The Pike County Journal-Reporter

Between Monday, Aug. 31, and Thursday, Sept. 3, the sheriff’s office made three arrests:
Clarence Edward Bell, probation violation;
Billy Ray Hattaway, terroristic threats;
Kali Rebecca Hobbs, warrants pending. [Full story »] 

Georgia State Patrol Post 26 in Thomaston investigated no traffic crashes in August in Pike County. Troopers issued 62 citations, including one DUI, 33 speeding, 14 seat belt violations and two child restraint violations. They issued 63 warnings. [Full story »] 

Mary Patricia “Pat” Grantham Ellis, 71, of Zebulon, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Services will be held Friday, Sept. 4 at 1 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home. [Full story »] 

Willie Arthur “Billy” Alford Sr., 76, of Milner, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Services will be held Friday, Sept. 4, at 11 a.m. at The Rock Tabernacle. [Full story »] 

Legal 372
Notice
Georgia, Pike County
Probate Court
To: Debra Simpson, Owen Boyd, Mark Boyd:
Barbara Ann Boyd has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of Donal Wayne Boyd, deceased, of said County. The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232. All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before Sept. 14, 2009. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you quality to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Lynn S. Brandenburg
Probate Judge
P.O. Box 324
Zebulon, Georgia 30295
770-567-8734
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Legal 374
Notice
Georgia, Pike County
Probate Court
Fannie Wilkins Gates has petitioned for Fannie Wilkins Gates to be appointed Administrator of the estate of John Roger Gates, deceased, of said County. The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232. All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before September 14, 2009. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Lynn S. Brandenburg
Probate Judge
1601 Barnesville Street
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8734
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Legal 375
In the Superior Court
of Pike County
State of Georgia
Adoption No. 2009A-011
In Re: Adoption Petition of
Russell Grayson Gwyn
to adopt the minor child
To be know as:
Halie Alyssa Gwyn
Female, BOD 8/15/2005
Judge: Edwards
To: Raymon Frederick Gibson
Notice of Publication
By Order for service by publication dated the 12th day of August, 2009, you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of August, 2009, the above styled Petition for the adoption of Halie Alyssa Puckett born on the 15th day of August, 2005, and/or for the termination of your parental rights was filed.
You are further notified that the foregoing Petition names you as the biological father of said child. As such, you are hereby advised that a hearing will be held on the 16th day of October 2009 in Pike County courtroom before the Honorable Chris Edwards, Judge Pike County, Georgia to determine why the prayers of the petitioner should not be granted.
All parental rights you have with respect to said child will be lost, and you will neither receive notice, nor be entitled to object to the adoption of said child unless, within (30) days of receipt of this notice, you 1) file a petition to legitimate the child pursuant to O.C.G.A. 19-7-22/ or 2) file with the Clerk of Superior Court, Pike County and serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney Robert L. Morton, 131 Jackson Street, P.O. Box 700, Zebulon, GA 30295, an answer in writing and make other such objections you may have to the adoption of such child.
Witness the Honorable Chris Edwards, Judge of this Superior Court.
This the 14th day of August, 2009.
/s/Heather R. L. McLendon
Deputy Clerk, Superior Court
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Legal 377
Notice
Georgia, Pike County
Probate Court
Caroline Marcella Sauls has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of Grover Leon Sauls, deceased, of said County. The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232. All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before September 21, 2009. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Lynn S. Brandenburg
Probate Judge
P.O. Box 324
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8734
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Legal 381
In the Juvenile Court
of Pike County
State of Georgia
In the interest of:
C.B.H., a minor male child born on 04/10/2006 to Angela Statham
TO: John Doe, putative biological father
A Hearing on a deprivation petition was held on May 19, 2009, and a Provisional Consent Order Adjudicating Child Deprived and Awarding Temporary Custody to DFCS was filed on June 11, 2009, having been brought by the Georgia Department of Human Services acting through the Pike County Department of Family and Children Services, regarding the alleged deprivation of the above-named Child in the Juvenile Court of Pike County. A free copy of said pleading 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 18th day of August, 2009, 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 pleading 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 Wednesday, October 21, 2009, then and there to make a defense and to show cause why said Child 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 19th day of August, 2009.
Carolyn Williams
Clerk, Juvenile Court, Pike County, Georgia
Tammy M. Griner,
Attorney at Law, P.C.
Special Assistant
Attorney General
Georgia Bar No. 312720
P. O. Box 319
Griffin, Georgia 30224
(770) 567-5507
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Legal 383
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
All creditors of the Estate of Jeremiah Wade Strickland, 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 the undersigned.
This 27th day of August, 2009.
Executor: Eugene W. Dabbs IV
County Administrator
Pike County
P.O. Box 60
Griffin, GA 30224
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Legal 410
Notice
Georgia, Pike County
Probate Court
To: Whom it may concern:
Baldemar Martinez Lopez has petitioned to be appointed Administratrix of the estate of Marciala Martinez Rodriquez, deceased, of said County. The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and the grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. Section 53-12-232. All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before October 5, 2009. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Lynn S. Brandenburg, Judge
