Public Notices 10-09-25

October 07, 2025

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2007, Robert D. Davis and Beverly Davis executed 
a Deed of Trust to J. Patrick Caldwell, as Trustee for Cadence Bank 
f/k/a BancorpSouth Bank, †Beneficiary, which is recorded in the office 
of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, MS, in Book 1189 at Page 247;
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2025, Cadence Bank substituted James Eldred 
Renfroe, as Trustee, in the aforementioned deeds of trust with this 
recorded in Instrument No. 202502445;
WHEREAS, there being a default in the terms and conditions of the Deed 
of Trust and entire debt secured having been declared to be due and 
payable in accordance with its terms, Cadence Bank the holder of the 
debt has requested the Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land 
and property pursuant to its terms in order to raise the sums due, with 
attorney s and trustee s fees, and expenses of sale;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, James Eldred Renfroe, Trustee for said Deed of Trust, 
will on October 10, 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 Wayne County Courthouse in 
Waynesboro, MS, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following 
described property situated in Wayne County, MS, to-wit:
A parcel of land in the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 13, Township 7 
North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, more particularly 
described as follows: Beginning at the Point of the Intersection of the 
South right-of-way line of the Robinson Junction Road, and the West 
boundary line of the said NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of said Section 13, and 
run thence in an Easterly direction along said road for a distance of 35 
yards to the Point of Beginning of the land herein described; thence run 
in an Easterly direction along said road for a distance of 2.8 chains; 
thence run South for a distance of 3.2 chains; thence run West for a 
distance of 2.8 chains; thence run North for a distance of 3.5 chains to 
the Point of Beginning, containing One (1) acre, more or less. This 
property is the same property as described in Land Deed Book 270, Page 
412, Office of the Chancery Clerk, Wayne County, Mississippi.
I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Trustee, with no 
warranties.
WITNESS my signature this 26th day of August, 2025.
JAMES ELDRED RENFROE,
Trustee
James Eldred Renfroe,
648 Lakeland East Drive, Ste A,
Flowood MS 39232 601-932-1011
Publish: 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9
25-34671
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD 
PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND J.N.K.R., D.J.N.H., 
A.E.T., AND K.A.T., MINORS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA 
A. SANDERS, PETITIONERS 
TARQUAN V. RAWLS, CO-PETITIONER
VS.
SHAKARA CHARMAINE TAYLOR, DOMINIQUE ALEXANDER HARBIN, AND UNKNOWN 
PUTATIVE FATHER, RESPONDENTS 

CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF WAYNE
TO: Dominique Alexander Harbin and 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.
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 J.N.K.R., D.J.N.H., A.E.T., and K.A.T., Minors, 
seeking to terminate your parental rights as those rights relate to said 
minors and demanding that the full custody, control and authority to act 
on behalf of said minors 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 9:00 O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 30th DAY OF OCTOBER, 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.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this 19th day of September, 
2025.
CHANCERY COURT CLERK OF 
WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Angie Walker
Deputy Clerk
Publish: September 25, October 2 & October 9, 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 N.G.T. AND K.G.T., 
MINORS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS, PETITIONERS
VS.
SHAKARA CHARMAINE TAYLOR AND UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER, RESPONDENTS
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.
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 N.G.T. and K.G.T., Minors, seeking to terminate your 
parental rights as those rights relate to said minors and demanding that 
the full custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minors 
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 9:00 O'CLOCK A.M. ON THE 30th DAY OF OCTOBER, 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.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this 3rd day of September, 
2025.
CHANCERY COURT CLERK OF
WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY:Angie Walker,
Deputy Clerk
Publish: Sept. 25, Oct. 2 & Oct. 9, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
RONNIE AND LETROY PUGH, PETITIONERS
v.
SHAKARA TAYLOR and UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER, RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO. 25-197
RULE 81
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER of MINOR CHILD, S.C.T., born June 6, 2023 
at Wayne General Hospital, Waynesboro, MS 39367, WHEREVER HE MAY BE 
FOUND 
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S)
You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by 
Petitioners seeking termination of parental rights and adoption.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint or petition 
and motion at 1:30 p.m. on the 3rd day of November, 2025 in the 
courtroom of the Wayne County Chancery Courthouse in Waynesboro, 
Mississippi, and in the 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.
Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 22nd day of 
September, 2025.
WAYNE COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
JEREMY CARR
BY: Angie Walker, D.C.
DANA BUMGARDNER (MSB #104593)
DANA BUMGARDNER, PLLC
727 WEST 5th STREET
LAUREL, MS 39440
TEL: (601) 428-1333
Publish: Oct. 2, Oct. 9 & Oct. 16, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
MICAH BLANGE, PLAINTIFF
VS.
MARK GORDON, ET AL, DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO.: 25-CV-00200 
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: MARK GORDON, AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS, WHO ARE RESIDENTS OR 
NON-RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WHOSE NAMES AND ADDRESSES ARE 
UNKNOWN AND COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY 
BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST 
IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT CURRENTLY ON FILE IN THIS 
CAUSE, SAID PROPERTY BEING LOCATED IN WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND 
IDENTIFIABLE AS: TAX PARCEL #1352600001801, PPIN# 16640
You have been made Respondents in the lawsuit filed in this Court by 
MICAH BLANGE. The Petition filed against you has initiated a civil 
action seeking to set aside a tax sale for lack of notice for the 
above-described property, as fully set out in the Petition and Complaint 
on file in the Chancery Court of Wayne County, Mississippi.
You are required to mail, or hand deliver a written response to the 
Complaint filed against you in this action to Paul David Walley, 
Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is P.O. Box 183, New 
Augusta, MS 39462 and whose street address is 102 West Second Street, 
New Augusta, MS 39462.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS 
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR 
RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE 
ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE 
COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this 
Court within a reasonable time afterward.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of this Court, this the 23rd day of 
September 2025.
JEREMY CARR
WAYNE COUNTY
CHANCERY CLERK
BY: Angie Walker, D.C.
Publish: Oct. 2, Oct. 9 & Oct. 16, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on July 21, 1994, Linzy Dykes, deceased and Callie B. Dykes, 
executed a Deed of Trust to Steven L. Wade, county Supervisor Farmers 
Home Adminstration, 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 on file and of record 
in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi, in 
Book 836 and at Page 717 thereof; and
WHEREAS, the legal holder of the said Deed of Trust and the note secured 
thereby, substituted Albertelli Law as Trustee therein, as authorized by 
the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid 
Chancery Clerk in Book 202502113 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 Albertelli 
Law, 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 cash, during the legal hours 
(between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m.), in Wayne 
County, Mississippi, on October 30, 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: 
A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4, SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 8 
NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST, WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, DESCRIBED BY METES AND 
BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT A POINT SITUATED 232.6 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER 
