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Page 10 THE OGLETHORPE ECHO Thursday, October 9, 2025 Legals SHERIFF’S REPORT NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF OGLETHORPE COUNTY: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 4th day of November 2025 an election will be held at the reg ular polling places in all of the election districts of Oglethorpe County, at which time there will be sub mitted to the qualified voters of Oglethorpe County for their determination the following question: () YES () NO Shall the special 1% sales and use tax for edu cation currently in effect in Oglethorpe County be continued for a period of time not to exceed 20 cal endar quarters and for the raising of not more than $13,500,000 for the purposes of (a) paying a por tion of the principal of and interest on the Ogletho rpe County School District (Georgia) General Ob ligation Bonds, Series 2023, in the approximate amount of $1,500,000; (b) paying a portion of the purchase payments under an Equipment Install ment Sale Agreement with First Security Finance, Inc. in the approximate amount of $5,000,000; (c) paying a portion of the costs of acquiring, con structing, equipping, and furnishing (including any demolition that may be necessary) support and athletic / physical education facilities; (d) adding to, renovating, repairing, improving, and equipping ex isting schools and facilities including, but not limited to, vocational/agricultural facilities, gymnasiums, and HVAC facilities; (e) acquiring miscellaneous new equipment, fixtures, and furnishings for the Oglethorpe County School District, including text- books, band instruments, computer technology equipment and software, interactive boards, safety and security technology, food service equipment, school buses, and other vehicles; (f) acquiring real property; and (g) acquiring any other capital prop erty necessary or desirable, both real and personal (collectively, the “Projects"); and (h) paying expens es incident to accomplishing the foregoing? All qualified voters desiring to vote in favor of con tinuing the special 1% sales and use tax for edu cation (the “Sales Tax for Education”) shall vote “Yes" and all qualified voters opposed to levying the Sales Tax for Education shall vote “No." If more than one-half of the votes cast are in favor of continuing the Sales Tax for Education then the Sales Tax for Education shall be continued begin ning October 1, 2027 or the first day of the calendar quarter immediately following the quarter in which the Sales Tax for Education now in effect is termi nated. The maximum period of time for which the Sales Tax for Education shall be re-imposed shall be twenty consecutive calendar quarters. The combined maximum amount of the principal of and interest on the School District’s General Obli gation Bonds, Series 2023, and the installment sale payments to be paid and the cost of capital outlay projects for educational purposes described in the above ballot question to be funded with Sales Tax for Education proceeds shall be $13,500,000. To the extent available, the Oglethorpe County School District may combine available funds from any state or federal governmental source to which the Oglethorpe County School District may be entitled to pay the costs of its capital outlay projects, and it may choose what capital outlay projects to un dertake or not undertake or to delay until additional funding is available to the extent that the proceeds of the Sales Tax for Education are insufficient to complete any of the capital outlay projects. Plans and specifications for the capital outlay proj ects described in the above ballot question have not been initiated and bids have not been received. Depending upon acquisition and construction costs and available funds, the Oglethorpe County Board of Education may add to, modify, or delete specific projects. The several places for holding said election shall be at the regular and established voting precincts of the election districts of Oglethorpe County, Geor gia, and the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the date fixed for the election. The last day to register to vote in this election shall be October 6, 2025, through 5:00 p.m. Those residents of Oglethorpe County qualified to vote at such election shall be determined in all re spects in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia. This notice is given pursuant to a resolution of the Oglethorpe County Board of Education and a reso lution of the Oglethorpe County Board of Elections and Registrations. /s/ Rebecca Soto Chairman, Oglethorpe County Board of Education /s/ Marilyn Huff-Waller Elections Supervisor/Oglethorpe County, As Elec tion Superintendent Oct. 2-30 at the regular and established voting precincts in the election districts of Oglethorpe County, Georgia from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., to put to the qualified electors of the Oglethorpe County School District the following question: “Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Oglethorpe County school district ad valorem tax es for educational purposes to persons 67 years of age or older in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value, including any final determination of value on appeal pursuant to Code Section 48-5-311 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, of such homestead?" Yes No OGLETHORPE COUNTY BOARD OF ELEC TIONS AND REGISTRATION By: /s/ Marilyn Huff-Waller Elections Supervisor Oglethorpe County Sept. 25-Oct. 16 Email: jgodwin@godwinlawgroup.com Oct. 9-30 NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION Georgia, Oglethorpe County Notice is hereby given