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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FAYE LEE DEAN
CAUSE NO. 2024-0012-WS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 18th day of April, 2024
by the Chancery Court of Franklin County , Mississippi, to the
undersigned upon the estate of Faye Lee Dean, 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 22nd day of May, 2024.
TODD DEAN
Executor
Amy D. Foster
AMY D. FOSTER LAW, PLLC
P.O. Box 944
Liberty, MS 39645
(601) 870-6106
Publish: May 30, June 6, June 13 & June 20, 2024
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OF CHARLES THOMAS
RUSHING, DECEASED
JUDIE KUPILLAS AND RICHARD RUSHING, PLAINTIFFS
CAUSE NO. 19-2024-pr-033-WS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of Charles Thomas 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 Charles Thomas 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 6th day of August, 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 29th day of May, 2024.
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: June 6, June 13 & June 20, 2024
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION
OF THE MINOR CHILD, LJ.L.P.
CAUSE NO. 2024-AD-0015-DKH
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
TO: CODY QUEBEDEAUX, who is a non-resident citizen of Mississippi, and
whose address is unknown.
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT
You have been made a Respondent in the suit in this Court by
Petitioners, Katie Lea Pierce Moak and Tyler Shane Moak s, Petition to
Terminate Parental Rights, for Adoption, and for Other Relief.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said Petition at 9:00 o
clock a.m., on the 2nd day of July, 2024, in the Court of Honorable
Debbra K. Halford, Chancellor, at the Franklin County Chancery Court 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.
You are not required to file an Answer or other pleadings, but you may
do so if you desire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT, this the 6th day of May,
A.D., 2024.
Jill Jordan Gilbert,
Franklin County Chancery Clerk
BY: Erica Havard, D.C.
GARY L. HONEA
HONEA LAW FIRM, PLLC
209 Apache Drive
McComb, MS 39648
MS Bar No. 2601
Ph: (601) 250-5687
Fax: (601) 250-5690
Publish: June 6, June 13 & June 20, 2024
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR CHILD, LJ.L.P.
CAUSE NO. 2024-AD-0015-DKH
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
TO: MARK STANLEY, who is a non-resident citizen of Mississippi, and
whose address is unknown.
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT
You have been made a Respondent in the suit in this Court by
Petitioners, Katie Lea Pierce Moak and Tyler Shane Moak s, Petition to
Terminate Parental Rights, for Adoption, and for Other Relief.
You are summoned to appear and defend against said Petition at 9:00 o
clock a.m., on the 2nd day of July, 2024, in the Court of Honorable
Debbra K. Halford, Chancellor, at the Franklin County Chancery Court 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.
You are not required to file an Answer or other pleadings, but you may
do so if you desire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT, this the 6th day of May,
A.D., 2024.
Jill Jordan Gilbert,
Franklin County Chancery Clerk
BY: Erica Havard, D.C.
GARY L. HONEA
HONEA LAW FIRM, PLLC
209 Apache Drive
McComb, MS 39648
MS Bar No. 2601
Ph: (601) 250-5687
Fax: (601) 250-5690
Publish: June 6, June 13 & June 20, 2024
The Sherrod Scott and LaFerrye L. Scott Revocable Trust
u/a 12/17/2010
Jacqueline S. Stroud, Trustee
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF SHERROD SCOTT OR
THE SHERROD SCOTT AND LAFERRYE L. SCOTT REVOCABLE TRUST
U/A 12/17/2010
Pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated Section 91-8-504, notice is
hereby given to all persons having claims against Sherrod Scott or The
Sherrod Scott and LaFerrye L. Scott Revocable Trust u/a 12/17/2010 to
present same in writing to Jacqueline S. Stroud, Trustee of The Sherrod
Scott and LaFerrye L. Scott Revocable Trust u/a 12/17/2010, 2110
Pleasant Valley Rd. SE, Meadville, MS 39653, according to law. Failure
to present a claim in writing within ninety (90) days from the date of
the first publication of this notice will forever bar said claim.
This 4th day of June, 2024.
