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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
JENKINS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
MARK ALLEN HOFFACKER,
Petitioner,vs.
ARMINDIE L. HOFFACKER,
Respondent. CIVIL ACTION NO.
SUDR2021000026
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
By Order for Service by Publication
dated the 22nd day of July, you
are hereby notified that on the 25th
day of June, 2021, Petitioner, Mark
Allen Hoffacker, filed suit against
you for Divorce.
You are required to file with the
Clerk of the Superior Court, and
to serve upon Petitioner’s Attorney,
Susan A. Welch, 1436 E. Winthrope,
Millen, Georgia, 30442, an Answer
to the Petition in writing, within
sixty (60) days of the date of the
first publication of said notice on
August 4, 2021.
WITNESS, the Honorable Michael
Muldrew, Judge of this Superior
Court.
This 23rd day of July, 2021.
Tracey Herrington, Clerk
Superior Court of Jenkins County,
Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, Georgia
Aug. 4,11,18, 25, 2021
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Notice to Debtors and Creditors
State of Georgia
County of Jenkins County
Creditors of the Estate of Cecelia
A. Mulbury, deceased, are hereby
notified to render an account to
the undersigned of your demands
against the deceased’s estate or
lose priority as to your claim. All
those owing the Estate of Cecelia
A. Mulbury deceased, are hereby
notified to pay the undersigned Ex
ecutors of the deceased’s estate.
This 30 day of July 2021
Co-Executrix
Diane Arnold
916 Perkins Rd
Millen, Ga 30442
Aug. 4,11,18, 25, 2021
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NOTICETO FORECLOSE RIGHT
TO REDEEM PROPERTY FROM
TAX SALE
To: JAMES HARDY and all other
persons claiming an interest in said
property and to whom it may concern.
Take notice that:
The right to redeem the follow
ing described property, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in the 1639th G. M.
District, Jenkins County, Georgia,
containing 46.22 acres, more or
less, as shown on a plat of survey
prepared by Troy S. Smith, R.L.S.,
dated October 22,2007, recorded in
the Office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Jenkins County in Plat Book
17, at page 205; reference to which
plat is hereby made for a more par
ticular description of said property.
Being a portion of the property
conveyed to Plum Creek Timber-
lands, J.P.from Plum Creek Timber
Company, Inc. by deed dated the
6th day of October 2001, identified
therein as Tract 5 and recorded
in the Office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Jenkins County
in Deed Book 4R, at Page 287.
This conveyance is subject to prior
oil, gas and mineral reservations
and existing mineral leases and
grantor excepts and reserves unto
itself, its successors and assigns,
all mineral interest to which it may
be vested, oil, gas sand and gravel
excluded, together with the usual
and customary rights of ingress and
egress for the purpose of exploring
for or producing, saving, transport
ing and marketing said minerals.
Subject, however, to ease
ments of record and to those
which may be evidenced by use.
This being the same property con
veyed from Christina E. Burke,
Tax Commissioner and Ex-Officio
Sheriff of Jenkins County to Kath
erine Elizabeth Kelly by deed dated
August 1,2017 and recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Jenkins County, Georgia,
in Deed Book 7Z, Pages 25-26.
This property being known and
designated as Parcel 091A on Map
005 in the Office of the Tax Asses
sor of Jenkins County, Georgia.
Will expire and be forever fore
closed and barred on and after
the 30th day of August, 2021.
The Tax Deed to which this notice
relates is dated the 1 st day of Au
gust, 2017, and recorded in Deed
Book 7Z, at pages 25-26 in the
Office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Jenkins County, Georgia.
The property may be redeemed
at any time before the 30th day
of August, 2021, by payment of
the redemption price as fixed and
provided by law to Katherine Eliza
beth Kelly at the following ad
dress: c/o Reddick & Sheppard
PC., Grady K. Reddick, PO Box
1923, Sylvania, Georgia 30467.
Please be goverened accordingly.
Grady K. Reddick
Reddick & Sheppard, PC.
