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Public Notices 10-16-25
October 14, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
RONNIE AND LETROY PUGH, PETITIONERS
v.
SHAKARA TAYLOR and UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER, RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO. 25-197
RULE 81
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER of MINOR CHILD, S.C.T., born June 6, 2023
at Wayne General Hospital, Waynesboro, MS 39367, WHEREVER HE MAY BE
FOUND
at Wayne General Hospital, Waynesboro, MS 39367, WHEREVER HE MAY BE
FOUND
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S)
You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by
Petitioners seeking termination of parental rights and adoption.
Petitioners seeking termination of parental rights and adoption.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint or petition
and motion at 1:30 p.m. on the 3rd day of November, 2025 in the
courtroom of the Wayne County Chancery Courthouse in Waynesboro,
Mississippi, and in the case of your failure to appear and defend a
Judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things
demanded in the complaint or petition.
and motion at 1:30 p.m. on the 3rd day of November, 2025 in the
courtroom of the Wayne County Chancery Courthouse in Waynesboro,
Mississippi, and in the case of your failure to appear and defend a
Judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things
demanded in the complaint or petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do
so if you desire.
so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 22nd day of
September, 2025.
September, 2025.
WAYNE COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
JEREMY CARR
BY: Angie Walker, D.C.
DANA BUMGARDNER (MSB #104593)
DANA BUMGARDNER, PLLC
727 WEST 5th STREET
LAUREL, MS 39440
TEL: (601) 428-1333
Publish: Oct. 2, Oct. 9 & Oct. 16, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
MICAH BLANGE, PLAINTIFF
VS.
MARK GORDON, ET AL, DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO.: 25-CV-00200
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: MARK GORDON, AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS, WHO ARE RESIDENTS OR
NON-RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WHOSE NAMES AND ADDRESSES ARE
UNKNOWN AND COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY
BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST
IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT CURRENTLY ON FILE IN THIS
CAUSE, SAID PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IN WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND
IDENTIFIABLE AS: TAX PARCEL #1352600001801, PPIN# 16640
NON-RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WHOSE NAMES AND ADDRESSES ARE
UNKNOWN AND COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY
BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST
IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT CURRENTLY ON FILE IN THIS
CAUSE, SAID PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IN WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND
IDENTIFIABLE AS: TAX PARCEL #1352600001801, PPIN# 16640
You have been made Respondents in the lawsuit filed in this Court by
MICAH BLANGE. The Petition filed against you has initiated a civil
action seeking to set aside a tax sale for lack of notice for the
above-described property, as fully set out in the Petition and Complaint
on file in the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi.
MICAH BLANGE. The Petition filed against you has initiated a civil
action seeking to set aside a tax sale for lack of notice for the
above-described property, as fully set out in the Petition and Complaint
on file in the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi.
You are required to mail, or hand deliver a written response to the
Complaint filed against you in this action to Paul David Walley,
Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is P.O. Box 183, New
Augusta, MS 39462 and whose street address is 102 West Second Street,
New Augusta, MS 39462.
Complaint filed against you in this action to Paul David Walley,
Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is P.O. Box 183, New
Augusta, MS 39462 and whose street address is 102 West Second Street,
New Augusta, MS 39462.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR
RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE
ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE
COMPLAINT.
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR
RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE
ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE
COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this
Court within a reasonable time afterward.
Court within a reasonable time afterward.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of this Court, this the 23rd day of
September 2025.
September 2025.
JEREMY CARR
WAYNE COUNTY
CHANCERY CLERK
BY: Angie Walker, D.C.
