PUBLIC NOTICES
051607-03
NOTICE OF ELECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF
EARLY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT,
GEORGIA:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
on the 19th day of June, 2007, an election
will be held at the regular polling
places in all the election districts of the
Early County School District, Georgia
(which embraces all of Early County), at
which time there will be submitted to
the qualified voters of Early County for
their determination the question of
whether a sales and use tax of one percent
shall be continued on all sales and
uses in Early County for a period of
time not to exceed 20 calendar quarters,
commencing upon the expiration of the
one percent sales and use tax currently
being levied in Early County, to raise
not more than $13,000,000, the proceeds
of such tax is to be used for the
purposes of providing funds to pay or to
be applied toward the cost of (i) the
acquisition, construction and equipping
of new school buildings and facilities,
including a new gymnasium, (ii) adding
to, renovating, improving and equipping
existing school buildings and facilities,
including the football stadium and a
new roof on the high school building,
(iii) making certain technology and safety
improvements, (iv) making certain
paving, signage and landscaping
improvements, (v) purchasing maintenance
vehicles and buses, (vi) purchasing
textbooks and band instruments
and (vii) acquiring any property necessary
or desirable therefor, both real and
personal (the "Projects"), the maximum
cost of the Projects to be funded from
the proceeds of such tax not to exceed
$13,000,000.
If the continuation of such tax is
approved by the voters, such vote shall
also constitute approval of the issuance
of general obligation debt of the Early
County School District (which may be in
the form of notes, bonds or a loan) in an
aggregate principal amount of
$6,500,000 (the "Debt"). The proceeds of
the Debt, if issued, shall be used to pay
all or a portion of the costs of the
Projects, capitalized interest on the
Debt through May 1, 2008 and the costs
of issuing the Debt.
The Debt, if so authorized, may be
issued by Early County School District
in whole or in part and in one or more
series and shall bear interest from the
first day of the month during which the
Debt is to be issued or from such other
date as may be designated by the Early
County School District prior to the
issuance of the Debt, at a rate or rates
not to exceed 6.0% per annum, payable
semiannually on the first days of May
and November in each year, commencing
May 1, 2008, and the amount of
principal to be paid on May 1 in each
year during the life of such debt shall be
as follows:
| Date | Amount |
| 2009 $1,055,000 | |
| 2010 | 1,290,000 |
| 2011 | 1,335,000 |
| 2012 | 1,385,000 |
| 2013 | 1,435,000 |
The principal and interest on the
Debt is expected to be paid from proceeds
of the sales and use tax and shall
be payable in lawful money of the
United States of America at a paying
agent bank which will be designated by
the Board of Education of Early County
prior to the issuance of the Debt.
Any brochures, listings or other
advertisements issued by the Board of
Education of Early County or by any
other person, firm, corporation or association
with the knowledge and consent
of the Board of Education of Early
County shall be deemed to be a statement
of intention of the Board of
Education of Early County concerning
the use of the proceeds of the Debt, and
such statement of intention shall be
binding upon the Board of Education of
Early County.
The ballots to be used at such election
shall have written or printed thereon
substantially the following:
Yes
Shall a special one percent sales
and use tax be continued in
Early County for a period of
No
time not to exceed 20 calendar
quarters, commencing upon the
expiration of the special one
percent sales and use tax currently
being levied in Early
County, and for the raising of
not more than $13,000,000 for
the purposes of providing funds
to pay or to be applied toward
the cost of (i) the acquisition,
construction and equipping of
new school buildings and facilities,
including a new gymnasium,
(ii) adding to, renovating,
improving and equipping existing
school buildings and facilities,
including the football stadium
and a new roof on the high
school building, (iii) making certain
technology and safety
improvements, (iv) making certain
paving, signage and landscaping
improvements, (v) purchasing
maintenance vehicles
and buses, (vi) purchasing textbooks
and band instruments
and (vii) acquiring any property
necessary or desirable therefor,
both real and personal (the
"Projects"), the maximum cost of
the Projects to be funded from
the proceeds of such tax not to
exceed $13,000,000? If the continuation
of the tax is approved
by the voters, such vote shall
also constitute approval of the
issuance of general obligation
debt at Early County School
District in the principal amount
of $6,500,000 for the above purposes,
including capitalized
interest through May 1, 2008.
