Public Notices 08-01-24

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF

Wayne

WHEREAS, on the 12th day of June, 2007, Clarance L. Gray, Jr., an

unmarried man, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Atty.

Arnold M. Weiss, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,

Inc., as nominee for Homecomings Financial, LLC fka Homecomings

Financial Network, Inc., Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein

described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery

Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi in DT Book 1196 at Page 310; and

WHEREAS, on the 9th day of February, 2012, Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homecomings Financial, LLC

fka Homecomings Financial Network, Inc., assigned said Deed of Trust

unto Nationstar Mortgage LLC, by instrument recorded in the office of

the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Instrument# 201200764; and

WHEREAS, on the 19th day of June, 2024 the Holder of said Deed of Trust

substituted and appointed Dean Morris, LLC as Substitute Trustee by

instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in

Instrument# 202401740; and

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness

secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust,

having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 8th day of August,

2024, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00

p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the front steps

of Wayne County Courthouse, 609 Azalea Drive at Waynesboro, Mississippi,

for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and

property situated in Wayne County, Mississippi, to-wit:

Commence at the Northwest Corner of the SW/4 of the NE/4 of Section 13,

Township 8 North, Range 7 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, thence run

South 252.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence run East 214.01

feet; thence run South 06 degrees 11 minutes West 118.37 feet; thence

run West 201.26 feet; thence run North 117.68 feet to the Point of

Beginning, being a parcel of land in the SW/4 of the NE/4 of Section 13,

Township 8 North, Range 7 West, also Lot 10, Oakwood Phase 1 of

Willowbrook Subdivision, City of Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi.

I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 26th day of June, 2024.

Dean Morris, LLC

Substitute Trustee

855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg. 400

Ridgeland, MS 39157

(318) 330-9020

adp/F12-0057

PUBLISH: 7-18-2024 / 7-25-2024 / 8-1-2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPIFOR THE

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROBATE OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HILDA M.

NEWSOM, DECEASED

NO. 2022-251

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters of Administration having been granted on the 1st day of

December, 2022, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, in

Cause No. 2022-251, on the docket of said Court to the undersigned upon

the Estate of Hilda M. Newsom, deceased, notice is hereby given to all

persons having claims against the estate of said decedent 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 15th day of July, 2024.

/S/ Richard Lee Newsom

RICHARD LEE NEWSOM

EXECUTOR

William S. Mullins, III {MSB #3652}

HORTMAN HARLOW BASSI ROBINSON & McDANIEL, PLLC

Post Office Drawer 1409

Laurel, MS 39441

Phone: (601) 649-8611

Fax: (601) 649-6062

Publication Dates: July 18, July 25 & Aug. 1, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

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

RICHARD JAMES, PETITIONER

v.

THE HEIRS AT LAW OF E.L. KELLEY, SR., DECEASED AND ALL PERSONS AND

ENTITIES CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF E.L. KELLEY, SR.,

DECEASED, RESPONDENTS

Cause No. 23-cv-00186

RULE 81 SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: Any and all unknown heirs at law of E.L. Kelley, Sr., Deceased, and

all persons and entities claiming any interest in the Estate of E.L.

Kelley, Sr., Deceased.

You have been made a Respondent in the Petition for Determination of

Heirs filed in this County by Richard James, Petitioner, seeking to have

Edna Eileen "Sue" McCoy Kelley, Marsha Belinda Kelley Gibson, Eugene

LeRoy Kelley, Jr., and Gregory Scott Kelley established as the sole heir

at laws of E.L. Kelley, Sr., Deceased.

You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition filed against

you in this action at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28, 2024,, in the

courtroom of the Jones County Courthouse at Laurel, 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,

thereby barring the claims of any other heirs at law of E.L. Kelley,

Sr., Deceased. 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 23rd day of July

2024.

