NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF 1ST DISTRICT TALLAHATCHIE
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated April 25, 2022, executed by MARSHALL SHANE HARGETT conveying certain real property therein described to CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, A NEBRASKA CORPORATION, as Trustee, for MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC., Original Beneficiary, to secure the indebtedness therein described, as same appears of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of 1st District Tallahatchie County, Mississippi filed and recorded May 9, 2022, in Deed Book 2022, Page 1066; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was transferred and assigned to Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Rubin Lublin, LLC has been appointed as Substitute Trustee; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee shall, on May 29, 2025 within the lawful hours of sale between 11:00AM and 4:00PM at the east front door of the Courthouse proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in 1st District Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to wit:
COMMENCING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, WITH THE WEST BOUNDARY OF THE CHARLESTON-TEASDALE PUBLIC ROAD; THENCE RUN NORTH ALONG THE WEST BOUNDARY OF THE SAID CHARLESTON-TEASDALE ROAD 8.93 CHAINS; THENCE SOUTH 28°26` EAST 192.6 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF THE SAID CHARLESTON-TEASDALE ROAD; FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, RUN THENCE SOUTH 85°31` EAST 374.7 FEET TO THE JUNCTION OF TILLATOBA CREEK AND A CERTAIN TRIBUTARY OF TILLATOBA CREEK; THENCE ALONG SAID CERTAIN TRIBUTARY OF TILLATOBA CREEK TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF THE AFORESAID PUBLIC ROAD AS FOLLOWS:
NORTH 14° 14` WEST 121.2 FEET, NORTH 16°42` WEST 336.6 FEET, NORTH 57°50` WEST 156.1 FEET, NORTH 71°48` WEST 47.9 FEET, NORTH 27° 17` WEST 125 FEET TO THE SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF THE SAID CHARLESTON-TEASDALE PUBLIC ROAD; THENCE ALONG THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF THE SAID PUBLIC ROAD AS FOLLOWS: SOUTH 01°20` WEST 93.3 FEET, SOUTH 01°09` EAST 111.9 FEET, SOUTH 02° 17` EAST 120.2 FEET, SOUTH 03°18` EAST 109.4 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ENCLOSING 3.6 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SAID SECTION 14 AND IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
SUBJECT TO MINERAL RESERVATION IN BOOK 143 AT PAGE 144 AND BOOK 167 AT PAGE 320.
BEING THAT PROPERTY CONVEYED TO GRANTORS IN BOOK 415 AT PAGE 156.
SUBJECT TO PRIOR MINERAL RESERVATIONS AND RIGHTS OF WAY FOR PUBLIC ROADS AND UTILITIES.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 3024 TEASDALE RD, CHARLESTON, MS 38921. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.
Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rubin Lublin, LLC
3145 Avalon Ridge Place, Suite 100
Peachtree Corners, GA 30071
rlselaw.com/property-listing
Tel: (877) 813-0992
Fax: (470) 508-9401
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Paynes Water Association, Owner P.O. Box 158, Charleston, MS 38921, Address
sealed BIDS for PAYNES WATER ASSOCIATION WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS (CONTRACT “B” ELEVATED TANK PAINTING - PROJECT NO. ARWAI-G-068008) will be received by Paynes Water Association herein called the “owner” at the Tallahatchie County Emergency Management Operation Center located at 92 South Panola St., Charleston, MS 38921 until, 10:00 A.M. local time June 3 , 2025 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
The PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
(1) Willis Engineering, Inc. 133 South Mound Street, Grenada, MS, 38901
(2) Plan House Printing Tupelo, 605 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38804
(3) Plan House Printing Hattiesburg, 1A Churchill Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(4) Plan House Printing Gulfport, 14231 Seaway Road, Ste E-7, Gulfport, MS 39503
the BID SCHEDULE may be examined at the following locations:
A. Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP) Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business Development Woolfolk Building 501 North West Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS 39201
B. Northeast MS APEX Office 318 7th Street North, Columbus, MS 39703 (662)329-1077
Bid documents are being made available via paper or digital copy. Plan holders are required to log-in or register for an account at www.weiplanroom.com to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Bid documents must be purchased through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.
Minority and woman owned business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities, equipment, materials and/or supply needs.
Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in whole or in part by anticipated funds from the ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant (RWAIG). Neither the State of Mississippi, the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board, nor any of their employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting or related contracts. This procurement will be subject to all applicable sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as they apply to local governments, in accordance with RWAIG Program Regulations.
