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Public Notices 12-14-23
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOBIE J. GUIDRY, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-068-WS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having been granted on the 6th day of
September, 2023, by the Chancery Court of Franklin County, Mississippi,
to the undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Dobie J. Guidry,
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 forever be barred.
This the 14th day of November, 2023.
DESIREE' GUIDRY BRUNET,
Administrator of the Estate of
Dobie J. Guidry, Deceased
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2100
Facsimile: (601) 384-2121
Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com
MSB#105475
ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE
PUBLISH: 11/30/2023; 12/7/2023; & 12/14/2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SEALE FARM, LLC, PLAINTIFF
VS.
HEIRS AT LAW OF AMANDA CAMERON WHO ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF HAVING
OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF THAT
CERTAIN 125 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE
254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN
SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
AND THAT CERTAIN 10 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK
Z, PAGE 254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED
IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI AND ANY OTHER PERSON, ENTITY, FIRM OR CORPORATION HAVING OR
CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF THAT CERTAIN
125 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE 254 OF THE
LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN SECTION 24,
TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND THAT
CERTAIN 10 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE
254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN
SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI, DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-cv-0117-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: HEIRS AT LAW OF AMANDA CAMERON WHO ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF
HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF
THAT CERTAIN 125 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z,
PAGE 254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN
SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
AND THAT CERTAIN 10 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK
Z, PAGE 254 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED
IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
ANY OTHER PERSON, ENTITY, FIRM OR CORPORATION HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE SURFACE OF THAT CERTAIN 125 ACRE,
MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE 254 OF THE LAND
RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP
6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND THAT CERTAIN 10
ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK Z, PAGE 254 OF THE
LAND RECORDS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SITUATED IN SECTION 24,
TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Seale
Farm, LLC, Plaintiff, seeking a confirmation of title on real property
described hereinabove and more fully as set forth in the Complaint.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the
Complaint filed against you in this action to William K. Halford,
Halford Law Firm, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is
650, Meadville, Mississippi 39653 and whose street address is 85 Main
Street West, Meadville, Mississippi 39653.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023, WHICH IS 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 22nd day of November,
2023.
JILL J. GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK,
BY: ERICA HAVARD
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
601-384-2100
MSB# 105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
PUBLISH: 11/30/23; 12/7/23; & 12/14/23
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OF LEE DAVIS BILBO, II,
DECEASED
DORI LORAINE BILBO, ROBERT LEE BILBO AND SARA BILBO ROGERS, PLAINTIFFS
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-114-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of Lee Davis Bilbo, II, Deceased, or Other
Unknown Interested Parties
You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint for Determination of
Heirship by Plaintiffs Dori Loraine Bilbo, Robert Lee Bilbo and Sara
Bilbo Rogers seeking a Determination of Heirship of Lee Davis Bilbo, II,
deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint filed
against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 4th day of January,
2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things
demanded in complaint.
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 this Court, this 22nd day of November,
2023.
JILL GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
BY: ERICA HAVARD
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2100
Facsimile: (601) 384-2121
Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com
MSB#105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Publish: November 30, Deecember 7 & 14, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OF JUDY CAROL CUPIT
SMITH, DECEASED
GREGORY DUANE SMITH STEPHANIE VICTORIA SMITH, PLAINTIFFS
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-104-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of Judy Carol Cupit Smith, Deceased, or
Other Unknown Interested Parties
You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint for Determination of
Heirship by Plaintiffs Gregory Duane Smith and Stephanie Victoria Smith
seeking a Determination of Heirship of Judy Carol Cupit Smith, deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint filed
against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 4th day of January,
2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things
demanded in complaint.
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 this Court, this 22nd day of November,
2023.
JILL GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
BY: ERICA HAVARD
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2100
Facsimile: (601) 384-2121
Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com
MSB#105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Publish: November 30, December 7 & 14, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OF BARBARA ELLEN RUSHING,
DECEASED
JUDIE KUPILLAS AND RICHARD RUSHING, PLAINTIFFS
CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-115-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of Barbara Ellen Rushing, Deceased, or
Other Unknown Interested Parties
You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint for Determination of
Heirship by Plaintiffs Judie Kupillas and Richard Rushing seeking a
Determination of Heirship of Barbara Ellen Rushing, deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint filed
against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 4th day of January,
2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things
demanded in complaint.
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 this Court, this 22nd day of November,
2023.