William "Jeremy" Carr

Chancery Clerk of

Wayne County, Mississippi

/s/ Kenisha Daniels,

Deputy Clerk

Publish: July 25, Aug. 01 & 08, 2024

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS:

NOTICE is hereby given that the City Clerk of the City of Waynesboro,

MISSISSIPPI, will receive sealed bids until 10:00 AM on Monday, August

19, 2024 in the City Clerk's Office located at 714 Wayne Street, and

then at said location opened and read aloud for furnishing the City's

requirements for the following:

Waynesboro Sportsplex

Electrical Work

The project is for four new baseball fields. The work will consist of:

Trenching throughout the area

Installing conduit, control boxes, all necessary wiring, communication

points and all related and required materials and installation.

Plans and specifications can be obtained at City Hall.

Each BID must be received --- sealed and marked --- EXACTLY as follows:

BID:

WAYNESBORO SPORTSPLEX ELECTRICAL WORK

WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days. The lowest and

best proposal received will be accepted, subject to the provisions of

Section 31-7-13 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated and Amended,

and other applicable State law; but the Board reserves the right to

reject any or all proposals received and to waive informalities.

PUBLISHED by Order of the BOARD on the 2nd day of July , 2024 .

CITY OF WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI

BY: Dwayne Rawson, City Clerk

Publish: July 25 & Aug. 1, 2024

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS:

NOTICE is hereby given that the City Clerk of the City of Waynesboro,

MISSISSIPPI, will receive sealed bids until 10:00 AM on Monday, August

19, 2024 in the City Clerk's Office located at 714 Wayne Street, and

then at said location opened and read aloud for furnishing the City's

requirements for the following:

Waynesboro Sportsplex

Field improvements

The project is for four new baseball fields. Excavation and a portion of

the drainage has been completed by the owners, and the scope of work is

to complete the construction of the fields. Project generally includes

laser grading, drainage, irrigation, installing top soil, finish

grading, grassing and turf.

The approximate site if 4.7 acres of ball field construction.

Special qualifications are required for portions of the project.

The City will furnish the limestone, sand and top soil.

Construction time line is 160 calendar days.

Plans and specifications can be obtained at City Hall.

Each BID must be received --- sealed and marked --- EXACTLY as follows:

BID:

WAYNESBORO SPORTSPLEX FIELD IMPROVEMENTS

WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days. The lowest and

best proposal received will be accepted, subject to the provisions of

Section 31-7-13 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated and Amended,

and other applicable State law; but the Board reserves the right to

reject any or all proposals received and to waive informalities.

PUBLISHED by Order of the BOARD on the 2nd day of July , 2024 .

CITY OF WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI

BY: Dwayne Rawson, City Clerk

Publish: July 25 & Aug. 1, 2024

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND INVITATION TO BID FOR CELLULAR ADVANCED

METERING

INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI) SYSTEM FOR GAS METERING

Chickasawhay Natural Gas District ("CNGD" or "District" or

"Utility") will receive sealed written Proposals/Bids for 3,274

Cellular Automated Metering (AMI) Endpoints with all associated

appurtenances, equipment, network infrastructure, equipment, hardware,

software and infrastructure. Installation of the AMI endpoints will be

conducted by current staff of the District. The Proposals/Bids shall

include installation of software, and any and all training for District

staff on use of the software and any hardware, integration services and

warranty. The Proposals/Bids should include and/or clearly identify all

annual prices and/or fees for maintenance or service, plus any annual

cellular fees and any other related fees or expenses to maintain and

have a fully functional cellular AMI system. Proposals/Bids will be

received at the Chickasawhay Natural Gas District office, 306 South

Archusa Avenue, Quitman, MS, 39355, until 11:00 a.m., C. S. T. on

Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at which time all Proposals/Bids will be

publicly opened and read aloud.

All Proposals/Bids shall give the amount of each bid and must be signed

by the Bidder. All proposals/bids must be guaranteed for sixty (60)

days. Each Proposal/Bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing

on the outside the name of the Bidder, its address, and plainly marked

"Proposal for AMI System for Gas Metering." If forwarding by mail,

the sealed envelope containing the Proposal/Bid must be enclosed in

another envelope for mailing. The District may consider as irregular any

Proposal/Bid not prepared and submitted in accordance with the

provisions hereof, and may waive any informalities or reject any and all

Proposals/Bids. Any Proposal/Bid may be withdrawn prior to the

above-scheduled time for the opening of Proposals/Bids. Any Proposal/Bid

received after the time and date specified above will not be considered.

