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Public Notices 05-29-25
May 27, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUBY JEAN BLAKELY PICKENS, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2025-00032
ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF RUBY JEAN BLAKELY PICKENS, DECEASED
Letters of Administration having been granted on the 23rd day of April,
2025,
2025,
by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned
upon the estate of RUBY JEAN BLAKELY PICKENS, deceased; 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 of
this notice, or they will forever be barred.
upon the estate of RUBY JEAN BLAKELY PICKENS, deceased; 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 of
this notice, or they will forever be barred.
ARICA SMITH,
ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE ESTATE OF
RUBY JEAN BLAKELY PICKENS,
DECEASED
Publish: May 8, May 15, May 22 & May 29, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAONI BLAKELY, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2025-00033
ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF JAONI BLAKELY, DECEASED
Letters of Administration having been granted on the 23rd day of April,
2025,
2025,
by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned
upon the estate of JAONI BLAKELY, deceased; 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 of this notice,
or they will forever be barred.
upon the estate of JAONI BLAKELY, deceased; 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 of this notice,
or they will forever be barred.
ARICA SMITH,
ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE ESTATE OF JAONI BLAKELY, DECEASED
Publish: May 8, May 15, May 22 & May 29, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
TERRELL ENTERKIN, PETITIONER
VERSUS
SARAH NICHOLLE GREENWAY, Natural Mother of EGG; CARTER GREENWAY, Legal
Father of EGG; CODY WHITLEY, Proposed Natural Father of EGG and UNKNOWN
NATURAL FATHER OF EGG, RESPONDENTS
Father of EGG; CODY WHITLEY, Proposed Natural Father of EGG and UNKNOWN
NATURAL FATHER OF EGG, RESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2025-00090
RULE 81
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: UNKNOWN FATHER OF EGG (WHEREVER HE MAY BE FOUND)
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT(S)
You have been made a Respondent in the Petition files in this Court by
the Petitioners seeking custody of minor child.
the Petitioners seeking custody of minor child.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said Complaint or Petition
1:30 o'clock P.M. on the 16th day of June, 2025, 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 complaint or petition.
1:30 o'clock P.M. on the 16th day of June, 2025, 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 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 the seal of said Court, this 8th day of May,
2025.
2025.
Jeremy Carr
Wayne County, Mississippi
Chancery Clerk
By: Angie Jabri
Deputy Clerk
Publish: May15, May 22 & May 29, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on the May 3, 2023, Cory James Pitts and Madison Odom-Pitts,
executed a Deed of Trust to Pine Belt Land Title, Trustee for the use
and benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as
beneficiary, as nominee for Stockton Mortgage Corporation, its
successors and assigns, which Deed of Trust is on file and of record in
the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi, in Deed
of Trust May 4, 2023, Document No. 202301259 thereof;
executed a Deed of Trust to Pine Belt Land Title, Trustee for the use
and benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as
beneficiary, as nominee for Stockton Mortgage Corporation, its
successors and assigns, which Deed of Trust is on file and of record in
the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi, in Deed
of Trust May 4, 2023, Document No. 202301259 thereof;
WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was ultimately assigned to Stockton Mortgage
Corporation by assignment on file and of record in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi, in March 24, 2025, Document
No. 202500877 thereof; and
Corporation by assignment on file and of record in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi, in March 24, 2025, Document
No. 202500877 thereof; and
WHEREAS, the legal holder of the said Deed of Trust and the note secured
thereby, substituted Wilson & Associates, PLLC, as Trustee therein, as
authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of
the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in April 9, 2025, Document No. 202501016,
at Page 0 thereof; and
thereby, substituted Wilson & Associates, PLLC, as Trustee therein, as
authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of
the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in April 9, 2025, Document No. 202501016,
at Page 0 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 Wilson &
Associates, PLLC, 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
certified funds paid at the conclusion of the sale, or credit bid from a
bank or other lending entity pre-approved by the successor trustee,
during the legal hours (between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4
o'clock p.m.) at the front door of the Courthouse, on June 5, 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 Wilson &
Associates, PLLC, 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
certified funds paid at the conclusion of the sale, or credit bid from a
bank or other lending entity pre-approved by the successor trustee,
during the legal hours (between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4
o'clock p.m.) at the front door of the Courthouse, on June 5, 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:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of
Section 15, Township 7 North, Range 7 West, in Wayne County,
Mississippi, run thence East for 445.0 feet; thence run North for 150.0
feet; thence run West for 445.0 feet, more or less, to a fence; run
thence South along the said fence for 150.0 feet, more or less, to the
point of beginning, containing 1.53 acres, more or less.