Pike County Probate Court
Courthouse Square
P.O. Box 324
Zebulon, Georgia 30295
770-567-8734
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Legal 411
Notice of Intent to Dissolve
Notice is given that a notice of intent to dissolve Trawick Custom Homes, Inc. has been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the O.C.G.A. §14-2-1402. The registered office of the corporation is located at 1807 Hollonville Rd., Williamson, GA 30292 and its registered agent at such address is Emory Trawick.
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Legal 412
Notice of Publication
To: Donny L. Mathews
A Complaint for Divorce has been filed by, Karen E. Fite-Mathews, in the Superior Court of Pike County, Georgia on the 1st day of July, 2009. A copy of said complaint can be obtained from the Clerk of the Superior Court of Pike County, Georgia, whose office is located at the Pike County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, P.O. Box 10, Zebulon, Georgia 30295-0010.
By reason of an order for service of summons by publication entered on the 3rd day of September, 2009, you are hereby commanded to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Pike County, Georgia, and serve upon the Petitioner’s Attorney, Charles B. O’Neill, Jr., P.O. Box 1188, Zebulon, Georgia, 30295, an answer to said complaint within thirty 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 Superior Court of Spalding County, Georgia, on the 6th day of November, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., then and there to make and to show cause why the instant Complaint for Divorce should not be dealt with according to the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, by reason of an order for service of summons by publication.
Witness the Honorable, Paschal A. English, Jr., Chief Judge of the Superior Courts, in and for the Griffin Judicial Circuit, this the 3rd day of September, 2009.
/s/Carolyn Williams
Clerk, Superior Court
Pike County, Georgia
Griffin Judicial Circuit
Charles B. O’Neill, Jr.
Attorney for Plaintiff
9840 U.S. Highway 19
P.O. Box 1188
Zebulon, Georgia 30295-1188
Office: 770-567-1188
Fax: 770-567-2881
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Legal 413
Notice
Probate Court of Pike County:
In Re: Petition of Sandra G. Strange to Probate in Solemn Form the Last Will and Testament of Sara H. Gibson, deceased, upon which an order for service was granted by this court on September 4, 2009.
To: Sharon Howard Fearing, Jeffery Howard, Brenda Howard Miller, Terry Howard, Earl Howard, Mary Lee Howard Kendrick and all and singular the heirs of said decedent, and to whom it may concern:
This is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the above referenced petition in this Court on or before October 5, 2009.
Be notified further: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Lynn S. Brandenburg
Judge, Probate Court
Pike County, Georgia
Mallory & Trice, Attorneys
P.O. Drawer 832
Thomaston, GA 30286
706-647-1842
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Legal 386
Notice of Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pike County
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by John D. Rape and Jennifer E Rape to First National Bank of Griffin, dated August 12, 2005, recorded in Deed Book 599, Page 338, Pike County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Central Mortgage Company by assignment recorded in Deed Book 600, Page 1, Pike County, Georgia Records,conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of one hundred fifty-seven thousand five hundred and 0/100 dollars ($157,500.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Pike County, Georgia within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 2009, the following described property:
EXHIBIT A: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 59 of the Second Land District of Pike County, Georgia, more particularly shown and designated as Lot 9 of Unit Two on a plat of survey entitled “Subdivision of Property for Terry S. Short”, prepared by Kenneth E. Presley Associates, Inc., R.L.S., dated May 24, 1976, and a copy of which plat is recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 237, of the Pike County Superior Court records. Said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances as shown thereon, is by reference incorporated in this description and made a part hereof as fully as if set out herein. Said lot is bounded north by Lot 10 as shown on said plat; east by proposed street shown on said plat; south by Lot 8 as shown on said plat; and west by Lot 4, Unit One, as shown on said plat.
The 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorneys fees (notice of intent to collect attorneys fees having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), 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 entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Central Mortgage Company, 801 John Barrow Road, Suite 1, Little Rock, AR 72205, 501-716-4624. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is John D. Rape and Jennifer E Rape or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 1588 Patton Road, Griffin, Georgia 30224.
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.
Central Mortgage Company
as Attorney in Fact for
John D. Rape and Jennifer E Rape
McCalla Raymer, LLC
1544 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
MR/afm 10/6/09
Our file no. 569709-FT7
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Legal 387
Notice of Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pike County
Tthis law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Katie Quick and Kathy Alford to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated December 8, 2006, recorded in Deed Book 681, Page 213, Pike County, Georgia Records and as modified by that certain Loan Modification Agreement recorded in Deed Book 756, Page 259, Pike County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to PHH Mortgage Corporation by assignment recorded in Deed Book 800, Page 334, Pike County, Georgia Records,conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of one hundred thirty-seven thousand seven hundred thirty-eight and 0/100 dollars ($137,738.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Pike County, Georgia within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 2009, the following described property:
