The Pike County Journal-Reporter

Joan “Joni” Elmore Mullins, 66, of Zebulon, died Oct. 29, 2011. Services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home. Friends may visit the family Tuesday from 5-6 p.m. at the funeral home. [Full story »] 

Annette Smith Fain, 74, of Williamson, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. Visitation will be held Friday, Oct. 28, from 6-8 p.m. at Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. [Full story »] 

James Thomas Newsome Jr., 78, of Concord, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Memorial services for Mr. James Thomas Newsome Jr. will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, at 12 noon in the chapel of Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. Friends may visit the family following the services. [Full story »] 

Legal 446
Notice to Debtors
and Creditors
“Georgia, Coweta County
All creditors of the Estate of Polly Jo Benson, deceased, late of Pike County, 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 me.
This 28th day of September, 2011
Rebecca Bryan – Administrator of the Estate of Polly Jo
Benson, deceased,
670 Vaughn Road,
Newnan, Georgia 30265
Mann & Wooldridge, P.C.
28 Jackson Street
Newnan, GA 30263
(770) 253-2222”
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Legal 448
Notice to all Debtors
and Creditors
State of Georgia
County of Pike
In Re: Estate of Thomas Reid Morgan, Sr.
All creditors of the estate of Thomas Reid Morgan, Sr., deceased, late of said County, 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.
Barbara S. Morgan, as
Executor of the Will of
Thomas Reid Morgan, Sr.,
deceased
Morton & Morton
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 700
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8534
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Legal 449
In the Superior Court
of Pike County
State of Georgia
Civil Action File No. 2011CV-478
In Re: Damian Wilson Reagin
Notice of Name Change
Please take notice that on the 30th day of September, 2011, Damian Wilson Reagin filed a Petition in the Superior Court of Pike County, Georgia seeking a name change to Damian Lee Bryan. Any interested party has the right to appear and file objections. At the expiration of thirty (30) 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 30th day of September, 2011.
/s/Damian Wilson Reagin
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Legal 451
In the Juvenile Court
of Pike County
State of Georgia
In the interest of:
E.K., a minor male child born on 07/10/2008
M.C.D., minor female child born on 07/09/2010
Daythia Kelly,
biological mother
Case Nos.: 2011JV-057, 058, 00147, 00148
To: John Doe A, putative biological father of E.K. and John Doe B, putative biological father of M.C.D. 
A hearing concerning a Petition for Deprivation/Protective Order was held on May 16, 2011, and a Provisional Order Adjudicating Children Deprived & Awarding Temporary Custody to DFCS was filed with the Court on June 24, 2011. A hearing concerning a Judicial Review will be held at 9:00 a.m. on October 19, 2011. Said hearings were noticed by the Georgia Department of Human Services acting through the Pike County Department of Family and Children Services based upon the alleged deprivation of the above named Children in the Juvenile Court of Pike County, Georgia. Free copies of said pleadings can be obtained from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Pike County, Georgia, whose office is located at Courthouse Square, 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia 30295.
By reason of an order for service of summons by publication entered on the 17th day of October, 2011, you are hereby commanded to file with the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Pike County, Georgia and serve upon Tammy M. Griner, Special Assistant Attorney General, P. O. Box 319, Griffin, Georgia 30224 an answer to said pleadings within sixty (60) days of the date of said order for service by publication. 
You are further required to lay any and all business aside and to be and appear before the Juvenile Court of Pike County, Georgia at 9:00 o’clock a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, then and there to make a defense and to show cause why said Children should not be dealt with according to the provisions of the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia by reason of an order for service of summons by publication.
Witness the Honorable Ben J. Miller, Jr., Judge, this 17th day of October, 2011. 
Carolyn Williams
Clerk, Juvenile Court,
Pike County, Georgia 
Tammy M. Griner
Special Assistant
Attorney General
Tammy M. Griner,
Attorney at Law, P.C.
Georgia Bar No. 312720
Post Office Box 319
Griffin, Georgia 30224
(770) 567-5507
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Legal 452
Notice of Public Hearing
on Proposed Multifamily
Housing Revenue
Bonds to be issued by
The Housing Authority of the City of Athens, Georgia
Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of November, 2011, at 1:00 p.m.. in the community room of the Pecan Village Apartments, 100 Hayes Avenue, Ellaville, Georgia 31806, a Public Hearing will be held concerning the proposed issuance of multifamily housing revenue bonds in one or more series (the “Bonds”) by the Housing Authority of the City of Athens, Georgia (the “Issuer”) in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $65,000,000, for the purpose of assisting WWJ LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company (referred to as the “Borrower”) with the rehabilitation, renovation and modernization of approximately 44 multifamily residential rental housing projects. The projects to be rehabilitated, renovated and modernized and their locations are as follows (collectively, the “Projects”):
Briarwood Village Apartments, 307 Geneva Road, Buena Vista, Georgia;
Briarwood Village II Apartments, 239 McNaughton Street, Cusseta, Georgia;
Cherry Lane Apartments, 616 Cherry Street, Unadilla, Georgia;