Jacqueline S. Stroud
Trustee of The Sherrod Scott
and LaFerrye L. Scott
Revocable Trust u/a 12/17/2010
Publish: June 13, June 20 & June 27, 2024
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2016, Dennis McDaniel and Virginia McDaniel
executed a Deed of Trust to J. Barret Martin, as Trustee for United
Mississippi Bank, being the Lender therein, under the terms of which the
hereinafter described property was conveyed to said Trustee to secure
the payment to the said Lender of a certain indebtedness therein
mentioned and described, which Deed of Trust is of record in Book 307,
at page 616, among the Records of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on file
in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi;
WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was modified by that certain Partial Release
dated July 9, 2020 and recorded July 10, 2020 in Book 331, at Page 51 of
the records in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County,
Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, by Substitution of Trustee dated July 7, 2023, and recorded
July 12, 2023, in Deed of Trust Book 2023, at page 3172, of the Deed of
Trust Records of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi,
Beneficiary, named Grayson R. Lewis as Substituted Trustee in said deed
of trust.
WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by said deed of trust, and the Beneficiary has exercised the
option in such as provided, and has declared the entire unpaid balance
of said indebtedness immediately due and payable and has directed the
undersigned, as Substitute Trustee in said Deed of Trust, to execute the
same by sale of the property herein described in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the said Deed of Trust; and
NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, Grayson R. Lewis, the
undersigned Substitute Trustee, will, within the legal hours of 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m., on July 12, 2024, at the north front door of the
Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville, Mississippi, offer for sale and
sell to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described
property situated in Franklin County, Mississippi, to-wit:
SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST
A parcel of land located in Irregular Section 6, Township 5 North, Range
1 East, Franklin County, Mississippi, described as:
Commencing at a 10 oak tree marking the Northwest corner of Lot 6 of
the Division of the R. A. Whitehead Estate as the POINT OF BEGINNING of
this description, and proceeding thence South 89[?] 25' 52" East along a
fence marking the North line of said Lot 6 a distance of 785.51 feet to
an iron pin; thence leaving the North line of said lot 6 and run South
13[?] 33' 25" West 740.12 feet to an iron pin set in fence line marking
the South line of Lot 7 of Division of said R. A. Whitehead Estate;
thence North 80[?] 29' 57" West along a fence and a blue-painted line
marking the South line of said Lot 7 a distance of 606.67 feet to an
iron pin marking the Southwest corner of said Lot 7; thence North 01[?]
14' 40" West along a fence and a blue-painted line marking the West line
of said Lot 7 and the West line of said Lot 6 a distance of 627.31 feet
to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Together with, and subject to, easements and
restrictions of record. Containing 10.79 acres. As per the map or plat
prepared by R. K. Phillips, Professional Land Surveyor, dated June 8,
1994, a copy of which is attached to that certain Warranty Deed from L.
W. McDaniel and wife, Martha Davis McDaniel, A/K/A Martha McDaniel dated
October 13, 1994 and recorded in Franklin County, Mississippi Deed Book
I-9, Page 256. Said property conveyed herein being Parcel No.1 on said
plat of R. K. Phillips.
SUBJECT TO:
A 20 ft. Wide ingress - egress easement described as follows: A strip
of land 20 feet in width located in Irregular Section 6, Township 5
North, Range 1 East, Franklin County, Mississippi, the center line of
said easement being described as:
Commencing at a 10" oak tree marking the Northwest comer of Lot 6 of the
division of the R. A. Whitehead Estate and proceeding thence South 89[?]
25' 52" East along a fence marking the North line of said Lot 6 a
distance of 12.00 feet to the center of a field road and the POINT OF
BEGINNING of this center line description; thence leaving the North line
of said Lot 6 and run along the center of said field road as follows:
South 00[?] 16' 06" East 122.39 feet; South 23[?] 44' 34" East 87.21
feet; South 75[?] 14' 29" East 197.45 feet; South 63[?] 25' 50" East
459.77 feet; South 89[?] 36' 48" East 342.54 feet; South 87[?] 51' 17"
East 295.43 feet; South 57[?] 03' 54" East 236.42 feet, and North 88[?]
27' 08" East 323.55 feet to the POINT OF TERMINUS of this center line
description. As per the map or plat prepared by R. K. Phillips,
Professional Land Surveyor, dated June 8, 1994, a copy of which is
attached to that certain Warranty Deed from L. W. McDaniel and wife,
Martha Davis McDaniel, a/k/a Martha McDaniel dated October 13, 1994 and
recorded in Franklin County, Mississippi Deed Book I-9, Page 256.
