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Public Notices 08-14-25
August 12, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF MYRA LAFFERTY, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2025-0086
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: THE HEIRS AT LAW OF MYRA LAFFERTY, DECEASED
You have been made Respondents in the petition filed in this Court by
Christian Lafferty, Petitioner, seeking to determine the heirs at law of
Myra Lafferty, deceased. Respondents in this action are: THE HEIRS AT
LAW OF MYRA LAFFERTY, DECEASED.
Christian Lafferty, Petitioner, seeking to determine the heirs at law of
Myra Lafferty, deceased. Respondents in this action are: THE HEIRS AT
LAW OF MYRA LAFFERTY, DECEASED.
You are summoned to appear at 9:00 a.m., the 11th day of September,
2025, in the Second Judicial District Chancery Courtroom of the Jones
County Courthouse, at Laurel, Mississippi, to show cause, if any you
can, why the relief prayed for in the Petition For Letters of
Administration as filed in the above matter, should not be granted and
why Brian B. Lafferty, Robert C. Lafferty, Amber Lafferty, and Johnathon
Lafferty, should not be found to be the sole and only heir at law of
Myra Lafferty, deceased, and the only persons entitled to inherit from
the said Myra Lafferty. In case of your failure to appear and defend
against the same, a judgment will be entered granting the relief prayed
for in said petition.
2025, in the Second Judicial District Chancery Courtroom of the Jones
County Courthouse, at Laurel, Mississippi, to show cause, if any you
can, why the relief prayed for in the Petition For Letters of
Administration as filed in the above matter, should not be granted and
why Brian B. Lafferty, Robert C. Lafferty, Amber Lafferty, and Johnathon
Lafferty, should not be found to be the sole and only heir at law of
Myra Lafferty, deceased, and the only persons entitled to inherit from
the said Myra Lafferty. In case of your failure to appear and defend
against the same, a judgment will be entered granting the relief prayed
for in said petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do
so if you so desire, but if you want to object, you are required to
appear at said hearing.
so if you so desire, but if you want to object, you are required to
appear at said hearing.
ISSUED under my hand and the seal of this Court, this the 20th day of
July, 2025.
July, 2025.
JEREMY CARR
Wayne County Chancery Clerk
(Seal)
By: Laverne Everett,
Deputy Clerk
Publication Dates: August 7, August 14, and August 21, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID KEITH MARONEY, DECEASED
77CH1:25-CV-157
DAVID KEITH MARONEY, JR., ADMINISTRATOR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having been granted on the 29th day of July,
2025, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, David Keith Maroney, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of
DAVID KEITH MARONEY, deceased, in 77CH1:25-CV-157, notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims against the said estate to present
same to the Clerk of the said 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.
2025, by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned, David Keith Maroney, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of
DAVID KEITH MARONEY, deceased, in 77CH1:25-CV-157, notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims against the said estate to present
same to the Clerk of the said 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 29th day of July, 2025.
/s/ DAVID KEITH MARONEY, JR.,
Administrator
Publish: August 7, 14, & 21, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
WHEREAS, the occupants listed below entered into a Rental Agreement with
The Storage Place, LLC for self storage at the facility located at 814
Court Street and 1521 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, Mississippi, and the
occupants listed below are default in payment of the sums due under said
Agreement;
The Storage Place, LLC for self storage at the facility located at 814
Court Street and 1521 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, Mississippi, and the
occupants listed below are default in payment of the sums due under said
Agreement;
AND WHEREAS, the occupants listed below have been notified by certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the
occupant; of the occupants' default and the claims of the undersigned;
and more than fifteen (15) days have now expired since notice by
certified mail was postmarked;
mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the
occupant; of the occupants' default and the claims of the undersigned;
and more than fifteen (15) days have now expired since notice by
certified mail was postmarked;
AND WHEREAS, Unit 121 — Stephanie Pruitt; Unit 156 — Ella Street;
Unit 10 — Shantissa Glenn; Unit 40 — Nicole Williams; Unit 66
—Lakeshia Figgers; Unit 75 — JoQuarius Williamson have remained in
default;
Unit 10 — Shantissa Glenn; Unit 40 — Nicole Williams; Unit 66
—Lakeshia Figgers; Unit 75 — JoQuarius Williamson have remained in
default;
AND WHEREAS The Storage Place, LLC claims a lien on the contents of said
units, all as provided by Section 85-7-121 through 85-7-129 of the
MISSISSIPPI CODE of 1972; and
units, all as provided by Section 85-7-121 through 85-7-129 of the
MISSISSIPPI CODE of 1972; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of all the same, said occupants and the
general public are hereby notified that the contents of said units will
be sold to the highest bidder at a public lien sale to be held on
September 6, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time at THE STORAGE PLACE, LLC,
located at 814 Court Street, Waynesboro. All sales will be final and no
warranty nor guarantee of any will attach to the property sold from the
undersigned for any purpose.