Publish: Oct. 2, Oct. 9 & Oct. 16, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on July 21, 1994, Linzy Dykes, deceased and Callie B. Dykes,
executed a Deed of Trust to Steven L. Wade, county Supervisor Farmers
Home Adminstration, Trustee for the use and benefit of United States of
America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, United States
Department of Agriculture , which Deed of Trust is on file and of record
in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi, in
Book 836 and at Page 717 thereof; and
executed a Deed of Trust to Steven L. Wade, county Supervisor Farmers
Home Adminstration, Trustee for the use and benefit of United States of
America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, United States
Department of Agriculture , which Deed of Trust is on file and of record
in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi, in
Book 836 and at Page 717 thereof; and
WHEREAS, the legal holder of the said Deed of Trust and the note secured
thereby, substituted Albertelli Law as Trustee therein, as authorized by
the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid
Chancery Clerk in Book 202502113 thereof; and
thereby, substituted Albertelli Law as Trustee therein, as authorized by
the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid
Chancery Clerk in Book 202502113 thereof; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the performance of the conditions
and stipulations as set forth by said Deed of Trust, and having been
requested by the legal holder of the indebtedness secured and described
by said Deed of Trust so to do, notice is hereby given that Albertelli
Law, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me in
said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale and will sell at public sale and
outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, during the legal hours
(between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m.), in Wayne
County, Mississippi, on October 30, 2025, the following described land
and property being the same land and property described in said Deed of
Trust, situated in Wayne County, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
and stipulations as set forth by said Deed of Trust, and having been
requested by the legal holder of the indebtedness secured and described
by said Deed of Trust so to do, notice is hereby given that Albertelli
Law, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me in
said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale and will sell at public sale and
outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, during the legal hours
(between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m.), in Wayne
County, Mississippi, on October 30, 2025, the following described land
and property being the same land and property described in said Deed of
Trust, situated in Wayne County, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4, SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 8
NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST, WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, DESCRIBED BY METES AND
BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS:
NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST, WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, DESCRIBED BY METES AND
BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT A POINT SITUATED 232.6 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER
OF THE WEST 55.0 ACRES OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 17
FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF LAND TO BE DESCRIBED, WHICH IS THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE LAND FORMERLY OWNED BY CURTIS JONES, DECEASED:
THENCE RUN SOUTH ALONG EAST LINE OF THE WEST 55 ACRES OF THE NORTH 1/2
OF THE NW 1/4 FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET; THENCE RUN WEST FOR A
DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET;
THENCE RUN EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,
CONTAINING 1 ACRE, MORE OR LESS.
OF THE WEST 55.0 ACRES OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 17
FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF LAND TO BE DESCRIBED, WHICH IS THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE LAND FORMERLY OWNED BY CURTIS JONES, DECEASED:
THENCE RUN SOUTH ALONG EAST LINE OF THE WEST 55 ACRES OF THE NORTH 1/2
OF THE NW 1/4 FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET; THENCE RUN WEST FOR A
DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET;
THENCE RUN EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,
CONTAINING 1 ACRE, MORE OR LESS.
THE WEST 15.0 FEET OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED 1 ACRE WAS CONVEYED TO WAYNE
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN LAND DEED BOOK 831, PAGES 309-310, DATED MAY 7,
1994, RECORDED MAY 18, 1994, 3:00 P.M., FOR USE AS ONE-HALF (1/2) OF A
PUBLIC ROAD AND IS HEREBY RESERVED AND EXCEPTED FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE
SAID ROAD BEING APPROVED AS A PUBLIC ROAD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND NAMED RED CLAY DRIVE ON APRIL 8, 1994.
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN LAND DEED BOOK 831, PAGES 309-310, DATED MAY 7,
1994, RECORDED MAY 18, 1994, 3:00 P.M., FOR USE AS ONE-HALF (1/2) OF A
PUBLIC ROAD AND IS HEREBY RESERVED AND EXCEPTED FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE
SAID ROAD BEING APPROVED AS A PUBLIC ROAD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND NAMED RED CLAY DRIVE ON APRIL 8, 1994.