JILL GILBERT
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK
BY: ERICA HAVARD
DEPUTY CLERK
WILLIAM K. HALFORD
HALFORD LAW FIRM
85 Main Street West
Post Office Box 650
Meadville, Mississippi 39653
Telephone: (601) 384-2100
Facsimile: (601) 384-2121
Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com
MSB#105475
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Publish: November 30, December 7 & 14, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRY DANIEL EMFINGER, DECEASED
LINDA FAYE EMFINGER, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 2023-113
PUBLICATION SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS
CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS OF JERRY DANIEL EMFINGER,
DECEASED
You have been made respondents to the Petition filed in this Court by
Linda Faye Emfinger.
The Petition filed against you is a civil action seeking to have Linda
Faye Emfinger adjudicated as the sole and only heirs-at-law of the
deceased, Jerry Daniel Emfinger, as fully set out in the Petition on
file in the Chancery Court of Franklin, Mississippi.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024, IN
MEADVILLE, MISSISSIPPI AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE; 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 in care of Lane B. Reed, McGehee, McGehee & Torrey,
Attorneys at Law, Post Office Box 188, Meadville, Mississippi 39653.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 22nd day of
November, 2023.
JILL J. GILBERT,
CHANCERY CLERK,
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Erica Havard
Publish: November 30, December 7 & 14, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EMMA WEBSTER SLATE
BYRON Q. WEBSTER, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 2023-042
PUBLICATION SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS
CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS OF EMMA WEBSTER SLATE,
DECEASED
You have been made respondents to the Petition filed in this Court by
Byron Q. Webster.
The Petition filed against you is a civil action seeking to have Doris
Torrey, Neley Jackson, Kenny Webster, Randolph Webster, and Maylee Moore
adjudicated as the sole and only heirs-at-law of the deceased, Emma
Webster Slate, as fully set out in the Petition on file in the Chancery
Court of Franklin, Mississippi.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 10:30 A.M. ON THE 6th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024,
MEADVILLE, 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 in care of Ashley A. Johnson, McGehee, McGehee &
Torrey, Attorneys at Law, Post Office Box 188, Meadville, Mississippi
39653.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 28th day of
November, 2023.
JILL J. GILBERT,
CHANCERY CLERK,
FRANKLIN COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
BY: Erica Havard
Deputy Clerk
Publish: December 7, 14, & 21, 2023
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given, as required by Section 27-105-305 of the
Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, that the Board of Supervisors of
Franklin County, Mississippi, will receive sealed bids from any
financial institutions in Mississippi, whose accounts are insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corporation (or any successor thereto), at the Courthouse in
the Town of Meadville, Mississippi, until the hour of 10:00 a. m. on
Tuesday, January 2, 2024, for the privilege of serving as a County
Depository for Franklin County and the various tax districts of Franklin
County for the year 2024.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted.
Published by order of the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County,
Mississippi authorized on Nov. 20, 2023.
/s/ Jill Jordan Gilbert
Jill Jordan Gilbert,
Chancery Clerk of
Franklin County, Mississippi
If the County Agency is closed for any reason on the bid acceptance
date, the bids will be opened and read on the next business day that the
Agency is able to reopen (and at the same hour previously advertised).
Publish Dec 7 & 14
ORDER TO GIVE NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR BRIDGE
MATERIALS, LUMBER AND RELATED SUPPLIES for 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, next took up
for consideration the matter of giving notice for receiving sealed bids
for furnishing Franklin County, Mississippi with bridge materials for
the period beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, and
after careful consideration thereof the Board is of the opinion that
said notice should be so authorized.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Jill J. Gilbert, Chancery Clerk, be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to give notice by publication in
The Franklin Advocate that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi to receive sealed bids until
the hour of 10:00 a. m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, for supplying
Franklin County, Mississippi with bridge materials for the period
beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, said notice
shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, to receive sealed bids at
the Courthouse in Meadville, Mississippi at the hour of 10:00 a. m. on
Tuesday, January 2, 2024, for the furnishing of Franklin County,
Mississippi with bridge materials for the period beginning January 1,
2024, and ending December 31, 2024, as follows:
A. BRIDGE MATERIAL - TREATED LUMBER, POLES AND PILING
All treated material is to meet or exceed all AWPA (American Wood
Preservers Association) Standards. Bridge Timbers shall be treated
C2/C14, Piles C3 and Poles C23. The Board reserves the right to inspect,
or have the material inspected by a third party, before and after
treatment. Upon pickup or delivery, the supplier may be required to
supply reports on the following and certify as to:
1. Actual post-treatment borings conducted by AWPA Standards.
2. Copy of treatment report; includes date of treatment, temperature of
treatment, whether kiln dried before treatment, duration of treatment,
charge number, etc.
