PUBLIC NOTICES
090110-01
NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF MATTHEW LOWELL JUSTICE:
All debtors and creditors of MATTHEW LOWELL JUSTICE, deceased, late of said county, are hereby notified to render an account of their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This 20th day of August, 2010.
/s/ Susan Causey Justice
SUSAN CAUSEY JUSTICE
Administrator of the Estate of MATTHEW LOWELL JUSTICE,
Deceased
c/o Thomas H. Baxley
Attorney at Law 12837 Magnolia Street
P.O. Box 670 Blakely, Georgia 39823
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090110-02
NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF AMY LYN BEGGS JUSTICE:
All debtors and creditors of AMY LYN BEGGS JUSTICE, deceased, late of said county, are hereby notified to render an account of their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This 20th day of August, 2010.
/s/ Lola Jones Beggs
LOLA JONES BEGGS Administrator of the Estate of AMY LYN BEGGS JUSTICE,
Deceased
c/o Thomas H. Baxley
Attorney at Law 12837 Magnolia Street
P.O. Box 670 Blakely, Georgia 39823
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082510-03 TAX LEVY FOR EARLY
COUNTY, GEORGIA
FOR THE YEAR 2010 GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY
By Richard Ward, F. C. Wiggins, Perry Jarrett, and Hank Jester constituting a quorum of the duly elected, appointed and qualified Board of Commissioners of Early County, Georgia, sitting for county purposes:
IT IS ORDERED that One Hundred Seventeen & Two Tenths (117.2) cents on the one hundred dollars, or Eleven & Seventy Two Hundredths (11.72) mills on the dollar of taxable property in the incorporated areas of Early County, Georgia, as shown by the Tax Digest of said county for the year 2010, be, and the same is hereby, levied, and it is ordered that the same be collected by the Tax Commissioner of Early County, Georgia, ad valorem, upon all of the property subject to taxation in said incorporated areas in said county for county purposes.
FURTHER ORDERED that One Hundred Fourteen & Four Tenths (114.4) cents on the one hundred dollars, or Eleven & Forty Four Hundredths (11.44) mills on the dollar of taxable property in the unincorporated areas of Early County, Georgia, as shown by the Tax Digest of said county for the year 2010, be, and the same is hereby, levied, and it is ordered that the same be collected by the Tax Commissioner of Early County, Georgia, ad valorem, upon all of the property subject to taxation in said unincorporated areas in said county for county purposes. These figures reflect the rollback of the unincorporated area millage to account for the insurance premium amount collected, said rollback being in the amount of Twenty Eight Hundredths (.28) mills. Of the $283,421 total insurance premium tax received by Early County for 2009, $204,984 is allocated to provide fire protection service to the unincorporated areas of the county and $78,437 is used to rollback the millage rate.
IN ADDITION to the above and foregoing levies, upon the certification of the Board of Education of Early County, Georgia, there is hereby levied upon all taxable property of and in Early County, Georgia, a tax of Fifteen (15.00) mills on the dollar of its valuation for tax purposes, said levy being made for the purpose of maintaining and operating the public schools of Early County, Georgia.
IT IS ORDERED that the above and foregoing tax levies, in the amounts and for the purposes stated, be made, and the same be collected by the Tax Commissioner of Early County, Georgia, for the year 2010.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this tax levy be advertised for thirty (30) days at the County Courthouse of Early County, Georgia, in Blakely, Georgia, and be published in the Early County News, the official organ of Early County, Georgia, once a week for four weeks over a period of thirty (30) days from the date hereof, and that a certified copy of this tax levy be furnished to the Tax Commissioner of Early County, Georgia.
FURTHER ORDERED that a certified copy of this tax levy be forwarded with the 2010 Early County, Georgia, Tax Digest to the State Revenue Commissioner of the State of Georgia, as required by law, for consideration by that official toward approval of said Tax Digest and this tax levy.
THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 2010 are ordered and adopted by the affirmative vote of the undersigned members of the Board of Commissioners of Early County, Georgia, at a special meeting of said Board of Commissioners held this 20th day of August, 2010, which meeting was open to the public.
DATED: This the 20th day of August, 2010.
CHAIRMAN
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF EARLY COUNTY, GEORGIA
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082510-05
NOTICE GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY PROBATE COURT TO: Mervin Ford; Lonnie Clifton Ford and All Interested Parties
The petition of Earlyne Ford, for a year’s support from the estate of Lonnie Ford, deceased, for decedent’s (surviving spouse), having been duly filed, all interested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before October 1, 2010, why said petition should not be granted.