Commonly known as: 12 Cedar Ridge Dr, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Should the undersigned become the last and highest bidder at the
foreclosure sale, the Substituted Trustee is hereby authorized to
transfer and assign said bid and to convey title to said foreclosed
property to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an Officer of the United
States of America, or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, an
Officer of the United States of America, or whomever the undersigned
shall authorize. The statement in the Substituted Trustee's Deed that
the undersigned has requested transfer of its bid to grantee(s) in the
Substituted Trustee's Deed shall be binding on the undersigned and
conclusive evidence in favor of the assignee or other parties thereto
and that the Substituted Trustee is duly authorized and empowered to
execute same.
foreclosure sale, the Substituted Trustee is hereby authorized to
transfer and assign said bid and to convey title to said foreclosed
property to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an Officer of the United
States of America, or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, an
Officer of the United States of America, or whomever the undersigned
shall authorize. The statement in the Substituted Trustee's Deed that
the undersigned has requested transfer of its bid to grantee(s) in the
Substituted Trustee's Deed shall be binding on the undersigned and
conclusive evidence in favor of the assignee or other parties thereto
and that the Substituted Trustee is duly authorized and empowered to
execute same.
Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will
convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
WITNESS my signature, on this the 12th day of September, 2025.
This instrument prepared by:
/s/ Kevin Rogers, Esq.
James E. Albertelli, P.A. d/b/a Albertelli Law
1 Information Way, Suite 201
Little Rock, AR 72202
501-406-0855
File # 25-006924
Publish: Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16 & Oct. 23, 2025
TS #2025-17502-MS
Substituted Trustee's Notice Of Sale
Whereas, on 5/20/2022, Renita Lewis-Hargrove, Unmarried Woman., executed
a certain deed of trust to Charles M. Leggett., Trustee for the benefit
of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as
nominee for Open Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns, which Deed
of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne
County, State of Mississippi as Instrument No 202201575; and
a certain deed of trust to Charles M. Leggett., Trustee for the benefit
of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as
nominee for Open Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns, which Deed
of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne
County, State of Mississippi as Instrument No 202201575; and
Whereas, said Deed of Trust was transferred and assigned Freedom
Mortgage Corporation and recorded 5/21/2025 as Instrument No. 202501398;
and
Mortgage Corporation and recorded 5/21/2025 as Instrument No. 202501398;
and
Whereas, Freedom Mortgage Corporation has heretofore substituted Nestor
Solutions, LLC, as Trustee by Instrument recorded on 9/23/2025 in the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Office as Instrument No. 202502804, and
Solutions, LLC, as Trustee by Instrument recorded on 9/23/2025 in the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Office as Instrument No. 202502804, and
Whereas, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said
Deed of Trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared
to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said Deed of
Trust, Freedom Mortgage Corporation, the legal holder of said
indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee to
execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the
terms of said Deed of Trust and for the purpose of raising the sums due
thereunder, together with attorney's fees, trustee's fees and expense of
sale.
Deed of Trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared
to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said Deed of
Trust, Freedom Mortgage Corporation, the legal holder of said
indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee to
execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the
terms of said Deed of Trust and for the purpose of raising the sums due
thereunder, together with attorney's fees, trustee's fees and expense of
sale.
Now, Therefore, Nestor Solutions, LLC, Substituted Trustee in said Deed
of Trust, will on 10/30/2025 offer for sale at public outcry and sell
within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.), at the County Courthouse of Wayne County, Mississippi, located at
Wayne County Courthouse, 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367, to the
highest and best bidder for cash the following described property
situated in Wayne County, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
of Trust, will on 10/30/2025 offer for sale at public outcry and sell
within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.), at the County Courthouse of Wayne County, Mississippi, located at
Wayne County Courthouse, 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367, to the
highest and best bidder for cash the following described property
situated in Wayne County, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
Parcel 1: A parcel of land situated in Timber Ridge and being located in
the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) of
Section 6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi,
sometimes referred to as Lot #11 Timber Ridge, and more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) of
Section 6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi,
sometimes referred to as Lot #11 Timber Ridge, and more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
A parcel of land described as commencing at the Southeast corner of the
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) of Section
6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi; thence run
West for 314.48 feet; thence run North 640.00 feet to the point of
beginning; thence run North 67 degrees 36 minutes 53 seconds East for
271.86 feet; thence South 42 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East for
126.71 feet; thence run West for 35.00 feet; thence South 31 degrees 40
minutes 12 seconds West for 112.55 feet; thence South 47 degrees 53
minutes 12 seconds West for 164.27 feet; thence run North 64 degrees 37
minutes 24 seconds West for 10.00; thence North 64 degrees 55 minutes 14
seconds West for 10.06 feet; thence North 28 degrees 32 minutes 35
seconds West for 212.25 feet to the point of beginning, containing
0.9276 acre, more or less.
