CAP LOAN PROGRAM
Public Notice
The Board of Supervisors, acting for and on behalf of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi took up for consideration the matter of authorizing and approving a loan on behalf of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi from the Mississippi Development Authority (the Department) for the purpose of completing capital improvements identified as:
Solid Waste Transfer Station
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Governing Body of Tallahatchie County does hereby declare its intention to enter into a loan agreement with the Department in the principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for the purpose of completing the capital improvements identified above.
Section 2. The Loan will be secured by a Note executed and delivered by Tallahatchie County to the Department. Failure of Tallahatchie County to meet its repayment obligations shall result in the forfeiture of sales tax allocation or homestead exemption reimbursement in an amount sufficient to repay obligations due until such time as the indebtedness has been discharged or arrangements to discharge such indebtedness satisfactory to the Department have been made.
Section 3. The Governing Body proposes to authorize and approve the Loan from the Department in the amount and for the aforesaid purposes at a meeting of the Governing Body to be held at its regular meeting place at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi at 9 o’clock AM on the 11th day of May, 2026, or at some meeting held subsequent thereto. This date assigned to authorize and approve the aforementioned loan documents has been set to meet program requirements that mandate that four public notices be issued prior to loan closing. This will allow sufficient time for public comments.
The motion having received the foregoing vote of the Governing Body, Johnny Goodwin, Board President, declared the motion carried and the Resolution adopted, on this the 13th day of April, 2026.
Johnny Goodwin, Board President
Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors
Anita Greenwood
Chancery Clerk, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
State Of Mississippi
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
MILDRED DEAN GORDON PLAINTIFF
VS. CAUSE NUMBER: 26-CV-0022(WMS)
HEIRS OF FANNIE HOLMAN, LILLIE HOLMAN, CLEM ELLA HOLMAN HERRON HOLMAN, WILS HOLMAN, FANNIE B. WILLIAMS, AMANDA CARTER, PREANEY B. BISHOP, AND IDA BELL FIVER, AND THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS, EARL LEE TELLIS, EARL ANDERSON TELLIS, JAMES LEWIS TELLIS, ROGER TELLIS, MILDRED TELLIS GORDON, JIMMY SUGGS, JR., TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, LYNN FITCH, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, JAY HALE DISTRICT ATTORNEY and any and all persons having or claiming any legal or equitable interest in and to the hereinafter described land DEFENDANTS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Heirs of Fannie Holman, Lillie Holman, Clem Ella Holman, Herron Holman, Wils Holman, Fannie B. Williams, Amanda carter, Preaney B. Bishop, and Ida Bell Fiver, and their unknown Heirs, and any and all person having or claiming any legal or equitable interest in and to the hereinafter described land:
Parcel Number: 012 13002
NE½ of SE¼ of §13; T26; R3E and containing eighty (80) acres.
You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to the Complaint to
C. GAINES BAKER, the attorney for the Plaintiff, whose postal and physical address is 136 Public Square, Batesville, MS 38606.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 2026, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IN NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGEMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER 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.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 17th day of April, 2026.
Anita M. Greenwood
Tallahatchie County Chancery Court Clerk
P.O. Box 350
Charleston, MS 389 Deputy Clerk
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MATHIS HALL, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 24-CV-14-CFC
RULE 4 SUMMONS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: ALL UNKNOWN WRONGFUL-DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF MATHIS HALL, DECEASED, WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN TO PETITIONER AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY
You have been made a defendant to the Petition to Determine Wrongful-Death Beneficiaries, filed in this Court by the Petitioner, VERA GOLIDAY, seeking a determination of all wrongful-death beneficiaries of MATHIS HALL, Deceased.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition to the attorney for the Petitioner, Kelly M. McLeod, Esq., whose mailing address is MCLEOD LAW, PLLC, P.O. Box 313, Madison, Mississippi 39130.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER APRIL 23, 2026, WHICH IS THE DATE OF 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 also must file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and seal of said Court this, the 16th day of April, 2026.
ANITA GREENWOOD, Chancery Clerk
Tallahatchie County Chancery Court
BY: Vickie Ross, D.C.
