DUKE RATE SETTLEMENT REACHED
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
JIM SAUNDERS
Duke Energy Florida and consumer representatives Monday filed a proposed settlement that would increase base electric rates — but not as much as Duke originally sought.
The proposal, which needs approval from the state Public Service Commission, would increase base rates by $203 million in 2025 and $59 million in 2026 and includes increases over a three-year period for solarenergy projects, according to a filing at the commission and a Duke news release.
Duke reached the agreement with the state Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility issues, and other parties in the rate case — the Florida Retail Federation, the Florida Industrial Power Users Group, Nucor Steel Florida, Inc. and PCS Phosphate-White Springs.
“This agreement delivers the smarter, cleaner energy future customers deserve while prioritizing reliability and price stability,” Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president, said in a prepared statement.
The parties said in a regulatory filing last week that they were close to reaching an agreement. They asked the commission Monday to consider the settlement in August, when regulators had been scheduled to hold a hearing on Duke’s original proposal.
That proposal, filed in April, called for increasing base rates by $593 million in 2025, $98 million in 2026 and $129 million in 2027.
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday indicated the $593 million proposal for 2025 had been decreased to $503 million after the original filing.
“Residential, commercial and industrial customers will see lower increases in their bills than they would have experienced under DEF’s (Duke Energy Florida’s) original proposed rate increase,” the proposed settlement said. “The
2024 settlement agreement provides DEF customers with stability and predictability with respect to their electricity rates, while allowing DEF to maintain the financial strength to make investments it believes are necessary to provide its customers with safe and reliable power.”
Base rates make up a major part of customers’ monthly bills, along with such expenses as fuel for power plants and environmental-compliance costs. Despite the proposed increase in base rates, Duke said Monday that residential customers’ bills are expected to decrease in January because other current costs, such as costs related to storm recovery, will drop off bills at the end of 2024.
Utilities use a benchmark of residential customers who consume 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month. Under the settlement, such customers would see their bills go down from $165.76 in December to $157.50 in January. Spokeswoman Ana Gibbs said the company does not have projections of customer bills for 2026 and 2027.
The increases for 12 new solar facilities would total $12 million in 2025, $71 million in 2026 and $58 million in 2027, according to the utility.
A closely watched issue in rate cases is the amount of profits that utilities are allowed to earn as measured by a “return on equity.” The settlement would allow Duke to earn a return on equity ranging from 9.3 percent to 11.3 percent, with a “midpoint” of 10.3 percent. The original April proposal included a return-onequity midpoint of 11.15 percent.
Settlements are relatively common in baserate cases. For example, Duke, which is the state’s second-largest utility behind Florida Power & Light, is operating under a rate settlement that was reached in 2021 and will end this year.
Meanwhile, a proposal by Tampa Electric Co. to raise base rates also is pending at the Public Service Commission.
BOARD: 7-YEAR-OLD SHOULD TESTIFY IN BOOK FIGHT
JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
As it tries to fend off a constitutional challenge to removing and restricting school library books, the Escambia County School Board on Tuesday argued that it should be able to take a deposition of a 7-year-old student who is part of the lawsuit.
Attorneys for the board, in a 20-page court document, urged U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell to reject a request for a protective order that would shield the child, identified by the initials J.N., from having to testify in a deposition.
The document said J.N. is a plaintiff through her mother, Ann Novakowski, but that the mother cannot adequately testify about the child’s efforts to check out books that have been removed or restricted.
lawsuit herself. In that context, it does not make sense that J.N. needs to be separately deposed.”
Escambia County has become a battleground amid controversy in Florida and other states about school officials removing or restricting access to books. The lawsuit, filed by parents of schoolchildren, authors, the publishing company Penguin Random House and the free-speech group PEN America, alleges that board decisions to remove or restrict numerous books violated First Amendment rights.
The department estimates that grantrelated home improvements have provided up to $1,000 in savings on insurance premiums.
The program was created in 2006, after a series of hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 led to 2.8 million Florida homeowners sustaining more than $33 billion in insured property damage. After an initial infusion of $250 million, the next funding for the program didn’t come until 2022, when lawmakers put forward $215 million during a special legislative session to address the state’s propertyinsurance problems.
An additional $176.17 million was put into the program during a November 2023 special session, as more than 17,600 grant applications awaited funding.
