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

halford@halfordlawfirm.com

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

bids@mscpc.com.

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

bids@mississippi.org.

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