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Public Notices 12-05-24
December 03, 2024
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BESSIE C. KELLEY, DECEASED
THOMAS O. KELLEY, JR., EXECUTOR
NO. 2024-235
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF BESSIE C. KELLEY
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 13th day of November,
2024 by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, THOMAS O. KELLEY, JR., Executor of the Estate of Bessie C.
Kelley, 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.
2024 by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, THOMAS O. KELLEY, JR., Executor of the Estate of Bessie C.
Kelley, 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 13th day of November, 2024.
/s/ Thomas O. Kelley, Jr.
THOMAS O. KELLEY, JR.,
Executor
Publish: Nov. 21, Nov. 28 and Dec. 5, 2024
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
WHEREAS, on 12/30/1999, ODESSA CARLISLE HENDERSON executed a Promissory
Note payable to the order of AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY.
Note payable to the order of AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY.
WHEREAS, the aforesaid Promissory Note was secured by a Deed of Trust
dated 12/30/1999, executed by ODESSA CARLISLE HENDERSON and being
recorded on 01/13/2000 in Book 1011, Page 43 of the records of the Wayne
County, State of Mississippi; and which aforesaid Instrument conveys to
JIM B. TOHILL, Trustee and to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, as
Beneficiary, the hereinafter described property; and
dated 12/30/1999, executed by ODESSA CARLISLE HENDERSON and being
recorded on 01/13/2000 in Book 1011, Page 43 of the records of the Wayne
County, State of Mississippi; and which aforesaid Instrument conveys to
JIM B. TOHILL, Trustee and to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, as
Beneficiary, the hereinafter described property; and
WHEREAS, AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY assigned said Deed of Trust to
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., its successors and
assigns, as nominee for First Union National Bank, as Trustee of the
Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust, 2000-BC3 recorded in Book 1125,
Page 183 and in Book 1061, Page 40 and Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-GEL2. being recorded on 11/13/2007 in Book
1206, Page 385 in the office of the Clerk of the Wayne County, State of
Mississippi; and
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., its successors and
assigns, as nominee for First Union National Bank, as Trustee of the
Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust, 2000-BC3 recorded in Book 1125,
Page 183 and in Book 1061, Page 40 and Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-GEL2. being recorded on 11/13/2007 in Book
1206, Page 385 in the office of the Clerk of the Wayne County, State of
Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured
Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-GEL2. appointed Western Progressive - Mississippi, Inc., as
Substitute Trustee in the place of the aforementioned original Trustee
via an instrument dated 07/25/2024 and recorded on 07/26/2024 as
Document No. 202402060 of the records of the Wayne County, State of
Mississippi and
Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-GEL2. appointed Western Progressive - Mississippi, Inc., as
Substitute Trustee in the place of the aforementioned original Trustee
via an instrument dated 07/25/2024 and recorded on 07/26/2024 as
Document No. 202402060 of the records of the Wayne County, State of
Mississippi and
WHEREAS, default having occurred under the terms and conditions of said
Promissory Note and Deed of Trust and the holder having declared the
entire balance due and payable; and
Promissory Note and Deed of Trust and the holder having declared the
entire balance due and payable; and
WHEREAS, Western Progressive - Mississippi, Inc., the Substituted
Trustee in said Deed of Trust will on 12/12/2024, between the hours of
1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., offer for sale and will sell at public outcry
to the highest bidder for cash at the Wayne County Courthouse, 609
Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367, the following described property
located and situated in Wayne County, Mississippi, to wit:
Trustee in said Deed of Trust will on 12/12/2024, between the hours of
1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., offer for sale and will sell at public outcry
to the highest bidder for cash at the Wayne County Courthouse, 609
Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367, the following described property
located and situated in Wayne County, Mississippi, to wit:
THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS COMMITMENT IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT 226 AND 2/3 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH, RANGE 7 WEST, THENCE EAST 45
1/3RD FEET TO A POINT, THENCE SOUTH 284.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE WEST
45 AND 1/3RD FEET, THENCE NORTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BEING IN
SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH, RANGE 7 WEST, IN WAYNE COUNTY, STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI.