All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed on or before the time stated in the preceding sentence.
All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be held on October 4, 2010, in the Probate Court of Early County, Courtroom D, 111 Court Square, Suite D, Blakely, Georgia. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/ Tonya Holley
PROBATE JUDGE
By: /s/ Robin M. Altman PROBATE CHIEF CLERK
111 Court Square, Suite D
Blakely, GA 39823
229-723-3454
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081110-01
NOTICE OF SALE GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY
By virtue of the Power of Sale Contained in that certain Purchase Money Deed to Secure Debt executed and delivered by IDA M. POWELL-FARRIER to WORTH MORTGAGE CO., INC., dated June 25,2009, and recorded in Deed Book 301, Page 136, in the office of the Clerk of Early Superior Court, there will be sold at public outcry before the Courthouse Door in said State and County by the undersigned, during the legal hours of sale, on the First Tuesday in September, 2010, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property, to wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 126 in the 26th Land District of Early County, Georgia, and being all of Tract Four (4), containing 3.088 acres, as said tract is more particularly delineated on that certain plat of survey, prepared by Atlas Surveying Co., Registered Land Surveyor, No. 2634, dated March 25, 2002, and entitled “Plat of Survey for: County Line Road Subdivision,” the same being recorded in Plat Book 230, Page 86, Early County Records, and reference is made to said plat for the purpose of incorporating the same herein for a more complete and accurate description of the property hereby conveyed. Together with all improvements thereon. To the best of the undersigned's knowledge said property has been assigned a street address 4575 Pool Road, Donalsonville, Ga. 39845.
The debt secured by said Purchase Money Deed to Secure Debt has been and is hereby declared due because of nonpayment of monthly installments on said loan. The debt remaining in default, then said property will be sold for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said deed, and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and the interest and all charges and expenses in connection with this foreclosure as provided in said deed, and the balance, if any, will be paid over to the persons entitled thereto.
Said sale will be made subject to all easements and restrictions and all other matters of record. The notice required by the Official Code of Georgia, Section 44-14- 162.2, et. seq. has been given as provided by law.
WORTH MORTGAGE COMPANY,
INC.
AS ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR
IDA M. POWELL-FARRIER P O BOX 430 SYLVESTER, GA.
31791 (229)776-5374
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081110-03
NOTICE OF SALE GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY
THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Christie V. Davis and Benjamin Lane Davis to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated November 29, 2007, recorded in Deed Book 288, Page 198, Early County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Midfirst Bank by assignment to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Early County, Georgia Records,conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($131,467.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Early County, Georgia within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September, 2010, the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land containing three acres, more or less, lying and being in Land Lot 231, Land District 28, of Early County, Georgia, being more particularly described on that certain plat of survey prepared by G.L. Holman, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 2033, dated July 11, 2007, recorded in Plat Book 285, Page 39, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Early County, Georgia. Said plat and the record thereof are by reference incorporated in this description.
The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.
The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Midland Mortgage Corporation, 999 N.W. Grand Boulevard Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73118-6116, 800-654- 4566. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Christie V. Davis or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 9433 Highway 62, Blakely, Georgia 39823.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.
