IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
CAROLYN SAMPLE PLAINTIFF
VERSUS
PATRICK REED
DEFENDANT
CAUSE NO.: 2025-22-2
RULE 4 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: PATRICK REED
THE COMPLAINT WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK’S OFFICE IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Plaintiff seeking a divorce. You can review a copy of the written Complaint in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County in Sumner, Mississippi. You are required to file an answer and it must be filed within thirty (30) days from the first date of publication of this summons. You must file your original with the court and mail or hand-deliver a copy of your written answer to the Complaint to Plaintiff’s attorney Patricia Booker at 504 Desoto Avenue, Clarksdale, MS 38614.
YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE REQUEST FOR RELIEF in the Complaint will be heard before Judge Perkins of the Chancery Court of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi on the 25th day of November, 2025 at 9:00 AM at 100 North Court Street in Sumner, Mississippi. If you fail to appear or answer the complaint a judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 30 day of September, 2025.
Anita M. Greenwood,
Tallahatchie County Chancery Clerk
By:G. Standridge, Deputy Clerk
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TO THE CREDITORS OF JUNE J. MELTON, DECEASED:
Letters Testamentary on the Last Will and Testament of June J. Melton, Deceased, were issued by the Chancery Court of the Second Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi in Cause No. 2025-20-2 on the 26th day of June, 2025, to the undersigned as the Co-Executors of said Estate. All persons having claims against said Estate are hereby notified that they are required to have the same probated and registered by the Clerk of said Court within ninety (90) days of the date of the first publication of this notice or they will be forever barred.
This the 16th day of October, 2025, which is the date of first publication of this notice.
/s/Frank L. Melton, Jr., Co-Executor
/s/ Victoria M. Yaeger, Co-Executor
Estate of June J. Melton, Deceased
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
In Re: In the Matter of the Estate of Christopher Frank Rice, Deceased
Frank Giordano, By and Through His Next Friend and Parent, Caryn Giordano, Petitioner
Versus
Any and All Unknown Heirs of the Decedent, Respondents
Cause No. 2025-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having been granted by the Chancery Court of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to the undersigned on September 15, 2025, upon the Estate of Christopher Frank Frice, Deceased, Notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of the said Court for probate and registration, according to law, within 90 days from this date, or they will be forever barred.
This the 7th day of October, 2025.
/s/ Caryn Giordano, Petitioner for Estate
Of Counsel:
Sabrina D. Howell, Attorney at Law
81 S. Church St.
Grenada, Mississippi 38901
662-226-4080
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN RE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
CHRISTOPHER FRANK RICE, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2025-25
FRANK GIORDANO, BY AND THROUGH HIS NEXT FRIEND AND PARENT, CARYN GIORDANO, PETITIONER
VERSUS
AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE DECEDENT RESPONDENTS
SUMMONS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF TALLAHATCHIE
TO: ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO ASSERT TO BE HEIRS AT LAW OF CHRISTOPHER FRANK RICE
You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this County by Caryn Giordano, Administrator, as Petitioner, seeking:
An adjudication that Christopher Frank Rice, decedent departed this life on August 22, 2022;
That decedent died intestate, while being an adult resident citizen of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi;
That decedent left as his heirs at law the following, and only the following: Frank Giordano. That no other person or persons other than those mentioned by specific name owns any right, title, or interest to the property of the decedent; or,
Such other disposition of the preceding issues as shown proper upon hearing of the issues by the court.
You are summoned to appear and defend against the Complaint or Petition filed against you in this action at 9:30 a.m. on the 20th day of November, 2025 in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, 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 the complaint or 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 9th day of October, 2025.
Anita M. Greenwood
CLERK OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY
by: /s/ Vickie Ross, D.C. Attorney for the Petitioner:
Sabrina D. Howell, MSB#101679
REQUEST FOR SEALED, COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS
FOR ONE (1) FORD E-350 GAS, CUT-AWAY VAN CAB, DUAL REAR WHEEL, TWO WHEEL DRIVE CHASSIS AND A REMOUNT OF ONE (1) TYPE III BOX TO SAID CHASSIS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLE
The Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, will accept sealed, competitive bids for the purchase, and/or lease purchase of one (1) Ford E-350 Gas, Cut-Away Van Cab, and remount of one (1) Type III box to said chassis, until the hour of 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in Charleston, Mississippi and said sealed, competitive proposals will be opened shortly thereafter on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi.
Specifications are available for inspection and copying at the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi. Any reference is said specifications as to name, brand, make, or model is for purposes of establishing minimum requirements only. Any similar make or model generally accepted in the industry as equivalent will be considered. The County reserves the right to amend the specifications upon reasonable notice to all who have examined the specifications or requested copies from the Clerk.
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 AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLE, CHASSIS WITH AMBULANCE REMOUNT
OPENING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 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.
If you desire to submit a sealed, competitive proposal for the ambulance, please submit your proposal before the hour and date set forth above to the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi. If you choose to submit your bid my mail, the proper mailing address is:
Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, MS
Post Office Box 350
Tallahatchie County Courthouse
Charleston, Mississippi 38921
Telephone: 662/647-5551
Please mark on the outside envelope of your bid ‘SEALED BID – AMBULANCE”.
The Board of Supervisors will not open or consider any bid received after the hour on the date set forth above.
The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to waive any informalities in respect to the bids received and to reject any or all bids.
Given by Order of the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi on this the 13th day of October, 2025.
ANITA MULLEN GREENWOOD
CHANCERY CLERK
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors, Owner
P.O. box 350, Charleston, MS 38921, Address
Sealed quotes for Jenkins Road EWP Bank Stablization (Award ID NO. NR24423XXXXC022) 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 November 21, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m., and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
If interested in submitting a quote, please visit the Willis Engineering, Inc. office located at 133 South Mound Street, Grenada, MS 38901 or contact Phil Evans at (901) 515-7398 to receive a copy of the bid packet. Contractors submitting a quote must fill out the bid packet provided by Willis Engineering, Inc. and must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors on or before the specified date and time above.
Each sealed envelope containing a QUOTE must be plainly marked on the outside as QUOTE for JENKINS ROAD EWP BANK STABLIZATION (AWARD ID nO. NR244423XXXXC022).
Johnny Goodwin, President