OF THE WEST 55.0 ACRES OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 17 
FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF LAND TO BE DESCRIBED, WHICH IS THE 
NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE LAND FORMERLY OWNED BY CURTIS JONES, DECEASED: 
THENCE RUN SOUTH ALONG EAST LINE OF THE WEST 55 ACRES OF THE NORTH 1/2 
OF THE NW 1/4 FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET; THENCE RUN WEST FOR A 
DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET; 
THENCE RUN EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, 
CONTAINING 1 ACRE, MORE OR LESS.
THE WEST 15.0 FEET OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED 1 ACRE WAS CONVEYED TO WAYNE 
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN LAND DEED BOOK 831, PAGES 309-310, DATED MAY 7, 
1994, RECORDED MAY 18, 1994, 3:00 P.M., FOR USE AS ONE-HALF (1/2) OF A 
PUBLIC ROAD AND IS HEREBY RESERVED AND EXCEPTED FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE 
SAID ROAD BEING APPROVED AS A PUBLIC ROAD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF 
SUPERVISORS AND NAMED RED CLAY DRIVE ON APRIL 8, 1994.
Commonly known as: 12 Cedar Ridge Dr, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Should the undersigned become the last and highest bidder at the 
foreclosure sale, the Substituted Trustee is hereby authorized to 
transfer and assign said bid and to convey title to said foreclosed 
property to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an Officer of the United 
States of America, or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, an 
Officer of the United States of America, or whomever the undersigned 
shall authorize. The statement in the Substituted Trustee's Deed that 
the undersigned has requested transfer of its bid to grantee(s) in the 
Substituted Trustee's Deed shall be binding on the undersigned and 
conclusive evidence in favor of the assignee or other parties thereto 
and that the Substituted Trustee is duly authorized and empowered to 
execute same.
Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will 
convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
WITNESS my signature, on this the 12th day of September, 2025. 
This instrument prepared by: 
/s/ Kevin Rogers, Esq.
James E. Albertelli, P.A. d/b/a Albertelli Law
1 Information Way, Suite 201
Little Rock, AR 72202
501-406-0855
File # 25-006924
Publish: Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16 & Oct. 23, 2025
TS #2025-17502-MS
Substituted Trustee's Notice Of Sale
Whereas, on 5/20/2022, Renita Lewis-Hargrove, Unmarried Woman., executed 
a certain deed of trust to Charles M. Leggett., Trustee for the benefit 
of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as 
nominee for Open Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns, which Deed 
of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne 
County, State of Mississippi as Instrument No 202201575; and
Whereas, said Deed of Trust was transferred and assigned Freedom 
Mortgage Corporation and recorded 5/21/2025 as Instrument No. 202501398; 
and
Whereas, Freedom Mortgage Corporation has heretofore substituted Nestor 
Solutions, LLC, as Trustee by Instrument recorded on 9/23/2025 in the 
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Office as Instrument No. 202502804, 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, Freedom Mortgage Corporation, the legal holder of said 
indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Substituted 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 expense of 
sale.
Now, Therefore, Nestor Solutions, LLC, Substituted Trustee in said Deed 
of Trust, will on 10/30/2025 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 County Courthouse of Wayne County, Mississippi, located at 
Wayne County Courthouse, 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367, to the 
highest and best bidder for cash the following described property 
situated in Wayne County, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
Parcel 1: A parcel of land situated in Timber Ridge and being located in 
the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) of 
Section 6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, 
sometimes referred to as Lot #11 Timber Ridge, and more particularly 
described as follows, to-wit:
A parcel of land described as commencing at the Southeast corner of the 
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) of Section 
6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi; thence run 
West for 314.48 feet; thence run North 640.00 feet to the point of 
beginning; thence run North 67 degrees 36 minutes 53 seconds East for 
271.86 feet; thence South 42 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East for 
126.71 feet; thence run West for 35.00 feet; thence South 31 degrees 40 
minutes 12 seconds West for 112.55 feet; thence South 47 degrees 53 
minutes 12 seconds West for 164.27 feet; thence run North 64 degrees 37 
minutes 24 seconds West for 10.00; thence North 64 degrees 55 minutes 14 
seconds West for 10.06 feet; thence North 28 degrees 32 minutes 35 
seconds West for 212.25 feet to the point of beginning, containing 
0.9276 acre, more or less.
Parcel 2: A parcel of land situated in Timber Ridge and being located in 
the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) and the 
Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 of SE1/4) of Section 
6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, (sometimes 
referred to as Lot # 31 Timber Ridge), and more particularly described 
as follows, to-wit:
A parcel of land described as commencing at the Southeast corner of the 
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4) of Section 
6, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi; thence run 
West for 314.48 feet; thence run North 640.00 feet to the point of 
beginning; thence run counter clockwise along the right-of-way of the 
cul-de-sac with a radius of 50.00 feet and a central angle of 120 
degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds for a chord distance of 86.75 feet and an 
arc distance of 105.02 feet; thence North 04 degrees 51 minutes 38 
seconds East for 103.31 feet; thence North 78 degrees 17 minutes 06 
