NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
Adam Troy Knotts, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Aliya and Micah MacGregor’s Complaint and Summons. Said Answer must be filed on or before April 3, 2022 or there after a judgment of default may be entered against him in Case No: CV2021 000154.00 in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama.
Done this the 3rd day of February, 2022.
Mary Robertson
Clerk of Circuit Court
Lee County, Alabama
OF COUNSEL:
Ben C. Hand
114 North 8th Street
Opelika, AL 36801
334-741-4077
Legal Run 02/10/22, 2/17/22, 2/24/22 & 3/3/2022
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JEAN SHELL, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE No. 2022-053
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Daniel Wayne Shell, on the 4th day of February, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Daniel Wayne Shell, Personal Representative
LEGAL RUN 2/17/22, 2/24/22 & 3/3/22
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDDIE WAYNE SHELL, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE No. 2022-053
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Daniel Wayne Shell, on the 4TH day of February 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Daniel Wayne Shell, Personal Representative
LEGAL RUN 2/17/22, 2/24/22 & 3/3/22
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HARRY J. CLAPPER A/K/A HARRY JAMES CLAPPER, Deceased
CASE NO. 2022-015
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary of the Estate of HARRY JAMES CLAPPER a/k/a HARRY J. CLAPPER, deceased having been granted to JAMES CLAPPER on the 13th day of January, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Legal Run 2/17/22, 2/24/22& 3/3/22
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF JASON DOUGLAS KILGORE AND AMY MARIE KILGORE
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO.: 2021-667
PUBLICATION NOTICE
TO: William Kyle Payne, address unknown
Please take notice that a petition for adoption was filed in the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama by Jason Douglas Kilgore and Amy Marie Kilgore on December I, 2021, for the adoption of K.L.V., on March 4, 2014, to Veronica Ann Adams and William Kyle Payne in Carrollton, Georgia.
A hearing has been set in the Lee County Probate Court, Opelika, AL 36801. Should you intend to contest this adoption you must file a written response with the attorney for the petitioner, Hon. Margaret A. Mayfield, P.O. Box 809, Opelika, AL 36803 and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days from the last
day this notice is published.
Dated on this the l lth day of February 2022.
HON. BILL ENGLISH
JUDGE OF PROBATE
LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Legal Ru 02/17/2022, 02/24/2022, 03/03/2022 & 03/10/2022
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT M. LOFTON, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Case No.: 2022-060
Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 11th day of February, 2022, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
LELA MELSON LOFTON Personal Representative
PERSONAL REPRESENTATVE
Robert H. Pettey
Samford & Denson, LLP
Post Office Box 2345
Opelika, AL 36803-2345
334-745-3504
Legal Run 2/24/22, 3/3/22 & 3/10/22
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF SEAN PATRICK MCNAIR AND ASHLEY LYNN MCNAIR
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO.: 2022-25
PUBLICATION NOTICE
TO: Any potential fathers, address unknown
Please take notice that a petition for adoption was filed in the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama by Sean Patrick McNair and Ashley Lynn McNair on January 24, 2022, for the adoption of M.G.M., born on January 19, 2022, in Columbus, Georgia to Shannon Paige McNair.
A hearing has been set for the 2nd day of May 2022 at 10 o’clock a.m. Central time in the Probate Court, Lee County Courthouse, 215 South 9th Street, Opelika, AL 36801. Should you intend to contest thiss adoption you must file a written response with the attorney for the petitioner, Hon. Jason C. Riggs, P.O. Box 954, Auburn, AL 36831 and with the Clerk of the Porbate Court of Lee County, Alabama, as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days from the last day this notice is published or appear on the date of the hearing as set above to contest said Petition.
Dated on this the 24th day of January 2022.
HON. BILL ENGLISH JUDGE OF PROBATE, LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
LEGAL RUN 2/24/2022, 3/3/2022, 3/10/2022 & 3/17/2022
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
ESTATE OF DAREL LOUIS TROBY, DECEASED
COURT OF PROBATE LEE COUNTY
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 17th day of February, 2022, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Witness our hands, and dated this the 17th day of February, 2022.
WILLIAM LOUIS TROBY
Legal Run 02/24/22, 03/03/22, 03/10/22
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY CARROLL MOTLEY, DECEASED.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Case No: 2022-067
Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of February, 2022, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.GLENDA M. GOODEN and ANGELA DENISE JONESCo-Personal Representatives
D. Carter Weeks
Samford & Denson, LLP
P.O. Box 2345
Opelika, AL 36803-2345
Legal Run 02/24/22, 03/03/22 & 03/10/22
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NOTICE OF COURT PROCEEDING
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Notice of the filing of Petition for Summary Distribution
In the Estate of DARLENE F. RIDGLEY, deceased
Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution has been filed in the LEE COUNTY Probate Office by John J. Ridgley on January 31, 2022, pursuant to
Section 43-2-690, Code of Alabama and that 30 days after the notice of publication hereof and pursuant to law the Court shall be requested to enter an Order directing
Summary Distribution of the estate of said decedent.
