Legals

Gpn07
913558
NOTICE TO
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of Martha E. Finley, deceased, late of Hart County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in 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 12th day of June, 2026.
William H. Finley, Administrator

Patricia S. Bryant, LLC
Suite 300, 8 N Oliver Street
Elberton, GA 30635
(706) 283-7902

Gpn07
913678
NOTICE OF
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
GEORGIA, HART COUNTY
All creditors of the ESTATE OF MARY SWINDELL RUDESEAL, deceased, of Franklin County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This 18th day of June 2026.
Randy A. Rudeseal, Co-Executor
Lisa G. Rudeseal, Co-Executor
Estate of Mary Swindell Rudeseal

R. Keith Milford
Attorney-at-Law
P.O. Box 247
Carnesville, GA 30521

Gpn14
913555
NOTICE OF ABANDONED
AND DERELICT MOBILE HOME
Notice is hereby given that the mobile home located at 25 Shady Circle, Royston, Georgia 30662, formerly occupied by Nelson Hawkins, has been determined to be abandoned and derelict pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-7-113.
The Magistrate Court of Hart County previously granted possession of the premises to the Plaintiff following dispossessory proceedings.
Any owner, lienholder, or other party claiming an interest in the mobile home must file a request for hearing with the Magistrate Court of Hart County, Georgia, within ninety (90) days from the first date of publication of this notice in order to contest the determination that the mobile home is abandoned or derelict.
Failure to request a hearing within the required time period may result in the disposal and/or demolition of the mobile home pursuant to Georgia law.
Interested parties may contact:
Jill Palenzuela
Georgia Legacy Management
679 Hospital Road
Commerce, GA 30529
762-227-1743

Gpn15
913823
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF HART COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In Re: PRISCILLA SYPHRIT
Civil Action
File No. 26HV00274 W
NOTICE OF PETITION
TO CHANGE NAME
GEORGIA, HART County
Notice is hereby given that Priscilla Syphrit, the undersigned, filed petition to the Superior Court of Hart County, Georgia on the 19th day of June, 2026, praying for a change in the name of petitioner from PRISCILLA LEIGH SYPHRIT to PRISCILLA LEIGH HERRING. Notice is hereby given pursuant to law to any interested or affected party to appear in said Court and to file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed with said Court within 30 days of the filing of said petition.
This 19th day of JUNE, 2026.
/s/ Priscilla Syphrit
Petitioner

Gpn18
913828
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF HART COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
Lattie Jean Atkins,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 26ES085
PETITION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: Whom it may concern:
James Michael Atkins has petitioned for James Michael Atkins to be appointed administrator of the estate of Lattie Jean Atkins, deceased, of said county. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond, waiver of reports, waiver of statements, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261.) All interested persons 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 10:00 a.m. July 20, 2026.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel 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/ Merry P. Kirk
Judge of the Probate Court
with expressed permission
By: Coleena Williams
Clerk of the Probate Court
P.O. Box 1159
185 W. Franklin St.
Hartwell, GA 30643
706-376-2565

Gpn07
913277
NOTICE TO
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HART
All creditors of the estate of Keith Owen Bryson, Estate number 25ES163, Deceased, late of Hart County, Georgia are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned, according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 19th day of November, 2025.
/s/ Darlene Bryson
523 Mount Olivet School Road
Hartwell, GA 30643
Administrator for the Estate of Keith Owen Bryson

/s/ Jeremiah T. Van Dora, Esq., The Van Dora Law Firm, LLC, Attorney
P.O. Box, 669, Hartwell, GA 30643

Gpn07
913047
NOTICE TO
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
IN RE: MINNIE LEE BROWN
Estate No. E-25-301
All creditors of the estate of Minnie Lee Brown, late of Jackson County, deceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.
This 9th day of March, 2026.
Earnest Lee Brown
ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE

ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE:
Law Office of Jim R. David
1272 Historic Homer Hwy.
Homer, GA 30547
706-677-0042

Gpn07
912814
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF HART COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:ESTATE OF AMANDA BELLE SMITH, DECEASED
NOTICE TO
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of AMANDA BELLE SMITH, late of Hart County, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.
This 8th day of June, 2026.
James R. Rice
142 Jon Austin Way
Hartwell, Georgia 30643

The Gordon Law Firm
Attorneys at Law, LLC
Post Office Box 870
Hartwell, Georgia 30643
(706) 376-5418

Gpn07
912822
NOTICE TO
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF HART
IN RE: JERRY WAYNE DAWSON, DECEASED.
All creditors of the Estate of Jerry Wayne Dawson deceased, late of Hart County, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This 5th day of June, 2026.
/s/ Grace Kirk Dawson
Executor of the Estate
of Jerry Wayne Dawson
738 Mustang Drive
Hartwell, GA 30643

Gpn11
912617
NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER POWER
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF HART
By virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed from 158 Creekwood, LLC to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for E Mortgage Capital Inc., dated September 25, 2025, and recorded on October 3, 2025, in Deed Book 1080, at Page 648, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Hart County, Georgia, said Security Deed having been given to secure a Note of even date, in the original principal amount of Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Four Hundred Fifty-Two and no/100 Dollars ($355,452.00), with interest thereon as provided therein, as last transferred to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, recorded in Deed Book 1105, at Page 496, in aforesaid records, will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Hart County, Georgia, or at such place as has been or may be lawfully designated as an alternative location, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2026, all property described in said Security Deed including, but not limited to, the following described property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING AND BEING IN THE 1115TH G.M. DISTRICT OF HART COUNTY, GEORGIA, CONTAINING 0.423 OF AN ACRE, MORE OR LESS, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NINE (9) OF CRANES CREEK SUBDIVISION, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED BY A PLAT OF SURVEY DATED SEPTEMBER 29, 1997 PREPARED BY PAUL & EVANS LAND SURVEYING, INC., THOMAS R. PAUL, GEORGIA REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 31, AT PAGE 267 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT OF HART COUNTY, GEORGIA. SAID PLAT AND THE RECORDATION THEREOF ARE BY REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION.
THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY BEING IDENTIFIED AS 158 CREEKWOOD ROAD, HARTWELL, GEORGIA 30643 AND TAX ASSESSOR`S PARCEL NUMBER C65B 103, ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF ADDRESSING AND NUMBERING HOUSES IN HART COUNTY, GEORGIA.
Said property may more commonly be known as 158 Creekwood Rd, Hartwell, GA 30643.
The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, non-payment of the monthly installments on said loan. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, including attorney's fees (notice of intent to collect attorney's fees having been given).
The individual or entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the loan is JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, 75 Beattie Place, Greenville, SC 29601; telephone: (800) 365-7107.
Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. The sale will also be subject to the following items which may affect the title: a) zoning ordinances; b) matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; c) any outstanding ad valorem taxes, including taxes, which constitute liens upon said property whether or not now due and payable; d) special assessments; e) the right of redemption of any taxing authority; f) all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said property; g) 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 owners and party in possession of the property are 158 Creekwood, LLC and/or tenant(s). The sale will be conducted subject to 1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy code and 2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Attorney-in-Fact for 158 Creekwood, LLC
Contact: PADGETT LAW GROUP, 6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203, Tallahassee, FL 32312; telephone: (850) 422-2520
Ad Run Dates: 06/11/2026, 06/18/2026, 06/25/2026, 07/02/2026#