Public Notices 02-15-24

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF FRANKLIN

WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms

and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated June 28, 2010, executed by

REGINA TENNER and WENDELL TENNER, JR. conveying certain real property

therein described to DAVID W. KIOUS, as Trustee, for Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Guaranty

Trust Company, Original Beneficiary, to secure the indebtedness therein

described, as same appears of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk

of Franklin County, Mississippi filed and recorded June 30, 2010, in

Deed Book 272, Page 736; and

WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was transferred

and assigned to U.S. Bank Trust National Association as trustee for

Brackenridge Mortgage Trust; and

WHEREAS, Rubin Lublin, LLC has been appointed as Substitute Trustee; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the

undersigned so to do, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent,

by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said

Substitute Trustee shall, on February 22, 2024 within the lawful hours

of sale between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM at the north front door of the

Courthouse proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best

bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described

property situated in Franklin County, Mississippi, to wit:

LOTS 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, AND 12 OF BLOCK 26 OF THE ORIGINAL SURVEY OF THE

TOWN OF ROXIE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, EXCEPT THAT PART OF LOTS 9

AND 12 LYING EAST OF OLD HIGHWAY 84 BEING THE SAME LANDS CONVEYED TO

LEWIS WALKER WILKINSON, JR., BY SARA WILKINSON HADSKEY AS EVIDENCED IN

THE RECORDS OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK IN DEED BOOK F-5, PAGE

303. ALSO BEING THE SAME LANDS CONVEYED TO LEWIS WALKER WILKINSON, JR.,

BY LEWIS WALKER WILKINSON, SR., AS EVIDENCED IN THE LAND RECORDS IN THE

OFFICE OF THE CHANCERY CLERK OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, IN DEED

BOOK F-5, PAGE 305.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be

85 FLORIDA STREET, ROXIE, MS 39661. In the event of any discrepancy

between this street address and the legal description of the property,

the legal description shall control.

Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will

convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.

THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED

WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Rubin Lublin, LLC

428 North Lamar Blvd, Suite 107

Oxford, MS 38655

rlselaw.com/property-listing

Tel: (877) 813-0992

Fax: (470) 508-9401

PUBLISH: 01/25/2024, 02/01/2024, 02/08/2024, 02/15/2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES MELTON ROBINSON, SR., DECEASED

CAUSE NO. 2023-54-DKH

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 29th day of November,

2023, by the Chancery Court of the County of Franklin, State of

Mississippi, to the undersigned upon the Estate of CHARLES MELTON

ROBINSON SR., deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having

claims against said estate to present the same to the Clerk of said

Court for probate and registration according to law within ninety (90)

days from this date, or they will be forever barred.

This the 7th day of December, 2023.

s/CHARLES MELTON ROBINSON,JR.,

EXECUTOR

Prepared by:

s/SARA J. HEMPHILL

MS BAR #102367

Jones Law Group, P. A.

P O Box 436

Liberty MS 39645-0436

601/657-4801 - phone

601/657-4802 - fax

Publish: Feb. 1, Feb. 8 & Feb. 15, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF MEGHAN ANN PHENALD

AND ANTHONY THOMAS PHENALD

FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR CHILD

NAMED HEREIN

CAUSE NO. 23-103

RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF FRANKLIN

TO: Logan Newberry and Any Unknown Putative Father of the minor child

named in the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption

You have been made Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by Meghan

Ann Phenald and Anthony Thomas Phenald seeking to terminate your

parental rights to the minor child, A.A.J. and to adopt the minor child,

A.A.J., who is described in the Petition for Termination of Parental

Rights and Adoption.

You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition for

Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption filed against you in this

action at 9:00 O'Clock A.M. on the 5th day of March, 2024, in the

courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse in 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 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 24th day of

January, 2024.

