LEGAL NOTICE
The Bessemer Housing Authority (BHA) is required by The Department of Housing and Urban Development to prepare a Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan annually and a Five-Year Plan every fifth fiscal year. The PHA Plan is a comprehensive guide to the PHA’s policies, programs, operations and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals. It is through the PHA Plan that a PHA receives capital funding.
Any comments may be submitted by mail to the Bessemer Housing Authority, 1515 Fairfax Ave., South, Bessemer, AL 35020.
The Draft PHA Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2027 will be available for review at BHA locations:
- 1515 Fairfax Avenue South, Bessemer
- 610 35th Street North, Bessemer
- 1100 5th Avenue North, Bessemer
- 2500 Clarendon Avenue South, Bessemer
From 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on the Bessemer Housing Authority’s Website — www.besha.org.
PUBLICATION DATES:
April 24; May 1; May 8; May 15; May 22; May 29; June 5; June 12
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION FOR PETITION OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANSHIP
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 26BES00191
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
JAKSON J. MUNGUIA,
An Alleged Disabled Person needing Protection
TO: 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 9th day of April 2026, Yadira Castellon filed a petition for the appointment of a Guardianship for Jakson Munguia, alleged disabled person needing protection.
Notice is hereby given the above-named person and all persons in interest that said petition for appointment of Guardianship has been set for hearing on the 10th day of August 2026, at 10:00 A.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 22nd day of April 2026.
Jameria Johnson Moore
JUDGE OF PROBATE
Pub four weeks
05/01/2026, 05/08/2026, 05/15/2026, 05/22/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE
Alabama Department of Transportation
2024–2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment No. 30
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 the following location:
Alabama Department of Transportation
E-101 1409 Coliseum Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36110
Or visit the ALDOT’s webpage at:
Written public comments will be received for a 21-day period from this publication’s notice date.
John R. Cooper
Transportation Director
May 8, 15 & 22, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
BETTY BRASHER, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000225
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 28th day of April 2026 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.
PAMELA BRASHER MATHIS
Personal Representative(s)
05/08/2026; 05/15/2026; 05/22/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION ON FINAL SETTLEMENT
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 37917
ESTATE OF:
JOHN C. CUNNINGHAM, DECEASED
To: ESTATE OF CATHERINE CUNNINGHAM, and any and all other parties interested in said estate, take notice;
On the 11th day of June 2025, came Elizabeth W. McElroy, the Successor Administrator de bonis non for the Estate of John C. Cunningham, deceased, and filed her accounts, vouchers, evidence and statement for a Final Settlement of same.
It is therefore ordered that the 14th day of September 2026, at 1:30 p.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 30th day of April 2026.
Jameria Johnson Moore
JUDGE OF PROBATE
PLEASE PUBLISH:
5/8/26; 5/15/26; 5/22/26
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 26BES00229
ESTATE OF:
VERA MAE FILES, DECEASED
TO: TRACEE SHANAE RAIFE, Any and All Heirs, Whose Names, Ages, Conditions and Addresses are Unknown and to any and all interested parties:
On the 1st day of May 2026, Melvin Ray Files came and filed his Petition for Probate of Will, in the matter of the Estate of Vera Mae Files, Deceased.
And whereas the 7th day of July 2026, at 11:30 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 petition 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 petition if they think proper so to do.
This the 1st day of May 2026.
/J/ Jacqueline Knox
DEPUTY JUDGE OF PROBATE
Run dates:
05/08/2026, 05/15/2026, 05/22/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 26BES00219
ESTATE OF:
REX M. KELLEY, DECEASED
TO: CASA KELLEY PRICE, Any and All Heirs, Whose Names, Ages, Conditions and Addresses are Unknown and to any and all interested parties:
On the 23rd day of April 2026, Donny R. Kelley came and filed his Petition for Probate of Will, in the matter of the Estate of Rex M. Kelley, Deceased.
And whereas the 7th day of July 2026, at 10:30 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 petition 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 petition if they think proper so to do.
This the 27th day of April 2026.
