Public Notices 10-24-17

http://www.georgiapublicnotice.comState of GeorgiaCounty of LamarAll creditors of the estate of Billy Ray Morgan, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.Chance Grammer and Jean Morgan, Personal Representatives, 457 City Pond Rd., Barnesville, GA 30204 or 135 Yancey Rd., Milner, GA 30257. (10-17)(4)(p)State of GeorgiaCounty of LamarAll creditors of the estate of Robert Wallace, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 13th day of October, 2017. April Denise Wallace Johnson, Personal Representative, 4204 Rue Dartgnan Dr., Stone Mountain, GA 30083 (10-17)(4)(p)State of GeorgiaCounty of LamarAll creditors of the estate of Billie Joe Giles, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 3rd day of October, 2017.Clifford Joe Giles, Sr., Personal Representative, 283 Walton Rd., Barnesville, GA 30204. (10-10)(4)(p)Georgia, Lamar CountyNotice to Creditors and DebtorsAll creditors of the Estate of Richard Madison Smith, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.This 29th day of Sept., 2017. Executor: Harrison Gregory Ellis SmithWilliam D. LindseyAttorney at Law342 College Dr.Barnesville, GA 30204Ph: (770) 358-1188 (10-3)(4)(p) State of GeorgiaCounty of LamarAll creditors of the estate of Mary Linez Taylor, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 26th day of Sept., 2017.Haskel Hugh Taylor, Personal Representative, 250 Zellner Rd., Culloden, GA 31016. (10-3)(4)(p)In the Superior Court of Lamar CountyState of GeorgiaIn Re: Alydia Grace DoyleAdoption No. 17A-11Petition of Jessica Taylor & Jason TaylorFor Adoption of Minor ChildNotice of Termination of Parental Rights ProceedingTo: Lindsey Gray Doyle, Natural Mother of Alydia Grace Doyle, a female born in Spalding County, whereabouts unknownPursuant to Official Code of Georgia O.C.G.A. Section 19-8-12 you are hereby notified that on September 19, 2017 a Petition for Adoption was filed for confirmation of relinquishment of parental rights of the Natural Mother in contemplation of adoption was filed in the Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia, Civil Action File No. 17A-11 with regard to the minor female child known as Alydia Grace Doyle born to Lindsey Regina Gray on February 17, 2015.Petitioners’ application alleges that the current whereabouts of the Natural Mother is unknown, and asks the Court to terminate the parental claims of the Natural Mother with respect to the child so that adoption may occur. Unless withing thirty (30) days of the date of the first publication of this notice your file: (1) an objection to the adoption in Superior Court of Lamar County in Barnesville, Georgia, you will lose all rights to the child.You are advised that a hearing will be held in the Chamber of the Honorable Thomas H. Wilson, Superior Court of Lamar County, at 9:00 o’clock AM on the 16th day of November, 2017 to determine why the prayers of the Petitioner should not be granted.Witnesseth, this 25 day of September, 2017.The Honorable Thomas H. Wilson, Judge of this Superior Court of Lamar County, State of GeorgiaDwayne C. Singleton, Esq., Attorney for Petitioners, Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC, 1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, Georgia 30224. 770-227-5300. (10-24)(4)(p) In the Superior Court of Lamar CountyState of GeorgiaIn Re: Tony Dale Scruggs, identified on birth certificate as unknown maleCivil Action No. 17-B-366WNotice of Name ChangePlease take notice that on the 28th day of September, 2017, Tony Dale Scruggs filed a Petition in Lamar County Superior Court seeking his name to be legally changed to Tony Dale Scruggs. Any interested party has the right to appear and file objections. At the expiration of thirty days from the filing of the Petition, upon proof of publication, and if no objection is filed, the Court shall proceed to hear and determine all matters raised by said Petition.This the 22nd day of September, 2017./s/Tony Dale Scruggs (10-3)(4)(b)(aff)NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR A PUBLIC HEARINGPRIVATE ENTERPRISE COORDINATIONRURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMThree Rivers Regional Commission is applying for funding assistance under Title 49 U.S.C. Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act pertaining to rural and small urban areas.The Three Rivers Regional Commission will offer general public transportation to all citizens of Butts, Carroll, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, and Upson Counties for any worthwhile purpose, including but not limited to shopping, medical treatment, social services and other purposes.The Three Rivers Regional Commission solicits private sector input and participation to assure that private for-profit transportation operators have a fair and timely opportunity to participate in the development of this program.The Three Rivers Regional Commission also solicits comments and concerns from the general population on local rural public transportation services.The Three Rivers Regional Commission also solicits comments and concerns from the disabled population and their representatives to assure that issues relating to the disabled are addressed in the service design proposed during the planning process.Interested persons are invited to request that a public hearing be held to discuss the services