Ala. Code § 40-10-6

The publication of notices under Sections 40-10-4 and 40-10-5 is governed by the provisions of this title relating to the publication of notices of sale of land, so far as they may be applicable, and the tax collector may select the newspaper or newspapers in which any notice under this chapter shall be given. The tax collector may give notice in the same or in a different newspaper for each week for three consecutive weeks so long as the newspaper in which the notice is placed is a legally qualified newspaper published in the county.