/J/ Jacqueline Knox
DEPUTY JUDGE OF PROBATE
Run dates:
05/08/2026, 05/15/2026, 05/22/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
SHARON BUFFKIN, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000174
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 1st day of May 2026 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.
CURTIS BUFFKIN
Personal Representative(s)
05/08/2026; 05/15/2026; 05/22/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION ON FINAL SETTLEMENT
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 24BES000495
ESTATE OF:
LINDA GAY FULLMAN, LINDA G. FULLMAN, deceased.
To: Lisa Jane Fullman, Thomas Fullman, any and all other parties interested in said estate, take notice;
On the 22nd day of July 2025, came Rebecca Lynne Fullman, Personal Representative for the Estate of Linda Gay Fullman, a.k.a. Linda G. Fullman, deceased, and filed her accounts, vouchers, evidence and statement for a Final Settlement of same.
It is therefore ordered that the 14th day of September 2026, at 2:00 p.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 30th day of April 2026.
Jameria Johnson Moore
JUDGE OF PROBATE
PLEASE PUB:
5/8/26; 5/15/26; 5/22/26
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE
Alabama Department of Transportation
2024–2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment No. 29
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 the following location:
Alabama Department of Transportation
E-101 1409 Coliseum Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36110
Or visit the ALDOT’s webpage at:
Written public comments will be received for a 21-day period from this publication’s notice date.
John R. Cooper
Transportation Director
May 8, 15 & 22, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
EVERETTE P. DUNN JR., DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000226
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 29TH day of APRIL 2026 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.
KEVIN ANTOINE EVERETTE DUNN
Personal Representative(s)
05/08/2026; 05/15/2026; 05/22/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice to Contractors
Federal Aid Project No.
NH-FMGR-HSIP-0003(667) & ATRP2-37-2024-278
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on May 29, 2026 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Micro-Milling, Resurfacing (Scrub Seal), Bridge Guardrail Retrofit, Guardrail Installation, and Traffic Stripe on SR-3 (US-31) from the intersection of CR-97 (Shades Crest Road) in Vestavia Hills to the junction of Ventura Avenue in Homewood to include the Roadway Improvements (Access Management) and Traffic Signal Modifications on SR-3 (US-31) from the junction of Old Montgomery Highway to the junction of Ventura Avenue. Length 2.376 mi.
The total amount of uncompleted work under contract to a contractor must not exceed the amount of his or her qualification certificate.
The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In One Hundred Forty (140) Working Days.
A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5.00. Plans may be purchased for $51.00 per set. Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Room E-108, Montgomery, AL 36110.
Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation. Plans and Proposals will be mailed only upon receipt of remittance. No refunds will be made.
Minimum wage rates for this project have been pre-determined by the Secretary of Labor and are set forth in the advertised specifications. This project is subject to the contract work hours and Safety Standards Act and its implementing regulations.
Cashier’s check or bid bond for 5% of bid (maximum – $50,000.00) made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith.
The bracket range is shown only to provide general financial information to contractors and bonding companies concerning the project’s complexity and size. This Bracket should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will this bracket have any bearing on the decision to award this contract.
The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $4,316,416 To $5,275,619.
The proposed work shall be performed in conformity with the rules and regulations for carrying out the Federal Highway Act.
Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110.
In accordance with the rules and regulations of The Alabama Department of Transportation, proposals will be issued only to prequalified contractors or their authorized representatives, upon requests that are received before 10 AM. on the day previous to the day of opening of bids.
The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished him or her by the Alabama Department of Transportation.
The Alabama Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000D TO 2000D-4 and Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of The Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
JOHN R. COOPER
Transportation Director
May 8, 15 & 22, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice to Contractors
Federal Aid Project No.
NH-FMGR-HSIP-0079(528) & NH-HSIP-0151(500)
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on May 29, 2026 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Safety Widening, Resurfacing (Scrub Seal), Bridge Guardrail Retrofit, Guardrail Installation, and Traffic Stripe on SR-79 from the junction of Winewood Road west of Centerpoint to the junction of Old Bradford Road north of Pinson to include the Safety Widening, Resurfacing (Scrub Seal), and Traffic Stripe on SR-151 from the junction of SR-79 to the junction of SR-75 in Pinson. Length 6.916 mi.
