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Public Notices 03-19-26
March 17, 2026
NOTICE FOR SEALED BIDS FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW MOTOR GRADER
General Specifications are as follows:
BASIC SPECIFICATIONS:
Grader shall have a KW range between 175 & 190
Engine shall have between 207 & 255 HP
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Must have a Dealer Training Instructor for training.
Shall have a dealer service facility within 50 miles of County Barn
located at Roxie, MS.
located at Roxie, MS.
Must have 60 month, Zero Deductible warranty (or 5,000 hours, whichever
comes first)
comes first)
Please send sealed bid to Jill J. Gilbert, Chancery Clerk, Franklin
County, MS; P. O. Box 297, Meadville, MS or hand deliver to 36 Main
Street, Meadville, MS (Chancery Clerk's office) no later than 9:00
a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2026.
County, MS; P. O. Box 297, Meadville, MS or hand deliver to 36 Main
Street, Meadville, MS (Chancery Clerk's office) no later than 9:00
a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2026.
Jill J. Gilbert, Chancery Clerk
Franklin County, MS
601-384-2330
Publish: March 19 & March 26, 2026
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of December 2023, R. Anthony Evans and Joyce
Ann Evans executed a certain Deed of Trust to Thomas R. Hudson, Trustee,
for the benefit of BankPlus, a Mississippi Banking Corporation, which
Deed of Trust was recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of
Franklin County, Mississippi, and recorded in Deed of Trust Instrument
75992, Book 2024 Page 48 of the land records; and,
Ann Evans executed a certain Deed of Trust to Thomas R. Hudson, Trustee,
for the benefit of BankPlus, a Mississippi Banking Corporation, which
Deed of Trust was recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of
Franklin County, Mississippi, and recorded in Deed of Trust Instrument
75992, Book 2024 Page 48 of the land records; and,
WHEREAS, Simpson Law Firm PA has been substituted in the place and stead
of Thomas R. Hudson, Trustee for BankPlus, a Mississippi Banking
Corporation, said Appointment of Substitute Trustee being recorded in
Instrument 79772, Book 2026 Page707 of the records of the Chancery Clerk
of said County; and,
of Thomas R. Hudson, Trustee for BankPlus, a Mississippi Banking
Corporation, said Appointment of Substitute Trustee being recorded in
Instrument 79772, Book 2026 Page707 of the records of the Chancery Clerk
of said County; and,
WHEREAS, fee simple title is vested in R. Anthony Evans; 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, the legal holder of said indebtedness, BankPlus, a Mississippi
Banking Corporation, having requested the undersigned Substituted
Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in
accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust and for the purpose of
raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees,
trustee's fees and expense of sale.
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, the legal holder of said indebtedness, BankPlus, a Mississippi
Banking Corporation, having requested the undersigned Substituted
Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in
accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust and for the purpose of
raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees,
trustee's fees and expense of sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, Simpson Law Firm PA, Substituted Trustee in said Deed of
Trust, will on the 10th day of April 2026, 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 Front door of the Franklin County
Courthouse, 36 Main Street E., Meadville, Mississippi, to the highest
and best bidder for cash the following described property situated in
Franklin County, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
Trust, will on the 10th day of April 2026, 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 Front door of the Franklin County
Courthouse, 36 Main Street E., Meadville, Mississippi, to the highest
and best bidder for cash the following described property situated in
Franklin County, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
A parcel of land located in the Southwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼, and in
the Northwest ¼ of the Southeast ¼, and in the Northeast ¼ of the
Southwest ¼, and in the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 1,
Township 6 North, Range 5 East, Franklin County, Mississippi, described
as:
the Northwest ¼ of the Southeast ¼, and in the Northeast ¼ of the
Southwest ¼, and in the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 1,
Township 6 North, Range 5 East, Franklin County, Mississippi, described
as:
Commencing at an iron pin marking the Northeast corner of Lot 4, Block 4
of the Village of Lucien as shown on plat of survey recorded in Town
Plat Book, Page 2 of the public records of said Franklin County, said
iron pin being the Point of Beginning of this description, and
proceeding thence North 62 degrees 20'21" East 238.90 feet to an iron
pin; thence North 06 degrees 14' 10" West 350.08 feet to an iron pin on
the South right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 84; thence in an easterly
direction along said right-of-way line and the arc of a curve to the
left (Curve Data: Chord Bearing and Distance = North 78 degrees 16' 21"
East 354.69 feet; Radius = 5761.98 feet; Delta Angle = 03 degrees 31'
39"; Arc Length = 354.74 feet) to a concrete right-of-way marker and a
point of tangency; thence continuing along said right-of-way line North
76 degrees 27' 13"East 370.69 feet to the center of Harves Creek; thence
leaving the South right-of-way line of said U.S. Highway 84 and running
in a southerly direction downstream along the center of said Harves
Creek as follows: South 58 degrees 03' 02" East 110.65 feet; South 36
degrees 06' 26" East 86.11 feet; South 21 degrees 04' 07" East 115.04
feet; South 03 degrees 08'34" East 212.76 feet to the North right-of-way
line of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad; thence leaving said Harves
Creek and running South 64 degrees 33' 31" West along said North
right-of-way line 867.48 feet to a point of curvature; thence continuing
said North right-of-way line and the arc of a curve to the right (Curve
Data: Chord Bearing and Distance = South 65 degrees 34' 37" West 244.05
feet; Radius = 6866.84 feet; Delta Angle = 02 degrees 02' 11"; Arc
Length = 244.06 feet) to an iron pin at a fence corner; thence leaving
the North right-of-way line of said Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and
running North 13 degrees 34' 22" West along an old fence 312.36 feet to
the Point of Beginning.