seconds East for 278.00 feet; thence North 45 degrees 52 minutes 42 
seconds East for 81.90 feet; thence South 38 degrees 08 minutes 03 
seconds East for 212.90 feet; thence South 40 degrees 00 minutes 00 
seconds West for 150.00 feet; thence North 42 degrees 00 minutes 00 
seconds West for 126.71 feet; thence South 67 degrees 36 minutes 53 
seconds West for 271.86 feet to the point of beginning, containing 
1.6767 acres, more or less.
We Will Convey only such title as vested in us as Substituted Trustee. 
Witness My Signature on this 26th day of September, 2025. /s/ Sylvia 
Weiss, its Sr. Trustee Sale Officer
Nestor Solutions, LLC, Substituted Trustee 214 5th Street, Suite 205 
Huntington Beach, CA 92648 TS #2025-17502-MS
Publication Dates: Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16 & Oct. 23, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2007, Hazel M Morgan, a married woman and 
Timothy R Morgan, her husband executed a deed of trust for the benefit 
of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as 
nominee for Trustmark National Bank, its successors and assigns, which 
deed of trust was recorded on February 23, 2007, in Book 1189, Page 
637-652, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, 
Mississippi; Said Deed of Trust was last sold, assigned and transferred 
to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded as Instrument No. 
202103842 in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, 
Mississippi.
WHEREAS, the holder of the deed of trust at the time of the substitution 
substituted McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP as Trustee, as authorized 
by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded June 9, 2025 and spread at 
large upon the records in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk 
prior to the posting and publication of this notice; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of the 
deed of trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared 
to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the deed of trust, 
and the legal holder of said indebtedness, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, 
has requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust 
and sell said land, property and improvements in accordance with the 
terms of the deed of trust for the purpose of raising the sums due 
thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and 
expenses of sale;
THEREFORE, on October 30, 2025, the undersigned Substitute Trustee in 
the deed of trust, will offer for sale at public outcry and sell to the 
highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (being between the hours of 
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the Front door of the Wayne County 
Courthouse in Waynesboro, Mississippi, the following described land, 
property and improvements lying and being situate in Wayne County, 
Mississippi, to-wit:
Commencing at the SW Corner of Block 47 of the official plat of the City 
of Waynesboro, Mississippi, now on file in the Chancery Clerk's office 
in the Wayne County Courthouse; run thence North 50 degrees 10 minutes 
East along the North right-of-way line of Court Street for 318.62 feet 
to the point of beginning of the lot to be described; from said point of 
beginning, run thence North 50 degrees 10 minutes East along Court 
Street for 72.0 feet a fence; thence run North 39 degrees 50 minutes 
West parallel with Hill Street as described and recorded in Deed Book 
104, page 281, and along said fence for 248.0 feet; thence run South 50 
degrees 10 minutes West parallel with Court Street for 72.0 feet; thence 
run South 39 degrees 50 minutes East parallel with said Hill Street for 
248.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.41 acre.
I WILL CONVEY only such title as is vested in the Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 1st day of October, 2025
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP
Substitute Trustee
1022 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 304
Ridgeland, MS 39157-2049
(662) 388-5464
Foreclosurehotline.net
File No.: 25-04017MS
PUBLISH: 10/09/2025,10/16/2025,10/23/2025
25-04017MS
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAONI BLAKELY
ARICA SMITH, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF THE HEIRS-AT-LAW OF JAONI 
BLAKELY, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 2025-33
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: ALL BORN, KNOWN, ABSENT OR UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OF JAONI BLAKELY, 
DECEASED, and any and all other persons claiming or having a legal or 
equitable interest in the matter of JaOni Blakely, Deceased, all of 
whose street or post office addresses or whereabouts are unknown after 
diligent search and inquiry to ascertain same.
You have been made a respondent in the Petition to Determine 
Heirs-at-Law filed in this cause by Arica Smith, sister of JaOni 
Blakely, Deceased, who departed this life on January 12, 2025, having a 
fixed place of residence in Wayne County, Mississippi. Petitioner is 
seeking a judicial determination that Arica Smith, sister; Keon Smith, 
brother; Marcus Smith, brother; Edward Smith, deceased, brother; Jermain 
Blakely, deceased, brother; and Ruby Blakely Pickens, deceased, mother; 
are the sole and only heirs-at-law of the Decedent, JaOni Blakely.
You are summoned to appear and respond to the Petition filed in this 
action at 1:30 p.m. on the day of November 10, 2025 before Chancellor 
Jerry Sharp in the Chancery Courtroom at the Wayne County Courthouse 
located at Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi; and in case of your 
failure to appear and respond, a Decree will be entered for the things 
requested in the Petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do 
so if you desire. 
ISSUED under my hand and the seal of said Court on this the 30th day of 
September, 2025.
CHANCERY CLERK OF WAYNE COUNTY
BY: /s/ Angie Walker, D.C.
Prepared By:
DAVID L. SULLIVAN, PLLC
David L. Sullivan (MSBN 9850)
Post Office Box 4413
Laurel, MS 39441
Telephone: 601-649-4075
Facsimile: 601-649-4216
(SEAL)
Publish: Oct. 9, Oct. 16 & Oct. 23, 2025
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
 