general public are hereby notified that the contents of said units will
be sold to the highest bidder at a public lien sale to be held on
September 6, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time at THE STORAGE PLACE, LLC,
located at 814 Court Street, Waynesboro. All sales will be final and no
warranty nor guarantee of any will attach to the property sold from the
undersigned for any purpose.
Cassie S. Hathorn
Facility Manager
Public: August 7 & August 14, 2025
SECTION 00 11 00 - INVITATION TO BID
The Wayneboro Housing Authority will receive bids for 2025 Roofing
Program At Project 068-001 and 068-002 at the Waynesboro Housing
Authority Management Office, 1069 Wayne St, Waynesboro, MS. Bid will be
received until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at which time
and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Program At Project 068-001 and 068-002 at the Waynesboro Housing
Authority Management Office, 1069 Wayne St, Waynesboro, MS. Bid will be
received until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at which time
and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Specifications and Drawings can be viewed in the office of RJZ
Architecture, PA, Architecture Engineering; 91 Sunset Drive, Suite C,
Grenada, Mississippi 38901. Bid documents are being made available via
original paper copy. Plan holders are required to register for an
account at www.jones-zanderplanroom.com to view and order bid documents.
All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for
registration. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased
through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online
orders please contact Plan House
Architecture, PA, Architecture Engineering; 91 Sunset Drive, Suite C,
Grenada, Mississippi 38901. Bid documents are being made available via
original paper copy. Plan holders are required to register for an
account at www.jones-zanderplanroom.com to view and order bid documents.
All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for
registration. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased
through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online
orders please contact Plan House
Printing at (662) 407-0193.
All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and the words "2025
Roofing Program At Project 068-001 and 068-002" and "Bid Documents"
clearly written on the outside of the bid envelope. Contact person for
further details is RJZ Architecture, PA. (662-226-7115). See also
Section 002000-2, Paragraph 1.
Roofing Program At Project 068-001 and 068-002" and "Bid Documents"
clearly written on the outside of the bid envelope. Contact person for
further details is RJZ Architecture, PA. (662-226-7115). See also
Section 002000-2, Paragraph 1.
Each bid must be submitted in duplicate on forms furnished by the
Architect and must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in an
amount not less than 5% of the Base Bid; the successful bidder will be
required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory Performance Bond and a
Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract.
Architect and must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in an
amount not less than 5% of the Base Bid; the successful bidder will be
required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory Performance Bond and a
Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract.
The work will be bid in one lump Prime Contract. Bidders for this work
shall have a commercial contractor license.
shall have a commercial contractor license.
All bid envelopes shall contain, on the exterior side, the Contractor's
Certificate of Responsibility number.
Certificate of Responsibility number.
NO EXCEPTIONS
All bids shall be written on the form provided and shall be sealed in an
envelope. All other methods of bidding, except telegraphic
modifications, will be considered non-responsive. No modifications on
exterior of envelope without proper signature.
envelope. All other methods of bidding, except telegraphic
modifications, will be considered non-responsive. No modifications on
exterior of envelope without proper signature.
Attention is called to the provisions for equal employment opportunity,
and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth
in the Specifications must be paid on this project.
and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth
in the Specifications must be paid on this project.
No bidder may withdraw his bid within 45 days after the date set for the
opening thereof, and each bidder must comply with the laws of the State
of Mississippi and the City of Waynesboro and County of Wayne, MS,
relative to the performance of said work.
opening thereof, and each bidder must comply with the laws of the State
of Mississippi and the City of Waynesboro and County of Wayne, MS,
relative to the performance of said work.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any
and all formalities and informalities.
and all formalities and informalities.
