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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020
Co. Tax Commissioner
Candace Taylor
706-367-6325
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Sheriff
Janis Mangum
706-367-8718
Probate Judge
Sherry Moore
706-387-6276
Clerk of Superior Court
Camie Thomas
706-387-6255
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Notice of Sale
Notice of Sale
Under Power
Georgia, Jackson County
By virtue of a Power of
Sale contained in that certain
Security Deed from FRANCES
BROWN FORD, RICHARD
SHANE FORD to WELLS
FARGO FINANCIAL GEOR
GIA, INC., dated March 25,
2004, recorded April 1, 2004,
in Deed Book 33-Y, Page 330
, Jackson County, Georgia
Records, said Security Deed
having been given to se
cure a Note of even date in
the original principal amount
of One Hundred Thirty-Nine
Thousand Seven Hundred
Thirty-Two and 76/100 dollars
($139,732.76), with interest
thereon as provided for there
in, said Security Deed having
been last sold, assigned and
transferred to U.S. Bank Trust
National Association, not indi
vidually but solely as Trustee
for BlueWater Investment
Trust 2017-1, there will be sold
at public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash at the Jackson
County Courthouse, within the
legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in January, 2021,
all property described in said
Security Deed including but
not limited to the following de
scribed property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR
PARCEL OF LAND LYING
AND BEING IN THE 1765TH
DISTRICT, G.M., JACKSON
COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND
CONTAINING 1.70 ACRES,
MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN
ON THAT PLAT AND SURVEY
FOR ANDREW S. KENNEDY
& TAMMIE W. KENNEDY
PREPARED BY VENABLE &
ASSOCIATES, INC., ALLEN
L. VENABLE, JR., REGIS
TERED SURVEYOR, DATED
SEPTEMBER 26, 1991, AND
RECORDED IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CLERK OR SUPE
RIOR COURT OF JACKSON
COUNTY, GEORGIA, IN
PLAT BOOK 37, PAGE 172.
SAID PLAT, AS RECORDED,
IS HEREBY REFERENCED
FOR A MORE DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF SAID
PROPERTY. SUBJECT TO
EXISTING EASEMENTS FOR
PUBLIC ROADS AND UTILI
TIES NOW IN USE.
Said legal description be
ing controlling, however the
property is more commonly
known as 4441 HWY60, PEN
DERGRASS, GA 30567.
The indebtedness secured
by said Security Deed has
been and is hereby declared
due because of default un
der the terms of said Security
Deed. The indebtedness re
maining in default, this sale
will be made for the purpose of
paying the same, all expenses
of the sale, including attorneys’
fees (notice to collect same
having been given) and all
other payments provided for
under the terms of the Security
Deed.
Said property will be sold
on an “as-is” basis without any
representation, warranty or
recourse against the above-
named or the undersigned.
The sale will also be subject to
the following items which may
affect the title: any outstanding
ad valorem taxes (including
taxes which are a lien, whether
or not now due and payable);
the right of redemption of any
taxing authority; matters which
would be disclosed by an ac
curate survey or by an inspec
tion of the property; all zoning
ordinances; assessments;
liens; encumbrances; restric
tions; covenants, and any oth
er matters of record superior to
said Security Deed.
To the best of the knowl
edge and belief of the under
signed, the owner and party
in possession of the property
is FRANCES BROWN FORD,
RICHARD SHANE FORD, or
tenants(s).
The sale will be conducted
subject (1) to confirmation that
the sale is not prohibited under
the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and
(2) to final confirmation and
audit of the status of the loan
with the holder of the Security
Deed.
Please note that, pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 44-14-162.2,
you are not entitled by law to
an amendment or modifica
tion of the terms of your loan.
The entity having full authority
to negotiate, amend or modify
all terms of the loan (although
not required by law to do so)
is: Selene Finance, Loss Miti
gation Dept., 9990 Richmond
Ave, Suite 400, Houston, TX
77042, Telephone Number:
1-877-768-3759.