The several places for holding said
election shall be at the regular and
established voting precincts of the election
districts of Early County, Georgia,
and the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m. on the date fixed for the
election.
The last day to register to vote in this
election shall be May 21, 2007, through
5:00 p.m.
Those residents of Early County
qualified to vote at such election shall
be determined in all respects in accordance
with the election laws of the State
of Georgia.
This notice is given pursuant to a
resolution of the Board of Education of
Early County and an order of the judge
of the Probate Court of Early County.
/s/ William Davis
Chairman, Board of Education
of Early County
/s/ Tonya Holley
Judge of the Probate Court
of Early County, as Election
Superintendent
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060607-03
BIDS FOR EARLY COUNTY
ROAD PAVING PROJECT
1.1.01 RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS:
Sealed Proposals on forms prepared by
Regional Engineering Group, Inc., hereafter
referred to as the Engineer, will be
received by the Early County Board of
Commissioners at the office of the
County Administrator located at 17
McDonald Street, Blakely, Georgia
39823 until 2:00 PM (local time) on July
10, 2007, for the construction of:
CDBG ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND
PAVING OF COUNTY ROADS:
CR 198, CRYSTAL SPRINGS LOOP,
CR 305, SUMMERSET LOOP,
AND
CR 333, SUNNYSIDE LANE
FOR
EARLY COUNTY
consisting of the grading and paving
of approximately 8,815 L.F. of existing
ditch section roadway in accordance
with Drawings, Specifications and other
Contract Documents prepared by
Regional Engineering Group, Inc.
1.1.02 PROPOSALS WILL BE
PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ at
2:00 PM (local time) on July 10, 2007, at
the office of the County Administrator,
located at 17 McDonald Street, Blakely,
Georgia 39823.
1.1.03 OBTAINING CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS: Drawings,
Specifications and other Contract
Documents may be reviewed at the
office of the County Administrator located
at 17 McDonald Street, Blakely,
Georgia and obtained upon application
at the corporate office of Regional
Engineering Group, Inc. located at 1504
Third Avenue, Albany, Ga. 31707 after
8:30 AM on June 4, 2007, upon the payment
of a deposit of $100.00 per set.
One-half of the deposit will be returned
to unsuccessful bidders if plans and
specifications are returned in a useable
condition.
1.1.04 PROPOSAL GUARANTY: A
bid bond shall be required in the
amount of 5% of the total bid amount.
1.1.05 BONDS REQUIRED: A
Contract Performance Bond and a
Materials and Payment Bond will be
required of the successful bidder.
1.1.06 NO PROPOSALS WITHDRAWN:
No submitted proposal may
be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60)
days after the closing time scheduled for
the receipt of bids.
1.1.07 OWNERS RIGHTS
RESERVED: The Early County Board
of Commissioners, hereinafter called
the Owner, reserves the right to reject
any or all Proposals and to waive any
formality or technicality and to award
the Proposal as may be in the best interest
of the Owner, or readvertise for bids.