SUBJECT TO:
SECTION 6 TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST
A strip of land, 20 feet in width, located in Irregular Section 6,
Township 5 North, Range 1 East, Franklin County, Mississippi, the
centerline of said strip being more particularly described as:
Commencing at an oak stump marking the Northwest corner of Lot 6 of the
Division of the R. A. Whitehead Estate property and proceeding thence
South 89 degrees 25 minutes 52 seconds East along the North line of said
Lot 6 a distance of 12.00 feet to the center of a gravel drive and the
POINT OF BEGINNING of this centerline description; thence leaving the
North line of said Lot 6 and run along the center of a gravel drive and
the center of an existing 20 foot wide ingress-egress easement as
follows:
South 00 degrees 16 minutes 06 seconds East 122.39 feet; South 23
degrees 44 minutes 34 seconds East 87.21 feet; South 75 degrees 14
minutes 29 seconds East 197.45 feet, South 63 degrees 25 minutes 50
seconds East 255.68 feet; South 65 degrees 36 minutes 24 seconds East
81.99 feet; South 82 degrees 15 minutes 56 seconds East 93.63 feet;
North 88 degrees 15 minutes 27 seconds East 53.30 feet; North 89 degrees
54 minutes 05 seconds East 242.17 feet to a point of curvature; thence
continuing along said gravel drive and along the arc of a curve to the
right having an arc length of 95.62 feet, a radius of 122.35 feet, and
being subtended by a chord bearing of South 67 degrees 42 minutes 36
seconds East and a chord length of 93.20 feet to a point of tangency;
thence continuing along said gravel drive as follows:
South 66 degrees 02 minutes 40 seconds East 29.07 feet; South 80 degrees
29 minutes 33 seconds East 31.27 feet; South 87 degrees 51 minutes 17
seconds East 213.85 feet; South 77 degrees 50 minutes 44 seconds East
76.90 feet; South 58 degrees 07 minutes 18 seconds East 100.15 feet;
South 56 degrees 12 minutes 55 seconds East 54.93 feet, and South 77
degrees 09 minutes 17 seconds East 132.48 feet to an iron pin marking
the intersection of two gravel drives; thence North 52 degrees 26
minutes 45 seconds East along a gravel drive 141.29 feet; thence North
28 degrees 17 minutes 14 seconds East along a gravel drive 142.95 feet,
and North 10 degrees 58 minutes 04 seconds West 153.38 feet to an iron
pin and the POINT OF TERMINUS of this centerline description, designated
as Easement No.1 on the map or plat of R. K. Phillips, Professional Land
Surveyor, dated January 15,2003, attached to that certain Easement from
L. W. McDaniel and wife, Martha Davis McDaniel, a/k/a Martha McDaniel to
Lloyd McDaniel and wife, Deborah McDaniel dated February 23, 2003, filed
of record in Franklin County, Mississippi Deed Book A-11, Page 42
reference to which is hereby made for all purposes.
ALSO SUBJECT TO:
IRREGULAR SECTION 6 TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST
That certain old existing abandoned public road approximately sixteen
(16) feet in width now known as Franklin Spur Road SW across our
respective properties located in Section 6, Township 5 North, Range 1
East, Franklin County, Mississippi.
The sale of the above described property shall be made subject to the
lien of any city, county and state ad valorem taxes which taxes shall be
paid entirely by the purchaser at said sale.
I shall convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness my signature in Natchez, Adams County,
Mississippi, on this the 10th day of June, 2024.
/s/ Grayson R. Lewis
GRAYSON R. LEWIS,
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Publish: June 20, June 27, July 4 & July 11, 2024
File: MS21565
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on May 7, 1998, Rush R. Cameron executed a certain Deed of
Trust to Michael J. Blackwell, Community Development Manager of Natchez,
Trustee for the use and benefit of United States of America acting
through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency, United States
Department of Agriculture which Deed of Trust is of record in the office
of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi, on May 7, 1998,
in Deed of Trust Book 209, Page 139-146, as Document Number 021742.
