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the front passenger com
partment area the following:
a black bag containing three
pistols, $500.00 cash, and
a bottle containing three
different types of pills. The
three pistols are described
as follows: a Keltec model
P-11 pistol (serial number
A5364); a Smith & Wesson
model SW9VE pistol (serial
number DWM1715); and
a Smith & Wesson model
SW380 pistol (serial number
RAE5103). The trunk was
also searched and an
other bag was found that
contained a set of scales,
clear plastic baggies, and
jars containing suspected
marijuana. The scales and
baggies are paraphernalia
typically used in drug trans
actions. A search of Mr.
Allen’s person produced an
other plastic baggie contain
ing several white pills inside
of his sock and an addition
al $587.00 in cash ($257.00
from his right pants pocket
and $330.00 from his left
pants pocket). The pills
found in the vehicle and
on Mr. Allen’s person are
suspected to be oxycodone
weighing more than 1 gram.
The marijuana found in the
vehicle weighs more than
23 grams. The firearms and
cash were ultimately seized
by Officer McWhorter in
Lamar County on March 10,
20201. The Defendant was
charged with the follow
ing offenses: Possession of
Marijuana with Intent to Dis
tribute; Possession of Mari
juana (less than one ounce);
Possession of Drug Related
Objects; and Possession of
a Controlled Substance. The
Defendant has a criminal
history involving previous
narcotics charges.
Claimants who may have
an interest in said property
are ROBERT JATAE ALLEN.
Said property was used in
violation of O.C.G.A. § 9-16-1
et. seq., and 16-13-49 et. seq.
in that the item(s) was/were
used to facilitate the posses
sion, sale, and distribution
of controlled substances
and/or marijuana and/or are
proceeds derived or real
ized therefrom and that said
item was used directly or
indirectly used or intended
for use in any manner to
facilitate a violation of
O.C.G.A. Title 16, or of the
laws of the United States
or of any State relating to
marijuana/controlled sub
stance which is punishable
by imprisonment of more
than one year, and or said
property was found in close
proximity to controlled sub
stances and/or marijuana.
You are further notified
that you may file a claim
within thirty (30) days of
the second publication of
this notice of seizure by
sending a claim to the seiz
ing law enforcement agency
and to the District Attorney
by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
J. Maxwell Smith, As
sistant District Attorney,
Towaliga Judicial Circuit,
Georgia Bar No. 449968
(4-13)(2)(b)
Notice of Seizure of Per
sonal Property
Pursuant to O.C.G.A §
9-16-1 et. seq., any party
claiming an interest in the
following property is hereby
notified that the following
property was seized by
the undersigned agency in
Lamar County, Georgia: ONE
THOUSAND, THIRTY-TWO
DOLLARS ($1,032.00) IN
UNITED STATES CURRENCY.
Conduct giving such
rise to said seizure was as
follows: On January 5, 2021,
Lamar County deputies
were conducting surveil
lance on 1321 McCollum
Road, Barnesville, Geor
gia, and 257 Abbott Road,
Barnesville, Georgia, due
to anonymous complaints
of drugs being sold at
both locations. Sgt. Keith
Kendrick witnesses a drug
transaction take place
between Tony Akins and a
white male (purchaser). The
transaction was allowed to
end and thereafter, deputies
stopped the vehicle being
driven by the purchaser,
who told the deputies that
he had just purchased mari
juana from Mr. Akins. The
purchaser agreed to assist
the deputies in a further
investigation of Mr. Akins.
The following day (Janu
ary 6, 2021), a controlled
drug transaction took place
between Mr. Akins and a
confidential informant (C/I)
at 257 Abbott Raod, where
Mr. Akins sold a quantity
of marijuana to the C/I. On
January 21, 2021, another
controlled drug transac
tion took place between
Mr. Akins and a C/I also at
257 Abbott Road. Finally,
on February 1, 2021, a third
controlled drug transac
tion took place between
the C/I and Mr. Akins once
again at 257 Abbott Road.
On February 4, 2021, Sgt.
Kendrick obtained a search
warrant for the residence of
Mr. Akins at 1321 McCollum
Road. Suspected marijuana
weighing more than one (1)
pound was found in eleven
(11) separate bags, which
was contained in a duffle
bag found in an outbuilding
on the property. Some of
the money used in the drug
transactions was found on
Mr. Akins’ person when he
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was arrested, along with
$622.00 in cash. At the La
mar County Detention Facil
ity, Mr. Akins told the nurse
that once he had bonded
out of jail, he was “going
to sell dope.” Previously, a
C/1 told Sgt. Kendrick that
Mr. Akins has a male friend
who was given instructions
that upon Akins’ arrest, the
friend was to go and get
Akins’ money that Akins
kept buried in a secret
location. On February 16,
2021, Sgt. Kendrick arrested
on a probation violation
and $410.00 in cash was
found on his person. The
total amount seized from
Mr. Akins was $1,032.00 Mr.