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060607-02
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF EARLY
Because of a default in the payment
of the indebtedness secured by a
Security Deed executed by Barbara
Tolbert to New Century Mortgage
Corporation dated August 15, 2001, and
recorded in Deed Book 239, Page 731,
Early County Records, said Security
Deed having been last sold, assigned,
transferred and conveyed to U.S. Bank,
N.A., as Trustee for New Century Home
Equity Loan Trust, Series 2001-NC2
Asset Backed Pass-Through
Certificates, by Assignment dated
January 3, 2006 and recorded in Deed
Book 274, Page 199, aforesaid records
securing a Note in the original principal
amount of $96,000.00, the holder thereof
pursuant to said Deed and 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, July 3, 2007, during the
legal hours of sale, before the
Courthouse door in said County, sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder for
cash, the property described in said
Deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in Early County,
Georgia and being more particularly
described as follows: Beginning at a 5/8
inch iron pipe marking the Southeast
intersection of Old Lucille Road and
Mays Mill Road, and thence South 89
degrees 05 minutes 08 seconds East
along the South right of way margin of
Mays Mill Road (a 30 foot right of way)
581.60 feet to a 5/8 inch iron pipe;
thence South 01 degrees 19 minutes 31
seconds West 345.17 feet to a 5/8 inch
iron pipe; thence North 89 degrees 05
minutes 10 seconds West 680.40 feet to
a 5/8 inch iron pipe on the East right of
way margin of Old Lucille Road (an 80
foot right of way); thence North 17
degrees 16 minutes 01 seconds East
along the East right of way margin of
Old Lucille Road 359.72 feet to the point
of beginning. Said parcel being in Land
Lot 174 of the 28th Land District of
Early County, Georgia, and containing
5.00 acres more or less.
Said property is known as Rural
Route 6 Box 40, Blakely, GA 39823,
together with all fixtures and personal
property attached to and constituting a
part of said property, if any.
Said property will be sold subject to
any outstanding ad valorem taxes
(including taxes which are a lien,
whether or not now due and payable),
the right of redemption of any taxing
authority, 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 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 attorney's fees in accordance
with the terms of the Note secured by
said Deed.
Said property will be sold as the
property of Barbara Tolbert, the property,
to the best information, knowledge
and belief of the undersigned, being
presently in the possession of Barbara
Tolbert , and the proceeds of said sale
will be applied to the payment of said
indebtedness and all the expenses of
said sale, including attorney's fees, all
as provided in said Deed, and the balance,
if any, will be distributed as provided
by law.
U.S. Bank, N.A., as Trustee for New
Century Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2001-NC2 Asset Backed Pass-
Through Certificates as Attorney-in-
Fact for Barbara Tolbert
File no. 05-2484
L. J. SWERTFEGER, JR.
SHAPIRO & SWERTFEGER, LLP*
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
2872 Woodcock Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 220-2730/DDK
www.swertfeger.net
*THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A
DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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060607-01
NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA
WAYNE COUNTY
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
FILE NOs. 07 CvD 1269 and 07 CvD
1271
VIVIAN HIGGINBOTHAM, Plaintiff
vs.
RONNIE DALE HIGGINBOTHAM,
Defendant
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS
BY PUBLICATION
TO: RONNIE DALE HIGGINBOTHAM
29 Sheffield Road
Cedar Springs, GA 39832-3500
TAKE NOTICE that pleadings seeking
relief against you have been filed in
the above entitled actions. The natures
of the relief being sought are child custody
and a domestic violence order of
protection. You are required to make a
defense to such pleadings not later than
the 11th day of July, 2007, and upon
your failure to do so, the party seeking
service against you will apply t the
court for the relief sought.
THIS the 29th day of May 2007.
ARNOLD O. JONES II,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
BY: /s/ Arnold O. Jones
Arnold O. Jones, II
Attorney for Plaintiff
210 E.Walnut Street
P.O. Drawer 1977
Goldsboro, NC 27533-1977
Telephone (919) 735-8888
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051607-02
NOTICE
GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
TO: Whom It May Concern
Temeke McClendon has petitioned to
be appointed Administrator of the
estate of David McClendon, deceased, of
said County. (The petitioner has also
applied for waiver of bond and/or grant
of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A.
§53-12-232.) All interested parties are
hereby notified to show cause 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 with
the court on or before June 18, 2007. 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 scheduled at a later
date. If no objections are filed, the petition
may be granted without a hearing.