A Proposal/Bid shall be deemed as having been awarded when formal notice

of award shall have been provided by the District to the Bidder. The

Bidder to whom the Contract shall have been awarded will be required to

execute three (3) copies of a Contract furnished by the District. In

case of the Bidder's refusal or failure to do so within twnety (20)

days after receipt of the Contract from the District, Bidder will be

considered to have abandoned all rights and interests in the award and

the work readvertised for Proposals/Bids as the District may elect.

The District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all

Proposals/Bids, and to waive defects, irregularities or informalities in

any Proposal/Bid.

This the 25th day of July, 2024.

CHICKASAWHAY NATURAL GAS DISTRICT

/s/ Mike Evans

MIKE EVANS

Publication Dates: July 25, 2024 & August 1, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF

ANN JACKSON TOLBERT, DECEASED

LEE ANN MCELDERRY, EXECUTRIX

CAUSE NO. 2024-137

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 18th day of July, 2024,

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

Executrix of the Estate of Ann Jackson Tolbert, 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 18th day of July 2024.

Lee A McElderry

LEE ANN McELDERRY

Executrix of the Estate of

Ann Jackson Tolbert, Deceased

Noah L. Sanford, Esq.

Sanford Law Office, PLLC

P.O. Box 1900

Collins, MS 39428

601-765-4122

MBN 104960

Attorney for Executrix

Publish: Aug. 1, 8 & 15, 2024

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF

Wayne

WHEREAS, on the 30th day of September, 2021, Kerry Coston an unmarried

man, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto John R Gunn,

Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee

for First State Bank, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein

described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery

Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi in Instrument# 202103163; and

WHEREAS, on the 13th day of March, 2024, Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS"), as beneficiary, as nominee for

First State Bank, assigned said Deed of Trust unto PennyMac Loan

Services, LLC, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid

Chancery Clerk in Instrument# 202400727; and

WHEREAS, on the 28th day of May, 2024 the Holder of said Deed of Trust

substituted and appointed Dean Morris, LLC as Substitute Trustee by

instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in

Instrument# 202401483; and

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness

secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust,

having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 22nd day of August,

2024, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00

p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the front steps

of Wayne County Courthouse, 609 Azalea Drive at Waynesboro, Mississippi,

for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and

property situated in Wayne County, Mississippi, to-wit:

Beginning at a point situated 496 feet East and 210 feet South of the

point of intersection of the center line of Taylor's Creek and the North

line of the S 1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 36, Township 9 North, Range 7

West; thence South 240 feet, more or less, to a branch; thence

Northwesterly along said branch to the East line of a public street;

thence North 19 degrees 15 minutes East along said street for a distance

of 140.0 feet; thence South 89 degrees 20 minutes East for a distance of

200.0 feet to a point of beginning; all in the S 1/2 of SE 1/4 of

Section 36, Township 9 North, Range 7 West, Wayne County, Mississippi.

The foregoing description is attached to and made a part of that certain

Deed of Trust executed by Kerry Coston, dated September 30, 2021, as

security for an indebtedness to First State Bank, 717 Wayne Street,

Waynesboro, MS 39367, in the amount of $150,505.00.

I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 17th day of July, 2024.

Dean Morris, LLC

Substitute Trustee

855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg. 400

Ridgeland, MS 39157

(318) 330-9020

adp/F24-0238

PUBLISH: 8-1-2024, 8-8-2024, 8-15-2024

BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI

RE: PETITION OF VENTURE OIL & GAS, INC. FOR AN EXTENSION OF INACTIVE

WELL STATUS UNDER STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR A CERTAIN WELL LOCATED IN

HIWANNEE FIELD, WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND FOR RELATED RELIEF

DOCKET NO. 290-2024-D

PUBLIC NOTICE

TO: ALL OWNERS AND PERSONS INTERESTED IN HIWANNEE FIELD, WAYNE COUNTY,

MISSISSIPPI

TAKE NOTICE that VENTURE OIL & GAS, INC. ("Venture") has filed a

Petition with the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board in the above

referenced docket requesting that the Board grant the following relief:

A one year extension of the inactive well status under Rule 28.2.a for a

certain well which is listed on Exhibit "1" hereto.