The new law includes prioritizing consideration of applications by people such as low-income seniors. The funding was promoted as potentially helping nearly 20,000 Floridians.
The law also prohibits the department from creating a waiting list once money runs out, “unless the Legislature expressly provides authority to implement such actions.”
The application halt doesn’t affect $30 million in the state budget tied to legislation (HB 1029) that allows condominium associations to be eligible for inspections and grants. The department is still working on inspection procedures and application forms for the condoassociation program, which will open this fall.. Lawmakers required participating associations to provide a $1 match for every $2 provided in the program, with a maximum of $175,000 per association.
“The child has unique knowledge about her likes and desires and, more importantly, her efforts to obtain these books from her school library,” the board’s attorneys wrote. “The board should not be required to, and indeed this court should not, rely exclusively on J.N.’s mother’s alleged recitation of what J.N. communicated to her, particularly when there are no indications that J.N. herself is incompetent to testify.”
The document also said a deposition is needed to establish whether J.N., who recently finished first grade, has legal standing to be part of the case.
“Plaintiffs cannot bootstrap the standing of J.N.’s mother — itself disputed — onto J.N.; J.N.’s standing must sink or swim on its own,” the document said.
But in the July 2 motion for a protective order, lawyers for Novakowski disputed such arguments, writing that the school board “has not articulated a meaningful distinction between the legal and factual issues they seek to establish through the testimony of J.N. and plaintiff Novakowski. Nor has the board identified a single factual or legal issue that it believes is uniquely in J.N.’s possession and on which it cannot question plaintiff Novakowski, who filed this lawsuit as a legal representative for J.N.”
“It is unnecessary to require J.N. to undergo a deposition when her mother, who is bringing this action on J.N.’s behalf, is available to testify and when the board seeks the same testimony from her,” the motion said. “Indeed, plaintiff Novakowski brings this action on behalf of her minor child because J.N. could not file the
A separate lawsuit, meanwhile, challenges Escambia County’s removal of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three,” which tells the story of two male penguins who raised a penguin chick at New York’s Central Park Zoo. That lawsuit contends, at least in part, that the book was targeted for depicting same-sex parents raising a child.
The motion for a protective order said the school board removed or restricted books, including “And Tango Makes Three,” that J.N. wants to check out from her school library. It also listed the books “When Aidan Became a Brother,” which involves a transgender boy, and “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding,” which involves a same-sex marriage.
The motion said deposing J.N. in the case “would accomplish little more than imposing an undue burden.”
“It would require young J.N. to devote time away from family and friends to prepare for her testimony and to face questioning by opposing counsel in deposition — an experience that is enormously difficult and stressful for adults, let alone a 7-year-old,” the motion said.
But school board attorneys argued Tuesday that the board is “entitled to defend itself against plaintiffs’ claims; doing so requires probing the veracity of the standing and credibility of the plaintiffs, which includes J.N.”
“The board is not unmoved to the realities that involve examining a minor, and that there may be some discomfort associated with this,” the board’s attorneys wrote. “However, J.N. is a named party to this suit. She, through her mother, chose to sue the board. Plaintiffs cannot use J.N.’s status as a minor and student within the Escambia County school district as a sword by which to challenge the actions of the board, only to then use her minority status as a shield to prevent either her participation in the suit she brought or the board from defending itself from plaintiffs’ claims.”
Legals
Notice of Sale
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION
BARCLAYS MORTGAGE TRUST 2021-NPL1, MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES, SERIES 2021NPL1, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, v.
SEAN C. MALONEY A/K/A
SEAN CHARLES MALONEY, THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF SEAN C. MALONEY A/K/A SEAN CHARLES
MALONEY, TRACY KNOX MALONEY, KEVIN SHELLY MALONEY, SHARON MARIE CREEL, KELLI ANNE BURNS, and UNKNOWN TENANT #1 AND UNKNOWN TENANT #2, representing tenants in possession, Defendants.