/s/ Jill Jordan Gilbert

CHANCERY CLERK OF FRANKLIN COUNTY

(seal)

Document Prepared by:

E. Catherine Boone

P.O. Box 65

Centreville, MS 39631

601-890-1113

888-897-1513 (fax)

ecboone@gmail.com

Publish: Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 15 & Feb. 22, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CHARLOTTE H. JONES,

DECEASED

CAUSE NO. 2023-128

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 23rd day of January,

2024, by the Chancery Court of the County of Franklin, State of

Mississippi, to the undersigned upon the Estate of Charlotte H. Jones,

deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against

said estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate

and registration according to law within ninety (90) days from this

date, or they will be forever barred.

THIS the 24th day of January, 2024.

JIMMY W. JONES

PREPARED BY:

LANE B. REED

MISS. BAR NO. 10002

MARY KATHRYN WILLIAMSON

MISS. BAR NO. 103000

ASHLEY A. JOHNSON

MISS. BAR NO. 105313

McGEHEE, McGEHEE & TORREY

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

POST OFFICE BOX 188

MEADVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39653

TELEPHONE: 601-384-2343

FACSIMILE: 601-384-5442

ELECTRONIC MAIL: mmtlaw@mmtlaw.net

Publish: Feb. 1, Feb. 8 & Feb . 15, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEREMY EMERSON PICKETT, DECEASED

CAUSE NO. 2023-0076

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters of Administration having been granted on the 21st day of August,

2023, by the Chancery Court of Franklin County, Mississippi, to the

undersigned Administratrix of the Estate of Jeremy Emerson Pickett,

Deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against

the Estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate

and registration according to law within ninety (90) days from the date

of the first publication of the Notice, or they will be forever barred.

Witness my signature, this the 29th day of November, 2023.

/s/ ANGEL-SKIE MARIE PICKETT

Administratix

This instrument prepared by:

ROBERT R. WILLIARD, ESQ.

Mississippi Bar No. 7288

306 Maxey Drive, Suite C

Post Office Box 1467

Brandon, Mississippi 39043

Telephone: (601) 824-9797

Email: rusty@rustywilliardlaw.com

Publish: Feb. 1, Feb. 8 & Feb. 15, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFLYDIA DUNN MARCUM

CAUSE NO. 2023-0072-WS

RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF LYDIA DUNN MARCUM, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN

HEIRS AT LAW OF RONALD WAYNE MARCUM, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW

OF TRAMPUS RICHARDSON, DECEASED.

You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Martin

Dunn, Petitioner, seeking to administer the intestate estate and

determine the heirs at law of Lydia Dunn Marcum and other relief.

You are summoned to appear and defend against the complaint or petition

filed against you in this action at 9:00 o'clock A.M. on the 5th day of

March, 2024, at the Courtroom of the Franklin County Chancery Court 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 the complaint or petition.

You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do

so if you choose.

Issued under my hand and seal of said Court on this the 31st day of

January, 2024.

JILL GILBERT

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK

BY: Erica Havard, D.C.

Amy D. Foster

AMY D. FOSTER LAW, PLLC

P.O. Box 944

Liberty, MS 39645

(601) 870-6106

amy@amyfosterlaw.com

Publish: Feb. 8, Feb. 15 & Feb. 22, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LYDIA DUNN MARCUM

CAUSE NO. 2023-0072-WS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters of Administration having been granted on the 21st day of August,

2023 by the Chancery Court of Franklin County , Mississippi, to the

undersigned upon the estate of Lydia Dunn Marcum, Deceased, notice is

hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate to present

the same to the Clerk of the Chancery Court of said County for probate

and registration according to law within ninety (90) days after the date

of the first publication hereof, or they will be forever barred.

This the 31st day of January, 2024.

MARTIN DUNN

Administrator

Amy D. Foster

AMY D. FOSTER LAW, PLLC

P.O. Box 944

Liberty, MS 39645

(601) 870-6106

amy@amyfosterlaw.com

Publish: Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22 & Feb. 29, 2024

Advertisement for Bids

Sealed Bids for Contract No. 1 -- New AMR System Installation will be

received by The Town of Meadville herein called the "Owner", at the

Town Hall located at 75 Main Street, Meadville, MS 39653 until 10:00 AM,

(Local Time) on March 12, 2024, and then at said office publicly opened

and read aloud. Bidders who wish to submit bid electronically in lieu

of a sealed bid may submit their bid through www.dunganeng.com.

The Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may be examined at the

following locations:

* Meadville Town Hall, 75 Main Street, Meadville, MS 39653,

601-384-5208

* Dungan Engineering, P. A., 120 E Chickasaw St, Brookhaven, MS 39601,

601-823-7026.

The Bid Schedule may be examined at the following locations:

* Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP)

Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business Development

Woolfolk Building, 501 North West Street, Suite B 01 Jackson, MS 39201

Contact: Carlyn McGee, 601-359-3448

* Mississippi Contract Procurement Center (Main Office) 1636 Pops

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Contact: Marcia MacDowell, 228-396-1288

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from the website of

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nonrefundable and must be purchased through the website to be on the

official plan holders list. For questions regarding website

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662-407-0193.

Minority and women's business enterprises are solicited to bid on this

contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries

regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, material

and/or supply needs.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are

expected to be funded in whole or in part by anticipated funds from the

ARPA Mississippi Municipality & County Water Infrastructure Grant

Program (MMCWI). Neither the State of Mississippi, the Local

Governments and MDEQ, nor any of their employees is or will be a party

to this invitation for bids or any resulting or related contracts. This

procurement will be subject to all applicable sections of the

Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as they apply to local governments,

in accordance with MMCWI Program Regulations.

Based on the Assistance Listing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal

Recovery Funds and Part 2 of the US Treasury State and Local Fiscal

Recovery Funds Compliance and Reporting Guidance (v3.0 February 2022)

(Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions will be

required in all contracts:

* Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions

* Subpart B, General provisions

* Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal

Awards (except 2 CFR 200.204, .205, .210, and .213

* Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR

200.305(b)(8) & (9), .308, .039, and .320(c)(4))

* Subpart E, Cost Principles

* Subpart F, Audit Requirements

* 2 CFR Part 25 (Universal Identifier & System Award Management)

* 2 CFR Part 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation

Information)

* 2 CFR Part 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide

Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement)

* 2 CFR 200 Appendix ii

The Town of Meadville is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and hereby

notifies all bidders will be afforded the full opportunity to submit

bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated

against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin,

age, disability, sexual preference, marital or veteran status, or any

other legally protected status in consideration for an award.

Bid preparation will be in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders

bound in the Documents. The Town of Meadville, MS reserves the right to

waive irregularities and to reject any and/or all bids.

TOWN OF MEADVILLE, MS

By: /s/ Lane Reed,

MAYOR

Publish: Feb. 8 & Feb. 15, 2024

SPECIAL MASTER'S NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF FRANKLIN

WHEREAS, on October 31, 2023, a Decree to Execute Judgment Lien was

entered in Franklin County Chancery Court Cause No. 2018-0146, styled

Maxine Edwards Hadskey vs. Alma Jean Cochran, Martha Lucille Oakman,

Debbie Aline Adams, Johnny Wade Halford, Deborah Janet "Debbie"

Bankston Halford, Kristi Lynn Halford Hester, Brandi Nicole Halford

Hollingsworth, William J. Davis, Jerry Davis, The Unknown Heirs at Law

of Hattie Halford, The Unknown Heirs at Law of Eula Mae Halford Davis,

The Unknown Heirs at Law of L.H. Halford, The Unknown Heirs at Law of

Marion Thomas Halford, Sr., The Unknown Heirs at Law of Willie J. Davis,

The Unknown Heirs at Law of Julius Robert Halford, The Unknown Heirs at

Law of Barbara Faye Davis, The Unknown Heirs at Law of William J. Davis,

Sr., The Unknown Heirs at Law of Ronnie K. Davis, The Unknown Heirs at

Law of Alma Halford Carlock, The Unknown Heirs at Law of Minnie Halford

Edwards, The Unknown Heirs at Law of Aaron T. Halford Sr., The Unknown

Heirs at Law of Grace Helen Halford, The Unknown Heirs at Law of Aaron

Thomas "Bud" Halford, Jr., and Any and All Persons Claiming An

Interest in the Hereinafter Described Real Property, referenced to which

decree is hereby made for all purposes.