By: Ailrick Young, Executive Director
Publish: Aug. 14 & Aug. 21, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PERRY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
DONNA DALAIN NATIONS, ET AL, PLAINTIFF
VS.
TROY ANTHONY BILLINGHAM, DEFENDANT
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: TROY ANTHONY BILLINGHAM
You have been named party to a Complain filed in this Court by Donna
Dalain Nations, PLAINTIFF, seeking a Verified COMPLAINT for Contempt,
Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption, and Other Relief [MEC# 11] of
the named subject minior child.
Dalain Nations, PLAINTIFF, seeking a Verified COMPLAINT for Contempt,
Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption, and Other Relief [MEC# 11] of
the named subject minior child.
You are summoned to appear and defend against the Complaint filed
against you in this action at 9:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of September 2025
in the Lamar County Chancery Courthouse in Purvis, Mississippi, and in
case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgment will be entered
against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.
against you in this action at 9:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of September 2025
in the Lamar County Chancery Courthouse in Purvis, Mississippi, and in
case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgment will be entered
against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.
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, the 6th day of
August, 2025.
August, 2025.
Larry A. Wilson,
Chancery Clerk,
Perry County, Mississippi
(Seal)
By: Sunny Guinn,
Deputy Clerk
BARRISTERS LAW FIRM, PLLC
JARED F. EVANs, MB# 105809
POST OFFICE BOX 1636
MONTICELLOW, MS 39654
601-320-4606 (PHONE)
601-300-2953 (FAX)
Publish: Aug. 14, Aug. 21 & Aug. 28, 2025
BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
RE: PETITION OF FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC FOR AN EXTENSION OF INACTIVE
WELL STATUS UNDER STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR WELLS LOCATED IN THE WEST YELLOW
CREEK FIELD IN WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
WELL STATUS UNDER STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR WELLS LOCATED IN THE WEST YELLOW
CREEK FIELD IN WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
DOCKET NO. 331-2025-D
PUBLIC NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE that Formentera Operations LLC ("Petitioner") has filed a
Petition with the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board under the above
docket requesting an extension of the inactive well classification under
Statewide Rule 28 for the following wells in the West Yellow Creek Field
in Wayne County, Mississippi:
Petition with the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board under the above
docket requesting an extension of the inactive well classification under
Statewide Rule 28 for the following wells in the West Yellow Creek Field
in Wayne County, Mississippi:
WELL NAME: J A West #2
API NO.: 23-15300698
WELL NAME: James T. West 18-5H #2
API NO.: 23-15320616
and for other relief as set forth in the Petition. The Petition in this
matter is on file in the records in the office of the Mississippi State
Oil and Gas Board and may there be examined.
matter is on file in the records in the office of the Mississippi State
Oil and Gas Board and may there be examined.
The Petition will be heard by said Board at 9:00 a.m. on the 10th day of
September, 2024, at 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi
39202, at which time and place you may appear and contest said matter.
September, 2024, at 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi
39202, at which time and place you may appear and contest said matter.
If you intend to contest the Docket or request a continuance you must
notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative of your intention
in writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2025, which is
seven (7) days prior to the date stated above for the hearing. Failure
to so notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative shall be a
waiver of your right to contest or request a continuance.
notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative of your intention
in writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2025, which is
seven (7) days prior to the date stated above for the hearing. Failure
to so notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative shall be a
waiver of your right to contest or request a continuance.
You are advised the Board may adopt an order concerning a Petition which
may differ from the relief requested by the Petitioner and the Board
will enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in
accordance with the evidence presented.
may differ from the relief requested by the Petitioner and the Board
will enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in
accordance with the evidence presented.
DATED this the 7th day of August, 2025.
MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL & GAS BOARD
By: /s/ Jesse S. New
Jesse S. New
Executive Director
PETITIONER'S COUNSEL:
William F. Blair
BLAIR, BONDURANT & PATTERSON, P.A.
