopt the proposed zoning text amendments and has conducted a public hearing with notice provided as required by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BESSEMER, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amendment of Section 2.11 — Zoning Amendments by Property Owner.
Section 2.11 of Ordinance No. 3391 is hereby amended so as to read in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 2.11. Zoning amendments by property owner.
(1) A proposed change of the zoning district boundaries or of the regulations as they pertain to a piece of property may be initiated by the city council, the planning and zoning commission, or at the request of the owner, owners or authorized agents of the property to be rezoned. All proposed amendments shall be considered by the city in accordance with the notice procedures listed in this section, which are required by Act No. 1123 of the 1973 Legislature of the State of Alabama and those requirements set forth in Section 11-52-77 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended. When a rezoning request is made by a petition of or on the behalf of the property owner the following procedure shall be followed:
(2) Application procedure.
(a) The application for rezoning shall be made on a form available from the department of buildings and inspections.
(b) The application shall contain the following information:
- Name and address of the applicant.
- Address and legal description of the property under consideration.
- Present zoning of the property under consideration.
- Requested zoning.
- Reason for the rezoning request.
- Availability of required utilities.
- A map, drawn to scale, indicating: the dimension and exact location of the site in relation to the vicinity in which it is located; location of all public rights-of-way; location and dimension of all existing and proposed buildings and structures on the site and adjacent sites and the nature and location of all existing and proposed facilities for the disposal of storm water drainage.
- Copies of any development plans required elsewhere in this ordinance.
(c) The application shall be submitted to the department of buildings and inspections at least thirty days prior to a scheduled meeting of the planning and zoning commission, if said meeting is the hearing date for a request. A fee of $500.00 is due at the time of submission.
(3) Public hearing by planning and zoning commission.
(a) At least 15 days prior to the planning and zoning commission meeting at which the rezoning request is initially considered, the department of buildings and inspections shall give written notice to all owners of property located in whole or in part within 500 feet of the boundaries of the subject property as shown by the records of the office of the tax assessor of Jefferson County, Bessemer Division.
(b) Such notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States Mail, first class postage prepaid.
(c) Any property owners to whom notice is given may protest the application.
(d) The planning and zoning commission shall hold a public hearing and render a decision or request additional information.
(4) Public hearing by the city council.
(a) Upon receipt of the recommendation of the planning and zoning commission, the city council shall consider the proposed amendment at a public hearing.
(b) The city shall publish the proposed rezoning request once a week for two consecutive weeks.
(c) The city council shall hear presentations and public comment.
(d) The city council may adopt amendments by majority vote.
(5) Limit on rezoning requests. When denied, the same request shall not be reconsidered for six months. Each request requires payment of the $500 administrative fee.
Section 2. Amendment of Section 2.12 — Zoning Amendments by City of Bessemer.
Section 3. Amendment of Section 2.13 — Development Plans.
Section 4. Amendment of Section 4 — Subdivision Application Procedure and Approval Process.
Section 5. Amendment of Section 8.1 — Quantitative Development Criteria (Industrial Zoning).
Maximum structure height provisions are amended as set forth in the notice text.
Section 6. Repealer.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Wanda D. Taylor
City Clerk
City of Bessemer, Alabama
Publish January 2, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
MARY JANE OLDHAM, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000726
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 23rd day of December 2025, by the HONORABLE YASHIBA BLANCHARD, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
HARRIET DOUGLAS
Personal Representative(s)
Publication Dates: 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026; 01/16/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
HAROLD RAY DILL, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000574
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 16th day of December 2025, by the HONORABLE YASHIBA GLENN BLANCHARD, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
DEBORAH DILL
Personal Representative(s)
Publication Dates: 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026; 01/16/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE
Alabama Department of Transportation
2024–2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
Amendment No. 22
The Alabama Department of Transportation has submitted to the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration an amendment to modify projects within the FY 2024–2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program which was approved October 2023.
This amendment is available for review during normal business hours at:
Alabama Department of Transportation
E-101, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36110
or visit ALDOT’s webpage at:
https://www.dot.state.al.us
https://cpmsapps.dot.state.al.us/OfficeEngineer/Plan/Statewide
Written public comments will be received for a 21-day period from this publication’s notice date.
John R. Cooper
Transportation Director
Publication Dates: January 2, 9 & 16, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
JOAN H. CANALES, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000722
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 19th day of December 2025, by the HONORABLE YASHIBA G. BLANCHARD, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
CHRISTOPHER H. CANALES
Personal Representative(s)
Publication Dates: 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026; 01/16/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
BARBARA A. FORD, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000710
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 16th day of December 2025, by the HONORABLE YASHIBA GLENN BLANCHARD, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having Claims against said Estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of the said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.
LARRY WILLIAM FORD
Personal Representative(s)
Publication Dates: 01/02/2026; 01/09/2026; 01/16/2026
Attorney of Record