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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/06/24

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on July 31, 2024 at 2:00PM local time, at the front door, Smith County Courthouse, 211 North Main Street, Carthage, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Robert P. Smith, to Randall Clemons, Trustee, as trustee for Wilson Bank & Trust on November 18, 2009 at Book 215, Page 362; conducted by LLG Trustee TN LLC, having been appointed Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of record in the Smith County Register’s Office. Default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.  Party Entitled to Enforce the Debt:  MidFirst Bank, its successors and assigns. The real estate located in Smith County, Tennessee, and described in the said Deed of Trust will be sold to the highest call bidder.  The terms of the said Deed of Trust may be modified by other instruments appearing in the public record.  Additional identifying information regarding the collateral property is below and is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warrant is intended. Street Address: 158 Fairview Ave, Gordonsville, Tennessee 38563 Parcel Number: 77O C 007.01 Current Owner(s) of Property: Robert P. Smith This sale is subject to, without limitation, all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances including those created by a fixture filing or any applicable homeowners’ association dues or assessments; all claims or other matters, whether of record or not, which may encumber the purchaser’s title and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.  The following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property to be affected by the foreclosure: any judgment creditor or lien holder with an interest subordinate to the said Deed of Trust or any party claiming by, though, or under any of the foregoing. Such parties known to the Substitute Trustee may include: None. Terms of Sale will be public auction, for cash, free and clear of rights of homestead, redemption and dower to the extent disclaimed or inapplicable, and the rights of Robert P. Smith, and those claiming through him/her/it/them. Any right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are waived in accord with the terms of said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.  If you purchase a property at the foreclosure sale, the entire purchase price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of a certified/bank check made payable to or endorsed to LOGS Legal Group LLP. No personal checks will be accepted. To this end, you must bring sufficient funds to outbid the lender and any other bidders. Insufficient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received in excess of the winning bid will be refunded to the successful purchaser at the time the foreclosure deed is delivered.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee.  This sale may be rescinded only by the Substitute Trustee at any time. If the Substitute Trustee rescinds the sale, the purchaser shall only be entitled to a return of any money paid towards the purchase price and shall have no other recourse.  Once the purchaser tenders the purchase price, the Substitute Trustee may deem the sale final in which case the purchaser shall have no remedy.  The real property will be sold AS IS, WHERE IS, with no warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, warranties regarding condition of the property or marketability of title. This office may be a debt collector.  This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose. LLG Trustee TN LLC Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 Phone (704) 333-8107 Fax (704) 333-8156 File No. 24-124518                   05-23-3t