being offered or development of the application.Written comments, requests for a public hearing and/or written notice of intent by private for-profit transportation operators to provide or participate in any or all of the above services should be submitted no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of this publication to:Robert HiettDeputy Executive DirectorP.O. Box 818Griffin, GA 30224678-692-0510If no response is received within the fifteen (15) days, the Department of Transportation will proceed with the application. (10-24)(1)(b)Town of Aldora, GeorgiaRequest for Qualifications and ProposalsPlanning, Design, and/or Administrative and Related ServicesPursuant to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) regulations from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), and in conformance with the Procurement Standards for Federally Funded Projects, the Town of Aldora is requesting statements of qualifications and proposals from consultants with a strong record or qualifications that will enable them to successfully assist the local government with the development and implementation of the Community Development Block Grant program. The Town of Aldora seeks to immediately contract for planning, design, and/or administrative and other related services for CDBG projects. All contracts will be subject to Federal and State contract provisions prescribed by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, including Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968.Criteria for evaluation includes:Experience with and knowledge of CDBG funded programs, guidelines and regulationsExperience providing administrative and/or engineering services to local governmentsExperience and knowledge of our communityExpertise of key staff who would likely serve as our consultantsWorkload and ability to meet the project scheduleRecord for successfully designing and/or administering previous CDBG projectsTypical prices for provision of servicesConsultants may submit proposals for services to include planning, design, administrative, and related services; or submit proposals to include only CDBG administration and related services; or submit proposals to include only design and related services. Respondents will be evaluated and competitive negotiated contracts for administrative consulting and/or engineering services will be awarded to the firm(s) who, in the opinion of the local government, best suits its needsAll proposals submitted should include the Section 3 Solicitation Package.Questions may be directed to Linda Waterman, Clerk, Town of Aldora, P. O. Drawer 158, Barnesville, Georgia 30204, (770) 358-3935. In order to be considered, proposals should be submitted to the Town of Aldora no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 24, 2017. Proposals received after Friday, November 24, 2017, may not be considered. The Town of Aldora reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive informalities in the proposal process. The Town of Aldora is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Further, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Town of Aldora does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the administration of its programs. (10-24)(1)(b)NOTICE TO FORECLOSURE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. §§ 48-4-45 & 48-4-46 TO: 1. Stephen N. Land 2. Lamar County, Georgia 3. Tenant(s) or Person(s) in Possession Re: NOTICE TO FORECLOSE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. §§ 48-4-45 & 48-4-46 Property Address: 0 John Hancock Court, Griffin, GA 30224 Dear Sir or Madam: Take notice that the right to redeem the following property, to wit: All that tract and parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 58 of the 3rd Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, being Lot #43, Liberty Estates containing approximately 1.41 acres, more or less, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 14, Page 378, and fully described in Deed Book 630, Page 32, Lamar County, Georgia records. Said plat and deed are incorporated herein by reference. This lot is owned by Stepehen N. Land. The above described property is further identified as Tax Map/Parcel # 028-076 as per the records of Lamar County, Georgia, and the Lamar County, Georgia Board of Tax Assessors. Less and Except all parcels other than 028-076. will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 18th day of December 2017. The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated the 7th day of December 2010, was recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia in Deed Book 746 at Page 256 on December 13th, 2010, aforesaid records. The property may be redeemed at any time before the 18th day of December 2017, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: Grapejuice, LLC, c/o Ryan Downs, Esq., Wessels & Dixon, P.C., 175 Corporate Center Dr., Ste. A, Stockbridge, GA 30281. Please Be Governed Accordingly.  (10-24)(4)(x)NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, LAMAR COUNTYPursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Laurel Foust FKA Laurel Anderson and Daniel Foust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for Quicken Loans Inc. dated 2/28/2013 and recorded in Deed Book 812 Page 78 Lamar County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 184,375.