The total amount of uncompleted work under contract to a contractor must not exceed the amount of his or her qualification certificate.
The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In Eighty (80) Working Days.
A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5.00. Plans may be purchased for $4.00 per set. Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Room E-108, Montgomery, AL 36110.
Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation. Plans and Proposals will be mailed only upon receipt of remittance. No refunds will be made.
Minimum wage rates for this project have been pre-determined by the Secretary of Labor and are set forth in the advertised specifications. This project is subject to the contract work hours and Safety Standards Act and its implementing regulations.
Cashier’s check or bid bond for 5% of bid (maximum – $50,000.00) made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith.
The bracket range is shown only to provide general financial information to contractors and bonding companies concerning the project’s complexity and size. This Bracket should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will this bracket have any bearing on the decision to award this contract.
The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $4,036,967 To $4,934,071.
The proposed work shall be performed in conformity with the rules and regulations for carrying out the Federal Highway Act.
Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110.
In accordance with the rules and regulations of The Alabama Department of Transportation, proposals will be issued only to prequalified contractors or their authorized representatives, upon requests that are received before 10 AM. on the day previous to the day of opening of bids.
The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished him or her by the Alabama Department of Transportation.
The Alabama Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000D TO 2000D-4 and Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of The Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
JOHN R. COOPER
Transportation Director
May 8, 15 & 22, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF THE SEMIANNUAL MEETING OF THE CITIZENS SUPERVISORY COMMISSION
The semi-annual meeting of the CITIZENS SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (CSC), as required by the Jefferson County Civil Service Law, is hereby called for Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 12:00 noon.
The meeting will be held in the courtroom of Judge Yashiba Blanchard Probate Court, First Floor, Jefferson County, 716 Richard Arrington Boulevard, North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203.
The purpose of this meeting is to receive the Semi-Annual Report of the Personnel Board and to hear and conduct such other business as may properly come before the Commission.
The Honorable Yashiba Blanchard
Judge of Probate, and Ex Officio Chairman
Citizens Supervisory Commission
Published: The Western Star, May 8 & 15, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION ON FINAL SETTLEMENT
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 21BES000120
ESTATE OF:
TEWANNA ADAIR, a protected person, now deceased.
To: Canosha Watkins, The Estate of Tewanna Adair, deceased, Kenya Taylor, Any and all other parties interested in said estate, take notice;
On the 10th day of November 2025, came C. Burton Dunn, Esq., Temporary Guardian and Conservator for the Estate of Tewanna Adair, a protected person, now deceased, and filed his accounts, vouchers, evidence and statement for a Final Settlement of same.
It is therefore ordered that the 5th day of August 2026, at 2:00 p.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 5th day of May 2026.
Yashiba Glenn Blanchard
JUDGE OF PROBATE
PLEASE PUB:
5/8/26; 5/15/26; 5/22/26
LEGAL NOTICE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Vincente Gonzalez Hernandez on May 2, 2023, said Mortgage recorded on May 12, 2023 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of JEFFERSON County, Alabama, as Instrument Number 2023046063.
Carolyn S. Purifoy as Lender and Mortgagee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Birmingham, JEFFERSON County, Alabama, on June 4, 2026 during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in JEFFERSON County, Alabama, to-wit:
Lots 7 and 8, Block 2, according to the Survey of Oak Ridge Park, as recorded in Map Book 5, Page 122 in the office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.
Property street address:
529 63rd Street South, Birmingham, AL 35212
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.
THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.
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 is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.
The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.
This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation; contact Massey, Stotser & Nichols, P.C. at the telephone number shown below prior to attendance at sale.
Erin P. McConatha
MASSEY, STOTSER, & NICHOLS, P.C.
1780 Gadsden Highway
Birmingham, Alabama 35235
As Attorney for Carolyn S. Purifoy
(205) 838-9000
PUBLICATION DATES:
May 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2026
NEWSPAPER:
The Western Star
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
ANGELICCA AMBER NEWTON, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000239
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 7th day of May 2026 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.