3. Penetration Results
4. Assay Reports
Prices on all above material to include both treated (Creosote and\or
Wolmanized) and untreated. All treated material to meet or exceed all
requirements of the Mississippi State Highway Department Specifications
for Secondary Road Systems. Bidders for sale of creosote materials must
quote pounds of creosote treatment and delivery time from date order is
placed. Delivery time will be considered in acceptance of bids.
Freight should be quoted per loaded road mile.
Bids should include FOB Plant and FOB County. Freight should be per
loaded road mile for FOB County quotes. Bidders for sale of creosote
material must quote the delivery time from the date the order is placed.
Delivery time will be considered in acceptance of bids.
B. CONCRETE BRIDGE SLABS & ACCESSORIES
All bids requested hereinabove should be made for the period of January
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Contracts will be awarded to the
lowest and/or best competitive bidder and the Board reserves the right
to reject any and/or all bids.
C. CRUSHED STONE AND RIP-RAP - ALL TYPES PER TON OR CU. YD.
D. CULVERTS AND CULVERT MATERIALS
Metal culvert pipe and bands, all sizes, all gauges, all coatings.
Polyethylene culvert pipe and connectors, all sizes.
All culverts and culvert materials are to be bid F.O.B. Franklin
County, Mississippi and delivered to the designated district storage
yard of each supervisor as requested for each order placed.
E. EQUIPMENT AND/OR OPERATOR HIRE
Bids will be received by the hour, day or week. Bids for equipment hire
may be made with or without an operator.
F. PILE DRIVER
Bids will be received for driving piling for bridge construction. The
bid should include driving costs per foot as well as a location fee per
site, if applicable.
Published by order of the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, this
the 20th, day of November, 2023.
Jill J. Gilbert,
Chancery Clerk
If the County Agency is closed for any reason on the bid acceptance
date, the bids will be opened and read on the next business day that the
Agency is able to reopen (and at the same hour previously advertised).
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk comply with Section 31-7-13(c),
MCA, 1972, as amended, and file with the Mississippi Procurement
Technical Assistance Program, P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205, a copy
of this order, as published, and to file electronically a copy at
ORDERED, this the 20th day of November, 2023, with all those supervisors
present voting "AYE".
Publish: December 7 & 14, 2023
ORDER TO GIVE NOTICE FOR BIDS
FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED ITEMS 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, next took up
for consideration the matter of giving notice for receiving sealed bids
for furnishing Franklin County, Mississippi with petroleum products and
related items for the period beginning January 1, 2024, and ending
December 31, 2024, and after careful consideration thereof the Board is
of the opinion that said notice should be so authorized.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Jill J. Gilbert, Chancery Clerk, be and
she is hereby authorized and directed to give notice by publication in
The Franklin Advocate that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi to receive sealed bids until
the hour of 10:00 a. m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, for supplying
Franklin County, Mississippi with petroleum products and related items
for the period beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024,
said notice shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi, to receive sealed bids at
the Courthouse in Meadville, Mississippi at the hour of 10:00 a. m.
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024, for the furnishing of Franklin County,
Mississippi with petroleum products and related items for the period
beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, as follows:
A. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
1. Motor Oils - All Weights & Grades
2. Greases and Oils - All Types, Weights and Grades
3. Hot and cold asphalt mix and all grades of oil mix including MC, RC,
AC, RS, SS, EPR1, and EA.
B. PETROLEUM RELATED ITEMS
1. Bids will be received for hauling, spreading, rolling, and finishing
hot mix asphalt.
2. Bids will be received for furnishing equipment, labor and services
necessary to apply liquid asphalt and to haul and spread aggregate for
same.
All bids requested hereinabove should be made for the period of January
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Contracts will be awarded to the
lowest and/or best competitive bidder and the Board reserves the right
to reject any and/or all bids.
Published by order of the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, this
the 20th of November, 2023.