Section 15, Township 7 North, Range 7 West, in Wayne County,
Mississippi, run thence East for 445.0 feet; thence run North for 150.0
feet; thence run West for 445.0 feet, more or less, to a fence; run
thence South along the said fence for 150.0 feet, more or less, to the
point of beginning, containing 1.53 acres, more or less.
Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will
convey only such title as is vested in the aforementioned Substitute
Trustee.
convey only such title as is vested in the aforementioned Substitute
Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE , this the 29th day of April, 2025.
Sincerely,
/s/ Courtney McGahhey,
WILSON & ASSOCIATES, PLLC,
Substitute Trustee
PREPARED BY:
Wilson & Associates, PLLC
400 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 1400
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 219-9388
File # 361321
Publish: May 15, May 22 & May 29, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Wayne County,
Mississippi, acting for and on behalf of WC Blueberry Grower's Assn. of
said county and state, will receive sealed bids at the courthouse in the
City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, Wayne County, until 9:00 a.m. on the
19th day of June, 2025 for and on behalf of WC Blueberry Grower's Assn.,
for the sale of the following described services to wit:
Mississippi, acting for and on behalf of WC Blueberry Grower's Assn. of
said county and state, will receive sealed bids at the courthouse in the
City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, Wayne County, until 9:00 a.m. on the
19th day of June, 2025 for and on behalf of WC Blueberry Grower's Assn.,
for the sale of the following described services to wit:
USED EQUIPMENT AS FOLLOWS:
BBC Color Sorter ICC# 679-008
McKibbon Cleaner Blower ICC# 679-009
Water Tank Conveyor ICC# 679-010
Lakewood De-Stemmer ICC# 679-011
Inspection Conveyor ICC# 679-012
Conveyor Elevator ICC# 679-013
BEI Inc. Air Scale ICC# 679-014
SOLD AS IS, NO WARRANTY
The Board reserves the right to reject all bids and/or to waive
informalities.
informalities.
So order this the 15th day of May, 2025.
/s/ Jeremy Carr
Jerry Carr,
Chancery Clerk
Publish: May 22 & May 29, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANE M. BYRD, DECEASED
TOMMY ALVIS BYRD, EXECUTOR
NO. 2025-95
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF JANE M. BYRD
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 15th day of May, 2025,
by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned,
TOMMY ALVIS BYRD, Executor of the Estate of Jane M. Byrd, 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.
by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned,
TOMMY ALVIS BYRD, Executor of the Estate of Jane M. Byrd, 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 15th day of May, 2025
/s/ Tommy Alvis Byrd
TOMMY ALVIS BYRD,
Executor
Publish: May 22, May 29 & June 5, 2025
NOTICE
The Chairman and Board of Directors of Chickasawhay Natural Gas District
are soliciting sealed bids from banking establishments in Wayne and
Clarke Counties. The bids are for the privilege of being a depository
for the funds of the District. The District is requesting to receive two
bids to consider, a bid for one year to serve as depository and an
alternate bid for two years to serve as depository.
are soliciting sealed bids from banking establishments in Wayne and
Clarke Counties. The bids are for the privilege of being a depository
for the funds of the District. The District is requesting to receive two
bids to consider, a bid for one year to serve as depository and an
alternate bid for two years to serve as depository.
The first will be a bid for the term of one year. The second and
alternative bid will be for the term of two years. All bids must be
received no later than 12 noon June 4, 2025.
alternative bid will be for the term of two years. All bids must be
received no later than 12 noon June 4, 2025.
