News Democrat Public Notices 6/4/25

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HUMPHREYS COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AT WAVERLY

JASON TODD ARNOLD

Plaintiff

VS.

THELMA MARIE {BULTER} ARNOLD

Defendant

NO: 2025-CV-44

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

It appearing from the sworn Complaint filed in this cause, that the present whereabouts of Defendant, Thelma Marie {Bulter} Arnold, is unknown and that she may now reside out of state and cannot be personally served with process, therefore,

IT IS ORDERED That publication hereof be made for four (4) consecutive weeks in the NEWS-DEMOCRAT, a newspaper published at Waverly, in Humphreys County, Tennessee, notifying the Defendant that he is required to file with the Clerk of this Court on or before thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication hereof and serve a copy thereof on the Attorney for the Plaintiff, J. P. Bradley, 110 A West Main Street, Waverly, TN 37185, his answer to the Complaint for Divorce filed in the above cause, which seeks and Absolute Divorce from the Defendant or otherwise said Complaint will be taken for confessed and the cause proceeded with ex parte, and a decree by default entered for the relief demanded.

This 19th day of May. 2025.

MICHAEL S. BULLION, CLERK & MASTER

By: Abby Hurt, DEPUTY CLERK

Publication Dates: May 28, 2025, June 4, 11, and 18, 2025.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE

Sale at public auction will be on June 26, 2025, at or about 10:00 AM, local time, at the Humphreys County Courthouse, 202 Court Square, Waverly, TN 37185, pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ROGER BETTY, an individual who is either single or whose spouse doesn’t hold any ownership interest, to MERYL N KEEGAN, as Trustee for APEX BANK dated July 21, 2022, and recorded in Book TD243, Page 1627, in the Register's Office for Humphreys County, Tennessee (“Deed of Trust”), conducted by Padgett Law Group, having been appointed Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Humphreys County Register's Office. Default in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust has been made; and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.

Party entitled to enforce the debt: Apex Bank

Other interested parties:  J.P. BRADLEY; Volunteer Title Company, Inc. as trustee

The hereinafter described real property located in Humphreys County will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:

Legal Description:

(Map 64E, Group B, Parcel 03)

Tract 1:

A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the Second Civil District of Humphreys County, Tennessee, about two (2) miles east of the Courthouse in Waverly, on the south side of US Highway #70, and more fully described as follows, to-wit:

BEGINNING at a stake in the northwest corner of the Walter Murphree lot in the south margin of U.S. Highway #70, thence South with H. L Park`s east boundary line 200 feet to a corner; thence East at a fence 60 feet to a stake; thence North 200 feet to U.S Highway #70; thence West with said highway 60 feet to the beginning.

Tract 2:

This being a certain lot or parcel of land lying and being situated in the Second Civil District of Humphreys County, Tennessee, located in the City of Waverly, approximately two (2) miles east of the Courthouse Square, on the south side of and adjoining East Main Street (U.8. Route No. 70 Highway) and being what is known as Lot No. 1, Section B, of the Fairfield Subdivision, a plat of which is of record in Plat Cabinet A, Slide 12, of Register`s Office of Humphreys County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at an iron pin in the south right-of-way of East Main Street (U S. Route No 70 Highway) at the northwest corner to Lot No.2, owned by Allie Gwin, of record 1n Deed Book 77, page 95, of the Register`s Office of Humphreys County, Tennessee, and runs thence with the west boundary line to Lot No. 2, South 1° 22‘ 10" West 205.12 feet to a concrete monument in the north boundary to Lot No. 13; thence runs with the north boundary of Lots No. 13, 12 and 11, South 81° 36` 10" West, passing an iron pin reference point at 66.56 feet, in all 81.56 feet to a point in the center of a branch; thence runs with the center of the branch the following chord bearings and distances: North 0" 56` 40" West 126.22 feet; North 6" 18’ 10" East 78.74 feet to a point in the south right-of-way of East Main Street (U.S. Route No. 70 Highway); thence runs with said right-of-way, North 81° 00‘ 00" East, passing an iron pin reference point at 15.00 feet, in all 80.00 feet to the point of beginning, containing an area by computation of 0.39 acre. Survey made by Thomas C. White & Associates, Waverly, Tennessee. All bearings given in reference to magnetic meridian, approximate declination at time of survey 1° 00` East.

INCLUDED in the above two tracts but EXCLUDED from this conveyance is a tract of land conveyed to the State of Tennessee by deed of record in Deed Book 150, page 387, Register`s Office of Humphreys County, Tennessee.

(Map 64E, Group B, Parcel 3.01)

Tract 3:

A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Second Civil District of Humphreys County, Tennessee, in the Fairfield Subdivision of the City of Waverly, and described as follows:

Being Lot Nos. 11, 12 and 23 feet of Lot No. 13, Block "B" of said subdivision and bounded specifically as follows:

BEGINNING on a stake in a ditch, 200 feet south of U. S. Highway No. 70 and a culvert, runs thence East with a line paralleling said Highway North 80 degrees East 80 feet to the northeast corner of Lot No. 12 and continuing on Lot No. 13, 23 feet, in all 103 feet; thence South 150 feet to a stake on the north side of Swift Street; thence South with Swift Street 123 feet to a stake in a ditch; thence with the ditch North 150 feet to the beginning point, as shown in the plat of record in the Register`s Office of Humphreys County, Tennessee.

Being the same property conveyed to Roger Betty by deed of record in Deed Book 212, page 2050, Register`s Office of Humphreys County, Tennessee. 

