Public Notices 11-09-23

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

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CHARLOTTE JAN SHELL,

DECEASED

PATSY DAWSON TOWLES, EXECUTRIX

CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-106-WS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 25th of October, 2023,

by the Chancery Court of Franklin County, Mississippi, to the

undersigned Executrix of the Estate of Charlotte Jan Shell, deceased,

notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate

to present the same to the clerk of this court for probate and

registration according to the law within ninety (90) days from the first

publication of this notice or they will forever be barred.

This the 25th day of October, 2023.

PATSY DAWSON TOWELS

Executrix of the Estate of

Charlotte Jan Shell

MORGAN HALFORD POORE

HALFORD LAW FIRM

85 Main Street West

Post Office Box 650

Meadville, Mississippi 39653

Telephone: (601) 384-2100

Facsimile: (601) 384-2121

Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com

MSB#104670

ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE

PUBLISH: 11/2/23; 11/9/23; & 11/16/23

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CHARLOTTE JAN SHELL,

DECEASED

PATSY DAWSON TOWLES, EXECUTRIX

CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-106-WS

SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of Charlotte Jan Shell, Deceased, or Other

Unknown Interested Parties with Standing to Contest the Last Will and

Testament of Charlotte Jan Shell, Deceased, Dated January 31, 2023

You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint to Admit Last Will and

Testament to Probate, for Appointment of Executrix, and for Issuance of

Letters Testamentary by Plaintiffs, Patsy Dawson Towles, Joshua Chance

Garner and Brianna Elizabeth Garner, seeking to have the Last Will and

Testament of Charlotte Jan Shell, deceased, admitted to probate in

solemn form.

You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint filed

against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 4th day of January,

2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,

Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a

judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things

demanded in complaint.

You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do

so if you desire.

Issued under my hand and seal of this Court, this 25th day of October,

2023.

JILL J. GILBERT,

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK

BY: Erica Havard

DEPUTY CLERK

MORGAN HALFORD POORE

HALFORD LAW FIRM

85 Main Street West

Post Office Box 650

Meadville, Mississippi 39653

Telephone: (601) 384-2100

Facsimile: (601) 384-2121

Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com

MSB#104670

ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE

PUBLISH: 11/2/23; 11/9/23; & 11/16/23

TOWN OF BUDE

CHAIN LINK FENCE INSTALLATION AT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY

FRANKLIN COUNTY, MS

Sealed bids for the construction of Chain Link Fence Installation at

Wastewater Treatment Facility for the Town of Bude in Franklin County,

Mississippi, will be received by The Honorable Linda Green, Mayor of the

Town of Bude, until 3:00 PM local time on December 12, 2023, at the Bude

Town Hall located at 125 W Railroad Ave, Bude, MS 39630, and shortly

thereafter will be opened and publicly read.

The work involved in the project includes installation of 6' tall

chain link fence, double drive swing gate(s), and walk gate(s) at the

Town of Bude's Wastewater Treatment Facility as described in the

construction drawings and specifications. All documents required for

bidding purposes may be obtained from Dungan Engineering, P. A., 120 E

Chickasaw St, Brookhaven, Mississippi 39601, (601) 823-7026. A

non-refundable deposit of $100.00 is required at the time of request for

Construction Drawings and Contract Documents. A copy of the Contract

Drawings and Documents may be examined at the office of Dungan

Engineering, P. A., 120 E Chickasaw St, Brookhaven, Mississippi 39601

during regular business hours or online at http://www.dunganeng.com.

The Town of Bude is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and hereby notifies

all bidders will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in

response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the

grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability,

sexual preference, marital or veteran status, or any other legally

protected status in consideration for an award.

Bid preparation will be in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders

bound in the Documents. The Town of Bude reserves the right to waive

irregularities and to reject any and/or all bids.

By: /s/ Linda Green,

MAYOR

Mayor, Town of Bude, MS

Publish: November 9 & 16, 2023

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OF JOHN D. BROWN,

DECEASED

JOHN NEAL BROWN, JR., PLAINTIFF

CAUSE NO. 19-2023-pr-101-WS

SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: The Unknown Heirs at Law of John D. Brown, Deceased, or Other

Unknown Interested Parties

You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint for Determination of

Heirship by Plaintiff John Neal Brown, Jr. seeking a Determination of

Heirship of John D. Brown, deceased.

You are summoned to appear and defend against said complaint filed

against you in this action at 10:30 A.M. on the 4th day of January,

2024, in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse at Meadville,

Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a

judgment will be entered against you for the money or other things

demanded in complaint.

You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do

so if you desire.

Issued under my hand and seal of this Court, this 2nd day of November,

2023.

JILL GILBERT

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK

BY: ERICA HAVARD

DEPUTY CLERK

WILLIAM K. HALFORD

HALFORD LAW FIRM

85 Main Street West

Post Office Box 650

Meadville, Mississippi 39653

Telephone: (601) 384-2100

Facsimile: (601) 384-2121

Electronic Mail: halford@halfordlawfirm.com

MSB#105475

ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE

PUBLISH: 11/9/2023; 11/16/2023; & 11/23/2023