Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE: ESTATE OF

STELLA J. KMETZ, DECEASED

ESTATE NO. 25E0070

NOTICE

IN RE: The Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form in the above-referenced estate having been duly filed.

TO: ALAN APEL and JACOB APEL

This is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the petition to probate will in solemn form, in this Court on or before JULY 21, 2025.

BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.

J. Chase Sherrod

Judge of the Probate Court

By: Jeanie Hooks

Clerk of the Probate Court

P. O. Box 70

Swainsboro, Ga. 30401

Address

(478) 237-7091

Telephone Number

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NOTICE OF LOCATION AND DESIGN APPROVAL P. I. 0017933 EMANUEL COUNTY.

Notice is hereby given in compliance with Georgia Code 22-2-109 and 32-3-5 that the Georgia Department of Transportation has approved the Location and Design of this project.

The date of location and design approval is: June 16, 2025

The proposed project is located on SR 26 over Fifteen Mile Creek approximately 1.9 miles east of the City of Twin City in Emanuel County. The proposed bridge will consist of one 12-foot lane in each direction with 10-foot shoulders. The proposed project length is 1400 feet. The profile grade of the proposed bridge will be raised approximately 5 feet higher than the existing bridge because of increased structure depth and bridge hydraulic requirements. The bridge approaches will consist of one 12-foot lane in each direction and 10-foot shoulders, 4-foot of which will be paved. The proposed bridge will be constructed on the existing alignment while traffic is maintained on an on-site detour alignment and detour bridge.

Georgia Department of Transportation would be responsible for acquiring property rights for this project.

Drawings or maps or plats of the proposed project, as approved, are on file and are available for public inspection at the Georgia Department of Transportation:

Christopher Dylan Lindsey, Area Manager

District 2, Area 3

2971 US Hwy 1 North

Louisville, GA 30434

(478) 625-3681

Any interested party may obtain a copy of the drawings or maps or plats or portions thereof by paying a nominal fee and requesting in writing to:

Kimberly Nesbitt, State Program Delivery Administrator

Office of Program Delivery

Attn: Sheimicka Freeman [email protected]

600 West Peachtree St NW Atlanta, GA 30308

404-796-4976

Any written request or communication in reference to this project or notice SHOULD include the Project and P. I. Numbers as noted at the top of this notice.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

In Re: Loraine Minton

Civil Action No. 25CV142

NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME

GEORGIA, Emanuel County

Notice is hereby given that Loraine Minton, the undersigned, filed his petition to the Superior Court of Emanuel County, Georgia on the 16th day of June, 2025, praying for a change in the name of petitioner from Loraine Minton to Loraine Frederick. 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 file with said Court within 30 days of the filing of said petition.

This 16th day of June, 2025.

Petitioner

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EMANUEL

IN RE: ESTATE OF BRENT A. MANN, DECEASED.

All creditors of the estate of Brent A. Mann, deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to Richard M. McNeely, attorney for Wesley B. Mann and Euleta L. Maynard, Executors of the Brent A. Mann Estate, at P. O. Box 767, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment of any indebtedness due the estate.

This 25th day of June, 2025.

RICHARD M. MCNEELY,

Attorney for Wesley B. Mann and

Euleta L. Maynard, Executors of the

Brent A. Mann Estate

Richard M. McNeely, P.C.

P.O. Box 767

Swainsboro, Georgia 30401

(478)237-4225

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

STATE OF GEORGIA, CIVIL ACTION NO. 25CV00119

Plaintiff,

v.

SIXTY-SIX DOLLARS, U.S. CURRENCY ($66.00), ONE (1) 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE, GA TAG NO.: PQZ4772, VIN: 1G1PC5SB4D7279251, ONE (1) 1992 CHEVROLET C1500, GA TAG NO.: SFW2242, VIN: 1GEC14ZXNE168993, ONE (1) 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, VIN: 2MEFM74W82X602928

THE RESIDENCE AND PROPERTY LOCATED AT 427 HARRIS ST., SWAINSBORO, GA 30401, PROPERTY PARCEL NUMBER S23 116,

Defendant in rem,

RE PROPERTY OF

RICKY LEE THOMAS, and CARSONYA B. THOMAS,

Purported Owner(s)

/Interest Holder(s)

NOTICE OF COMPLAINT OF FORFEITURE

TO: ALL PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST IN SAID PROPERTY WHO ARE NOT OTHERWISE NOTIFIED OF THE FOREGOING PROCEEDING

You are hereby notified that the above-styled action seeking the forfeiture of the above-described property was filed in this Court on the 27th day of May, 2025, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 9-16-12.