One hundred and five percent security must be pledged to these funds as
required by law. Section 27-105-315 Miss. Code of 1972.
required by law. Section 27-105-315 Miss. Code of 1972.
Bids may be submitted to Chickasawhay Natural Gas District, 306 South
Archusa Avenue, Quitman, MS 39355. They may either be delivered or
mailed. All bids must be marked "Bid of Depository."
Archusa Avenue, Quitman, MS 39355. They may either be delivered or
mailed. All bids must be marked "Bid of Depository."
The Chairman and the Board reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
The same further reserves the right to select one or more banks.
The same further reserves the right to select one or more banks.
Mike Evans,
District Manager
Publish: May 22 & May 29, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2019, Joe L. Miller, Jr. and Tanisha Byrd, husband
and wife executed a certain Deed of Trust to John R. Gunn, Trustee for
the use and benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,
as Beneficiary, as nominee for First State Bank, its successors and
assigns which Deed of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery
Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi, on August 12, 2019, as Document
Number 201902548.
and wife executed a certain Deed of Trust to John R. Gunn, Trustee for
the use and benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,
as Beneficiary, as nominee for First State Bank, its successors and
assigns which Deed of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery
Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi, on August 12, 2019, as Document
Number 201902548.
WHEREAS, PHH Mortgage Corporation, the current holder and/or assignee,
substituted Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. as Trustee by instrument
recorded in the Chancery Clerk's Office on April 28, 2025, as Document
Number 202501214; and
substituted Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. as Trustee by instrument
recorded in the Chancery Clerk's Office on April 28, 2025, as Document
Number 202501214; 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, PHH Mortgage Corporation, the legal holder of said indebtedness,
having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee in said deed of
trust, will on June 26, 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 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:
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, PHH Mortgage Corporation, the legal holder of said indebtedness,
having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee in said deed of
trust, will on June 26, 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 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:
A certain parcel of land situated in the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section
7, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, more fully
described by metes and bounds as follows: Commencing at the Southwest
corner of the said NE1/4 of NW1/4 of said Section 7, and run thence East
for a distance of 635.9 feet to the Westerly line of McIlwain Drive;
thence North 26 degrees 27 minutes West along said drive for a distance
of 386.8 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the lot to be described and
conveyed; thence South 63 degrees 33 minutes West for a distance of
200.0 feet; thence North 26 degrees 27 minutes West for a distance of
150.0 feet; thence North 63 degrees 33 minutes East for a distance of
200.0 feet; thence South 26 degrees 27 minutes East along said drive for
a distance of 150.0 feet to the point of beginning
7, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, more fully
described by metes and bounds as follows: Commencing at the Southwest
corner of the said NE1/4 of NW1/4 of said Section 7, and run thence East
for a distance of 635.9 feet to the Westerly line of McIlwain Drive;
thence North 26 degrees 27 minutes West along said drive for a distance
of 386.8 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the lot to be described and
conveyed; thence South 63 degrees 33 minutes West for a distance of
200.0 feet; thence North 26 degrees 27 minutes West for a distance of
150.0 feet; thence North 63 degrees 33 minutes East for a distance of
200.0 feet; thence South 26 degrees 27 minutes East along said drive for
a distance of 150.0 feet to the point of beginning
More commonly known as: 511 Mcilwain Dr, Waynesboro, MS 39367
I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
Halliday, Watkins, & Mann, P.C.
Substituted Trustee
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
244 Inverness Center Drive, Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242
(801) 355-2886
Publish: May 29, 2025, June 5, 2025, June 12, 2025, June 19, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on July 22, 1993, Maudie M. Souder, a single person, executed a
certain Deed of Trust to Steven L. Wade, County Supervisor, 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 of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of
Wayne County, Mississippi, on July 22, 1993, in DT Book 811, Page
700-703.
certain Deed of Trust to Steven L. Wade, County Supervisor, 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 of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of
Wayne County, Mississippi, on July 22, 1993, in DT Book 811, Page
700-703.
