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Page 4B, Wednesday, November 11,2020 — The True Citizen
Legal Advertising
of Estate of J.B. Smith and by lot
of John Baker, Jr. on North; East
by said paved road; South by lands
of Grantor hereof, the division line
between the land herein conveyed
and said other lands of Grantor evi
denced by land marks and stakes,
said lot of land being a portion of
the same land conveyed by deed
to Nathan Grant Boilers to Grantor
hereof and Paul Kimble by deed
dated August 6,1949 recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Burke County, Georgia in Deed
Book 53, Page 385, and a portion of
same land previously conveyed to
said Nathan Grant Boilers by deed
of Mrs. Alva G. Fitzgerald and Mrs.
Annie G. Jenkins dated May 27,
1940 and recorded in said Clerk’s
Office in Book 43, Page 323.
This is the same property conveyed
to Troy Oneal Reed by Guitclaim
Deed of Ralph W. Lynn dated Octo
ber 20,2012, recorded in aforesaid
Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 852,
Page 35.
ALSO: Being the same property
conveyed by Marian S. Jackson,
Ex-Officio Sheriff of Burke County
under Tax Sale Deed to Charles
& Patricia Brannen which deed is
dated October 1,2019 and recorded
in Deed Book 1120, Pages 162-163,
aforesaid Clerk’s Records.
Said property is conveyed subject to
and including all easements, rights
of way, and restrictions of record.
Said property is further identified by
the Tax Assessor of Burke County,
Georgia as Tax Map and Parcel
Number S01 203; 729 Girard Av
enue, Sardis, Georgia 30456.
As described in Deed Book 1095,
Page 229. Further described as
Map & Parcel S01 203.
After Advertisement, said property
was sold at public outcry on October
1, 2019, to satisfy tax fi fa for the
years, 2014,2015,2016,2017 and
2018 and for penalty and interest in
favor of the County of Burke, State
of Georgia against Troy O’Neal
Redd and will expire and be forever
foreclosed and barred on and after
the 7th day of December, 2020.
The Tax Sale Deed to which this
notice relates is dated the 1st day
of October, 2019 and is recorded in
the office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Burke County, Georgia, in
Deed Book 1020, Pages 162-163.
The property may be redeemed
at any time before the 7th day of
December, 2020 by payment of
the redemption price as fixed and
provided by law to the undersigned
at the following address: Charles
William Brannen & Patricia Denise
Brannen, 100 Rock Landing Road,
Midville, Georgia, 30441. Tele
phone #: 912-536-3820.
Please be governed accordingly.
This 6th day of October, 2020.
Charles William & Patricia Denise
Brannen
100 Rock Landing Road
Midville, Georgia, 30441
Telephone #: 912-536-3820.
Nov. 4,11,18,25,2020
273
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BURKE
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
Linder and by virtue of the power
of sale granted by Hart Acquisi
tions, LLC, A Georgia Corporation,
("Grantor") to Gueensborough
National Bank and Trust Company
("Grantee") in that certain Deed to
Secure Debt dated June 10, 2010,
and recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Burke
County, Georgia, in Deed Book
778, Page(s) 150, et seq., as last
modified by that certain Modification
Agreement dated April 7,2011, and
recorded in the Office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Burke County,
Georgia, in Deed Book 803, Page(s)
160, et seq., Grantee will offer for
sale at public outcry before the
Courthouse Door, in Burke County,
Georgia, within the legal hours of
sale on the First Tuesday in Decem
ber 2020, being December 1,2020,
for CASH to the highest bidder, the
purchaser paying the transfer tax,
all costs of preparing and recording
a deed of conveyance, ad valorem
taxes and all other assessments or
liens against the property, if any,
the following-described properties,
to-wit:
SEE "EXHIBIT A” ATTACHED
HERETO
The above-referenced Deed to
Secure Debt was given to secure an
indebtedness evidenced by a Prom
issory Note in the original principal
amount of ONE MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED FORTY-NINE THOU
SAND TWO HUNDRED SEVEN
39/100 DOLLARS ($1,749,207.39)
with interest thereon, and also any
renewals, extensions, or modifica
tions of any such indebtedness in
whole or in part and all future ad
vances that were made by Grantee.
The indebtedness secured by said
Deed to Secure Debt has been and
is again declared due and payable in
full because of, among other events
of default, the failure of Borrower to
make payments when due in the
manner provided in the Promissory
Note. The indebtedness remaining
in default, the sale will be made for
the purpose of applying the pro
ceeds thereof to the payment of the
indebtedness secured by the said
Deed to Secure Debt, accrued inter
est thereon, expenses of the sale,
attorneys' fees (notice of intention to
collect attorneys' fees having been
given) and all other sums secured
by the Deed to Secure Debt, and the
remainder, if any, shall be applied
as provided by said Deed to Secure
Debt and by law.