Jill J. Gilbert,
Chancery Clerk
(If the agency is closed for any reason, including but not limited to:
acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts or war, epidemics,
governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, earthquakes,
floods, or other natural disasters, (the "Force Majeure Events"),
which closure prevents the opening of bids at the advertised date and
time, all bids received shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the
next business day that the agency shall be open and at the previously
advertised time. The new date and time of the bid opening, as
determined in accordance with this paragraph, shall not be advertised,
and all Vendors/Contractors, upon submission of a bid proposal, shall be
deemed to have knowledge of and shall have agreed to the provisions of
this paragraph. Bids shall be received by the agency until the new date
and time of the bid opening as set forth herein. The agency shall not
be held responsible for the receipt of any bids for which the delivery
was attempted and failed due to the closure of the agency as a result of
a Force Majeure Event. Each Vendor/Contractor shall be required to
ensure the delivery and receipt of its bid by the agency prior to the
new date and time of the bid opening.)
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk comply with Section 31-7-13(c),
MCA, 1972, as amended, and file with the Mississippi Procurement
Technical Assistance Program, P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205, a copy
of this order, as published, and to electronically file a copy at
ORDERED, this the 20th day of November, 2023, with all those supervisors
present voting "AYE".
Publish: December 7 & 14, 2023
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY WILKINSON, DECEASED
Executrix --- Mina Jo Schneyer
CAUSE NUMBER 2022-pr-0081-WS
RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: Wanda Denise Casteel
You have been made a Defendant in the suite filed in this Court by Mina
Jo Schneyer, in her capacity as Executrix of the Estate of Betty
Wilkinson, Deceased, whereby seeking the relief sought in the Petition
to Waive Final Accounting, Close Probate, and Discharge Executrix. You
are summoned to appear and defend against Petition at 10:30 a.m. on the
6th day of February 2024 in the Chancery Court of Franklin County,
Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things
demand 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 the seal of said Court, this 13th day of
November 2023.
Jill Jordan Gilbert
Chancery Clerk,
Franklin County
By: Erica Havard,
Deputy Clerk
Prepared By:
J. Daniel Smith, Esq.
Smith & Choudoir Law, PLLC
Attorney for the Estate of
Betty Wilkinson, Deceased
Post Office Box 2024
McComb, Mississippi 39649
Telephone: 601.249.3386
Facsimile: 601-249.3616
Mississippi Bar Number 7498
Publish: December 14, 21 & 28, 2023
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE FOR ABANDONMENT OF PUBLIC ROAD
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County,
Mississippi, will hold a public hearing at 10:00 a. m. on Tuesday,
January 16th, 2024, in the Supervisor's Board Room at the Franklin
County, Mississippi Courthouse in the Town of Meadville, Franklin
County, Mississippi, on the question of the abandonment of a section of
that certain public road which is a part of the county road system being
described as follows:
IN SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST
All that part and portion of Bowlin Lane SE lying and being situated
Westerly of the East line of the West half of the West half of the
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (W1/2 of W1/2 of SE1/4 of SW1/4),
and Westerly of any Northerly extension of said line, in Section 19,
Township 5 North, Range 5 East, Franklin County, Mississippi;
RESOLVED on this the 4th day of December, 2023 and by order of the
Franklin County Board of Supervisors.
