News Democrat Public Notices 11/05/25

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF ADAM BOATMAN

(Deceased)

2025-PR-92

Notice is hereby given that on the 22^nd day of October, 2025 Letters of Administration in respect to the Estate of ADAM BOATMAN, deceased, who died on October 10, 2025, were issued to the Administrator, Bobby Eddings, by the Chancery Court of Humphreys County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or un-matured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2). Otherwise their claims will forever be barred:

(1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this Notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or

    (B) Sixty (60) days from the date of the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received a copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1)(A); or

(2) Twelve (12) months from the decedents date of death.

This 22^nd day of October, 2025.

Bobby Eddings

129 Ridgecrest St.

McEwen, TN 37101

Personal Representative(s)

/s/ Michael S. Bullion, Clerk & Master

By: Abby Hurt, Chief Deputy Clerk

Morgan Peyton, Deputy Clerk

Stephanie Burney, Deputy Clerk

Amy Cross Nance

103 Forrest Crossing Blvd. Suite 205

Franklin, TN 37064

Attorney for Personal Representatives

Publication Dates: October 29, 2025 and November 5, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF JAMES EVERETTE COOK

(Deceased)

2025-PR-97

Notice is hereby given that on the 31^st day of October, 2025 Letters of Administration in respect to the Estate of JAMES EVERETTE COOK, deceased, who died on October 10, 2025, were issued to the Administrator by the Chancery Court of Humphreys County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or un-matured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2). Otherwise their claims will forever be barred:

(1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this Notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or

    (B) Sixty (60) days from the date of the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received a copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1)(A); or

(2) Twelve (12) months from the decedents date of death.

This 31^st day of October, 2025.

Tracy Annette Cook

221 Bold Springs Rd.

McEwen, TN 37101

Personal Representative(s)

/s/ Michael S. Bullion, Clerk & Master

By: Abby Hurt, Chief Deputy Clerk

Morgan Peyton, Deputy Clerk

Stephanie Burney, Deputy Clerk

Markley Runyon Gill

P.O. Box 445

Erin, TN 37061

Attorney for Personal Representatives

BID REQUEST

The Humphreys County Highway Department will be accepting sealed bids for:

Supplies for the period of January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026:

Crushed Stone

Chert

Metal and Plastic Pipe

Hot Mix Asphalt (County & State-Aid) FOB

Cold Mix

Road Striping (County)

RS-2/ AE-P/ RM-90 oils

Scrap Metal

Sealed bids will be opened at the Highway Department located at 1500 East Railroad Street, Waverly, TN 37185 on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 10:00 A.M.

For specifications contact the Highway Department at (931) 296-2121.

Purchase Order Number: 11670

Publication Dates: November 5 and 12, 2025.

Public Notice

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)

Division of Water Resources (DWR)

Notice Requesting Public Comments on Draft Permit Actions

FILE # NRS25.220

The purpose of this notice is to advise the public of the following proposed permit action and solicit comments and information necessary to evaluate the potential impact of the proposed activities on the aquatic environment.

Pursuant to The Tennessee Water Quality Control Act of 1977, T.C.A. §69-3-108 and Tennessee Rules, Chapter 0400-40-07, the proposed activity described below has been submitted for approval under an Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Section 401 of the Clean Water Act requires that an applicant obtain a water quality certification from the state when a federal permit is required. This notice is intended to inform interested parties of this permit application and draft permit and rationale, and to ask for comments and information necessary to determine possible impacts to water quality. At the conclusion of the public notice period a final determination will be made whether to issue or deny the permit.