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Lamar County, Georgia (or such other area as designated by Order of the Superior Court of said county), within the legal hours of sale on November 07, 2017 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday, in which case being the first Wednesday of said month), the following described property:Tax Id Number(s): 043- -087, 043-087, 043- -087Land Situated in the County of Lamar in the State of GAALL THAT TRACTOR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 66 OF THE 3RD LAND DISTRICT OF LAMAR COUNTY, GEORGIA, CONTAINING 1.22 ACRES AND BEING LOT NO. 9 OF CRAFTSMAN VILLAGE SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 15, PAGES 91 AND 92, CLERKS OFFICE, SUPERIOR COURT, LAMAR COUNTY, GEORGIA THIS PLAT IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF.Commonly known as: 136 Craftsman Way, Milner, GA 30257The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).Said property is commonly known as 136 Craftsman Way, Milner, GA 30257 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Daniel Foust and Laurel Anderson or tenant or tenants.Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper8950 Cypress Waters Blvd.Coppell, TX 750191-888-480-2432Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper as agent and Attorney in Fact for Laurel Foust FKA Laurel Anderson and Daniel FoustAldridge Pite, LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7637.1006-2477ATHIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1006-2477A (10-10)(4)(p)(aff)NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERUnder and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt (Monroe and Lamar Counties) between Stanley E. Thomas, an individual resident of the State of Georgia (‘Grantor’) and John D. Phillips, an individual resident of the State of Georgia (‘Phillips’), dated December 19, 2008, recorded on December 29, 2008, in Deed Book 689, Page 122, in the Lamar County, Georgia real property records, and re-recorded on February 25, 2009 in Deed Book 694, Page 75 in the aforesaid records, and securing that certain Promissory Note dated December 19, 2008, in the original principal amount of $420,258.45, with interest therein stated (as modified, renewed or assigned, the ‘Note’), as subsequently modified from time to time and as assigned by Assignment of Deed to Secure Debt from Phillips to JDP Land, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (‘Lender’), dated as of August 31, 2017, recorded in Deed Book 948, Page 153 in the aforesaid records (as modified and assigned, the ‘Security Deed’), and in compliance with O.C.G.A.§44-14-162.1 et seq., there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door at Monroe County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in November, 2017, the property described in Exhibit ‘A’ attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, together with all buildings, structures, fixtures and other improvements as set forth in the Security Deed (the ‘Property’). The Property will be foreclosed in Monroe County rather than Lamar County because certain parcels of the Property located in Lamar County cross into and are also located in Monroe County.The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, nonpayment of the amounts owed by Grantor to Lender. The Property will be sold subject to:1. All outstanding taxes and assessments, and any additional taxes which might result from a reassessment of the Property (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not due and payable), special assessments, unpaid utility bills constituting liens against the property, and all liens and encumbrances that are superior to the Security Deed;2. Rights of tenants in possession senior to the Security Deed (if any) and all parties claiming by, through or under said tenants;3. All valid zoning ordinances;4. Rights to notice and of redemption, if any, of any taxing authority, including the Internal Revenue Service;5. All matters that might be disclosed by a current and accurate survey or inspection of the Property; and6. All other, if any, easements, limitations, reservations, covenants, restrictions, deeds to secure debt, special assessments, unpaid utility bills constituting liens against the Property, and all liens, claims, or other encumbrances to which the Security Deed is junior and subordinate in terms of priority under the laws of the State of Georgia.The Property will be sold on an ‘as is, where is’ basis without recourse against the undersigned and without representation or warranty of any kind or nature by the undersigned with respect thereto, including no warranty as to the exact acreage of the Property.To the best of Lender’s knowledge and belief, the Property is in the possession of Grantor or third parties claiming under Grantor.The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) final audit and confirmation of the status of the loan with Lender.JDP LAND, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company as Attorney-in-Fact for Stanley E. ThomasJeffrey F. Montgomery, Esq., Cushing, Morris, Armbruster and Montgomery, LLP, 191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 4500, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 521-2323This firm is acting as a debt collector. Anyinformation obtained will be used for that purpose.EXHIBIT ‘A’Legal DescriptionAll that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 62 of the 11th District of Lamar County, Georgia, and Land Lot 61 of the 11th District of Monroe County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows:Begin at a point located at the intersection of the southwesterly margin of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 341/Georgia Highway No. 7 (100 foot right-of-way) and the northerly margin of the right-of-way of Rock Quarry Road (80 foot right-of-way), said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; proceed thence along the northerly margin of the right-of-way of Rock Quarry Road the following courses and distances: (i) along the arc of a curve to the right (said arc having a radius of 1437.50 feet and being subtended by a chord having a bearing of South 67 degrees 46 minutes 51 seconds West and a length of 959.05 feet) an arc distance of 977.79 feet to a point; and (ii) South 87 degrees 16 minutes 02 seconds West a distance of 166.34 feet to a point on the Land Lot Line common to Land Lots 61 and 76 of the 11th District of Monroe County, Georgia and Land Lots 62 and 75 of the 11th District of Lamar County, Georgia; leaving said right-of-way, proceed thence along said Land Lot Line North 00 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 1321.95 feet to a point on the southeasterly margin of the right-of-way of U. S. Highway No. 341/Georgia Highway No 7; proceed thence along said right-of-way margin South 48 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 1427.27 feet to a point at the intersection of the southwesterly margin of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 341/Georgia Highway No. 7 and the northerly margin of the right-of-way of Rock Quarry Road, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 17.86 acres, more or less, and being described as Tract A according to a certain Survey for Ann H. Peake, dated May 20, 2003, prepared by Brent Cunningham and Co., Inc., and bearing the seal of Brent Cunningham, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No 2097, which survey is incorporated herein by this reference and made a part hereof.AND ALSO:All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 62 of the 11th District of Lamar County, Georgia, and Land Lot 61 of the 11th District of Monroe County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows:Begin at a point located at the intersection of the easterly margin of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 341/Georgia Highway No. 7 (100 foot right-of-way) and the westerly margin of the right-of-way of Ramah Church Road (80 foot right-of-way), said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; proceed thence along the easterly margin of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 341/Georgia Highway No. 7 North 48 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 1154.43 feet to a point; leaving said right-of-way margin, proceed thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes 35 seconds East a distance of 1222.97 feet to a point on the westerly margin of the right-of-way of Ramah Church Road; proceed thence along said right-of-way margin the following courses and distances: (i) South 18 degrees 41 minutes 53 seconds West a distance of 345.99 feet to a point; and (ii) along the arc of a curve to the right (said arc having a radius of 1277.30 feet and being subtended by a chord having a bearing of South 30 degrees 02 minutes 16 seconds West and a length of 502.29 feet) an arc distance of 505.59 feet to a point; said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; containing 11.32 acres, more or less, and being described as Tract B according to a certain Survey for Ann H. Peake, dated May 20, 2003, prepared by Brent Cunningham and Co., Inc., and bearing the seal of Brent Cunningham, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 2097, which survey is incorporated herein by this reference and made a part hereof.AND ALSO:ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 75 and 96 of the 11th District of Lamar County, Georgia, and Land Lots 76 and 95 of the 11th District of Monroe County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows:Commence at a point at the corner common to Land Lots 60, 61, 76, and 77 of the 1lth District of Monroe County, Georgia; proceed thence along the Land Lot Line common to Land Lots 76 and 77, aforesaid District, Section and County; proceed thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 1950.88 feet to a point, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; proceed thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 4084.12 feet to a point at the intersection of the westerly corners of Land Lots 94 and 95, aforesaid District and County; proceed thence along the westerly Land Lot Line of Land Lot 95 North 00 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 1853.86 feet to a point on the northerly margin of the right-of-way of Rock Quarry Road; proceed thence along the northerly margin of the right-of-way of Rock Quarry Road the following course and distances: (i) North 80 degrees 52 minutes 25 seconds East a distance of 425.34 feet to a point; (ii) along the arc of a curve to the left (said arc having a radius of 3192.07 feet and being subtended by a chord having a bearing of North 74 degrees 