EAST TALLAHATCHIE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID FOR AGRICULTURAL LEASE
To all persons interested in the following described Agricultural Lands in the Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Section 16, Township 24 North, Range 2 East
118.07 acres, m/l of row crop land in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
You are hereby notified that sealed bid to lease for the Agricultural Lease on the above described Sixteenth Section Lands, or lands in lieu thereof, may be filed with the Superintendent of Education of East Tallahatchie School District located at 411 East Chestnut Street, Charleston, Mississippi 38921, on or before 6:30 p.m. on the 7th day of May 2026. The sealed bids shall be submitted for the Entire Parcel and must include 100% of the amount bid for that parcel. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, and shall be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope “Agricultural Bid” #16-24N-2E on approximately 118.07 acres m/l, addressed to:
East Tallahatchie School District
Mike Ainsworth, 16th Section Land Manager
Agricultural Bid, 16-24N-2E, containing 118.07 acres
411 East Chestnut Street
Charleston, Mississippi 38921
All bids will be opened at 6:30 p.m. on the 7th day of May 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Board reserves the right to reduce the term and reject all bids, but if any bid is accepted, the Board will award said Agricultural Lease pursuant to Miss. Code of 1972 Sec. 29-3-81 as amended, provided that East Tallahatchie School District School Board shall have the right to reject any and/or all bids.
The East Tallahatchie School Board receives an acceptable bid in response to the advertisement for the leasing of the above-described property and elects to hold a public auction among those submitted bids. The successful bidder at said auction will be awarded a five-year lease agreement with said Board.
East Tallahatchie School District
Raymond Russell, Superintendent
EAST TALLAHATCHIE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID FOR A HUNTING LEASE
To all persons interested in the following described Forest Land in the Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Section 16, Township 24 North, Range 3 East
The entire section, containing 639.00 acres, m/l, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
You are hereby notified that sealed bid to lease for the Hunting and Fishing Lease on the above described Sixteenth Section Lands, or lands in lieu thereof, may be filed with the Superintendent of Education of East Tallahatchie School District located at 411 East Chestnut Street, Charleston, Mississippi 38921, on or before 6:30 p.m. on the 7th day of May 2026. The sealed bids shall be submitted for the Entire Parcel and must include 100% of the amount bid for that parcel. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, and shall be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope “Hunting Bid” #16-24N-3E on approximately 639.00 acres m/l, addressed to:
East Tallahatchie School District
Mike Ainsworth, 16th Section Land Manager
Hunting Bid, 16-24N-3E, containing 639.00 acres
411 East Chestnut Street
Charleston, Mississippi 38921
All bids will be opened at 6:30 p.m. on the 7th day of May 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Board reserves the right to reduce the term and reject all bids, but if any bid is accepted, the Board will award said Agricultural Lease pursuant to Miss. Code of 1972 Sec. 29-3-41 as amended, provided that East Tallahatchie School District School Board shall have the right to reject any and/or all bids.
The East Tallahatchie School Board receives an acceptable bid in response to the advertisement for the leasing of the above-described property for a five-year lease contract with said Board.
East Tallahatchie School District
Raymond Russell, Superintendent
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KAY DEMANGE ALLEN, Deceased
CHARLES L. ALLEN III, Petitioner
CAUSE NO. 2025-54
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 4th day of May, 2026, by the Chancery Court of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in Cause No. 2025-54, to the undersigned Executor upon the Estate of Kay deMange Allen, 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 15th day of April, 2026.
/s/
Charles L. Allen III, Executor of the Estate of
Kay deMange Allen
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
Solicitor
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
In the Matter of the Estate of Melzina Jones, Deceased
Cause No. 2026-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 1st day of May, A.D., 2026, by the Chancery Court of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to the undersigned upon the Estate of Melzina Jones, Deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate to present 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 1st day of May, 2026.
Sylvester Jones, Administrator of the Estate of Melzina Jones
Thomas U. Reynolds
MSB #5307
Attorney for Administrator
PO Drawer 280
Charleston, MS 38921
(662) 647-3203
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Brian D. Wilkes, in this capacity as Co-Executor of the Estate of Linda Carol Wilkes, Deceased;
Alicia Wood Smith McCormick, Co-Executrix of the Estate of Linda Carol Wilkes, Deceased;
Ted Raymond Todd, Laura Megan Carter, Devin Todd, and Jody R. Todd, Petitioners
v. All Known, Unknown or Absent Heirs-At-Law of Angelia Wilkes Todd, Deceased, Respondents
Civil Action No. 2026-24
RULES 81 SUMMONS
The State of Mississippi
To: All Known, Unknown or Absent Heirs at Law of Angela Wilkes Todd, Deceased
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT
You have been made a Respondent in the civil action filed in this Court by Brian D. Wilkes, Alicia Wood Smith McCormick, Ted Raymond, Laura Megan Carter, Devin Todd and Jody R. Todd, Petitioners. The petitions seeks to determine the Heirs-at-Law of Angela Wilkes Todd, Deceased.