/s/ JILL JORDAN GILBERT
/s/ ERICA HAVARD
JILL JORDAN GILBERT,
FRANKLIN COUNTY
CHANCERY CLERK
BY: ERICA HAVARD,
DEPUTY CHANCERY CLERK
Publish December 14, 2023 and December 21, 2023
FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS CASH DISBURSEMENTS JOURNAL PAYMENTS
FROM: 11/01/2023 THRU 11/30/2023 FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024
GENERAL COUNTY: Absolute Print Solutions: 1,128.68; AJFC: 275.00; Amite
County Sheriff: 2,170.00; Barefield Workplace Solutions: 101.28;
Beesley, Walter: 1,396.25; Communication Specialist, Inc.: 106.00;
Diversified Control, Inc.: 4,997.00; Dry, Carrie H.: 1,350.00; Duncan,
Justin L.: 385.00; Farmbelt Equipment: 239.26; Fielders Pro Shop:
1,087.15; Franklin Co. Dept. of Human Services: 100.00; Franklin County
Health Department: 833.33; Franklin County Memorial Hospital: 221.27;
Franklin County Memorial Hospital: 1,868.00; Franklin County Soil
Conservation: 2,000.00; Gilbert, Jill J.: 441.57; Gill, Billy P.:
875.00; Gregg Office Supply: 57.09; Halford Law Firm: 1,000.00; Highland
Services: 245.00; Home Hardware Center: 263.95; Hunt, Kelly Peeples:
207.75; Itech Systems Group, Inc.: 1,000.00; Jackson Paper Company:
477.60; Kaiser Enterprises Inc.: 912.32; Lawrence Printing Company:
511.55; Linton Glass LLC: 223.24; MASIT: 10,001.46; McGehee, McGehee &
Torrey: 1,000.00; McGehee, McGehee & Torrey: 2,742.50; Mississippi State
University: 3,526.68; Office of the State Auditor: 13,016.25; Pine Belt
Mental Healthcare: 2,051.85; Quill Corporation: 24.59; R. B. Wall Oil
Co.: 43.00; Rural Rapid Response: 17,916.66; Southwest Mississippi EPA:
133.30; Stebbins, Henry E.: 31.03; TCS USA: 394.00; Town of Bude: 92.55;
Town of Meadville: 378.79; Williams, Chuntel: 320.00; Cardmember
Service: 465.38; Franklin County Board of Education: 2,496.63; Halford,
Chancellor Debbra K.: 2,425.17; Touchstone, Joel: 659.66; Franklin
County Chancery Clerk's Office: 45.48; Franklin County Memorial
Hospital: 103.14; NACO-National Association of Counties: 450.00;
Franklin Telephone Company: 2,617.69; Magnolia Electric Power
Association: 70.00; Southwest Mississippi EPA: 88.90; Pitney Bowes Bank
Inc.: 600.00; State Treasury Fund 3053: 23,216.48; C Spire: 430.30;
Entergy: 3,743.80; Franklin Telephone Company: 267.49; Wilcher, Gladys:
298.53; U. S. Postmaster: 98.00; Delta Computer Systems, Inc.: 2,100.00;
Franklin Advocate: 1,452.64; Whitehead, Allan K.: 80.25; Belinda Stewart
Architects, PA: 6,977.91; Big M Supply, Co.: 712.48; Buffalo Services,
Inc.: 1,701.00; C Spire Wireless: 48.91; District 5 Volunteer Fire
Department: 75.00; Diversified Companies LLC: 1,000.00; Diversified
Companies LLC: 74.81; Entergy: 418.09; Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance:
350.00; Gregg Office Supply: 48.00; Halford Law Firm: 2,670.00; Kings
Discount Pharmacy: 119.65; Lawrence printing Company: 301.17; Leads
Online: 1,635.00; McGehee, McGehee & Torrey: 1,367.50; Mississippi Vital
Records: 12.00; Quill Corporation: 917.94; Thomson Reuters-West:
1,980.00; Walker, Warren: 1,750.00; Five Star #3: 234.70; Alesich,
Sandra: 100.00; Barnett, Suzanne C.: 100.00; Bee, Sabrina: 123.99;
Blackwell, Debra: 100.00; Bradford, Melinda: 120.00; Brown, Francis:
100.00; Brown, Lola T.: 100.00; Brown, Patricia A.: 154.53; Buras, Mary:
100.00; Calcote, Charles: 100.00; Cameron, Parthenia R.: 100.00;
Clanton, Sheila M.: 100.00; Coleman, Carolan Ann: 100.00; Cosnahan,
Calvin: 100.00; Covington, Tammy M.: 153.25; Covington, Tonya: 100.00;
Cupit, Carl: 100.00; Davis, Sharon: 100.00; Duncan, Hannah: 100.00;
Esters, Shirley: 100.00; Ezell, Patricia: 114.41; Flowers, Richmond:
100.00; Foley, Etta: 100.00; Foley Jr., Lawrence: 154.53; Ford, Shirley:
100.00; Franklin, Shakita: 100.00; Griffith, Thomas J.: 100.00;
Hamilton, Linda: 100.00; Harrell, Edith: 149.26; Harris, Wilhelmenia:
100.00; Havard, Erica: 100.00; Hockett, Maxine: 100.00; Hollingsworth,
Jack: 100.00; King, Chandra: 100.00; Lawson, Shauncee: 109.17;
Netterville, Brenda T.: 100.00; Partin, Debrah A.: 100.00; Partridge,
Alice: 158.57; Priest, Sharon: 100.00; Proby, James: 124.50; Purser,
Douglas C: 100.00; Recio, Tammie: 113.10; Rushing, F. Elizabeth: 130.64;
Smith, Christina D.: 100.00; Smith, Mary F.: 133.30; Steele, Patricia
Dianne: 165.22; Wallace, Tammye: 100.00; Whittington, Erika: 100.00;
Williams, Senoria: 100.00; Williams, Tonnette: 100.00; C Spire Wireless:
314.36; Gilbert, Jill J.: 186.54; MSU Secretarial Association SW MS:
30.00; Payroll Clearing Fund: 138,167.66. Fund Total: 284,452.68.