BEGINNING AT A POINT 226 AND 2/3 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH, RANGE 7 WEST, THENCE EAST 45
1/3RD FEET TO A POINT, THENCE SOUTH 284.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE WEST
45 AND 1/3RD FEET, THENCE NORTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BEING IN
SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH, RANGE 7 WEST, IN WAYNE COUNTY, STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI.
MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 407 WILLIAMS DRIVE, WAYNESBORO, MS 39367
Subject to the rights of way and easement for public roads and public
utilities, and to any prior conveyance or reservation of mineral of
every kind and character, including but not limited to oil, gas, sand,
and gravel in or under subject property.
utilities, and to any prior conveyance or reservation of mineral of
every kind and character, including but not limited to oil, gas, sand,
and gravel in or under subject property.
As the undersigned Substituted Trustee, Western Progressive -
Mississippi, Inc., will convey only such title as is vested in it under
said Deed of Trust.
Mississippi, Inc., will convey only such title as is vested in it under
said Deed of Trust.
ORIGINAL SIGNED this 14th day of November, 2024.
THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY:
Western Progressive - Mississippi, Inc.
7730 Market Center Ave, Suite 100
El Paso, TX 79912
(866) 960-8299
Publish: Nov. 21, Nov. 28 & Dec. 5, 2024
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ITS INTENTION OF BORROWING
MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS DESCRIBED HEREIN; ORDERING
SAID RESOLUTION TO BE PUBLISHED; AND SETTING THE DATE UPON WHICH THE
BOARD OF IS TO TAKE FINAL ACTION UPON THE QUESTION OF AUTHORIZING THE
BORROWING OF SAID MONEY
MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS DESCRIBED HEREIN; ORDERING
SAID RESOLUTION TO BE PUBLISHED; AND SETTING THE DATE UPON WHICH THE
BOARD OF IS TO TAKE FINAL ACTION UPON THE QUESTION OF AUTHORIZING THE
BORROWING OF SAID MONEY
WHEREAS, the Board of Education (the "Board") of the Wayne County School
District, Wayne County, Mississippi (the "District"), acting for and on
behalf of the District, hereby finds and determines as follows:
District, Wayne County, Mississippi (the "District"), acting for and on
behalf of the District, hereby finds and determines as follows:
* It is necessary and desirable that a maximum of Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($3,500,000.00) be borrowed for the
purposes of making repairs, alterations and additions to school
buildings of the District, erecting school buildings and other buildings
used for school purposes, purchasing heating plants, air conditioning,
fixtures and equipment for such buildings, purchasing land for school
purposes, purchasing school buses and transportation equipment,
improving and equipping such lands for school recreational and athletic
purposes, refinancing outstanding notes and paying the costs of such
borrowing (the "Project").
Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($3,500,000.00) be borrowed for the
purposes of making repairs, alterations and additions to school
buildings of the District, erecting school buildings and other buildings
used for school purposes, purchasing heating plants, air conditioning,
fixtures and equipment for such buildings, purchasing land for school
purposes, purchasing school buses and transportation equipment,
improving and equipping such lands for school recreational and athletic
purposes, refinancing outstanding notes and paying the costs of such
borrowing (the "Project").
* It is in the best interests and to the District's advantage to
obtain the funds needed for the Project by a loan or loans in the total
maximum principal amount of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($3,500,000.00) evidenced by a note or notes (the
"Notes") issued in the manner and form provided by Section 37-59-101,
et. seq., of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended (the "Act"). The
Notes may be issued in one or more series over a period not to exceed
two (2) years, provided that the total of all Notes issued hereunder may
not exceed the maximum principal amount stated herein.
obtain the funds needed for the Project by a loan or loans in the total
maximum principal amount of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($3,500,000.00) evidenced by a note or notes (the
"Notes") issued in the manner and form provided by Section 37-59-101,
et. seq., of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended (the "Act"). The
Notes may be issued in one or more series over a period not to exceed
two (2) years, provided that the total of all Notes issued hereunder may
not exceed the maximum principal amount stated herein.
* Under the provisions of Section 37-59-115 of the Mississippi Code of
1972, as amended, the limitation of Section 37-59-5 of the Mississippi
Code of 1972, as amended, on the indebtedness which may be incurred by
school districts is not applicable to the proposed loan or loans
evidenced by the Notes.
