Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 09/05/24
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Whereas, Zachary H Farmer, unmarried man by Deed of Trust (the “Deed of Trust”), dated 6/24/2016 and of record in Deed Book 306, Pages 266-276, and as Instrument Number 16001562, in the Register’s Office of Smith County, Tennessee, conveyed to Jonathan R. Vinson, Trustee, for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for F & M Bank, its successors and assigns, the hereinafter described real property to secure the payment of a certain Promissory Note (the “Note”) described in the Deed of Trust, which Note was payable to F & M Bank, and subsequently assigned to Freedom Mortgage Corporation, and Whereas, Nestor Solutions of Tennessee, LLC has been duly appointed Substitute Trustee by the owner and holder of the Note by instrument recorded in Deed Book 467, Pages 162-163 and as Instrument Number 24001324 in Register’s Office of Smith County, Tennessee; and Whereas, default has been made in the payment of the Note; and Whereas, the owner and holder of the Note has demanded that the hereinafter described real property be advertised and sold in satisfaction of the indebtedness and costs of foreclosure in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Note and Deed of Trust. The notice requirements of T.C.A. §35-5-101 and 35-5-104 have been satisfied. Now, Therefore, notice is hereby given that an agent of Nestor Solutions of Tennessee, LLC, Substitute Trustee, pursuant to the power, duty, and authority vested in and conferred by the Deed of Trust, will proceed to sell the below-mentioned property on 9/25/2024, at 2:00 PM at the Front Entrance of the Smith County Courthouse, 211 North Main Street, Carthage, TN 37030, will be sold to the highest call bidder for cash free from all legal, equitable and statutory rights of redemption, exemptions of homestead, rights by virtue of marriage, and all other exemptions of every kind, all of which have been waived in the Deed of Trust, certain real property located in Smith County, Tennessee, described as follows: Land In The 14th Civil District Of Smith County, Tennessee, Being Lot No. 8 On The Plan Of Final Plat Of: Cumberland Cove, Phase 1, And Of Record In Plat Cabinet A, Slide 101, Previously Known As Plat Book 3, Page 86, Register’s Office For Smith County, Tennessee, To Which Reference Is Hereby Made For A More Complete Description. The street address of the above-described property is believed to be 150 Cumberland Cove Drive, Carthage, TN 37030, but if such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Owner of Property: Zachary H, Farmer The United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, Book 434, Pages 34-39 and/or Instrument # 22003003 Discover Bank, Book 411, Pages 274-275 and/or Instrument No. 21003517 Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, Book 420, Pages 445-446 and/or Instrument No. 22000334 Midland Credit Management, Inc., Book 444, Pages 495-496 and/or Instrument No. 23000742 The sale is subject to occupant(s) rights in possession of the premises. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in 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 the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price. The purchaser shall have no further record against the grantor, the grantee or the trustee. Publication Dates: 8/22/2024, 8/29/2024, and 9/5/2024. Nestor Solutions of Tennessee, LLC, Substitute Trustee 214 5th Street, Suite 205 Huntington Beach, California 92648 Phone: (888) 403-4115 TS#: 2024-09388-TN 8-22-3t
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STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Cleona Belle Ashworth Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2790 Notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of August, 2024, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Cleona Belle Ashworth, Deceased, who died on the 17th day of March, 2022, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against said estate are required to file same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death. This the 20th day of August, 2024. Signed Stuart Estes Ashworth, Personal Representative Branden Bellar, Attorney Jessie Goad, Clerk & Master 8-29-2t
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STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Charles Thomas Crawford Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2807 Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of August, 2024, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Charles Thomas Crawford, Deceased, who died on the 21st day of June, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against said estate are required to file same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death. This the 21st day of August, 2024. Signed Dovie Farnsworth, Personal Representative Robin C. Moore, Attorney Jessie Goad, Clerk & Master 8-29-2t
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Advertisement for Bids Smith County Schools 126 SCMS Lane Carthage, Tennessee 37030 Smith County Board of Education will receive sealed bids until 2:00 p.m. local time on September 19, 2024 at the Smith County School System Central Offi ce, 126 SCMS Lane, Carthage, Tennessee 37030, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids sent by mail should be sent to the Smith County Board of Education, attention GHS / SCMS Paving or GHS / SCMS Sidewalks at the above address. • Asphalt Paving at Gordonsville High School and Smith County Middle School. The scope of the project includes, but is not limited to, excavation, site preparation, disposal, paving, and marking. Required walkthroughs will be held for bidding specifi cations. Separate bids for the project include: Must attend walkthroughs at Smith County Middle School: September 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Each bid should be accompanied with the bid envelope and bid form. Forms are available at the Smith County Board of Education Website: www.smithcoedu.net. Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Smith County Board of Education. Smith County Board of Education reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding. Must attend walkthroughs at Gordonsville High School: September 11, 2024 at 9:00 AM. Mandatory attendance is required to receive bid specifi cations and bid on the projects. For questions concerning bids, please contact: 615-489-6711 or 615-405-1729. • Concrete Sidewalks at Gordonsville High School and Smith County Middle School. The scope of the project includes, but is not limited to, furnish and install stone and concrete. Required walkthroughs will be held for bidding specifi cations
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I, James Bean, have this 2002 Yamaha 4-Wheeler with this VIN# 5Y4AH06Y92A027180 in my possession. If you have any information on this vehicle, please contact me at (615) 974-5893.
