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Public Notices 10-30-25
October 28, 2025
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY REA WILLIAMS, DECEASED
CAUSE NO.: 25-00073 DKH
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having been granted on the 22nd day of
September, 2025, by the Chancery Court of Franklin County, Mississippi
to the undersigned, Billie Jean Easton as Administrator of the Estate of
Dorothy Rea Williams, 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 law, within ninety
(90) days from the first publication of this notice, or they will be
forever barred.
September, 2025, by the Chancery Court of Franklin County, Mississippi
to the undersigned, Billie Jean Easton as Administrator of the Estate of
Dorothy Rea Williams, 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 law, within ninety
(90) days from the first publication of this notice, or they will be
forever barred.
This the 6th day of October, 2025.
/S/ Billie Jean Easton
BILLIE JEAN EASTON
Timothy Blalock
Attorney at Law
220 Main Street
Natchez, MS 39120
(601)445-5696
MSB# 102267
Publish: Oct. 23, Oct. 30 & Nov. 6, 2025
ABANDONED VEHICLE
2006 Mercedes C230 VIN# WDBRF52H36A830964 to be sold November 10, 2025
at 9 a.m. at Rapid Towing LLC, 4490 Bill Lofton Rd. McCall Creek MS
39647.
at 9 a.m. at Rapid Towing LLC, 4490 Bill Lofton Rd. McCall Creek MS
39647.
Publish: Oct. 23, Oct. 30 & Nov. 6, 2025
ABANDONED VEHICLE
2013 Cadillac CTS VIN #1G6DG5E50D0103975 to be sold November 10, 2025 at
9 a.m. at Rapid Towing LLC, 4490 Bill Lofton Rd. McCall Creek MS 39647.
9 a.m. at Rapid Towing LLC, 4490 Bill Lofton Rd. McCall Creek MS 39647.
Publish: Oct. 23, Oct. 30 & Nov. 6, 2025
NOTICE OF PROPOSED BRANCH ACQUISITION
Notice is hereby given that Bank of Franklin, Meadville, Mississippi,
has made application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Washington, D.C. 20429, for its written consent to assume the deposits
and purchase the assets of the BankPlus Branch Office located at 1028
Highway 51, McComb, Mississippi (the "Branch"). The main office of
BankPlus is in Belzoni, Mississippi. The deposits assumed and assets
purchased of the Branch will be relocated to and consolidated with the
existing Bank of Franklin branch facility located at 511 Apache Drive,
McComb, Mississippi 39648, and the Branch Office at 1028 Highway 51,
McComb, Mississippi, will be closed at the time the transaction is
consummated.
has made application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Washington, D.C. 20429, for its written consent to assume the deposits
and purchase the assets of the BankPlus Branch Office located at 1028
Highway 51, McComb, Mississippi (the "Branch"). The main office of
BankPlus is in Belzoni, Mississippi. The deposits assumed and assets
purchased of the Branch will be relocated to and consolidated with the
existing Bank of Franklin branch facility located at 511 Apache Drive,
McComb, Mississippi 39648, and the Branch Office at 1028 Highway 51,
McComb, Mississippi, will be closed at the time the transaction is
consummated.
This notice is published pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act. Any person wishing to comment on this
application is encouraged to submit comments through the FDIC's
website at https://cra.fdic.gov. Alternatively, comments may be filed
in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation at its Regional Office at 600 North Pearl Street, Suite 700,
Dallas, Texas 75201 no later than November 1, 2025, the 30th day
following the first publication date of this notice. The
nonconfidential portion of the application file is on file in the
regional office and is available for public inspection during regular
business hours. Photocopies of information in the nonconfidential
portion of the application file will be made available upon request.
Deposit Insurance Act. Any person wishing to comment on this
application is encouraged to submit comments through the FDIC's
website at https://cra.fdic.gov. Alternatively, comments may be filed
in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation at its Regional Office at 600 North Pearl Street, Suite 700,
Dallas, Texas 75201 no later than November 1, 2025, the 30th day
following the first publication date of this notice. The
nonconfidential portion of the application file is on file in the
regional office and is available for public inspection during regular
business hours. Photocopies of information in the nonconfidential
portion of the application file will be made available upon request.
Any interested person may file a written protest and\or comments to said
application with the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance. Any
protest shall specify the interest of the protestant in the application
and state the grounds for protest. Pursuant to Section 81-7-1,
Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, protests, in writing, should be
addressed to the Commissioner, Department of Banking and Consumer
Finance, State of Mississippi, Post Office Box 12129, Jackson,
Mississippi 39336-2129. Processing will be complete no earlier than
the 30th day following the first publication or the date of receipt of
the application by the Commissioner, whichever is later.
application with the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance. Any
protest shall specify the interest of the protestant in the application
and state the grounds for protest. Pursuant to Section 81-7-1,
Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, protests, in writing, should be
addressed to the Commissioner, Department of Banking and Consumer
Finance, State of Mississippi, Post Office Box 12129, Jackson,
Mississippi 39336-2129. Processing will be complete no earlier than
the 30th day following the first publication or the date of receipt of
the application by the Commissioner, whichever is later.