U.S. BANK TRUST NA
TIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT
INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY
AS TRUSTEE FOR BLUEWA
TER INVESTMENT TRUST
2017-1 as Attorney in Fact for
FRANCES BROWN FORD,
RICHARD SHANE FORD
THE BELOW LAW FIRM
MAY BE HELD TO BE ACT
ING AS A DEBT COLLEC
TOR, UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
IF SO, ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Attorney Contact: Ru
bin Lublin, LLC, 3145 Ava
lon Ridge Place, Suite 100,
Peachtree Corners, GA 30071
Telephone Number: (877)
813-0992 Case No. SEF-20-
01887-2
Ad Run Dates 12/09/2020,
12/16/2020, 12/23/2020,
12/30/2020
(DC9, 16, 23, 30 B/14082-
70) |
Notice of Service by
Publication
In the Superior Court of
Jackson County
State of Georgia
Civil Action File No. 20-CV-
922-B
Cheryl Woods Presley,
Plaintiff-Petitioner
v.
Brandon Jennings, Sasha
Jennings and All that tract or
parcel of land lying and be
ing in the 245th District, G.M.,
Jackson County, Georgia,
and containing 0.882 Acres
more or less, and designated
as Elizabeth McCluster Tract
as shown on plat and survey
of Robert T. Black, Surveyor,
dated March 15, 1979, and
being recorded in the Office
of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Jackson County, Georgia
in Plat Book 15, Page 162.
Said tract is bounded on The
North by tract labeled Scott
McCluster, Jr., East and South
by lands of Appleby. Together
with all interest which that may
have in a twelve foot driveway
easement leading from Hold
ing Siding Road to the above
described property as shown
on the above mentioned plat.
Said plat is hereby incorpo
rated by reference for a more
particular description.
Subject to existing ease
ments and rights of ways
for public Roads and utili
ties now in use. As well as,
ALL OTHER PARTIES
OR ENTITIES, KNOWN OR
UNKNOWN, WHO HAVE
OR CLAIM ANY ADVERSE
RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST
IN THE SUBJECT PROPER
TY.
Defendants-Respondents.
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
9-11 -4(f)(1 )(C), this NOTICE
of Service by Publication in the
matter of Cheryl Woods Pres
ley, Petitioner v. Brandon Jen
nings and Sasha Jennings, et
al. with the case number noted
above. Service by publication
is hereby made upon:
All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in the
245th District G.M. Jackson
County, Georgia and contain
ing 0.882 acres, more or less,
and designated as Elizabeth
McCluster Tract, as shown on
plat and survey of Robert T.
Black, Surveyor, dated March
15, 1979, and being recorded
in the Office of the Clerk or Su
perior Court of Jackson Coun
ty, Georgia, in Plat Book 15,
Page 162. Said tract is bound
ed on the North by tract labeled
Scott McCluster, Jr., East and
South by lands of Drake Estate
and West by lands of Appleby.
Together with all interest which
that may have in a twelve foot
driveway easement leading
from Holding Siding Road to
the above described property
as shown on the above men
tioned plat. Said plat is hereby
incorporated by reference for
a more particular description.
Subject to existing easements
and rights of ways for public
roads and utilities now in use.
The Subject Property are
the same Property described
Tax Sale Deeds recorded at
Deed Book 86B, Pages 164-
166. Service by Publication
is further being made upon
all Other Parties or Entities,
Known or Unknown, Who
Have or Claim any adverse
Right, Title, or Interest in the
Subject Property (collectively,
the “Respondents”) as Re
spondents, Civil Action Num
ber: 20-CV-922-B_ , in an
Action to Quiet Title currently
pending before the Honorable
Joseph H. Booth, in the Supe
rior Court of Jackson County,
Georgia. Said action was filed
on November 23, 2020, and
the Order granting Petitioner’s
Motion for Service by Publica
tion was granted on November
25, 2020.
Consequently, the Re
spondents are hereby given
NOTICE that they are com
manded to file with the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Jackson
County and serve upon Peti
tioner an answer to said peti
tion within 60 days from the
date of the Order for Service
by Publication.
Dated: 30th day of Novem
ber, 2020.
Jefferson, Georgia
The Honorable Camie
Thomas, Clerk
Superior Court of Jackson
County
(DC9, 16, 23, 30 P4) |
Notice of Sale
Notice of Sale
Under Power
State of Georgia
County of Jackson
By virtue of a Power of
Sale contained in that certain
Security Deed from ANN W.
