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Public Notices Adoption State of Georgia Civil Action No. A-2414 Adoption Proceeding Filed August 6, 1999 Order for Service by Publication Dated August 6. 1999 In Re: Brian Wesley Glover, Petitioner To: Mark Doe You are hereby notified that on the Gth day of August, 1999, Brian Wesley Glover filed a petition in the Superior Court of said County to seek adoption of Amberly Brooke Claxton. You are hereby commanded to file any objection to said adoption, in writing, on or before October 15, 1999. and to show cause before the presiding Judge in Chambers of Houston Superior Court at Nine o'clock, am., on the 15th day of October, 1999, in the Courthouse in Perry, Houston County, Georgia, why the adoption proceeding filed on behalf of the petitioner should not be granted with out the written consent of the Natural Father of said minor child. Witness the Honorable George F. Nunn. Jr., Judge of said Court, this the 6th day of August, 1999 Renee L. Horton Deputy Clerk, Houston Superior Court 8-72 8/18-9/1 In the Superior Court for the Coun ty of Houston State of Georgia Civil Action No. A-2419 Adoption Proceeding Filed August 18, 1999 Order for Service by Publication Dated August 18, 1999 In Re: Kenneth Lee Odom, Petitioner To: Thomas Isaac Chamblee You are hereby notified that on the 18th day of August, 1999. Kenneth Lee Odom filed a petition in the Supe rior Court of said County to seek adoption of Thomas Isaac Chamblee Jr. You are hereby commanded to file any objection to said adoption, in writ ing. on or before October 29, 1999. and to show cause before the presid ing Judge in Chambers of Houston Superior Court at 9 o’clock, a m., on the 29th day of October, 1999. >n the Courthouse in Perry, Houston County. Georgia, why the adoption proceeding tiled on behalf of the petitioner should not be granted without the written con sent of the natural father of said minor child. Witness the Honorable George F. Nunn, Jr., Judge of said Court, this the 18th day of August, 1999. Terri L. Chambers (Deputy) Houston Superior Court 8-95 8/25-9/8 In the Superior Court for the Coun ty of Houston State of Georgia Civil Action No. A-2418 Adoption Proceeding Filed August 18. 1999 Order for Service by Publication Dated August 18, 1999 In Re: Paul Lee Sappington, Petition er To: Brandon Thomas You are hereby notified that on the 18th day of August, 1999. Paul Lee Sappington filed a petition in the Superior Court of said County to seek adoption of Mariah Nicole Holbach. You are hereby commanded to file any objection to said adoption, in writ ing, on or before October 29. 1999 and to show cause before the presid ing Judge in Chambers of Houston Superior Court at 9 o’clock, a m., on the 29th day of October. 1999, in the Courthouse in Perry, Houston County, Georgia, why the adoption proceeding filed on behalf of the petitioner should not be granted without the written con sent of the natural father of said minor child Witness the Honorable George F. Nunn. Jr, Judge of said Court, this the 18th day of August. 1999. Terri L. Chambers Deputy Clerk, Houston Superior Court 8-96 8/25-9/8 Bids Sought Renovations, Modifications, Additions to Lindsey Elementary School 81 Tabor Drive Warner Robins, Georgia Bid Date Tuesday, August 31, 1999 2:00 p.m. Sealed proposals from general con tractors will be received by the Houston County Board of Education, Owner at the board office located at 1100 Mam Street, until 2:00 PM at the time legally prevailing in Perry, Georgia, on August 31,1999, for the Renovations, Modifica tions and Additions to Lindsey Elemen tary School located at 81 Tabor Drive, located in Warner Robins, Georgia At the time and place noted above, the pro posals will be publicly opened and read. Bidding documents may be obtained at the office of the Architect h DeLoach About these public notices The deadline for public notices is at noon on Monday before publication on Wednesday Public notices are published each Wednesday in the Houston Home Journal newspaper, the designat ed legal organ for Houston County and the city of Perry For information concerning billing, please contact Paula Zimmerman at (912) 987-1823 Notices cancelled after noon on Monday will be billed for insertion in that edition Legal ads may be sent via Federal Express for Saturday delivery. Legal ads may also be sent via email to homejrn@hom.net Many legal notices are billed at the rate of $lO per 100 words or portion thereof for each insertion for the first four insertions Some spe cific types of ads, such as divorce, articles of Incorporation, articles of merger, petition to adopt, name changes and DUI notices have fees set based on the number of times the notice is inserted All rates are set by the Georgia Gener al Assembly Architects. PC., P.O. Box 6926, 721 Wal nut Street, Macon, Georgia 31208 (Phone 912/742-4999 n FAX 912-742- 5207). Bidding documents are available for inspection at the office of the Archi tect. the Dodge Plan Rooms, Construc tion Market Data and on Dodge SCAN. Application for documents together with deposit of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per set should be filed prompt ly with the Architect. Bidding material will be forwarded as soon as possible The full amount of the deposit for one (1) set of plans and specifications will be refunded to each General Contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening of bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating the cost of reproduction of documents equal to one hundred dollars ($100.00), and ship ping and handling upon return of same in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening of bids. Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis of the base bid to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 35 days after time has been called on the date of opening Bids must be accompa nied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Both a perfor mance bond and a payment bond will be required in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive techni calities and formalities. Houston County Board of Education Mr. William A Loudermilk Director Facilities Department 8-23 8/4-8/25 Renovations. Modifications, Additions to Kings Chapel Elementary School 460 Arena Road Perry, Georgia Bid Date Tuesday, August 31, 1999 3.00 PM Sealed proposals from general con tractors will be received by the Houston County Board of Education, Owner, at the board office located at 1100 Mam Street, until 3:00 PM at the time legally prevailing in Perry, Georgia, on August 31, 1999. for the Renovations. Modifica tions and Additions to Kings Chapel Ele mentary School located at 460 Arena Road located in Perry. Georgia At the time and place noted above, the propos als will be publicly opened and read. Bidding documents may be obtained at the office of the Architect ri DeLoach Architects, PC., P.O. Box 6926, 721 Wal nut Street, Macon, Georgia 31208 (Phone 912/742-4999 ri FAX 912-742- 5207) Bidding documents are available for inspection at the office of the Archi tect, the Dodge Plan Rooms. Construc tion Market Data and on Dodge SCAN Application for documents together with deposit of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per set should be filed prompt ly with the Architect. Bidding material will be forwarded as soon as possible The full amount of the deposit for one (1) set of plans and specifications will be refunded to each General Contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening of bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating the cost of reproduction of documents equal to one hundred dollars ($100.00). and ship ping and handling upon return of same in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening of bids. Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis of the base bid to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 35 days after time has been called on the date of opening Bids must be accompa nied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Both a perfor mance bond and a payment bond will be required in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price. The Owner reserves the right to re|ect any or all bids and to waive techni calities and formalities. Houston County Board of Education Mr William A Loudermilk Director Facilities Department 8-24 8/4-8/25 Debtors, Creditors Notice to Debtors and Creditors State of Georgia County of Houston In Re: John W. Cunningham. Deceased All creditors of the Estate of John W. Cunningham, deceased, late of Houston County. Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law. and all persons indebt ed to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to us. This 26th day of July, 1999. Irma G. Cunningham Executrix of the Estate of John W Cunningham, Deceased C/o, Kushinka, Calhoun And Godwin, L.L.P. Attorneys at Law 1512 Watson Boulevard For billing purposes, every word shall be counted as one word including words such as: the, of, a, etc. Grouped numbers shall be count ed as one word. The deadline for foreclosure notices and tax sales for disposal Sept. 7 is Aug. 9 at noon. Here are some of the types of public notices included in this section of the Houston Home Journal: Hearings and meeting notices There are a wide variety of public meetings which must be held in order for a government to take an action. Among the most common are notices of panning commission meetings at which rezoning requests are to be acted upon and of hearings when a city or county government is setting a budget or tax rates. Sometimes these notices run as bordered ads on these pages. Sometimes, governments are required to publish notices about upcoming meetings, especially when a meeting is to be held outside the regular sched ule of that government or when a change will be made in the regular time or place of meeting. Most of these notices are priced by the $lO per 100 words fee. Estate notices There are some 20 differ- PO. Box 8249 Warner Robins, Ga„ 31095 8-10 8/4-8/25 Notice State of Georgia County of Houston All creditors of the Estate of Dale E. Hawk. Deceased, late of Houston Coun ty, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and ail persons indebt ed to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 28th day of July, 1999. Carol L. Hawk 2430 Elko Road Perry, Georgia 31069 David G. Walker Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd, LLP Attorneys at Law Perry, Georgia 31069 8-11 8/4-8/25 Notice State of Georgia County of Houston All creditors of the Estate of James O. Hayes, Deceased, late of Houston Coun tv. Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebt ed to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 28th day of July, 1999. Mary Ann McDowell 209 Grovania Road Elko, Georgia 31025 David G Walker Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd, LLP Attorneys at Law Perry, Georgia 31069 8-12 8/4-8/25 Notice to Debtors and Creditors Re; Estate of Nell S. Alexander. Deceassd All creditors of the Estate of Nell S. Alexander, deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 2nd day of August, 1999. Moses Alexander, 111 P.O. Box 151 Warner Robins, Ga., 31099 8-21 8/4-8/25 Notice to Debtors and Creditors Re: Estate of Clara O. Cotton, DecaasGd All creditors of the Estate of Clara O. Cotton, deceased, late of Houston Coun ty, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebt ed to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This sth day of August, 1999. Robert M. Cotton 1504 Sam Nunn Boulevard Perry, Ga. 31069 8-57 8/11-9/1 Georgia Houston County All creditors of the estate of Christine P Shuttlesworth, deceased, late of Houston County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me. Howard T. Shutttesworth Jr. Joseph W. Shuttlesworth Patricia Ann Shuttlesworth Ezell Executors of deceased 8-58 8/11-9/1 State of Georgia County of Houston In Re: Estate of Gladys S. McGaha All creditors of the Estate of Gladys S. McGaha, deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebt ed to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me. Michael Cowan, Executor of the Estate of Gladys S. McGaha K Thomas Hall OiNeal. Long & Hall P.O Box 730 Warner Robins, Ga. 31099 912/929-4171 8-59 8/11-9/1 Notice to Debtors and Creditors State of Georgia County of Houston In Re. Claudine B. Abbott, Deceased All creditors of the Estate of Claudine B. Abbott, deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebt ed to said estate are required to make immediate payment to us. This 30th day of July, 1999. Cynthia L. Abbott Walker Executrix of the Estate of Claudine B. Abbott, Deceased C/o, Kushinka, Calhoun and Godwin, LLP Attorneys at Law ent type of estate notices which can be pub lished, the most common of which is a notice to creditors to let the court know if a deceased per son owes them any money Most estate-related notices come from the county probate judge s office, although some are filed directly by attor neys. Many of these notices run four times at a cost of S4O. Incorporation notice These are notices concerning a business which is to be incorporat ed with the office located in Houston County Related incorporation notices can include an intent to dissolve a corporate, a name change of the corporation and mergers of a corporation These notices typlcaNv run two weeks at a cost of S4O. Notice of elections and referendums This category covers a wide range of issues from notices to hold elections on alcoholic beverage sales to notices on bond referendums to con struct school buildings in Houston County Notices must also appear concerning city and county elections when candidates are seeking elected public office. These notices typically cost $lO per 100 words or fraction thereof Bid notices When a local government is Wed., Aug. 25, 1999 1512 Watson Boulevard P.O. Box 8219 Warner Robins, Ga 31095 8-60 8/11-9/1 County of Houston Notice to Debtors and Creditors All creditors of the estate of John W. Jackson, deceased, late of Houston County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebt ed to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me This 9th day of August, 1999. Joan M.Jackson As Executrix of the Estate of John W. Jackson 4230 Allison Circle Fairfax. VA 22030 D. Lee Peacock Attorney at Law 106 Patriot Way Warner Robins, Georgia 31088 (912) 929-2966 8-69 8/18-9/8 State of Georgia County of Houston In Re: Lillie W. Harvill, Deceased All creditors of the Estate of Lillie W. Harvill, deceased, late of Houston Coun ty, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to us. This 11th day of August, 1999. Sam Arthur Harvill Executor of the Estate of Lillie W. Harvill, Deceased C/o, Kushinka, Calhoun And Godwin. L.L.P. Attorneys at Law 1512 Watson Boulevard P.O. Box 8219 Warner Robins, Ga,. 31095 8-70 8/18-9/8 Georgia, Houston County Notice to Debtors and Creditors All creditors of the estate of William Edward Stewart, deceased, late of Houston County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate a>-e required to make immediate payment to me This 12th day of August. 