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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
GLENDA CASTILLO SAMAYOA, PLAINTIFF
VS.
EDGAR GOMEZ, DEFENDANT
CAUSE NO.: 77CH1:25-cv-00213
RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI 
TO: EDGAR GOMEZ
THE COMPLAINT OR PETITION WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS IMPORTANT 
AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROECT YOUR RIGHTS.
You are summons to appear and defend against said complaint or petition 
at 1:30 P.M., on the 18th day of May 2026, in the Chancery Courtroom of 
the Wayne County Chancery Court at 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 
39367, and in 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.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this the 31st day of 
March 2026.
/s/ Jeremy Carr,
William Jeremy Carr,
Chancery Clerk of
Wayne County, Mississippi
By: Angie Walker, D.C.
Publish: April 9, April 16 & April 23, 2026
File: MS 23096
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2014, Billie S. Shaw executed a certain Deed of 
Trust to FNC Title Services, LLC, Trustee for the use and benefit of 
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as 
nominee for American Advisors Group, its successors and assigns which 
Deed of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk ofWayne 
County, Mississippi, on August 15, 2014, as Document Number 201403147.
WHEREAS, Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, the current holder and/or 
assignee, substituted Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. as Trustee by 
instrument recorded in the Chancery Clerk's Office on March 23, 2026, as 
Document Number 202600785; and
WHEREAS, Default having been made in the terms and conditions of said 
deed of truste and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared 
to be due and payment in accordance with the terms of said deed of 
trust, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, the legal holder of said 
indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee in 
said deed of trust, will on May 11, 2026 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 main front door of the County Courthouse of Wayne 
County in Waynesboro, Mississippi, to the highest and best bidder for 
cash the following described property situated in Wayne County, 
Mississippi, to wit:
Lot 5 of Block 1, Oak Park Manor, a subdivision in the City of 
Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi, according to the map of plat 
thereof on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of 
Wayne County, Mississippi, in Plat Book 3 at Page 6, reference to which 
said map or plat is made in aid of and as part of this description.
More commonly known as: 1109 Shady Pine Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367.
I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
Important Notice to Bidders: Federal law administered by the Financial 
Crimes Enforcement Network ("FINCEN"), a bureau of the U.S. Department 
of Treasury, requires certain residential real estate transactions to be 
reported to the federal government. If you are the winning bidder at 
auction, you may be required to provide identifying information about 
yourself and, if applicable, any entity or trust purchasing the 
property. This information is required by federal law and must be 
provided to complete the sale. Failure to provide required information 
after the sale may delay or prevent issuance of the foreclosure deed.
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
Substitute Trustee
Iverness Center Drive, Suite 200 244
Birmingham, AL 35242
(801) 355-2886
Publish: April 16, April 23, April 30 & May 7, 2026
Date: April 13, 2026
Advertisement for Bid
AC FILTERS SERVICE
Bid Number: 10492
The Wayne County Board of Education will accept sealed bids at the 
Office of the Superintendent of Education, 1523A Sullivan Drive, 
Waynesboro, MS 39367, until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2026 for Air 
Conditioner Air Filters Service, for the Wayne County School District. 
The service will run from July 1, 2026 until June 30, 2027. Complete 
bid specifications may be obtained by contacting the Office of the 
Superintendent of Education at 601-735-4871.
All bids should be signed and in a sealed envelope with the company name 
and the bid number on the front of the envelope. Bids will be opened at 
10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at the office of the Superintendent 
of Education, 1523A Sullivan Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367. The Wayne 
County School District reserves the right to accept all or part of a bid 
from one vendor. The School Board reserves the right to reject any and 
all bids. 