GILREE TO JIM WALTER
HOMES, INC., dated March
17, 2005 and recorded on
May 26, 2005 in Deed Book
39A, Page 32, in the Office of
the Clerk of Superior Court of
Jackson County, Georgia, said
Security Deed having been
given to secure a Note of even
date, in the original principal
amount of Two Hundred Four
Thousand Three Hundred
Seventy-Nine and 20/100 dol
lars ($204,379.20), as last
transferred to U.S. Bank, N.A.,
as Trustee, successor in inter
est to Wachovia Bank, Nation
al Association, as Trustee, for
Mid-State Capital Corporation
2005-1 Trust by assignment
to be recorded in the Office of
the Clerk of Superior Court of
Jackson County, with interest
thereon as provided therein,
will be sold at public outcry
to the highest bidder for cash
before the courthouse door of
Jackson County, Georgia, or
at such place as has or may
be lawfully designated as an
alternative location, within the
legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in January, 2021,
all property described in said
Security Deed including but
not limited to the following de
scribed property:
Lot, tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the 1747th
(Attica) District, G.M., Jack-
son County, Georgia, contain
ing 1.057 acres, more or less,
more particularly described ac
cording to plat prepared by Ben
McLeroy and Associates, Sur
veyors, on August 22, 1973,
recorded in Clerk's Office of
Jackson Superior Court in Plat
Book 10 Page 19. Bounded on
the Northwest by lands of Wat
kins, on the Northeast by lands
of Watkins, on the Southeast
by lands of Banks, and on the
Southwest by lands of Robin
son. Said Plat and the descrip
tion thereof being incorporated
herein by reference for a de
tailed description. Subject to
existing easements and rights
of way.
Said property may more
commonly be known as 85
Scott Road, Athens, GA
30607.
The debt secured by said
Security Deed has been and is
hereby declared due because
of, among other possible
events of default, non-pay
ment of the monthly install
ments on said loan. The debt
remaining in default, this sale
will be made for the purpose
of paying the same and all ex
penses of this sale, including
attorney’s fees (notice of intent
to collect attorney’s fees hav
ing been given).
The individual or entity that
has full authority to negotiate,
amend and modify all terms of
the loan is U.S. Bank, N.A., as
Trustee, successor in interest
to Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as Trustee, for
Mid-State Capital Corporation
2005-1 Trust, 55 Beattie Place,
Suite 100 MS 561, Greenville,
SC 29601, 1-800-365-7107.
Said property will be sold
on an “as-is” basis without any
representation, warranty or
recourse against the above-
named or the undersigned.
The sale will also be subject
to the following items which
may affect the title: a) zoning
ordinances: b) matters which
would be disclosed by an ac
curate survey or by an inspec
tion of the property; c) any
outstanding ad valorem taxes,
including taxes, which consti
tute liens upon said property
whether or not now due and
payable; d) special assess
ments; e) the right of redemp
tion of any taxing authority; f)
all outstanding bills for public
utilities which constitute liens
upon said property; g) all
restrictive covenants, ease
ments, rights-of-way and any
other matters of record supe
rior to said Security Deed. To
the best of the knowledge and
belief of the undersigned, the
owners and party in posses
sion of the property are Ann
W. Gilree and ortenant(s). The
sale will be conducted subject
to 1) confirmation that the sale
is not prohibited under the
U.S. Bankruptcy code and 2)
final confirmation and audit of
the status of the loan with the
holder of the Security Deed.
U.S. Bank, N.A., as Trust
ee, successor in interest to
Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as Trustee, for
Mid-State Capital Corporation
2005-1 Trust as Attorney-in-
Fact for Ann W. Gilree
Contact: Padgett Law
Group: 6267 Old Water Oak
Road, Suite 203, Tallahassee,
FL 32312; (850)422-2520
Ad Run Dates: 12/09/20;
12/16/20; 12/23/20; 12/30/20
(DC9, 16, 23, 30 B/14839-
70) |
Notice of Foreclosure
of Right to Redeem
To: Any Person Claiming
an Interest in or to Lot 3, Blk
A, Clarence Johnson Est S/D
Take notice that:
The right to redeem the
following described property,
to wit: LOT 3, BLK A, CLAR
ENCE JOHNSON EST S/D
(Parcel ID 041 0161), JACK-
SON COUNTY GEORGIA as
more particularly described
below will expire and be for
ever foreclosed and barred on
and after the 25th day of Janu
ary, 2021.