AND WHEREAS, by virtue of said decree, Jill Jordan Gilbert, the Chancery

Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi, was duly appointed as Special

Master to conduct the sale of the hereinafter described real property,

as more particularly described as follows, to-wit:

TRACT II

SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST

Commence at a found 4x4 concrete monument marking the Northeast corner

of Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 2 East, Franklin County,

Mississippi, and run South 00deg32'56" West 228.09 feet along the Section

line to a set 1/2 inch rebar and POINT OF BEGINNING. From POINT OF

BEGINNING, run South 00deg32'56" West 14.36 feet along the Section line

to a set 1/2 inch rebar; thence run West 478.69 feet to a set pk nail in

the center of Smyrnia Road; thence run North 05deg05'39" West 14.42 feet

along said center of Smyrnia Road to a set pk nail; thence leaving

Smyrnia Road, run East 480.11 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said

property being situated in part of the Northeast Quarter of Northeast

Quarter (NE1/4-NE1/4) of Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 2 East,

Franklin County, Mississippi, and contains 0.158 acres, more or less.

Bearings referenced to a true meridian as determined by GPS Observation

(RTK Solution) as shown on survey plat of G. P. Engineering & Surveying,

PLLC, dated March 15, 2022.

TRACT IV

SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST

Commence at a found 4x4 concrete monument marking the Northeast corner

of Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 2 East, Franklin County,

Mississippi, and run South 00deg32'56" West 247.25 feet along the Section

line to a set 1/2 inch rebar and POINT OF BEGINNING. From POINT OF

BEGINNING, run South 00deg32'56" West 4.80 feet along the Section line to

a set 1/2 inch rebar; thence run West 478.60 feet to a set pk nail in the

center of Smyrnia Road; thence run North 4.80 feet along said center of

Smyrnia Road to a set pk nail; thence leaving Smyrnia Road, run East

478.65 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said property being situated in

part of the Northeast Quater of Northeast Quarter (NE1/4-NE1/4) of

Section 23, Township 5 North, Range 2 East, Franklin County,

Mississippi, and contains 0.053 acres, more or less. Bearings

referenced to a true meridian as determined by GPS Observation (RTK

Solution) as shown on survey plat of G. P. Engineering & Surveying,

PLLC, dated March 15, 2022.

NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, Jill Jordan Gilbert, the

duly appointed and qualified Special Master herein, will on the 23rd day

of February, 2024, during legal hours at the North front door of the

Franklin County Courthouse in Meadville, Mississippi, offer for sale to

the highest bidder for cash the above described property.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Chancery Court of Franklin County,

Mississippi, will conduct a hearing on confirmation of such sale and

other related matters on March 5, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at the Franklin

County Courthouse in, Meadville, Mississippi or as soon thereafter as

counsel may be heard.

I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Special Master in

the above mentioned Chancery Cause.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 1st day of February, 2024.

BY: JILL JORDAN GILBERT,

SPECIAL MASTER

Prepared by:

LANE B. REED

MISS. BAR NO. 10002

MARY KATHRYN WILLIAMSON

MISS. BAR NO. 103000

ASHLEY A. JOHNSON

MISS. BAR NO. 105313

McGEHEE, McGEHEE & TORREY

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

POST OFFICE BOX 188

MEADVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39653

TELEPHONE: 601-384-2343

FACSIMILE: 601-384-5442

ELECTRONIC MAIL: mmtlaw@mmtlaw.net

Publish: Feb. 8, Feb. 15 & Feb. 22, 2024

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

FIRST BANK, PLAINTIFF

V.

JUSTIN G. JOHNSON, DEFENDANT

CA NO. 2023-CV-0080

SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: Justin G. Johnson, 15609 Hwy. 98, Smithdale, MS 39664

You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by First

Bank, Plaintiff seeking collection of debt. There are no other

Defendants in this action.

You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the

complaint filed against you in this action to Bradley R. Boerner, Esq.,

attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is P. O. Box 205,

Brookhaven, Mississippi 39602-0205 and whose street address is 117 S.

Railroad Ave., Brookhaven, Mississippi 39601.

YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS

AFTER FEBRUARY 8, 2024, 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 said Court, on this the 29th day of

January, 2024.

Warren Walker, Circuit Clerk of

Franklin County, Mississippi

(Seal)

Hannah Duncan, D.C.

Publish: Feb. 8, Feb. 15 & Feb. 22, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SADIE PEARL GILMORE JONES

CAUSE NO. 2024-001

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of February, 2024, Letters of Administration in

the estate of Sadie Pearl Gilmore Jones, deceased, were granted and

issued to the undersigned as Administrator by the Chancery Court of

Franklin County, Mississippi, in Cause No. 2024-001.

NOW, THEREFORE, all persons having claims against the estate of said

decedent are hereby notified and required to have the same probated,

registered and allowed by the Clerk of the Chancery Court of Franklin

County, Mississippi, within ninety (90) days after the date of the first

publication of this notice, and all claims not so probated, registered

and allowed within ninety (90) days will be forever barred.

WITNESS our signatures on this the 2nd day of February, 2024.

/s/ Gary W. Jones

GARY W. JONES

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE

OF SADIE PEARL GILMORE JONES, Deceased

Grayson R. Lewis (MSB #100699)

Lewis Law Firm, PLLC

P. O. Box 1246

Natchez, MS 39121

601/445-5040

Attorney for the Estate

Publish: Feb. 8, Feb. 15 & Feb. 22, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SADIE PEARL GILMORE JONES CAUSE NO.

2024-001

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF FRANKLIN

TO: ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS,

DEVISEES OR LEGATEES, AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN,

CLAIMING OR HAVING A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF SADIE

PEARL GILMORE JONES, DECEASED

You have been made a respondent in the Petition for Determination of

Heirship and Other Relief filed in this Court by Gary W. Jones, seeking

to determine and confirm the heirs at law of Sadie Pearl Gilmore Jones,

who died on August 10, 2022.

You are summoned to appear and defend against the petition filed against

you in this action at 9:00 o'clock A.M., on the 30th day of April,

2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,

Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear or defend, a judgment

will be entered against you for the things and matters demanded in said

Petition.

You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do

so if you desire.

Issued under my hand and seal of said Court this 2nd day of February,

2024.

Jill Jordan Gilbert, Chancery Clerk

By /s/ Erica Havard

Deputy Clerk

Grayson R. Lewis (MSB #100699)

Lewis Law Firm, PLLC

P. O. Box 1246

Natchez, MS 39121

601/445-5040

Attorney for the Estate

Publish: Feb. 8, Feb. 15 & Feb. 22, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LORRAINE B. STEELE, DECEASED

CAUSE NO. 19CH1:23-pr-00124-WS

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF LORRAINE B. STEELE, DECEASED

You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by Wanda

Steele Hart seeking determination of the heirs at law of Lorraine B.

Steele, Deceased.

You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition filed against

you in this action at 10:30 o'clock A.M. on the 2nd day of April,

2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse in 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

the Petition.

You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do

so if you desire.

Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 5th day of

February, 2024.

JILL JORDAN GILBERT

CHANCERY CLERK

OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

BY: /s/ Erica Havard , D.C.

(SEAL)

Publish: February 15, 22, and 29, 2024

BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI

RE: PETITION OF MISS-LOU OPERATING, LLC FOR AN EXTENSION OF INACTIVE

WELL STATUS UNDER STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR WELLS LOCATED IN THE ST. QUENTIN

FIELD, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

DOCKET NO. 88-2024-D

PUBLIC NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE that Miss-Lou Operating, LLC ("Petitioner") has filed a

Petition with the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board under the above

docket requesting an extension of the inactive well classification under

Statewide Rule 28 for the following wells ("the Wells") in the St.

Quentin Field, Franklin County, Mississippi

1. Central Lumber Mineral Co. 6-13 No. 1 Well (API No. 23-037-21505)

2. Central Lumber Co. 12 No. 2 Well (API No. 23-037-21503)

3. Sajo Corp. 6-6 No. 1 Well (API No. 23-037-21493)

4. Central Lumber Co. 12-1 No. 1 Well (API No. 23-037-21492)

5. Central Lumber Co. 6-1 No. 1 Well (API No. 23-037-21480)

and for other relief as set forth in the Petition.

