Public Notices 09-21-23

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

EDLICIA SHANKS, NATURAL DAUGHTER OF BRANDON LOPER,DECEASED

VS.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF BRANDON LOPER,

DECEASED

CAUSE NO:2023-170

RULE 4 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF WAYNE

TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF BRANDON

LOPER, DECEASED

You have been made a Defendant in the above suit filed in this Court by

the Plaintiff Edlicia Shanks, Natural Daughter of Brandon Loper,

Deceased, seeking this Court's determination of the Heirs at Law and

Statutory Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Brandon Loper, Deceased. The

Defendants in this matter are you and the other Unknown Heirs at Law and

Statutory Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Brandon Loper, Deceased.

You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the

Complaint filed against you in this action to Attorney W. Wright Hill,

Jr., whose post office address is Post Office Box 2249, Madison,

Mississippi 39130-2249 and whose street address is 970 Ebenezer

Boulevard, Madison, Mississippi 39110.

YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS

AFTER THE 07 DAY OF September 2023, 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

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.

Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 30th day of

August, 2023.

Geary Jackson

Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi

By: Angie Jabri, D.C.

(Seal of this Court)

Publish: Sept. 07, 14 & 21, 2023

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF BRANDON LOPER, DECEASED

EDLICIA SHANKS, PETITIONER

CAUSE NO: 2023-170

RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF WAYNE

TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND STATUTORY WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES

OF BRANDON LOPER, DECEASED

You have been made a party in the above matter filed in this Court by

Petitioner Edlicia Shanks, Natural Daughter of Brandon Loper, Deceased,

seeking to determine the Legal Heirs at Law and Statutory Wrongful Death

Beneficiaries of Brandon Loper, Deceased.

You are hereby summoned to appear and defend the Petition to Determine

the Legal Heirs at Law and Statutory Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of

Brandon Loper, Deceased, filed in this action at 9:00 a.m. on the 24th

day of October, 2023 before Chancellor Billy J. Graham in the Chancery

Court of Wayne County, Mississippi at the Wayne County Chancery

Courthouse in Waynesboro, Mississippi located at 609 Azalea Drive,

Waynesboro, Mississippi 39367. In case of your failure to appear and

defend, a Judgment will be entered against you for the money or other

things sought in the Petition to Determine the Legal Heirs at Law and

Statutory Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Brandon Loper, Deceased.

You are not required to file an Answer or other pleadings, but you may

do so if so desired.

Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 30th day of

August, 2023.

Geary Jackson

Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi

By: Angie Jabri, D.C.

(Seal of this Court)

Publish: Sept. 07, 14 & 21, 2023

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILMER HOPKINS, SR., DECEASED

JERRY HOPKINS, PETITIONER

CAUSE NO. 2021-00066

RULE 81 SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: The known and unknown Heirs-at-Law under the provisions of Sections

91-1-27 and 29 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as Annotated and

Amended, of WILMER HOPKINS, SR., Deceased, and any other person or party

claiming any legal or equitable interest in and to the Estate of WILMER

HOPKINS, SR., Deceased.

You have been made a Respondent to the Petition to Determine

Heirs-at-Law of WILMER HOPKINS, SR., Deceased [Doc. #9] filed in this

Court by Jerry Hopkins on June 2, 2021.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND COMMANDED TO PERSONALLY APPEAR BEFORE THE

CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AT THE WAYNE COUNTY

CHANCERY COURTHOUSE IN WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI, ON THE 24th DAY OF

OCTOBER, 2023 AT 9:00 A.M. TO RESPOND TO SAID PETITION AND SHOW CAUSE

WHY THE RELIEF SOUGHT AND PRAYED FOR IN THE PETITION TO DETERMINE

HEIRS-AT-LAW OF WILMER HOPKINS, SR., DECEASED SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED, AND

IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED

AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF 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 SEAL OF SAID COURT this the 29th day of August,

2023.

GEARY JACKSON,

Wayne County Chancery Clerk

BY: Angie Jabri, DC

Ann L. Griffin (MSB #104935)

BRYAN NELSON P.A.