Post Office Box 321423
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 992-4477
Publish: August 14, 2025
BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
RE: PETITION OF DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC FOR AN EXTENSION OF INACTIVE WELL
STATUS UNDER STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR WELLS LOCATED IN THE EAST AND CENTRAL
EUCUTTA FIELDS IN WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
STATUS UNDER STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR WELLS LOCATED IN THE EAST AND CENTRAL
EUCUTTA FIELDS IN WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
DOCKET NO. 318-2025-D
PUBLIC NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE that Denbury Onshore, LLC ("Petitioner") has filed a
Petition with the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board under the above
docket requesting an extension of the inactive well classification under
Statewide Rule 28 for the following wells in the East and Central
Eucutta Fields in Wayne County, Mississippi:
Petition with the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board under the above
docket requesting an extension of the inactive well classification under
Statewide Rule 28 for the following wells in the East and Central
Eucutta Fields in Wayne County, Mississippi:
WELL NAME: GM&O RR No. 18
API NO.: 2315300370
WELL NAME: C T C MINERALS 13-2 NO. 3
API NO.: 2315320513
WELL NAME: WALTER-LEGGETT 35-9 NO. 2
API NO.: 2315320614
WELL NAME: STANLEY 1-14 NO. 2
API NO.: 2315320627
WELL NAME: DAVIS 35-11
API NO.: 2315320723
and for other relief as set forth in the Petition. The Petition in this
matter is on file in the records in the office of the Mississippi State
Oil and Gas Board and may there be examined.
matter is on file in the records in the office of the Mississippi State
Oil and Gas Board and may there be examined.
The Petition will be heard by said Board at 9:00 a.m. on the 10th day of
September, 2025, at 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi
39202, at which time and place you may appear and contest said matter.
September, 2025, at 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi
39202, at which time and place you may appear and contest said matter.
If you intend to contest the Docket or request a continuance you must
notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative of your intention
in writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2025, which is
seven (7) days prior to the date stated above for the hearing. Failure
to so notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative shall be a
waiver of your right to contest or request a continuance.
notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative of your intention
in writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2025, which is
seven (7) days prior to the date stated above for the hearing. Failure
to so notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative shall be a
waiver of your right to contest or request a continuance.
You are advised the Board may adopt an order concerning a Petition which
may differ from the relief requested by the Petitioner and the Board
will enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in
accordance with the evidence presented.
may differ from the relief requested by the Petitioner and the Board
will enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in
accordance with the evidence presented.
DATED this the 7th day of August, 2025.
MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD
By: /s/ Jesse S. New
Jesse S. New
Executive Director
Petitioner's Counsel
William F. Blair
BLAIR, BONDURANT & PATTERSON, P.A.
Post Office Box 321423
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 992-4477
Publish: August 14, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD
PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND E.A.M., A MINOR, BY AND
THROUGH HER NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS, PETITIONERS
PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND E.A.M., A MINOR, BY AND
THROUGH HER NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS, PETITIONERS
VS
ADRIANNA MARIE MCLAIN AND UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER, RESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2025-144
CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: Unknown Putative Father, who is not to be found in the State of
Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is not
known to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry made by said
Petitioners./ †
Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is not
known to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry made by said
Petitioners./ †
You have been made Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the
Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea Sanders,
Commissioner, and E.A.M., a Minor, seeking to terminate your parental
rights as those rights relate to said minor and demanding that the full
custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minor be placed
with the Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services.
Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea Sanders,
Commissioner, and E.A.M., a Minor, seeking to terminate your parental
rights as those rights relate to said minor and demanding that the full
custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minor be placed
with the Wayne County Department of Child Protection Services.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE 15th DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
2025 IN THE COURTROOM OF THE COUNTY COURT OF WAYNE LOCATED AT 609 AZALEA
DR. IN WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR
AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF
DEMANDED IN THE PETITION.
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE 15th DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
2025 IN THE COURTROOM OF THE COUNTY COURT OF WAYNE LOCATED AT 609 AZALEA
DR. IN WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR
AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF
DEMANDED IN THE PETITION.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do
so if you desire.
so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this 1st day of August,
2025.
2025.