To the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, the property
described on "Exhibit A” is in the
possession of Hart Acquisitions,
LLC, or a tenant or tenants. The
property is more commonly known
as 378.84 ACRES OFF OF SEVEN
OAKS ROAD, WAYNESBORO,
GEORGIA 30830 and 342.91
ACRES AND 2.78 ACRES OFF
OF HIGHWAY 23, WAYNESBORO,
GEORGIA 30830. Said property
will be sold as the property of Hart
Acquisitions, LLC and subject to
any outstanding ad valorem taxes
(including taxes which are a lien, but
are not yet due and payable), any
matters which might be disclosed by
an accurate survey and inspection of
the property, any assessments, zon
ing ordinances, covenants, all liens,
encumbrances, easements, restric
tions or other matters of record that
may have priority over said Deed to
Secure Debt, if any. The sale will be
conducted subject (1) to confirma
tion that the sale is not prohibited
under the U. S. Bankruptcy Code,
and (2) to final confirmation and au
dit of the status of the Loan with the
holder of the Deed to Secure Debt.
In compliance with Official Code
of Georgia Section 44-124-162.2,
Grantee hereby states that the per
son with full authority to negotiate,
amend, and modify all terms of the
security deed with the debtor is Mr.
Tom Watson, whose address is 113
East Broad Street, Louisville, Geor
gia 30434 and whose telephone
number is 478-625-2021. However,
this statement does not imply that
Grantee will in fact agree to negoti
ate, amend and modify the terms of
the security deed. Gueensborough
National Bank and Trust Company,
James C. Overstreet, Jr., KLOSIN-
SKI OVERSTREET, LLP, 1229
Augusta West Parkway, Augusta,
Georgia 30909, Tel: 706-863-2255.
“EXHIBIT A”
All that tract or parcel of land, with
improvements thereon, situate,
lying and being in Burke County,
Georgia, in the 66th G.M.D., con
taining 378.84 acres, more or less,
and being shown and described as
"378.84 AC" on a Plat of Survey
dated September 22nd, 2009,
prepared for Hart Acquisitions, LLC
by DuSouth Surveyors, Inc. and
recorded in the Clerk of Superior
Court of Burke County, Georgia in
Plat Book B, Page 582. Reference is
hereby made to said plat for a more
complete and accurate description
of the metes, bounds and location
of said property.
TOGETHER WITH
All those tracts or parcels of land,
together with all improvements
thereon, lying and being in the 66th
G.M., Burke County, Georgia, and
being those properties described
as, "TRACT I - 342.91 ACRES"
and "TRACT II - 2.78 ACRES",
according to and as shown on a Plat
of Survey prepared by DuSouth Sur
veyors, Inc., Jerry D. Wood, Georgia
RLS, dated September 22nd, 2009,
recorded in the Office of the Clerk
of Superior Court for Burke County,
Georgia at Plat Book B, Page 489,
reference to which is hereby made
for a more accurate description of
the property herein conveyed.
Map and Parcel No.: 099 052A and
099 049
Nov. 4,11,18, 25, 2020
274
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BURKE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale granted by Hart Acquisi
tions, LLC, A Georgia Corporation,
("Grantor") to Gueensborough
National Bank and Trust Company
("Grantee") in that certain Deed to
Secure Debt dated April 27, 2012,
and recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Burke
County, Georgia, in Deed Book 837,
Page(s) 1, et seq., Grantee will offer
for sale at public outcry before the
Courthouse Door, in Burke County,
Georgia, within the legal hours of
sale on the First Tuesday in Decem
ber 2020, being December 1,2020,
for CASH to the highest bidder, the
purchaser paying the transfer tax,
all costs of preparing and recording
a deed of conveyance, ad valorem
taxes and all other assessments or
liens against the property, if any,
the following-described properties,
to-wit:
SEE “EXHIBIT A” ATTACHED
HERETO
The above-referenced Deed to
Secure Debt was given to secure an
indebtedness evidenced by a Prom
issory Note in the original principal
amount of FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOL
LARS ($52,500.00) with interest
thereon, and also any renewals,
extensions, or modifications of any
such indebtedness in whole or in
part and all future advances that
were made by Grantee.