1972, as amended, the limitation of Section 37-59-5 of the Mississippi
Code of 1972, as amended, on the indebtedness which may be incurred by
school districts is not applicable to the proposed loan or loans
evidenced by the Notes.
* The purposes for which the proposed Notes are to be issued as herein
set forth are purposes authorized by the Act and other laws of the State
of Mississippi and the Board is authorized and required to declare the
necessity for and its intention of borrowing such money and issuing the
Notes of the District as evidence of the same.
set forth are purposes authorized by the Act and other laws of the State
of Mississippi and the Board is authorized and required to declare the
necessity for and its intention of borrowing such money and issuing the
Notes of the District as evidence of the same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board, as follows:
* The foregoing premises are true and correct.
* The Board declares that it is necessary to borrow an amount not
exceeding Three Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($3,500,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs of the Project, all
at a total cost approximately equal to the maximum principal amount of
the Notes to be issued hereunder.
exceeding Three Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($3,500,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs of the Project, all
at a total cost approximately equal to the maximum principal amount of
the Notes to be issued hereunder.
* The Board declares that no funds are available in the school funds
of the District or from any other source with which to pay the costs of
the Project, and that it is necessary that the costs thereof be borrowed
in the manner and form provided by the Act.
of the District or from any other source with which to pay the costs of
the Project, and that it is necessary that the costs thereof be borrowed
in the manner and form provided by the Act.
* The Board declares its intention to borrow such money and to issue
the Notes as evidence of the same. The loan or loans evidenced by the
Notes shall bear interest at a rate to be specified by further
resolution of the Board but shall not exceed a greater overall maximum
interest rate to maturity than the rates now or hereafter authorized
under the provisions of Section 19-9-19 of the Mississippi Code of 1972,
as amended. The Notes shall be dated from the date any loan is made, or
as otherwise agreed by the parties, and shall mature over a period not
to exceed twenty (20) years, provided the term of any Notes issued to
buy buses or transportation equipment shall not exceed ten (10) years,
with the first installment of principal and/or interest thereon to be
made within one year from the date thereof. An annual levy of a special
tax which shall not exceed three mills on the dollar of assessed value
of taxable property within the District, along with any other funds the
District may pledge, shall be sufficient to pay the principal and
interest on the Notes to be issued hereunder and all other notes issued
and outstanding under the Act, as the same shall respectively mature and
accrue.
the Notes as evidence of the same. The loan or loans evidenced by the
Notes shall bear interest at a rate to be specified by further
resolution of the Board but shall not exceed a greater overall maximum
interest rate to maturity than the rates now or hereafter authorized
under the provisions of Section 19-9-19 of the Mississippi Code of 1972,
as amended. The Notes shall be dated from the date any loan is made, or
as otherwise agreed by the parties, and shall mature over a period not
to exceed twenty (20) years, provided the term of any Notes issued to
buy buses or transportation equipment shall not exceed ten (10) years,
with the first installment of principal and/or interest thereon to be
made within one year from the date thereof. An annual levy of a special
tax which shall not exceed three mills on the dollar of assessed value
of taxable property within the District, along with any other funds the
District may pledge, shall be sufficient to pay the principal and
interest on the Notes to be issued hereunder and all other notes issued
and outstanding under the Act, as the same shall respectively mature and
accrue.
* Unless a petition signed by not less than 20% of the qualified
electors of the District requesting that an election be called on the
question of incurring said indebtedness is filed with the Board prior to
9:00 a.m. on December 13, 2024, final approval of the borrowing of said
money and authority for the issuance of said Notes shall be given by the
Board at its meeting to be held at the aforesaid date and time at the
810 Chickasawhay St, Waynesboro, MS 39367.
electors of the District requesting that an election be called on the
question of incurring said indebtedness is filed with the Board prior to
9:00 a.m. on December 13, 2024, final approval of the borrowing of said
money and authority for the issuance of said Notes shall be given by the
Board at its meeting to be held at the aforesaid date and time at the
810 Chickasawhay St, Waynesboro, MS 39367.
* The Secretary of the Board is hereby authorized and directed to
cause this Resolution to be published in The Wayne County News, a
newspaper having a general circulation in the District and qualified
under the provisions of Section 13-3-31 of the Mississippi Code of 1972,
as amended. The Resolution shall be published once a week for two
consecutive weeks, with the first publication thereof to be made not
less than 15 days prior to December 13, 2024, on which date the Board
will take final action on the question of authorizing the borrowing of
said money.