CHANCERY COURT CLERK OF
WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
(Seal)
BY: Angi Jabri,
Deputy Clerk
Publish: August 14, August 21 & August 28, 2025
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Wayne County
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RE: REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT ROLLS
This day came on to be considered by the Board of Supervisor of Wayne
County, Mississippi, the matter of the assessment of personal property
for the year 2025 and of real property for the year 2025 and it
appearing affirmatively to this Board that Debbie Richards, Tax Assessor
of said County, has completed the assessment of both real and personal
property for the said year; and filed the rolls with this Board of
Supervisors, as required by law; that said assessment rolls, and the
assessments therein contained, were examined and equalized by law, and
that such equalization was completed more than ten (10) days prior to
the meeting, held for the purpose of hearing objections to the said
assessment rolls, and the assessment therein contained, and that this
Board of Supervisors, at its August 4, 2025 meeting, adopted an order
approving that said rolls and assessments therein contained, subject to
the rights of parties in interest to be heard on all objections made by
them, and caused the following notice to be posted at the courthouse or
courthouses in said County Wayne, and published in Wayne County News, a
newspaper published at Waynesboro, Mississippi, to-wit:
County, Mississippi, the matter of the assessment of personal property
for the year 2025 and of real property for the year 2025 and it
appearing affirmatively to this Board that Debbie Richards, Tax Assessor
of said County, has completed the assessment of both real and personal
property for the said year; and filed the rolls with this Board of
Supervisors, as required by law; that said assessment rolls, and the
assessments therein contained, were examined and equalized by law, and
that such equalization was completed more than ten (10) days prior to
the meeting, held for the purpose of hearing objections to the said
assessment rolls, and the assessment therein contained, and that this
Board of Supervisors, at its August 4, 2025 meeting, adopted an order
approving that said rolls and assessments therein contained, subject to
the rights of parties in interest to be heard on all objections made by
them, and caused the following notice to be posted at the courthouse or
courthouses in said County Wayne, and published in Wayne County News, a
newspaper published at Waynesboro, Mississippi, to-wit:
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE TAXPAYERS OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI:
"You are hereby notified that the real and personal property assessment
rolls of the above named county, for the year 2025, have been equalized
according to law, and that said rolls are ready for inspection and
examination and that any objections to said rolls or any assessment
therein contained, shall be made in writing and filed with the clerk of
the Board of Supervisors of said County, on or before the 4th day of
August, 2025, at his/her office in the Courthouse of said county, and
that all assessments to which no objection is then and there made, will
be finally approved by said Board of Supervisors, and that all
assessments to which objection is made, and which may be corrected and
properly determined by this Board, will be made final by this Board of
Supervisors, and that said rolls and the assessments contained therein
will be approved by this Board of Supervisors; and that,
rolls of the above named county, for the year 2025, have been equalized
according to law, and that said rolls are ready for inspection and
examination and that any objections to said rolls or any assessment
therein contained, shall be made in writing and filed with the clerk of
the Board of Supervisors of said County, on or before the 4th day of
August, 2025, at his/her office in the Courthouse of said county, and
that all assessments to which no objection is then and there made, will
be finally approved by said Board of Supervisors, and that all
assessments to which objection is made, and which may be corrected and
properly determined by this Board, will be made final by this Board of
Supervisors, and that said rolls and the assessments contained therein
will be approved by this Board of Supervisors; and that,
"1. This Board will be in session, for the purpose of hearing objections
to the said assessments which may be filed, at the Courthouse in the
City of Waynesboro, said county and State on the 4th day of August,
2025; and
to the said assessments which may be filed, at the Courthouse in the
City of Waynesboro, said county and State on the 4th day of August,
2025; and
"2. This Board of Supervisors will remain session from day to day until
all objections, lawfully filed, shall have been disposed of and all
proper corrections made in the said rolls.
all objections, lawfully filed, shall have been disposed of and all
proper corrections made in the said rolls.
"Wit5ess the signature and seal of the said Board of Supervisors the 6th
day of August, 2024, and "The BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WAYNE COUNTY.
day of August, 2024, and "The BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WAYNE COUNTY.