Post Office Drawer 18109

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39404-8109

Telephone: (601)296-9017

Facsimile: (601)261-4106

Email: AGriffin@bnlawfirm.com

Publish: Sept. 07, 14 & 21, 2023

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILMER HOPKINS, SR., DECEASED

JERRY HOPKINS, PETITIONER

CAUSE NO. 2021-00066

SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: The unknown Wrongful Death Beneficiaries under the provisions of

Section 11-7-13 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as Annotated and

Amended, of WILMER HOPKINS, SR., Deceased, and any other person or party

claiming to be a wrongful death beneficiary of WILMER HOPKINS, SR.,

Deceased.

You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by Jerry

Hopkins, Petitioner, seeking a determination of the Wrongful Death

Beneficiaries of WILMER HOPKINS, SR., Deceased. Respondents other than

you in this action are none.

You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to

the Petition to Determine Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Wilmer

Hopkins, Sr., Deceased [Doc. #13] to Charles M. Leggett, Esquire,

Leggett Law Office, PLLC, attorney for Petitioner, whose mailing address

is P. O. Box 384, Waynesboro, Mississippi 39367. Your response must be

mailed or delivered within thirty (30) days from the date of the first

publication of this Summons. If your response is not mailed or

delivered, a judgment by default will be entered against you for the

money or other things demanded in the Petition.

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 seal of said Court, this the 29th day of

August, 2023.

GEARY JACKSON

Wayne County Chancery Clerk

BY: Angie Jabri, DC

Ann L. Griffin (MSB #104935)

BRYAN NELSON P.A.

Post Office Drawer 18109

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39404-8109

Telephone: (601)296-9017

Facsimile: (601)261-4106

Email: AGriffin@bnlawfirm.com

Publish: Sept. 7, 14 & 21, 2023

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF E.L. KELLEY, SR., DECEASED

RICHARD JAMES, EXECUTOR

NO. 2023-186

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF E.L. KELLEY, SR.

Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 31st day of August,

2023, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the

undersigned, RICHARD JAMES, Executor of the Estate of E.L. Kelley, Sr.,

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 resignation according to law, within ninety (90) days from the first

publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.

THIS the 31st day of August, 2023.

Richard James,

Executor

Publish: Sept. 7, Sept. 14 & Sept. 21, 2023

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF FREDRICK SUMRALL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND AND

CUSTODIAN OF GTR, A MINOR, AND CHARLOTTE SUMRALL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS

NEXT FRIEND AND CUSTODIAN OF GRT, A MINOR, PETITIONERS

VERSUS

GABRIELLE RANKIN, NATURAL MOTHER OF GTR, A MINOR, AND UNKNOWN NATURAL

FATHER(S) OF GTR, A MINOR, RESPONDENTS

CAUSE NO. 2022-209

RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

To: UNKNOWN FATHER(S) OF GTR (WHEREVER HE MAY BE FOUND)

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT(S)

You have been made a Respondent in the Petition filed in this Court by

the Petitioners seeking termination of parental rights.

You are summoned to appear and defend against said Petition for

Termination of Parental Rights regarding the minor child GTR born to

Gabrielle Rankin in July, 2022, at 1:30 o'clock P.M. on the 2nd day of

October, 2023, in the courtroom of the Wayne County Chancery Courthouse

at Waynesboro, Mississippi, 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 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 30th day of

August, 2023.

GEARY JACKSON

Wayne County, Mississippi

Chancery Clerk

Kenisha Daniels

By: Deputy Clerk

Publish: September 7, September 14 & September 21, 2023

ABANDONED VEHICLE

2004 Chevrolet MSS Vin#2G1WX12K349138596 to be sold Oct. 26, 2023 at

9:00 a.m., Stacey's Wrecker Service LLC, 919 Wayne St., Waynesboro,

MS. 39367.

Telephone No. 601-735-2008.

Publish: Sept. 14, 21 & 28, 2023

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

WAYNE COUNTY JUSTICE COURT FACILITY

INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING "B"

ENGINEER'S PROJECT NO. WCBS-103-23

WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Waynesboro, Mississippi

Separate sealed bids will be received by the Wayne County Board of

Supervisors in the boardroom at the Wayne County Courthouse, Waynesboro,

Mississippi, until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 12,2023, for the

construction of an INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING "B" to be

located on the Courthouse Square in the City of Waynesboro also known as

Engineer's Project No. WCBS-103-23. Bids will be opened in public and

read aloud.