21 minutes 08 seconds East and a length of 253.88 feet) an are distance of 253.95 feet to a point; (iii) North 71 degrees 18 minutes 05 seconds East a distance of 409.17 feet to a point; and (iv) along the arc of a curve to the right (said arc having a radius of 3749.64 feet and being subtended by a chord having a bearing of North 77 degrees 49 minutes 21 seconds East and a length of 741.70 feet) an arc distance of 742.91 feet to a point; leaving said right-of-way margin, proceed thence North 00 degrees 55 minutes 19 seconds East a distance of 1775.91 feet to a point in Lamar County; proceed thence South 89 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 2312.55 feet to a point; proceed thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 4061.04 feet to a point, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; containing 300.00 acres, more or less, and being described according to a Sketch Plan prepared by McWhorter – Quintana dated October 8, 2002. (10-10)(4)(p)(aff)NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERUnder and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Amended, Restated and Consolidated Deed to Secure Debt (Brown Property/Approximately 306.86 Acres) between Stanley E. Thomas, an individual resident of the State of Georgia (‘Grantor’) and John D. Phillips, an individual resident of the State of Georgia (‘Phillips’), dated August 27, 2008, recorded on September 5, 2008, in Deed Book 680, Page 192, in the Lamar County, Georgia real property records and securing that certain Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated August 27, 2008, in the original principal amount of $26,310,364.18, with interest therein stated (as modified, renewed or assigned, the ‘Note’), as subsequently modified from time to time and as assigned by Assignment of Amended, Restated and Consolidated Deed to Secure Debt from Phillips to JDP Land, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (‘Lender’), dated as of August 31, 2017, recorded on or about the date thereof in the aforesaid records (as modified and assigned, the ‘Security Deed’), and in compliance with O.C.G.A.§44-14-162.1 et seq., there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door at Monroe County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in November, 2017, the property described in Exhibit ‘A’ attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, together with all buildings, structures, fixtures and other improvements as set forth in the Security Deed (the ‘Property’). The Property will be foreclosed in Monroe County rather than Lamar County because certain parcels of the Property located in Lamar County cross into and are also located in Monroe County.The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, nonpayment of the amounts owed by Grantor to Lender. The Property will be sold subject to:1. All outstanding taxes and assessments, and any additional taxes which might result from a reassessment of the Property (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not due and payable), special assessments, unpaid utility bills constituting liens against the property, and all liens and encumbrances that are superior to the Security Deed;2. Rights of tenants in possession senior to the Security Deed (if any) and all parties claiming by, through or under said tenants;3. All valid zoning ordinances;4. Rights to notice and of redemption, if any, of any taxing authority, including the Internal Revenue Service;5. All matters that might be disclosed by a current and accurate survey or inspection of the Property; and6. All other, if any, easements, limitations, reservations, covenants, restrictions, deeds to secure debt, special assessments, unpaid utility bills constituting liens against the Property, and all liens, claims, or other encumbrances to which the Security Deed is junior and subordinate in terms of priority under the laws of the State of Georgia.The Property will be sold on an ‘as is, where is’ basis without recourse against the undersigned and without representation or warranty of any kind or nature by the undersigned with respect thereto, including no warranty as to the exact acreage of the Property.To the best of Lender’s knowledge and belief, the Property is in the possession of Grantor or third parties claiming under Grantor.The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) final audit and confirmation of the status of the loan with Lender.JDP LAND, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company as Attorney-in-Fact for Stanley E. ThomasJeffrey F. Montgomery, Esq.Cushing, Morris, Armbruster and Montgomery, LLP 191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 4500, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 521-2323This firm is acting as a debt collector. Anyinformation obtained will be used for that purpose.EXHIBIT ‘A’Legal DescriptionAll that tract or parcel of land, together with all improvements thereon, lying and being in Land Lots 62, 75, and 96 of the 11th Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, and in Land Lots 76 and 95 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia, containing 656.86 acres and being Tract A (413.69 acres), Tract A1 (125.00 acres) and Tract B (118.17 acres) according to a plat of survey prepared by J. Wayne Proctor, Sr., GRLS No. 1328, dated September 26, 