that Shanna Leigh Jones, the undersigned, filed the Petition to the Superior Court of Oglethorpe County, Georgia on the 15th day of September, 2025, praying for a change in the name of minor child(ren) from Georgia Johanna Jones to Georgia Louise Gresham. Notice is hereby given pursuant to law to any inter ested or affected party to appear in said court and to file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed with said Court within thirty days of the filing of said petition. This the 15th day of September, 2025 Shanna Jones Petitioner Sept. 18-Oct. 9 Staff Report All information is from the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office arrest/booking reports and miscellaneous incident reports. All defendants are presumed innocent. ARRESTS NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION OGLETHORPE COUNTY BOARD OF ELEC TIONS AND REGISTRATION FOR 2026 FLOATING LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX (FLOST) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 4th day of November, 2025, a special election will be held at the regular and established voting precincts in the election districts of Oglethorpe County, Georgia from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to put to the qualified voters of Oglethorpe County the following question: “Shall a special 1 percent sales and use tax be im posed in the special district of Oglethorpe County for a period of time not to exceed 20 calendar quar ters for the purpose of property tax relief in Arnolds ville, Crawford, Lexington, and Oglethorpe County, Georgia as provided in Title 48, Chapter 8, Article 2b of the Official Code of Georgia. “ Yes No OGLETHORPE COUNTY BOARD OF ELEC TIONS AND REGISTRATION By: /s/ Marilyn Huff-Waller Elections Supervisor Oglethorpe County Sept. 25-Oct. 16 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION OGLETHORPE COUNTY BOARD OF ELEC TIONS AND REGISTRATION FOR SENIOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 4th day of November, 2025, a special election will be held NOTICE TO: Whom it may concern: BELINDA ANNETTE LEE has petitioned to be appointed administrator of the estate of HENRY LUTHER LEE JR. deceased, of said county. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond, waiver of reports, waiver of state ments, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261.) All interested persons are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the Court on or before October 13, 2025. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the pe tition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indi gent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Kayla H. Grier Judge of the Probate Court PO Box 70 Lexington, GA 30648 Sept. 18-Oct. 9 PUBLIC SUMMONS NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER TO: Kimberly Patrick, Legal Mother of the above identified child. On September 24, 2025, the Georgia Department of Human Services, by and through the Oglethorpe County Division of Family and Children Services, filed a petition seeking to appoint a permanent guardian for the above identified child. A hearing is scheduled in this matter on November 5, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at the Oglethorpe County Courthouse, located at 111 W. Main Street, Lexington, Georgia. As a parent of the child, you have a right to object to the appointment of a permanent guardian or to the selection of the proposed guardian, or both. Any objection to the petition must be filed with the Court within ten days of the date of the second publication of this notice. If you fail to appear, the Court may grant the petition in your absence. You may obtain a free copy of the petition directly by visiting the office of the Clerk of Court at 111 W. Main Street, Lexington, Georgia, or by contacting the Clerk of Court by telephone at (706)743-5731. A copy of any responsive pleadings shall be mailed to counsel for the Petitioner by sending same to Chad A. Hunt, P.O. Box 51, Crawford, GA 30630. WITNESS the Honorable Warren C. Caswell, Judge of said Court. Kelli Paradise Smith, Clerk, Juvenile Court of Oglethorpe County, Geor gia. Oct. 2-9 ■ Erick Acosta Velazqez, Panther Ridge Trail, Dallas, Texas, was arrested Sept. 28, and charged with driving without a valid license — misdemeanor. ■ Nazario Guerrero Garcia, May Road, Gainesville, was arrested Sept. 29, and charged with driving without a valid license — misdemeanor, and speeding. ■ Jose Melchor Martinez Olalde, Roberts Road, Athens, was arrested Sept. 29, and charged with driving without a valid license — misdemeanor. ■ Travis Zenas Davenport, Fairground Road, Lexington, was arrested Sept. 29 and charged with probation violation — felony. ■ Debrick Lomant Burgess, Cedar Shoals Drive, Athens, was arrested Sept. 29 and charged with probation violation — misdemeanor. ■ Crystin Faust, Athens Road, was arrested Sept. 30 and charged with failure to appear for fingerprintable charge — felony. ■ Scott Raymond Hyde, Old Stephens Road, Lexington, was arrested Oct. 1 and charged with aggravated assault, cruelty to children — excessive physical or mental pain — first degree, and possession of firearm or knife during commission or attempt to commit certain felonies. ■ Michael James Griffin III, Coleridge Court, Athens, was arrested Oct. 2 and charged with probation violation — misdemeanor. ■ Emily Mackenzie Shipman, Yancy Road, Arnoldsville, was arrested Oct. 2 and charged with theft by taking — misdemeanor. ■ Ryan Allen Barnett, Water Street, Watkinsville, was arrested Oct. 3 and charged with probation violation — felony, and simple battery — family violence. ■ Robbie Jay Bryant, Athens Road, Crawford, was