JAY GREENE
Personal Representative(s)
05/15/2026; 05/22/2026; 05/29/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
JOE WAYNE WALTERS, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000242
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 8th day of May 2026 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.
PHILLIP WALTERS
Personal Representative(s)
05/15/2026; 05/22/2026; 05/29/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
JEWELL REXFORD MCCRARY a/k/a J. REX McCRARY, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000236
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 5th day of May 2026 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.
BETH RICHARDSON PATRICK
Personal Representative(s)
05/15/2026; 05/22/2026; 05/29/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
GARY MIKE BARTON, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000235
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 5th day of May 2026 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.
LANDON BARTON
Personal Representative(s)
05/15/2026; 05/22/2026; 05/29/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
DANIEL JAMES CAINE, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000215
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 20th day of April 2026 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.
PHILLIP LEE CAINE
Personal Representative(s)
05/15/2026; 05/22/2026; 05/29/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
GRACIE NIX STEELE a/k/a GRACIE STEELE, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000237
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 6th day of May 2026 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.
JANIS STEELE MCCRAY
Personal Representative(s)
05/15/2026; 05/15/2026; 05/22/2026; 05/29/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
GWENDOLYN THOMAS, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000244
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 12th day of May 2026 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.
JAY GREENE
Personal Representative(s)
05/15/2026; 05/22/206; 05/29/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
TERRY JUDSON HARMON a/k/a TERRY HARMON, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000166
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 12TH day of May 2026 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.
JACOB HARMON
Personal Representative(s)
05/15/2026; 05/22/2026; 05/29/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
AMBER W JONES, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000245
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 12TH day of MAY 2026 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.
LYDIA T REYNOLDS
Personal Representative(s)
05/15/2026; 05/22/2026; 05/29/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION
STATE OF ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
CASE NO. 26BES00249
ESTATE OF:
VIOLET PARKER, DECEASED
TO: CRIAG PARKER, Any and All Heirs, Whose Names, Ages, Conditions and Addresses are Unknown and to any and all interested parties:
On the 14th day of May 2026, Christopher Parker came and filed his Petition for Probate of Will, in the matter of the Estate of Violet Parker, Deceased.
And whereas the 14th day of July 2026, at 10:00 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 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 petition if they think proper so to do.
This the 14th day of May 2026.
_/J/ Jacqueline Knox
DEPUTY JUDGE OF PROBATE
Run dates:
05/22/2026, 05/29/2026, 06/05/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
PAULINE J GREGORY, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000250
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 14TH day of MAY 2026 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.
VICKY LYNN GREGORY
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/5/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
MILDRED BUSSEY, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000238
ANCILLARY LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 6th day of May 2026 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.
RENEE BUSSEY
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/5/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
GREGORY BRIAN PITTS, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000233
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 14TH day of MAY 2026 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.
DUSTIN ALLEN PITTS
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/05/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
JACK RANDALL GIBBONS, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000247
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 13TH day of MAY 2026 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.
HEATHER CHANDLER
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/05/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
ONA JEAN WARREN a/k/a ONA COOPER WARREN, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000248
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 13th day of May 2026 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.
BRIAN KEITH MCDUFF
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/05/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 26-05-05
An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 24-7-26
BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Birmingport Fire District as follows:
Section 1: Definitions.
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meaning herein described to them:
(a) “The district” means the Birmingport Fire District.
(b) “Residential unit” means a building, occupied mobile home or camper home designed for a dwelling place, apartment building/complex, or duplex, being considered as a separate residential unit”
(c) “Business unit” means a building, stationary or portable, a mobile home or a unit of a building occupied or designed for business purposes wherein business is conducted. “Business entity” means an individual business or business location within a “business unit.”
(d) “Assessment” means the service charge levied in accordance with Section 12, Act 79, and shall include the annual charge, prorated charge, and/or, where applicable, processing fee, attorney fee, interest, and collection fees.