CASE NO.: 2023-CA-000700
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Order on Defendant’s Motion to Cancel and Reschedule Foreclosure
Sale entered in the above-styled cause in the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida on June 27, 2024, the Clark of the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida will sell the property situation in Santa Rosa County, Florida described as:
Description of Mortgaged and Personal Property
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND COUNTY OF SANTA ROSA TO WIT:
THE EAST 290 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL:
THAT PORTION OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 27 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 19; THENCE RUN SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 700 FEET FOR POINT OF BEGINNING; THENSE CONTINUE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAME COURSE A DISTANCE OF 175 FEET; THENCE RUN EASTERLY AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER 613.77 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF HOLLEY FIELD ROAD (CURRENTLY INDICATED AS STATE ROAD 399); THENCE RUN NORTHERLY ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 175 FEET; THENCE RUN WESTERLY AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 613.77 FEET TO POINT OF BEGINNING.
the address of which is 5330 East Bay Boulevard, Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563.
at a public sale to the highest bidder on July 30, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. CST (12:00 p.m. EST) electronically at http://www.santarosa.realforeclose. com (website) pursuant to the Order on Defendant’s Motion to Cancel and Reschedule Foreclosure Sale.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner, as of the date of the Lis Pendens, must file a claim before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.
Dated: July 11, 2024.
J. Andrew Baldwin
dbaldwin@solomonlaw.com Florida Bar No. 671347 foreclosure@solomonlaw.com
The Solomon Law Group, P.A. 1881 West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite D Tampa, Florida 33606-1611 (813) 225-1818 (Tel) (183) 225-1050 (Fax)
Attorneys for Plaintiff
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Santa Rosa County 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, FL 32583, Telephone (850) 623-3159 Fax (850) 983-0602, ADA.SantaRosa@ flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
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Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: Estate of GARY P. ARNOLD, Deceased.
Case Number 2024-CP-314
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of GARY P. ARNOLD, deceased (the “Decedent”), whose date of death was January 1, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate Division, 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the Co-Personal Representatives and the Co-Personal Representatives’ attorney are set forth below.
The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act is described in sections 732.216–732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211, Florida Statutes.
All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702, FLORIDA STATUTES, WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of the first publication of this Notice is July 24, 2024.
RICHARD N. SHERRIL
Florida Bar No.: 172812
CLARK PARTINGTON
125 East Intendencia Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
P.O. Box 13010
Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010
Telephone: (850) 434-9200
Fax: (850) 208-7100
E-mail: rsherrill@clarkpartington.com
Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives
PATRICIA A. ARNOLD
2835 Pebble Beach Drive
Navarre, Florida 32566
Co-Personal Representative
BANK OF AMERICA by: Stephanie T. Kearley, Senior Vice President
1 Town Center Road, Suite 701
Boca Raton, Florida 33486
Co-Personal Representative
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
IN RE: ANNETTE MESSINA
SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS
TRUST OF THE G. TOM FAGOT, SR. LIVING TRUST
U/A DATED JUNE 1, 2017
CASE NO: 572024CP000039TSAXMX
NOTICE OF HEARING
Kelli Gardner
Chief Fiduciary Counsel Advocacy Trust, LLC 109 Westpark Drive Suite 300 Brentwood, TN 37027
Assured Trust Company 8717 W 110th St Suite 420
Overland Park, KS 66210
Annette Messina
Dylan Messina
Savannah Messina
Cole Culley
Unknown
DATE: July 15, 2024
TIME: 11:00 a.m. (Central Time)
TYPE: Petition for Appointment of Successor Trustee and for Approval of Trust Accounting
JUDGE: Judge Steven C. Warrick
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Court has scheduled a videoconference hearing on Petition for Appointment of Successor Trustee and for Approval of Trust Accounting, before the Honorable Steven C. Warrick in the Santa Rosa County Courthouse, via video conference ZOOM Meeting ID: 984 761 3263 https://zoom.us/j/9847613263 or, to appear by phone, call one of the ZOOM numbers listed (312) 6266799 or (929) 205-6099 and enter the Judge’s ZOOM Meeting ID when prompted on July 15, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time.
PLEASE BE GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been furnished to the above addressee by U.S. Mail delivery and/or e-filing this 8 day of July, 2024.
/s/ JOSEPH W. C. BOYLES
JOSEPH W. C. BOYLES Florida Bar No.: 14188 Boyles & Boyles, PLLC 212 West Cervantes Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 433-9225
jwcb@boylesandboyleslaw.com jennifer@boylesandboyleslaw.com rebekah@boylesandboyleslaw.com 2WR7/17-7/24NOH
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF MAXINE ANDERSON HINES, Deceased.