1979, revised January 21, 1980, and recorded in Plat Book 8, page 82, Lamar County Deed Records, and in Plat Book 8, page 279, Monroe County Deed Records; and, this plat of survey as recorded, including the metes, bounds, courses and distances as delineated therein, is expressly incorporated by reference as part of this description.LESS AND EXCEPT FROM SAID TRACT:All those portions of the above-described tract or tracts which lie within the rights-of-way of the public roads and highways as designated on the plat of survey and/or as shown of record is the Deed Records of Monroe County and Lamar County.LESS AND EXCEPT FROM SAID TRACT:All that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 95 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia, and being a portion of Tract Al as shown on a certain plat entitled ‘Plat for W. P. Elder, Jr.,’ prepared by J. Wayne Proctor, GRLS No. 1328, which plat is dated September 26, 1979, was revised on January 21, 1980, and is recorded in Plat Book 8, page 279, Monroe County Deed Records. The tract herein conveyed is described, with reference to said recorded plat (which plat is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference), as follows: BEGIN at a point on the northerly right of way of Rock Quarry Road where the west line of Tract Al intersects said right of way (said west line of Tract Al is also the west line of Land Lot 95) and from said beginning point run thence north 0 degrees 53 minutes east to the north line of said Tract A1 as shown on said plat (the north line of said Tract A 1 is also the Monroe County-Lamar County boundary line) being a corner point; run thence south 89 degrees 30 minutes east, along the north line of said Tract Al) a distance of 207.50 feet to a corner point; run thence south 0 degrees 53 minutes (parallel with the west line of said Tract A 1 to the north right of way of said Rock Quarry Road being a corner point; run thence westerly, along the northerly right of way of said Rock Quarry Road 207.50 feet to the point of beginning.LESS AND EXCEPT FROM SAID TRACT:All that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 95 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia, and being a portion of Tract Al as shown on a certain Plat entitled ‘Plat for W. P. Elder, Jr.’ prepared by J. Wayne Proctor, GRLS No. 1328, which plat is dated September 26, 1979, was revised on January 21, 1980, and is recorded in Plat Book 8, page 279, Monroe County Deed records. The tract herein conveyed is described, with reference to said recorded plat (which plat is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference), as follows: Begin at a point on the northerly right of way of Rock Quarry Road where the west line of Tract A 1 intersects said right of way (said west line of Tract Al is also the west line of Land Lot 95) and from said beginning point run thence easterly, along the north right of way of said Rock Quarry Road a distance of 207.50 feet to a point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING for the tract herein described and conveyed and from said TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING run thence north 0 degrees 53 minutes east (along the east line of another tract this day conveyed by W. P. Elder, Jr. to Pamela Gail Turner) to the north line of said Tract A 1 as shown on said plat (the north line of said Tract A 1 is also the Monroe County-Lamar County boundary line) being a corner point; run thence south 89 degrees 30 minutes east, along the north line of said Tract Al a distance of 207.25 feet to a corner point; run thence south 0 degrees 53 minutes west, parallel with the west line of this tract, to a point on the north right of way of said Rock Quarry Road being a corner point run thence westerly, along the north right of way of Rock Quarry Road 207.25 feet to the point of BEGINNING.LESS AND EXCEPT FROM SAID TRACT:All that tract or parcel of land, together with all improvements located thereon, lying and being in Land Lot 76 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia, containing 34.0 acres, more or less, and more particularly described as follows: Begin at a point on the southern right-of-way of the public road known as ‘Rock Quarry Road’ which point is the point where the boundary line of the southern right-of-way of the public road intersects with the eastern boundary line of Land Lot 76 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia (which is also the western boundary line of Land Lot 61 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia); and, from said point of beginning run thence in a southerly direction, and along the eastern boundary line of Land Lot 76 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia, a distance of 845.0 feet to a point on the eastern boundary line of Land Lot 76 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia; and, from said point run thence in a westerly direction, and on a line parallel to the southern and northern boundary lines of Land Lot 76 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia, a distance of 1650.0 feet to a point; and, from said point run thence in a northerly direction, and on a line parallel to the eastern boundary line of Land Lot 76 of the 11th Land District of Monroe County, Georgia, a distance of 940.0 feet, more or less, to a point on the southern