Akins has been convicted of
the sale of cocaine in Lamar
County, Georgia, in 2016.
Claimants who may have
an interest in said property
is TONY AKINS. Said prop
erty was used in violation
of O.C.G.A. § 9-16-1 et. seq.,
and 16-13-49 et. seq. in that
the item(s) was/were used
to facilitate the possession,
sale, and distribution of
controlled substances and/
or marijuana and/or are
proceeds derived or real
ized therefrom and that said
item was used directly or
indirectly used or intended
for use in any manner to
facilitate a violation of
O.C.G.A. Title 16, or of the
laws of the United States
or of any State relating to
marijuana/controlled sub
stance which is punishable
by imprisonment of more
than one year, and or said
property was found in close
proximity to controlled sub
stances and/or marijuana.
You are further notified
that you may file a claim
within thirty (30) days of
the second publication of
this notice of seizure by
sending a claim to the seiz
ing law enforcement agency
and to the District Attorney
by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
J. Maxwell Smith, As
sistant District Attorney,
Towaliga Judicial Circuit,
Georgia Bar No. 449968
(4-13)(2)(b)
In the Superior Court of
Lamar County
State of Georgia
In re the name change of:
Will Ryan Suggs, Petitioner
Case Number 21B-105-F
Notice of Petition to
Change Name of Adult
Will Ryan Suggs filed
a petition in the Lamar
County Superior Court on
March 22, 2021, to change
the name from: Will Ryan
Suggs to Rin Suggs. Any
interested party has the
right to appear in this case
and file objections within 30
days after the Petition was
filed.
This the 22nd day of
March, 2021.
Will Suggs, 302 Founders
Dr., Barnesville, GA 30204.
/s/ Danielle Lindsey,
Deputy Clerk. (3-30)(4)(p)
Republican Party to Hold
Caucus and County Conven
tion
On Saturday, April 17,
2021, at 9:00 a.m., the
Lamar County Republican
Party will convene Precinct
Caucuses to elect Delegates
and Alternate Delegates to
the Lamar County Republi
can Party Convention. The
County Convention will
convene at 10:00 a.m. on
April 17, 2021, at the same
location for the purpose
of electing county party
officers and Delegates and
Alternates to the Congres
sional District Convention
and the State Convention.
Additionally, the Convention
will conduct all other busi
ness as necessary.
Both the Precinct Cau
cuses and County Conven
tion will be held at the
Lamar County Courthouse,
326 Thomaston St, Barnes
ville, Georgia. The County
Convention will convene at
10:00 a.m..
All Lamar County
residents who are legally
registered to vote and
believe in the principles of
the Republican Party are
urged to participate in this
process.
The Third Congressional
District Convention will con
vene on Saturday, May 15,
2021, at 10:00 a.m. Newnan,
Georgia. The District
Convention will be electing
officers for the district and
State Committee mem
bers for the next biennial.
Delegates and Alternates
will be required to pay a fee,
which is to cover the cost of
the District Convention.
The Georgia Republican
Party State Convention will
convene at 2:00 p.m. on
Friday, June 4, 2021, in a
location to be determined
and will elect state party of
ficers for the next biennial,
in addition to conducting all
other business as neces
sary.
Delegates and Alternates
will be required to pay a fee,
which is to cover the cost of
the State Convention .
For further informa
tion contact Ashley Gilles,
Chairman of the Lamar
County Republican Party, at
770-557-9277, or via email at
ashley.n.gilles@gmail.com
(3-23)(4)(p)
In the Superior Court of
Lamar County
State of Georgia
David Frederick Johnson,
Petitioner
v.
Joe Louis Jordan, and
all persons unknown
who claim or might claim
adversely to the petition
ers’ title to all that tract
or parcel of land lying and
being in land lot 124 of the
7th land district of Lamar
County, Georgia, containing
8.978 acres, as shown in
that warranty deed of re
cord in deed book 138, page
155, Lamar County Superior
Court records, Defendants
Civil Action File No. 20B-
163F
Notice of Publication
To: Joe Louis Jordan, or
his heirs-at-law, and any
other interested parties:
You are hereby notified that
the above-styled action was
filed against you in said
Court on April 15, 2020, and
that by reason of an Order
of the Special Master duly
appointed in this action by
the Honorable William A.