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF 
WAYNE                                  
                                     
  
 
WHEREAS, on the 24th day of January, 2004, Antonio Cooley (single), 
executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Jim Walter Homes, 
Inc., Trustee for W. Stewart Robison, Beneficiary, to secure an 
indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the 
office of the Chancery Clerk of Wayne County, Mississippi in DT Book 
1113 at Page 555; and
 
WHEREAS, on the 30th day of June, 2023, the Holder of said Deed of Trust 
filed a Loan Modification Agreement of Deed of Trust by instrument 
recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk of Court in 
Instrument# 202301782; and
 
WHEREAS, by various assignments on record said Deed of Trust was 
ultimately assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its 
individual capacity, but solely as Trustee of the NRZ Pass-Through Trust 
VII-B (Pref) by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid 
Chancery Clerk in Instrument# 202201828; and  
 
WHEREAS, on the 19th day of September, 2025 the Holder of said Deed of 
Trust substituted and appointed Dean Morris, LLC as Substitute Trustee 
by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in 
Instrument# 202502800; and
 
WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness 
secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, 
having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 30th day of October, 
2025, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 
p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the front steps 
of Wayne County Courthouse, 609 Azalea Drive at Waynesboro, Mississippi, 
for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and 
property situated in Wayne County, Mississippi, to-wit:
 
Commencing at the Northeast corner of Northeast Quarter of Southeast 
Quarter, Section 14, Township 9 North, Range 9 West, Wayne County, 
Mississippi and run West 402.16 feet; thence South 457.27 feet to the 
North right of way line of the Pleasant Grove-Altair Public Road for the 
point of beginning, thence run along said right of way line South 49 
degrees 09 minutes 25 seconds West 208.71 feet, thence run North 40 
degrees 50 minutes 35 seconds West 208.71 feet, thence run North 40 
degrees 50 minutes 35 seconds West 208.71 feet, thence run North 49 
degrees 09 minutes 25 seconds East 208.71 feet, thence run South 40 
degrees 50 minutes 35 seconds East 208.71 feet back to point of 
beginning. All being in the Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter, 
Section 14, Township 9 North, Range 9 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, 
containing 1.00 acre, more or less.
 
I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
 
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 23rd day of September 2025.
 
Dean Morris, LLC
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS  39157
(318) 330-9020
 
jeh/F12-1668
PUBLISH: 10.9.25 / 10.16.25 / 10.23.25
PUBLIC NOTICE
INVITATION TO BID FOR HUNTING AND FISHING RIGHTS
BID NO. 
10487
Notice is hereby given by the Wayne County Board of Education that 
sealed bids will be received by said Board until 10:00 A.M. on Monday, 
October 27, 2025 in the Office of the Superintendent of Education, 1523A 
Sullivan Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367 for a lease of hunting and fishing 
rights on the following described Sixteenth Section Public School Trust 
Lands, Wayne County, Mississippi:
Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 5 West
Containing 580 acres, more or less
Section 16, Township 9 North, Range 6 West 
Containing 640 acres, more or less
In accordance with Section 29-3-41 of the MS Code, all bids will be 
opened at the regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Wayne 
County School District at 5:00 P.M., Monday, October 27, 2025. The Wayne 
County Board of Education requires a minimum bid of $6.25 per acre with 
the lease contract ending June 30, 2028. All bidders must enclose a bid 
deposit (cashier's check, money order, or personal check) in the 
amount of the annual rent with the bid when submitted. It is understood 
the checks and/or money orders will be returned to the bidders whose 
bids are not accepted.
The Lessee is required to pay the annual taxes on the property to the 
Wayne County Tax Collector. The Lessee is also required to pay a 
one-time filing fee to the Wayne County Chancery Clerk upon execution of 
lease.
The Wayne County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and 
all bids, but if any bid is accepted, the Board will award said lease to 
the highest and best bidder.
Additional information can be obtained by contacting the 
Superintendent's Office at 601-735-4871.
WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Tommy Branch,
Superintendent of Education
Publish: Oct. 9 & Oct. 16, 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 A WELL LOCATED IN THE EAST EUCUTTA 
FIELD IN WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
DOCKET NO. 401-2025-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 Stanley 1-11 No. 8 Well (API No. 23-153-20623) 
("the Well") in the East Eucutta Field in Wayne County, Mississippi 
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.
The Petition will be heard by said Board at 9:00 a.m. on the 19th day of 
November, 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, November 11, 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.
DATED this the 6th day of October, 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: October 9, 2025





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