ABANDONED AUTO AUCTION
1. Chev Traverse
VIN: 1GNKVHKD2HJ13597
Mileage: ?
2. Nissan Altima
VIN: 1N4AL21E57N431535
Mileage: ?
Auction for these vehicles will be Friday, August 14, 2026, 2 p.m., at Mitchell’s Repair Shop, 31047 MS Hwy 32 E., Charleston, MS 38921.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on or about the 29th day of April, 2024, Ledell W. Reed executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Steve Taylor, as Trustee, for the use and benefit of BankFirst Financial Services in the principal amount of $26,220.46, filed for record in the land records in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi (First Judicial District) in Deed of Trust Book 2024, Page 900, as of May 13, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of June, 2026, BankFirst Financial Services executed and delivered to Elizabeth N. Fisher an appointment whereby the said Elizabeth N. Fisher was appointed and substituted as Successor Trustee in the aforesaid Deed of Trust in the place and stead of Steve Taylor, the Trustee originally named therein, as shown by said appointment duly recorded in Substitution of Trustee Book 2, Page 745 filed for record as of June 24, 2026, in the land records on file in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi (First Judicial District); and
WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, which default continues, and BankFirst Financial Services, the legal holder of the promissory note secured by said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned to sell the property described hereinafter for the purpose of satisfying the indebtedness and costs of sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, will on the 13th day of August, 2026, at the main front door of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi within legal hours, offer for sale, at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to-wit:
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE FENCES: A parcel of land containing 1.00 acre, more or less, located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 25 North, Range 3 East, First Judicial District, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, and described more particularly as: Commencing at a fence corner at the Southeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 14, then running North 89° 22’ 33” West along said fence for 262.14 feet to an iron bar and the point of beginning; then continue along the said fence North 88° 45’ 12” West for 298.42 feet to an iron bar on the Southerly right of way of Mississippi State Highway No. 32, then run North 26° 01’ 54” East along said Southerly right of way for 182.57 feet to an iron bar; then run East for 218.22 feet to an iron bar; then run South for 170.54 feet to the point of beginning; together with mobile home thereon.
Such title will be conveyed as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee aforesaid without warranty of any kind.
This the 20th day of July, 2026.
/s/ Elizabeth N. Fisher
Elizabeth N. Fisher, Substitute Trustee
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
In the Matter of the Estate of Joe Wayne Morris, Deceased
No. 2026-16-2
Cora Lee Morris, Executrix
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having this day been granted by the Chancery Court of the Second Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to the undersigned Executrix upon the State of Joe Wayne Morris, Deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of the Chancery Court of the Second Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, for probate and registration, according to law, within ninety (90) days after the first publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.
Witness my signature, this the 21st day of July, A.D., 2026.
Cora Lee Morris, Executrix of the Estate of Joe Wayne Morris, Deceased
Of Counsel:
Robert Lawson Holladay, MSB #2515
Townsend, McWilliams & Holladay, LLP
P.O. Box 288
Drew, MS 38737
(662) 745-8517
lholladay@tmh-law.net
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDDING
Sealed, written formal bid proposals for the West Tallahatchie High School Renovations will be received electronically via majordesignstudioplans.com or physical by the Board of Trustees of the West Tallahatchie School District, in the Central Office, 6470 Friendship West Road, Sumner, Mississippi, until 2:00 P.M. (Local Prevailing Time) September 3, 2026, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. A Pre-Bid Conference concerning the West Tallahatchie High School Renovations will be held in the high school at 2104 High School Road, Webb, Mississippi 38966 on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is non-mandatory but strongly suggested. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities, and to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved for forty-five calendar days from the date bids are opened.
Plan holders are required to register and order bid documents at www.majordesignstudioplans.com. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Questions regarding website registration and online proposal, please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193. Questions regarding bid documents, please contact Major Design Studio, PLLC, 3549-1 Bluecutt Road, Columbus, MS 39705, Phone: 662-798-0836, Fax: 662-798-0839
(7-30, 8-6)
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF 55KW GENERATOR
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi will accept proposals for the purchase of a 55KW Generator. Until the hour of 10:00 o’clock A.M. on Tuesday, the 18th day of August, 2026 at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi, or by mail at P. O. Drawer 350, Charleston, Mississippi, 38921, and said bids shall be opened on Tuesday, the 18th day of August 2026 after the hour of 10:00 o’clock A. M. at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi. Detailed specifications may be obtained by contacting Anita Mullen Greenwood, Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi at (662) 647-5551 or by mail to Anita Mullen Greenwood at P. O. Box 350, Charleston, MS 38921.
Instruction to Bidders:
1. Following receipt of said proposals, the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi will notify proposers, whose proposals meet the specifications advertised herein, with the date and time for the REVERSE AUCTION. Only qualified proposers shall be allowed to participate in the reverse auction which shall be held in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in the First Judicial District in Charleston, Mississippi.
2. No responsibility will be attached to any person employed by the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, for the premature opening of any bid not properly addressed and identified as stipulated below:
BID FOR: THE PURCHASE OF A 55KW Generator
OPENING DATE/TIME: August 18th, 2026 AT 10:00 A. M.