(e) “Unit under construction” means a building, dwelling or other structure or unit thereof, whether business, residential, or other, that is under construction and wherein there has been a building permit issued. The one owning said unit under construction shall be liable for the assessment 45 days from the date a building permit is issued for said unit and said assessment shall be prorated where appropriate.
(f) “Church/School” unit means a permanent or portable building or group of buildings, and/or structure occupied or designed for religious and/or educational assembly, instruction, and/or activities are conducted.
(g) “Hardship status” means any property owner that has applied to the Board and been granted, by unanimous vote, exemption from the sale of their property. This exemption does not exempt the property owner from the assessment.
(h) “Board of Trustees”, hereinafter referred to as the Board, means a fivemember board appointed by the Jefferson County Commission entrusted with the authority to manage the affairs and business of the district.
(i) “Member” means any property owner within the District subject to assessment according to provisions of Section 12, Act No. 79, Special Session of the Alabama Legislature, 1966, p. 106, as amended by Section 2, Act No. 841, Alabama Legislature, regular session, 1971, p. 1597.
(j) “Fireworks Sale Stand” means any structure that is used for the sale of fireworks for any part of the year.
Section 2:
The assessment, established by the Board shall be levied upon and collected pursuant to Section 12, Act 79, from persons owning developed or vacant land served by the Birmingport Fire District. The assessment shall be the personal obligation of each person owning any interest in any tract of land in the district for which the assessment is provided by Section 3, below. To secure collection thereof, the unpaid assessment which is 60 days delinquent shall be a lien in favor of the district against the building in which such unit is located and/or on the land on which such building or unit is situated. The lien shall be enforced by sale of the unit and/or land according to the conditions set forth by the Legislature in Act No. 79, except in the case wherein the Board has granted hardship status.
Section 3:
The annual assessment shall be as follows:
Residential Unit:
Apartment per unit $365.00
Duplex per unit $365.00
Single Family dwelling $365.00
Mobile Home $365.00
Camper Home $365.00
Residential Units with Jefferson County Assessed Value Over $25,000.00
Residential $25,000.00-$29,999.00 $400.00
Residential $30,000.00-$34,999.00 $425.00
Residential $35,000.00-$39,999.00 $450.00
Residential $40,000.00-$44,999.00 $475.00
Residential $45,000.00-$49,999.00 $500.00
Residential $50,000.00-$54,999.00 $525.00
Residential $55,000.00-$59,999.00 $550.00
Residential $60,000.00-$64,999.00 $575.00
Residential $65,000.00-$69,999.00 $600.00
Residential $70,000.00-$74,999.00 $625.00
Residential $75,000.00-$79,999.00 $650.00
Residential $80,000.00-$84,999.00 $675.00
Residential $85,000.00-$89,999.00 $700.00 (Capped)
Business Unit:
Small Business $500.00
Business with Flammables $1,308.00
Large Business with Class 3 Flammables $3,802.00
Storage facility $24.00/Per Unit
Hazardous material or explosives $753.00 stored onsite and/or for wholesale or retail.
Casino/Bingo Facilities $4,000.00
Fireworks Sales Stand: $753.00
Church/School Units $428.00
Gas Wells $917.00
Vacant Parcels
(Parcels within district that are nonforestry land and do not contain a residential or commercial structure within the parcel boundaries).
0-20 Acres $50.00
21-50 Acres $75.00
51-100 Acres $100.00
Over 100 Acres $1.00 per Acre
Forestry Land $1.00/per acre
Land determined to be Forestry land as determined by Jefferson County Tax Assessment. It will be assessed as accumulative land held by the same owner.
Section 4:
The assessment for fire calls made to a property outside the District, except in cases of mutual aid to a requesting Fire Department, contracted areas, or area-wide disaster shall be six hundred ($600.00) dollars.
Section 5:
The annual assessment for land, residential, business units, and units under construction, provided for in Section 3, above, shall be payable on the first day of assessment year (October 1) as to persons or properties subject to the assessment on that date. A person or property subject to the annual assessment on the first day of the assessment year shall remain liable for the entire assessment until such is paid in full. The sale or transfer of one’s interest in the assessed property served by the District shall not affect liability for said charge.