The Petition in this matter is on file in the records in the office of

the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board and may there be examined.

The Petition will be heard by said Board at 9:00 a.m. on the 20th day of

March, 2024, at 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi

39202, at which time and place you may appear and contest said matter.

If you intend to contest the Docket or request a continuance you must

notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative of your intention

in writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2024, which is

seven (7) days prior to the date stated above for the hearing. Failure

to so notify the Board and the Petitioner's representative shall be a

waiver of your right to contest or request a continuance.

You are advised the Board may adopt an order concerning a Petition which

may differ from the relief requested by the Petitioner and the Board

will enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in

accordance with the evidence presented.

DATED this the 7th day of February, 2024.

MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL & GAS BOARD

By: /s/ Jesse S. New

Jesse S. New

Executive Director

PETITIONER'S COUNSEL:

William F. Blair

BLAIR, BONDURANT & PATTERSON, P.A.

Post Office Box 321423

Flowood, MS 39232

(601) 992-4477

bill@bbfirm.com

Publish: Feb. 15, 2024

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 Monday, March

18th, 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 33, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST

The portion of Cemetery Lane past the old Thornton Cemetery which is

approximately .4 mile from Highway 570. Said portion is more

specifically described as all that part and portion of Cemetery Lane SE

lying and being situated Northerly of the South line of the South Half

of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (S 1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW

1/4) in Section 33, Township 5 North, Range 5 East, Franklin County,

Mississippi.

RESOLVED on this the 5th day of February, 2024 and by order of the

Franklin County Board of Supervisors.

/s/ JILL JORDAN GILBERT

JILL JORDAN GILBERT,

FRANKLIN COUNTY

CHANCERY CLERK

Publish: Feb. 15 & Feb. 22, 2024

FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS CASH DISBURSEMENTS JOURNAL PAYMENTS

FROM: 01/01/2024 THRU 01/31/2024 FISCALYEAR 2023-2024

GENERAL COUNTY:

Kelley, Kristi: 282.96; Steele, Anthony: 2,500.00; Steele, Anthony:

1,200.00; AJFC: 275.00; Amy Foster Ryan: 150.00; Atmos Energy: 718.66;

Barefield Workplace Solutions: 55.75; Beesley, Walter: 1,197.94; Big M

Supply, Co.: 147.84; Brandon Service Company, Inc.: 878.74; C Spire

Wireless: 503.93; Delta Computer Systems, Inc.: 1,558.20; Delta Computer

Systems, Inc.: 2,100.00; Dry, Carrie H.: 1,150.00; Entergy: 315.82;

Entergy: 3,044.90; Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance: 175.00; Fisher Brown

Bottrell Insurance: 263.00; Franklin Advocate: 570.06; Franklin Co.

Dept. of Human Services: 100.00; Franklin County Board of Education:

8,191.08; Franklin County Health Department: 833.33; Franklin County

Soil Conservation: 2,000.00; Franklin County Solid Waste Department:

648.00; Franklin Telephone Company: 1,718.74; Gill, Billy P.: 728.35;

Gregg Office Supply: 329.62; Halford Law Firm: 1,000.00; Highland

Services: 245.00; Home Hardware Center: 89.98; Hunt, Kelly Peeples:

197.27; Itech Systems Group, Inc.: 1,000.00; Lawrence Printing Company:

2,553.12; Magcor Industries: 147.00; Magnolia Electric Power

Association: 70.00; McGehee, McGehee & Torrey: 1,000.00; Mississippi

Vital Records: 33.00; Mississippi State University: 3,525.88; MSCMEA:

900.00; Office of the State Auditor: 835.00; Otis Elevator Company:

3,011.16; Pine Belt Mental Healthcare: 2,051.85; Pitney Bowes Bank Inc.:

807.87; Pitney Bowes Bank Inc.: 1,500.00; Quill Corporation: 281.03; R.