boundary line of the public road known as ‘Rock Quarry Road’; and from said point, run thence along the southern boundary line of Rock Quarry Road, and following the curvature of such boundary line as it exists, a distance of 1685.0 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.LESS AND EXCEPT FROM THAT TRACT:All that tract or parcel of land and right, title and interest of O. T. DriskelI, et al., conveyed by deed from W, P. Elder, Jr. to O. T. Driskell, et al., as successor Trustees to cemetery lots at King Church burial grounds dated September 12, 1951, and of record in Deed Book 27, at pages 53 and 54, Clerk’s Office, Superior Court, Lamar County, Georgia.This conveyance is expressly made subject to any and all easements and rights-of–way shown in the Deed Records of Monroe County and Lamar County, Georgia, and it is expressly made subject to the right, title and interest of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service by contract with W. P. Elder, Jr.LESS AND EXCEPT:All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot Lot 95 of the 11th Land District, 557th G.M.D. of Monroe County, Georgia, and in Land Lot 96 of the 11th Land District, 539th G.M.D. of Lamar County, Georgia, containing AREA – 47.966 ACRES according to that certain plat of survey entitled ‘RONALD SANDLIN’, prepared by Chester M. Smith, Jr., Surveyor, dated August 13, 1999, and recorded in Plat Book 23, Page 165, Clerk’s Office, Monroe Superior Court, and in Plat Book 14, Page 57, Clerk’s Office, Lamar Superior Court, which plat is by this reference incorporated herein and made a part of this description.The property herein described being a portion of that property conveyed by The Elder Georgia Family Partnership, L.P. to Robert P. Brown and Michael Scott Brown by Warranty Deed dated October 3, 1994, and recorded is Deed Book 446. Pages 252-284, Clerk’s Office, Monroe Superior Court, and in Deed. Book 172, Pages 70-72, Clerk’s Office, Lamar Superior Court. LESS AND EXCEPT:ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 75 and 96 of the 11th District of Lamar County, Georgia, and Land Lots 76 and 95 of the 11th District of Monroe County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows:Commence at a point at the corner common to Land Lots 60, 61, 76, and 77 of the 1lth District of Monroe County, Georgia; proceed thence along the Land Lot Line common to Land Lots 76 and 77, aforesaid District, Section and County; proceed thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 1950.88 feet to a point, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; proceed thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 4084.12 feet to a point at the intersection of the westerly corners of Land Lots 94 and 95, aforesaid District and County; proceed thence along the westerly Land Lot Line of Land Lot 95 North 00 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 1853.86 feet to a point on the northerly margin of the right-of-way of Rock Quarry Road; proceed thence along the northerly margin of the right-of-way of Rock Quarry Road the following course and distances: (i) North 80 degrees 52 minutes 25 seconds East a distance of 425.34 feet to a point; (ii) along the arc of a curve to the left (said arc having a radius of 3192.07 feet and being subtended by a chord having a bearing of North 74 degrees 21 minutes 08 seconds East and a length of 253.88 feet) an are distance of 253.95 feet to a point; (iii) North 71 degrees 18 minutes 05 seconds East a distance of 409.17 feet to a point; and (iv) along the arc of a curve to the right (said arc having a radius of 3749.64 feet and being subtended by a chord having a bearing of North 77 degrees 49 minutes 21 seconds East and a length of 741.70 feet) an arc distance of 742.91 feet to a point; leaving said right-of-way margin, proceed thence North 00 degrees 55 minutes 19 seconds East a distance of 1775.91 feet to a point in Lamar County; proceed thence South 89 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 2312.55 feet to a point; proceed thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 4061.04 feet to a point, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; containing 300.00 acres, more or less, and being described according to a Sketch Plan prepared by McWhorter – Quintana dated October 8, 2002. (10-10)(4)(p)(aff)STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY of LAMARNOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERBy virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from DAVID HOWARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR UNITED SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION dated April 3, 2014, filed for record May 19, 2014, and recorded in Deed Book 846, Page 1, LAMAR County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 941, Page 127, LAMAR County, Georgia Records. Said Deed to Secure Debt having been given to secure a Note dated April 3, 2014 in the original principal sum of EIGHTY THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($83,630.00), with interest from date at the rate stated in said Note on the unpaid balance until paid, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door at LAMAR County, Georgia, or at such place as has or may be lawfully designated as an alternative location, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in