of the Village of Lucien as shown on plat of survey recorded in Town
Plat Book, Page 2 of the public records of said Franklin County, said
iron pin being the Point of Beginning of this description, and
proceeding thence North 62 degrees 20'21" East 238.90 feet to an iron
pin; thence North 06 degrees 14' 10" West 350.08 feet to an iron pin on
the South right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 84; thence in an easterly
direction along said right-of-way line and the arc of a curve to the
left (Curve Data: Chord Bearing and Distance = North 78 degrees 16' 21"
East 354.69 feet; Radius = 5761.98 feet; Delta Angle = 03 degrees 31'
39"; Arc Length = 354.74 feet) to a concrete right-of-way marker and a
point of tangency; thence continuing along said right-of-way line North
76 degrees 27' 13"East 370.69 feet to the center of Harves Creek; thence
leaving the South right-of-way line of said U.S. Highway 84 and running
in a southerly direction downstream along the center of said Harves
Creek as follows: South 58 degrees 03' 02" East 110.65 feet; South 36
degrees 06' 26" East 86.11 feet; South 21 degrees 04' 07" East 115.04
feet; South 03 degrees 08'34" East 212.76 feet to the North right-of-way
line of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad; thence leaving said Harves
Creek and running South 64 degrees 33' 31" West along said North
right-of-way line 867.48 feet to a point of curvature; thence continuing
said North right-of-way line and the arc of a curve to the right (Curve
Data: Chord Bearing and Distance = South 65 degrees 34' 37" West 244.05
feet; Radius = 6866.84 feet; Delta Angle = 02 degrees 02' 11"; Arc
Length = 244.06 feet) to an iron pin at a fence corner; thence leaving
the North right-of-way line of said Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and
running North 13 degrees 34' 22" West along an old fence 312.36 feet to
the Point of Beginning.
Excepting therefrom a certain 1.3 acre parcel conveyed to Ricky L. Adams
as recorded in Deed Book D-9, Page 131 of the public records of said
Franklin County, Mississippi, containing 11.60 acres, excluding the
above-mentioned exception.
as recorded in Deed Book D-9, Page 131 of the public records of said
Franklin County, Mississippi, containing 11.60 acres, excluding the
above-mentioned exception.
Being the land conveyed to Richard Evans and wife Eva Evans from Denver
B. Evans by Warranty Deed dated the 1st day of November, 2005, and of
record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County,
Mississippi, in Land Deed Book L-11, Pages 469-472.
B. Evans by Warranty Deed dated the 1st day of November, 2005, and of
record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County,
Mississippi, in Land Deed Book L-11, Pages 469-472.
Being the land conveyed to Denver B. Evans from Donnie J. Cotton by
Warranty Deed dated the 4th day of April, 2002, and of record in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi, in Land
Deed Book W-10, Pages 288-291.
Warranty Deed dated the 4th day of April, 2002, and of record in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi, in Land
Deed Book W-10, Pages 288-291.
Being the land conveyed to Denver B. Evans and Donnie J. Cotton from
Dorothy Marie Henderson Johnson and JoAnn Henderson Rutland (sisters) by
Warranty Deed dated the 26th day of August, 1993, and of record in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi, in Land
Deed Book D-9, Pages 554-556.
Dorothy Marie Henderson Johnson and JoAnn Henderson Rutland (sisters) by
Warranty Deed dated the 26th day of August, 1993, and of record in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County, Mississippi, in Land
Deed Book D-9, Pages 554-556.
Being a part of the lands confirmed in the Petitioners of Marie
Henderson Johnson and JoAnn Henderson Rutland by a Judgment Admitting
Will to Probate as muniment of title of real estate only in the Chancery
Court of Franklin County, Mississippi, styled In Re: Minnie Lou
Henderson, Deceased, Cause No. 10875, dated the 25th day of February,
1991, and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin
County, Mississippi, in Land Deed Book U-8, Pages 52-54.
Henderson Johnson and JoAnn Henderson Rutland by a Judgment Admitting
Will to Probate as muniment of title of real estate only in the Chancery
Court of Franklin County, Mississippi, styled In Re: Minnie Lou
Henderson, Deceased, Cause No. 10875, dated the 25th day of February,
1991, and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin
County, Mississippi, in Land Deed Book U-8, Pages 52-54.
Simpson Law Firm PA will convey only such title as is vested in it as
Substituted Trustee.
Substituted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 3rd day of March, 2026.
/s/ John S. Simpson
Simpson Law Firm PA, Substituted Trustee
SIMPSON LAW FIRM PA
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 2058
Madison, MS 39130-2058
(601) 957-6600
Publish: March 19, March 26, April 2 & April 9, 2026
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