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Dear editor,
Well, more utter complete non-sense in America over professional sports athletes showing their classlessness, self-centered selfishness of boorish behavior by these idiots wanting to tell their bosses and fans, I choose this week to be a social justice warrior as oppose what I get paid to do.  Case in point:  Media sources says that “protest put halt to playoff-Milwaukee led boycott leaves fate of bubble-protected season in peril, along with Major League Baseball”.
So, let me get this straight, pro athletes refuse to play games on Wednesday in protest of a police officer shooting a black man, who by the way, was a wanted felon and considered armed and dangerous. This criminal had active felony warrants, refused to obey police commands, ran from the officers, and reached into his car in a threatening manner to reach for a weapon.  Was the shooting justified?  I don’t know, neither do you, nor do these pompous ass egocentric, sports athletes that make mega bucks to play a child’s game as well. Big question, what did they accomplish?
Did they contact organizations working on police initiatives? Nor did these millionaires make donations to low-income areas? Did they contact their government representatives to offer support and suggestion on legislation intended to assist those in need?
Or, did they just sit back and watch Netflix like everybody else since they had the night off.  If you are going to walk off your job, then use that time to try and make a difference. To us poor everyday schlubs. It just looks like a reason to take the day off.  
If you pseudo celebrity jocks think you can make difference in rubbing off your conceited vain narcissism in winning support from me and millions of others, you failed big time. I can remember when professional athletes really cared about he game of baseball, I should know, I was the bat-boy for the National League 1961 champion Cincinnati Reds. You bearded gold tooth, morons that wear that proud MLB uniform couldn’t carry that 50’s, 60’s, 70’s era  player’s jock strap, or make a pimple on his buttocks.
And you fans who support these knuckle dragging Cro- Magnon man in intelligence are just as complicit, you’re no better!  
TSGT. Joseph Bryan, U.S.A.F Ret  

Joe Biden seems to have the same reflexes as Russia collusion hoaxer Robert Mueller. Both lost their fastball a few years back. 
I always figured Slow Joe should’ve picked a kinder, gentler running mate such as Maxine Waters. Mild mannered Maxine could’ve brought us all together with her pleasant demeanor. 
Speaking of a kinder, gentler politician, “Walls work and walls save lives.”
Donald Trump
“To be impeached a president has to break a law. And currently there are no laws against making liberals cry.”
TheoSpark.net   7-4-2018
The working class and political class are divided by mass illegal immigration.
The Left always has a victim group. Illegal aliens are one such group – feel the pain of these lawbreakers and excuse the criminal element they add to the USA. 
Have you noticed – only the very poor or very wealthy believe in socialism.
For the virus to have exponential growth it would have to grow by 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 etc. – what we have is nowhere near exponential growth, points out Dennis Prager. 
“The Constitution was expressly designed to make it difficult to do what our military does all the time – fight wars around the globe – and easy to do what our military never does – defend our own country.”
Ann Coulter  2-6-19 on VDare.com
Donald Trump has great political instincts and took a quick path to the top.
“My job is what millions of people do for recreation. How can you not like that?”
Professional golfer Paula Creamer
B.H. Obama told an overseas crowd on May 31, 2019 that U.S. law allowed “Americans or anybody to buy any weapon, anytime including machine guns,” a completely untrue statement by Obama. There are plenty of restrictions in place. “Then again, it’s not like Obama is known for telling the truth, or understanding anything about guns.”
MRCtv.org writer Brittany M. Hughes
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1006
CORPORATIONS and BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
An application for a certificate of amendment of its articles of incorporation has been made by BANK OF EASTMAN by filing such application with the Department of Banking and Finance in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the “Financial Institutions Code of Georgia.” The purpose of said articles of amendment is to change the name of BANK OF EASTMAN to MAGNOLIA STATE BANK.

1007
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

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GEORGIA, DODGE COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of JACK M. JONES, deceased, late of Dodge 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 me.
This 30th day of July, 2020.
SHERRY H. JONES
Executor of the LW&T of
JACK M. JONES
3621 Roddy Highway
Cochran GA 31014

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
All creditors of the Estate of JIMMY A. YAWN, Estate number P-20-9325, deceased, late of Dodge County, Georgia are hereby notified to render their demands by filing same with the PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY, 643 PEARL BATES RD. EASTMAN, GA 31023, according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 4th day of August, 2020.
SARAH RIEDEL
5607 ANSON AVE
EASTMAN, GA 31023

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PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In Re: Estate of VICKIE W. JOHNSON, Deceased
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
Estate No.:P-20-9306
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of Vickie W. Johnson are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 20th day of August, 2020.
PATRICIA STAPLES,
Executor of the
Estate of VICKIE W.
JOHNSON, Deceased
1414 W Highway 280
Milan, GA 31060

1008
DIVORCES

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
JESSICA HELTON, Plaintiff
vs
WILLIAM HELTON, IV,
Defendant
Civil Action File No. 20V-8902
NOTICE OF SUMMONS –
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: WILLIAM HELTON, IV, Defendant Named Above:
You are hereby notified that the above-styled action seeking, DIVORCE, was filed against you in said court on MAY 18, 2020, and that by reason of an order for service of summons by publication entered by the court on JULY 23,2020, you are hereby commanded and required to file with the clerk of said court and serve upon JESSICA HELTON plaintiff, whose address is 355 CLAXTON ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA 31539, an answer to the complaint within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for service by publication. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Witness the Honorable C. MICHAEL JOHNSON, Judge of said Court.
This 23rd day of JULY, 2020.
RHETT WALKER
Clerk of Superior Court
Dodge County

1010
FAMILY, CHILDREN, YOUTH

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CITATION
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
B.A.
DOB: 02/01/2014
SEX: Female
FILE# 13944276
CASE# 83-2020J-16
B.R.
DOB: 04/01/2012
SEX: Male
FILE# 13944277
CASE# 83-2020J-13
Child Under 18 Years of Age
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, LEE POWELL, FATHER OF ANNABELLE
BALDERSTON AND JAMES BRYAN, FATHER OF RAYLAN BALDERSTON,
UNKNOWN ADDRESS, and anyone claiming to have a parental interest in the minor child named above. The mother of said child is JESSICA BALDERSTON.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the above styled action seeking Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights of the named child was filed against you in said Court on the 6th day of AUGUST, 2020, and that by reason of an Order for Service by
Publication entered by the Court on the 6th day of AUGUST, 2020;
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED AND REQUIRED to appear before the Juvenile Court of Johnson County, Georgia, in Wrightsville, Georgia, on the 1st day of OCTOBER, 2020, at 9:00 o’clock A.M. The hearing is for the purpose of termination of parental rights. The notice shall advise the putative/biological father who is not the legal father that he loses all rights to the child named in a petition pursuant to this article and will not be entitled to object to the termination of his rights to the child unless, within 30 days of receipt of such notice, he files:
1. A petition to legitimate such child; and
2. Notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the court in which the action under this Code section is pending.
The court may enter an order terminating all the parental rights of a putative/biological father, including any right to object thereafter to such proceedings:
1. Who fails to file a timely petition to legitimate the child named in a petition brought pursuant to this article and notice in accordance with subsection (c) of this Code section;
2. Whose petition to legitimate is subsequently dismissed for failure to prosecute; or
3. Whose petition to legitimate does not result in a court order finding that he is the legal father of the child named in a petition brought pursuant to this article.
WITNESS, Clerk of said Court, this 10th day of August, 2020.
PATRICIA GLOVER
JUVENILE CLERK
Johnson County Juvenile Court
Dublin Judicial Circuit
Presented by:
CHARLES C. BUTLER,
Attorney for
JOHNSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES
P.O. Drawer 4430
Dublin, GA 31040-4430
State Bar No. 099517

GPN 10
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
ISAIAH MWANG (M) YOB: 2015
EZRA MWANGI (M), YOB 2012
ELIJAH BROWN (M), YOB 2003
ESTATE NO. 2020-TG-0155
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
To: BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF E.B. and SAMUEL MWANGI, Father of I.M and E.M.
The above styled PETITION FOR PERMANENT LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP of Minor was filed by NORMAN LOVING and JOANN LOVING on August 13, 2020. You are required to file with the clerk of the PROBATE COURT, and to serve upon Petitioners’ attorney, SARAH RIEDEL, 5607 ANSON AVE, EASTMAN, GA 31023 an answer in writing within 30 days.
This 21st day of August, 2020
SARAH RIEDEL
Banks and Riedel, P.C.
Attorney for Petitioners

1015
NAME CHANGE

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In Re: JAMEA LIFE KODESH REDMON
Civil Action File No.
20V-8970
NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME
GEORGIA, DODGE COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that SURENE L. NELSON, the undersigned, filed his Petition to the Superior Court of DODGE County, Georgia on the 25th day of AUGUST 2020, praying for a change in the name of minor child: JAMEA LIFE KODESH REDMON to JAMEA LIFE JAMEA REDMON.
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 thirty (30) days of the filing of said Petition.
This 25th day of AUGUST, 2020.
SURENE L. NELSON
Petitioner prose

1018
PROBATE NOTICES

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PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In Re: Estate of WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR., Deceased
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
Estate No.: P-20-9326
All creditors of the Estate of WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR. are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 4th day of August, 2020.
JERRY S. HARRELL,
Executor of the Estate of
WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR., Deceased
JERRY S. HARRELL
P.O. Box 264
Rhine, GA 31077