November, 2017, the following described property:THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LAMAR, STATE OF GEORGIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 253 OF THE 3RD DISTRICT, LAMAR COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 27, CONTAINING 2.005 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, HIGH FALLS PLANTATION SUBDIVISION, PHASE 3, ACCORDING TO PLAT OF SURVEY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 13, PAGE 415 AND PER THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF SURVEY ENTITLED ‘FINAL SURVEY FOR WENDELL C. MOORE AND SYLVIA A. MOORE,’ PREPARED BY GARY WITHERINGTON SURVEYING, RLS DATED APRIL 5, 1999 AND BEING RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 14, PAGE 18, LAMAR COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLAT AND THE RECORD THEREOF ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE THERETOPARCEL ID 089 060COMMONLY KNOWN AS 114 GAMECOCK WAY, BARNESVILLE, GA 30204To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is DAVID HOWARD and BETTY C. HOWARD or a tenant or tenants. Said property may more commonly be known as: 114 GAMECOCK WAY, BARNESVILLE,GA 30204.The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, non-payment of the monthly installments on said loan. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).The individual or entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the loan is LOANCARE LLC, 3637 SENTARA WAY, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452; (800) 274-6600.Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph.MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INCAs Attorney-in-Fact forDAVID HOWARDPhelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, PLLC11675 Great Oaks Way, Suite 375Alpharetta, GA 30022Telephone: 770-393-4300Fax: 770-393-4310PH # 33337This law firm is acting as a debt collector. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.  (10-10)(4)(p)(aff)NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERGEORGIA, LAMAR COUNTYBy virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed from MICHAEL MICHEL JR. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AS NOMINEE FOR CITYWORTH MORTGAGE LLC, dated June 16, 2016, recorded June 17, 2016, in Deed Book 908, Page 146-161, Lamar County, Georgia Records, said Security Deed having been given to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of One Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Two Hundred Thirty and 00/100 dollars ($135,230.00), with interest thereon as provided for therein, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned and transferred to Pacific Union Financial, LLC, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the Lamar County Courthouse, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in November, 2017, all property described in said Security Deed including but not limited to the following described property:ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 103 OF THE 3RD DISTRICT OF LAMAR COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 61 OF FOX CROSSING ESTATES SUBDIVISION, PHASE II, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 15, PAGE 403-407, LAMAR COUNTY GEORGIA RECORDS, SAD PLAT BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE.Said legal description being controlling, however the property is more commonly known as 131 HUNTERS GLEN, GRIFFIN, GA 30224.The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of default under the terms of said Security Deed and Note. The indebtedness remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, all expenses of the sale, including attorneys’ fees (notice to collect same having been given) and all other payments provided for under the terms of the Security Deed and Note.Said property will be sold on an ‘as-is’ basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. The sale will also be subject to the following items which may affect the title: any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable); the right of redemption of any taxing authority; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; all zoning ordinances; assessments; liens; encumbrances; restrictions; covenants, and any other matters of record superior to said Security Deed.To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the owner and party in possession of the property is MICHAEL MICHEL JR., SEBRINA VINING MICHEL, or tenants(s). The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Please note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-14-162.2, you are not entitled by law to an amendment or modification of the terms of your loan. The entity having full authority to negotiate, amend or modify all terms of the loan (although not required by law to do so) is: Pacific Union Financial, LLC, Loss Mitigation Dept., 1603 LBJ Freeway Suite 500, Mail Stop 60100, Farmers Branch, TX 75234, Telephone Number: 866-427-4783.PACIFIC UNION FINANCIAL, LLCas Attorney in Fact forMICHAEL MICHEL JR.THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.Attorney Contact: Rubin Lublin, LLC, 3145 Avalon Ridge Place, Suite 100, Peachtree Corners, GA 30071Telephone Number: (877) 813-0992 Case No. PUF-17-05687-1Ad Run Dates 10/10/2017, 10/17/2017, 10/24/2017, 10/31/2017www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.phpc (10-10)(4)(p)(aff