Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/26/25
NOTICE MICHAEL MCDANIEL Steven Nichols has filed a Petition against you seeking to Modify his Parenting Time which affects your biological child. It appears that ordinary process of law cannot be served upon you because your whereabouts are unknown. You are hereby ORDERED to serve upon Brittany Davis Deatherage, Attorney for Steven Nichols, 106 Third Avenue West, Carthage, Tennessee 37030, (615) 489-1315, a Response to the Petition to Modify Father’s Parenting Time filed by Steven Nichols within (30) days of the last day of publication of this Notice, and pursuant to Rule 103(c)(3) of the Tenn. R. Juv. P. You must also appear in the Juvenile Court of Smith County at Carthage, Tennessee on the 26th day of August, 2025 at 9:00 AM CST. for the final hearing on the Petition to Modify Father’s Parenting Time filed by Steven Nichols. If you fail to do so, the relief demanded in the Petition may be granted without your consent. You may view and obtain a copy of the Petition and any other filed legal documents at the Juvenile Court Clerk’s Office, Carthage, Tennessee. 6-12-4t
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NOTICE MICHAEL HUGHES Steven Nichols has filed a Petition against you seeking to Modify his Parenting Time which affects your biological child. It appears that ordinary process of law cannot be served upon you because your whereabouts are unknown. You are hereby ORDERED to serve upon Brittany Davis Deatherage, Attorney for Steven Nichols, 106 Third Avenue West, Carthage, Tennessee 37030, (615) 489-1315, a Response to the Petition to Modify Father’s Parenting Time filed by Steven Nichols within (30) days of the last day of publication of this Notice, and pursuant to Rule 103(c)(3) of the Tenn. R. Juv. P. You must also appear in the Juvenile Court of Smith County at Carthage, Tennessee on the 26th day of August, 2025 at 9:00 AM CST. for the final hearing on the Petition to Modify Father’s Parenting Time filed by Steven Nichols. If you fail to do so, the relief demanded in the Petition may be granted without your consent. You may view and obtain a copy of the Petition and any other filed legal documents at the Juvenile Court Clerk’s Office, Carthage, Tennessee. 6-12-4t
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Whereas, John H Christian And Marcella L. Christian, Husband And Wife by Deed of Trust (the “Deed of Trust”), dated 6/29/2019 and of record in Deed Book 359, Pages 472-491, and as Instrument Number 19002000, in Register’s Office of Smith County, Tennessee, conveyed to FNC Title Services, LLC, Trustee , 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 Finance of America Mortgage, LLC, 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 490, Pages 414-415 and as Instrument Number 25001798 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 7/16/2025, 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: Beginning On An Iron Pin In The South Margin Of Volunteer Circle, Said Pin Being The Northwest Corner Of The Jacky Bennett Property And The Northeast Corner Of The Tract Herein Described, Thence Leaving Said Margin Of Said Road And Running South 25 Degs. 00 Mins. 00 Secs. East 280.46 Feet To An Iron Pin In The North Margin Of U.S. Highway 70, Thence With Said Margin Of Said Road South 62 Degs. 32 Mins. 54 Secs. West 235.56 Feet To An Iron Pin, Said Pin Being The Southeast Corner Of The Andrew M. Dies Property And The Southwest Corner Of The Tract Herein Described, Thence Leaving North Margin Of U.S. Highway 70 And Running With A Rock Fence As Follows: North 54 Degs. 51 Mins. 37 Secs. West 21.30 Feet To A Point, South 89 Degs. 15 Mins. 03 Secs. West 106.57 Feet To A Point, North 69 Degs. 44 Mins. 17 Secs. West 171.98 Feet To A Post, Thence North 74 Degs. 18 Mins. 55 Secs. West 35.54 Feet To An Iron Pin, Thence North 05 Degs. 52 Mins. 17 Secs. West 144.64 Feet (Passing Thru An Witness Pin At 138.60 Feet) To A Point In The South Margin Of Volunteer Circle, Said Pin Being The Northeast Corner Of The Andrew M. Dies Property And The Northwest Corner Of The Tract Herein Described, Thence With Said Margin Of Said Road As Follows: Along A Curve, Said Curve Having A Central Angle Of 07 Degs. 51 Mins. 08 Secs., A Radius Of 724.77 Feet, A Chord Of North 76 Degs. 16 Mins. 49 Secs. East 99.25 Feet And A Arc Length Of 99.33 Feet To A Point, North 80 Degs. 12 Mins. 23 Secs. East 109.85 Feet To A Point, North 76 Degs. 31 Mins. 37 Secs. East 30.18 Feet To A Point, Along A Curve, Said Curve Having A Central Angle Of 22 Degs. 42 Mins. 04 Secs., A Radius Of 520.23 Feet, A Chord Of North 65 Degs. 10 Mins. 35 Secs. East 204.77 Feet And A Arc Length Of 206.12 Feet To A Point, North 53 Degs. 49 Mins. 33 Secs. East 6.16 Feet To The Point Of Beginning And Containing 2.79 Acres More Or Less By Survey. The street address of the above-described property is believed to be 31 Volunteer Circle, 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: John H. Christian and Marcella L. Christian 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: 6/19/2025, 6/26/2025, and 7/3/2025. Nestor Solutions of Tennessee, LLC, Substitute Trustee 214 5th Street, Suite 205 Huntington Beach, California 92648 Phone: (888) 403-4115 TS#: 2025-15028-TN 6-19-3t