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IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF RONALD KEITH HUTTO, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9323
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;
BARBARA HUTTO has petitioned for Letters of Administration to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of RONALD KEITH HUTTO 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. 53-12-261.)
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 3, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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.
AL MCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
P.O Box 514
Eastman, Ga. 31023
478-374-3775

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IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF IZORA BRAY, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9334
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
RUGENA BRAY has petitioned for RUGENA BRAY to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of IZORA BRAY, 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. § 53-12-261.) 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 22, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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 held on SEPTEMBER 22, 2020. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
AL MCCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
KAYE COLLINS
Clerk/Deputy Clerk
of the Probate Court
643 Pearl Bates Avenue
Eastman, GA 31023
478-374-3775

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IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF ARLEAN BATTLE, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9297
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
GWENDOLYN CARTER has petitioned for GWENDOLYN CARTER, to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of ARLEAN BATTLE 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. § 53-12-261.) 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 22, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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 held on SEPTEMBER 20, 2020. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
AL MCCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
KAYE COLLINS
Clerk/Deputy Clerk
of the Probate Court
643 Pearl Bates Avenue
Eastman, GA 31023
478-374-3775

1020
DELINQUENT TAXES

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
TO: 1) BETTY L. HART SMITH, 2) UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF BETTY L. HART SMITH, 3) REGIONS BANK (INC.) ALABAMA, 4) DODGE COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER, 5) TENANT/RESIDENT/OCCUPANT, AND 6) ALL PERSONS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY KNOWN AS 6194 FRED BOHANNON RD., EASTMAN, GEORGIA 31023
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
The right to redeem the described property as 6194 FRED BOHANNON RD., EASTMAN, GEORGIA
31023, (TAX PARCEL 048C 096), as follows, to wit:
MAP AND PARCEL # 48C 96
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 294, 16TH
DISTRICT, DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, CONSISTING OF 2.04 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS
SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 48, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY THAT WAS CONVEYED TO
BETTY L. HART SMITH BY DEED OF RECORD IN DEED BOOK 226, PAGE 368, AFORESAID
RECORDS.
Will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 16th day of OCTOBER, 2020, or 30
days from service of notice.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated the 6th day of August 2019 and is recorded in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dodge County, Georgia, in Deed Book 879, Page 101.
The property may be redeemed at any time before the 16th day of October, 2020, or 30 days from
service of notice, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at
the following address: DAVID A. BASIL, LLC, 301 BRADLEY STREET, SUITE B-7,
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117.
Please be governed accordingly.

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TO:
1.JERRY W. FORDHAM AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATORS AND HEIRS OF JERRY W. FORDHAM
2.CATHY F. HATCHER ESTATE AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATORS AND HEIRS OF CATHY F. HATCHER
3.GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
4.ALL RESIDENTS/OCCUPANTS/TENANTS
5.ALL PERSONS HAVING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE BELOW DESCRIBED PROPERTY
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, TO WIT:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 279, 16TH LAND DISTRICT, DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING 1.00 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, THEREOF MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS A PART OF LOT 7 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF A SURVEY MADE BY JAKE D. HARRELL FOR W. L. JESSUP JR. AS THE SAME IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 51, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE DODGE SUPERIOR COURT, AND AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST SIDE OF A 30 FOOT ROAD SHOWN ON SAID PLAT WHICH IS 840 FEET SOUTH 26 DEGREES WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SAID ROAD WITH THE ORIGINAL NORTHEAST LINE OF LANE LOT 279, AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 240 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 26 DEGREES WEST A DISTANCE OF 180 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY OF A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO MARO B. COLEMAN BY SCHLEY H. JESSUP ON JANUARY 12, 1960; THENCE NORTH 48 DEGREES WEST ALONG THE SAID SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 240 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 26 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 190 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
DODGE COUNTY TAX PARCEL NO.: 60A 45
will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020.
The tax deed for which this notice relates is dated AUGUST 6, 2019. Said tax deed is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dodge County, Georgia, in Deed Book 879, Page 92.
This property may be redeemed at any time before 5:00 pm on or before SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 or thirty (30) days after legal service of this Notice pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 48-4-45, whichever is later. To redeem, you must pay the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address:
BRUSHY CREEK
ENTERPRISES, LLC,
CHAD T. HARRISON AND MELISSA G. HARRISON
c/o BRITTON A. SMITH
WHELCHEL & MCQUIGG, LLC
504 Beachview Drive, Suite 3-D
St. Simons Island, Georgia
31522
912-638-1174

120
LAND FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE IN NORTHLAKES SUBDIVISION. Lot 4 consists of 1.09 acres. Asking $14,000.00. Call 912-677-3333 or email rdiggs478@gmail.com

TWO LOTS IN TRIPP’S SUBDIVISION. One lot has water frontage for $65,000.00 and one lot is road frontage for $45,000.00. Call 478-231-2020 for more information.

600
SERVICES

Hardeman construction Land and lot clearing: top soil; fill dirt; pond building; hauling. Call Terry Hardeman at (478)285-1430 anytime. State Certified Septic Tank Installation

FOR ALL YOUR ROOFING NEEDS call BRICE BLOCKER, sales manager at FRASER ROOFING. Free Estimates. Call 478-231-8176.

700
FOR SALE

OVER 800 ALBUMS with record player, $400.00; over 300 DVDs with player, $150.00; over 100 cassettes, $40.00; over 150 VHS tapes, $60.00. None sold separate. NO TEST. CALL 478-231-0606.

730
WANTED

WANTED: Two older gentlemen looking for hunting land in Dodge County and will respect the land. Call 386-336-3803.

800
AUTOMOTIVE

2000 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. Red with black top, six-speed manual, less than 48,000 original miles, new tires, spoiler, ride control, Corsa exhaust, AM/FM CD player with 12 disc changer and heads up display. $18K. Call 478-231-6038 for more information.

1006
CORPORATIONS and BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

GPN 06
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
An application for a certificate of amendment of its articles of incorporation has been made by BANK OF EASTMAN by filing such application with the Department of Banking and Finance in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the “Financial Institutions Code of Georgia.” The purpose of said articles of amendment is to change the name of BANK OF EASTMAN to MAGNOLIA STATE BANK.

1007
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

GPN 07
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
All creditors of the Estate of JIMMY A. YAWN, Estate number P-20-9325, deceased, late of Dodge County, Georgia are hereby notified to render their demands by filing same with the PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY, 643 PEARL BATES RD. EASTMAN, GA 31023, according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 4th day of August, 2020.
SARAH RIEDEL
5607 ANSON AVE
EASTMAN, GA 31023

GPN 07
PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In Re: Estate of VICKIE W. JOHNSON, Deceased
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
Estate No.:P-20-9306
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of Vickie W. Johnson are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 20th day of August, 2020.
PATRICIA STAPLES,
Executor of the
Estate of VICKIE W.
JOHNSON, Deceased
1414 W Highway 280
Milan, GA 31060

1008
DIVORCES

Gpn 08
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
JESSICA HELTON, Plaintiff
vs
WILLIAM HELTON, IV,
Defendant
Civil Action File No. 20V-8902
NOTICE OF SUMMONS –
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: WILLIAM HELTON, IV, Defendant Named Above:
You are hereby notified that the above-styled action seeking, DIVORCE, was filed against you in said court on MAY 18, 2020, and that by reason of an order for service of summons by publication entered by the court on JULY 23,2020, you are hereby commanded and required to file with the clerk of said court and serve upon JESSICA HELTON plaintiff, whose address is 355 CLAXTON ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA 31539, an answer to the complaint within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for service by publication. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Witness the Honorable C. MICHAEL JOHNSON, Judge of said Court.
This 23rd day of JULY, 2020.
RHETT WALKER
Clerk of Superior Court
Dodge County

1010
FAMILY, CHILDREN, YOUTH

GPN 10
CITATION
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
B.A.
DOB: 02/01/2014
SEX: Female
FILE# 13944276
CASE# 83-2020J-16
B.R.
DOB: 04/01/2012
SEX: Male
FILE# 13944277
CASE# 83-2020J-13
Child Under 18 Years of Age
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, LEE POWELL, FATHER OF ANNABELLE
BALDERSTON AND JAMES BRYAN, FATHER OF RAYLAN BALDERSTON,
UNKNOWN ADDRESS, and anyone claiming to have a parental interest in the minor child named above. The mother of said child is JESSICA BALDERSTON.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the above styled action seeking Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights of the named child was filed against you in said Court on the 6th day of AUGUST, 2020, and that by reason of an Order for Service by
Publication entered by the Court on the 6th day of AUGUST, 2020;
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED AND REQUIRED to appear before the Juvenile Court of Johnson County, Georgia, in Wrightsville, Georgia, on the 1st day of OCTOBER, 2020, at 9:00 o’clock A.M. The hearing is for the purpose of termination of parental rights. The notice shall advise the putative/biological father who is not the legal father that he loses all rights to the child named in a petition pursuant to this article and will not be entitled to object to the termination of his rights to the child unless, within 30 days of receipt of such notice, he files:
1. A petition to legitimate such child; and
2. Notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the court in which the action under this Code section is pending.
The court may enter an order terminating all the parental rights of a putative/biological father, including any right to object thereafter to such proceedings:
1. Who fails to file a timely petition to legitimate the child named in a petition brought pursuant to this article and notice in accordance with subsection (c) of this Code section;
2. Whose petition to legitimate is subsequently dismissed for failure to prosecute; or
3. Whose petition to legitimate does not result in a court order finding that he is the legal father of the child named in a petition brought pursuant to this article.
WITNESS, Clerk of said Court, this 10th day of August, 2020.
PATRICIA GLOVER
JUVENILE CLERK
Johnson County Juvenile Court
Dublin Judicial Circuit
(Continued from Page 8)
Presented by:
CHARLES C. BUTLER,
Attorney for
JOHNSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES
P.O. Drawer 4430
Dublin, GA 31040-4430
State Bar No. 099517

