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BRYAN FAZIO The “thunderbolt” struck the nation around 11 a.m. Friday morning. For some Newton County residents the storm had been brewing for two decades, and for a local couple the ringing began at 3 p.m. – ringing of wedding bells.

After the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal throughout the country, couples rejoiced and made preparations to get married.

Lisa Kirkley and Luann Kirkley were

united in matrimony in Judge Henry Baker’s courtroom at the Newton County Probate Court.

The couple had been keeping tabs on the anticipated action from the Supreme Court, and was excited to actually be able to hold a ceremony.

“We didn’t know we would actually be able to have a ceremony here today,” Lisa Kirkley said. “It all worked out so we could have a ceremony.”

With their marriage legal, the couple planned to have a party Friday evening to celebrate not only their marriage, but a

historic day.

“We were just elated when we heard the ruling,” Lisa Kirkley said.

Another Newton County same-sex married couple, Kim Smith and Angela Croy, also were elated at the news. Smith and Croy have been married since March 24, but they said their nuptials in Florida, and did not have their last names changed since it was not legal in their home state Georgia.

Angela has lived in Newton County her whole life, and Kim moved to the county

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Council tries to keep cool as retired employees try to keep pension The Covington City Council voted to change part of a motion it made a little more than a week prior concerning retired employees and their benefits Wednesday.

After an evening of plenty of heated debate, some legalese, a little political intrigue and much emotion, the Covington City Council decided to suspend enforcement of an action which didn’t restrict retired employees pensions if they were to be rehired. The motion made during a June 15 meeting encompassed both employees and elected officials. Wednesday’s called work session did

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A proposal to lease and operate the Newton County landfill put forward by Green Hill P3 earlier this year effectively died Friday, but the company says it will propose an alternative agreement with input from the community.

Green Hill announced that it was pulling its proposal from consideration while it prepares a new one. The decision comes ahead of a special called meeting Wednesday where the Board of Commissioners is expected to vote down the proposal.

"There was a process that was set forth and we were just looking for an opportunity to explain our proposal and the changes we had worked out," said Tee Stribling of Green Hill, referring to a citizen solid waste panel that was formed to study the issue.

Last week, Commissioner John Douglas moved to schedule an up-or-down vote on Green Hill's deal while the panel continues to meet.

Four out of five commissioners said Friday afternoon that as far as they were aware, the vote would go forward as scheduled.

“I want to officially vote it down,” said Commissioner Lanier Sims of the original Green Hill proposal. He suggested that Green Hill would be welcome to submit an alternative proposal, as the county will be talking to multiple companies going forward.

Sims said his objection to the deal was based on concern for the community and the

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not change the council’s ruling on elected officials.

The topic discussed was the controversial Provision 5.15, Section A of the city’s Defined Benefit Plan, which the council was just voted on to be removed.

Ocie Franklin, who was one of four voters at the June 15 meeting to approve a motion to strike the section of provision 5.15, requested the work session to discuss more the ramifications of the council’s decision.

With Covington’s Human Resource Director Ronnie Cowan on hand to answer questions, the council went back and forth on the pros and cons of its actions to strike part

of the pension plan that said a retired city employee would have his or her retirement benefits suspended if they were to be rehired or elected to come back with the city.

Cowan explained to the council that though this provision has been on the books since the 1970s, the HR department has been looking at it since 2011 or 2012. After calls to the IRS and meetings with attorney Michael Marks and the city’s actuary, the issue of retired employees benefits being suspended if rehired or elected was brought up again on March 25. At that time, Cowan decided the issue of former employees wanting to run for city council should come

before the board.

The pension committee then discussed it June 8, and determined that it go in front of the council, which it did June 15.

However, Cowan had some issue with the whole paragraph of Section A being removed, because as he told the council “there are some concerns with your amendment last week and what it is going to do to our hiring decision.”

“I think you guys went a little too far, Cowan added. “It creates some heartburn on my side. It doesn’t mean we can’t fix it. It doesn’t mean we can’t address it.”

The council did address it

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Arrest made in deadly shooting STAFF REPORTS news@covnews.com

Newton County Sheriff ’s Office deputies arrested multiple suspects Friday in connection with the June 22 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Malik Muschett, including Conyers resident Antoine Smith, charged with malice murder and felony murder.

Smith, 19, was also charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and criminal street gang activity.

Deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle in the area of Fairview Road Friday, when the vehicle refused to stop and a chase ensued.

With the assistance of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Georgia State Patrol, deputies were then able to take the three occupants of the vehicle into custody without incident.

Ladarious Boswell, 22, Rodney Turk, 22, both of Covington, were also arrested for parole violation and tampering with evidence, criminal street gang activity and false statements to law enforcement, respectively. Antavis Clark, 19, of Lithonia, was arrested as well for fleeing/attempting to elude, aggressive driving, reckless driving, duty upon striking fixed object, criminal trespass, criminal damage to property 2nd degree, driving without a valid license and obstruction.

More arrests are anticipated according to the Newton County Sheriff's Office.