The indebtedness secured by said
Deed to Secure Debt has been and
is again declared due and payable in
full because of, among other events
of default, the failure of Borrower to
make payments when due in the
manner provided in the Promissory
Note. The indebtedness remaining
in default, the sale will be made for
the purpose of applying the pro
ceeds thereof to the payment of the
indebtedness secured by the said
Deed to Secure Debt, accrued inter
est thereon, expenses of the sale,
attorneys' fees (notice of intention to
collect attorneys' fees having been
given) and all other sums secured
by the Deed to Secure Debt, and the
remainder, if any, shall be applied
as provided by said Deed to Secure
Debt and by law.
To the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, the property
described on “Exhibit A” is in the
possession of Hart Acquisitions,
LLC, or a tenant or tenants. The
property is more commonly known
as 156 SHELL BLUFF LANDING,
WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA 30830.
Said property will be sold as the
property of Hart Acquisitions, LLC
and subject to any outstanding
ad valorem taxes (including taxes
which are a lien, but are not yet
due and payable), any matters
which might be disclosed by an ac
curate survey and inspection of the
property, any assessments, zoning
ordinances, covenants, all liens,
encumbrances, easements, restric
tions or other matters of record that
may have priority over said Deed to
Secure Debt, if any. The sale will be
conducted subject (1) to confirma
tion that the sale is not prohibited
under the U. S. Bankruptcy Code,
and (2) to final confirmation and au
dit of the status of the Loan with the
holder of the Deed to Secure Debt.
In compliance with Official Code
of Georgia Section 44-124-162.2,
Grantee hereby states that the per
son with full authority to negotiate,
amend, and modify all terms of the
security deed with the debtor is Mr.
Tom Watson, whose address is 113
East Broad Street, Louisville, Geor
gia 30434 and whose telephone
number is 478-625-2021. However,
this statement does not imply that
Grantee will in fact agree to negoti
ate, amend and modify the terms of
the security deed. Gueensborough
National Bank and Trust Company,
James C. Overstreet, Jr., KLOSIN-
SKI OVERSTREET, LLP, 1229
Augusta West Parkway, Augusta,
Georgia 30909, Tel: 706-863-2255.
"EXHIBIT A”
All that lot or parcel of land, con
taining 1.31 acres in the 66th G.M.
District of Burke County, Georgia,
and designated as Lot No. 1 of
Shell Bluff Country Estates, Sec
tion IV, and being more particularly
described as follows: Starting at
an iron pipe located on the East
right-of-way of S.R. 80 and 743.97
feet North of River Road and point
of beginning; proceed North 41 de
grees 19 minutes 05 seconds East
a distance of 267.88 feet along the
East right-of-way of S.R. 80 to an
iron pipe; thence South 48 degrees
40 minutes 55 seconds East a dis
tance of 290.4 feet to an iron pipe;
thence South 41 degrees 19 min
utes 05 seconds West a distance of
95.0 feet to iron pipe; thence North
79 degrees 26 minutes 25 seconds
West a distance of 338.0 feet to an
iron pipe and point of beginning.
Map and Parcel No.: 105A 003
Nov. 4,11,18, 25, 2020
275
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BURKE
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale granted by Hart Acquisi
tions, LLC, A Georgia Corporation,
("Grantor") to Gueensborough
National Bank and Trust Company
("Grantee") in that certain Deed to
Secure Debt dated September 25,
2007, and recorded in the Office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Burke County, Georgia, in Deed
Book 671, Page(s) 285, et seq.,
Grantee will offer for sale at public
outcry before the Courthouse Door,
in Burke County, Georgia, within
the legal hours of sale on the First
Tuesday in December 2020, being
December 1, 2020, for CASH to
the highest bidder, the purchaser
paying the transfer tax, all costs
of preparing and recording a deed
of conveyance, ad valorem taxes
and all other assessments or liens
against the property, if any, the fol
lowing-described properties, to-wit:
SEE “EXHIBIT A” ATTACHED
HERETO
The above-referenced Deed to
Secure Debt was given to secure an
indebtedness evidenced by Promis
sory Notes in the original principal
amounts of (1) ONE MILLION SIX
HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE THOU
SAND TWENTY FOUR 40/100
DOLLARS ($1,665,024.00), (2)
ONE MILLION FIFTY-NINE THOU
SAND, FIVE HUNDRED 00/100
DOLLARS (1,059,500.00), and
(3) ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND,
FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOL
LARS ($100,500.00) with interest
thereon, and also any renewals,
extensions, or modifications of any
such indebtedness in whole or in
part and all future advances that
were made by Grantee.