GPN 10
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
ISAIAH MWANG (M) YOB: 2015
EZRA MWANGI (M), YOB 2012
ELIJAH BROWN (M), YOB 2003
ESTATE NO. 2020-TG-0155
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
To: BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF E.B. and SAMUEL MWANGI, Father of I.M and E.M.
The above styled PETITION FOR PERMANENT LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP of Minor was filed by NORMAN LOVING and JOANN LOVING on August 13, 2020. You are required to file with the clerk of the PROBATE COURT, and to serve upon Petitioners’ attorney, SARAH RIEDEL, 5607 ANSON AVE, EASTMAN, GA 31023 an answer in writing within 30 days.
This 21st day of August, 2020
SARAH RIEDEL
Banks and Riedel, P.C.
Attorney for Petitioners

1011
FORECLOSURES

GPN 11
NOTICE OF SALE
GEORGIA,
DODGE COUNTY
By virtue of a power of sale contained in that certain Security Deed from JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP to COLONY BANK, dated July 12, 2019, and recorded in Deed Book 875, Page 425, et seq., Dodge County Deed Records, aforesaid records, said Security Deed having originally been given to secure that certain Promissory in the original principal amount of NINETY TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY FOUR and 10/100 DOLLARS ($92,084.10) of even date therewith, as well as all extensions, renewals and modifications thereof, together with any and all other indebtedness, of any type or description, then or thereafter owing by JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP to COLONY BANK, there will be sold by the undersigned, at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, before the courthouse door at Eastman, Dodge County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September, 2020, the following described property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE EAST CORNER OF LAND LOT NO. 282 IN THE 13TH LAND DISTRICT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, CONTAINING 57.27 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; SAID TRACT OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN THE FORM OF A TRIANGLE FORMED BY A STRAIGHT LINE, DRAWN FROM THE NORTH CORNER OF SAID LAND LOT TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHEAST LAND LOT LINE OF SAID LAND LOT LOCATED 560 YARDS FROM THE EAST CORNER OF SAID LAND LOT; SAID LANDS LYING BETWEEN SAID LINE AND THE NORTHEAST LINE OF SAID LAND LOT AND THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST LINE LYING BETWEEN THE EAST CORNER OF SAID LAND LOT AND SAID DIAGONAL LINE AND BEING THE SAME LAND AS DESCRIBED IN A DEED FROM I. S. WEEKS TO G. P. LOWERY WHICH WILL BE FOUND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 66, PAGES 207-208, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA. SAID LANDS ARE THE IDENTICAL LANDS DESCRIBED IN AND CONVEYED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED FROM G. P. LOWERY TO MRS. SALLIE MAE YAWN DATED FEBRUARY 1, 1955, AS WILL BE FOUND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 73, PAGE 477, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE, COUNTY, GEORGIA.
SUBJECT TO EXISTING EASEMENTS FOR PUBLIC ROADS AND UTILITIES.
SUBJECT ALSO TO THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THAT CERTAIN APPLICATION FOR CURRENT USE ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY FOUND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 678 AT PAGES 304-305 IN THE DEED RECORDS OF DODGE COUNTY.
The indebtedness secured by the aforementioned Security Deed has been and is hereby declared immediately due and payable in full because of the failure of JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP to maintain payments upon said indebtedness owing to the COLONY BANK, in accordance with its terms.  Said indebtedness remaining in default, this sale shall be made for the purpose of paying such indebtedness, as well as all expenses of this sale, including attorneys’ fees.
The above-described property will be sold as the property of JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP and will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning and subdivision ordinances and/or regulations; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or an inspection of the property; all real property ad valorem taxes or assessments, which may constitute liens upon said property; all liens which, under applicable law, would take priority over the Security Deed described above; and all easements, restrictions, rights-of-way, security deeds or other encumbrances of record which have priority over the referenced Security Deed.
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party presently in possession of said property is JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP and/or a tenant or tenants.
Please be further advised that the entity which has full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the Note, Security Deed, and related documents, is:
COLONY BANK
206 N Church Street
Thomaston, Georgia 30286
Tel: 706-647-6601
ATTN: Jeffery Alton
Please note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of such loan.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
COLONY BANK,
as Attorney-in-Fact for
JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP
MOORE, CLARKE, DuVALL & RODGERS, P.C.
D. BRADLEY FOLSOM
Attorneys for
COLONY BANK
Post Office Box 4540
Valdosta, Georgia 31604-4540
229-245-7823

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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER   
GEORGIA, DODGE 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 JOEY PAYNE SR. to COLONY BANK dated September 25, 2000 and recorded in Deed Book 361, Page 163, Dodge County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the amount of FIFTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND 96/100 ($52,549.96) 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 Dodge County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on TUESDAY, 09/01/2020 the following described property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LOT OF LAND NO. 263 IN THE 16TH LAND DISTRICT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF A SURVEY MADE BY JIM H. ROSS, DODGE COUNTY SURVEYOR, IN AUGUST, 1979, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF DODGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 203 AND WHICH SAID PLAT AND THE RECORD THEREOF ARE BY REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN, CONTAINING 0.97 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE SOUTH CORNER OF SAID LOT AND RUN ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOT LINE NORTH 47 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 246.8 FEET; THENCE IN A DIRECTION OF NORTH 17 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 164.4 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE IN A DIRECTION OF SOUTH 47 DEGREES WEST A DISTANCE OF 320.3 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST LOT LINE AND AN IRON PIN; AND THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST LOT LINE SOUTH 43 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 148.3 FEET TO THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 
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 said 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.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is JOEY PAYNE SR. or a tenant or tenants.     
Pursuant to O. C. G. A. §44-14-162.2, the name, address and telephone number of the individual or entity who shall have the full authority to negotiate, amend, or modify all terms of the above described mortgage is as follows: Colony Bank, P.O. Box 1186
Thomaston, Georgia 30286 or call 706-647-6601, ext 3301.  The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in O. C. G. A.§44-14-162.2 shall be construed to require Colony Bank to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt described herein.
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.
This 27th day of  July, 2020.
COLONY BANK
AS ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR
JOEY PAYNE SR.  
WOLFSON & OSMUS LLC
Attorneys at Law
1010 Williams Street
Valdosta, GA 31601
229-257-0080
State Bar No. 578435

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NAME CHANGE

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NOTICE OF CHANGE OF
CORPORATE NAME
Notice is given that articles of amendment which will change the name of CITIZENS CORPORATION to GREAT OAKS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. have been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code. The registered office of the corporation is located at 5101 5th AVENUE; EASTMAN, GEORGIA 31023.

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PROBATE NOTICES

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PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
In Re: Estate of JUDY STEELE MILNER, Deceased
Estate No.: P-20-9301
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of JUDY STEELE MILNER are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to them.
This the 29th day of July, 2020.
BLAKE EDWARD MILNER,
Administrator, C. T. A. of the Estate of
JUDY STEELE MILNER,
Deceased
BLAKE EDWARD MILNER
610 Bell Line Road
Eastman, Georgia 31023

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PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In Re: Estate of WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR., Deceased
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
Estate No.: P-20-9326
All creditors of the Estate of WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR. are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 4th day of August, 2020.
JERRY S. HARRELL,
Executor of the Estate of
WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR., Deceased
JERRY S. HARRELL
P.O. Box 264
Rhine, GA 31077

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IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF RONALD KEITH HUTTO, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9323
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;
BARBARA HUTTO has petitioned for Letters of Administration to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of RONALD KEITH HUTTO 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. 53-12-261.)
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 3, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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.
AL MCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
P.O Box 514
Eastman, Ga. 31023
478-374-3775

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IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF IZORA BRAY, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9334
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
RUGENA BRAY has petitioned for RUGENA BRAY to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of IZORA BRAY, 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. § 53-12-261.) 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 22, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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 held on SEPTEMBER 22, 2020. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
AL MCCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
KAYE COLLINS
Clerk/Deputy Clerk
of the Probate Court
643 Pearl Bates Avenue
Eastman, GA 31023
478-374-3775

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IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF ARLEAN BATTLE, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9297
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
GWENDOLYN CARTER has petitioned for GWENDOLYN CARTER, to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of ARLEAN BATTLE 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. § 53-12-261.) 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 22, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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 held on SEPTEMBER 20, 2020. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
AL MCCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
KAYE COLLINS
Clerk/Deputy Clerk
of the Probate Court
643 Pearl Bates Avenue
Eastman, GA 31023
478-374-3775

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DELINQUENT TAXES

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
TO: 1) BETTY L. HART SMITH, 2) UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF BETTY L. HART SMITH, 3) REGIONS BANK (INC.) ALABAMA, 4) DODGE COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER, 5) TENANT/RESIDENT/OCCUPANT, AND 6) ALL PERSONS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY KNOWN AS 6194 FRED BOHANNON RD., EASTMAN, GEORGIA 31023
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
The right to redeem the described property as 6194 FRED BOHANNON RD., EASTMAN, GEORGIA
31023, (TAX PARCEL 048C 096), as follows, to wit:
MAP AND PARCEL # 48C 96
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 294, 16TH
DISTRICT, DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, CONSISTING OF 2.04 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS
SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 48, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY THAT WAS CONVEYED TO
BETTY L. HART SMITH BY DEED OF RECORD IN DEED BOOK 226, PAGE 368, AFORESAID
RECORDS.
Will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 16th day of OCTOBER, 2020, or 30
days from service of notice.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated the 6th day of August 2019 and is recorded in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dodge County, Georgia, in Deed Book 879, Page 101.
The property may be redeemed at any time before the 16th day of October, 2020, or 30 days from
service of notice, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at
the following address: DAVID A. BASIL, LLC, 301 BRADLEY STREET, SUITE B-7,
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117.
Please be governed accordingly.