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, SMITH COUNTY WHEREAS, DEVIN ALSUP executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC, Lender and WFG LENDER SERVICES, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated July 2, 2020, and recorded on August 25, 2020, in Book 383, at Page 70, subsequently modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded August 29, 2023 in Book 454, Page 89 in the amount of One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Six and 06/100 ($147,746.06) in Smith County, Tennessee Register of Deeds. WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, loanDepot.com, LLC, (the “Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on August 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the usual and customary location at the Smith County Courthouse, Carthage, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Smith County, Tennessee, to wit: Beginning at edge of pavement of State Highway #85; thence South 89 degrees West 205.85 feet to an iron pin; thence North 2 degrees West 134.95 feet to an iron pin; thence South 89 degrees West 49.40 feet to an apple tree; thence North 87 degrees West 162.50 feet to Northwest corner of bridge on Highway #85; thence South 2 degrees West 119.33 feet to the point of beginning, containing 6/10 of an acre, more or less. Parcel ID Number: 031 026.01 000 Address/Description: 389 Defeated Creek Hwy, Carthage, TN 37030 Current Owner(s): Devin Alsup and Sierra Alsup Other Interested Party(ies): USDA, Rural Development Guaranteed Loan Sierra Alsup The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower 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. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Suite 310 Atlanta, GA 30341 PH: 404-789-2661 FX: 404-294-0919 File No.: 23-10867 FC02 06-26-3t
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PUBLIC NOTICE The discharge of fi reworks shall only be for two holidays per year: Independence Day (Fourth Of July) and New Year’s Eve. If the holiday falls on a Sunday through Thursday, the discharge of fi reworks will be allowed from dusk until 10:00 p.m. on that day. Any person or persons found to be in violation of the regulations set forth shall be subject to the following: Officer discretion will be used to determine whether or not to issue a warning or cite the individual into City Court. If individuals are found to be in violation of this Ordinance, the fi reworks possessed by said individual may be confi scated to prevent further violations. CITY OF CARTHAGE Stephen Babcock, Mayor of Carthage
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Carthage will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 10th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. before the Carthage City Council meeting. The hearing will be held to discuss the second reading of Planning Ordinance P-20250605-2 in regard to rezoning on Carmack avenues from R-2 residential zone to C-2 commercial zone. Stephen Babcock, Mayor of Carthage The hearing will take place at City Hall, 314 Spring Street, Carthage and are open to the public. Anyone that would like to speak during citizen’s concerns has to sign in upon arrival.
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I, Robert Skala, have this 2007 Ford with this VIN#2FMDK39C07BA59743 in my possession. If you have information on this vehicle, please contact me at 615-351-1476.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS SOUTHSIDE UTILITY DISTRICT GORDONSVILLE, TENNESSEE ARP WATER LINE EXTENSION PROJECT MULHERRIN ROAD & RAWLS CREEK ROAD General Notice Southside Utility District (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Southside Utility District General Managers Office located at 251 JMZ Drive; Gordonsville, Tennessee 38563 until July 10th at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be “publicly” opened and read. The Project includes the following Work: The Project has an expected duration of 180 days. Prospective Bidders may obtain or examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Offi ce on Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Offi ce. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Offi ce. Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office by paying a deposit of $250.00 for each set. Bidders who return full sets of the Bidding Documents in good condition within 10 days after receipt of Bids will receive a full refund. Make deposit checks for Bidding Documents payable to Mid-Tenn Engineering Company. Bidding Documents may be purchased from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Cost does not include shipping charges. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents or electronic documents on compact disk will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery service. The shipping charge amount will depend on the shipping method chosen. Bidding Documents are available for purchase in the following formats: Format Cost Bidding Documents (including Full-Size Drawings) $250.00 Electronic download of Bidding Documents from https://docs.google.com/document/d/14WJKZ_9aEfBCCUhqBoRgPSY2q7NUxCVoG56O-ag5O1g/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0 $50.00 This Advertisement is issued by: Owner: Southside Utility District By: Jim Massey Title: General Manager Date: June 13, 2025 Mid-Tenn Engineering Company 648 Highway 52 Bypass W., Lafayette, TN 37083 Obtaining the Bidding Documents The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Installation of 7,100 L.F. of 6-inch diameter PVC C-900 waterline along Mulherrin Road and one 7.5h.p. packaged water booster station on Rawls creek road in Gordonsville, TN. MULHERRIN ROAD ARP WATER LINE EXTENSIONS PROJECT
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Town of Carthage Street Repair Bid Invitation Sealed bids for repair of both Smotherman and Hull Avenues in one bid, will be received at the office of the Mayor, Town of Carthage, Town Hall, 314 Spring Street, Carthage, TN, 37030, until 10:00 am, June 30, 2025, at which time they will be opened for the following: • Repair Smotherman Avenue; sweep and clean existing roadway • Saw cut damaged asphalt to remove rough edges and badly cracked areas • Excavate existing stone and loose asphalt at a depth of 3”. Total 8,458 square feet • Place 8,458 square feet binder mix at 3” depth • Repair Hull Avenue; sweep and clean existing roadway • Saw cut damaged asphalt to remove rough edges and badly cracked areas • Excavate existing stone and loose asphalt at a depth of 3” . Total 8,615 square feet • Place 8,615 square feet binder mix at 3” depth Any questions concerning this bid should be directed to Roger Boles, Public Works Foreman, Public Works Department at (615) 735-1881 Extension 210. The Town of Carthage reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive formalities. Only qualified bidders should submit bids. The Town of Carthage will comply with all nondiscrimination laws. Stephen Babcock, Mayor, Town of Carthage