Fears, Judge of the Lamar
County Superior Court, you
are hereby commanded
and required to file with
the Clerk of said Court and
serve upon John P. Joiner,
Petitioner’s attorney, whose
mailing address is P.O. Box
1002, Griffin, GA 30224,
an Answer to the Petition
within the statutory time
allowed.
Witness the Honorable
William A. Fears, Judge of
said Court.
This the 2nd day of April,
2021.
John P. Joiner, Attorney
for Petitioner, 124 North Hill
Street, Griffin, GA 30223.
770-227-8929. (4-6)(4)(p)
Public notice of the
public hearing and request
for public comment on the
State of Georgia’s proposed
Annual Action Plan for FFY
2021, the 4th year of the
2018-2022 Consolidated Plan
The State of Georgia
will host a public hearing
and webinar to present its
proposed Action Plan for
FFY 2021, the 4th year of the
five-year 2018-2022 Consoli
dated Plan.
The Annual Action Plan
indicates how anticipated
funds received from the U.S.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD)
will be implemented from
July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022
for the following programs:
Community Develop
ment Block Grant (CDBG),
Community Development
Block Grant Disaster Relief
(CDBG-DR), Emergency So
lutions Grant (ESG), HOME
Investment Partnerships
(HOME), Housing Opportu
nities for Persons with AIDS
(HOPWA), and the National
Housing Trust Fund (NHTF)
Programs.
The Plan provides strate
gies and investments of
resources to address hous
ing and community develop
ment needs, barriers to fair
housing, and lead-based
paint hazards. The Plan in
cludes all records of citizen
participation/consultation.
The State of Georgia en
courages all of its residents,
sub-recipients and grantees,
public agencies, and other
interested parties to attend
this public hearing and/
or webinar and submit any
written comments to the
agency.
The public comment
period for the Plan is open
from April 1 through May
15, 2021.
The public hearing
webinar will be held on
Wednesday, April 28 from
2:00-3:00 PM. To participate
in the webinar please email
HUDPLanning@dca.ga.gov
to ask to receive the regis
tration link
Copies of the proposed
plan and supporting data
may be downloaded for free
at https://www.dca.ga.gov/
node/4566
To request copies of the
proposed Plan or copies of
data used:
By email: HUDPlanning®
dca.ga.gov
By mail: Georgia Depart
ment of Community Affairs,
ATTN: Samanta Carvalho,
Office of Community Hous
ing Development, 60 Ex
ecutive Park South, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329
DCA is prepared to pro
vide appropriate language
services for non-English-
speaking (LEP) individuals.
Spanish, Chinese, Korean,
and/or Vietnamese inter
preters can be made avail
able upon request. Please
identify any language servic
es needed 10 days prior to
the public hearing, includ
ing in which language(s)
such services are required.
Translation of the notice
and interpretation services
for this event are available
upon request.
Traduccion de la notifi-
cacion y servicios de inter-
pretacion para este evento
estan disponibles a pedido.
DCA complies with Title
II of the Americans with Dis
abilities Act of 1990 and the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Individuals with disabilities
who may need auxiliary
aids or special modification
to participate in the public
comment process should
call (404) 679-0567 or email
HUDPlanning@dca.ga.gov
Individuals seeking rea
sonable accommodations
or with specific ADA needs
should email fairhousing@
dca.ga.gov. Visit https://dca.
ga.gov/fairhousing for more
information. (4-13)(b)
CENTRAL GEORGIA
ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP
CORPORATION ANNOUNC
ES ITS UNCLAIMED CAPITAL
CREDIT CHECKS FOR 2020
CGEMC is a not-for-profit
organization. This means
any excess revenue, after
covering operating costs, is
returned to our customer-
owners in the form of a
capital credit check (based
on each customer-owner’s
energy use).
In December 2020,
CGEMC issued capital credit
refund checks. However,
some of the refund checks
issued were returned by
the U.S. Postal Service as
“undeliverable.” A list of
the names of these custom
er-owners can be found by
visiting our website, www.
cgemc.com, or by viewing
the list at our corporate
office, located at 923 S.
Mulberry Street, Jackson,
GA 30233.
If you know the correct
address of these individuals
or have any helpful infor
mation, please contact our
office or notify the custom
er-owner to contact us as
soon as possible by calling
770-775-7857 or 1-800-222-
4877. (4-13)(b)
You are hereby notified
that a petition was filed
in the Magistrate Court of
Lamar County to foreclose
a lien for all amounts owed.
If the lien is foreclosed, a
court shall order the sale
of the vehicle to satisfy
the debt. Anyone with an
ownership interest in this
vehicle(s) may file an
answer to this petition on
or before April 21, 2021.