The indebtedness secured by said
Deed to Secure Debt has been and
is again declared due and payable in
full because of, among other events
of default, the failure of Borrower to
make payments when due in the
manner provided in the Promissory
Note. The indebtedness remaining
in default, the sale will be made for
the purpose of applying the pro
ceeds thereof to the payment of the
indebtedness secured by the said
Deed to Secure Debt, accrued inter
est thereon, expenses of the sale,
attorneys' fees (notice of intention to
collect attorneys' fees having been
given) and all other sums secured
by the Deed to Secure Debt, and the
remainder, if any, shall be applied
as provided by said Deed to Secure
Debt and by law.
To the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, the prop
erty described on “Exhibit A" is in
the possession of Hart Acquisi
tions, LLC, or a tenant or tenants.
The property is more commonly
known as “O’BANION PLACE”
249.7 ACRES, WAYNESBORO,
GEORGIA 30830 and “CLAXTON
PLACE” 100 ACRES, WAYNES
BORO, GEORGIA 30830. Said
property will be sold as the property
of Hart Acquisitions, LLC and sub
ject to any outstanding ad valorem
taxes (including taxes which are a
lien, but are not yet due and pay
able), any matters which might be
disclosed by an accurate survey
and inspection of the property, any
assessments, zoning ordinances,
covenants, all liens, encumbrances,
easements, restrictions or other
matters of record that may have
priority over said Deed to Secure
Debt, if any. The sale will be con
ducted 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 Deed to Secure Debt.
In compliance with Official Code
of Georgia Section 44-124-162.2,
Grantee hereby states that the per
son with full authority to negotiate,
amend, and modify all terms of the
security deed with the debtor is Mr.
Tom Watson, whose address is 113
East Broad Street, Louisville, Geor
gia 30434 and whose telephone
number is 478-625-2021. However,
this statement does not imply that
Grantee will in fact agree to negoti
ate, amend and modify the terms of
the security deed. Gueensborough
National Bank and Trust Company,
James C. Overstreet, Jr., KLOSIN-
SKI OVERSTREET, LLP, 1229
Augusta West Parkway, Augusta,
Georgia 30909, Tel: 706-863-2255.
“EXHIBIT A”
TRACT ONE: All that tract or par
cel of land lying and being in the
68th District, GM of Burke County,
Georgia, containing 279.7 acres,
more or less, lying on both sides
of the Girard-McBean Highway
(State Route No. 23), and being
bounded, now or formerly, on the
North by lands of G. D. Mallard and
lands of Nettie Stephens; East by
lands of G. D. Mallard and Nettie
Stephens; South by lands of Julia
Mobley and lands of Thomas B.
Clayton Estate; and West by lands
of David M. Dixon and Randal P.
Dixon, formerly Thomas B. Clayton,
Jr., and lands of L. B. Mallard and
lands of G. D. Mallard. This tract of
land is more particularly described
by reference to plat of survey thereof
made by Robert L. Bell, Surveyor,
dated November 7,1977, a copy of
which is recorded in the Office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Burke County, Georgia, in File for
Plats No. A-3881, being composed
of Parcels 1 and 2 as shown on said
plat, reference being made thereto
for a particular description.
LESS AND EXCEPT, Thirty (30)
acres, more or less, which lies to
the North of Highway No. 23 on a
particular plat or survey made by
R. F. Lewis, Surveyor, dated May
4,1932, which is recorded in Burke
County Records in Plat File A-5120.
Said Thirty acre tract is bounded,
now or formerly, as follows: North
by lands of J. B. Heath; East by
lands of D. G. Glisson; South by
Highway No. 23; and West by lands
of J. B. Heath, reference being made
thereto for a particular
TRACT TWO: All that tract or
parcel of land lying and being in
the 68th Militia District of Burke
County, Georgia, containing 100
acres, more or less, known as the
Malcolm Gaines Place and bounded
now or formerly as follows: North
by Chickasaw Branch and lands
of Mrs. Joe Mallard; East by lands
of Malona M. Dixon formerly of J.
S. O'Banion; South by lands of the
James Claxton Estate; and West by
Chickasaw Branch. This tract of land
is further identified as being Lot No.
12 in the division of the lands of the
Estate of Needham A. Buxton and
shown on plat of survey made by
John E. Twitty, Surveyor, in May,
1916, recorded in the Probate Court
of Burke County, Georgia in Division
Book B, Page 265. This is the sec
ond tract of land described in deed
from Thomas B. Claxton, Jr., by his
Attorney-in-fact, Sea Island Bank,
to David M. Dixon and Randal P.
Dixon, dated November 19, 1979,
recorded in the Office of the Clerk
of Burke County, Georgia in Deed
Book 121, Pages 170-172.