Attorneys at law
PO. Box 1923
Sylvania, Georgia 30467
Aug. 4,11,18,25,2021
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Notice to Debtors and Creditors
All creditors of the Estate of Willie
Mae Johnson late of Jenkins
County, deceased, are hereby
notified to render in their demands
to the undersigned according to
law, and all persons indebted
to said estate are required to
make immediate payment.
This 10th day of August, 2021.
Name: Michael Wayne Summers
Title: Executor
Address: 1052 Brannen Lake
Road
Statesboro, GA 30458
Ayers Law Office, PC
PO Box 720
Millen, GA 30442 (478) 401-0355
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NOTICETO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of Mary
B. Jones, deceased, late of Jenkins
County, Georgia, are hereby notified
to render in their demands to the
undersigned according to law, and
all persons indebted to said estate
are required to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
This 18th day of August, 2021.
Louis Bryant, Administrator Estate
of Mary B. Bryant, deceased.
P. O. Box 23786
Savannah, GA 31403
Susan A. Welch
Attorney at Law
1436 E. Winthrope Avenue
Millen, GA 30442
Phone 478-982-2851
BOOKING LOG
Aug. 9 - Aug. 15, 2021
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8/9; Probation violation; Hold
for court; JCSO
Kwq’main Dashawn Clark
8/9; Hold; JCSO
Alex Reed Varner
8/9; Hold for Bulloch
County; BCSO
Manuel De Jesus Diaz Mendez
8/15; Disorderly conduct;
JCSO
Edgar Andre Dukes
8/11; Hold; JCSO
Jonathan Paul Rachels
8/13; Hold for weekend;
JCSO
Frederick Roderick Wadley
8/9; Hold for court; JCSO
210 Commercial Rentals
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT INTHE
MILLEN NEWS BUILDING - 856
Cotton Avenue. Includes utilities,
use of kitchen and conference room.
Call 478-982-5460.
242 Rooms
ROOMS FOR RENT -
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workers. $125/$150 per week.
Totally furnished. Private room, utili
ties, linens, Wi-Fi, TV, cable, kitchen
privileges, washer, dryer, off-street
parking, safe, quiet community, 20
minutes from Waynesboro. South
on U.S. Hwy. 25 in Millen, GA. Call
Jerry at 706-871-1416.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Housing Authority of the City of Millen will conduct
a Public Hearing to discuss the Agency Annual Plan as estab
lished by the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of
1998. The purpose and goals will be explained and the Housing
Authority will receive comments from all interested parties.
This public hearing will be conducted on Wednesday, October
6, 2021 at 11:00 AM at the Housing Authority Office located
on Hart Avenue in Millen, Georgia. All interested parties are
invited and encouraged to attend this meeting.
NOTICE
The Jenkins County Board of Education does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be
held at the Board of Education Central Office on September 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM and pursuant to the requirements
of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and
levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2021 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
COUNTY SCHOOL
Real & Personal
Motor Vehicles
Mobile Homes
Timber -100%
Heavy Duty Equip
Gross Digest
Less M&O Exemptions
Net M&O Digest
Gross M&O Millage
Less Rollbacks
Net M & O Millage
Total School Taxes Levied
Net Taxes $ Increase
Net Taxes % Increase
2016
2017
270,529,532
281,958,949
8,228,310
6,470,570
2,096,026
2,046,682
6,893,767
8,505,876
0
0
287,747,635
298,982,077
69,626,157
68,153,381
218,121,478
230,828,696
15.383
15.480
0
0
15.383
15.480
$3,355,363
$3,573,228
-$73,686
$217,865
-2.15%
6.49%
2018
2019
271,210,311
285,647,214
5,068,720
4,088,320
2,290,723
2,225,493
4,096,980
3,436,236
0
0
282,666,734
295,397,263
69,289,443
71,662,816
213,377,291
223,734,447
15.466
15.442
0
0
15.466
15.442
$3,300,093
$3,454,907
-$273,135
$154,814
-7.64%
4.69%
2020
2021
293,064,019
285,945,384
3,369,350
2,865,070
2,038,624
2,006,037
6,437,350
7,857,536
0
0
304,909,343
298,674,027
51,191,713
56,684,939
253,717,630
241,989,088
14.902
14.908
0
0
14.902
14.908
$3,780,900
$3,607,573
$325,993
-$173,327
9.44%
-4.58%
Employment Available
The Jenkins County Board of Commissioners is accepting
applications and resumes for the position of full-time
Senior Citizens Center Assistant Director/Activities
Director. Applicant must possess a valid driver's license,
two years of postsecondary education and two years of
experience in planning and supervising recreational
activities, preferably with seniors. Experience can be used
as a substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis.