EXHIBIT A: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 211 of the 9th District, Pike County, Georgia, being more particularly shown and designated as Lot 9 on a plat of survey entitled Final Plat Piney Woods, prepared by S.J. Reeves and Associates, Inc., RLS, dated 08/18/2004, recorded at Plat Book 23, Page 24, Pike County, Georgia records which plat is hereby incorporated and made a part hereof by reference.
The 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorneys fees (notice of intent to collect attorneys fees having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), 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 entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: PHH Mortgage Corporation, Mailstop SV01, 4001 Leadenhall Rd, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054, 800-750-2518. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Katie Quick and Kathy Alford or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 380 New Hebron Church Road, Concord, Georgia 30206.
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.
PHH Mortgage Corporation
as Attorney in Fact for
Katie Quick and Kathy Alford
McCalla Raymer, LLC
1544 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
MR/sm9 10/6/09
Our file no. 51408409-FT1
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Legal 388
Notice of Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pike Counth
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Debbie Kay Trousdale to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated November 14, 2007, recorded in Deed Book 731, Page 55, Pike County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Wells Fargo Bank, NA by assignment to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Pike County, Georgia Records,conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of one hundred eighty-five thousand and 0/100 dollars ($185,000.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Pike County, Georgia within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 2009, the following described property:
EXHIBIT A: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 222 of the 1st District, Pike County, Georgia, being Tract A-6 on a plat of survey for W.D. Montgomery, prepared by G. Tim Conkle, Georgia registered surveyor no. 2001 of Conkle Lane Associates, dated February 15, 1999 and recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 102, Pike County Georgia records to which plat reference is made for a more detailed description.
The 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorneys fees (notice of intent to collect attorneys fees having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), 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 entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., PO Box 10335, Des Moines, IA 50306, 1-800-416-1472. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Debbie Kay Trousdale or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 52 Wood Creek Rd, Williamson, Georgia 30292.
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.
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
as Attorney in Fact for
Debbie Kay Trousdale
McCalla Raymer, LLC
1544 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
MR/car 10/6/09
Our file no. 51674709-FT5
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Legal 389
Notice of Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pike County
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Jeffery R Bagwell to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated March 2, 2005, recorded in Deed Book 571, Page 286, Pike County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. by assignment to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Pike County, Georgia Records,conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of one hundred thirty-two thousand three hundred five and 0/100 dollars ($132,305.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Pike County, Georgia within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 2009, the following described property:
EXHIBIT A: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 117 and 140 of the 9th District of Pike County, Georgia and being Lot 11, Concord Estates, as per plat of same filed for record at Plat Book 20, pages 28 through 31, Pike County, Georgia records. The description of said lot as shown on said plat is by this reference, specifically incorporated herein.
The 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorneys fees (notice of intent to collect attorneys fees having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), 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 entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc., 1001 Semmes Avenue, Richmond, VA 23224, 866-384-0903. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Jeffery R Bagwell or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 6 North Concord Court, Concord, Georgia 30206.
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.
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
as Attorney in Fact for
Jeffery R Bagwell
McCalla Raymer, LLC
1544 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
MR/cj 10/6/09
Our file no. 52190109-FT2
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Legal 390
Notice of Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pike County
Because of default in the payment of the indebtedness, secured by a Security Deed executed by Harriett A. Warner and Noel D. Warner to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. dated January 9, 2002 in the amount of $140,625.00, and recorded in Deed Book 378, Page 39, Pike County, Georgia Records; as last transferred to JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee fka Bank One, National Association as Trustee by assignment; the undersigned, JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee fka Bank One, National Association as Trustee pursuant to said deed and the note thereby secured, has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and pursuant to the power of sale contained in said deed, will on the first Tuesday in October, 2009 , during the legal hours of sale, at the Courthouse door in Pike County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said deed to-wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract of land lying and being in Land Lot 11 of the 2nd Land District, Pike County, Georgia, being a 3.250 acre tract, shown and designated as Tract 2-A on Plat of Survey filed in Plat Book 12, Page 66, Pike County Public Records. Tax Parcel Number 086-22G, which has the property address of 1029 Hemphill Road, Griffin, Georgia., together with all fixtures and other personal property conveyed by said deed.