FILE NO.: 2024 CP 000978 DIVISION:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of Maxine Anderson Hines, deceased, File Number 2024 CP 000978, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is July 17, 2024.
Connie H. Corp 2345 Teate Avenue Pensacola, Florida 32504
JOSEPH W.C. BOYLES, ESQUIRE Attorney at Law 212 W. Cervantes Street (32501) P.O. Box 13464 Pensacola, FL 32591-3464 (850) 433-9225 FLORIDA BAR #14188 Attorney for Personal Representative jwcb@boylesandboyleslaw.com jennifer@boylesandboyleslaw.com
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF BELINDA MAYO ROARK, Deceased.
FILE NO.: 2024 CP 000924 DIVISION:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of Belinda Mayo Roark, deceased, File Number 2024 CP 000924, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is July 24, 2024.
Tammy Bloom 15703 NW Fair Acres Drive, Vancouver, WA 98685
JOSEPH W.C. BOYLES, ESQUIRE Attorney at Law 212 W. Cervantes Street (32501) P.O. Box 13464 Pensacola, FL 32591-3464 (850) 433-9225
FLORIDA BAR #14188
Attorney for Personal Representative jwcb@boylesandboyleslaw.com jennifer@boylesandboyleslaw.com
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: The Estate of Cynthia Cecilia Clay Deceased
Case No.: 2023 CP 001867
Division:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of Cynthia Cecilia Clay, deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court in and for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32501. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All persons on whom this notice is served who have objections that challenge the validity of the will, the qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of this Court are required to file their objections with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of the first publication of this Notice is on July 17, 2024
Georgia Abbott, Petitioner
Artice L. McGraw Florida Bar No.: 112267 817 North Palafox Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 438-4036
ArticeLMcGraw@ArticeLMcGraw. com
Attorney for Petitioner
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF PAULA D. COOLEY Deceased.
File No. 2024-CP-265 Division D
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Paula D. Cooley, deceased, whose date of death was April 23, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is July 17, 2024.
Personal Representative: John Cooley 6768 Ellis Road Jay, Florida 32565
Attorney for Personal Representative: Oscar J. Locklin E-mail Addresses: oscar@ljslawfirm. com, melissa@ljslawfirm.com
Florida Bar No. 15455 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, PA 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY CHARELLE FLANIGAN Deceased.
File No. 2024-CP-240 Division D
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Mary Charelle Flanigan, deceased, whose date of death was March 21, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
PUBLIC NOTICES
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is July 24, 2024.
Personal Representative: Timothy Flanigan 5663 Culpepper Circle Pace, Florida 32571
Attorney for Personal Representative: Jack Locklin, Jr. E-mail Addresses: jlocklin@ ljslawfirm.com
Florida Bar No. 243167 Locklin, Saba, Locklin, & Jones PA 4557 Chumuckla Hwy. Pace, Florida 32571
Telephone: (850) 995-1102
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF BARBARA R. EDWARDS, Deceased.
File No.: 2024 CP 000327 Division: D
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of BARBARA R. EDWARDS, deceased, whose date of death was April 24, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, Florida 32583. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is July 17, 2024.
Attorney for Personal Representative:
/s/ Lauren A. Merritt
LAUREN A. MERRITT
Lauren A. Merritt, P.A.
Florida Bar Number: 1017893
111 S. De Villiers Street, Suite B Pensacola, FL 32502
Telephone: (850) 741-2999
Fax: (850) 466-0956
E-Mail: lauren@laurenmerrittlaw.com
Personal Representative:
/s/ Kevin M. Gutshall
KEVIN M. GUTSHALL
2820 Oak Ridge Drive Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES MCKINLEY WADDELL, Deceased.
CASE NUMBER: 2024-CP303
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of JAMES MCKINLEY WADDELL, deceased, whose date of death was April 16, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 472, Milton, Florida 32572 The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s Estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO(2)YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is July 17, 2024
Attorney for Personal Representative: DAN STEWART Florida Bar Number 319392 4519 Hwy. 90, Pace, FL 32571-2043 Telephone: (850) 994-4887 Fax: (850) 994-4541
Personal Representative: Dawn Conway 11663 Ripley Road Athens, AL 35611
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The administration of the estate of Kenneth R. Augustson, deceased, whose date of death was April 5, 2024, was filed in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is July 17, 2024.
Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Virginia C. Ralls
Virginia C. Ralls
Attorney Florida Bar Number: 123910
Chase & Ralls, PLC 101 East Government Street Pensacola, FL 32502
Telephone: (850) 434-3601
Fax: (850) 607-2196
E-Mail: vralls@chaseattorneys.com
Secondary E-Mail: vcrassistant@chaseattorneys.com
Deborah Risk Personal Representative 2575 Hwy 97 Molino, Florida 32577
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF DONALD LEE PARO, JR. a/k/a DON L. PARO, JR, Deceased.
File No. 2024 CP 001001 Division
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Donald Lee Paro, Jr. a/k/a Don L. Paro, Jr. deceased, whose date of death was March 29, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street #5, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
A personal representative or curator has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in sections 732.216-732.228, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this notice is July 24, 2024.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Kramer A. Litvak, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 965881
LITVAK BEASLEY WILSON & BALL, LLP 40 S Palafox Place, Suite 300 Pensacola, FL 32502
Telephone: (850) 432-9818 Fax: (850) 432-9830 E-Mail: kramer@lawpensacola.com
Secondary E-Mail: annabelle@lawpensacola.com
Personal Representative: Kathryn R. Paro 117 South Donelson Street Pensacola, Florida 32502
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF LAURA WHITTINGTON KING Deceased.
File No. 2024-CP-718 Division
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Laura Whittington King, deceased, whose date of death was July 24, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
The date of first publication of this notice is July 24, 2024.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Oscar J. Locklin E-Mail Address: olocklin@ljslawfirm.
com Florida Bar No. 15455 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102
Personal Representative: Daniel Howard King 5015 King Oaks Court Pace, Florida 32571
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Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, v.
ASHLEY PEARSON a/k/a ASHLEY S. PEARSON; and MEMBERSFIRST CREDIT UNION OF FLORIDA, Defendants.
Case No.: 2024 CA 000218
NOTICE OF ACTION TO: ASHLEY PEARSON a/k/a ASHLEY S. PEARSON AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST HIM:
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following real property located in Escambia County, Florida, has been filed against you:
Lot 41, Block 1, RE-SUBDIVISION OF PEN HAVEN, being a portion of section 34, Township 2 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida, according to plat recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 98 of the Public Records of Escambia County, Florida.
TOGETHER with all rights (including riparian rights), privileges, easements, tenements, interests, improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining, including any after-acquired title and easements and all rights, title and interest now or hereafter owned by Borrower in and to all buildings and improvements, storm and screen windows and doors, gas, steam, electric, solar and other heating, lighting, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigerating and cooking apparatus, plumbing, sprinkling, smoke, fire and intrusion detection devices, and other equipment and fixture now or hereafter attached or appertaining to said premises, of any kind or character and whether permanently or temporarily on the property.
Notice of Forfeiture IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:
$8,623 (Eight Thousand, Six Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars) in U.S. Currency
CASE NO: 2024 CA 000318
DIVISION: CIVIL
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS
TO: WILLIE JOE BARNES, AND ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office seized the property in Santa Rosa County, Florida on May 29, 2024, and is holding it.
A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on July 11, 2024, and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of Court on or before August 21, 2024, and send a copy to the undersigned attorney. If any interested party fails to file a claim as directed herein, judgment will be entered herein against you in due course. Persons not legally served with process may obtain a copy of the Complaint for Forfeiture filed herein from the Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court. If no claimants appear, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office will be seeking a final order of forfeiture.
Jennifer Rogers, Esquire Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office 5755 East Milton Road Milton, Florida 32583 (850) 983-1207 FL Bar #109296
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Notice of Intention to Engage Business Under a Fictitious NM
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS UNDER A FICTITIOUS NAME
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF KENNETH R. AUGUSTSON Deceased.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Megan F. Fry, the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 13010, Pensacola, FL 32591-3010, within 30 days after the first publication of this Notice in The Summation Weekly, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court wither before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
DATED on July 8, 2024.
PAM CHILDERS
As Clerk of the Court
BY: Hannah Burns Deputy Clerk
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Towers Pharmacy, Inc., a Florida corporation, whose Federal Identification Number is 59-2667929 and Florida registration number is H78562, desires to engage in business under the fictitious name of “Baptist Medical Park Pharmacy” at 9400 University Parkway, Pensacola, Florida 32514, Escambia County, Florida and intends to register such name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statute.
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