By Keith Clay,
President
Jeremy Carr,
Clerk
And this Board now finds the said notice was posted and published as by
it ordered, and as required by law. That this Board of Supervisors met,
for the purpose of hearing objections to the said assessments at the
courthouse, in the City of Waynesboro, said county and State, on the 6th
day of August, 2025, and
it ordered, and as required by law. That this Board of Supervisors met,
for the purpose of hearing objections to the said assessments at the
courthouse, in the City of Waynesboro, said county and State, on the 6th
day of August, 2025, and
That this Board of Supervisors continued in session from day to day
hearing objections to the said assessments, taking testimony of
witnesses, and examining books, records and papers with reference to the
assessment of property that it has made such changes in the assessments
(as fixed by it on the said rolls at its August 6, 2025 meeting) that is
has satisfied should be made in order to fix the assessment of property
real and personal, as its actual value so as to establish equality and
uniformity of taxation according to value among the taxpayers of said
county, and that all objections and assessment rolls, and the
assessments therein contained, have been heard and disposed of; that
this Board of Supervisors had added to the said rolls all property and
persons found to be omitted therefore, and has given notice to such
persons and has heard and determined all objections filed, that this
Board has changed all erroneous assessments that all things required by
law have been done; that the Tax Assessor of said County attended this
meeting of the Board of Supervisors, from day to day, while it was
considering the assessments of persons and property, and hearing
objections to the said assessments, and that he/she rendered all
assistance which his/her knowledge and information enabled him/her to
give; and now being of the opinion that the said assessments rolls
contained fair, equal, uniform and just, according to the value of real
and personal property therein described.
hearing objections to the said assessments, taking testimony of
witnesses, and examining books, records and papers with reference to the
assessment of property that it has made such changes in the assessments
(as fixed by it on the said rolls at its August 6, 2025 meeting) that is
has satisfied should be made in order to fix the assessment of property
real and personal, as its actual value so as to establish equality and
uniformity of taxation according to value among the taxpayers of said
county, and that all objections and assessment rolls, and the
assessments therein contained, have been heard and disposed of; that
this Board of Supervisors had added to the said rolls all property and
persons found to be omitted therefore, and has given notice to such
persons and has heard and determined all objections filed, that this
Board has changed all erroneous assessments that all things required by
law have been done; that the Tax Assessor of said County attended this
meeting of the Board of Supervisors, from day to day, while it was
considering the assessments of persons and property, and hearing
objections to the said assessments, and that he/she rendered all
assistance which his/her knowledge and information enabled him/her to
give; and now being of the opinion that the said assessments rolls
contained fair, equal, uniform and just, according to the value of real
and personal property therein described.
It is therefore ordered and adjudged, that the said assessment rolls,
and the assessments therein contained, be and they are hereby accepted,
approved and made final, and that the final recapitulation of said
assessment rolls be certified to the Department of Revenue, on blanks
furnished by it, within ten (10) days of the adjournment of this meeting
as provided by Miss. Code Ann. 27-35-111, as required by law.
and the assessments therein contained, be and they are hereby accepted,
approved and made final, and that the final recapitulation of said
assessment rolls be certified to the Department of Revenue, on blanks
furnished by it, within ten (10) days of the adjournment of this meeting
as provided by Miss. Code Ann. 27-35-111, as required by law.
Ordered and adjudged this 6th day of August, 2024.
Publish: Aug. 14, 2025
BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
RE: PETITION OF WLS, INC. FOR AN EXTENSION OF INACTIVE WELL STATUS UNDER
STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR CERTAIN WELLS LOCATED IN CHAPPARAL FIELD, WAYNE
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR CERTAIN WELLS LOCATED IN CHAPPARAL FIELD, WAYNE
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
DOCKET NO. 306-2025-D
PUBLIC NOTICE
TO: ALL OWNERS AND PERSONS INTERESTED IN CHAPPARAL FIELD, WAYNE COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI
TAKE NOTICE that WLS, INC. ( WLS ) 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: An extension of
the inactive well status under Rule 28.2.a for certain wells listed on
Exhibit 1 hereto.
Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board in the above referenced docket
requesting that the Board grant the following relief: An extension of
the inactive well status under Rule 28.2.a for certain wells listed on
Exhibit 1 hereto.
TAKE NOTICE that the above and foregoing matter will be heard at the
regular September 2025 meeting of the Board to be held at 9:00 o'clock
a.m. on September 10, 2025 at 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson,
Mississippi, 39202, at which time and place all interested parties may
appear and contest said matter.
regular September 2025 meeting of the Board to be held at 9:00 o'clock
a.m. on September 10, 2025 at 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, September 2, 2025
(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.
notify the Board and Petitioner's representative of your intention in
writing not later than 5:00 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2025
(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.