The annual assessment shall become delinquent thirty (30) days following the date on which it became due. The owner of a unit under construction will be delinquent forty-five (45) days subsequent to a building permit being issued for said unit. At the time an account becomes delinquent, the property shall be subject to a lien being placed on the property as provided in Section 12, Act No. 79, and shall remain until the account is paid in full.
When an annual assessment or part thereof, or a prorated assessment or part thereof, becomes delinquent as prescribed in this section, that account shall be liable for a processing fee of ($35.00) dollars or ten percent whichever is greater on November 1st and an additional rebilling fee of ($35.00) dollars on March 15. Any account outstanding thirty (30) days after the said assessment shall be subject to interest at the rate of (12%) percent per annum on the unpaid part of said assessment or prorated part thereof such time as the account is paid in full.
In the event the assessment on an account is not less than Three Hundred Sixty- Five ($365.00) dollars, the owner may request in advance and in writing, a monthly payment schedule with a minimum monthly payment of $35.00. If that schedule is approved, applicable interest shall be added to the account. Furthermore, if the agreed payments become delinquent for more than thirty (30) days, then the payment schedule shall cease at that point and the account treated as delinquent as described in Section No. 5. Beginning October 1st 2027, commercial accounts will not be eligible to make monthly or quarterly payments.
Section 6:
(a) Subject to the conditions and limitations herein below stated, all ordinances of the District heretofore adopted for the purpose of assessment shall be repealed upon adoption of this ordinance.
(b) No ordinance shall be repealed under provision of subsection (a) above unless and until the assessment provided by this ordinance become effective. The repeal of an ordinance under, or by, subsection (a), shall not discharge, or in any way, affect liability of any member under such repealed ordinance before the repeal, thereof.
(c) Any amount received by this District in payment, or partial payment, of an assessment for the current year levied by a repealed ordinance shall be deemed to have been received by the District as part payment of the assessment this ordinance levies for that period commencing with the effective date hereof, and ending on September 30, 2026.
Section 7:
The provisions of this ordinance are several. If any provision or part of a provision hereof, is declared unconstitutional, or otherwise invalid, or inapplicable, such declaration shall not affect the provisions which remain.
Section 8:
The secretary of the District is hereby directed to secure the substance of this ordinance to be published in paid notice or advertisement, as soon as practical after adoption of this ordinance by the Board of Trustees. Said secretary is further hereby directed to post this ordinance in each fire station in the District, as soon as practical after the adoption of this ordinance.
Section 9:
This ordinance shall become effective on October 1, 2026 or as otherwise provided by law, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 13, Act No. 79, Special Session of the Alabama Legislature, 1966, p. 106, as amended by Section 2, Act No. 841, of the Regular Session of the Legislature of 1971, (AL. Acts 1971 p. 1597).
Published 5/22/2026
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: LEVI D TARVER III, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000253
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 18TH day of May 2026 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.
TIEARA C TARVER
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/05/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: GREGORY ALAN MCBRIDE, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000117
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 19th day of May 2026 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.
LEIGH ANN MCBRIDE
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/05/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JOSEPHINE STINSON, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 25BES000698
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 19th day of May 2026 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.
BESSIE DEBETHAM
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/05/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HERMAN HERSHEL WARE JR aka HERMAN H. WARE, JR aka H.H. WARE, JR aka RED WARE, JR, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000134
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 19th day of May 2026 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.
LEE WARE STALLINGS
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/05/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: STANLEY GEORGE WALKER, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000224
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 27th day of April 2026 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.
THELMA WALKER
Personal Representative(s)
5/22/26; 5/29/26 AND 6/5/26
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: NICHOLAS ANDREW TURNER, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000251
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
UPON THE ESTATE of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 15th day of May 2026 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.
ROSANNE MICHELLE TURNER
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/05/2026
Attorney of Record
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HUMPHERY COOK, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER: 26BES000254
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
UPON LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of said decedent, having been granted to the Undersigned on the 19TH day of MAY 2026 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.
BRIAN V COOK
Personal Representative(s)
05/22/2026; 05/29/2026; 06/05/2026
Attorney of Record