SPECIAL LEVY REAPPRAISAL-MAINT Payroll Clearing Fund: 720.24. Fund
Total: 720.24.
BOF -- PETTY CASH: FC Chancery -- Petty Cash: 696.73; FC Chancery --
Petty Cash: 1,902.15. Fund Total: 2,598.88.
REAPPRAISAL FUND (DEFRAY TAX) Tri-State Consulting Services, Inc.:
1,250.00; Herring Appraisal & Computer Svc. Inc.: 4,833.33. Fund Total:
6,083.33.
EMERGENCY 911 FUND (ENHANCED) AT&T: 2,880.00; C Spire: 755.00; Red Bud
Supply, Inc.: 26.47; Payroll Clearing Fund: 1,853.32. Fund Total:
5,514.79.
LAW LIBRARY Lexisnexis: 292.25. Fund Total: 292.25.
FIRE DEPARTMENT TAX SUPPORT Franklin Telephone Company: 48.06; Entergy:
45.28; Payroll Clearing Fund: 703.52. Fund Total: 796.86.
LATCF (TRIBAL FUNDS) Rural Rapid Response: 2,083.33. Fund Total:
2,083.33.
DISTRICT 1 MAINTENANCE Benard Miller: 26.67; Home Hardware Center:
344.28; Kaiser Enterprises Inc.: 1,839.13; Lenard Miller: 26.67; Puckett
Machinery Company: 138.85; Sharon L. Miller Davis: 26.66; Town of Roxie:
24.30; Trustmark National Bank: 3,644.03; UMB: 2,312.64; Franklin County
Solid Waste Department: 168.00; Buffalo Services, Inc.: 1,908.00;
Payroll Clearing Fund: 11,767.01. Fund Total: 22,226.24.
DISTRICT 2 MAINTENANCE Franklin County Water Association, Inc.: 20.00; K
& S Industrial Repair Inc.: 1,462.00; Kaiser Enterprises Inc.: 1,535.02;
Trustmark National Bank: 3,063.37; UMB: 3,238.01; Franklin County Solid
Waste Department: 168.00; Buffalo Services, Inc.: 2,574.00; Kaiser
Enterprises Inc.: 3,070.00; Payroll Clearing Fund: 16,910.42. Fund
Total: 32,040.82.
DISTRICT 3 MAINTENANCE Town of Bude: 92.50; UMB: 2,313.64; Entergy:
32.44; Franklin County Solid Waste Department: 168.00; Buffalo Services,
Inc.: 819.00; Payroll Clearing Fund: 10,713.83. Fund Total: 14,139.41.
DISTRICT 4 MAINTENANCE Farmbelt Equipment: 171.11; Franklin County Water
Association, Inc.: 20.00; Hancock Whitney Bank: 1,618.68; Hawley's
Tire & Maintenance: 1,116.00; Kaiser Enterprises Inc.: 3,902.71; Quill
Corporation: 110.98; Stribling Equipment, Inc.: 3,897.94; Trustmark
National Bank: 2,724.20; Entergy: 126.12; Franklin County Solid Waste
Department: 168.00; Bobby's Starter, Alternator & Elec. Serv. 198.52;
Buffalo Services, Inc.: 2,727.00; Farmbelt Equipment: 222.74; Oglesby
Enterprises: 990.00; R. B. Wall Oil Co.: 49.20; Smith, Tony S.: 650.00;
Payroll Clearing Fund: 22,071.32. Fund Total: 40,764.52.
DISTRICT 5 MAINTENANCE Kaiser Enterprises Inc.: 3,598.61; Sixtown Water
Association: 43.71; Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation:
1,120.81; Franklin County Solid Waste Department: 168.00; Magnolia
Electric Power Association: 100.98; Buffalo Services, Inc.: 576.00;
Oglesby Enterprises: 300.00; Payroll Clearing Fund: 14,157.13. Fund
Total: 20,065.24.