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 PETITIONERS:
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
Chapparal Field
Docket No. 306-2025-D
Wayne County, Mississippi
Well Name: M.H. Hall
Well Number: 3
Section: 18
Township:10N
Range: 6W
API No.: 23-153-00076
Well Name: R.L. Jones
Well Number: 1
Section: 19
Township:10N
Range: 6W
API No.: 23-153-00566
-END OF EXHIBIT-
Publish: August 14, 2025
TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2022, Hometown Boutique, LLC, executed a deed of
trust to R. Andrew Foxworth, trustee for the benefit of Citizens Bank,
which deed of trust is of record in Instrument No. 202203243, of the
land deed of trust records as contained in the office of the Chancery
Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi; and
trust to R. Andrew Foxworth, trustee for the benefit of Citizens Bank,
which deed of trust is of record in Instrument No. 202203243, of the
land deed of trust records as contained 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, Citizens Bank, the legal holder of said indebtedness, 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 and
for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with
attorney's fees, trustee's fees, and expenses of sale.
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, Citizens Bank, the legal holder of said indebtedness, 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 and
for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with
attorney's fees, trustee's fees, and expenses of sale.
NOW THEREFORE, I, R. Andrew Foxworth, trustee in said deed of trust,
will on the 5th day of September, 2025, between the hours of 11:00 A.M.
and 4:00 P.M., being legal hours of sale, offer for sale at public
outcry at the main front door of the Courthouse of Wayne County,
Mississippi, in the City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described land and property situated in
Wayne County, Mississippi, to wit:
will on the 5th day of September, 2025, between the hours of 11:00 A.M.
and 4:00 P.M., being legal hours of sale, offer for sale at public
outcry at the main front door of the Courthouse of Wayne County,
Mississippi, in the City of Waynesboro, Mississippi, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described land and property situated in
Wayne County, Mississippi, to wit:
Commence at the Southwest Corner of Block 10 of the City of Waynesboro,
Mississippi; thence run Northeasterly along the Southerly line of said
Block 10 for a distance of 66.8 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence
run Northwesterly parallel to Spring Street along a wall for a distance
of 90.0 feet to the center of a ditch extending in an Easterly-Westerly
direction across said Block 10; thence run in a Westerly direction
parallel to the South line of Block 10 for a distance of 29.0 feet to
the center of an existing wall; thence run parallel to Spring Street
Southeasterly along the center of said wall for a distance of 90 feet to
the South line of Block 10; thence run Northeasterly along the South
line of Block 10 for a distance of 29.0 feet to the Point of Beginning,
being situated in Lot C, Block 10 of the City of Waynesboro,
Mississippi.
Mississippi; thence run Northeasterly along the Southerly line of said
Block 10 for a distance of 66.8 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence
run Northwesterly parallel to Spring Street along a wall for a distance
of 90.0 feet to the center of a ditch extending in an Easterly-Westerly
direction across said Block 10; thence run in a Westerly direction
parallel to the South line of Block 10 for a distance of 29.0 feet to
the center of an existing wall; thence run parallel to Spring Street
Southeasterly along the center of said wall for a distance of 90 feet to
the South line of Block 10; thence run Northeasterly along the South
line of Block 10 for a distance of 29.0 feet to the Point of Beginning,
being situated in Lot C, Block 10 of the City of Waynesboro,
Mississippi.
The undersigned trustee believes his title as such trustee is good, but
he will convey only such title as is vested in him as trustee.
he will convey only such title as is vested in him as trustee.
EXECUTED ON THIS the 8th day of August, A.D. 2025.