Map and Parcel Nos.: 117 001 and
117 002
Nov. 4,11,18, 25, 2020
276
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BURKE
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale granted by Hart Acquisi
tions, LLC, A Georgia Corporation,
("Grantor") to Gueensborough
National Bank and Trust Company
("Grantee") in that certain Deed to
Secure Debt dated September 28,
2011, and recorded in the Office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Burke County, Georgia, in Deed
Book 817, Page(s) 193, et seq.,
as last modified by that certain
Modification Agreement dated April
4, 2014, and recorded in the Office
of the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Burke County, Georgia, in Deed
Book 913, Page(s) 232, et seq.,
Grantee will offer for sale at public
outcry before the Courthouse Door,
in Burke County, Georgia, within
the legal hours of sale on the First
Tuesday in December 2020, being
December 1,2020, for CASH to the
highest bidder, the purchaser paying
the transfer tax, all costs of prepar
ing and recording a deed of con
veyance, ad valorem taxes and all
other assessments or liens against
the property, if any, the following-
described properties, to-wit:
SEE “EXHIBIT A” ATTACHED
HERETO
The above-referenced Deed to
Secure Debt was given to secure an
indebtedness evidenced by a Prom
issory Note in the original principal
amount of THREE MILLION TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
00/100 DOLLARS ($3,250,000.00)
with interest thereon, and also any
renewals, extensions, or modifica
tions of any such indebtedness in
whole or in part and all future ad
vances that were made by Grantee.
The indebtedness secured by said
Deed to Secure Debt has been and
is again declared due and payable in
full because of, among other events
of default, the failure of Borrower to
make payments when due in the
manner provided in the Promissory
Note. The indebtedness remaining
in default, the sale will be made for
the purpose of applying the pro
ceeds thereof to the payment of the
indebtedness secured by the said
Deed to Secure Debt, accrued inter
est thereon, expenses of the sale,
attorneys' fees (notice of intention to
collect attorneys' fees having been
given) and all other sums secured
by the Deed to Secure Debt, and the
remainder, if any, shall be applied
as provided by said Deed to Secure
Debt and by law.
To the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, the prop
erty described on “Exhibit A” is in
the possession of Hart Acquisi
tions, LLC, or a tenant or tenants.
The property is more commonly
known as 378.84 ACRES OFF OF
SEVEN OAKS ROAD, WAYNES
BORO, GEORGIA 30830 and
345.69 ACRES OFF OF HIGH
WAY 23, WAYNESBORO, GEOR
GIA 30830, “O’BANION PLACE”
245.7 ACRES, WAYNESBORO,
GEORGIA 30830 and “CLAXTON
PLACE” 100 ACRES, WAYNES
BORO, GEORGIA 30830. Said
property will be sold as the property
of Hart Acquisitions, LLC and sub
ject to any outstanding ad valorem
taxes (including taxes which are a
lien, but are not yet due and pay
able), any matters which might be
disclosed by an accurate survey
and inspection of the property, any
assessments, zoning ordinances,
covenants, all liens, encumbrances,
easements, restrictions or other
matters of record that may have
priority over said Deed to Secure
Debt, if any. The sale will be con
ducted 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 Deed to Secure Debt.
In compliance with Official Code
of Georgia Section 44-124-162.2,
Grantee hereby states that the per
son with full authority to negotiate,
amend, and modify all terms of the
security deed with the debtor is Mr.
Tom Watson, whose address is 113
East Broad Street, Louisville, Geor
gia 30434 and whose telephone
number is 478-625-2021. However,
this statement does not imply that
Grantee will in fact agree to negoti
ate, amend and modify the terms of
the security deed. Gueensborough
National Bank and Trust Company,
James C. Overstreet, Jr., KLOSIN-
SKI OVERSTREET, LLP, 1229
Augusta West Parkway, Augusta,
Georgia 30909, Tel: 706-863-2255.
“EXHIBIT A”
PARCEL ONE
All that tract or parcel of land, with
improvements thereon, lying and
being in the 68th GMD, Burke
County, Georgia, containing an ag
gregate of 345.69 acres, more or
less, and being shown as TRACT I
(342.91 acres) and TRACT II (2.78
acres) on plat of survey made by
Jerry D. Wood, Surveyor, dated
September 22,2009, and recorded
in File for Plats No. B-489, Burke
County Records. Reference is made
to said recorded plat for a fuller and
more particular description.
Tax Parcel 099 049
PARCEL TWO
All that tract or parcel of land, with
improvements thereon, lying and
being in the 66th GMD, Burke
County, Georgia, containing 378.84
acres, more or less, and being as
appears on plat of survey made