The employee would be responsible for supporting the
Senior Center Director in the efficient and effective
operation of the County's Senior Citizens Center, based
upon By-Laws and other guidelines established by the
Jenkins County Board of Commissioners.
Salary is negotiable based on education and experience.
Benefits include paid vacation, paid holidays, health
insurance, retirement, and more.
Interested parties should apply at the office of the Jenkins
County Board of Commissioners, located at 833 East
Winthrope Avenue in Millen, Georgia by 5:00 P.M. on
Friday, September 3, 2021. A full Job Description is
available upon request.
Jenkins County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is a
Drug-Free Workplace.
Employment Available
The Jenkins County Board of Commissioners is
accepting applications for the position of full-time
custodian. Applicant must possess a valid driver’s
license and high school diploma or equivalent.
The employee would be responsible for the
janitorial services at Jenkins County Court House,
the Jenkins County Annex, the Jenkins County
Senior Center and the Jenkins County ASCS
building.
Interested parties should apply at the office of the
Jenkins County Board of Commissioners, located
at 833 East Winthrope Avenue in Millen, Georgia
by 5:00 P.M. on Friday, September 3, 2021.
Jenkins County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and is a Drug-Free Workplace.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
Jenkins County is seeking an architectural firm or individual
architect to provide architectural and design services for its Com
munity Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV). The
award of the architectural contract for this project is contingent
upon the grant being funded by the Georgia Department of Com
munity Affairs. Responding firms should be technically qualified
and licensed to provide the design and inspection services for
local state and federally funded projects including architectural
services and programs.
Procedures for selection of an individual/firm will be in ac
cordance with the RFQ package and local procurement require
ments, as well as the requirements of the Uniform Administration
Requirements (“the common rule”) 24 CFR Part 85.36 and the
Georgia Community Development Block Grant Program Recipi
ents Manual. This is a Section 3 contract opportunity.
The County reserves the right to request additional information
from any consultant submitting under this RFQ if the County deems
such information necessary to further evaluate the consultant’s
qualifications. The County reserves the right to interview any
consultant submitting under this RFQ. The County reserves the
right to waive informalities and minor irregularities in submittals
and reserves the sole right to detemiine what constitutes informali
ties or minor irregularities. Consultants shall be responsible for all
costs associated with consultant’s submittal.
The County reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject all
submissions, reissue a subsequent RFQ, terminate, restructure or
amend this procurement process at any time. Evaluation criteria
contained herein shall be used in evaluating qualifications. The
County may contact any consultant after receiving its submittal
to seek clarification of any portion thereof. The County reserves
the right to request additional information from any consultant if
the County deems such information necessary to further evaluate
the consultant’s qualifications. In the event the County elects to
negotiate a contract with a selected consultant, the County reserves
the right to negotiate such temis and conditions of the contract,
including, but not limited to scope, role, price, and staffing which
may be in the best interests of the County.
All qualifications will be evaluated in terms ofproject approach,
timing, experience, quality of work, and capacity of performance.
Past performances on local government construction projects will
be assessed in temis of timeliness, completing work within budget,
and quality of work.
Interested parties are invited to secure a Request for Qualifica
tions package by calling Nicee D. Long, Planning and Develop
ment Specialist, 706-651-7301 or emailing nlong@csrarc.ga.gov.
Request for Qualifications are due no later than 4:30 PM, Mon
day, September 27, 2021. Proposals submitted by mail should be
addressed: Nicee D. Long, CSRA Regional Commission, 3626
Walton Way Ext. Suite 300, Augusta, GA 30909. Request for
Qualifications received after 4:30 p.m. on September 27, 2021,
will not be considered.
Jenkins County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
proposals. Jenkins County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Hiller Spann
Chairman