Said action alleges that you may have an interest in said property. You are further notified that real property is subject to this forfeiture, the residence and property located at 427 Harris Street, Swainsboro, GA 30401, Emanuel County Parcel No. S23 116, with all improvements thereon property, you are hereby commanded and required to file with the Clerk of said Court and serve upon Aaron S. Palmer, Assistant District Attorney, PO Box 590, Swainsboro, GA 30401, an Answer to the Complaint within thirty (30) days of the date of the second publication of this Notice. If you fail to do so, judgment pursuant to O.C.G.A. 9-16-12(e) will be taken for the relief demanded in the Complaint. If you have been personally or notoriously served with the Complaint and Summons, the foregoing does not apply and you should respond within the time specified in the Summons.

This the 30th day of June, 2025.

Clerk of Superior Court

Emanuel County, Georgia

Middle Judicial Circuit

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EMANUEL

IN RE: ESTATE OF PAMELA LYNN ARLEDGE, DECEASED.

All creditors of the estate of Pamela Lynn Arledge, deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to Richard M. McNeely, attorney for Ronald D. Arledge, Administrator of the Pamela Lynn Arledge Estate, at P. O. Box 767, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment of any indebtedness due the estate.

This 24th day of June, 2025.

RICHARD M. MCNEELY,

Attorney for Ronald D. Arledge,

Administrator of the

Pamela Lynn Arledge Estate

Richard M. McNeely, P.C.

P.O. Box 767

Swainsboro, Georgia 30401

(478)237-4225

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Brenda Toole Clemens, decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Jerry N. Cadle, P.C., P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401 according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 1st day of July, 2025.

Dane Eugene Clemens, Executor of the Estate of

BRENDA TOOLE CLEMENS, decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF EMANUEL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE: ESTATE OF

LOUCENDIA WILLIAMS, DECEASED

ESTATE NO. 25E0089

PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE

[Strike the sentence in parenthesis below if not applicable.]

TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES and to whom it may concern:

PRISCILLA A. WILLIAMS

has petitioned to be appointed administrator of the estate of LOUCENDIA WILLIAMS deceased, of said county. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond, waiver of reports, waiver of statements, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261.) All interested persons are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the Court on or before August 4, 2025.

BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.

J. Chase Sherrod

Judge of the Probate Court

By: Jeanie Hooks

Clerk of the Probate Court

P. O. Box 70

Swainsboro, Ga. 30401

Address

(478) 237-7091

Telephone Number

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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY

All creditors of the estate of Roy James Snider Sr., decedent, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to Jerry N. Cadle, P.C., P.O. Box 68, Swainsboro, GA 30401 according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 2nd day of July 2025.

Patricia Osby Snider,

Administrator of the Estate of

Roy James Snider Sr., decedent

Jerry N. Cadle, P.C.

P.O. Box 68

Swainsboro, GA 30401

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EMANUEL

IN RE: ESTATE OF SANDRA DURDEN DORSEY, DECEASED.

All creditors of the estate of Sandra Durden Dorsey, deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to Richard M. McNeely, attorney for Jimmy McKinley Dorsey, Executor of the Sandra Durden Dorsey Estate, at P. O. Box 767, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment of any indebtedness due the estate.

This 2nd day of July, 2025.

RICHARD M. MCNEELY,

Attorney for Jimmy McKinley Dorsey

Executor of the Sandra Durden Dorsey Estate

Richard M. McNeely, P.C.

P.O. Box 767

Swainsboro, Georgia 30401

(478) 237-4225

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EMANUEL

IN RE: ESTATE OF OTIS BYRON SMITH, SR., DECEASED.

All creditors of the estate of Otis Byron Smith, Sr., deceased, late of Emanuel County, are hereby notified to render their demands to Richard M. McNeely, attorney for Nell B. Smith, Executor of the Otis Byron Smith, Sr., Estate, at P. O. Box 767, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401, according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment of any indebtedness due the estate.

This 7th day of July, 2025.

RICHARD M. MCNEELY,

Attorney for Nell B. Smith,

Executor of the Otis Byron Smith, Sr. Estate

Richard M. McNeely, P.C.

P.O. Box 767

Swainsboro, Georgia 30401

(478) 237-4225