Street Address: The street address of the property is believed to be 109 Swift Street, Waverly, TN 37185, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property. In the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

Map/Parcel Number: Map 64E, Group B, Parcel 03; 064E-B-003.01

Current owner(s) of Record: ROGER BETTY

This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded Plat or Plan; any unpaid taxes and assessments; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; rights of redemption, equity, statutory or otherwise, not otherwise waived in the Deed of Trust, including rights of redemption of any government agency, state or federal; and any and all prior deeds of trust, liens, dues, assessments, encumbrances, defects, adverse claims and other matters that may take priority over the Deed of Trust upon which this foreclosure sale is conducted or are not extinguished by this Foreclosure Sale.

THE PROPERTY IS SOLD WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO TITLE, MARKETABILITY OF TITLE, POSSESSION, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR THE LIKE AND FITNESS FOR A GENERAL OR PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE. The title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The right is reserved to adjourn the sale to another time certain or to another day, time, and place certain, without further publication upon announcement on the day, time, and place of sale set forth above or any subsequent adjourned day, time, and place of sale.

If you purchase a property at the foreclosure sale, the entire purchase price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of a certified check made payable to or endorsed to Padgett Law Group.  No personal checks will be accepted. To this end, you must bring sufficient funds to outbid the lender and any other bidders.  Insufficient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received in excess of the winning bid will be refunded to the successful purchaser at the time the foreclosure deed is delivered.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee.  This sale may be rescinded by the Substitute Trustee at any time.

Padgett Law Group, Substitute Trustee

6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203

Tallahassee, FL 32312

(850) 422-2520 (telephone)

(850) 422-2567 (facsimile)

attorney@padgettlawgroup.com

PLG# 25-003483-1

Publication Dates: June 4, 11, and 18, 2025.

BID NOTICE

Humphreys County is requesting bids for the construction of a 40’x60’ wood framed building on Highway 13 south in Hurricane Mills. The building will be constructed of wood framing with metal cladding on an existing concrete pad. Interested parties should contact the Humphreys County Executive’s Office at 931-296-7795 for plans and specifications.  Bids must be received no later than June 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM at which time they will be publicly opened. Humphreys County has the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Publication Dates: June 4 and 11, 2025.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Humphreys County Utility District Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session at the office of the Humphreys County Utility District, 1311 Highway 70 West, Waverly, TN at 12:00 PM on Monday, June 16, 2025.  The public is invited to attend.

Publication Date:  June 4, 2025.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of McEwen Beer Board will meet on June 10th @ 6:00 pm to act upon a beer renewal at 50 Main Street.

Publication Date: June 4, 2025.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The McEwen City Board and Mayor will hold a budget workshop for the 2025 - 2026 City Budget at City Hall beginning at 5 PM on Tuesday June 10.

If workshop discussions go beyond 6 PM the regular June Board Meeting will begin upon conclusion of the workshop.

Discussions could include, but not be limited to, City infrastructure needs (roads, water/sewer improvements,...) equipment needs, personnel requirements and consideration of funding sources (property taxes, surplus funding...).

Publication Date: June 4, 2025.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF JOSEPH DANIEL STEPHENS

(Deceased)

2025-PR-34

Notice is hereby given that on the 21^st day of May, 2025 Letters Testamentary in respect to the Estate of JOSEPH DANIEL STEPHENS, deceased, who died October 16, 2024, were issued to the Executrix 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 21^st day of May, 2025.

Angela Marie Merchant

188 Dusty Trail

Dover, TN 37058

Personal Representative(s)

/s/ Michael S. Bullion, Clerk & Master

By: Abby Hurt, Chief Deputy Clerk

Morgan Peyton, Deputy Clerk

Stephanie Burney, Deputy Clerk

Benjamin C. Regen

White & Regen, PLCV

Creekside Center Unit C-1

465 Henslee Drive

P.O. Box 190

Dickson, TN 37056-0190

Attorney for Personal Representatives

Publication Dates: May 28, 2025 and June 4, 2025.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated April 30, 2019, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded May 1, 2019, in Book No. TD231, at Page 1096, in Office of the Register of Deeds for Humphreys County, Tennessee, executed by Tammy E Wilkins, conveying certain property therein described to Wilburn J. Evans as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for FirstBank, its successors and assigns; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC.

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee, by AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC, will, on June 24, 2025 on or about 11:00 AM, at the Humphreys County Courthouse 100 N Court Square, Waverly, TN 37185, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR certified funds paid at the conclusion of the sale, or credit bid from a bank or other lending entity pre-approved by the successor trustee. The sale is free from all exemptions, which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Humphreys County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lying and being situated in the Second Civil District of Humphreys County, State of Tennessee and being Lot No. A-72 and 20 feet of Lot No. A-73 of the Indian Hills Subdivision, a plat of which is of record in Plat Book 3, page 23, Register's Office of Humphreys County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin in the south right- of-way margin of Arrowhead Drive, same being the northwest corner of Lot No. A-71; thence with the west boundary of Lot A-71, southwardly 200 feet to an iron pin, a common corner of Lots A-4, A-6, A-71 and A-72; thence with the north boundary of LOts No. A-4 and A-2, North 87 degrees 30 minutes West 120 feet to a point in the south right-of-way margin of Arrowhead Drive; thence with Arrowhead Drive South 87 degrees 30 minutes East 120 feet to the point of beginning. This conveyance is made subject to restrictions and protective covenants for Indian Hills Subdivision of record in Plat Cabinet A, Slide 49, Register's Office of Humphreys County, Tennessee.

ALSO KNOWN AS: 612 Arrowhead Drive, New Johnsonville, TN 37134

This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property:

TAMMY E WILKINS TENANTS OF

REPUBLIC FINANCE LLC

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. In the event of inclement weather, the trustee hereby announces that the sale will be postponed and that notices of said postponement for inclement weather will be mailed to interested parties of record. W&A No. 358528

DATED May 19, 2025

WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,

Successor Trustee

Publication Dates: May 28, 2025 June 4 and 11, 2025.