Based on the Assistance Listing: Coronavirus State and Local fiscal Recovery funds and Part 2 of the US Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Compliance and Reporting Guidance (v3.0 February 2022) (Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions will be required in all contracts:
Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions
Subpart B, General Provisions
Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards
(Except 2 CFR 200.204, .210, and .213
Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR 200.305(b) (8) & (9),.308, .309, and .320(c)(4))
Subpart E, Cost Principles
Subpart F, Audit Requirements
2 CFR Part 25 (Universal Identifier & System for Award Management)
2 CFR Part 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information)
2 CFR Part 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Government Wide Debarment and Suspension (Non-Procurement)
2 CFR 200 Appendix ii
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Paynes Water Association, Owner
P.O. Box 158, Charleston, MS 38921, Address
Sealed BIDS for PAYNES WATER ASSOCIATION WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS (CONTRACT “A” WATER WELLS REHAB - PROJECT NO. ARWAI-G-068008) will be received by Paynes Water Association herein called the “owner” at the Tallahatchie County Emergency Management Operation Center located at 92 South Panola St., Charleston, MS 38921 until, 10:00 A.M. local time June 3 , 2025 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
The PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
(1) Willis Engineering, Inc. 133 South Mound Street, Grenada, MS, 38901
(2) Plan House Printing Tupelo, 605 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38804
(3) Plan House Printing Hattiesburg, 1A Churchill Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(4) Plan House Printing Gulfport, 14231 Seaway Road, Ste E-7, Gulfport, MS 39503
the BID SCHEDULE may be examined at the following locations:
A. Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP) Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business Development Woolfolk Building 501 North West Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS 39201
B. Northeast MS APEX Office 318 7th Street North, Columbus, MS 39703 (662)329-1077
Bid documents are being made available via paper or digital copy. Plan holders are required to log-in or register for an account at www.weiplanroom.com to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Bid documents must be purchased through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.
Minority and woman owned business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities, equipment, materials and/or supply needs.
Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in whole or in part by anticipated funds from the ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant (RWAIG). Neither the State of Mississippi, the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board, nor any of their employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting or related contracts. This procurement will be subject to all applicable sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as they apply to local governments, in accordance with RWAIG Program Regulations.
Based on the Assistance Listing: Coronavirus State and Local fiscal Recovery funds and Part 2 of the US Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Compliance and Reporting Guidance (v3.0 February 2022) (Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions will be required in all contracts:
Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions
Subpart B, General Provisions
Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards
(Except 2 CFR 200.204, .210, and .213
Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR 200.305(b) (8) & (9),.308, .309, and .320(c)(4))
Subpart E, Cost Principles
Subpart F, Audit Requirements
2 CFR Part 25 (Universal Identifier & System for Award Management)
2 CFR Part 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information)
2 CFR Part 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Government Wide Debarment and Suspension (Non-Procurement)
2 CFR 200 Appendix ii
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JESSE LOUIE BROWER, DECEASED
KAREN BROWER SURRETTE, PETITIONER NO. 2025-13-2
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 29th day of April, 2025, by the Chancery Court of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in Cause No. 2025-13-2, to the undersigned Executrix upon the Estate of Jesse Louie Brower, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and registration according to the law within ninety (90) days from the first publication of this Notice, or they will be forever barred.
This the 29th day of April, 2025.
/s/ KAREN BROWER SURRETTE, Executrix of the Estate of Jesse Louie Brower
Of counsel:
LAW OFFICE OF ROB TYNER
ROB TYNER MSB NO. 99253
P.O. BOX 179
SUMNER, MS 38957
662-375-8756
662-375-8694 (fax)
Rob@robtynerlaw.com
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors, Owner
P.O. Box 350, Charleston, MS 38921, Address
Sealed BIDS for MOSIER ROAD & MUDLINE ROAD EWP BANK STABILIZATION (AWARD ID NO. NR244423XXXXC020) will be received by the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors Engineer, at the Willis Engineering, Inc. office located at 133 South Mound Street, Grenada, MS 38901 until JUNE 18, 2025 @ 10:00 AM , and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, consisting of the Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Agreement, Payment Bonds, Performance Bond, Notice of Award, Notice to Proceed, Change Order, General Conditions, Supplemental General Conditions, Drawings, Specifications and Addenda may be examined at the following locations.
