Public Notices 10-26-23

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on October 24, 2017, Hilda Myers executed a Deed of Trust to J.

Barret Martin, as Trustee for United Mississippi Bank, being the Lender

therein, under the terms of which the hereinafter described property was

conveyed to said Trustee to secure the payment to the said Lender of a

certain indebtedness therein mentioned and described, which Deed of

Trust is of record in Book 316, at page 494, among the Records of

Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk

of Franklin County, Mississippi;

WHEREAS, by Substitution of Trustee dated September 21, 2023, and

recorded September 27, 2023, in Deed of Trust Book 2023, at page 4260,

of the Deed of Trust Records of the Chancery Clerk of Franklin County,

Mississippi, Beneficiary, named Grayson R. Lewis as Substitute Trustee

in said deed of trust.

WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the indebtedness

secured by said deed of trust, and the Beneficiary has exercised the

option in such as provided, and has declared the entire unpaid balance

of said indebtedness immediately due and payable and has directed the

undersigned, as Substitute Trustee in said Deed of Trust, to execute the

same by sale of the property herein described in accordance with the

terms and conditions of the said Deed of Trust; and

NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, Grayson R. Lewis, the

undersigned Substitute Trustee, will, within the legal hours of 11:00

a.m. and 4:00 p.m., on Friday, October 27, 2023, at the north front door

of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville, Mississippi, offer for

sale and sell to the highest and best bidder for cash the following

described property situated in Franklin County, Mississippi, to-wit:

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF FRANKLIN

COUNTY, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, TO-WIT:

THE EAST HALF (E 1/2) OF LOTS 1 AND 2 OF BLOCK 22 OF THE TOWN OF BUDE,

MISSISSIPPI, BEING LOCATED IN THE SE 1/4 OF SE 1/4, SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP

6 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

PARCEL ID: 089D 30 024 01

The sale of the above described property shall be made subject to the

lien of any city, county and state ad valorem taxes which taxes shall be

paid entirely by the purchaser of said sale.

I shall convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness my signature in Natchez, Adams County,

Mississippi, on this the 27th day of September, 2023.

/s/ Grayson R. Lewis

GRAYSON R. LEWIS,

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

Publish: October 5, October 12, October 19 & October 26

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

YVETTE A. FRITH CASE, BOBBY FRITH AND LINDA FRITH, PLAINTIFFS

VS.

THE JAMES AND JESSIE MAE WATSON BYPASS TRUST; JAMES AND JESSIE MAE

WATSON LIVING TRUST; JAMES ELLIS WATSON, HUSTON F. BOOTHE, III,

CONCORDIA BANK & TRUST CO., AND ANY UNKNOWN PARTIES IN INTEREST; AND ANY

AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN

THE LANDS DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT, DEFENDANTS

CAUSE NO. 2023-096

PUBLICATION SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: ANY UNKNOWN PARTIES IN INTEREST AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY

LEGAL AND EQUITABLE INTEREST IN OR TO THE LANDS DESCRIBED IN THE

COMPLAINT

You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Yvette

A. Frith Case, Bobby Frith, and Linda Frith, Plaintiffs seeking a Decree

quieting and confirming title as detailed in the Complaint to Quiet and

Confirm Title into Yvette A. Frith Case, Bobby Frith, and Linda Frith on

file in the Chancery Court of Franklin County, Mississippi. Defendants

other than you in this action are The James and Jessie Mae Watson Bypass

Trust, The James and Jessie Mae Watson Living Trust, James Ellis Watson,

Huston F. Boothe, III, and Concordia Bank & Trust Company.

You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to

the Complaint to Quiet and Confirm Title into Yvette A. Frith Case,

Bobby Frith, and Linda Frith filed against you in this action to Ashley

A. Johnson the attorney for the Plaintiffs, whose post office address is

Post Office Box 188, and whose street address is 26 South First Street,

Meadville, Mississippi 39653.

YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30)

DAYS AFTER THE 18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO

MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU

FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR EASEMENT BY

NECESSITY AND OTHER RELIEF.

You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this

Court within a reasonable time afterward.

Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 19th day of

October, 2023.

JILL JORDAN GILBERT,

CHANCERY CLERK OF

FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

BY: ERICA HAVARD

DEPUTY CLERK

Publish: October 26, November 2 & November 9, 2023

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of Franklin County,

Mississippi, will receive sealed bids until the hour of 4:30 o'clock

P.M. on the 16th day of November, 2023, for a hunting and fishing lease

on the following school lands:

SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST

All that part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 7 North,

Range 3 East lying North of the Oldenburg Road and East of Sixteenth

Section Road and containing 116 acres, more or less, and being situated

in Franklin County, Mississippi.

SUBJECT TO:

Rights of the public in and to that certain county public road known as

Velma Lane traversing the above described property

Said lease or leases shall be for a term of five (5) years from the date

of execution and shall include all or any part of the above described

property. A copy of the specific terms of said lease is on file in the

office of the Superintendent of Education of Franklin County,

Mississippi.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids

submitted and to accept the highest and/or best bid submitted by a

responsible person, firm or corporation.

Published by Order of the Board of Education of Franklin County,

Mississippi, adopted on the 17th day of October, 2023.

DR. SELMA WELLS

SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION

OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

PUBLISH: November 2 & November 9, 2022