Answer forms may be found
in the Magistrate Court
Clerk’s office located at 121
Roberta Dr. Barnesville, Ga.
30204. Frank’s Automotive
Service And Towing 132
Old 41 Hwy Barnesville, Ga.
30204(770)358-4456.
2013 Nissan Altima
1N4AL3AP4DC128373; 2015
Honda Accord 1HGCT1B-
71FA015762. (4-6)(2)(b)
SALE UNDER POWER
PUBLIC NOTICE
FORECLOSURES
CONTAINED IN DEED TO
SECURE DEBT
GEORGIA, LAMAR
COUNTY:
By virtue of the power
and authority contained in
a certain Deed to Secure
Debt, and under the power
of sale contained therein,
executed by BARRY KELSO
AND ZACHARY HICKS to
TRUE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST, INC., dated June 11,
2015, and recorded in Deed
Book 876, pages 111-112, in
the Clerk’s Office, Supe
rior Court, Lamar County,
Georgia, the undersigned
will sell at public outcry to
the highest bidder for cash
before the Courthouse door
in the City of Barnesville,
Lamar County, Georgia,
between the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday
in May, 2021, the following
described property, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of
land, lying and being in the
City of Barnesville, Lamar
County, Georgia, and being
designated as “Parcel 1” on
a plat of property prepared
for Mary R. Perdue, Irene
R. Lindsey and T. R. Bush,
which plat is dated Novem
ber 7, 1961, and was pre
pared by Griffin Eng. & Mfg.
Co., C.E., Griffin, Georgia,
and recorded in Plat Book 4,
page 21, Clerk’s Office, Su
perior Court, Lamar County,
Georgia, and bounded, now
or formerly, as follows:
North by Eugene B. Harvey;
East by Mill Street; South by
Mary R. Perdue (Tract No.
2 on said plat); and West by
an old abandoned road.
The indebtedness
secured by said Deed to
Secure Debt has been and
is hereby declared due
because of, among other
possible events of default,
failure to pay the indebted
ness as and when due and
in the manner provided in
the note and Deed to Secure
Debt. The debt remaining
in default, this sale will be
made for the purpose of
paying the same and all ex
penses of this sale, as pro
vided in the Deed to Secure
Debt and by law, including
attorney’s fees (notice of
intent to collect attorney’s
fees having been given) and
the balance, if any, to be
paid over to the party or
parties entitled thereto.
Said property will be
sold and conveyed subject
to any and all unpaid ad
valorem taxes (including
taxes which are a lien, but
not yet due and payable),
assessments, liens, zoning
ordinances, restrictions,
easements, and matters of
record superior to the Deed
to Secure Debt first set out
above, if any.
To the best knowledge
and belief of the under
signed, the party in pos
session of the property is
BARRY KELSO and ZACH
ARY HICKS, or a tenant or
tenants and said property
is more commonly known
as 262 Mill Street, Barnes
ville, Georgia 30204.
The sale will be conduct
ed subject (1) to confirma
tion 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 Deed
to Secure Debt.
The name, address and
telephone number of the
individual who has full au
thority to negotiate, amend
or modify the terms of your
promissory note or loan is
as follows: TRUE CHURCH
OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., 679
Glendale Road, Scottsdale,
Georgia 30079.
This 22nd day of March,
2021.
TRUE CHURCH OF GOD
IN CHRIST, INC., as attorney
in fact for BARRY KELSO
and ZACHARY HICKS
PASLEY, NUCE, MALLORY
& DAVIS, ATTORNEYS
P. O. DRAWER 832
THOMASTON GA 30286
(4-6) (4) (b)
NOTICE OF FORECLO
SURE SALE UNDER POWER
LAMAR COUNTY, GEOR
GIA
Under and by virtue of
the Power of Sale contained
in a Security Deed given by
Charles Roberts and Susan
Roberts to American Gen
eral Financial Services. Inc.