BILL ENGLISH, PROBATE JUDGE
Legal Run 03/03/2022
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Opelika will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama.
PURPOSE
The purpose of said Public Hearing will be to consider the adoption of an ordinance to amend Ordinance Number 124-91 (entitled “Zoning Ordinance of the City of Opelika”) adopted on September 17, 1991. At said Public Hearing all who desire to be heard shall have the opportunity to speak for or in opposition to the adoption of the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of Opelika, Alabama (the “City”) as follows:
Section 1. That Ordinance 124-91 entitled “Zoning Ordinance City of Opelika, Alabama”, adopted on September 17, 1991, and the Zoning Map of the City of Opelika provided for and referred to therein, as previously amended and/or modified, be and the same is hereby amended by rezoning or redistricting the parcel of land hereinafter in this section described, so as to change such parcel from one class of district to another class of district as follows, to-wit:
From a C-2 District (Office/Retail District) and a R-1 District (Rural District) to a C-2 District (Office/Retail District), the parcel of land hereinafter described:
A tract or parcel of land located in Section 24, Township 19 North, Range 26 East, Lee County, Alabama and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the southeast corner of said Section 24; thence N89°58’22”W 783.90 feet to the west right-of-way limit of Society Hill Road, the point of beginning; thence leaving said right-of-way limit N89°58’22”W 2078.79 feet to the east line of Lot 1 of Broad Metro, LLC Plat No. 1 as recorded in Plat Book 42, Page 41 and 42, Probate Office, Lee County, Alabama, thence N42°46’46”W 381.76 feet along the east line of said Lot 1; thence N38°54’12”E 736.91 feet along the east line of said Lot 1 to the southwest corner of Lot 2 of Helen Mitchell Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 18, Page 160, Probate Office, Lee County, Alabama; thence along the south line of said Lot 2 the following bearings and distances:
S88°59’08”E 478.12 feet;
N88°53’53”E 237.89 feet;
N88°59’08”E 291.63 feet;
N88°08’11”E 500.42 feet;
S89°08’39”E 89.83 feet
to the northwest corner of Lot 2 of Elaine Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 221, Probate Office, Lee County, Alabama; thence S19°31’02”W 395.80 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 2 of said Elaine Subdivision; thence N89°04’03”E 589.63 feet along the south line of said Lot 2 to the west right-of-way limit of Society Hill Road; thence S19°28’48”W 538.21 feet along said right-of-way limit to the point of beginning.
The above-described property contains 40.0 acres, more or less, and is located on the west side of Society Hill Road and north of Gateway Drive, Opelika, Alabama.
Section 2. Any ordinance or part thereof in conflict with provisions of this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Opelika, Lee County, Alabama.
All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and be heard. Written comments concerning the above matter may be mailed to the City Clerk at P.O. Box 390, Opelika, AL 36803 at any time prior to the public hearing and may be further submitted to the City Council at the meeting and the public hearing.
Please contact Brian Weiss, the City’s ADA Coordinator, at 334-705-5134 at least two (2) working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to any disability.
WITNESS my hand this the 3rd day of March, 2022.
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
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ORDINANCE NO. 006-22
ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN PROPERTY INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA
(Property located on the east side of Sellers Drive)
WHEREAS, Opelika Investment Properties, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as the “Petitioner”) being the owner of the property hereinafter described, heretofore filed a Petition for Annexation (the “Petition”) with the City of Opelika, Alabama, a municipal corporation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, requesting the annexation of certain property owned by the Petitioner as more particularly described below; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner is the owner of all of the lands described in its Petition; and
WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed is contiguous to the existing corporate limits of the City of Opelika and does not embrace any territory within the corporate limits of another municipality, and when annexed into the City of Opelika will form a homogenous part of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Opelika did find and determine that it is in the best interest of the public that said property be annexed into the City of Opelika and it did further determine that all legal requirements for annexing said real property have been met pursuant to Sections 11-42-20 through 11-42-24, Code of Alabama (1975).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Opelika, Alabama as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Opelika, finds and declares, as the legislative body of the City of Opelika, that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Opelika, and the citizens of the affected area, to bring the territory described in Section 2 of this Ordinance into the corporate limits of the City of Opelika.