The Plan drawings, Specifications, and Contract documents are on file

and can be viewed and obtained online via the website of the Engineer of

Record, Lawrence R. Clark, P.E. at www.clarkengineersprojects.com. By

use of the website the plan holders shall be able to view and obtain

hard copies of the Plans and Specifications and/or shall also have the

opportunity to submit an official bid online.

All hard copy proposals shall be directed to the attention of The Wayne

County Board of Supervisors with the outside of the envelope marked

"WCBS-103-23 Interior Construction Building "B". Contractor shall

indicate certificate of responsibility number on the outside of the

envelope. Online bids shall be submitted, accepted, and opened as

instructed in the contract documents.

Basis of Award: The award, if made, will be to the lowest and best

qualified bidder. The Board intends to accept the lowest and best bid

and reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids.

Total Contract Time as Advertised: 120 Calendar Days

Bidders are hereby notified that a Pre-Bid Conference shall be held on

the project site at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2023.

The Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all bidders that it will

affirmatively insure that, in any contract entered 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, or national

origin in consideration for an award.

Certified Check or Bid Bond for five percent (5%) of total bid payable

to Wayne County must accompany each proposal.

Bidders are hereby notified that any proposal accompanied by letter

qualifying in any manner the condition under which the proposal is

tendered will be considered an irregular bid, and such proposals will

not be considered in making the award.

Jerry Hutto, President

Wayne County Board of Supervisors

Publish Dates: Sept. 14 & Sept. 21, 2023

PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE FOR INITIAL HEARING

2023 HOME Homeowner Rehabilitation Program

The Town of State Line, Mississippi is considering applying to

Mississippi Home Corporation for funding through the HOME Investment

Partnership Program -- Homeowner Rehabilitation Program. The State of

Mississippi has allocated $3,000,000.00 that will be made available to

cities/Town s/counties on a competitive basis to undertake homeowner

Rehabilitation activities. The activities for which these funds may be

used are in the areas of affordable housing for low and very low-income

persons.

More specific details regarding eligible activities, program

requirements, and the rating system will be provided at a public hearing

which will be held at State Line Town Hall, 229 Main Street in State

Line, Mississippi on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 6:00 P.M.

The purpose of this hearing will be to obtain citizen input into the

development of the application. The location for this hearing is an

accessible facility.

All comments are welcome and must be submitted in writing. If a

translator is needed for non-English speaking persons, please contact

State Line Town Hall at 601-848-7155 at least 5 days prior to the

meeting to accommodate this request.

The Town of State Line does not discriminate based on disability in the

admissions or access to or treatment or employment in its programs or

activities.

Publish: Sept. 21 & Sept. 28, 2023

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER FOR THE MINERAL INTEREST

OF CARLA ABRAHAM, ET AL, IF LIVING, AND IF DECEASED, THEIR UNKNOWN

HEIR(S), ADMINISTRATOR(S), EXECUTOR(S), LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE(S),

SUCCESSOR(S) AND ASSIGN(S). DEFENDANTS

MJD PRODUCTION, INC., PLAINTIFF

CAUSE NO. 77CH1:23-cv-00187

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: IN THE MATTER OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER FOR THE MINERAL

INTEREST OF CARLA ABRAHAM; ERNEST ABRAHAM; FRED ABRAHAM; LYNN ABRAHAM;

ROBERT ABRAHAM; CLYDE RAYMOND ADAMS; EVA PACE BARBER; E. L. BARBER;

EDWIN LEE BARBER; CLEO KING BARBER; BETTY JEAN BARBER; MARY ELLEN

BARBER; EDWINA BARBER; FRANCES FOSHEE BEAVERS; STEVEN TRAVIS BEAVERS,

MARIAN ELLEN BEAVERS ANDERSON & CAROL JANE BEAVERS MOORE, AS CO-TRUSTEES

OF THE MARION TRAVIS BEAVERS FAMILY TRUST; MARION TRAVIS BEAVERS; THE

EMILY BEYETTE TRUST DATED AUGUST 14, 2006; ELIZABETH P. BEYETTE; W. W.