TAKE NOTICE that the above and foregoing matter will be heard at the

regular August 2024 meeting to be held at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on August

28, 2024, 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi, 39202, at

which time and place all interested parties may appear and contest said

matter.

If you intend to contest the docket or request a continuance, you must

notify the Board and Petitioner's representative of your intention in

writing not later than 5:00 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024,

(seven (7) days prior to the date stated above for the hearing).

Failure to so notify the Board and Petitioner shall be a waiver of your

right to contest or request continuance.

You are advised that the Board may adopt orders concerning a petition

which may differ from the relief requested by Petitioner, and the Board

will enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in

accordance with the evidence presented.

STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI

By: /s/ JESSE NEW

State Oil and Gas Board Supervisor

ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER:

Glenn Gates Taylor (MBN 7453)

Ian Austin (MBN 104584)

COPELAND, COOK, TAYLOR & BUSH, P.A.

600 Concourse, Suite 200

1076 Highland Colony Parkway

P. O. Box 6020

Ridgeland, Mississippi 39158

601-856-7200

601-856-7626 (facsimile)

EXHIBIT "1"

Hiwannee Field

Docket No. 290-2024-D

Wayne County, Mississippi

Well Name: Hiwannee 16-13

API No.: 23-153-20862

Well Number: 1

Section: 16

Township: 10N

Range: 7W

--END OF EXHIBIT--

Publish: Aug. 1, 2024

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF WAYNE

WHEREAS, on April 27, 2021, Kimberly Shanie Davis and Joseph Maurice

Davis, a married couple, executed a deed of trust to Rosen Harwood,

P.A., Trustee for Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., Beneficiary

which deed of trust is recorded on May 12, 2021, as Instrument No.

202101461, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County,

Mississippi; 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, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, Vanderbilt Mortgage

and Finance, Inc., having requested the undersigned Trustee to execute

the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms

of said deed of trust for the purpose of raising the sums due

thereunder, together with attorney's fees, trustee's fees and

expenses of sale;

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, Rosen Harwood, P.A., will, on the 29th day of

August, 2024, offer for sale at public outcry for cash to the highest

bidder, and sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00

a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the front door of the Courthouse, in Waynesboro,

Wayne County, Mississippi, the following described property situated in

the County of Wayne, State of Mississippi, to-wit:

Commencing at an axle found marking the SW corner of the NE 1/4 of the NE

1/4 of Section 17, Township 6 North, Range 5 West, Wayne County,

Mississippi, thence N 89@ 30' 05" E a distance of 539.72 feet to

the East right of way margin of Stateline Battles Road; thence along

said margin N 21@ 09' 57" W a distance of 227.32 feet to a set

capped iron on a white painted line and marking the Point of Beginning

for the parcel herein described; thence along said painted line East a

distance of 220.00 feet to a set capped iron; thence N 25@ 53' 27"

W a distance of 222.14 feet to a set capped iron; thence West a distance

of 215.76 feet to a set capped iron on said right of way margin; thence

along said margin S 24@ 53' 54" E a distance of 220.32 feet to the

Point of Beginning; containing 1.00 acre, more or less lying and being

situated in the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 17, Township 6 North,

Range 5 West, Wayne County, Mississippi.

ALSO: One (1) 2021 Clayton manufactured home, VIN# CS2027295TNAB.

Said property shall be sold as is, where is. We will convey only such

title as is vested in Rosen Harwood, P.A., as Trustee. The full purchase

price must be paid in cash or by certified funds at the time of sale.

WITNESS my signature this the 23rd day of July, 2024.

ROSEN HARWOOD, P.A.

Trustee

By: /s/ Lori C. Baird

Lori C. Baird, Authorized Agent for Rosen Harwood, P.A.

Lori C. Baird (MS Bar No. 104145)

ROSEN HARWOOD, P.A.

Post Office Box 2727

Tuscaloosa, AL 35403

Telephone: (205) 344-5000

Fax: (205) 758-8358

Publish: Aug. 1, Aug. 8, Aug. 15 & Aug. 22, 2024