B. Wall Oil Co.: 36.01; Rural Rapid Response: 17,916.66; Sermos, Gus G.:

750.00; Southwest Mississippi EPA: 231.56; Speed, Thomas Walton:

1,000.00; SW MS Planning & Development District: 1,325.50; SW MS

Planning & Development District: 3,200.50; TCS USA: 115.00; Town of

Bude: 92.50; Town of Meadville: 201.56; Williams, Chuntel: 320.00;

Cardmember Service: 295.80; Amite County Board of Supervisors: 469.50; C

Spire: 1,299.13; Delta Computer Systems, Inc.: 800.00; Diversified

Companies LLC: 1,000.00; Franklin Telephone Company: 531.79; McGehee,

McGehee & Torrey: 2,937.50; MJCJA: 600.00; MS Department of Revenue:

16.00; Quill Corporation: 267.98; Barefield Workplace Solutions: 12.66;

Big M Supply, Co.: 639.88; Buckels, Julie: 598.17; Concordia Parish

Sheriff's Department: 450.00; Franklin Telephone Company: 368.47;

Gator Graphix: 119.81; Home Hardware Center: 22.49; Jackson Paper

Company: 318.40; Kaiser Enterprises Inc.: 3,097.18; MS Department of

Revenue: 12.00; Office of the State Auditor: 564.60; R. B. Wall Oil Co.:

43.00; Ross Jackson Plumbing, Inc.: 688.71; C Spire Wireless: 48.91;

Diversified Companies LLC: 383.88; State Treasurer Fund 33713: 60.00;

Five Star #3: 61.00; Payroll Clearing Fund: 145,980.75. Fund Total:

237,498.98.

SPECIAL LEVY REAPPRAISAL-MAINT

Payroll Clearing Fund: 1,600.48. Fund Total: 1,600.48.

BOF -- PETTY CASH

FC Chancery -- Petty Cash: 743.78; FC Chancery -- Petty Cash: 400.13.

Fund Total: 1,143.91.

REAPPRAISAL FUND (DEFRAY TAX)

Herring Appraisal & Computer Svc. Inc.: 4,833.33; Tri-State Consulting

Services, Inc.: 1,250.00. Fund Total: 6,083.33.

EMERGENCY 911 FUND (ENHANCED)

M&M Micro Systems, Inc.: 2,500.00; Revcord: 2,841.99; AT&T: 2,880.00; C

Spire: 755.00; Payroll Clearing Fund: 2,017.90. Fund Total: 10,994.89.

LAW LIBRARY

Lexisnexis: 292.25. Fund Total: 292.25.

FIRE DEPARTMENT TAX SUPPORT

Franklin Telephone Company: 48.07; Entergy: 45.98; Penguin Management,

Inc.: 2,532.00; Payroll Clearing Fund: 709.72. Fund Total: 3,335.77.

ROXIE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Emergency Equipment Professionals: 2,591.80. Fund Total: 2,591.80.

LATCF (TRIBAL FUNDS)

Rural Rapid Response: 2,083.33. Fund Total: 2,083.33.

DISTRICT 1 MAINTENANCE

Benard Miller: 26.67; Entergy: 88.38; Lenard Miller: 26.67; Sharon L.

Miller Davis: 26.66; Town of Roxie: 27.00; Trustmark National Bank:

3,444.03; UMB: 2,312.64; Cardmember Service: 206.08; C Spire Wireless:

64.03; Payroll Clearing Fund: 9,885.41. Fund Total: 16,107.57.

DISTRICT 2 MAINTENANCE

Entergy: 62.14; Franklin County Water Association, Inc.: 20.00; UMB:

3,238.01; Oglesby Enterprises: 500.00; Payroll Clearing Fund: 13,713.40.

Fund Total: 17,533.55.

DISTRICT 3 MAINTENANCE

Entergy: 77.08; Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance: 1,139.00; Gant, Eric:

121.83; Town of Bude: 92.50; UMB: 2,312.64; Cardmember Service: 206.08;

Entergy: 32.44; Payroll Clearing Fund: 10,486.87. Fund Total: 14,468.44.