Wayne County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, 
color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability in providing 
educational programs and services or employment opportunities and 
benefits. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries 
and complaints regarding the non-discrimination policies of the school 
district: Lynn Revette, Interim Superintendent of Education, 1523A 
Sullivan Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367, Phone: 601- 735-4871, E-mail: 
OCRMail@hhs.gov
Wayne County School District
Interim Superintendent of Education
Lynn Revette
Publish: April 16 & April 23, 2026
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
HEATHER WALTERS, PLAINTIFF
VERSUS
SOUTHERN SON INVESTMENTS, LLC, and MICHAEL SEAN HANCOCK, INDIVIDUALLY 
and in HIS CAPACITY AS MANAGING MEMBER, DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO.: 2026-51
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: MICHAEL SEAN HANCOCK AND SOUTHERN SON INVESTMENTS, LLC
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by 
HEATHER WALTERS Plaintiff, seeking compensatory relief. There are no 
other Defendants in this action.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the 
Complaint filed against you in this action to Eric Tiebauer, Attorney 
for Plaintiff, whose post office address is P.O. Box 1421, Waynesboro, 
MS 39367.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS 
AFTER THE 23rd DAY OF APRIL 2026, WHICH IS 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 
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.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 14th day of April 
2026.
(SEAL)
BY: Angie Walker,
DEPUTY CLERK
Publish: April 23, April 30 & May 7, 2026
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD 
PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND W.E.C.M., A MINOR, BY AND 
THROUGH HIS NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS, PETITIONERS 
VS. 
ADRIANNA MARIE MCLAIN AND CHRISTN R. JORDAN, RESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-72
CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: Adrianna Marie McLain and Christn R. Jordan, who are not to be found 
in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office 
addresses are not known to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry made 
by said Petitioners.  
You have been made Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the 
Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea Sanders, 
Commissioner, and W.E.C.M., a Minor, seeking to terminate your parental 
rights as those rights relate to said minor and demanding that the full 
custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minor be placed 
with the Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services. 
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST 
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 27th DAY OF MAY, 2026 IN 
THE COURTROOM OF THE COUNTY COURT OF WAYNE LOCATED AT 609 AZALEA DR. IN 
WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND 
DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED 
IN THE PETITION.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do 
so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this 10th day of April 
2026.
CHANCERY COURT CLERK OF 
WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Angie Walker,
Deputy Clerk
Publish: April 23, April 30 & May 7, 2026
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD 
PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND T.M.S., A MINOR, BY AND 
THROUGH 
HER NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS, PETITIONERS 
VS.
SACHET DARYLRICE SMITH AND UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER, RESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-39
CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: Sachet Darylrice Smith and Unknown Putative Father, who are not to 
be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post 
office addresses are not known to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry 
made by said Petitioners.  
You have been made Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the 
Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea Sanders, 
Commissioner, and T.M.S., a Minor, seeking to terminate your parental 
rights as those rights relate to said minor and demanding that the full 
custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minor be placed 
with the Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services. 
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU 
IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 27th DAY OF MAY, 2026 IN THE 
COURTROOM OF THE COUNTY COURT OF WAYNE LOCATED AT 609 AZALEA DR. IN 
WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND 
DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED 
IN THE PETITION.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do 
so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this 13th day of April, 
2026.
CHANCERY COURT CLERK OF 
WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Angie Walker,
Deputy Clerk
Publish: April 23, April 30 & May 7, 2026
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD 
PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND J.A.E, J.A.E., AND 
J.A.E., MINORS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS, 
PETITIONERS 
VS. 
SHACOREY LACHELLE EVERETT, CO-PETITIONER/RESPONDENT
VS. 
JAQUEL HARRIS AND UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER, RESPONDENTS 
CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-227
CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: Shacorey Lachelle Everett, who is not to be found in the State of 
Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is not 
known to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry made by said 
Petitioners.  
You have been made Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the 
Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea Sanders, 
Commissioner, and J.A.E, J.A.E., and J.A.E., Minors, seeking to 
terminate your parental rights as those rights relate to said minors and 
demanding that the full custody, control and authority to act on behalf 
of said minors be placed with the Wayne County Department of Child 
Protection Services. 
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE AMENDED PETITION FILED 
AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:30 O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 27th DAY OF MAY, 
2026 IN THE COURTROOM OF THE COUNTY COURT OF WAYNE LOCATED AT 609 AZALEA 
DR. IN WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR 
AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF 
DEMANDED IN THE PETITION.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do 
so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this 10th day of April 
2026.