The tax deed to which this
notice relates is dated the 3rd
day of September, 2019 and
is recorded in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Jackson County, Georgia, in
Deed Book 86F at page 169-
171.
The property may be re
deemed at any time before
the 25th day of January, 2021,
by payment of the redemption
price as fixed and provided by
law to the undersigned at the
following address:
Harry Damon
159 Magnolia Ave.
Jefferson, GA 30549
Please be governed ac
cordingly.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
ALL THAT TRACT OR
PARCEL OF LAND LYING
AND BEING IN THE 242nd
DISTRICT, G.M., JACKSON
COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND
BEING DESIGNATED AS LOT
3, BLOCK “A” AND CONTAIN
ING 1.967 ACRES, MORE OR
LESS, AS HOWN BY PLAT
AND SURVEY OF SAME OF
BEN McLEROY AND ASSO
CIATES, INC., DATED OC
TOBER 18, 1979, SAID PLAT
BEING RECORDED IN THE
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
OF SUPERIOR COURT OF
JACKSON COUNTY, GEOR
GIA, IN PLAT BOOK 29, PAGE
83. FOR A MORE DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF SAID LOT,
REFERENCE IS HEREBY
MADE TO SAID PLAT AS RE
CORDED. SAID PLAT WAS
REVISED MAY 17, 1988.
AS DESCRIBED IN DEED
BOOK 150, PAGE 733. FUR
THER DESCRIBED AS MAP
& PARCEL 0410161.
(DC9, 16, 23, 30 B/15005-
30) |
Slow Down, Save
Lives!
Notice of Summons
and Termination
of Parental Rights
Hearing
In the Juvenile Court of
Jackson County
State of Georgia
In the Interest of:
D.N.L.N.
CASE NO. 078-20J-149
R.M.N
CASE NO. 078-20J-150
A.D.N.
CASE NO. 078-20J-151
Children Under the Age of
Eighteen
TO: Michael Brannon (aka
Brandon) and any other al
leged biological or legal father,
known or unknown, named or
unnamed, of the children, D.
N. L. N., R. M. N, and A. D. N.,
whose mother is Amelia Nicole
Nichols.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI
FIED that the above styled ac
tion seeking an order terminat
ing your parental rights to the
above identified children was
filed against you in the Jack-
son County Juvenile Court on
October 8, 2020. Said action
was filed by the Georgia De
partment of Human Services
by and through the Jackson
County Department of Family
and Child Services.
YOU ARE HEREBY COM
MANDED AND REQUIRED
to appear before the Juve
nile Court of Jackson County,
Georgia, at the Jackson Coun
ty Courthouse, Courtroom
Number 5, in Jefferson, Geor
gia on the 11th day of Janu
ary, 2020, at 9:30 o’clock A.M.
The hearing is for the purpose
of determining whether or not
your parental rights to the
above listed children should
be terminated.
This notice is being sent to
you pursuant to the provisions
of O.C.G.A. § 15-11-282. A
copy of the Petition for Termi
nation of Parental Rights may
be obtained by you from the
Clerk of Court at the Jackson
County Courthouse during
regular business hours. A
free copy shall be available
to the parents. Upon request,
the copy will be mailed to the
requester. The clerk of court
may be reached by telephone
at (706)387-6255. The hear
ing on the Petition for Termi
nation of Parental Rights is
for the purpose of terminating
your parental rights.
READ CAREFULLY
NOTICE OF EFFECT OF
TERMINATION JUDGMENT
Georgia law provides that
you can permanently lose your
rights as a parent. A petition to
terminate parental rights has
been filed requesting the court
to terminate your parental
rights to your children. A court
hearing of your case has been
scheduled for the 11th day of
January, 2020, at 11:00 o’clock
A.M., at the Juvenile Court of
Jackson County, Courtroom 5,
5000 Jackson Parkway, Jeffer
son, Georgia 30549.
