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Page 8 — Wednesday, August 25, 2021 The Millen News Legal Advertising ATTENTION While The Millen News seeks to avoid any error, it shall not be liable for any error or omis sion in advertisement except to refund the cost of the advertise ment or to rerun the advertise ment at the customer’s election. The Millen News shall not be liable for any other damages which the customer may incur 50 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 51 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 53 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 54 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 55 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 Classified Advertising Section gn/il.W/ULfc-j r* r Jack Travis Bethel 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 - Attention Plant Vogtle and Scotbilt 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