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) of Section
6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi; thence run
West for 314.48 feet; thence run North 640.00 feet to the point of
beginning; thence run North 67 degrees 36 minutes 53 seconds East for
271.86 feet; thence South 42 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East for
126.71 feet; thence run West for 35.00 feet; thence South 31 degrees 40
minutes 12 seconds West for 112.55 feet; thence South 47 degrees 53
minutes 12 seconds West for 164.27 feet; thence run North 64 degrees 37
minutes 24 seconds West for 10.00; thence North 64 degrees 55 minutes 14
seconds West for 10.06 feet; thence North 28 degrees 32 minutes 35
seconds West for 212.25 feet to the point of beginning, containing
0.9276 acre, more or less.
Parcel 2: A parcel of land situated in Timber Ridge and being located in
the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) and the
Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 of SE1/4) of Section
6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, (sometimes
referred to as Lot # 31 Timber Ridge), and more particularly described
as follows, to-wit:
the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) and the
Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 of SE1/4) of Section
6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, (sometimes
referred to as Lot # 31 Timber Ridge), and more particularly described
as follows, to-wit:
A parcel of land described as commencing at the Southeast corner of the
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) of Section
6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi; thence run
West for 314.48 feet; thence run North 640.00 feet to the point of
beginning; thence run counter clockwise along the right-of-way of the
cul-de-sac with a radius of 50.00 feet and a central angle of 120
degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds for a chord distance of 86.75 feet and an
arc distance of 105.02 feet; thence North 04 degrees 51 minutes 38
seconds East for 103.31 feet; thence North 78 degrees 17 minutes 06
seconds East for 278.00 feet; thence North 45 degrees 52 minutes 42
seconds East for 81.90 feet; thence South 38 degrees 08 minutes 03
seconds East for 212.90 feet; thence South 40 degrees 00 minutes 00
seconds West for 150.00 feet; thence North 42 degrees 00 minutes 00
seconds West for 126.71 feet; thence South 67 degrees 36 minutes 53
seconds West for 271.86 feet to the point of beginning, containing
1.6767 acres, more or less.
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) of Section
6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi; thence run
West for 314.48 feet; thence run North 640.00 feet to the point of
beginning; thence run counter clockwise along the right-of-way of the
cul-de-sac with a radius of 50.00 feet and a central angle of 120
degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds for a chord distance of 86.75 feet and an
arc distance of 105.02 feet; thence North 04 degrees 51 minutes 38
seconds East for 103.31 feet; thence North 78 degrees 17 minutes 06
seconds East for 278.00 feet; thence North 45 degrees 52 minutes 42
seconds East for 81.90 feet; thence South 38 degrees 08 minutes 03
seconds East for 212.90 feet; thence South 40 degrees 00 minutes 00
seconds West for 150.00 feet; thence North 42 degrees 00 minutes 00
seconds West for 126.71 feet; thence South 67 degrees 36 minutes 53
seconds West for 271.86 feet to the point of beginning, containing
1.6767 acres, more or less.
We Will Convey only such title as vested in us as Substituted Trustee.
Witness My Signature on this 26th day of September, 2025. /s/ Sylvia
Weiss, its Sr. Trustee Sale Officer
Witness My Signature on this 26th day of September, 2025. /s/ Sylvia
Weiss, its Sr. Trustee Sale Officer
Nestor Solutions, LLC, Substituted Trustee 214 5th Street, Suite 205
Huntington Beach, CA 92648 TS #2025-17502-MS
Huntington Beach, CA 92648 TS #2025-17502-MS
Publication Dates: Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16 & Oct. 23, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2007, Hazel M Morgan, a married woman and
Timothy R Morgan, her husband executed a deed of trust for the benefit
of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as
nominee for Trustmark National Bank, its successors and assigns, which
deed of trust was recorded on February 23, 2007, in Book 1189, Page
637-652, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County,
Mississippi; Said Deed of Trust was last sold, assigned and transferred
to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded as Instrument No.