1999 Martha S. Stewart As Executrix of the Estate of William Edward Stewart Pamela M. Spencer Attorney at Law 2517 Moody Road Warner Robins, Georgia 31088 (912) 329-0742 8-71 8/18-9/8 Notice to Debtors and Creditors Re: Estate of Lillie Mae Jackson, Deceased All creditors of the Estate of Lillie Mae Jackson, deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me This 16th day of August, 1999 Loisteen J Mann 3700 Tampa Trail. SW Atlanta, Ga., 30331 8-80 8/18-9/8 Notice to Debtors and Creditors Re: Estate of Edgar Preston Hawk. Deceased All creditors of the Estate of Edgar Preston Hawk, deceased, late of Houston 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 me. This 16th day of August, 1999. Evelyn Frances Hawk P.O. Box 327 Kathleen, Ga., 31047 8-91 8/25-9/15 Notice to Debtors and Creditors State of Georgia County of Houston Creditors of the Estate of Norvel Sovine. Jr., deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law; and ail persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 18th day of August, 1999 Keith Marsh Executor 8025 Greatwood Hollow Alpharetta, Ga., 30005 W. Courtney LaFon LaFon & Hall Attorneys for Executor 1301 Bombay Lane P.O. Box 1276 Roswell, Ga.. 30077-1276 8-92 8/25-9/15 Notice State of Georgia County of Houston Page 5B going to buy something or have work done on a project, it is often required to solicit bids via legal notices A related area of legal notices involves the sale of surplus government-owned equip ment. which also must be listed and published. Bids for road work, school buildings and other public property is included in this category A related category is sale of items seized by the local law enforcement departments These ads typically are priced at $lO per 100 words or frac tion thereof Notice of government financial results Most city, county and school governments are required to annually publish the results of their audits The amount of detail varies by govern ment Typically these notices are published in boxed display advertisements. Driving Under the Influence State law requires publication of a picture and a brief notice of anyone convicted in Houston County of a third driving under the influence charge The fines and related matters of settlement are included. The fee for these ads is $25 each These ads run one time and typically come from the Houston Coun ty State Court or the municipal court of incorpo rated cities Houston Horn Journal All creditors of the Estate of Char lie Franklin Lamberth, Deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are noti fied to render their demands to the undersigned according to law; and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 20th day of August, 1999. Frances Colly Lamberth 620 Hillcrest Avenue Perry, Georgia 31069 David P. Hulbert Jr. Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd, LLP Attorneys at Law Perry, Georgia 31069 8-93 8/25-9/15 Notice State of Georgia County of Houston All creditors of the Estate of Syretha Jackson, Deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are notified to render their demands to the under signed according to law; and all per sons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 13th day of August, 1999. Betty Davis P.O. Box 147 Perry, Georgia 31069 David G. Walker Walker. Hulbert. Gray & Byrd, LLP Attorneys at Law Perry, Georgia 31069 8-94 8/25-9/15 Divorce In the Superior Court of Houston County State of Georgia Civil Action No. 99-V-64229-N Kashnira K. Patel, Plaintiff Kirit B Patel, Defendant Notice of Publication By Order for service by publication dated the 30th day of July 1999, you are hereby notified that on the 30th day of July 1999. Kashnira K Patel filed suit against you for divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court and to serve upon plaintiffis attorney, Kathleen S. Grantham, P.O. Box 6359, Warner Robins, Ga., 31095-6359 an Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for publication. Witness, the Honorable George F. Nunn Jr.and Edward D. Lukemire, Judges of this Superior Court. This 30th day of July, 1999. Terri L. Chambers Deputy Clerk. Houston Superior Court 8-1 8/4-8/25 , Election Notice Election Notice Pursuant to the Charter of the City of Perry, as amended, and the Georgia Municipal Election Code as amended through the regular 1999 Session of the Georgia General Assembly, the election of a Mayor and Council persons to Council District 1, Post 2, Council District 2, Post 2. and Council District 3, Post 2, for a term of four (4) years beginning January 1,2000, shall be neld under the following terms and conditions: Said election shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, to wit: November 2, 1999 In the event a runoff election is nec essary, said runoff election will be held on Tuesday. November 16. 1999. The conduct of the election or any necessary runoff election shall be held pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the State of Georgia as enacted and amended. Provided further, the Charter provisions of the City of Perry Charter and amendments thereto shall be in force and effect where same were not repealed or modified by the laws of the State of Georgia. For the purpose of this election or any necessary runoff election, the office of the Houston County Board of Elec tions at 732 Main Street. Perry. Georgia is designated as the office of the munici pal superintendent of the election The municipal superintendent and poll offi cials shall be named and desiqnated bv the Registration/Election Supervisor in the office of the Houston County Board of Elections. Optical scanning equipment shall be used for the conduct of this election or any necessary runoff election. The place of holding the election or any necessary runoff election shall be in the National Guard Armory in the City of Perry, Georgia. Each candidate for the office shall file notice of his or her candidacy in said office of the Houston County Board of Elections on or before September 17, 1999 at 4:30 o'clock p.m. but