cause this Resolution to be published in The Wayne County News, a
newspaper having a general circulation in the District and qualified
under the provisions of Section 13-3-31 of the Mississippi Code of 1972,
as amended. The Resolution shall be published once a week for two
consecutive weeks, with the first publication thereof to be made not
less than 15 days prior to December 13, 2024, on which date the Board
will take final action on the question of authorizing the borrowing of
said money.
* That all orders, resolutions or proceedings of the Board in conflict
with the provisions of this Resolution shall be and the same are hereby
repealed.
with the provisions of this Resolution shall be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Having received the affirmative vote of the majority of the Board
members, the Resolution was adopted on November 21, 2024.
members, the Resolution was adopted on November 21, 2024.
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Publish: Nov. 28 & Dec. 5, 2024
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CASSIE B. MILLER, DECEASED
GREGORY L. GRAY, ADMINISTRATOR
NO. 2024-241
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF CASSIE B. MILLER
Letters of Administration having been granted on the 26th day of
November, 2024, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to
the undersigned, GREGORY L. GRAY, Administrator of the Estate of Cassie
B. Miller, 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.
November, 2024, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to
the undersigned, GREGORY L. GRAY, Administrator of the Estate of Cassie
B. Miller, 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 26th day of November, 2024.
/s/ Gregory L. Gray
GREGORY L. GRAY,
Administrator
Publish: Dec. 5, Dec. 12 & Dec. 19, 2024
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD CHARLES TAYLOR, SR., DECEASED
DAWN T. WRIGHT, EXECUTRIX
NO. 2024-243
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF DAWN T. WRIGHT
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 26th day of November,
2024, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, DAWN T. WRIGHT, Executor of the Estate of Edward Charles
Taylor, 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 registration according to law, within ninety (90)
days from the first publication of this notice, or they will be forever
barred.
2024, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, DAWN T. WRIGHT, Executor of the Estate of Edward Charles
Taylor, 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 registration according to law, within ninety (90)
days from the first publication of this notice, or they will be forever
barred.
THIS the 26th day of November, 2024.
/s/ Dawn T. Wright
DAWN T. WRIGHT,
Executrix
Publish: Dec. 5, Dec. 12 & Dec. 19, 2024
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
INTERIOR RENOVATIONS PROJECT
WAYNE COUNTY YOUTH COURT
ENGINEER'S PROJECT NO. WCBS-103-24
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 Monday, January 13, 2025, for the
construction of INTERIOR RENOVATIONS PROJECT WAYNE COUNTY YOUTH COURT
located in the Courthouse Annex in the City of Waynesboro, also known as
Engineer's Project No. WCBS-103-24. Bids will be opened in public and
read aloud.
Supervisors in the boardroom at the Wayne County Courthouse, Waynesboro,
Mississippi, until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 13, 2025, for the
construction of INTERIOR RENOVATIONS PROJECT WAYNE COUNTY YOUTH COURT
located in the Courthouse Annex in the City of Waynesboro, also known as
Engineer's Project No. WCBS-103-24. 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 County
Engineer, Lawrence R. Clark, P.E. at
http://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 also have the opportunity to submit an official
bid online.
and can be viewed and obtained online via the website of the County
Engineer, Lawrence R. Clark, P.E. at
http://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 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-103-24 Interior Renovations Project". The 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.
County Board of Supervisors with the outside of the envelope marked
"WCBS-103-24 Interior Renovations Project". The 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.
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: 100 Calendar Days
The Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all bidders that it will
affirmatively ensure 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.
affirmatively ensure 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.
to Wayne County must accompany each proposal.
Bidders are hereby notified that any proposal accompanied by a 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.
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.
Keith Clay, President
Wayne County Board of Supervisors
Publish: Dec. 5 & Dec. 12, 2024
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