Midfirst Bank
as Attorney in Fact for
Christie V. Davis and Benjamin
Lane Davis McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net
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081110-04
NOTICE OF SALE GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY
Under and by virtue of power of sale contained in Deed to Secure Debt executed by MARY EVELYN JONES, under the date of April 14, 2000, securing a note dated November 4, 2008, in the principal sum of $7,015.16, payable in 30 monthly installments with a final payment due on or before December 30, 2008, said deed being recorded in Deed Book 231, Pages 430-431, Early County, Georgia Deed Records and by virtue of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said deed, the undersigned will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, before the Court House Door of Early County, Georgia, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in September, 2010, subject to any outstanding and unpaid taxes and/or street improvements and/or easements and/or restrictive covenants appearing of record, the following described property, towit:
That certain tract or parcel of land, together with the improvements thereon, located, lying and being within the corporate limits of the City of Jakin, Early County, Georgia, designated as Tract No.2 on a plat of a survey entitled "Mrs. Daisy Nunnery Lands", by Earl Thursby, Registered Land Surveyor, dated April 4, 1994 and recorded in plat Book 192, at Page 127, Early County Records, with courses and distances as follows: COMMENCING at the point of intersection of the north right-ofway line of C.S.X. Railroad with the west right-of way line of Pearl Street and from said point extending along the west right-of-way line of Pearl Street north 21 degrees 44 minutes east 135.80 feet; thence north 20 degrees 50 minutes east 100.20 feet; thence north 20 degrees 03 minutes east 95.50 feet; thence north 19 degrees 04 minutes east 99.70 feet; thence north 18 degrees 19 minutes east 211.70 feet to an iron pin; thence continuing along said west rightof way line north 18 degrees 24 minutes east 107.39 feet to an iron pin and the POINT OF BEGINNING, and from said point of beginning extending north 73 degrees 16 minutes west 119.29 feet to an iron pin; thence north 13 degrees 53 minutes east 112.23 feet to an iron pin; thence south 75 degrees 55 minutes east 128.19 feet to an iron pin on the west right-of-way line of Pearl Street; thence along the west right-of-way line of Pearl Street south 18 degrees 24 minutes west 117.07 feet to an iron pin and the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel of land is the same land described in and conveyed by that Quit Claim Deed from Daisy E. Nunnery to Mary Evelyn Jones dated June 3, 1994, and recorded in Deed Book 197, Page 595, Early County, Georgia, Deed Records.
Said property will be sold as the property of MARY EVELYN JONES. Notice has been given of intention to collect attorney's fees in accordance with the terms of the Note secured by said Deed.
The unpaid principal balance having been declared due and payable because of a default in the monthly payments, said sale will be made for the purpose of applying the proceeds thereof toward the expense of this sale, the payment of the debt and interest thereon, and the balance, if any, shall be applied as provided by law.
The undersigned will execute a deed to the purchaser at said sale, as provided in the aforementioned deed to secure debt.
BANK OF EARLY
As Attorney-in-Fact for
MARY EVELYN JONES
Under Power Of Sale
contained in Deed to Secure Debt, recorded in Deed Book 231,
Pages 430-431, Early County,
Georgia Deed
Records. William H. Mills Attorney At Law P.O. Box 565 Blakely, Georgia 39823 TEL: (229) 723-3428 FAX: (229) 723-4098
THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT
COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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081110-05
NOTICE OF SALE GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY
Because of default in the payment of the indebtedness, secured by a Security Deed executed by Patrick Thompson and Susan G. Thompson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc dated August 21, 2006 in the amount of $135,075.00, and recorded in Deed Book 277, Page 305, Early County, Georgia Records; as last transferred to OneWest Bank, FSB by assignment; the undersigned, OneWest Bank, FSB pursuant to said deed and the note thereby secured, has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and pursuant to the power of sale contained in said deed, will on the first Tuesday in September, 2010 , during the legal hours of sale, at the Courthouse door in Early County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said deed to-wit:
A certain lot in the City of Blakely, part of Land Lot No. 168, in the 28th Land District of Early County, Georgia, Georgia, more particularly described as follows: begin at a point on the North margin of North Baptist Branch Street, which point is 567 feet Easterly from the intersection of said margin with the East, margin of East Baptist Branch Street (measured along the North margin of North Baptist Branch Street) and run thence North 04 Degrees 38 Minutes East the distance of 204 feet, thence run South 82 Degrees 39 Minutes East the distance of 239 feet, thence run South 08 Degrees 30 Minutes West the distance of 204 feet to the North margin of North Baptist Branch Street, thence run North 81 Degrees 30 Minutes West along said margin the distance of 228 feet to the Point of Beginning. Together with all improvements thereon.
which has the property address of 125 Garden Drive, Blakely, Georgia, together with all fixtures and other personal property conveyed by said deed.
The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.
Notice has been given of intention to collect attorneys' fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by said deed.
Said property will be sold as the property of Patrick Thompson and Susan G. Thompson and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness, the expense of said sale, all as provided in said deed, and the undersigned will execute a deed to the purchaser as provided in the aforementioned Security Deed.
OneWest Bank, FSB
Attorney in Fact for
Patrick Thompson and Susan G.
Thompson Anthony DeMarlo, Attorney/cyeats McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C. (404) 373-1612 www.mccurdycandler.com File No. 10-07558 /FNMA
THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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