BRADLEY; JOHN CALVIN BRADFORD; TOM G. BULLARD; BEVERLY W. BULLARD; E.

KEY JR.; OWEN WILLIAM BYRD; DONNA F. CAMPANELLO; MIKE COOLEY; PATRICIA

COUTANT, ALSO KNOWN AS PATRICIA LYNN COUTANT WILLIAMS; ALVIN D. DAVIS;

DOUGLAS DAVIS RESIDUARY TRUST; CARL P. DAVIS; LAURA NEWELL, TRUSTEE OF

LAURA NEWELL DEMENT; LAURA NEWELL DEMENT, TRUSTEE OF THE LAURA NEWELL

DEMENT NON-EXEMPT CHILD'S TRUST UA DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2006; LYN S.

DULANEY; RAE KEY DULANEY, ALSO KNOWN AS RAE KEY FERRELL; RICHARD KEY

DULANEY; R. C. EDWARDS; JEWEL P. EDWARDS; ROBERT C. EDWARDS, JR.; ETHEL

SUE FAIR; LEIGH O'NEAL FERNANDEZ, ALSO KNOWN AS LEIGH ANN FERNANDEZ,

MARY ANN MOLPUS O'NEAL AGENT AND ATTORNEY IN FACT; JACK N. FOSHEE;

VIRGINIA FOSHEE; DONALD A. FOSHEE; PHILLIP W. FOSHEE; ROBERT P. FOSHEE;

AMANDA GARRAWAY; HILDA DENT HANDS; SUSAN C. HAYS; ALBERT HEGMAN JR; MARY

KEY HENLEY; WARE HODO; EUGENIE EDWARDS HONAKER; HOLLY ELIZABETH HUGHES;

LOUIS ALLAN HUGHES; LEE FREDERICK JOHNSTON, TRUSTEE OF THE LEE FREDERICK

JOHNSTON NON-EXEMPT CHILDS TRUST UA DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2006; CLARA MAE

JONES; EDMUND KEY, III; NANCY MELISSA KEY; PHILIP KNOX KEY; DOROTHY SNOW

KING; MARION KIMBALL KING; STEPHEN C. LEGGETT; CAROL M. LIPSCOMB; TANYA

LONG; GENE LOPER; EDMUND KEY LORD; MARIE DULANEY LORD; STEVEN HARVEY

LORD, JR.; JOHN WILLIAM MATTHEWS; JOYCE C. MATTHEWS; ELOOWEEN MATTHEWS;

WILLIAM MICHAL MATTHEWS; LAURA LYN MATTHEWS; JEANNE MATTHEWS; JANE M.

MATTHEWS; DIDI MCCLELLAN; DONALD BERNARD MCGEHEE; E. B. MCGEHEE; IMOGENE

K. MCGEHEE; JOHN W. MOORE; LOUISE MOORE; THOMAS STAFFORD MOORE;

ELIZABETH D. MURRAY TRUST; MARY ANN O'NEAL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE

TESTAMENTARY TRUST CREATED UNDER THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF LUCILLE

DENTON MOLPUS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MARY ANN O'NEAL, DAVID MEDFORD O'NEAL

JR., AND LEIGH ANN O'NEAL; MARY ANN MOLPUS O'NEAL; DAVID O'NEAL JR;

JAMES BARRY OWENS; MRS. S. W. OWENS; S. W. OWENS; SARAH ARNOLD PERKINS;

ROBERT PERKINS; GREG REESE; JOHN P. ROGERS, III; JOHN P. ROGERS;

MARGARET M. ROGERS; SIDNEY W. ROSS; CHARLOTTE RAE MARIE SANDERS; ROBERT

TODD SANDERS; JOHN SIPPLE; JUDSON SMITH, C. B. SNOW; CLARA MAI STRAUGHN

STEVENS; SWEP S. TAYLOR, III; TRINITY LAND MANAGEMENT, LLP; AMY HOBBY

VORHEES; M. EMMETT WARD, III; M. E. WARD; THOMAS H. WHITE; EUGENIA

EDWINA WHITE, ALSO KNOWN AS EUGENIA EDWINA JONES; BETTY LYNN WHITE, ALSO

KNOWN AS BETTY LYNN JOHNSTON WHITE; ROBERT WILLEN; EDMUND RICHARD WOOD;