DISTRICT 4 MAINTENANCE

First-Citizens Bank & Trust: 2,899.08; Franklin County Water

Association, Inc.: 20.00; Hancock Whitney Bank: 1,618.68; Entergy:

151.97; R. B. Wall Oil Co.: 51.32; Trustmark National Bank: 2,724.20;

Payroll Clearing Fund: 22,734.08. Fund Total: 30,199.33.

DISTRICT 5 MAINTENANCE

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation: 1,120.81; Fisher Brown

Bottrell Insurance: 1,139.00; Jordan, Norris A.: 120.52; Sixtown Water

Association: 51.67; Cardmember Service: 206.08; Hawleys Tire &

Maintenance: 1,659.00; Home Hardware Center: 34.80; Kaiser Enterprises

Inc.: 1,684.98; Payroll Clearing Fund: 15,113.83. Fund Total: 21,130.69.

COUNTY WIDE ROAD MAINTENANCE

Atmos Energy: 331.57; Big M Supply, Co.: 217.55; C Spire Wireless:

22.57; Dunaway Equipment: 19.20; Franklin Telephone Company: 362.71;

Town of Meadville: 50.39; Entergy: 278.84; Payroll Clearing Fund:

17,585.68. Fund Total: 18,868.51.

COUNTY WIDE BRIDGE AND CULVERT

Payroll Clearing Fund: 3,513.09. Fund Total: 3,513.09.

STATE AID ROAD FUND

WGK Engineers & Surveyors: 22,131.00. Fund Total: 22,131.00.

ARPA -- AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT

Trustmark National Bank: 3,444.03. Fund Total: 3,444.03.

DISTRICT 1 USE TAX

Dickerson & Bowen Inc.: 6,520.78; Terral River Service: 3,566.94. Fund

Total: 10,087.72.

DISTRICT 2 USE TAX

Dickerson & Bowen Inc.: 7,743.80. Fund Total: 7,743.80.

DISTRICT 5 USE TAX

Dickerson & Bowen Inc.: 862.65. Fund Total: 862.65.

SANITATION AND WASTE REMOVAL

Diversified Companies LLC: 3,000.00; Delta Computer Systems, Inc.:

255.00; Diversified Companies LLC: 246.33; Dunaway Equipment: 1,370.30;

Entergy: 119.50; Fleetistics: 111.20; Franklin Telephone Company:

405.08; Greenway Environmental Services: 4,596.44; Greenway

Environmental Services: 2,561.24; Home Hardware Center: 130.56; K & S

Industrial Repair Inc.: 5,244.00; Northern Safety Company, Inc.: 68.00;

Town of Bude: 160.50; UMB: 6,595.03; UMB: 6,661.64; Entergy: 101.49;

Five Star #3: 322.42; Greenway Environmental Services: 2,324.33; Hawleys

Tire & Maintenance: 364.00; Greenway Environmental Services: 1,559.70;

Five Star #3: 284.08; Payroll Clearing Fund: 41,177.81. Fund Total:

77,658.65.

JUDICIAL ASSESSMENT CLEARING

Mississippi Department of Public Safety: 876.50; Mississippi Department

of Public Safety: 236.50; State Treasurer: 12,039.46. Fund Total:

13,152.46.

REGIONAL LIBRARY

Lincoln-Lawrence Regional Library: 1,054.57. Fund Total: 1,054.57.

PAYROLL CLEARING

MS Dept. Of Human Services: 990.00; MS Public Entity Workers Comp Trust:

17,060.00; Boston Mutual Life: 27.12; Principal Life Insurance Company:

2,751.78; MASA: 294.00; Total Net Pay: 150,386.07. Fund Total:

152,284.68.

CO-LIN MAINTENANCE

Copiah-Lincoln Junior College: 1,455.61. Fund Total: 1,455.61.

CO-LIN IMPROVEMENT

Copiah-Lincoln Junior College: 1,423.95. Fund Total: 1,423.95.

CHANCERY CLERK EMPLOYEE CLEARING

Payroll Clearing Fund: 1,785.21. Fund Total: 1,785.21.

Total Disbursements posted to ledger: $700,017.54

Disbursements voided after being posted to ledger: $263.00

Net Disbursements: $699,754.54

Publish: February 15, 2024