WHEREAS, United States of America acting through the United States
Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (RHS), formerly Farmers
Home Administration, the current holder and/or assignee, substituted
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. as Trustee by instrument recorded in the
Chancery Clerk's Office on August 7, 2024, as Document Number
202402224; and
Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (RHS), formerly Farmers
Home Administration, the current holder and/or assignee, substituted
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. as Trustee by instrument recorded in the
Chancery Clerk's Office on August 7, 2024, as Document Number
202402224; 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, United States of America acting through the United States
Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (RHS), formerly Farmers
Home Administration, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having
requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee in said deed of trust, will
on June 26, 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 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:
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, United States of America acting through the United States
Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (RHS), formerly Farmers
Home Administration, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having
requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee in said deed of trust, will
on June 26, 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 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 17, Unit #1, Willowbrook Subdivision, according to the official plat
of record thereon on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne
County, Mississippi.
of record thereon on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne
County, Mississippi.
Less and except all oil, gas and other minerals
More commonly known as: 501 Willowbrook Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367
I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
Halliday, Watkins, and Mann, P.C.
Substituted Trustee
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
244 Inverness Center Drive, Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242
(801) 355-2886
Publish: May 29, 2025, June 5, 2025, June 12, 2025, June 19, 2025
Advertisement for Bids
Used School Transportation Equipment
BID NUMBER
10485
The Wayne County Board of Education will accept sealed bids at the
Office of the Superintendent of Education, 810 Chickasawhay Street,
Waynesboro, MS 39367, until 10:00 A.M., Thursday, June 19, 2025,
for Used Transportation Equipment. Items include the following:
Office of the Superintendent of Education, 810 Chickasawhay Street,
Waynesboro, MS 39367, until 10:00 A.M., Thursday, June 19, 2025,
for Used Transportation Equipment. Items include the following:
One (1) 1997 International Bus (not running)
One (1) 1998 International Bus (not running)
One (1) 1998 International Bus (not running)
One (1) 1999 International Bus (not running)
One (1) 1999 International Bus (not running)
One (1) 1999 International Bus (not running)
One (1) 1999 International Bus (not running)
One (1) 2000 Blue Bird Bus (not running)
One (1) 2001 Dodge Ram Truck (not running)
One (1) 2002 Chevrolet Truck (not running)
One (1) 2003 Ford Diesel Truck (not running)
One (1) 2003 IC Bus (not running)
One (1) 2004 IC Bus (not running)
One (1) 2004 IC Bus (not running)
One (1) 2004 IC Bus (not running)
One (1) 2004 IC Bus (not running)
One (1) 2004 IC Bus (not running)
One (1) 2004 International Bus (not running)
One (1) 2004 International Bus (not running)
One (1) 2005 Blue Bird Bus (not running)
One (1) 2005 Blue Bird Bus (not running)
One (1) 2006 Ford Pickup (not running)
One (1) 2007 Chevrolet Bus (not running)
One (1) 2008 Dodge Dakota Pickup (not running)
One (1) 2009 Blue Bird Bus (not running)
One (1) 2009 Blue Bird Bus (not running)
One (1) 2009 Blue Bird Bus (not running)
A complete list and description of the Equipment may be obtained by
contacting Eric Smith at the Wayne County School District's
Transportation Department at 601-735-4581.
contacting Eric Smith at the Wayne County School District's
Transportation Department at 601-735-4581.
All bids should be signed and in a sealed envelope with the bid number
on the front of the envelope and description of item(s) being bid upon.
Bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the
office of the Superintendent of Education, 810 Chickasawhay Street,
Waynesboro, MS 39367. The Wayne County School District reserves the
right to accept all or part of a bid from one vendor.
on the front of the envelope and description of item(s) being bid upon.
Bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the
office of the Superintendent of Education, 810 Chickasawhay Street,
Waynesboro, MS 39367. The Wayne County School District reserves the
right to accept all or part of a bid from one vendor.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Wayne County School District
Tommy Branch,
Superintendent
Publish: May 29, June 5 & June 12, 2025
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