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, on September 21, 2023, by Deed of Trust of record in Record Book 456, Page 398, Register’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee, SUE PEGRAM conveyed to JAMIE D. WINKLER, Trustee, the hereinafter described real estate to secure payment of attorney’s fees pursuant to a fee agreement which is fully described in said Deed of Trust; and, WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said attorney’s fees and other provisions of the Deed of Trust have been violated and G. FRANK LANNOM, Lebanon, Tennessee, the holder of said indebtedness, has declared the entire amount due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust, and the Trustee has been directed to foreclose the Deed of Trust in accordance with the terms thereof.  NOW, THEREFORE, the public is hereby notified that the undersigned Trustee will sell the hereinafter described real estate at public auction, to the highest and best bidder, for cash in hand, at the front door of the old Smith County Courthouse located at 211 Main Street North, Carthage, Tennessee on Friday, June 28, 2024 at 1:00 PM in bar of the equity of redemption. The real estate to be sold is located in the Nineteenth (19th) Civil District of Smith County, Tennessee and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING on an iron pin that is on the north side of Switchboard Road, said point is the southwest corner of this tract and is the southeast corner of Eddie Clayborn and runs as follows: thence, leaving the road and with the line of Clayborn and the fence, North 29 degrees 59 minutes 02 seconds West a distance of 563.01 feet to a 20-inch hackberry; thence North 52 degrees 56 minutes 53 seconds West a distance of 399.53 feet to a tree; thence North 05 degrees 19 minutes 40 seconds East a distance of 268.75 feet to a point in the fence; thence North 04 degrees 55 minutes 41 seconds East a distance of 226.07 feet to a 9-inch hackberry; thence North 14 degrees 25 minutes 59 seconds East a distance of 34.95 feet to a corner post; thence North 80 degrees 50 minutes 10 seconds East a distance of 77.89 feet to a 18-inch hickory; thence North 77 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds East a distance of 100.90 feet to a 15-inch cedar; thence North 74 degrees 31 minutes 32 seconds East a distance of 67.22 feet to a 12-inch tree; thence North 75 degrees 37 minutes 57 seconds East a distance of 139.08 feet to a 18-inch cedar; thence North 41 degrees 10 minutes 35 seconds East a distance of 78.74 feet to a point; thence North 36 degrees 00 minutes 34 seconds East a distance of 73.05 feet to a 21-inch cedar; thence North 29 degrees 17 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 57.98 feet to a point; thence North 21 degrees 18 minutes 28 seconds East a distance of 54.89 feet to a point; thence North 19 degrees 07 minutes 27 seconds East a distance of 65.61 feet to a point; thence North 15 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds East a distance of 54.42 feet to a 18-inch cedar; thence North 50 degrees 57 minutes 56 seconds East a distance of 18.29 feet to a 21-inch cedar; thence South 74 degrees 00 minutes 56 seconds East a distance of 16.24 feet to a tree; thence South 83 degrees 54 minutes 31 seconds East a distance of 49.47 feet to a point in the fence; thence South 85 degrees 13 minutes 35 seconds East a distance of 91.83 feet to a gate post; thence South 87 degrees 32 minutes 03 seconds East a distance of 197.51 feet to a fence corner near the branch; thence South 33 degrees 28 minutes 52 seconds West a distance of 144.17 feet to a 24-inch snag; thence South 41 degrees 41 minutes 39 seconds West a distance of 52.55 feet to a 8-inch ash; thence South 49 degrees 25 minutes 21 seconds West a distance of 118.53 feet to an 8-inch hackberry; thence South 04 degrees 15 minutes 20 seconds West a distance of 169.82 feet to a 12-inch oak; thence South 12 degrees 18 minutes 45 seconds West a distance of 150.05 feet to a point; thence South 12 degrees 18 minutes 44 seconds West a distance of 83.00 feet to a 12-inch hackberry; thence South 39 degrees 24 minutes 57 seconds East a distance of 144.70 feet to a 12-inch walnut; thence South 02 degrees 41 minutes 43 seconds West a distance of 195.18 feet to a 22-inch double hackberry; thence South 04 degrees 39 minutes 33 seconds East a distance of 520.33 feet to a point and the north margin of Switchboard Road; thence with the road South 62 degrees 12 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 59.47 feet to a point; thence leaving the road North 14 degrees 01 minute 57 seconds West a distance of 595.52 feet to a point; thence South 61 degrees 56 minutes 49 seconds West a distance of 236.50 feet to a point; thence South 26 degrees 16 minutes 50 seconds East a distance of 305.12 feet to a point; thence South 27 degrees 00 minute 21 seconds East a distance of 144.94 feet to a point; thence South 32 degrees 48 minutes 52 seconds East a distance of 145.60 feet to the north margin of Switchboard Road; thence with the road South 42 degrees 39 minutes 18 seconds West a distance of 158.29 feet to the point of BEGINNING, said described tract containing 17.1 acres, more or less, according to a survey by Cumberland Surveying, LLC.  AND BEING the same property conveyed to Christopher Pegram and wife, Sue Pegram, by Warranty Deed from Ralph Coble and wife, Hazel Coble, dated September 12, 2000, of record in Record Book 22, Page 75, Register’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee.  Christopher Pegram conveyed his interest in said property to Sue Pegram by Quitclaim Deed dated November 23, 2021, of record in Record Book 416, Page 221, Register’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee.    MAP: 097    PARCEL: 088.05 The street address of this property is 108 Switchboard Road, Brush Creek, TN 38547 according to the records in the Property Assessor’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee.   This sale is made subject to any and all unpaid real estate taxes, restrictive covenants, easements, and set back lines, and any and all redemptions and rights of any government agency, state or federal, and any and all other prior liens or encumbrances against said property, if any. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: NONE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.  This notice will be published in the CARTHAGE COURIER on June 6, 2024, June 13, 2024, and June 20, 2024. This the 3rd day of June, 2024. JAMIE D. WINKLER, TRUSTEE BELLAR & WINKLER, PLLC Attorneys at Law 212 Main Street North  P.O. Box 332 Carthage, TN 37030 (615) 735-1684      06-06-3t