Section 2. The following described property be, and the same is hereby annexed into the corporate limits of the City of Opelika, Alabama, and the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Opelika, Alabama shall be extended, altered and rearranged to include within the corporate limits of the City of Opelika, in addition to the territory now included therein, all the following territory, to wit:
Parcels 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 of Prescott Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 14, Page 147, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama, containing, in aggregate, 12.636 acres, more or less; and being Parcel B on that certain plat of survey prepared by James D. Miller dated June 13, 2005, entitled “Boundary Survey for Segars Properties, LLC”.
The above-described property contains 12.636 acres, more or less, and is located in the 2800/2900 blocks of Sellers Drive
Section 3. A map or plat of a survey describing the territory annexed and showing its relation to the corporate limits of the City of Opelika shall be attached to this ordinance, marked Exhibit “B” and made a part hereof.
Section 4. The Clerk of the City of Opelika is hereby authorized and directed to file with the Probate Judge of Lee County, Alabama, a certified copy of this ordinance, together with a certified copy of the petition of the property owner and the Clerk is further directed to take all necessary and proper steps to perfect the annexation of said territory herein described.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be published as provided by law in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Opelika, Alabama.
Section 6. The territory described in this ordinance shall become a part of the corporate limits of the City of Opelika upon publication of this ordinance as set forth in Section 5 above.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the 1st day of March, 2022.
/s/ Eddie Smith
PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
ATTEST:
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK
TRANSMITTED TO MAYOR on this the 2nd day of March, 2022.
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK
ACTION BY MAYOR
APPROVED this the 2nd day of March, 2022.
Gary Fuller MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO. 007-22
ORDINANCE TO PRE-ZONE PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE
EAST SIDE OF SELLERS DRIVE
WHEREAS, Opelika Investment Properties, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, as the owner of certain real property located on the east side of Sellers Drive (2800/2900 blocks of Sellers Drive) within the unincorporated area of Lee County, Alabama has requested that said property be pre-zoned to a R/E District (Retail/Entertainment District) prior to annexing into the City of Opelika; and
WHEREAS, said real property is located on the east side of Sellers Drive and is more particularly described as follows:
Parcels 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 of Prescott Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 14, Page 147, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama, containing, in aggregate, 12.636 acres, more or less; and being Parcel B on that certain plat of survey prepared by James D. Miller dated June 13, 2005, entitled “Boundary Survey for Segars Properties, LLC”.
The above-described property contains 12.6 acres, more or less, and is located in the 2800/2900 blocks of Sellers Drive
; and
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on December 21, 2021, the Commission did recommend to the City Council that said property be zoned to R/E; and
WHEREAS, due notice of said proposed pre-zoning has been provided to the public as required by law through publication; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Opelika after due consideration, and upon consideration of the recommendation of the Planning Commission, finds and determines that the application for pre-zoning of the above described real property is proper and in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Opelika, Alabama.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Opelika, Alabama as follows:
Section 1. Zoning. That the above-described real property is hereby pre-zoned to a R/E District (Retail/Entertainment District). Upon annexation of said property, the property shall be assigned the R/E district and the zoning ordinance and zoning map shall be amended to reflect said zoning. Should the annexation not occur prior to the expiration of this pre-zoning as set forth in Section 4, this pre-zoning shall have no effect and the property shall remain in the unincorporated area of Lee County, Alabama.
Section 2. Repealer. All other City ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, in so far as they conflict, are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable. If any provision, section, sentence or part thereof shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not effect or impair the remainder of said Ordinance, it being the legislative intent to ordain and enact each provision, section, paragraph, sentence or part thereof separately and independently of each other.
Section 4. Effective Date and Expiration Date. This Ordinance and, in particular the pre-zoning shall take effect after the date of its approval by the City Council of the City of Opelika and publication as required by law. Pursuant to the Code of Alabama (1975), §11-52-85, the zoning of the property shall become effective upon the date the territory is annexed into the corporate limits. If any portion of the territory is not annexed into the corporate limits within 180 days of the initiation of annexation proceedings as provided by law, then this pre-zoning shall be null and void. Should the pre-zoning become null and void, the applicant may reapply for pre-zoning at any time as long as an annexation petition is pending.
Section 5. Publication. This ordinance shall be published as provided by law in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Opelika, Alabama.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the 1st day of March, 2022.
/s/ Eddie Smith
PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
ATTEST:
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK
TRANSMITTED TO MAYOR on this the 2nd day of March, 2022.
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK
ACTION BY MAYOR
APPROVED this the 2nd day of March, 2022.
Gary Fuller MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK
Legal Run 03/03/2022