not prior to September 13, 1999 at 8:30 o'clock a.m. and a candidate for a council member shall designate the district and post to which he or she seeks election. A can didate for Council must meet the resi dency requirements as set forth in Sec tion 211 of the City of Perry Charter. The hours of the election shall be between 7 o'clock a.m. and 7 o'clock p.m. on said November 2, 1999 In the event a runoff election becomes neces sary, said runoff election shall be between 7 o'clock a m. and 7 o'clock p.m. on November 16,1999. The qualification fee for Council Post is $126.00. Any person who is a resident of the City of Perry and who is registered as an elector with the Houston County Board of Elections shall be eligible to vote in the election or the runoff election. The Hous ton County Board of Elections shall cease taking application for registration from persons desiring to vote in this elec tion on the close of the registrar's busi ness on October 8,1999. This notice rel ative to application for registration and registration deadline is given in accor dance with Section 21 3-123 of the Offi cial Code of Georgia Annotated. Public notice of this election shall be published in the Houston Home Journal once a week for two (2) weeks beginning the week of August 16,1999. This 3rd day of August, 1999. City of Perry, Georgia By: James E. Worrall, Mayor Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd, LLP Attorneys for City of Perry 8-66 8/18-8/25 Foreclosure Notice of Sale Under Power Georgia, Houston County Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by John Bodnar Jr. to Tucker Federal Savings and Loan Association, dated October 20, 1992, recorded in Deed Book 989. Page 727, Houston County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Real Estate Financing Inc. by assign ment, recorded Deed Book 1030, Page 219, Houston County Georgia records conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the onginal principal amount of Fifty Six Thousand One Hun dred Thirty Five & No/100 Dollars ($56,135.00). 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 Houston County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September, 1999, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 30 of the Thirteenth District of Houston County, Georgia, known and designated as Par cel C. compnsing 5.681 acres, and hav ing such shapes, metes, bounds, cours es and distances as are shown on plat of survey prepared by Richard L. Jones, registered Land Surveyor no. 1591. said plat of survey dated May 5, 1992, and recorded in Plat Book 42. Page 60. Clerk's Office. Houston, Superior Court. Said plat of survey and the recorded copy thereof are hereby made a part of this description by reference thereto for all purposes; . . ; ... 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 indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the pur pose of paying the same and all expens es ol this sale, as provided in the Securi ty Deed and by law, including attorney's fees (notice of intent to collect attorney's fees having been given). Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate sur vey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zon ing ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is John Bodnar Jr.or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 720 Grovania Road. Hawkinsville, Ga., 31036. Regions Mortgage, Inc., fka Real Estate Financing Inc. as Attorney in Fact for John Bodnar Jr. Stanley H. McCalla McCalla, Raymer, Padrtck, Cobb, Nichols & Clark, LLC 56 Perimeter Center East. sth Floor Atlanta, Ga.. 30346 (770) 729-8875 SHM/slb 9/7/99 Our file no. 53025/99-1-29558 The law firm is acting as a debt col lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 8-20 8/4-9/1 Notice Of Sale Under Power Georgia, Houston County Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Jay Emory Aycock and Sheila Simp son Aycock to Sears Mortgage Corpora tion, dated March 3, 1989, recorded in Deed Book 836, Page 458, Houston County. Georgia Records, as last trans ferred to Aurora Loan Sen/ices, Inc. by assignment to be recorded in the Office Please see next page Juvenile matters This broad category can include notices such as adoption, custody, |uve nile court actions, and temporary custody These matters frequently have fixed fees and run for from two to four times, depending on the order Some of these issues come from the Houston County Juvenile Court, others from the Houston County Probate Court. Domestic matters These include notices for change of name and for divorce when one of the parties cannot be located locally Both of these items run four times each at a cost of SBO Notice of sale or foreclosure notice These notices are usually run when .someone, generally a financial institution, has not received payment on a loan. Property which secures the loan is being foreclosed on so the lender can take it to sell or otherwise pay off the loan A sim ilar category is a tax sale, where the county or a city is selling the property to collect unpaid prop erly taxes. These notices typically run the four Wednesdays prior to the first Tuesday of the month when the sales are held at the Houston County Courthouse in Perry The tee for these notices is $lO per 100 words per insertion