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, on September 17, 2016, by Deed of Trust of record in Record Book 310, Page 92, Register’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee, DANNY A. ROBERTS conveyed to WALTER G. BIRDWELL, JR., Trustee, the hereinafter described real estate to secure payment of a promissory note which is fully described in said Deed of Trust; and, WHEREAS, the holder of said note and renewal thereof has appointed JAMIE D. WINKLER Substitute Trustee by instrument of record in Record Book 467, Page 153, Register’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee; and, WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said indebtedness and other provisions of the Deed of Trust have been violated and CITIZENS BANK, Carthage, Tennessee, the holder of said indebtedness, has declared the entire amount due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust, and the Substitute Trustee has been directed to foreclose the Deed of Trust in accordance with the terms thereof.  NOW, THEREFORE, the public is hereby notified that the undersigned Substitute Trustee will sell the hereinafter described real estate at public auction, to the highest and best bidder, for cash in hand, at the front door of the old Smith County Courthouse located at 211 Main Street North, Carthage, Tennessee on Friday, June 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM in bar of the equity of redemption. The real estate to be sold is located in the Fourteenth (14th) Civil District of Smith County, Tennessee and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: LOCATED on the South boundary of Hogans Creek Road, BEGINNING on the northeast corner of tract at road; thence in a southeasterly direction 210 feet along surveyed line of adjoining tract to pin in survey line; thence in a southwesterly direction 160 feet to a pin; thence in a northwesterly direction 210 feet to road; thence in a northeasterly direction 105 feet along road to point of BEGINNING, containing slightly more than one-half acre, more or less, sold by boundary and not by acre.   AND BEING the same property conveyed to Danny A. Roberts and wife, Hope E. Roberts, by Warranty Deed from Judy L. Hassie, dated November 17, 1988, of record in Deed Book 114, Page 439, Register’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee.  Hope E. Roberts Hurd f/k/a Hope E. Roberts conveyed her interest in said property to Danny A. Roberts by Quitclaim Deed dated March 17, 1993, of record in Deed Book 127, Page 169, Register’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee.  Jennie Kae Roberts conveyed her interest in said property to Danny Austin Roberts by Quitclaim Deed dated January 27, 2011, of record in Record Book 232, Page 473, Register’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee.  Danny A. Roberts and Danny Austin Roberts are one and the same person.     MAP: 053    PARCEL: 079.02 The street address of this property is 135 Hogans Creek Road, Carthage, TN 37030 according to the records in the Property Assessor’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee.   This sale is made subject to any and all unpaid real estate taxes, restrictive covenants, easements, and set back lines, and any and all redemptions and rights of any government agency, state or federal, and any and all other prior liens or encumbrances against said property, if any. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Republic Finance c/o Michelle Reynolds, Esq.   212 South Academy Street  Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Michael Roberts 290 Hogans Creek Road Carthage, TN 37030THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR  THAT PURPOSE.  This notice will be published in the CARTHAGE COURIER on May 30, 2024, June 6, 2024, and June 13, 2024. This the 24th day of May, 2024. JAMIE D. WINKLER, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BELLAR & WINKLER, PLLC Attorneys at Law 212 Main Street North  P.O. Box 332 Carthage, TN 37030 (615) 735-1684      05-30-3t