EDMUND RICHARD WOOD & SCOTT KEY WOOD, TRUSTEES OF THE PAUL SAMUEL WOOD

TRUST CREATED UWO CONSTANCE KEY WOOD; MARY CONSTANCE WOOD; PAUL SAMUEL

WOOD, EDMUND RICHARD WOOD, TRUSTEES OF THE SCOTT KEY WOOD TRUST U/W

CONSTANCE KEY WOOD; PAUL SAMUEL WOOD, EDMUND RICHARD WOOD, SCOTT KEY

WOOD, TRUSTEES OF THE PAUL WHALEY WOOD TRUST U/W CONSTANCE KEY WOOD; ANN

E. WOOLDRIDGE; MACK H. WOOLDRIDGE; D. M. YELVERTON; SARA B. BATEMAN;

MARY FOSHEE MEAD; WILLIAM THORP HONAKER, JR.; S. R. PHILLIPS; C. L.

HIGGASON; HAYDEN HIGGASON POOLE; RAYFORD WEIR POOLE; CLYDE EDWARD POOLE;

WILLIAM LOUIS JONES; ANNETTE JONES HOLDER; ROY AUGUSTUS JONES; J. T.

PEOPLES; JAMIE PEOPLES ELLMO; JAMES B. PEOPLES; JANET WHITE JOHNSTON;

THE LAURA NEWELL DEMENT NON-EXEMPT CHILD'S TRUST; THE THOMAS CLAYTON

JOHNSTON NON-EXEMPT CHILD'S TRUST; THE LEE FREDERICK JOHNSTON NON-EXEMPT

CHILD'S TRUST; BARBARA ANN W. BYRD; LOUISE JONES RAMSEY HURST; AND MIKEY

COOLEY, IF LIVING, AND IF DECEASED, THEIR UNKNOWN HEIR(S),

ADMINISTRATOR(S), EXECUTOR(S), LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE(S), SUCCESSOR(S) AND

ASSIGN(S).

You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by MJD

Production, Inc., Plaintiff, seeking appointment of a receiver of an

undivided mineral interest claimed to be owned by you.

You are summoned to appear before the Chancery Court of Wayne County,

Mississippi at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 25th day of October, 2023, in

the Courtroom of the Wayne County Chancery Court located at the Wayne

County Courthouse, 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367, to defend the

suit of MJD Production, Inc. praying for the appointment of a receiver

of an undivided mineral interest claimed to be owned by you in and under

all or a portion of the following lands situated in Wayne County,

Mississippi, to-wit:

TOWNSHIP 10 NORTH -- RANGE 9 WEST

The Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of Section 26 and the Northwest Quarter

of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of NW 1/4) of Section 35, Township 10

North, Range 9 West, Wayne County, Mississippi

wherein you are a defendant.

This the 12th day of September, 2023.

GEARY JACKSON, CHANCERY CLERK

OF WAYNE COUNTY, MS

By: Angie Jabri, D.C.

(SEAL)

OF COUNSEL:

J. Jeffrey Trotter (MS Bar No. 9670)

Adams and Reese LLP

1018 Highland Colony Pkwy., Suite 800

Ridgeland, MS 39157

Phone: (601) 353-3234

jeff.trotter@arlaw.com

Publish: Sept. 21, 28 & Oct. 05, 2023

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Town of State Line, Mississippi

2023 HOME Program

Application Preparation and Administrative Services

The Town of State Line, Mississippi will accept sealed proposals from

qualified firms to provide Application Preparation and Administrative

Services for the Town's 2023 HOME Investment Act Partnership Program

(HOME) Grant which will rehabilitate or reconstruct up to eight (8)

substandard housing units within the Town.

The selected firm must have proven ability to effectively implement the

rules and responsibilities related to the HOME -- Homeowner

Rehabilitation Program.

1. APPLICATION PREPARATION and ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

APPLICATION PREPARER and ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: The Application

Preparer with the assistance of the City officials and their agents

shall gather all information necessary to complete an application for

HOME funding, in accordance with State HOME and HUD prescribed

requirements. The factors to be considered in evaluation of proposals

and their relative importance are set forth below.