202103842 in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County,
Mississippi.
Timothy R Morgan, her husband executed a deed of trust for the benefit
of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as
nominee for Trustmark National Bank, its successors and assigns, which
deed of trust was recorded on February 23, 2007, in Book 1189, Page
637-652, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County,
Mississippi; Said Deed of Trust was last sold, assigned and transferred
to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded as Instrument No.
202103842 in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County,
Mississippi.
WHEREAS, the holder of the deed of trust at the time of the substitution
substituted McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP as Trustee, as authorized
by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded June 9, 2025 and spread at
large upon the records in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk
prior to the posting and publication of this notice; and
substituted McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP as Trustee, as authorized
by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded June 9, 2025 and spread at
large upon the records in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk
prior to the posting and publication of this notice; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of the
deed of trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared
to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the deed of trust,
and the legal holder of said indebtedness, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC,
has requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust
and sell said land, property and improvements in accordance with the
terms of the deed of trust for the purpose of raising the sums due
thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and
expenses of sale;
deed of trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared
to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the deed of trust,
and the legal holder of said indebtedness, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC,
has requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust
and sell said land, property and improvements in accordance with the
terms of the deed of trust for the purpose of raising the sums due
thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and
expenses of sale;
THEREFORE, on October 30, 2025, the undersigned Substitute Trustee in
the deed of trust, will offer for sale at public outcry and sell to the
highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (being between the hours of
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the Front door of the Wayne County
Courthouse in Waynesboro, Mississippi, the following described land,
property and improvements lying and being situate in Wayne County,
Mississippi, to-wit:
the deed of trust, will offer for sale at public outcry and sell to the
highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (being between the hours of
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the Front door of the Wayne County
Courthouse in Waynesboro, Mississippi, the following described land,
property and improvements lying and being situate in Wayne County,
Mississippi, to-wit:
Commencing at the SW Corner of Block 47 of the official plat of the City
of Waynesboro, Mississippi, now on file in the Chancery Clerk's office
in the Wayne County Courthouse; run thence North 50 degrees 10 minutes
East along the North right-of-way line of Court Street for 318.62 feet
to the point of beginning of the lot to be described; from said point of
beginning, run thence North 50 degrees 10 minutes East along Court
Street for 72.0 feet a fence; thence run North 39 degrees 50 minutes
West parallel with Hill Street as described and recorded in Deed Book
104, page 281, and along said fence for 248.0 feet; thence run South 50
degrees 10 minutes West parallel with Court Street for 72.0 feet; thence
run South 39 degrees 50 minutes East parallel with said Hill Street for
248.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.41 acre.
of Waynesboro, Mississippi, now on file in the Chancery Clerk's office
in the Wayne County Courthouse; run thence North 50 degrees 10 minutes
East along the North right-of-way line of Court Street for 318.62 feet
to the point of beginning of the lot to be described; from said point of
beginning, run thence North 50 degrees 10 minutes East along Court
Street for 72.0 feet a fence; thence run North 39 degrees 50 minutes
West parallel with Hill Street as described and recorded in Deed Book
104, page 281, and along said fence for 248.0 feet; thence run South 50
degrees 10 minutes West parallel with Court Street for 72.0 feet; thence
run South 39 degrees 50 minutes East parallel with said Hill Street for
248.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.41 acre.
I WILL CONVEY only such title as is vested in the Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 1st day of October, 2025
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP
Substitute Trustee
1022 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 304
Ridgeland, MS 39157-2049
(662) 388-5464
Foreclosurehotline.net
File No.: 25-04017MS
PUBLISH: 10/09/2025,10/16/2025,10/23/2025
25-04017MS
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAONI BLAKELY
ARICA SMITH, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF THE HEIRS-AT-LAW OF JAONI
BLAKELY, PETITIONER
BLAKELY, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 2025-33
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: ALL BORN, KNOWN, ABSENT OR UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OF JAONI BLAKELY,
DECEASED, and any and all other persons claiming or having a legal or
equitable interest in the matter of JaOni Blakely, Deceased, all of
whose street or post office addresses or whereabouts are unknown after
diligent search and inquiry to ascertain same.