3. Any exceptions to the specifications must be listed in the bidders bid with justification. Failure to do so will disqualify the bid.
4. Price bid shall be for F. O. B. Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, and must include any pre-delivery and/or setup charges, title fees and inspection fees.
5. The bidder shall complete the unit price bid with no further calculations required in order to determine the firm unit price.
6. Bids must be signed and dated by the bidder’s authorized agent.
7. All bids must state Manufacturer Warranty.
8. All bids must state approximate delivery time.
9. Location for parts and service must be included in the bid and will be a factor in determining the best bid.
10. It shall be incumbent upon each bidder to understand the specifications on the bid form and to obtain clarification when necessary. It is not the intent of the specifications to limit the bidding process to any make or manufacturer, but to fill a specific need and to perform a specific task.
11. The board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi reserves the right to determine which is the lowest and best bid and to accept or reject any or all bids based on that determination.
Given by order of the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors on this the 13th day of July, 2026.
/s/ Anita Mullen Greenwood, Chancery Clerk
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MORRIS GENE LANCE, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2025-12
AUSTIN LANCE PETITIONER
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having being granted on the 18th day of July, A.D., 2025, by the Chancery Court of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi to the undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Morris Gene Lance, 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 law, within ninety (90) days from the first publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.
Dated, this the 18th day of July, A.D., 2025.
/s/ Austin Lance
AUSTIN LANCE
Administrator of the Estate of Morris Gene Lance, Deceased
/s/ Lance D. Tennyson Lance D. Tennyson, MS Bar #105204
Attorney for Austin Lance
P.O. Box 190
Charleston, MS 38921
P: (662) 647-3656
F: (662) 647-0218
lance@tennysonlegal.com
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT HITT NEILL, JR., DECEASED
NO. 2025-3-2
BY: BETSY CLAIRE NEILL-IRWIN, PETITIONER
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary dated February 27, 2025 having been granted and subsequently issued on the 17th day of July, 2026, by the Chancery Court of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in Cause No. 2025-3-2, to Betsy Claire Neill-Irwin, upon the Estate of Robert Hitt Neill, Jr., deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate to present same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and registration according to law within ninety (90) days from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they will be forever barred.
This 3 day of August, 2026.
/s/ Betsy Claire Neill-Irwin
Executrix of the Estate of Robert Hitt Neill, Jr., Deceased
OF COUNSEL:
Alexandra H. Oglesby, MSBN 102466
CAMPBELL DeLONG, LLP
Post Office Box 1856
Greenville, Mississippi 38702-1856
Telephone: (662) 335-6011
Facsimile: (662) 335-6019
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on or about the 20th day of March, 2020, Jack G. Flautt III executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Russell Fava, Trustee, First National Bank of Clarksdale, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described which Deed of Trust is recorded in Book 2020 at Page 198, of the Records of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Lands on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Second Judicial District; and
WHEREAS, on or about the 8th day of March, 2023, Jack G. Flautt III executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Russell Fava, Trustee, First National Bank of Clarksdale, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described which Deed of Trust is recorded in Book 2023 at Page 164, of the Records of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Lands on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Second Judicial District; and
WHEREAS, on or about the 8th day of March, 2023, Jack G. Flautt III executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Russell Fava, Trustee, First National Bank of Clarksdale, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described which Deed of Trust is recorded in Book 2023 at Page 176, of the Records of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Lands on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Second Judicial District; and
WHEREAS, on or about the 5th day of September, 2023, Jack G. Flautt III executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Russell Fava, Trustee, First National Bank of Clarksdale, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described which Deed of Trust is recorded in Book 2023 at Page 775, of the Records of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Lands on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Second Judicial District; and
WHEREAS, said Deeds of Trust authorized the appointment and substitution of another Trustee in the place of the Trustee named in said Deeds of Trust, and First National Bank of Clarksdale, pursuant to said Deeds of Trust, substituted James P. Wilson, Jr. as Trustee in the place of the original Trustee, by written instrument dated July 7, 2026 and filed for record on July 7, 2026, in Book 2026 at Page 555, in the land records of the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Second Judicial District; and
WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deeds of Trust, which default continues, and First National Bank of Clarksdale, the legal holder of the note(s) secured by said Deeds of Trust, having requested the undersigned to sell the property described hereinafter for the purpose of satisfying the indebtedness and costs of sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, will on the 7th day of August, 2026, at the main front door of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi, within legal hours, offer for sale, at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property in the Second Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to wit:
TWO JACKS PROPERTY
Lot 14 in Section 14; Lot 5 in Section 24; Lots 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,14, and 15, in Section 23; Lots 2,3,4,7,8,9, and 10, in Section 26;
Also, that part of Lots 6, 11, and 14 of Section 26, lying North and East of a line described as follows, to-wit: Commence at a point on the South line of Lot 14, Section 26, Township 24 North, Range 1 West, which point is 660 feet east of the southwest corner of said Lot 14; run thence Northward to a point on the south line of said Lot 7 in said Section 26, which is 660 feet west of the center of Section 26; run thence westward along the South line of Lots 7 and 6 a distance of 990 feet to a point; run thence Northward, parallel to the east line of Lot 6, to the center of Cassidy Bayou.