You are summoned to appear and defend the Petition filed against you in this action at 9:30 a.m. on June 19, 2026, at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgement will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the Petition.
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 said Court, this the 30th day of April, 2026.
Anita Greenwood, Clerk of the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
By: Y. Hudson, D.C.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of December, H Break Farms LLC, 1533 Tippo Creek Road, Charleston, MS 38921 has filed application(s) for permit(s) to divert or withdraw the public water of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use, from the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer, in the county of Tallahatchie for irrigation purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount(s) of water at the indicated location(s):
Application No. GW-51282; Permitted Acreage: 90; Location: NE1/4 of the SE1/4, of Sec 25 T24N, R01E
Any person, firm, association or corporation, deeming that the granting of the above application(s) will be truly detrimental to their rights to utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi, c/o Chris Hawkins, PO box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said application(s) should not be approved. If not protested, the permit(s) will be issued on/after ten days following the publication date.
If protested, the application(s) will be taken for consideration by the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 East Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, on, or after, June 9, 2026 at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board.
YMD Joint Water Management District
Dillard Melton Jr., Permitting Director
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of December, Murphey, Carolyn W, 1423 Tippo Creek Road, Charleston, MS 38921 has filed application(s) for permit(s) to divert or withdraw the public water of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use, from the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer, in the county of Tallahatchie for irrigation purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount(s) of water at the indicated location(s):
Application No. GW-44787; Permitted Acreage: 150; Location: SW1/4 of the SE1/4, of Sec 20 T24N, R01E
Any person, firm, association or corporation, deeming that the granting of the above application(s) will be truly detrimental to their rights to utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi, c/o Chris Hawkins, PO Box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said application(s) should not be approved. If not protested, the permit(s) will be issued on/after ten days following the publication date.
If protested, the application(s) will be taken for consideration by the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 East Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, on, or after, June 9, 2026 at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board.
YMD Joint Water Management District
Dillard Melton Jr., Permitting Director
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of April, Bailey, Lewis M. 124 Jimmy Beckley Drive, Bruce, MS 38915 has filed application(s) for permit(s) to divert or withdraw the public water of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use, from the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer, in the county of Tallahatchie for irrigation purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount(s) of water at the indicated location(s):
Application No. GW-53551; Permitted Acreage: 185; Location: NE1/4 of the SW1/4, of Sec 31 T25N, R02E
Any person, firm, association or corporation, deeming that the granting of the above application(s) will be truly detrimental to their rights to utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi, c/o Chris Hawkins, PO box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said application(s) should not be approved. If not protested, the permit(s) will be issued on/after ten days following the publication date.
If protested, the application(s) will be taken for consideration by the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 East Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, on, or after, May 12, 2026 at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board.
YMD Joint Water Management District
Dillard Melton Jr., Permitting Director
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of April, Lee, Chris, 220 Paddle Creek Loop, Fairhope, AL 36532 has filed application(s) for permit(s) to divert or withdraw the public water of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use, from the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer, in the county of Quitman for Wildlife Management purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount(s) of water at the indicated location(s):
Application No. GW-53549; Permitted Acreage: 16; Location: SW1/4 of the NW1/4, of Sec 19 T28N, R01W
Application No. GW-53550; Permitted Acreage: 25; Location: NE1/4 of the SW1/4, of Sec 27 T27N, R02W
Any person, firm, association or corporation, deeming that the granting of the above application(s) will be truly detrimental to their rights to utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi, c/o Chris Hawkins, PO box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said application(s) should not be approved. If not protested, the permit(s) will be issued on/after ten days following the publication date.
If protested, the application(s) will be taken for consideration by the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 East Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, on, or after, May 12, 2026 at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board.
YMD Joint Water Management District
Dillard Melton Jr., Permitting Director
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of February, Wright, Andy, 2373 Paducah Wells Road, Charleston, MS 38921 has filed application(s) for permit(s) to divert or withdraw the public water of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use, from Panola-Quitman Floodway, in the county of Tallahatchie for Irrigation and Wildlife Management purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount(s) of water at the indicated location(s):
Application No. SW-04371; Acres: 365; Location: NW1/4 of the NE1/4, of Sec 70 T25N, R02E
Any person, firm, association or corporation, deeming that the granting of the above application(s) will be truly detrimental to their rights to utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi, c/o Chris Hawkins, PO box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said application(s) should not be approved. If not protested, the permit(s) will be issued on/after ten days following the publication date.
If protested, the application(s) will be taken for consideration by the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 East Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, on, or after, June 9, 2026 at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board.
YMD Joint Water Management District
Dillard Melton Jr., Permitting Director