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Sale at public auction will be on July 3, 2024, at or about 2:00 PM, local time, at the front entrance of the Smith County Courthouse, 211 North Main Street, Carthage, TN 37030, pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by Harry W. Mitchell and Martha S. Mitchell, husband and wife, to James L. Bass, as Trustee for Mortgage Access, Inc. dated November 23, 1999, and recorded in Book 8, Page 692, in the Register’s Office for Smith County, Tennessee (“Deed of Trust”), conducted by Padgett Law Group, having been appointed Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Smith County Register’s Office. Default in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust has been made; and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable. Party entitled to enforce the debt: NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Other interested parties:  Town of South Carthage The hereinafter described real property located in Smith County will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens, and encumbrances of record: Legal Description: BEING certain tracts or parcels of land lying in the Town of South Carthage, Fourteenth (14th) Civil District of Smith County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit:  TRACT #1: BEING Lot No. 5, Section D on the Plan of Rivermont Addition to the City of South Carthage, a Plat of which is of record in Plat Book 2, Page 5, Register`s Office for Smith County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made for a more complete description. TRACT #2: BEGINNING at West right-of-way of Hillwood Drive and Northeast corner of Tract #1; thence North 81 degrees 34 minutes 09 seconds West 124.92 feet to iron pin at Waggoner Street; thence North 03 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 70.00 feet with Waggoner Street to Lot 5D; thence South 82 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 148.00 feet to Hillwood Drive; thence South 09 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds West 70.00 feet with Hillwood Drive to point of BEGINNING, and containing 0.18 acres, more or less as shown on Tract #1A of survey of Hollis Petty dated June 10, 1994. BEING the same property conveyed to HARRY W. MITCHELL and wife, MARTHA S. MITCHELL by deed from Mark T. Auth and wife, Pamela Mofield Auth, of record in Record Book 8, Page 689-691, Register`s Office for Smith County, Tennessee. Street Address: The street address of the property is believed to be 191 Waggoner Drive, Carthage, TN 37030, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property. In the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.  Map/Parcel Number: 053E-C-005.00 000 Current owner(s) of Record: Harry W Mitchell and Martha S Mitchell This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded Plat or Plan; any unpaid taxes and assessments; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; rights of redemption, equity, statutory or otherwise, not otherwise waived in the Deed of Trust, including rights of redemption of any government agency, state or federal; and any and all prior deeds of trust, liens, dues, assessments, encumbrances, defects, adverse claims and other matters that may take priority over the Deed of Trust upon which this foreclosure sale is conducted or are not extinguished by this Foreclosure Sale. PROPERTY IS SOLD WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO TITLE, MARKETABILITY OF TITLE, POSSESSION, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR THE LIKE AND FITNESS FOR A GENERAL OR PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE. The title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the sale to another time certain or to another day, time, and place certain, without further publication upon announcement on the day, time, and place of sale set forth above or any subsequent adjourned day, time, and place of sale. If you purchase a property at the foreclosure sale, the entire purchase price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of a certified check made payable to or endorsed to Padgett Law Group.  No personal checks will be accepted. To this end, you must bring sufficient funds to outbid the lender and any other bidders.  Insufficient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received in excess of the winning bid will be refunded to the successful purchaser at the time the foreclosure deed is delivered. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee.  This sale may be rescinded by the Substitute Trustee at any time. Padgett Law Group, Substitute Trustee 6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203 Tallahassee, FL 32312 (850) 422-2520 (telephone) (850) 422-2567 (facsimile) [email protected] PLG# 24-002936-1      06-06-3t

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Carthage will be holding a planning meeting on June 12, 2024 at 5:30 pm. This meeting will be for consideration of approval to declare six feet of property as surplus behind the fire department. The meeting will be held at Carthage City Hall and will be open to the public. Stephen Babcock, Mayor of Carthage

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Public Notice The Smith County Board of Education will have a Special Called Board Meeting on Monday, June 10, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at 126 SCMS Lane, Carthage.

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FINAL NOTICE Unit #11 at F & N Storage in Gordonsville, TN is past due on the lease agreement. If the amount of $205.00 is not paid in full by June 7, 2024, the unit will be cleaned out and disposed of. Unit #E79 at Southside Storage in South Carthage, TN is past due on the lease agreement. If the amount of $170.00 is not paid in full by June 7, 2024, the unit will be cleaned out and disposed of. Unit #E78 at Southside Storage in South Carthage, TN is past due on the lease agreement. If the amount of $170.00 is not paid in full by June 7, 2024, the unit will be cleaned out and disposed of. Unit #B29 at Southside Storage in South Carthage, TN is past due on the lease agreement. If the amount of $194.00 is not paid in full by June 7, 2024, the unit will be cleaned out and disposed of. Unit #C61 at Hwy 53 Storage in South Carthage, TN is past due on the lease agreement. If the amount of $282.00 is not paid in full by June 7, 2024, the unit will be cleaned out and disposed of.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Carthage City Council will meet Thursday, June 6th, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at City Hall, 314 Spring Street, Carthage. There will be a budget workshop prior to the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Both meetings are open to the public. Stephen Babcock, Mayor of Carthage

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Notice to Bid The Smith County Board of Education will be accepting sealed bids for two type D 78 passenger school buses. Bus specifi cations may be obtained at the Smith County Board of Education, 126 Smith County Middle School Lane, Carthage, TN 37030. Bus specifi cations will be available from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., May 30 through June 7, 2024. Sealed bids must be delivered to the Smith County Board of Education no later than 8:59 a.m. on Wed. June 12, 2024. Faxed bids will not be accepted. Bids will be opened at 9:00 a.m. on June 12, 2024. A recommendation will be made at the board meeting on June 18, 2024. The Smith County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids.

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