Lot 2 in Section 35; Lots 1 and 2 in Section 34; Lots 9, 15, and 16, in Section 27; Lots 12 and 13 in Section 26; together with those parts of Lots 6, 11, and 14, in Section 26 lying South and West of a line described as follows, to-wit:
Commence at a point on the South line of Lot 14 in Section 26, Township 24 North, Range 1 West, which point is 660 feet east of the Southwest corner of said Lot 14; run thence Northward to a point on the South line of Lot 7 in said Section 26, which point is 660 feet west of the center of Section 26; run thence Westward along the South line of Lots 7 and 6 a distance of 990 feet to a point; run thence Northward, parallel to the East line of Lot 6, to the center of Cassidy Bayou.
All in Township 24 North, Range 1 West, Second Judicial District, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
LESS AND EXCEPT
ELLENBURG LOT
Commencing at the Northeast corner of Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 1 West, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi; thence
West along the north line of said Section 34, approximately 300 feet to a point in the center of the County Gravel Road, which is the POINT OF BEGINNING of the land herein described; thence
North 21 degrees 45 minutes West along the center of said road, 200 feet to a point; thence
South 45 degrees 15 minutes West, 251 feet to a point; thence
South 29 degrees 45 minutes East, 60 feet to a point on an old fence line; thence
Northeasterly along the old fence, 200 fee to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.8 acre, more or less, and all being partly in Section 27 and partly in Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 1 West, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
AND LESS AND EXCEPT
HEADQUARTERS LOT
Commencing at the Northeast corner of Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 1 West, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi; thence
West along the north line of said Section 34, approximately 300 feet to a point in the center of the County Gravel Road, which is the POINT OF BEGINNING of the land herein described; thence
South 21 degrees 45 minutes East along the center of said road, 640 feet to a point; thence
East along the center of a ditch, 350 feet, more or less, to a point on the top bank of the Tallahatchie River; thence
Southerly along said river top bank, 800 feet, more or less, to a point on the south line of Lots 1 and 2, Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 1 West, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi; thence
West along said south line of said Lots 1 and 2, 917 feet to a point in the center of a ditch; thence
North 4 degrees West along the center of said ditch, 214 feet to a point; thence
North 56 degrees East long the center of said ditch, 238 feet to a point; thence
North 24 degrees 30 minutes West along the center of said ditch, 730 feet to a point in the center of a field road; thence
South 76 degrees 30 minutes East along the center of said field road, 350 feet to a point; thence
North 29 degrees 45 minutes West along the center of a ditch, 265 feet to a point on an old fence; thence
Northeasterly along the old fence, 200 fee to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 18.1 acres, more or less, and all being in the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 1 West, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
AND LESS AND EXCEPT
SOUTH END OF TWO JACKS
Commencing from an iron pin at the Southeast Corner of Sectional Lot 1, Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 1 West, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, which is also the Point of Beginning;
Thence North 89°56'14" West 3698.50 feet to the center of Cassidy Bayou;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to a point which is North 24°34'00" East 2024.50 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to a point which is North 43°17'00" East 2626.30 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence South 89°59'54" East 2134.47 feet to an iron pin;
Thence South 49°10'00" East 2196.30 feet to the center of Cassidy Bayou;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to a point which is South 07°44'00" West 201.30 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to a point which is South 21°35'00" East 295.80 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to a point which is South 53°34'00" West 175.90 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to a point which is South 75°35'00" West 361.80 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to a point which is South 15°28'00" West 165.40 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to a point which is South 42°05'00" East 377.90 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to a point which is South 29°45'00" West 304.10 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of Cassidy Bayou to its intersection with the center of the Tallahatchie River, which point is South 65°17'00" West 875.00 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of the Tallahatchie River to a point which is South 90°00'00" West 837.80 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of the Tallahatchie River to a point which is South 59°37'00" West 529.00 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence meandering along the center of the Tallahatchie River to a point which is South 00°00'00" East 314.96 feet from the aforesaid point;
Thence North 89°56'14" West 299.10 feet to the Point of Beginning and containing 381.5 acres, more or less, after excepting 8.8 acres of Road and Railroad Right of Way, as shown on the attached plat. All being in Sectional Lots 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Section 26; and in Sectional Lots 9, 15 and 16 of Section 27; and in Sectional Lots 1 and 2 of Section 34; and in Sectional Lot 2 of Section 35, all in Township 24 North, Range 1 West, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
AND LESS AND EXCEPT
Lot 2 in Section 35, Township 24 North, Range 1 West, Second Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
The above-described real property consists of one contiguous tract and has been customarily used and occupied as one farm. An aerial map of the above-described property is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
Such title will be conveyed as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee aforesaid without warranty of any kind.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE this 7th day of July, 2026.
/s/ James P. Wilson, Jr.
James P. Wilson, Jr., Substitute Trustee