COUNTY WIDE ROAD MAINTENANCE Automotive Machine Co., Inc.: 125.00; B & O
Supply, Inc.: 115.08; Big M Supply, Co.: 191.43; Crain Ford Tractor
Sales: 2,154.09; Dunaway Equipment: 409.00; Farmbelt Equipment: 186.64;
Herring Auto Parts: 3,569.09; Home Hardware Center: 4.79; Kaiser
Enterprises Inc.: 1,071.62; Oglesby Enterprises: 2,848.00; Puckett
Machinery Company: 2,320.80; Radiator Warehouse: 19.00; Sullivans Auto:
89.95; Town of Meadville: 51.17; Waters international: 386.29; Franklin
Telephone Company: 365.35; Entergy: 375.97; Buffalo Services, Inc.:
247.95; Northern Safety Company, Inc.: 83.32; Old River Supply, Inc.:
225.00; Petroleum Equipment: 390.59; Puckett Machinery Company: 76.68;
Southern Tire Mart, Inc.: 446.48; Payroll Clearing Fund: 18,373.70. Fund
Total: 34,126.99.
COUNTY WIDE BRIDGE AND CULVERT Franklin County Water Association, Inc.:
350.00; Hope Enterprises LLC: 64,510.00; WGK Engineers & Surveyors:
7,346.00; WGK Engineers & Surveyors: 625.00; Greenbriar, DSLP:
21,900.00; Payroll Clearing Fund: 3,395.15. Fund Total: 98,126.15.
STATE AID ROAD FUND WGK Engineers & Surveyors: 8,569.89. Fund Total:
8,569.89.
ARPA -- AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT Trustmark National Bank: 3,444.03;
18,860.00. Fund Total: 22,304.03.
DISTRICT 2 USE TAX Dickerson & Bowen inc.: 55,069.47; APAC-MS Inc.:
23,760.38; Dickerson & Bowen Inc.: 14,691.78. Fund Total: 93,521.63.
DISTRICT 4 USE TAX Dunn Roadbuilders, L.L.C.: 1,719.70; Smith, Patty:
192.00. Fund Total: 1,911.70.
SANITATION AND WASTE REMOVAL B & O Supply, Inc.: 40.44; Greenway
Environmental Services: 20,249.19; Kaiser Enterprises Inc.: 3,837.56;
Town of Bude: 160.50; Truck Worx: 1,771.86; UMB: 6,595.03; UMB:
6,661.64; Franklin Telephone Company: 170.16; Franklin Rubber Resources
LLC: 734.00; Corporate Billing, LLC: 367.87; Entergy: 114.21;
Fleetistics: 55.60; Delta Computer Systems, Inc.: 255.00; Buffalo
Services, Inc.: 3,996.00; Entergy: 122.14; Greenway Environmental
Services: 3,043.15; Northern Saftey Company, Inc.: 79.80; Five Star #3:
1,114.05; Fleetistics: 55.60; Diversified Companies LLC: 3,205.89;
Payroll Clearing Fund: 41,349.65. Fund Total: 93,979.34.
JUDICIAL ASSESSMENT CLEARING Mississippi Department of Public Safety:
1,009.50; Mississippi Department of Public Safety: 50.00; State
Treasurer: 12,691.15. Fund Total: 13,750.65.
REGIONAL LIBRARY Lincoln-Lawrence Regional Library: 1,094.21. Fund
Total: 1,094.21.
PAYROLL CLEARING Boston Mutual Life: 27.12; Brand & Sanford PLLC:
105.89; Department of Revenue State of Mississippi: 136.24; MASA:
308.00; MS Dept. of Human Services: 990.00; Principal Life Insurance
Company: 3,390.49; Total Net Pay: 146,748.33. Fund Total: 151,706.07.
CO-LIN MAINTENANCE Copiah-Lincoln Junior College: 1,510.19. Fund Total:
1,510.19.
CO-LIN IMPROVEMENT Copiah-Lincoln Junior College: 1,477.39. Fund Total:
1,477.39.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE Scenic Rivers Development Alliance:
10,000.00. Fund Total: 10,000.00.
CHANCERY CLERK EMPLOYEE CLEARING Payroll Clearing Fund: 2,225.09. Fund
Total: 2,225.09.
Total Disbursements posted to ledger: $966,081.92
Net Disbursements: $966,081.92.
Publish: December 12, 2023
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