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TO:
1.JERRY W. FORDHAM AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATORS AND HEIRS OF JERRY W. FORDHAM
2.CATHY F. HATCHER ESTATE AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATORS AND HEIRS OF CATHY F. HATCHER
3.GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
4.ALL RESIDENTS/OCCUPANTS/TENANTS
5.ALL PERSONS HAVING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE BELOW DESCRIBED PROPERTY
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, TO WIT:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 279, 16TH LAND DISTRICT, DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING 1.00 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, THEREOF MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS A PART OF LOT 7 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF A SURVEY MADE BY JAKE D. HARRELL FOR W. L. JESSUP JR. AS THE SAME IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 51, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE DODGE SUPERIOR COURT, AND AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST SIDE OF A 30 FOOT ROAD SHOWN ON SAID PLAT WHICH IS 840 FEET SOUTH 26 DEGREES WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SAID ROAD WITH THE ORIGINAL NORTHEAST LINE OF LANE LOT 279, AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 240 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 26 DEGREES WEST A DISTANCE OF 180 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY OF A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO MARO B. COLEMAN BY SCHLEY H. JESSUP ON JANUARY 12, 1960; THENCE NORTH 48 DEGREES WEST ALONG THE SAID SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 240 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 26 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 190 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
DODGE COUNTY TAX PARCEL NO.: 60A 45
will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020.
The tax deed for which this notice relates is dated AUGUST 6, 2019. Said tax deed is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dodge County, Georgia, in Deed Book 879, Page 92.
This property may be redeemed at any time before 5:00 pm on or before SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 or thirty (30) days after legal service of this Notice pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 48-4-45, whichever is later. To redeem, you must pay the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address:
BRUSHY CREEK
ENTERPRISES, LLC,
CHAD T. HARRISON AND MELISSA G. HARRISON
c/o BRITTON A. SMITH
WHELCHEL & MCQUIGG, LLC
504 Beachview Drive, Suite 3-D
St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522
912-638-1174

BY RUSS RAGAN
The Dodge County High School Lady Indians won two out of three on the softball field last week including a long marathon.
The marathon would be last Monday as Dodge hosted Northside of Warner Robins. Dodge would never lead until Logan White hit a walk off double for a 9-7 win. Dodge traveled to Cordele over the weekend for the Watermelon Tournament. The Lady Indians were sharp in game one as they beat a good Laurens County team, 9-4. Dodge wasn’t quite as sharp in game two as they dropped a 4-2 game to Pierce County. Dodge will host Bleckley County next Tuesday in a big region match up.
Linzy Bowen got the start as Dodge hosted Northside. The Lady Eagles grabbed the early lead with a three run first. Bowen settled down in the second with an easy inning. Dodge would get on the board in the second as Bailey Harvey reached on an error with one out. She would score on a ground out by Ava Roland to cut the lead to 3-1.
Bowen had an easy third and Dodge would continue to chip away at the plate. Dodge would get within a run in the fourth. Bailey Harvey would single to lead off the inning and steal second and once again, score on a ground out by Ava Roland to cut the lead to 3-2.
Northside would add to the lead in the fifth with three runs for a 6-3 lead. Things didn’t look good but the Lady Indians would battle back. Ava Maxwell would hit a one out single and steal second. She would score on a ground out by Logan White for a 6-3 game.
Bowen would strand a pair of runners in the sixth at second and third on a fly ball to Makiyah Roberson in centerfield. Dodge, yet again, would chip away in the bottom of the sixth. Ava Roland would reach on an error and would advance to third on a pair of wild pitches. Gracie Lewis would single her home for a 6-4 game. Brooke Perdue would single home Carson Ethridge who was running for Lewis for a 6-5 game going into the seventh.
Bowen got a big strikeout with two runners on to keep the game at 6-5 going to the bottom of the seventh. Dylana Barton would walk with one out and she would score the tying run on a double from Ava Roland and Dodge would finally tie the game at 6-6 and to extra innings we go.
Both teams had their chances in the eighth. Both teams left two runners on so to the ninth we go still tied at 6-6. The Lady Eagles would take the lead on an unearned run in the ninth to take a 7-6 lead but Dodge would have the last swing.
Gracie Lewis would double to left center to lead off the Dodge ninth. Ava Maxwell would walk for the third time and that set the table for Brooke Perdue. Things would then get strange. The freshman hit a deep drive to left center and it looked like a walk off three run homer but some how the ball dropped in between the sign and the fence and was still in play. Anyway, Lewis scored and Maxwell would be at third and Perdue was at second for Logan White. The senior hit a deep drive to right center to score both of the freshman runners and Dodge, despite never leading walks it off for a 9-7 win in a game that lasted better than three hours. Linzy Bowen went the whole way for the win.
Dodge had their hands full on Saturday morning as they faced a good Lanier County team. Ava Maxwell reached on an error to lead off the game and he stole second and scored on a ground out by Logan White for a 1-0 Dodge lead. Brooke Perdue got the start for Dodge. She had an easy first including a strikeout. Lanier tied the game on an unearned run in the second but back come the Dodge bats. Perdue walked with one out and Logan White followed up with a single to right center. Makiyah Roberson would double to left center scoring Jessica Joiner who ran for Perdue for a 2-1 Dodge lead. Remember in softball you can run for the pitcher and catcher with no penalty. Dylana Barton would drive in White and Roberson on an error and the Dodge lead would reach 4-1. Lanier would fight back with a pair of runs in the third. Barton would strand the tying run at second with a strikeout and Dodge took a 4-3 lead to the fourth. Dodge would have a strong fourth at the plate. Maxwell would walk with one out. Perdue would double to left center putting runners at second and third. Logan White would single home Maxwell for a 5-3 lead. Roberson would be hit by a pitch to load the bases for Bailey Harvey. The senior came through with a single that scored Joiner and White for a 7-3 game. Roberson would score on an error for an 8-3 game. With two outs, second baseman Dylana Barton would hit a long homer to left center for a 9-3 lead. Perdue would fight off a late rally for a 9-4 Dodge win. The game was called after five innings due to the tournament 90-minute time limit.
Dodge faced Pierce County in their second game. This just wasn’t a good game for Dodge. Linzy Bowen pitched well as she only allowed three earned run but the only Dodge runs came from a hit from Gracie Lewis in the seventh inning scoring Harvey and Roberson but Dodge came up short in a 4-2 loss.

RICHARD ALLEN DUNLAP
Pruett Air Conditioning
HVAC Specialist
Richard Allen “Midget” Dunlap, age 57, of Eastman, died Monday, August 24, 2020 at his residence.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.


BETTY EUGENIA LOWERY LEONARD
Entrepreneur
Betty Eugenia Lowery Leonard, age 92, of Eastman, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. at Southerland Funeral Chapel with Reverend Len Kight officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.


MARTHA ANN “MOTT” PRITCHETT
Dodge County Native
Martha Ann “Mott” Pritchett, age 60, of Cochran, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin.
Graveside memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Zebulon Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Adam Martin officiated.


AARON H. BABB
Retired Air Force
Veteran
Aaron H. Babb, 86, of Eastman, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his residence.
Visitation was held on Friday, August 21, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at New Vision Ministries in Hawkinsville.
A family service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at New Vision Ministries in Hawkinsville, with Reverend Jeff Thomas, Chris Poole and James Reaser officiating. A public burial was held on Monday, August 24, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. in Bowers Cemetery.


DAVID WILLIAM “D.J.” SHEFFIELD, JR.
Stanley Steamers
Employee
David William “D.J. Sheffield, Jr., age 29, of Columbus, formerly of Eastman, died Friday, August 14, 2020.
A memorial service was held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, at Liberty Baptist Church, with Rev. Ronnie Jones and Mrs. Theris Smith- Mullis officiating.



Mattie Lou Fountain Rogers
Dexter Pants Factory Retired Employee
Mattie Lou Fountain Rogers, age 89, died Tuesday, August 18, 2020, peacefully in her sleep with her family by her side.
Graveside funeral services were held on Thursday, August 20, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in Rogers Family Cemetery in Yonker.