/s/ Tonya Holley
PROBATE JUDGE
By: /s/ Robin M. Altman
PROBATE CLERK, CHIEF CLERK
111 Court Square, Suite D
Blakely, GA 39823
229-723-3454
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060607-05
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
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 Robert A. Bankston to Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,
dated May 25, 2006, recorded in Deed
Book 275, Page 594, Early County,
Georgia Records, conveying the afterdescribed
property to secure a Note in
the original principal amount of ONE
HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND
AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($114,000.00),
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 July, 2007, the
following described property:
All that tract or land in the City of
Blakely, Early County, Georgia in lot of
Land No. 154 in the 28th Land District
of Early County, Georgia further
described as follows; Begin at the northwest
corner of the Jernigan land and
run thence west on Liberty Street along
the southern edge of Liberty Street sidewalk
(paved) a distance of 94 feet;
thence run south at right angles, a distance
of 650 feet to the Chipstead lands;
thence run east 105 feet to the west
property line of Jernigan lands; thence
run northerly along said west property
line of Jernigan lands 649 feet, more or
less to the point of beginning. Together
with all improvements thereon. Said
tract is part of a tract conveyed in Deed
from Mrs. J.T. Hammack to Phillip E.
and Evelyn Daub recorded in Deed Book
82, page 89, Early County Deed records.
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
attorneys fees (notice of intent to collect
attorneys 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.
To the best knowledge and belief of
the undersigned, the party in possession
of the property is Robert A. Bankston or
a tenant or tenants and said property is
more commonly known as 402 Liberty
Street, 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.
Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc.
as Attorney in Fact for
Robert A. Bankston
McCalla Raymer, LLC
1544 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
MR/ttw 7/3/07
Our file no. 51013807-FT2
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051607-01
NOTICE
GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
MARY RICHTER has petitioned for
an order finding that no administration
is necessary on the estate of PHILLIP
ALLEN LOWE, deceased. All creditors
who have not consented to the petition
are, therefore, required to show cause on
or before June 18, 2007 or within ten
days after personal service, whichever is
later, why such order should not be
granted.
All objections to the petition must be
in writing, setting forth the grounds of
any such objections. If any objections
are filed a hearing will be scheduled for
a later date. If no objections are filed,
the petition may be granted without a
hearing.
May 8, 2007
/s/ Robin M. Altman
Chief Clerk of the Probate Court
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052307-01
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME
STATE OF GEORGIA
EARLY COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that LEE
LATIMORE, the undersigned, has filed
a Petition in the Superior Court of
EARLY County, Georgia, on the 18th
day of May, 2007, praying for a change
in the name of Petitioner from LEE
LATIMORE to BERTHA M. PUGH.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to law
to any interested or affected party to
appear in said Court and to file objections
to such name change. Objections
must be filed with said Court within 30
days of the filing of said petition.
This 18th DAY OF MAY, 2007.
/s/ Lee Latimore
LEE LATIMORE
a.k.a. BERTHA MONTGOMERY
a.k.a. BERTHA M. PUGH
PREPARED BY:
/s/ Tina Battle
TINA G. BATTLE
Georgia Bar No. 341303
Post Office Box 2578
Albany, Georgia 31702-2578
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060607-04
NOTICE
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF EARLY
TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
OF SARAH F. MURKERSON:
All debtors and creditors of SARAH
F. MURKERSON, 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 1st day of June, 2007.
/s/ Janis P. Brady
JANIS P. BRADY
Administrator of the Estate of
SARAH F. MURKERSON, Deceased
c/o Thomas H. Baxley
Attorney at Law
12837 Magnolia Street
P.O. Box 670
Blakely, Georgia 39823
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051607-04
NOTICE
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF EARLY
TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
OF LORRAINE H. CLARK:
All debtors and creditors of LORRAINE
H. CLARK, 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.T
his 10th day of May, 2007.
/s/ Sharin Clark Stinson
SHARIN CLARK STINSON
Executor of the Estate of
LORRAINE H. CLARK, Deceased
c/o Thomas H. Baxley
Attorney At Law
12837 Magnolia Street
P.O. Box 670
Blakely, Georgia 39840
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