WHEREAS, United States of America acting through the Rural Housing
Service or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture,
the current holder and/or assignee, substituted Halliday, Watkins &
Mann, P.C. as Trustee by instrument recorded in the Chancery Clerk s
Office on May 28, 2024 in Book DOT 2024, in Page 3241-3242, as Document
Number 76694; and
WHEREAS, Default having been made in the terms and conditions of said
deed of trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared
to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said deed of
trust, United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service
or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture, the legal
holder of said indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Substitute
Trustee in said deed of trust, will on July 17, 2024 offer for sale at
public outcry and sell within legal hours (being between the hours of
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the main front door of the County
Courthouse of Franklin County in Meadville, Mississippi, to the highest
and best bidder for cash the following described property situated in
Franklin County, Mississippi, to wit:
TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST
Section 21: Commencing at a 2 O" iron pipe (designated as point "A" on
plat) marking the Southwest corner of Lot 11, Block 28, in the Town of
Hamburg;
Thence; East 2048.3 feet, and South 2052.5 feet to an iron axle
(designated as point "B" on plat), said iron axle marking the Point of
Beginning of that tract of land conveyed to Prentiss Martin by Deed of
Record in Deed Book V-4 at pages 227-228 as shown on Survey Plat by
Clifton Leonard, County Engineer, in Deed Book V-6 page 39.
Thence; East 441.4 feet, and South 1166.3 to a point in center of the
Old Monticello Road. Said point being the Point of Beginning of the
herein conveyed lands.
Thence; Leaving road and P.O.B. North 22[?] 09' East 25.0 feet to an
iron pin set on R.O.W. line of said road; Thence; continuing the bearing
of North 22[?] 09' East 200.0 feet to an iron pin set;
Thence; South 67[?] 51' East 200.0 feet to an iron pin set; thence South
22[?] 09' West 200.0 feet to the R.O.W. of aforementioned road, and an
iron pin set;
Thence; Continuing the bearing of South 22[?] 09' West 25.0 feet to the
center line of aforesaid road;
Thence; With said road North 67[?] 51' West 200.0 feet to the Point of
Beginning. As per plat of survey by Ralph H. Posey, Registered Land
Surveyor, dated April 16, 1990.
Being a part of that tract of land conveyed to Prentiss Martin by N.K.
Farr and wife by Warranty Deed dated September 25, 1951, and recorded in
Deed Book V-4, paged 227-228 in the Chancery Clerk's office of Franklin
County, Mississippi, and being .92 acre when R.O.W. for road is removed
from conveyed bounds, more or less, in Southeast Quarter, Section 21,
Township 7 North, Range 1 East, Washington Meridian, Franklin County,
Mississippi
More commonly known as: 319 Cutoff Road NW, Roxie, MS 39661
I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
Substituted Trustee
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
244 Inverness Center Drive, Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242
(801) 355-2886
Publish: June 20, June 27, July 4 & July 11, 2024
BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
RE: PETITION OF KAISER OPERATING, LLC FOR AN EXTENSION OF INACTIVE WELL
STATUS UNDER STATEWIDE RULE 28 FOR A WELL LOCATED IN THE PANTHER CREEK
FIELD, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
DOCKET NO. 236-2024-D
PUBLIC NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE that Kaiser 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 USA 19-3 Well (API No. 2303701079) located in
the Panther Creek Field, Franklin County, Mississippi 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 17th day of
July, 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, July 9, 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 13th day of June, 2024.
MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL & GAS BOARD
By: /s/ Jesse S. New
Jesse S. New
Executive Director
PETITIONER'S COUNSEL:
William F. Blair
BLAIR & BONDURANT, P.A.
Post Office Box 321423
Jackson, MS 39232
(601) 992-4477
Publish: June 20, 2024
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FOR INITIAL HEARING
Homeowner Rehabilitation/Reconstruction
The County of Franklin, Mississippi, is considering applying to the
Mississippi Home Corporation for funding through the HOME Investment
Partnership Program- Homeowner Rehabilitation/Reconstruction. The State
of Mississippi has allocated $3 million that will be made available to
cities and counties on a competitive basis to undertake homeowner
rehabilitation/reconstruction activities.
The activities for which these funds may be used are in the areas of
affordable housing for low and very low income persons. More specific
details regarding eligible activities, program requirements, and the
rating system will be provided at a public hearing which will be held at
the Franklin County Courthouse, 36 Main St. E. (Board of Supervisors
meeting room) Meadville, MS on July 11, 2024 at 10 a.m.
The purpose of this hearing will be to obtain citizen input into the
development of the application. The location for this hearing is an
accessible facility. All comments are welcome and must be submitted in
writing. If a translator is needed for non-English speaking persons,
please contact Lynette Smith at 601-446-6044 at least 5 days prior to
the meeting in an effort to accommodate this request.
Franklin County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the
admissions or access to or treatment or employment in its programs or
activities.
The applicant should include any additional information as necessary.
Publish: June 20, 2024
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