(1) Willis Engineering, Inc. 133 South Mound Street, Grenada, MS 38901
(2) Plan House Printing Tupelo, 605 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38804
(3) Plan House Printing Hattiesburg, 1A Churchill Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(4) Plan House Printing Gulfport, 14231 Seaway Road, Ste E-7, Gulfport, MS 39503
Bid documents are being made available via paper or digital copy. Plan holders are required to log-in or register for an account at www.weiplanroom.com to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Bid documents must be purchased through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193. Electronic bids may be submitted at www.weiplanroom.com. For any questions to the electronic bidding process contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.
Johnny Goodwin, President
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors
Owner
P.O. Box 350, Charleston, MS 38921
Address
sealed BIDS for FRIENDSHIP ROAD & SMITH ROAD EWP BANK STABILIZATION (AWARD ID NO. NR244423XXXXC076) will be received by the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors Engineer, at the Willis Engineering, Inc. office located at 133 South Mound Street, Grenada, MS 38901 until JUNE 18, 2025 @ 10:00 AM , and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, consisting of the Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Agreement, Payment Bonds, Performance Bond, Notice of Award, Notice to Proceed, Change Order, General Conditions, Supplemental General Conditions, Drawings, Specifications and Addenda may be examined at the following locations.
(1) Willis Engineering, Inc. 133 South Mound Street, Grenada, MS 38901
(2) Plan House Printing Tupelo, 605 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38804
(3) Plan House Printing Hattiesburg, 1A Churchill Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(4) Plan House Printing Gulfport, 14231 Seaway Road, Ste E-7, Gulfport, MS 39503
Bid documents are being made available via paper or digital copy. Plan holders are required to log-in or register for an account at www.weiplanroom.com to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Bid documents must be purchased through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193. Electronic bids may be submitted at www.weiplanroom.com. For any questions to the electronic bidding process contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.
Johnny Goodwin, President
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDDING
Sealed, written formal bid proposals for the West Tallahatchie School District, High School Bleacher Replacement bid will be received electronically via majordesignstudioplans.com or physically by the Board of Trustees of the West Tallahatchie School District, in the Central Office, 1096 Friendship West Road, Sumner, Mississippi, until 2:00 P.M. (Local Prevailing Time) June 10, 2025, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. A Pre-Bid Conference concerning the project for West Tallahatchie School District, High School Bleacher Replacement will be held at 1096 Friendship West Road, Sumner, Mississippi 38957 on Thursday, May 2, 2025 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
ABANDONED AUTO AUCTION
The following vehicles will be sold at auction on Friday, May 23, 2025 at 2 p.m. located at Mitchell’s Repair Shop, 139 S. Franklin St., Charleston,MS 38921.
1. CDR: Buick LeSabre
VIN: 1G4HR54K45U200022
Mileage: ?
2. CDR: Chevrolet Malibu
VIN: 1G12T52865F309774
Mileage: ?
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADJUDICATION OF THE STATUTORY WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF SARAH LOUISE DARBY, DECEASED CAUSE NO. 25-CV-2
RULE 4 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF TALLAHATCHIE
TO: Any and all claiming to be a Wrongful Death Beneficiary of Sarah Louise Darby, Deceased, see under Miss. Code Ann. §11-7-13, and Any and all Persons Claiming or Having a Legal or Equitable Interest in the matter of Sarah Louise Darby, Deceased
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Petitioner Sarah Ann Riggs seeking a determination and adjudication by the Court of any and all wrongful death beneficiaries of Sarah Louise Darby, Deceased.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition in this action to Philip Hearn, PO Box 5009, Jackson, MS 39296.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 15th DAY OF MAY, 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. 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 PETITION.
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 2nd day of May, 2025.
Anita Greenwood
CHANCERY CLERK,, Mississippi
Document prepared by:
Samantha D Weathersbee
Hickman, Goza & Spragins, PLLC
PO Drawer 668
Oxford, MS 38655
662-234-4000
IN THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
ELIZABETH GWEN WHITE SALMAN
v. ELREFAI MOUSTAFA MOHAMED SALMAN
CAUSE NO.: 2025-11-WJP
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF TALLAHATCHIE
TO: ELREFAI MOUSTAFA MOHAMED SALMAN whose address and whereabouts are unknown to the Plaintiff after diligent search and inquiry.
You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint for Divorce and Other Relief filed in this Court by Elizabeth Gwen White Salman, Plaintiff(s), seeking a Divorce and Other Relief.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to Thomas U. Reynolds, Attorney for Plaintiff(s), whose post office address is P.O. Drawer 280, Charleston, MS, 38921 and whose street address is 106 Court Square, Charleston, MS, 38921.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 15th DAY OF MAY 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.