George Will, famous for his wrong predictions, now claims he’s an independent, no longer a Republican (was he ever one?). Will claims on 6-3-20 in an MSNBC appearance that Donald Trump will lose in November 2020 and that voters will forget him “fairly fast.” This will be another faulty call by Will, who has been hanging around the polluted air of D.C. and the Washington P- - - too long. George Will and the P- - - deserve each other. Why does he bother with MSNBC – maybe he will go to work there.
Don’t forget – H. Clinton had a 93 percent chance to win the White House in 1996, the “experts” said.
Retired Marine “Mad Dog” Mattis is attacking his former boss President Trump as a “divider of people.” Maybe Mattis is auditioning for a job at MSNBC. Mattis likes perpetual foreign adventurism and Trump doesn’t. Neither do many of us.
Bumper sticker of the day: Make Theology Great Again.
Why aren’t media folks and other citizens all outraged at attacks on police officers, also violence generally and looting of stores. Ignoring the problem will not make it go away.
In less than two years universities, businesses and trade groups paid almost $22 million to Hillary Clinton in speaking fees, says the site Investors.com on 4-18-16. What did they expect in return for their generous financial support? They were sure Ms. Clinton would win the presidency and wanted to be on her list of favorites, of course.
Illegal immigrants still overflow U.S. hospital emergency rooms. Just being here is a crime for illegal invaders, who are treated as pre-Democrat royalty by Sleepy Joe’s party. No Democrat favors border control. No borders, no USA.
A perpetual grievance culture exists on college campuses.
Remember Obama saying he’s visited 57 states with one to go? What if Dan Quayle or any Republican had said that? You’d never hear the end of it. Obama always got a pass from his media pals.
Why are so many rich people liberals? Nikitas3.com explains in a column still good today, written on January 7, 2012. Nikitas3.com is a no-frills website with good commentary. It’s still there on his site. Most of his writings never go out of date.  [Full Story »] 

1006
CORPORATIONS and BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
An application for a certificate of amendment of its articles of incorporation has been made by BANK OF EASTMAN by filing such application with the Department of Banking and Finance in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the “Financial Institutions Code of Georgia.” The purpose of said articles of amendment is to change the name of BANK OF EASTMAN to MAGNOLIA STATE BANK.

1007
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
All creditors of the Estate of JIMMY A. YAWN, Estate number P-20-9325, deceased, late of Dodge County, Georgia are hereby notified to render their demands by filing same with the PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY, 643 PEARL BATES RD. EASTMAN, GA 31023, according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 4th day of August, 2020.
SARAH RIEDEL
5607 ANSON AVE
EASTMAN, GA 31023

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PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In Re: Estate of VICKIE W. JOHNSON, Deceased
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
Estate No.:P-20-9306
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of Vickie W. Johnson are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 20th day of August, 2020.
PATRICIA STAPLES,
Executor of the
Estate of VICKIE W.
JOHNSON, Deceased
1414 W Highway 280
Milan, GA 31060

1008
DIVORCES

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
JESSICA HELTON, Plaintiff
vs
WILLIAM HELTON, IV,
Defendant
Civil Action File No. 20V-8902
NOTICE OF SUMMONS –
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: WILLIAM HELTON, IV, Defendant Named Above:
You are hereby notified that the above-styled action seeking, DIVORCE, was filed against you in said court on MAY 18, 2020, and that by reason of an order for service of summons by publication entered by the court on JULY 23,2020, you are hereby commanded and required to file with the clerk of said court and serve upon JESSICA HELTON plaintiff, whose address is 355 CLAXTON ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA 31539, an answer to the complaint within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for service by publication. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Witness the Honorable C. MICHAEL JOHNSON, Judge of said Court.
This 23rd day of JULY, 2020.
RHETT WALKER
Clerk of Superior Court
Dodge County

1010
FAMILY, CHILDREN, YOUTH

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CITATION
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
B.A.
DOB: 02/01/2014
SEX: Female
FILE# 13944276
CASE# 83-2020J-16
B.R.
DOB: 04/01/2012
SEX: Male
FILE# 13944277
CASE# 83-2020J-13
Child Under 18 Years of Age
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, LEE POWELL, FATHER OF ANNABELLE
BALDERSTON AND JAMES BRYAN, FATHER OF RAYLAN BALDERSTON,
UNKNOWN ADDRESS, and anyone claiming to have a parental interest in the minor child named above. The mother of said child is JESSICA BALDERSTON.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the above styled action seeking Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights of the named child was filed against you in said Court on the 6th day of AUGUST, 2020, and that by reason of an Order for Service by
Publication entered by the Court on the 6th day of AUGUST, 2020;
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED AND REQUIRED to appear before the Juvenile Court of Johnson County, Georgia, in Wrightsville, Georgia, on the 1st day of OCTOBER, 2020, at 9:00 o’clock A.M. The hearing is for the purpose of termination of parental rights. The notice shall advise the putative/biological father who is not the legal father that he loses all rights to the child named in a petition pursuant to this article and will not be entitled to object to the termination of his rights to the child unless, within 30 days of receipt of such notice, he files:
1. A petition to legitimate such child; and
2. Notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the court in which the action under this Code section is pending.
The court may enter an order terminating all the parental rights of a putative/biological father, including any right to object thereafter to such proceedings:
1. Who fails to file a timely petition to legitimate the child named in a petition brought pursuant to this article and notice in accordance with subsection (c) of this Code section;
2. Whose petition to legitimate is subsequently dismissed for failure to prosecute; or
3. Whose petition to legitimate does not result in a court order finding that he is the legal father of the child named in a petition brought pursuant to this article.
WITNESS, Clerk of said Court, this 10th day of August, 2020.
PATRICIA GLOVER
JUVENILE CLERK
Johnson County Juvenile Court
Dublin Judicial Circuit
Presented by:
CHARLES C. BUTLER,
Attorney for
JOHNSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES
P.O. Drawer 4430
Dublin, GA 31040-4430
State Bar No. 099517

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
ISAIAH MWANG (M) YOB: 2015
EZRA MWANGI (M), YOB 2012
ELIJAH BROWN (M), YOB 2003
ESTATE NO. 2020-TG-0155
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
To: BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF E.B. and SAMUEL MWANGI, Father of I.M and E.M.
The above styled PETITION FOR PERMANENT LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP of Minor was filed by NORMAN LOVING and JOANN LOVING on August 13, 2020. You are required to file with the clerk of the PROBATE COURT, and to serve upon Petitioners’ attorney, SARAH RIEDEL, 5607 ANSON AVE, EASTMAN, GA 31023 an answer in writing within 30 days.
This 21st day of August, 2020
SARAH RIEDEL
Banks and Riedel, P.C.
Attorney for Petitioners

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FORECLOSURES

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NOTICE OF SALE
GEORGIA,
DODGE COUNTY
By virtue of a power of sale contained in that certain Security Deed from JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP to COLONY BANK, dated July 12, 2019, and recorded in Deed Book 875, Page 425, et seq., Dodge County Deed Records, aforesaid records, said Security Deed having originally been given to secure that certain Promissory in the original principal amount of NINETY TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY FOUR and 10/100 DOLLARS ($92,084.10) of even date therewith, as well as all extensions, renewals and modifications thereof, together with any and all other indebtedness, of any type or description, then or thereafter owing by JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP to COLONY BANK, there will be sold by the undersigned, at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, before the courthouse door at Eastman, Dodge County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September, 2020, the following described property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE EAST CORNER OF LAND LOT NO. 282 IN THE 13TH LAND DISTRICT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, CONTAINING 57.27 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; SAID TRACT OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN THE FORM OF A TRIANGLE FORMED BY A STRAIGHT LINE, DRAWN FROM THE NORTH CORNER OF SAID LAND LOT TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHEAST LAND LOT LINE OF SAID LAND LOT LOCATED 560 YARDS FROM THE EAST CORNER OF SAID LAND LOT; SAID LANDS LYING BETWEEN SAID LINE AND THE NORTHEAST LINE OF SAID LAND LOT AND THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST LINE LYING BETWEEN THE EAST CORNER OF SAID LAND LOT AND SAID DIAGONAL LINE AND BEING THE SAME LAND AS DESCRIBED IN A DEED FROM I. S. WEEKS TO G. P. LOWERY WHICH WILL BE FOUND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 66, PAGES 207-208, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA. SAID LANDS ARE THE IDENTICAL LANDS DESCRIBED IN AND CONVEYED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED FROM G. P. LOWERY TO MRS. SALLIE MAE YAWN DATED FEBRUARY 1, 1955, AS WILL BE FOUND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 73, PAGE 477, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE, COUNTY, GEORGIA.
SUBJECT TO EXISTING EASEMENTS FOR PUBLIC ROADS AND UTILITIES.
SUBJECT ALSO TO THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THAT CERTAIN APPLICATION FOR CURRENT USE ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY FOUND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 678 AT PAGES 304-305 IN THE DEED RECORDS OF DODGE COUNTY.
The indebtedness secured by the aforementioned Security Deed has been and is hereby declared immediately due and payable in full because of the failure of JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP to maintain payments upon said indebtedness owing to the COLONY BANK, in accordance with its terms.  Said indebtedness remaining in default, this sale shall be made for the purpose of paying such indebtedness, as well as all expenses of this sale, including attorneys’ fees.
The above-described property will be sold as the property of JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP and will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning and subdivision ordinances and/or regulations; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or an inspection of the property; all real property ad valorem taxes or assessments, which may constitute liens upon said property; all liens which, under applicable law, would take priority over the Security Deed described above; and all easements, restrictions, rights-of-way, security deeds or other encumbrances of record which have priority over the referenced Security Deed.
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party presently in possession of said property is JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP and/or a tenant or tenants.
Please be further advised that the entity which has full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the Note, Security Deed, and related documents, is:
COLONY BANK
206 N Church Street
Thomaston, Georgia 30286
Tel: 706-647-6601
ATTN: Jeffery Alton
Please note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of such loan.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
COLONY BANK,
as Attorney-in-Fact for
JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP
MOORE, CLARKE, DuVALL & RODGERS, P.C.
D. BRADLEY FOLSOM
Attorneys for
COLONY BANK
Post Office Box 4540
Valdosta, Georgia 31604-4540
229-245-7823