APPLICANT

Occidental Chemical Corporation

c/o Justin Smith

1900 Dupont Road

New Johnsonville, TN 37134

P: 901-237-7700

LOCATION

The project is in the Tennessee River (Kentucky Lake) in Humphreys County

New Johnsonville, Humphreys County, Tennessee

Latitude: 36.050216, Longitude -87.982947

Ecoregion 71f, Humphreys County, impacts in Lower Tennessee River-Kentucky Lake Watershed (06040005)

To view the proposed location of these impacts and the watershed condition, visit the Division’s mapviewer at http://tdeconline.tn.gov/dwr/ and search on the permit number or coordinates listed in this Public Notice.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE

One-time maintenance dredging of accumulated sediment of an approved dredging area not to exceed 400 feet by 280 feet (approximately 8,800 total cubic yards in volume) for barge access to the Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) docking facility in the Tennessee River (Kentucky Lake). Mechanically dredged material will be removed to an upland location and properly disposed of in such a manner as to prevent reentry into the waterway.

PERMIT COORDINATOR

Nicholas Zemlachenko

Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation

Division of Water Resources, Natural Resources Unit

Davy Crockett Tower

500 James Robertson Parkway, 9th Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

616-626-0808

Nicholas.Zemlachenko@tn.gov

ANTIDEGRADATION

In accordance with the Tennessee Antidegradation Statement (Rule 0400-40-03-.06), the Division has made a preliminary determination that the proposed activities will not result in an appreciable permanent loss of resource values and therefore will result in no more than de minimis degradation of waters with available parameters without mitigation.

For more information, please refer to Tennessee’s Antidegradation Statement which is found in Chapter 0400-40-03 of the Rules of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.

FACTORS CONSIDERED

In deciding whether to issue or deny this permit, the Division will consider all comments of record and the requirements of applicable federal and state laws. The division will consider the nature, scale and effects of proposed impacts. The Division will consider practicable alternatives to the alteration, loss of waters or habitat, diminishment in biological diversity, cumulative or secondary impacts to the water resource, and adverse impacts to unique, high quality, or impaired waters.

In making this decision, a final determination will be made evaluating appreciable permanent loss of resource values and proposed compensatory mitigation to ensure the project will not result in no overall net loss of state water resources values.

HOW TO COMMENT

TDEC is requesting public comment on this proposed permit action. Obtaining a broad range of facts and opinions on Agency actions is one of the best ways to ensure appropriate decisions. Persons wishing to comment on the proposal are invited to submit written comments to the Division. Written comments must be received within thirty days following distribution of the approved public notice materials (including signage and newspaper ad). Comments will become part of the record and will be considered in the final decision. The applicant’s name and permit number should be referenced. Send all written comments to the Division’s address listed below to the attention of the permit coordinator. You may also comment via email to ARAP.permits@tn.gov.   

After the Division makes a final permit determination, a permit appeal may be filed by the applicant or by any person who participated in the public comment period whose appeal is based on comments given to the Division in writing during the public comment period or in testimony at a formal public hearing. If it is hard for you to read, speak, or understand English, TDEC can provide translation or interpretation services free of charge by contacting Brian Canada at 615-979-1406 or Brian.Canada@tn.gov.

Si le resulta difícil leer, hablar o comprender inglés, TDEC puede proporcionarle servicios de traducción o interpretación sin cargo comunicándose con Brian Canada al 615-979-1406 o Brian.Canada@tn.gov.

PUBLIC HEARING

Interested persons may request in writing that the Division hold a public hearing on this application. The request must be received by the Division within the comment period, indicate the interest of the party requesting it, the reason(s) a hearing is warranted, and the water quality issues being raised. When there is sufficient public interest in water quality issues, the Division will hold a public hearing in accordance with 0400-40-07-.04(4) (f).  Send all public hearing requests to the attention of the permit coordinator at the address listed below or via email to ARAP.permits@tn.gov. Any scheduled public hearings will be advertised through a similar public notice process.

FILE REVIEW

The permit application, supporting documentation, including detailed plans and maps, draft permit and rationale, and related comments are available for review on the internet at the Division’s Water Resources Permits Dataviewer https://dataviewers.tdec.tn.gov/dataviewers/f?p=2005:34001:4372483756065::::: by entering the permit file number listed in the title of this Public Notice. The file may be viewed and copied at the address listed below.

Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation

Division of Water Resources, Natural Resources Unit

Davy Crockett Tower

500 James Robertson Parkway, 9th Floor

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Publication Date: November 5, 2025.