You are further summoned to appear and defend against said complaint or petition at 9:00 A.M. on the 23rd day of July 2025, in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi, before the honorable Willie J. Perkins, Sr. and in case of your failure to appear and defend a judgment will be entered against you.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this day 6 of May, 2025.
CHANCERY CLERK OF TALLAHATCHIE
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Y. Hudson, DEPUTY CLERK
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARZELL BLAND, DECEASED CAUSE NO.: 24-74-WJP
SUMMONS IN RULE (D)(1) AND (2) TYPE ACTION
COUNTY OF TALLAHATCHIE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: JULIUS BLAND, SHETECHIA BLAND, AND TO ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN AT LAW OF ARZELL BLAND, DECEASED OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF ARZELL BLAND, DECEASED
Take notice that a hearing will be held in the above styled and numbered action to which you are a defendant on Tuesday June 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi on the Petition to Determine Heirs. This cause was initially set for hearing in Sumner, Mississippi, but due to a conflict with the courtroom in Sumner, MS, this matter is to be heard in Charleston, MS.
(X) The action against you is one described in Rule 81(d)(1), MRCP, which is triable 30 days after completion of service of process in any manner other than by publication, or 30 days after the first publication where process is by publication.
( ) The action against you is one described by Rule 81 (d)(2), MRCP, which is triable seven (7) days after service of process in any manner other than by publication, or 30 days after the first publication where process is by publication.
Although Rule 81(d)(1) does not require you to file an answer or other pleading, you may do so if you deem it necessary to properly develop the issues, or, if you are required to do so by the Court. In any event, however, YOU SHOULD APPEAR IN COURT IN PERSON ON THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE DESIGNATED ABOVE to defend the action. Failure to appear may result in a judgment against you.
Issued under my hand and Seal of Said Court, on this the 9th day of May, 2025.
CHANCERY CLERK OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Vickie Ross, DEPUTY CLERK
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2011, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Melvin E. Little and Bertha C. Little, as mortgagor or borrower, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Urban Financial Group, Inc., its successors and assigns, as mortgagee or lender, and Alan E. South, as trustee, and was recorded on June 20, 2011, in Book 2011 at Page176 in the office of the Chancery Clerk of the Second Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the “Secretary”), pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an Assignment of Deed of Trust dated January 28, 2020, and recorded on February 11, 2020, in Book 2020 at Page 51 in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk; and
WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the payment due on February 14, 2025, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and
WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of March 16, 2025, is not less than $77,327.32; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in Underwood Law Firm PLLC by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of Underwood Law Firm PLLC as Foreclosure Commissioner, by instrument recorded on April 14, 2025, in Book 2025 at Page 353 notice is hereby given that on June 12, 2025, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prevailing Central Time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (the “Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash:
The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Tallahatchie, State of Mississippi, and is described as follows:
The East half of Lot 4 in the Block "W" in the Town of Sumner, according to a map or plat thereof on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk in the Courthouse at Sumner, Mississippi.
Commonly known as: 307 Jennings St Sumner, MS 38957
The sale will be held at the main door of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi.
The Secretary presently intends to bid $19,171.84.
There will be no proration of taxes, rents, or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his pro-rata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.
All funds must be submitted in the form of cash or a certificated check or cashier’s check made payable to Underwood Law Firm PLLC. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, the Secretary need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees and other costs associated with the transfer of title as well was all real estate and other taxes that are due on the Property.
There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the Property will be vacant.
The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this Notice of Default and Foreclosure Sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the Property is completed.
The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $77,327.32 as of March 16, 2025, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.
Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.
Dated: May 8, 2025
UNDERWOOD LAW FIRM PLLC, Foreclosure
Commissioner
By: Andrew R. Wilson (Miss. Bar #102862)
UNDERWOOD LAW FIRM PLLC
P.O. Box 1874
Madison, MS 39130
Phone: (601) 981-7773
File No. 25030085
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN VIA, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 25-CV-14
KAREN RIDDLE PETITIONER
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Executorship having being granted on the 8th day of May, A.D., 2025, by the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi to the undersigned Executrix of the Estate of Carolyn Via, 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 8th day of May, A.D., 2025.
/s/ Karen Riddle KAREN RIDDLE, Executrix of the Estate of CAROLYN VIA, Deceased
/s/ Lance D. Tennyson
Lance D. Tennyson, MS Bar #105204
Attorney for Executrix
P.O. Box 190
Charleston, MS 38921
P: (662) 647-3656
F: (662) 647-0218
lance@tennysonlegal.com