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Public Notice The Smith County Board of Education will have the monthly Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. at the Smith County Board of Education, 126 S.C.M.S. Lane, Carthage, Tennessee.
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The L.B.J.& C. Development Corporation Head Start Program will be accepting sealed quotes to sell the following vans until 3:30 p.m. on September 27, 2024. NOTICE OF SALE Information can be picked up at the L.B.J.& C. Central Offi ce, 1150 Chocolate Drive, Cookeville, Tennessee or contact Malissa Mayberry at (931) 528-3361, ext. 233. Mark the envelope “Sealed Quotes for Van Sale.” • 1997/Ford Windstar Van/White • 1997/Ford Windstar Van/Light Blue • 1999/GMC Safari Van/Red • 1999/GMC Savana Van/Dark Maroon Quotes will be opened September 30, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Central Offi ce. L.B.J.& C. reserves the right to reject any and all quotes. L.B.J.& C. Head Start Program is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Smith County Planning Offi ce will hold a public hearing before the County Commission Meeting at the Smith County Ag Center Large Room, 159 Ag Center Lane, Carthage, TN 37030 on Monday, September 23, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. All interested parties are invited to attend. For further information, please contact the Smith County Planning Offi ce at 615-735-3418. Mike Nixon, Land Use Administrator During the April Smith County Planning Commission meeting, the motion to recommend a new method to allow residential building in residential and agricultural zoned areas not abutting a publicly maintained road with the required minimum fi fty (50) feet of road frontage was brought forth and approved by the Planning Commission. A lengthy list of requirements to allow this was discussed for several months before this possible change was approved by the Planning Commission. The County Commission met on June 24, 2024, and returned this amendment back to the Planning Commission requesting changes. The Planning Commission approved a new proposal on July 15, 2024, addressing these changes. The new recommendations will be presented to the County Commission at the meeting on September 23, 2024.
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PUBLIC NOTICE SOUTH CARTHAGE HOUSING AUTHORITY Five-Year Action and Annual Agency Plan The South Carthage Housing Authority (SCHA) has developed its 2025 Annual PHA Plan outlining capital projects. This plan is found within the 5-Year Action Plan, which addresses the housing authority’s capital improvement and administrative needs from fi scal year 2025 to 2029. SCHA will conduct a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at the central offi ce. Key capital projects and management improvements will be topics to discuss in the 2025 Annual Performance Plan. Interested parties may review the 2025 Annual Performance Plan during regular business hours, 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., at the South Carthage Housing Authority’s administrative offi ce at 109 Hazel Drive, Carthage, Tennessee 37030. Questions or comments regarding the 2025 Annual PHA Plan can be directed to Chad Williams, Property Manager at 615-735-1940, or Michael A. Bates, Executive Director at [email protected]., until the close of business on Friday, September 13, 2024.
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I, James Byrnes, have this 2006 Keystone Camper with this VIN# 4YDF295226D517592 in my possession. If you have any information on this vehicle, please contact me at (615) 489-0578.