The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property.
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.
Notice has been given of intention to collect attorneys’ fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by said deed.
Said property will be sold as the property of Harriett A. Warner and Noel D. Warner and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness, the expense of said sale, all as provided in said deed, and the undersigned will execute a deed to the purchaser as provided in the aforementioned Security Deed.
JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee fka Bank One, National Association as Trustee
Attorney in Fact for
Harriett A. Warner and Noel D. Warner
Anthony DeMarlo, Attorney/awilby
McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C.
(404) 373-1612
www.mccurdycandler.com
File No. 09-00711 /CONV
This law firm is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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Legal 391
Notice of Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pike County
Because of default in the payment of the indebtedness, secured by a Security Deed executed by Patricia Pitts to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. dated October 22, 2004 in the amount of $113,000.00, and recorded in Deed Book 556, Page 214, Pike County, Georgia Records; as last transferred to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP Monetary-Default by assignment; the undersigned, BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP Monetary-Default pursuant to said deed and the note thereby secured, has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and pursuant to the power of sale contained in said deed, will on the first Tuesday in October, 2009 , during the legal hours of sale, at the Courthouse door in Pike County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said deed to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 111 of the 9th District, Pike County, Georgia, and being more particularly shown and designated as Tract 4, containing 2.17 acres on that certain plat of survey entitled Walters Subdivision, prepared by J.R. Wood, Registered Land Surveyor No. 2048, recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 114, Pike County, Georgia Records, to which plat reference is made for a more detailed description. Tax I.D.#041-005-C, which has the property address of 576 Bottoms Road, Concord, Georgia., together with all fixtures and other personal property conveyed by said deed.
The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property.
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.
Notice has been given of intention to collect attorneys’ fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by said deed.
Said property will be sold as the property of Patricia Pitts and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness, the expense of said sale, all as provided in said deed, and the undersigned will execute a deed to the purchaser as provided in the aforementioned Security Deed.
BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP Monetary-Default Attorney in Fact for
Patricia Pitts
Anthony DeMarlo, Attorney/jauman
McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C.
(404) 373-1612
www.mccurdycandler.com
File No. 09-20969 /FNMA
This law firm is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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Legal 392
Notice of Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pike County
Because of default in the payment of the indebtedness, secured by a Security Deed executed by David McEver and Tammy McEver to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. dated December 26, 2007 in the amount of $70,000.00, and recorded in Deed Book 737, Page 243, Pike County, Georgia Records; as last transferred to Nationstar Mortgage LLC by assignment; the undersigned, Nationstar Mortgage LLC pursuant to said deed and the note thereby secured, has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and pursuant to the power of sale contained in said deed, will on the first Tuesday in October, 2009 , during the legal hours of sale, at the Courthouse door in Pike County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said deed to-wit:
The land referred to in this policy is situated in the State of Georgia, County of Pike, City of Molena, and described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 251 of the 9th Land District, Pike County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin on the, Northerly right of way of Bagwell Road, said Iron Pin being 3088.92 Feet Easterly, as measured along said Northerly right of way Bagwell Road, from the centerline of Reems Road, and running thence North 18 Degrees 47 Minutes 00 Seconds West a distance of 356.86 Feet to an iron pin; running thence North 56 Degrees 32 Minutes 00 Seconds East a distance of 389.00 Feet to an iron pin; running thence South 24 Degrees 50 Minutes 00 Seconds East a distance of 421.36 Feet to an iron pin on said Northerly right of way of Bagwell Road; running thence South 56 Degrees 15 Minutes 54 Seconds West along said Northerly right of way of Bagwell Road a distance of 422.28 Feet to an iron pin being the point of beginning; said tract, containing 3.583 Acres according to, and being shown on, plat of survey for Mack, Mcleod and Carol Mcleod, Dated December 17, 1997 by Presley, Bernhard, Harper & Assoc., Gerald H. Bernard, G.R.L.S.
Excepting therefrom that portion of land conveyed to City of Griffin by deed recorded 07/17/02, in Book 393, Page 18 of official records, which has the property address of 1470 Bagwell Road, Molena, Georgia., together with all fixtures and other personal property conveyed by said deed.
The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property.
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.
Notice has been given of intention to collect attorneys’ fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by said deed.
Said property will be sold as the property of David McEver and Tammy McEver and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness, the expense of said sale, all as provided in said deed, and the undersigned will execute a deed to the purchaser as provided in the aforementioned Security Deed.
Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Attorney in Fact for
David McEver and Tammy McEver
Anthony DeMarlo, Attorney/kgrant
McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C.
(404) 373-1612
www.mccurdycandler.com
File No. 09-20809 /FNMA
This law firm is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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Legal 393
Notice of Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pike County
By virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed from Jerry Johnson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., dated June 20, 2005, recorded July 14, 2005, in Deed Book 591, Page 157-173, Pike County, Georgia Records, said Security Deed having been given to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of Six Hundred Thousand and 00/100 dollars ($600,000.00), with interest thereon as provided for therein, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned and transferred to BSALTA 2005-07, Bank Of New York As Successor In Interest To JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. As Trustee, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Pike County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 2009, 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 lots 188 and 189, of the 1st district, Pike County, Georgia, being 10 acres more or less, as per plat recorded in plat book 21, page 35, Pike County, Georgia records, which plat by reference is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
Said property is commonly known as 2022 Wood Creek Road, Williamson, GA 30292.
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, including but not limited to the nonpayment of the indebtedness as and when due. 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 and all other payments provided for under the terms of the Security Deed and Note.
Said property will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said property; all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way and any other matters of record superior to said Security Deed. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Jerry Johnson, Jerry Johnson, 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. The above law firm is acting as a debt collector. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
BSALTA 2005-07, Bank of New York as successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as trustee
as Attorney in Fact for
Jerry Johnson
Lender Contact: BAC, Loss Mitigation Dept., 7105 Corporate Drive, PTX-A-274, Plano, TX 75024
Telephone number: 800-669-6087
Attorney Contact: Rubin Lublin Suarez Serrano, LLC, 3740 Davinci Court, Suite 100, Norcross, GA 30092
Telephone number: (888) 890-5309 Case no. BAC-09-00947-1
www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php
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Legal 394
Notice of Sale Under Power
Georgia, Pike County
By virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed from Cecil C. Lee to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, dated March 28, 2008, recorded April 4, 2008, in Deed Book 749, Page 81-94, Pike 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-One Thousand Three Hundred Forty and 00/100 dollars ($131,340.00), with interest thereon as provided for therein, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned and transferred to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Pike County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 2009, all property described in said Security Deed including but not limited to the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land containing 2.01 acres, more or less, lying and being in landlot 107 of the eighth land district of Pike County, Georgia, and being more particularly shown and designated as tract 1-B 2.01 acres acres according to that certain plat of survey entitled “Survey for Robert Blalock”, dated May 10, 2000, prepared by Mark D. Pressley, Georgia registered professional land surveyor #2777, a copy of which said plat is recorded in plat book 23, page 4, clerk`s office, Superior Court, Pike County, Georgia, and which said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances as shown thereon with respect to the said 2.01 acres, is by this reference incorporated herein in aid of this description as fully as if copied at length herein.
Said property is commonly known as 1647 McCard Lake Road, Meansville, GA 30256.
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, including but not limited to the nonpayment of the indebtedness as and when due. 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 and all other payments provided for under the terms of the Security Deed and Note.
Said property will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said property; all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way and any other matters of record superior to said Security Deed. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Cecil C. Lee, Cecil C. Lee and Hazel I. Lee, 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. The above law firm is acting as a debt collector. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP F/K/A Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP
as Attorney in Fact for
Cecil C. Lee
Lender Contact: BAC fka CHL, Loss Mitigation Dept., 7105 Corporate Drive, PTX-A-274, Plano, TX 75024
telephone number: 800-669-6087
Attorney Contact: Rubin Lublin Suarez Serrano, LLC, 3740 Davinci Court, Suite 100, Norcross, GA 30092
telephone number: (888) 890-5309 CASE NO. BAC-09-01076-4
www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php
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By: Mark Mix, President, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation



Labor Day is a celebration of the efforts of America’s workers. However, the celebration is hollow for millions of American workers because of compulsory unionism.

Throughout the United States, over 12 million workers labor under contracts that require them to be a member of, or financially support, a union as a condition of employment.

Additionally, millions of more workers are required by law to accept union bosses’ so-called “representation,” thereby losing the right to negotiate their own employment terms.

Big Labor thrives on this system of government-granted special privileges based on coercion. Compulsory unionism makes union bosses more unaccountable to rank-and-file workers, as their financial support is absolutely mandatory. [Full story »]