DECEASED, and any and all other persons claiming or having a legal or
equitable interest in the matter of JaOni Blakely, Deceased, all of
whose street or post office addresses or whereabouts are unknown after
diligent search and inquiry to ascertain same.
You have been made a respondent in the Petition to Determine
Heirs-at-Law filed in this cause by Arica Smith, sister of JaOni
Blakely, Deceased, who departed this life on January 12, 2025, having a
fixed place of residence in Wayne County, Mississippi. Petitioner is
seeking a judicial determination that Arica Smith, sister; Keon Smith,
brother; Marcus Smith, brother; Edward Smith, deceased, brother; Jermain
Blakely, deceased, brother; and Ruby Blakely Pickens, deceased, mother;
are the sole and only heirs-at-law of the Decedent, JaOni Blakely.
Heirs-at-Law filed in this cause by Arica Smith, sister of JaOni
Blakely, Deceased, who departed this life on January 12, 2025, having a
fixed place of residence in Wayne County, Mississippi. Petitioner is
seeking a judicial determination that Arica Smith, sister; Keon Smith,
brother; Marcus Smith, brother; Edward Smith, deceased, brother; Jermain
Blakely, deceased, brother; and Ruby Blakely Pickens, deceased, mother;
are the sole and only heirs-at-law of the Decedent, JaOni Blakely.
You are summoned to appear and respond to the Petition filed in this
action at 1:30 p.m. on the day of November 10, 2025 before Chancellor
Jerry Sharp in the Chancery Courtroom at the Wayne County Courthouse
located at Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi; and in case of your
failure to appear and respond, a Decree will be entered for the things
requested in the Petition.
action at 1:30 p.m. on the day of November 10, 2025 before Chancellor
Jerry Sharp in the Chancery Courtroom at the Wayne County Courthouse
located at Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi; and in case of your
failure to appear and respond, a Decree will be entered for the things
requested in the Petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do
so if you desire.
so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and the seal of said Court on this the 30th day of
September, 2025.
September, 2025.
CHANCERY CLERK OF WAYNE COUNTY
BY: /s/ Angie Walker, D.C.
Prepared By:
DAVID L. SULLIVAN, PLLC
David L. Sullivan (MSBN 9850)
Post Office Box 4413
Laurel, MS 39441
Telephone: 601-649-4075
Facsimile: 601-649-4216
(SEAL)
Publish: Oct. 9, Oct. 16 & Oct. 23, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE
INVITATION TO BID FOR HUNTING AND FISHING RIGHTS
BID NO.
10487
Notice is hereby given by the Wayne County Board of Education that
sealed bids will be received by said Board until 10:00 A.M. on Monday,
October 27, 2025 in the Office of the Superintendent of Education, 1523A
Sullivan Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367 for a lease of hunting and fishing
rights on the following described Sixteenth Section Public School Trust
Lands, Wayne County, Mississippi:
sealed bids will be received by said Board until 10:00 A.M. on Monday,
October 27, 2025 in the Office of the Superintendent of Education, 1523A
Sullivan Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367 for a lease of hunting and fishing
rights on the following described Sixteenth Section Public School Trust
Lands, Wayne County, Mississippi:
Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 5 West
Containing 580 acres, more or less
Section 16, Township 9 North, Range 6 West
Containing 640 acres, more or less
In accordance with Section 29-3-41 of the MS Code, all bids will be
opened at the regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Wayne
County School District at 5:00 P.M., Monday, October 27, 2025. The Wayne
County Board of Education requires a minimum bid of $6.25 per acre with
the lease contract ending June 30, 2028. All bidders must enclose a bid
deposit (cashier s check, money order, or personal check) in the amount
of the annual rent with the bid when submitted. It is understood the
checks and/or money orders will be returned to the bidders whose bids
are not accepted.
opened at the regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Wayne
County School District at 5:00 P.M., Monday, October 27, 2025. The Wayne
County Board of Education requires a minimum bid of $6.25 per acre with
the lease contract ending June 30, 2028. All bidders must enclose a bid
deposit (cashier s check, money order, or personal check) in the amount
of the annual rent with the bid when submitted. It is understood the
checks and/or money orders will be returned to the bidders whose bids
are not accepted.