Edison Lane Apartments, 19264 Hartford Street, Edison, Georgia;
Edison Village Apartments, 19264 Hartford Street, Edison, Georgia;
Hamilton Village Apartments, 6670 Hamilton Street, Preston, Georgia;
Meadowbrook Village Apartments, 130 Lonnie Lane, Americus, Georgia;
Oak Village Apartments, 225 Jackson Street, Zebulon, Georgia;
Pecan Village Apartments, 100 Hayes Avenue, Ellaville, Georgia;
Pine Lane Apartments, 134 South Church Avenue, Pine Mountain, Georgia;
Pine Village Apartments, 434 Cherokee Street, Pine Mountain, Georgia;
Shady Grove Apartments, 474 East Olgethorpe Street, Ellaville, Georgia;
Talbot Village Apartments, 260 Clark Street, Talbotton, Georgia; and
Talbot Village II Apartments, 133 Dennis Creek Road, Talbotton, Georgia.
The Projects will be managed by Boyd Management, Inc. The hearing will be held before a hearing officer designated by the Housing Authority of the City of Athens, Georgia, and may be continued or adjourned.
The Bonds, when and if issued, will be the limited obligation of the Issuer and will not constitute a general obligation of the State of Georgia, the City of Athens, Georgia, the Issuer, or any other political subdivision of the State of Georgia, nor shall the Bonds be payable in any manner by taxation, but are payable solely from the payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower, pursuant to an agreement between the Issuer and the Borrower which are pledged to the payment of the Bonds. The issuance of Bonds will allow for the rehabilitation, renovation, modernization and continued operation of the Projects and is in furtherance of the public purpose of the Issuer.
Further information regarding the proposed Bonds and the proposed facility financed are of public record in the office of the Housing Authority of the City of Athens, Georgia at 300 S. Rocksprings Street, Athens, Georgia 30606. Any interested party having views on the proposed issuance of the Bonds or the nature or location of the proposed Projects may be heard at such public hearing.
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Legal 432
DELINQUENT PROPERTY
TAX SALE
Under and by virtue of certain tax fi fa’s issued by the city clerk, as tax collector for the City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, in favor of the State of Georgia and City of Zebulon, against the following named persons and the property as described next to their respective name(s). There will be sold for cash or certified funds at public outcry, before the city hall door in Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in November, 2011, the same being November 1, 2011, and continuing on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, if necessary between the legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.  The below listed and described properties, or as much thereof as will satisfy the municipal tax execution on the
respective individual and property.  The property (ies) hereinafter described have been levied on as the property of the persons whose names immediately precede the property description.  Each of the respective parcels of property are located in the City of Zebulon, Pike County, State of Georgia.  The years for which said fi fa’s are issued and levied are stated opposite the name of the owner in each case. Each defendant and tenant in possession, if applicable, has been notified of levy time and place of sale.  Purchaser shall pay for title, all transfer cost, all taxes,
advertising cost and recording fees.
Map and parcel: 067A 141 defendant in fi-fa: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Current record holder:
Atlas GA II SPE LLC
Amount due: $519.87
Tax years due: 2009-2010
Deed book: 860/60
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.85 acres, more or less, being Lot 1, designated as map & parcel # 067A 141, as shown in plat book 22, page 94.
Map and parcel: 067A 142
Defendant in fi-fa: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Current record holder:
Atlas GA II SPE LLC
Amount due: $620.03
Tax years due: 2009-2010
Deed book: 860/60
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 1.09 acres, more or less, being lot 2, designated as map & parcel # 067A 142, as
shown in plat book 22, page 94.
Map and parcel: 067B 108
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder:
Bogan, Charles E.
Amount due: $230.20
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 46/486
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District. City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia. And consisting of 0.53 acres, more or less being known as 219 Industrial Drive or as further described in deed book 46, page 486.
Map and parcel: 067A 155
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Bogan Ella Estate and all heirs known and unknown
Amount due: $199.84
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 112/6
Legal description: All that tract of land being in land lot 227, 8th
District, City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.43 acres, more or less, located on Jackson Street, map and parcel # 067A 155.
Map and parcel: 067A 030
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder:
Gayton, Richard
Amount due: $448.10
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 712/140
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 27, 8th District. City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.58 acres, more or less, being tract #1 known as 322 Thomaston Street as shown in plat book 23, page 20
Map and parcel: 067B 121
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder:
Greene, Mary Lena Pate
Amount due: $248.59
Tax years due: 2009-2010
Deed book: 107/410
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 228, 8th District, City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 1.0 Acre, more or less, being located on Meansville Street, designated as 067B-121, or as further described in deed book 107, page 410.
Map and parcel: 067A 062