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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER   
GEORGIA, DODGE 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 JOEY PAYNE SR. to COLONY BANK dated September 25, 2000 and recorded in Deed Book 361, Page 163, Dodge County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the amount of FIFTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND 96/100 ($52,549.96) 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 Dodge County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on TUESDAY, 09/01/2020 the following described property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LOT OF LAND NO. 263 IN THE 16TH LAND DISTRICT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF A SURVEY MADE BY JIM H. ROSS, DODGE COUNTY SURVEYOR, IN AUGUST, 1979, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF DODGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 203 AND WHICH SAID PLAT AND THE RECORD THEREOF ARE BY REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN, CONTAINING 0.97 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE SOUTH CORNER OF SAID LOT AND RUN ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOT LINE NORTH 47 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 246.8 FEET; THENCE IN A DIRECTION OF NORTH 17 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 164.4 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE IN A DIRECTION OF SOUTH 47 DEGREES WEST A DISTANCE OF 320.3 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST LOT LINE AND AN IRON PIN; AND THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST LOT LINE SOUTH 43 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 148.3 FEET TO THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 
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 said 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.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is JOEY PAYNE SR. or a tenant or tenants.     
Pursuant to O. C. G. A. §44-14-162.2, the name, address and telephone number of the individual or entity who shall have the full authority to negotiate, amend, or modify all terms of the above described mortgage is as follows: Colony Bank, P.O. Box 1186
Thomaston, Georgia 30286 or call 706-647-6601, ext 3301.  The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in O. C. G. A.§44-14-162.2 shall be construed to require Colony Bank to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt described herein.
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.
This 27th day of  July, 2020.
COLONY BANK
AS ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR
JOEY PAYNE SR.  
WOLFSON & OSMUS LLC
Attorneys at Law
1010 Williams Street
Valdosta, GA 31601
229-257-0080
State Bar No. 578435

1015
NAME CHANGE

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NOTICE OF CHANGE OF
CORPORATE NAME
Notice is given that articles of amendment which will change the name of CITIZENS CORPORATION to GREAT OAKS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. have been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code. The registered office of the corporation is located at 5101 5th AVENUE; EASTMAN, GEORGIA 31023.

1018
PROBATE NOTICES

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PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
In Re: Estate of JUDY STEELE MILNER, Deceased
Estate No.: P-20-9301
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of JUDY STEELE MILNER are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to them.
This the 29th day of July, 2020.
BLAKE EDWARD MILNER,
Administrator, C. T. A. of the Estate of
JUDY STEELE MILNER,
Deceased
BLAKE EDWARD MILNER
610 Bell Line Road
Eastman, Georgia 31023

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PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In Re: Estate of WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR., Deceased
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
Estate No.: P-20-9326
All creditors of the Estate of WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR. are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 4th day of August, 2020.
JERRY S. HARRELL,
Executor of the Estate of
WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR., Deceased
JERRY S. HARRELL
P.O. Box 264
Rhine, GA 31077

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IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF RONALD KEITH HUTTO, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9323
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;
BARBARA HUTTO has petitioned for Letters of Administration to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of RONALD KEITH HUTTO 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. 53-12-261.)
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 3, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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.
AL MCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
P.O Box 514
Eastman, Ga. 31023
478-374-3775

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IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF IZORA BRAY, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9334
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
RUGENA BRAY has petitioned for RUGENA BRAY to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of IZORA BRAY, 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. § 53-12-261.) 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 22, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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 held on SEPTEMBER 22, 2020. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
AL MCCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
KAYE COLLINS
Clerk/Deputy Clerk
of the Probate Court
643 Pearl Bates Avenue
Eastman, GA 31023
478-374-3775

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IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF ARLEAN BATTLE, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9297
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
GWENDOLYN CARTER has petitioned for GWENDOLYN CARTER, to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of ARLEAN BATTLE 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. § 53-12-261.) 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 22, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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 held on SEPTEMBER 20, 2020. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
AL MCCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
KAYE COLLINS
Clerk/Deputy Clerk
of the Probate Court
643 Pearl Bates Avenue
Eastman, GA 31023
478-374-3775

1020
DELINQUENT TAXES

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
TO: 1) BETTY L. HART SMITH, 2) UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF BETTY L. HART SMITH, 3) REGIONS BANK (INC.) ALABAMA, 4) DODGE COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER, 5) TENANT/RESIDENT/OCCUPANT, AND 6) ALL PERSONS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY KNOWN AS 6194 FRED BOHANNON RD., EASTMAN, GEORGIA 31023
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
The right to redeem the described property as 6194 FRED BOHANNON RD., EASTMAN, GEORGIA
31023, (TAX PARCEL 048C 096), as follows, to wit:
MAP AND PARCEL # 48C 96
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 294, 16TH
DISTRICT, DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, CONSISTING OF 2.04 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS
SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 48, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY THAT WAS CONVEYED TO
BETTY L. HART SMITH BY DEED OF RECORD IN DEED BOOK 226, PAGE 368, AFORESAID
RECORDS.
Will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 16th day of OCTOBER, 2020, or 30
days from service of notice.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated the 6th day of August 2019 and is recorded in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dodge County, Georgia, in Deed Book 879, Page 101.
The property may be redeemed at any time before the 16th day of October, 2020, or 30 days from
service of notice, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at
the following address: DAVID A. BASIL, LLC, 301 BRADLEY STREET, SUITE B-7,
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117.
Please be governed accordingly.

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TO:
1.JERRY W. FORDHAM AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATORS AND HEIRS OF JERRY W. FORDHAM
2.CATHY F. HATCHER ESTATE AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN ADMINISTRATORS AND HEIRS OF CATHY F. HATCHER
3.GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
4.ALL RESIDENTS/OCCUPANTS/TENANTS
5.ALL PERSONS HAVING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE BELOW DESCRIBED PROPERTY
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, TO WIT:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 279, 16TH LAND DISTRICT, DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING 1.00 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, THEREOF MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS A PART OF LOT 7 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF A SURVEY MADE BY JAKE D. HARRELL FOR W. L. JESSUP JR. AS THE SAME IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 51, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE DODGE SUPERIOR COURT, AND AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST SIDE OF A 30 FOOT ROAD SHOWN ON SAID PLAT WHICH IS 840 FEET SOUTH 26 DEGREES WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SAID ROAD WITH THE ORIGINAL NORTHEAST LINE OF LANE LOT 279, AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 240 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 26 DEGREES WEST A DISTANCE OF 180 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY OF A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO MARO B. COLEMAN BY SCHLEY H. JESSUP ON JANUARY 12, 1960; THENCE NORTH 48 DEGREES WEST ALONG THE SAID SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 240 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 26 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 190 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
DODGE COUNTY TAX PARCEL NO.: 60A 45
will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020.
The tax deed for which this notice relates is dated AUGUST 6, 2019. Said tax deed is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dodge County, Georgia, in Deed Book 879, Page 92.
This property may be redeemed at any time before 5:00 pm on or before SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 or thirty (30) days after legal service of this Notice pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 48-4-45, whichever is later. To redeem, you must pay the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address:
BRUSHY CREEK
ENTERPRISES, LLC,
CHAD T. HARRISON AND MELISSA G. HARRISON
c/o BRITTON A. SMITH
WHELCHEL & MCQUIGG, LLC
504 Beachview Drive, Suite 3-D
St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522
912-638-1174

1001
ADOPTIONS

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF E.G.T., a minor child,
by
WILSON KANE HILLIARD and
with the consent of
BETHANY LAUREN HILLIARD,
Petitioners.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 20A-155
NOTICE OF FILING OF ADOPTION
TO: JUSTIN TYLER ROGERS (putative father of E.G.T.)
You are hereby notified that a PETITION TO ADOPT has been filed in regard to your minor children. You required to file with the clerk of said court and serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address is:
DANIELS LAW LLC
Ronald Edward Daniels
P.O. BOX 4939
Eastman, GA 31023
An answer to the Petition within thirty (30) days after service of this Notice upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
Please be aware that under Georgia law, unless you file a Petition to Legitimate your child within (thirty) 30 days from the date you receive this Notice, you will forever lose all rights to your child. Furthermore, if you fail to act, you will not be entitled to any notice of any proceedings or have an opportunity to object to the adoption of your minor child.
Dated JULY 29, 2020.
RHETT WALKER, Clerk
Dodge County Superior Court

1007
DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of ANN REAGIN STUCKEY, Deceased, late of Dodge 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.
June 23, 2020
MARTHAN S. ALDRIDGE,
Executor
c/o WILLIAM A. TURNER, Esq.
COHEN POLLOCK MERLIN TURNER, P.C.
3350 Riverwood Parkway,
Suite 1600
Atlanta, Georgia 30339

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STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN C. LEE
All creditors of the Estate of JOHN C. LEE, late of DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, 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 the 20th day of JULY, 2020.
Estate of JOHN C. LEE
BEVERLY CATIR, Executor
120 Lantern Lane
DeLand, FL 32720
MARGARET GREER EVANS
Attorney at Law
State Bar No. 488189
478-272-2885

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GEORGIA, DODGE COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of JACK M. JONES, deceased, late of Dodge 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 me.
This 30th day of July, 2020.
SHERRY H. JONES
Executor of the LW&T of
JACK M. JONES
3621 Roddy Highway
Cochran GA 31014

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
All creditors of the Estate of JIMMY A. YAWN, Estate number P-20-9325, deceased, late of Dodge County, Georgia are hereby notified to render their demands by filing same with the PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY, 643 PEARL BATES RD. EASTMAN, GA 31023, according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 4th day of August, 2020.
SARAH RIEDEL
5607 ANSON AVE
EASTMAN, GA 31023