Muschett, of Newton County, was shot Monday evening during an altercation at Lakeside Circle off of Fairview Road. According to reports, when deputies arrived to the scene at Lakeside Circle shortly after 5 p.m., they were notified that a group of males and females were in the yard of the residence.

During the altercation, a firearm was reportedly produced, shots were fired and one of the males in the yard was shot.

The victim, Muschett was transported to Newton Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

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With a new fiscal year beginning next week for the Newton County school district, the Newton County Board of Education (BOE) approved several different contracts for the upcoming school year.

Up for discussion was a contract for track and field improvements at Eastside High School, which some of the board members classified as a “safety issue” for students who use them.

In a 4-0-1 vote, with school board member Eddie Johnson abstaining, the board approved a contract being awarded to Whitesburg, Georgia-based Sports Turf Company. The contract is worth $622,833.

Johnson’s biggest gripe with the contract is that he wanted to see plans or designs of what was going to be done and how it was to be accomplished at the high school field.

“An expenditure of this magnitude, I think it (we should’ve had) a presenter to tell us what the job consists of,” said Johnson. “What it will look? What are we actually doing out there? We should’ve made a visit, in my opinion, to give us

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some understanding what’s going on.”

According to school documents, the project consists of the removal of existing grass on the football filed, removal of existing track surfacing, installation of a continuous track drainage system, modification of the existing storm drainage system, new track surfacing and installation of a new sod playing surface.

Newton County School System (NCSS) Director of Operation Jan Loomins told the board the track was “so damage” students “are no longer able to run that track or have competitive events on that track.”

“It has been in terrible condition for about six years now and repairs have been delayed,” she said citing the economic downturn as the reason for the delay. “The actually football practice field, which is also the field where soccer is played is in deplorable condition as well, and we attempted twice to renovate that field and were unable to accomplish any significant change to the potholes and ridges in the field.”

The Eastside soccer team had to relocate their home games to Sharp Stadium because “the field was so unsafe,” Loomis added.

Johnson said he “understands the shortcom-

ings” of the field, but felt the board would like to see exactly how the project was to be accomplished since the contract was worth “almost three-quarters of a million dollars.” Johnson questioned why the board needed to approve or disapprove of the contract at the meeting now.

With the number of safety concerns attributed to the field, the NCSS hoped to have the field improved before the soccer players begin their season in the spring of 2016, says NCSS Superintendent Samantha Fuhrey.

“If you delay it until July I don’t know that there will be enough time to set the grass to get it ready to roll for the kids to play soccer,” she said.

The other four board members seemed committed to getting the contract approved as board member Shakila Henderson-Baker, district 3, cited that parents have already complained to the board about the field, and District 5 board member Almond Turner said even if there were blueprints on what was to be done to the field, “I still wouldn’t know what I’m looking at because I don’t know that business.”

“There are no major changes being done,” said BOE Chairwoman Abigail Coggin. “It’s strictly replacing what is already there.”

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Approximately 150 people from churches around Newton County came together Wednesday night at St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Covington to hold vigil for the nine people slain while at prayer services in Charleston last week.

“We come together to let the world know that here in Newton County, we are one people,” said the Rev. Thomas R. Stengall, pastor of St. Paul’s AME, opening the vigil. “When churches are under attack, we come together as God’s children. We stand in unity to pray for those who have fallen doing what God called them to do.”

Those gathered offered prayers, not only for the nine killed, but for the family of the alleged shooter, Dylann Roof, and Roof himself. Roof has been charged with the murders.

The shooting of nine people, including three ministers, meeting for a Bible study last Wednesday night is considered a hate crime, and serves as a painful reminder to many of a long history steeped in racism and the struggle for civil rights.

It has also brought to the forefront arguments over the displaying of the Confederate battle flag outside government buildings, seen by some as an expression of heritage, by others as an expression of hate.

The vigil at St. Paul’s AME was an invitation to the community, regardless of race or ethnicity, to be in prayer together and to honor the nine slain members.

Paster J. W. Smith of the Newton County Minister’s Union offered prayers that “we might come closer together” out of the tragedy. “Let them not die in vain.”

Smith said, later, that he had been thinking of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s statement that the death of the four young girls, killed when the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham had been bombed in 1963, that their death was a

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down payment on freedom. “This,” he said, “is a second down payment.”

Among the ministers who spoke to the gathering was Pastor Noah Nyamarop from Mt. Zion AME in Mansfield. The Zimbabwe native shared stories of having worked with Pastor Clementa Pickney, Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton

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In early May, Porterdale Police Officer Trevor Jones reported to his chief he was under investigation by the GBI and U. S. Post Office. When the results of a urine test came back positive, Police Chief Jason Cripps said he had no choice.

“I had to do what was right for the city and for the citizens,” Cripps said to The News.

Cripps said Jones met with him to reveal he was under investigation by the GBI in connection with steroid use and/or sales and his connection with former Rockdale Officer Jason Hyman. Subsequently, he received a call from Special Agent in Charge Cynthia Atkins telling him Jones was being investigated by both the GBI and the U.S. Postal Inspector.