CHANCERY COURT CLERK OF
WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Angie Walker,
Deputy Clerk
Publish: April 23, April 30 & May 7, 2026
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF 
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of October 2024, Hiwannee 
Water Association, Inc., 929 Wayne Street, Waynesboro MS 39367, filed 
renewal application No. MS-GW-16195 for a permit to continue to divert 
or withdraw the public waters of the State of Mississippi for beneficial 
use from the Lower Wilcox aquifer, in the county of Wayne, for public 
water supply purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount 
of water at the indicated location:
PERMIT#: MS-GW-16195
VOLUME: 0.20 MG/D
RATE: 400 GPM
LOCATION: NE NE S14 T10N R07W
Any person, firm, association, or corporation deeming that the granting 
of the above application will be truly detrimental to their rights to 
utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing to the Permit 
Board of the State of Mississippi, ATTN: Austin Brister, P.O. Box 2309, 
Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said 
application should not be approved. Letters of protest must be received 
within ten (10) days of this publication. If not protested, a permit 
will be issued on or after ten (10) days following publication date.
If protested, the application will be taken fro consideration by the 
Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 East 
Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi, on or after Tuesday, the 11th day of 
May 2026, at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard 
by the Permit Board.
OFFICE OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES
Austin Brister, RPG
Chief, Water Use Permitting Branch
Publish: April 23, 2026
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JONES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
MONICA BOLTON, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF CHRISTIAN 
BOLTON, A MINOR, PETITIONER
VS.
LAUREN G. DUNCAN, RESPONDENT
CAUSE NO. 26-cv-79
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: KELVIN WALLEY, whose post office address is unknown to the 
Petitioner after diligent search and inquiry.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by 
Monica Bolton, Petitioner.
You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition filed against 
you in this action at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on the 11th day of June, 2026, 
in the courtroom of the Jones County Chancery Courthouse at Laurel, 
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.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 17th day of April, 
2026.
CONCETTA BROOKS, CHANCERY CLERK
JONES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
(Seal)
BY: Austin Rayner, D.C.
Publish: April 23, April 30, May 7 & May 14, 2026
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIE MAE FISHER, DECEASED
MARGARET WASH, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 2024-214
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
LILLIE MAE FISHER
Letters of Administration having been granted to the undersigned on the 
25th day of April, 2025, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, 
Mississippi, upon the Estate of Lillie Mae Fisher, deceased, of Wayne 
County, Mississippi, in Cause No. 43CH1:24-cv-00354 before said Court, 
notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate 
to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and 
registration according to law within ninety (90) days from the date of 
the first publication hereof or they will be forever barred.
This, the 27th day of February, 2026.
/s/ Margaret Wash 
MARGARET WASH, ADMINISTRATRIX
Russell L. Johnson (MSB # 105560)
DEAKLE-JOHNSON LAW FIRM
802 N. Main St. (39402)
P.O. Box 2072
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
(601) 544-0631
(601) 544-0666 - Facsimile
Attorney for Administratrix
Publish: April 23, April 30 & May 7, 2026
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIE MAE FISHER, DECEASED
MARGARET WASH, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 2024-214
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
The State of Mississippi
To: Unknown Heirs-at-Law of Lillie Mae Fisher
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by 
Chenelle Griffin, seeking to determine the heirs-at-law of Lillie Mae 
Fisher, deceased. The other parties in this matter include, David 
Fisher, Manson Fisher, Jr., Patrick Fisher, LaTonja Fisher and Katrina 
Fisher Goff.
You are summoned to appear and respond to the Petition filed in this 
action at 1:30 p.m., on the 8th day of June, 2026, in the Courtroom of 
Judge Jerry D. Sharp at the Wayne County Chancery Court, 609 Azalea 
Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367, and in case of your failure to appear and 
respond, a judgment will be entered granting Margaret Wash's Petition 
for Determination of Heirship of Lillie Mae Fisher.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do 
so if you so desire.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this the 14th day of 
April, 2026.
William Jeremy Carr,
Wayne County Chancery Clerk
By: /s/ Angie Walker D.C.
Russell L. Johnson (MSB # 105560)
DEAKLE-JOHNSON LAW FIRM
802 N. Main St. (39402)
P.O. Box 2072
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
(601) 544-0631
(601) 544-0666 - Facsimile
Attorney for Petitioner/Administratrix
Publish: April 23, April 30 & May 7, 2026





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