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder:
Harp, Richard
Amount due: $2,983.54
Tax years due: 2007-2010
Deed book: 481/175
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 254, 8th District, City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 1.38 acres, more or less, being tract #6 located on pope street, map and parcel #067A-062, as shown in plat book 21, page 56.
Map and parcel: 067A 016
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder:
Jones, Wilbur M. & Jones
Patricia L.
Amount due: $647.44
Tax years due: 2009-2010
Deed book: 74/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.69 acres, more or less being known as 15877 Concord Street or as further described in deed book 74, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067B 146
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder:
McGill John & McGill Billie
Amount due: $210.38
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 469/274
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 221, 8th District, City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.29 acres, more or less, being lot #7 known as 127 M. L. King, Jr. Circle, as shown in plat book 1, page 215.
Map and parcel: 067A 228
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.26 acres, more or less, being lot 28 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 222
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.14 acres, more or less, being lot 22 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 223
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.19 acres, more or less, being lot 23 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 224
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.13 acres, more or less, being lot 24 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 225
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.13 acres, more or less, being lot 25 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 227
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.22 acres, more or less, being lot 27 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 229
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.09 acres, more or less, being lot 29 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 230
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.09 acres, more or less, being Lot 30 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 231
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.08 acres, more or less, being Lot 31 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 232
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.08 acres, more or less, being Lot 32 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067A 254
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $167.04
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.61 acres, more or less, being in Wrightsburg Subdivision, as shown in plat book
522, Page 93-96.
Map and parcel: 067A 226
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Peachstate Land Development, Inc.
Amount due: $239.89
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 521/291
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.15 acres, more or less, being Lot 26 of Wrightsburg Subdivision, or as further described in deed book 521, page 291.
Map and parcel: 067B 028E
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder:
Robinson, Linda Ann
Amount due: $426.71
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 586/222
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 228, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and being Lot 5, known as 195 Pine Street, as shown in plat book 19, page 134.
Map and parcel: 067A 236
Defendant in fi-fa:
Maxedon, Rafael A.
Current record holder:
Smallwood, Melissa
Amount due: $491.56
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 851/239
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 227, 8th District, City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.10 acres, more or less, being Lot #36 of Wrightsburg Subdivision as shown in
plat book 22, page 93-96.
Map and parcel: 068 110
Defendant in fi-fa: Pike Feed and Seed LLC;  Cary O. Colwell
Current record holder: Southeastern Real Estate Development, LLC
Amount due: $1,067.20
Tax years due: 2009-2010
Deed book: 865/94
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 231, 8th District, City of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 2.00 acres, more or less, being Lot #10, known as 6127 US Hwy. 19, as shown in
plat book 21, page 143-145.
Map and parcel: 067B 137
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder: Ward, Mary E. Estate; Fannie Stanley Mitchell and all heirs known and unknown.
Amount due: $98.08
Tax years due: 2009
Deed book: 71/433
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 228, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.41 acres, more or less, being known as 224 Meansville Street, or as further described in deed book 71, page 433.
Map and parcel: 067B 140
Defendant in fi-fa: same
Current record holder:
White, Elvira
Amount due: $309.90
Tax years due: 2010
Deed book: 34/128
Legal description: All that tract of land being in Land Lot 228, 8th District, the city of Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia and consisting of 0.25 acres, more or less, being located on Meansville Street, designated as map & parcel # 067B 140, as shown in plat book 1, page 215.
* Deed Book: Refers to Deed Records located in the Pike County Courthouse, Clerk of Superior Court’s Office where property is more fully described.
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This following account was written by Larry Stanford of The Thomaston Times. Local law enforcement has not yet commented on local arrests.

Three Pike residents were arrested as part of a huge meth sweep originating in Upson County. They are Josh Shirley, 37, of Meansville; Janet Paige Parker, 44, of Williamson and Gary Hilley, 53, of Zebulon. [Full story »]