Those desiring consideration should submit proposals by the time and

date stated below and must include the following:

Qualifications: List of qualifications of each staff person to be

assigned to the project.

Experience: Information regarding the experience of the firm. This

should include the types of projects undertaken.

Capacity for performance: Identify the title of staff available to be

assigned to provide services.

Respondents will be evaluated according to the following factors:

Quality of the Proposal (30 Points)

Consultant Qualifications and Experience (30 Points)

Availability and Capacity of the Consultant (40 Points)

The selection will be based upon an evaluation of the written responses.

The award will be made to the most qualified offeror whose proposal is

deemed most advantageous to the Town of State Line , Mississippi all

factors considered. Unsuccessful respondents will be notified in

writing as soon as possible.

Interested parties must submit their qualifications for consideration by

October 5, 2023, no later than 9:00 a.m. Responses received after this

time will not be considered.

Information should be sent to: Town of State Line , City Clerk; ATTN:

2023 HOME RFP, 229 Main St., State Line, MS 39362

This solicitation is being offered in accordance with state requirements

governing procurement of professional services. Accordingly, the Town of

State Line reserves the right to negotiate an agreement based on fair

and reasonable compensation for the scope of work and services proposed,

as well as the right to reject any and all responses deemed unqualified,

unsatisfactory, or inappropriate.

Publish: Sept. 21, 2023

Request for Quotation for Workforce Training Services:

Southern Mississippi Planning & Development District (SMPDD), as the

fiscal agent for the Twin Districts Workforce Development Area (TDWDA),

is seeking training providers to provide short-term training services

relative to in-demand jobs within the TDWDA. The proposed training will

be provided to participants of the Career STEP program, a workforce

development program funded through a Temporary Assistance for Needy

Families (TANF) grant by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.

The program is designed to propel eligible participants towards a career

by assisting them with obtaining training that leads to employment for

the first step within a career field.

The short-term training courses that we seek should be one year or less

in duration, and lead/result in an industry-recognized credential,

certificate, and/or license. Priority will be given to training courses

that relate to in-demand occupations that align with sector strategies

addressing skill gaps.

https://mdes.ms.gov/information-center/labor-market-information

Specifications:

Short-term training is defined as less than one year in length

Potential to receive an industry-recognized

certificate/credential/license upon successful course completion

Training may be provided in person, remotely, and/or a hybrid version of

both

Training cost must be comparable to other similar courses in the TDWDA

and not exceed $6000 per course

The Request for Quotation Form (RFQ) must be completed and submitted.

The required RFQ form can be found on our website at

www.smpdd.com/rfp_publicnotice

The applicant must provide their active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

in the RFQ. If an UEI has not been obtained at submittal, documentation

must be provided of an active current UEI prior to vendor agreement

execution.

Area of service: Services will be provided to eligible residents of the

following counties: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock,

Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar,

Lauderdale, Leake, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Pearl River, Perry, Scott,

Smith, Stone and Wayne.

SMPDD may accept or reject submittals based on the current training

needs in the TDWDA.

Quotations must be received by September 22, 2023, at 12:00 p.m.

(Central Standard Time) and should be forwarded by email to

slizana@smpdd.com. After September 22, 2023, quotations may be accepted

during the following months: March 2024, June 2024, and/or September

2024, depending on the training demand in the TDWDA.

Questions regarding this solicitation may be emailed to Sherrell Lizana,
slizana@smpdd.com, no later than September 18, 2023.

Publish: Sept. 21, 2023

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Wayne County,

Mississippi, acting for and on behalf of Wayne County District 3 of said

county and state, will receive sealed bids at the courthouse in the city

of Waynesboro, Mississippi, Wayne County until 10:00 a.m. on the 12th

day of October, 2023 for and on behalf of Wayne County District 3, for

the sale of the following described property, to wit:

One Used 1999 Roscoe Oil Distributor Truck

Serial # 35975 ICC# 303-753

Sold as is, where is, No Warranty

The board reserves the right to reject all bids and/or to waive

informalities.

So ordered this the 14th day of September 2023.

/s/ Geary Jackson

Geary Jackson, Chancery Clerk

Publish: Sept. 21 & 28, 2023