(DE), dated November 19,
2005, and recorded in Deed
Book 552, Page 303, Lamar
County, Georgia Records,
subsequently modified by a
Loan Modification Agree
ment recorded January 4,
2010 in Book 722, Page 177
in the amount of Sixty-Two
Thousand Six Hundred
Eighty-Four and 01/100
($62,684.01) Lamar County,
Georgia Records, as last
transferred to Wilmington
Savings Fund Society, FSB,
d/b/a Christiana Trust,
not individually but as
trustee for Pretium Mort
gage Acquisition Trust by
assignment recorded on
February 17, 2021 in Book
1093 Page 44 in the Office of
the Clerk of Superior Court
of Lamar County, Georgia
Records, conveying the
after-described property to
secure a Note in the original
principal amount of Sixty-
Five Thousand Nine Hun
dred Sixty-Three and 0/100
dollars ($65,963.00), with
interest thereon as set forth
therein, there will be sold at
public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash before the
courthouse door of Lamar
County, Georgia, within
the legal hours of sale on
May 4, 2021, the following
described property:
All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Land
Lot 125 of the 3rd Land Dis
trict of Lamar County, Geor
gia, consisting of 1.00 acre
and being more particularly
described as “Area: 1.00
acre; upon a certain plat of
survey entitled “Property of
James St. German & Patricia
St. German” prepared by
Kenneth E. Presley, Ga. RLS.
No. 1327, dated Nov. 10,
1988, and recorded in Plat
Book 10 Page 164, in the
Office of the Clerk, Supe
rior Court, Lamar County,
Georgia.
Together with all the
tenements, hereditaments
and appurtenances, with
every privilege, right, title,
interest and estate, rever
sion, remainder and ease
ment thereto belonging or
in anywise appertaining.
The debt secured by
said Security Deed has been
and is hereby declared due
because of, among other
possible events of default,
failure to pay the indebted
ness as and when due and
in the manner provided in
the Note and Security Deed.
The debt remaining in de
fault, this sale will be made
for the purpose of paying
the same and all expenses
of this sale, as provided in
Security Deed and by law,
including attorney’s fees
(notice of intent to collect
attorney’s fees having been
given).
The entity having full au
thority to negotiate, amend
or modify all terms of the
loan (although not required
by law to do so) is: Selene
Finance they can be con
tacted at (877) 735-3637 for
Loss Mitigation Dept, or by
writing to 9990 Richmond
Avenue, Suite 400 South,
Houston, Texas 77042, to
discuss possible alterna
tives to avoid foreclosure.
Said property will be
sold subject to any out
standing ad valorem taxes
(including taxes which are
a lien, but not yet due and
payable), any matters which
might be disclosed by an
accurate survey and inspec
tion of the property, any
assessments, liens, encum
brances, zoning ordinances,
restrictions, covenants, and
matters of record superior
to the Security Deed first set
out above.
To the best knowledge
and belief of the under
signed, the party in pos
session of the property is
Charles Roberts and Susan
Roberts or tenant(s); and
said property is more
commonly known as 1843
Highway 36 East, Milner,
GA 30257.
The sale will be conduct
ed subject to (1) confirma
tion that the sale is not
prohibited under the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code (2) final
confirmation and audit of
the status of the loan with
the holder of the security
deed and (3) any right of re
demption or other lien not
extinguished by foreclosure.
Wilmington Savings Fund
Society, FSB, d/b/a Chris
tiana Trust, not individually
but as trustee for Pretium
Mortgage Acquisition Trust
as Attorney in Fact for
Charles Roberts and Susan
Roberts.
Brock & Scott, PLLC
4360 Chamblee Dun-
woody Road
Suite 310
Atlanta, GA 30341
404-789-2661
B&S file no.: 19-11675
(4-6) (4) (p)
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210 Taylor St.
No vacancies at this
time.
Property Management
Service Available
Call 770-358-1011
(tf)(b)
HELP WANTED
CDL drivers needed for
the Forsyth, GA area.
Two years OTR experi
ence required. Home
daily. Shifts available are
Sunday thru Thursday
or Tuesday thru Satur
day. Very competitive
pay scale, insurance,
vacation. Potential to
earn $65k year. For
immediate response con
tact: charles.vanhoy@
aastransport.com or call
478-733-0643 and leave
a message or stop by 10
Industrial Park Court in
Forsyth, GA to pick up an
application. (4-6) (2) (p)
Experienced Meat Cutter
wanted. Competitive
salary and benefits. Full
time. Freshway Market,
Zebulon. (l-12)(tf)(b)
Deli help wanted. Cooks
& servers. Full-time and
part-time positions avail
able. Freshway Market,
Zebulon. (3-2)(tf)(b)
Produce help wanted.
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ket, Zebulon. (3-2)(tf)(b)
We are looking for hard
working experienced
construction/laborer
employees that pos
sess responsibility &
are reliable. Must be
self-motivated & have a
clean driving record. We
offer competitive wages,
paid vacation & holi
days & a five to six day
work week. For inquirers
please contact Clint Hall
at 770-946-3482 or send
resume to All Pipeline
TV Air Testing, Inc., 670
Hall Road, Hampton, GA
30228. (3-30) (4) (b)
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