/s/ R. Andrew Foxworth, Trustee
Publish: Aug. 14, Aug. 21, Aug. 28 & Sept. 4, 2025
Section 900
ADVERTISEMENT
Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund Project No. ERBR-77(06)
Wayne County, Mississippi
The Wayne County Board of Supervisors will receive bids for the
construction of a Bridge Replacement Project over the Branch of Little
Thompson Creek on Dew Mills Road, District Four, also known as Emergency
Road and Bridge Repair Fund Project No. ERBR-77(06). Proposals must be
submitted no later than 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at
the Board Room of the Wayne County Courthouse located at 609 Azalea
Drive, Waynesboro, Mississippi. All bids received will be publicly
opened and read aloud.
construction of a Bridge Replacement Project over the Branch of Little
Thompson Creek on Dew Mills Road, District Four, also known as Emergency
Road and Bridge Repair Fund Project No. ERBR-77(06). Proposals must be
submitted no later than 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at
the Board Room of the Wayne County Courthouse located at 609 Azalea
Drive, Waynesboro, Mississippi. All bids received will be publicly
opened and read aloud.
The work shall consist essentially of the following items: Construction
of 14' x 6' Concrete Box Bridge, 45( Right Forward Skew, grade,
drain, and pave approaches on 0.142 miles of Dew Mills Road. The
general outline of features of the work does not in any way limit the
responsibility of the contractor to perform all work and furnish all
plant, labor, equipment, and materials required by the specifications
and the drawings referred to therein.
of 14' x 6' Concrete Box Bridge, 45( Right Forward Skew, grade,
drain, and pave approaches on 0.142 miles of Dew Mills Road. The
general outline of features of the work does not in any way limit the
responsibility of the contractor to perform all work and furnish all
plant, labor, equipment, and materials required by the specifications
and the drawings referred to therein.
The Wayne County Board of Supervisors hereby notifies all Bidders that
it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant
to this advertisement, disadvantaged and women's business enterprises
will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this
advertisement and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of
race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, or national origin in
consideration for an award.
it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant
to this advertisement, disadvantaged and women's business enterprises
will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this
advertisement and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of
race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, or national origin in
consideration for an award.
The Plans, 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 have the option of obtaining a hard
copy of the Plans and Specifications and shall have the opportunity to
submit an official bid online.
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 have the option of obtaining a hard
copy of the Plans and Specifications and shall 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
"ERBR-77(06) Bid Proposal Bridge Replacement Project". The
Contractor shall indicate the certificate of responsibility number on
the outside of the envelope. Online bids shall be accepted and opened
as instructed on the website.
County Board of Supervisors with the outside of the envelope marked
"ERBR-77(06) Bid Proposal Bridge Replacement Project". The
Contractor shall indicate the certificate of responsibility number on
the outside of the envelope. Online bids shall be accepted and opened
as instructed on the website.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a Cashier's Check, Certified Check,
or Bid Bond issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State
of Mississippi, in the amount of five (5%) of the total bid, payable to
Wayne County as bid security. The successful bidder will be required to
furnish a Contract Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of
the contract amount.
or Bid Bond issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State
of Mississippi, in the amount of five (5%) of the total bid, payable to
Wayne County as bid security. The successful bidder will be required to
furnish a Contract Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of
the contract amount.
Basis of Award: The award, if made, will be to the lowest and best
qualified bidder. The Wayne County Board of Supervisors intends to
accept the lowest and best bid and reserves the right to reject any
and/or all bids. The total project contract time as advertised shall be
100 Working Days from the issuance of a notice to proceed.
qualified bidder. The Wayne County Board of Supervisors intends to
accept the lowest and best bid and reserves the right to reject any
and/or all bids. The total project contract time as advertised shall be
100 Working Days from the issuance of a notice to proceed.
Work to be performed shall be in accordance with Mississippi Standard
Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction, 2004 Edition,
together with all amendments and/or special provisions and/or addenda to
the standards dully approved and adopted, unless otherwise noted in
these specifications.
Specifications for State Aid Road and Bridge Construction, 2004 Edition,
together with all amendments and/or special provisions and/or addenda to
the standards dully approved and adopted, unless otherwise noted in
these specifications.
Wayne County Board of Supervisors
R. Keith Clay, President
Publish: August 14 & August 21, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCES O. BREWER, DECEASED
CAUSE NO.: 25-CV-00155
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 1st day of August 2025,
by the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, to the undersigned
Executor of the Estate of Frances O. Brewer, 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 the 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
Executor of the Estate of Frances O. Brewer, 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 the law within ninety (90) days from the first publication of this
notice or they will be forever barred.
This the 4th day of August 2025.
JUDY HILLMAN
Paul David Walley, Jr. Attorney
Publish: August 14, August 21 & August 28, 2025
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