1008
DIVORCES

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
JESSICA HELTON, Plaintiff
vs
WILLIAM HELTON, IV, Defendant
Civil Action File No. 20V-8902
NOTICE OF SUMMONS –
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: WILLIAM HELTON, IV, Defendant Named Above:
You are hereby notified that the above-styled action seeking, DIVORCE, was filed against you in said court on MAY 18, 2020, and that by reason of an order for service of summons by publication entered by the court on JULY 23,2020, you are hereby commanded and required to file with the clerk of said court and serve upon JESSICA HELTON plaintiff, whose address is 355 CLAXTON ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA 31539, an answer to the complaint within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for service by publication. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Witness the Honorable C. MICHAEL JOHNSON, Judge of said Court.
This 23rd day of JULY, 2020.
RHETT WALKER
Clerk of Superior Court
Dodge County

1010
FAMILY, CHILDREN, YOUTH

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CITATION
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN THE INTEREST OF:
B.A.
DOB: 02/01/2014
SEX: Female
FILE# 13944276
CASE# 83-2020J-16
B.R.
DOB: 04/01/2012
SEX: Male
FILE# 13944277
CASE# 83-2020J-13
Child Under 18 Years of Age
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, LEE POWELL, FATHER OF ANNABELLE
BALDERSTON AND JAMES BRYAN, FATHER OF RAYLAN BALDERSTON,
UNKNOWN ADDRESS, and anyone claiming to have a parental interest in the minor child named above. The mother of said child is JESSICA BALDERSTON.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the above styled action seeking Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights of the named child was filed against you in said Court on the 6th day of AUGUST, 2020, and that by reason of an Order for Service by
Publication entered by the Court on the 6th day of AUGUST, 2020;
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED AND REQUIRED to appear before the Juvenile Court of Johnson County, Georgia, in Wrightsville, Georgia, on the 1st day of OCTOBER, 2020, at 9:00 o’clock A.M. The hearing is for the purpose of termination of parental rights. The notice shall advise the putative/biological father who is not the legal father that he loses all rights to the child named in a petition pursuant to this article and will not be entitled to object to the termination of his rights to the child unless, within 30 days of receipt of such notice, he files:
1. A petition to legitimate such child; and
2. Notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the court in which the action under this Code section is pending.
The court may enter an order terminating all the parental rights of a putative/biological father, including any right to object thereafter to such proceedings:
1. Who fails to file a timely petition to legitimate the child named in a petition brought pursuant to this article and notice in accordance with subsection (c) of this Code section;
2. Whose petition to legitimate is subsequently dismissed for failure to prosecute; or
3. Whose petition to legitimate does not result in a court order finding that he is the legal father of the child named in a petition brought pursuant to this article.
WITNESS, Clerk of said Court, this 10th day of August, 2020.
PATRICIA GLOVER
JUVENILE CLERK
Johnson County Juvenile Court
Dublin Judicial Circuit
Presented by:
CHARLES C. BUTLER,
Attorney for
JOHNSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES
P.O. Drawer 4430
Dublin, GA 31040-4430
State Bar No. 099517

1011
FORECLOSURES

GPN 11
NOTICE OF SALE
GEORGIA, DODGE COUNTY.
By virtue of a power of sale contained in that certain Security Deed from JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP to COLONY BANK, dated July 12, 2019, and recorded in Deed Book 875, Page 425, et seq., Dodge County Deed Records, aforesaid records, said Security Deed having originally been given to secure that certain Promissory in the original principal amount of NINETY TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY FOUR and 10/100 DOLLARS ($92,084.10) of even date therewith, as well as all extensions, renewals and modifications thereof, together with any and all other indebtedness, of any type or description, then or thereafter owing by JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP to COLONY BANK, there will be sold by the undersigned, at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, before the courthouse door at Eastman, Dodge County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September, 2020, the following described property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE EAST CORNER OF LAND LOT NO. 282 IN THE 13TH LAND DISTRICT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, CONTAINING 57.27 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; SAID TRACT OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN THE FORM OF A TRIANGLE FORMED BY A STRAIGHT LINE, DRAWN FROM THE NORTH CORNER OF SAID LAND LOT TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHEAST LAND LOT LINE OF SAID LAND LOT LOCATED 560 YARDS FROM THE EAST CORNER OF SAID LAND LOT; SAID LANDS LYING BETWEEN SAID LINE AND THE NORTHEAST LINE OF SAID LAND LOT AND THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST LINE LYING BETWEEN THE EAST CORNER OF SAID LAND LOT AND SAID DIAGONAL LINE AND BEING THE SAME LAND AS DESCRIBED IN A DEED FROM I. S. WEEKS TO G. P. LOWERY WHICH WILL BE FOUND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 66, PAGES 207-208, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA. SAID LANDS ARE THE IDENTICAL LANDS DESCRIBED IN AND CONVEYED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED FROM G. P. LOWERY TO MRS. SALLIE MAE YAWN DATED FEBRUARY 1, 1955, AS WILL BE FOUND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 73, PAGE 477, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE, COUNTY, GEORGIA.
SUBJECT TO EXISTING EASEMENTS FOR PUBLIC ROADS AND UTILITIES.
SUBJECT ALSO TO THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THAT CERTAIN APPLICATION FOR CURRENT USE ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY FOUND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 678 AT PAGES 304-305 IN THE DEED RECORDS OF DODGE COUNTY.
The indebtedness secured by the aforementioned Security Deed has been and is hereby declared immediately due and payable in full because of the failure of JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP to maintain payments upon said indebtedness owing to the COLONY BANK, in accordance with its terms.  Said indebtedness remaining in default, this sale shall be made for the purpose of paying such indebtedness, as well as all expenses of this sale, including attorneys’ fees.
The above-described property will be sold as the property of JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP and will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning and subdivision ordinances and/or regulations; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or an inspection of the property; all real property ad valorem taxes or assessments, which may constitute liens upon said property; all liens which, under applicable law, would take priority over the Security Deed described above; and all easements, restrictions, rights-of-way, security deeds or other encumbrances of record which have priority over the referenced Security Deed.
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party presently in possession of said property is JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP and/or a tenant or tenants.
Please be further advised that the entity which has full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the Note, Security Deed, and related documents, is:
COLONY BANK
206 N Church Street
Thomaston, Georgia 30286
Tel: 706-647-6601
ATTN: Jeffery Alton
Please note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of such loan.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
COLONY BANK,
as Attorney-in-Fact for
JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND DONNA SAPP
MOORE, CLARKE, DuVALL & RODGERS, P.C.
D. BRADLEY FOLSOM
Attorneys for
COLONY BANK
Post Office Box 4540
Valdosta, Georgia 31604-4540
229-245-7823

GPN 11
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER   
GEORGIA, DODGE 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 JOEY PAYNE SR. to COLONY BANK dated September 25, 2000 and recorded in Deed Book 361, Page 163, Dodge County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the amount of FIFTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND 96/100 ($52,549.96) 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 Dodge County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on TUESDAY, 09/01/2020 the following described property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LOT OF LAND NO. 263 IN THE 16TH LAND DISTRICT OF DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF A SURVEY MADE BY JIM H. ROSS, DODGE COUNTY SURVEYOR, IN AUGUST, 1979, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF DODGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 203 AND WHICH SAID PLAT AND THE RECORD THEREOF ARE BY REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN, CONTAINING 0.97 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE SOUTH CORNER OF SAID LOT AND RUN ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOT LINE NORTH 47 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 246.8 FEET; THENCE IN A DIRECTION OF NORTH 17 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 164.4 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE IN A DIRECTION OF SOUTH 47 DEGREES WEST A DISTANCE OF 320.3 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST LOT LINE AND AN IRON PIN; AND THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST LOT LINE SOUTH 43 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 148.3 FEET TO THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 
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 said 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.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is JOEY PAYNE SR. or a tenant or tenants.     
Pursuant to O. C. G. A. §44-14-162.2, the name, address and telephone number of the individual or entity who shall have the full authority to negotiate, amend, or modify all terms of the above described mortgage is as follows: Colony Bank, P.O. Box 1186
Thomaston, Georgia 30286 or call 706-647-6601, ext 3301.  The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in O. C. G. A.§44-14-162.2 shall be construed to require Colony Bank to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt described herein.
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.
This 27th day of  July, 2020.
COLONY BANK
AS ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR
JOEY PAYNE SR.  
WOLFSON & OSMUS LLC
Attorneys at Law
1010 Williams Street
Valdosta, GA 31601
229-257-0080
State Bar No. 578435

1013
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

GPN 13
JUDICIAL NOTICE
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 15-11-50(f) the Superior Court is seeking qualified candidates for the position of JUVENILE COURT JUDGE in the OCONEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FOR BLECKLEY, DODGE, MONTGOMERY, PULASKI, TELFAIR and WHEELER Counties. This will be a four year appointment by court order beginning on October 1, 2020 and ending on September 30, 2024.
Qualified applicants must be at least 30 years of age, a citizen of Georgia for three years, having practiced law for five years (seven is preferred) and be a member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing. Travel throughout the Judicial Circuit and some limited state travel will be required.
Anyone expressing an interest in this position including all questions and comments should refer them to:
MR. BOB NADEKOW
DISTRICT COURT
ADMINISTRATOR
POST OFFICE DRAWER C
LYONS, GA 30436
Application packets may also be submitted via email to bnadekow@eighthdistrict.org. Only letters of interest, resumes, questions or comments received by September 15, 2020 will be considered. No phone calls, please.