The Lessee is required to pay the annual taxes on the property to the
Wayne County Tax Collector. The Lessee is also required to pay a
one-time filing fee to the Wayne County Chancery Clerk upon execution of
lease.
Wayne County Tax Collector. The Lessee is also required to pay a
one-time filing fee to the Wayne County Chancery Clerk upon execution of
lease.
The Wayne County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and
all bids, but if any bid is accepted, the Board will award said lease to
the highest and best bidder.
all bids, but if any bid is accepted, the Board will award said lease to
the highest and best bidder.
Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Superintendent
s Office at 601-735-4871.
s Office at 601-735-4871.
WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Tommy Branch,
Superintendent of Education
Publish: Oct. 9 & Oct. 16, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JACK V. REYNOLDS, DECEASED
CLIFFORD CARY REYNOLDS, EXECUTOR
NO. 2025-209
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF JACK V. REYNOLDS
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 8th day of October,
2025, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, CLIFFORD CARY REYNOLDS, Executor of the Estate of Jack V.
Reynolds, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims
against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for
probate and registration according to law, within ninety (90) days from
the first publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.
2025, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, CLIFFORD CARY REYNOLDS, Executor of the Estate of Jack V.
Reynolds, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims
against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for
probate and registration according to law, within ninety (90) days from
the first publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.
THIS the 8th day of October, 2025.
/s/ Clifford Cary Reynolds
CLIFFORD CARY REYNOLDS, Executor
Publish: Oct. 16, Oct. 23 & Oct. 30, 2025
INVITATION FOR BIDS FOREST PRODUCTS FOR SALE NOTICE
Sealed bids will be received by the Wayne County School District up to
and no later than 10:00 a.m., November 5, 2025 for the right to cut and
remove all timber, standing or down, designated for that purpose on:
and no later than 10:00 a.m., November 5, 2025 for the right to cut and
remove all timber, standing or down, designated for that purpose on:
Section 16 Township 8 North Range 8 West+/- 90 acres
Section 16 Township 7 North Range 8 West +/- 40 acres
Wayne County, Mississippi.
Before bids are submitted, full information concerning the material for
sale, conditions of sale and submission of bids should be obtained from
Scott Mellard, Area Forester, Mississippi Forestry Commission Office,
phone number 601-765-8631.
sale, conditions of sale and submission of bids should be obtained from
Scott Mellard, Area Forester, Mississippi Forestry Commission Office,
phone number 601-765-8631.
The right to reject any and all bids is reserved.
Tommy Branch,
Superintendent of Education
Publish: Oct. 16, Oct. 23 & Oct. 30, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANNIE LAURA GRAHAM, DECEASED
DEBORAH B. GRAHAM, EXECUTRIX
77CH1:2025-CV-204
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 13TH day of October,
2025, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, Deborah B. Graham, Executrix, upon the Estate of ANNIE
LAURA GRAHAM, deceased, in 77CH1:2025-CV-204, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against the said estate to present the same to
the Clerk of the said Court for probate and registration according to
law within ninety (90) days from the first publication of this notice or
they will be forever barred.
2025, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, Deborah B. Graham, Executrix, upon the Estate of ANNIE
LAURA GRAHAM, deceased, in 77CH1:2025-CV-204, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against the said estate to present the same to
the Clerk of the said Court for probate and registration according to
law within ninety (90) days from the first publication of this notice or
they will be forever barred.
THIS the 13th day of October, 2025.
/s/ DEBORAH B. GRAHAM,
Executrix
Publication: Oct. 16, 23, & 30, 2025
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