If you fail to appear, the
court can terminate your pa
rental rights in your absence.
If the court at the trial finds
that the facts set out in the
petition to terminate parental
rights are true and that termi
nation of your rights will serve
the best interests of your chil
dren, the court can enter a
judgment ending your rights to
your children.
If the judgment terminates
your parental rights, you will no
longer have any rights to your
children. This means that you
will not have the right to visit,
contact, or have custody of
your children or make any de
cisions affecting your children
or your children's earnings or
property. Your children will be
legally freed to be adopted by
someone else.
The putative/biological
fathers are hereby placed
on notice that pursuant to
O. C.G.A. Section 15-11-283
he may lose all rights to the
above named children and
will not be allowed to object to
the termination of his rights to
such children unless, within 30
days of receipt of notice, you
file a petition to legitimate the
children as well as a notice of
the filing of the petition to le
gitimate with the court in which
the termination proceeding is
pending. Additionally, the court
may enter an order terminating
all the parental rights of puta
tive/biological fathers, includ
ing the right to object thereaf
ter to such proceedings if the
putative/biological fathers fails
to timely legitimate the children
named above.
Even if your parental rights
are terminated: (1) You will be
responsible for providing finan
cial support (child support pay
ments) for your children’s care
unless and until your children
are adopted; and (2) Your chil
dren can still inherit from you
unless and until your children
are adopted.
This is a very serious mat
ter. You should contact an at
torney immediately so that you
can be prepared for the court
hearing. You have the right to
hire an attorney and to have
him or her represent you. If
you cannot afford to hire an at
torney, the court will appoint an
attorney if the court finds that
you are an indigent person.
Whether or not you decide to
hire an attorney, you have the
right to attend the hearing of
your case, to call witnesses
on your behalf, and to ques
tion those witnesses brought
against you. If you want a
lawyer appointed to represent
you, you must let the Court or
the officer of this Court han
dling this case know that you
want a lawyer immediately.
If you wish to apply for Court
appointed Counsel you should
contact the Melinda Nelson at
706-387-6386 of Court imme
diately. It is your responsibility
to obtain counsel or apply for
counsel with the Court.
If you have any questions
concerning this notice, you
may call the telephone number
of the clerk's office which is:
706-387-6255.
WITNESS, the Honorable
William Hicks, Judge of said
Court, this the 4th day of De
cember, 2020.
Isl Camie Thomas
CAMIE THOMAS, CLERK
JACKSON COUNTY JU
VENILE COURT
(DC16, 23, 30, JA6, P4) |
Venable Estate
Notrice
TO: Whom it may concern:
John Edward Venable has
petitioned to be appointed
Administrator of the estate
of FRANCIS BONELL VEN
ABLE, deceased, of said
County. The Petitioner has
also applied for waiver of bond
and/or grant of certain powers
contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-
261. All interested parties 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 be
fore January 11,2021.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER:
All objections should be sworn
to before a notary public or
before a Probate Court Clerk,
and filing fees must be ten
dered with your objections,
unless you qualify to file as an
indigent party. Contact Pro
bate 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.
Sherry C. Moore,
Probate Judge
By: Jennifer M. Gearing,
Clerk of the Probate Court
5000 Jackson Pkwy
Suite 140
Jefferson, GA 30549
706-387-6276
(DC16, 23, 30, JA6 B1247-
20) |
Taylor Estate
Notice
TO: Whom it may concern:
Shane Lamar Taylor has
petitioned to be appointed Ad
ministrator of the estate of JO
EVELYN TAYLOR, deceased,
of said County. The Petitioner
has also applied for waiver of
bond and/or grant of certain
powers contained in O.C.G.A.
§ 53-12-261 .All interested par
ties are hereby notified to show
cause why said Petition should
not be granted. All objections
to the Petition must be in writ
ing, setting forth the grounds of
any such objections, and must
be filed with the Court on or
before January 11,2021.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER:
All objections should be sworn
to before a notary public or
before a Probate Court Clerk,
and filing fees must be ten
dered with your objections,
unless you qualify to file as an
indigent party. Contact Pro
bate 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.
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