1015
NAME CHANGE

GPN 15
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF
CORPORATE NAME
Notice is given that articles of amendment which will change the name of CITIZENS CORPORATION to GREAT OAKS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. have been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code. The registered office of the corporation is located at 5101 5th AVENUE; EASTMAN, GEORGIA 31023.

1018
PROBATE NOTICES

Gpn 18
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF ROSIE MAE ROLAND, Deceased
ESTATE NO. P-20-9321
NOTICE
IN RE: Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form
NOTICE
RE: PETITION OF DONALD H. CLARK TO PROBATE THE WILL OF ROSIE MAE ROLAND, DECEASED, UPON WHICH AN ORDER FOR SERVICE WAS GRANTED BY THIS COURT ON JULY 15, 2020.
TO: JANIE DYKES, WANDA ALLEN, JOYCE TAYLOR, ELAINE CLARK, MELINDA MCCRANIE, DAVID ROLAND, SHIRLEY VICKIE MULLIS, ROSANNA SHADI, CHRISTOPHER DAVID SHAUN AMERSON, CHARLES DAVID AMERSON, JR., BRITTANY AMERSON, SHERITA NOEL AMERSON, CHARLOTTE GOMEZ, VICKI MILLS, ROSANNA BUCK, TINA UMBAO, DUSTY BECK, DANNY BARBER AND MINDY ROWLAND, and all other beneficiaries or heirs at law of ROSIE MAE ROLAND.
This is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the above referenced petition, in this Court on or before the thirteenth (13th) day after AUGUST 25, 2020, (the date of the mailing of this Notice to you by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested); provided, however, that if a return receipt for such Notice is actually received by the Court within such 13 days, the deadline for the filing of any objection shall be ten (10) days from the date of receipt shown on such return receipt.
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 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 held scheduled at a later date.
If no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted without a hearing.
AL McCRANIE,
Probate Judge of Dodge County
Post Office Box 514
Eastman, Georgia 31023
Telephone: 478-374-3775
STRAUGHN & STRAUGHN
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 55567

Gpn 18
PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
In Re: Estate of JUDY STEELE MILNER, Deceased
Estate No.: P-20-9301
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of JUDY STEELE MILNER are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to them.
This the 29th day of July, 2020.
BLAKE EDWARD MILNER,
Administrator, C. T. A. of the Estate of
JUDY STEELE MILNER,
Deceased
BLAKE EDWARD MILNER
610 Bell Line Road
Eastman, Georgia 31023

Gpn 18
PROBATE COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
In Re: Estate of WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR., Deceased
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL IN SOLEMN FORM
Estate No.: P-20-9326
All creditors of the Estate of WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR. are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 4th day of August, 2020.
JERRY S. HARRELL,
Executor of the Estate of
WRIGHT T. HARRELL, SR., Deceased
JERRY S. HARRELL
P.O. Box 264
Rhine, GA 31077

gpn 18
IN THE PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF DODGE
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF RONALD KEITH HUTTO, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. P-20-9323
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;
BARBARA HUTTO has petitioned for Letters of Administration to be appointed Administrator (s) of the Estate of RONALD KEITH HUTTO 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. 53-12-261.)
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 3, 2020.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All pleadings/objections must be signed under oath 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.
AL MCRANIE
Judge of the Probate Court
P.O Box 514
Eastman, Ga. 31023
478-374-3775

1020
DELINQUENT TAXES

Gpn 20
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
TO: 1) BETTY L. HART SMITH, 2) UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF BETTY L. HART SMITH, 3) REGIONS BANK (INC.) ALABAMA, 4) DODGE COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER, 5) TENANT/RESIDENT/OCCUPANT, AND 6) ALL PERSONS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY KNOWN AS 6194 FRED BOHANNON RD., EASTMAN, GEORGIA 31023
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
The right to redeem the described property as 6194 FRED BOHANNON RD., EASTMAN, GEORGIA
31023, (TAX PARCEL 048C 096), as follows, to wit:
MAP AND PARCEL # 48C 96
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 294, 16TH
DISTRICT, DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, CONSISTING OF 2.04 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS
SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 48, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA. THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY THAT WAS CONVEYED TO
BETTY L. HART SMITH BY DEED OF RECORD IN DEED BOOK 226, PAGE 368, AFORESAID
RECORDS.
Will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 16th day of OCTOBER, 2020, or 30
days from service of notice.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated the 6th day of August 2019 and is recorded in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dodge County, Georgia, in Deed Book 879, Page 101.
The property may be redeemed at any time before the 16th day of October, 2020, or 30 days from
service of notice, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at
the following address: DAVID A. BASIL, LLC, 301 BRADLEY STREET, SUITE B-7,
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117.
Please be governed accordingly.

120
LAND FOR SALE

TWO LOTS IN TRIPP’S SUBDIVISION. One lot has water frontage for $65,000.00 and one lot is road frontage for $45,000.00. Call 478-231-2020 for more information.

600
SERVICES

Hardeman construction Land and lot clearing: top soil; fill dirt; pond building; hauling. Call Terry Hardeman at (478)285-1430 anytime. State Certified Septic Tank Installation

FOR ALL YOUR ROOFING NEEDS call BRICE BLOCKER, sales manager at FRASER ROOFING. Free Estimates. Call 478-231-8176.

700
FOR SALE

40’ SHIPPING CONTAINER. Asking $1,500.00. Call 229-860-0549.

720
PETS

Use HAPPY JACK® KENNEL DIP to control fleas, ticks, mange, stable flies and mosquitoes where they breed. CHAS MAR HOME & GARDEN 478-374-1911. www.fleabeacon.com

800
AUTOMOTIVE

2000 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. Red with black top, six-speed manual, less than 48,000 original miles, new tires, spoiler, ride control, Corsa exhaust, AM/FM CD player with 12 disc changer and heads up display. $18K. Call 478-231-6038 for more information.

900
YARD SALES

GIGANTIC YARD SALE: Saturday, August 22; 442 GUM SWAMP ROAD, EASTMAN. Lots of miscellaneous items and tools. 7:00 a.m. - until.

Lady Indians win against Perry, 14-6 and Harlem, 8-4
BY RUSS REGAN
The Dodge County High School Lady Indians got back on the winning track on the softball field with a pair of wins.
On Monday, Dodge rallied from four runs down for a 14-6 win over Perry. On Saturday, Dodge recorded an 8-4 win over Harlem. Dodge does have a schedule change this week as the double header with Southwest Macon has been postponed. It was to be the home region opener. The Lady Indians will travel to West Laurens on Monday and they will host Washington County in the region opener on Tuesday.
Dodge trailed 4-0 to Perry before coming to bat but would get things going with more two out magic. Ava Maxwell led by getting hit by a pitch. Two out later, Makiyah Roberson singled to put two runners on. Back to back hits by pitches to Bailey Harvey and Dylana Barton got Dodge on that board at 4-1. A wild pitch would score Roberson for a 4-2 game. Ava Roland would draw a walk to re-load the bases for Gracie Lewis. The senior came through with a double to right that would unload the bases and five Dodge a 5-4 lead after the first.
The game would be tied at 5-5 before Dodge would take the lead in the bottom of the second. Maxwell would lead off by getting hit by a pitch, for the second time. Dodge would get hit by four pitches in the game. She would score on a sacrifice fly by Makiyah Roberson for a 6-5 Dodge lead.
Perry would tie the game for the last time in the third at 6-6. Dodge would get things going in the bottom of the fourth. Brooke Perdue would lead off the evening with a walk. The Lady Indians would lead for good as Logan White hit a long homer to left for a 8-6 lead. Dodge would carry the momentum to the fifth as Brooke Perdue had a pair of strikeouts for a one, two, three inning.
The Dodge bats would come alive in the bottom of the fifth. Ava Roland would single to lead off the inning. Kyla Howell would walk with one out to put Dodge in business. A wild pitch would score Roland for a 9-6 game. Maxwell would walk and the Perdue would help herself with a hit that would score Howell for a 10-6 game.
That would bring up the hot hitting Logan White. The senior would hit a 3-0 pitch deep over the left field fence for her second homer of the game and fourth of the year for a 13-6 lead. Roberson would follow that with a single. She would score on a triple by Bailey Harvey and that would wrap the game up for the 14-6 win. Brooke Perdue would be the winning pitcher in the game.
The Lady Indians would trail 1-0 to Harlem going to the bottom of the first. Ava Maxwell would lead off with a walk. One out later, Logan White would single and Makiyah Roberson would be hit by a pitch to load the bases. walk for a 2-1 Dodge lead. Bailey Harvey would be hit by a pitch and that would be the game as Maxwell scored for a win. Dylana Barton would have a four pitch walk for a 2-1 Dodge lead. A throwing error would give the Lady Indians the lead in the second. Maxwell led off with a single and then stole second. One out later, she scored a hit to center from Logan White for a 4-1 Dodge lead.
Harlem got back in the game with a pair of runs in the third to make it a 4-3 Dodge lead. Dodge got the bats going with one out in the fifth. Roberson and Harvey would both get singles. Dylana Barton would double to left that would score Roberson for a 5-3 lead. The would bring up sophomore catcher Ava Roland. She had a long nine pitch at bat. She won the battle with style with a long three run homer to left and a big 8-3 lead. Dodge would take a 8-4 win. Brooke Perdue was the winning pitcher for Dodge County.
Last week I left out a long homer by Bailey Harvey in Dodges 8-0 win over Lincoln County. I am very sorry for the mistake.