Bank of Franklin
Meadville, Mississippi
Enterprise-Journal
McComb, Mississippi
Publish: Oct. 2, Oct. 16 & Oct. 30, 2025
[END OF NOTICE]
ORDINANCE SETTING SPEED LIMITS FOR PORTIONS OF SEALE ROAD NW
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County,
Mississippi, as follows:
Mississippi, as follows:
SECTION 1. That due to certain traffic on a portion of Seale Road NW
having been determined to travel at a speed which is greater than is
reasonable or safe under conditions found to exist upon such portion of
Seale Road NW, and after an inspection of the road, the access and exit
points adjoining the road, the traffic using the road, the anticipated
traffic to use the road, the proximity of residences and other
structures to the road, and other relevant factors, and in accordance
with Miss. Code Ann. Section 63-3-511 (1972 & Supp), the speed limits
for those portions of Seale Road NW as set forth herein, are hereby set
as follows and these speed limits shall be posted according to law and
custom:
having been determined to travel at a speed which is greater than is
reasonable or safe under conditions found to exist upon such portion of
Seale Road NW, and after an inspection of the road, the access and exit
points adjoining the road, the traffic using the road, the anticipated
traffic to use the road, the proximity of residences and other
structures to the road, and other relevant factors, and in accordance
with Miss. Code Ann. Section 63-3-511 (1972 & Supp), the speed limits
for those portions of Seale Road NW as set forth herein, are hereby set
as follows and these speed limits shall be posted according to law and
custom:
All that part and portion of Seale Road NW beginning at the intersection
of Seale Road NW and McNair Road NW and running thence in a generally
Westerly direction for a distance of approximately 3.8 miles to the
point where the existing paved portion of Seale Road NW terminates and
becomes a gravel road: 35 miles per hour.
of Seale Road NW and McNair Road NW and running thence in a generally
Westerly direction for a distance of approximately 3.8 miles to the
point where the existing paved portion of Seale Road NW terminates and
becomes a gravel road: 35 miles per hour.
SECTION 2. That violation of these posted speed limits shall be a
misdemeanor and upon conviction any person violating said speed limits
shall be subject to a fine in an amount and/or imprisonment for a term
as set forth in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 63-9-11 (1972 &
Supp) and other relevant statutes.
misdemeanor and upon conviction any person violating said speed limits
shall be subject to a fine in an amount and/or imprisonment for a term
as set forth in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 63-9-11 (1972 &
Supp) and other relevant statutes.
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
commencing upon the date when appropriate signs giving notice thereof
are erected on such portion of road and shall continue in full force and
effect until further order of this Board.
commencing upon the date when appropriate signs giving notice thereof
are erected on such portion of road and shall continue in full force and
effect until further order of this Board.
SECTION 4. That a copy of this Ordinance be published one time in the
Franklin Advocate, a newspaper within Franklin County, Mississippi,
having a general circulation in Franklin County, Mississippi.
Franklin Advocate, a newspaper within Franklin County, Mississippi,
having a general circulation in Franklin County, Mississippi.
THEREUPON, the said Ordinance was declared to be adopted by the
President of the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi,
to be approved and was adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Franklin
County, Mississippi.
President of the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi,
to be approved and was adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Franklin
County, Mississippi.
SO ORDAINED, this the 20th day of October, 2025.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BY: /s/ PAT LARKIN
PAT LARKIN,
PRESIDENT
ATTEST: /s/ JILL JORDAN GILBERT
JILL JORDAN GILBERT,
CHANCERY CLERK
CERTIFICATE
I, Jill Jordan Gilbert, the duly elected, qualified, and acting Chancery
Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi, and lawful custodian of the
records and seal of said County, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and exact copy of an ordinance passed by the Board
of Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi at a duly and legally
held meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of October, 2025, said
ordinance being recorded in the official Minutes of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi.
Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi, and lawful custodian of the
records and seal of said County, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and exact copy of an ordinance passed by the Board
of Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi at a duly and legally
held meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of October, 2025, said
ordinance being recorded in the official Minutes of the Board of
Supervisors of Franklin County, Mississippi.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE, this the 20th day of
October, 2025.
October, 2025.
/s/ JILL JORDAN GILBERT
JILL JORDAN GILBERT,
CHANCERY CLERK
Publish: Oct. 30, 2025
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