arrested Oct. 4 and charged with battery family violence, first offense — misdemeanor. ■ Michael A. Cooper, Smokey Trail, Crawford, was arrested Oct. 4 and charged with disorderly conduct, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers — misdemeanor, and violation of bond conditions. FIGHTINC A D.U.I. GEORGIA, OGLETHORPE COUNTY Under and by virtue of Power of Sale contained in the Security Deed from Mattie Lue Bradford and Gus Bradford, to 21st Mortgage Corporation, dated May 6, 2016, filed for record May 24, 2016, recorded at Deed Book 57, Page 439, Oglethorpe County, Georgia Records, in the original principal amount of $65,089.60. Said Security Deed being given to secure the obligations of Grantor to Lender as set forth in a Promissory Note (“Note") of even date as amended, modified, or revised from time to time with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold, by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, before the Courthouse Door at Oglethorpe County, Georgia, within the le gal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in November 2025, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land, together with all improvements thereon, lying and being in the City of Crawford, 1303rd District, G.M., Oglethorpe County, Georgia, containing 0.65 of an acre, more or less, and being more particularly described by a Plat of same by Sherald G. Sharp, Registered Land Surveyor, dated September 6, 1983, and being of record in Plat Book 10, Page 371, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Oglethorpe County, Georgia; said Plat and the recordation thereof are incorporated herein by specific reference thereto for a more complete metes, bounds, courses and distances description of the property herein con veyed. This is the same property as conveyed to William R. Wilson by Warranty Deed from Law rence Chandler, et al, dated October 6, 1983, and being of record in Deed Book5-T, Page 463, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Said legal description is controlling however, the property is commonly known as 132 Cemetary Road, Crawford, GA 30630 PARCEL #C40041. The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of default under the terms of said Security Deed and Note, including, but not limited to, the nonpayment of the indebtedness as and when due. The indebt edness remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, all expenses of the sale, including attorneys’ fees and other pay ments provided for under the terms of the Security Deed and Note. Said property will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning ordinances; matters which would be dis closed by an accurate survey or by inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to, ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; and all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said property; To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property of Mattie Lue Bradford and Gus Bradford and /or tenant(s). The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirma tion that the sale is not prohibited under the United States Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirma tion and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. 21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION and its counsel are acting as debt collectors. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION as Attor ney-In-Fact for Mattie Lue Bradford and Gus Bradford. Contact: Jason Godwin Godwin Law Group 3985 Steve Reynolds Blvd, Bldg D Norcross, GA 30093 Phone: 470-427-2683 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the estate of Jack Dempsey How ard, late of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, deceased, are hereby notified to render their demand to the undersigned according to the law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make imme diate payment. This the 16th day of September, 2025 Marion Douglas Howard 372 Salem Church Road Lexington, Georgia 30648 Sept. 25-Oct. 16 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the estate of Jimmy Wayne Pledg er, late of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, deceased, are hereby notified to render their demand to the undersigned according to the law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make imme diate payment. This the 22nd day of September, 2025. Wanda Jones Pledger 301 Wolfskin Road Arnoldsville, GA 30619 Sept. 25-Oct. 16 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the estate of William Emmanuel Jackson, late of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, de ceased, are hereby notified to render their demand to the undersigned according to the law, and all per sons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment. This 2nd day of September, 2025 Makayla Marie Jackson a/k/a Riley Cole Jackson 220 Beaverdam Drive Winterville, Georgia 30683 Sept. 25-Oct. 16 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the estate of Jane Chandler Ash, late of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, deceased, are hereby notified to render their demand to the undersigned according to the law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make imme diate payment. This the 29th day of September, 2025 Kathryn Hart 1437 Sawmill Road Garrison, MT 59731 Oct. 2-23 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the estate of Ola Mae Wright, late of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, deceased, are hereby notified to render their demand to the undersigned according to the law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate pay ment. 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