Atkins told the chief she did not think it necessary to put him on administrative leave because there was no immediate danger to the public. However, Cripps set up an appointment with Probation Officer Jennifer Hartman to request an urinalysis test.

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later, showing the steroid screen results were positive, Cripps contact Jones, notifying him that his employment with the Porterdale Police was being terminated.

The termination letter, dated May 15, cited violation of the city’s codes on substance abuse as well as ethical conduct and conduct unbecoming an officer.

“It’s really the part of the job you hate to do,” Cripps said, “but at that point, I didn’t have a choice. I was presented with a problem and did what needed to be done.”

Anabolic steroids are classified as a Schedule II narcotic, and require a prescription from a doctor to be taken legally.

“It’s unfortunate,” Cripps said. “He was a hard worker and really well-liked by the community.”

In April, Heyman, a Rockdale County Sheriff ’s Officer, was terminated after testing positive for anabolic steroids, a Schedule II narcotic sometimes used illegally by bodybuilders and athletes. Four other deputies — Jason Payne, Sgt. Larry Reed, Sgt. Bob Cooley and jail Deputy Chris Speyer — resigned before they were able to be drug tested.

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Fourth of July events sparkle across the area SANDRA BRANDS news@covnews.com

One of the joys of small town Georgia is the town square. It’s not just an area where people can shop and eat, but it’s a place where they can come together to celebrate holidays, hear seasonal concerts, and take a breather under the trees during a hectic work day.

Nowhere is the charm of town squares more evident than when it comes time to celebrate the Fourth of July. It summons iconic images of fireworks exploding over historical or community significant buildings, families lazing on blankets while enjoying a picnic, and kids, almost giddy with excitement, anxious for dark, running around in an environment that feels safe and warm.

So, here are a few places where old-fashioned, hometown Independence Day celebrations are happening, and some celebrations stages at larger venues in the metro Atlanta area.

Pre-Fourth of July Events THURSDAY, JULY 2 Madison’s Main Street Summer Happenings in the Park will feature Line Dancing 101, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, July 2, at 218 W. Jefferson St., Madison For more information, visit http://www.madisonga.com FRIDAY, JULY 3 David Prince will appear in concert on Friday, July 3, at the City of Rutledge’s Summer Concert series 8 to 10 p.m.. For more information, visit the city’s web site at www. ruthledgega.us.

Early Independence Day Celebrations Independence Day Celebration, Social Circle Social Circle will celebrate Independence Day early, Saturday, June 27, starting with a parade at 5:30 p.m. honoring Vietnam Veterans, featuring the Georgia State Patrol Honor Guard, 116th Army Band of Georgia’s National Guard. A gospel concert in Stephens Park, located at the intersection of Cemetery St. and Fairplay Dr., follows at 6:30 p.m. Special appearance by Charlotte Ritchie. Fireworks begin at dark. For more

information is available at the Social Circle’s Main Street web site [http://socialcirclemainstreet.com/2015-independence-day-celebration.htm].

Stars and Stripes Circuit, Conyers July 2 - 5. The Georgia International Horse Park hosts a Stars and Stripes Circuit, a AQHA/GQHA Sanctioned Quarter Horse Show, at the Charles Walker Arena, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The free seasonal event features Western Dressage, Ranch Horse Riding, Reining, Leveling, NSBA Classes, and multiple derbies and exhibitors. For more informiation, visist the Park’s web site [www.georgiahorsepark.com].

Independence Concert and Fireworks, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Celebrate Independence Day on Friday, July 3, with a concert and picnic at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, 424 South Main St., Madison. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. The Athens Classic City Band will perform. Bring picnics, baskets, tables and chairs. Prizes will be awarded for the most patriotic table decorations. Tables are available for rent at $20 each. For more information, call Erin Garrett at (706) 342-4743.

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‘Camelot’ Prelude, Lawrenceville Lawn, 210 Luckie St., Lawrenceville For a different kind of Independence Day celebration, try “Camelot,” performed by the Aurora Theater in Lawrenceville. The performance is free, and will be followed by a fireworks display outside. Lawn seating begins at 5 p.m. for the 7 p.m. performance.

Reserve a table of VIP seating for 6, $125 until July 3rd.For more information, visit Aurora Theater’s web site [http://www.auroratheatre.com/on-stage/seasonal-programming/prelude-to-the-4th-camelot/] Red, White & Boom! Pre-Fourth Celebration, Norcross Celebrate the Fourth early in Downtown Historic Norcross at Lillian Webb Park, 5 College St. Inflatables for the kids will fill South Peachtree St., minimal fees apply, plus local restaurants and vendors will sell food and libations. Llive music begins in the park at 6 p.m. with Maxwell Taylor, Man of 1,000 Voices, followed by Bruce in the USA at 7 p.m. Fireworks will be set off after dark.

For more information, visit www.norcrossga.net.

SATURDAY, JULY 4 Annual July 4th Festival, Fanfare, and Fireworks, Porterdale The City of Porterdale hosts a Fourth of July celebration, beginning at 6 p.m. Downtown businesses will be open as well as the Memorial Gym (location). A DJ will play music in the gymSaturday, July 4, 6 p.m. The fireworks at 9 or 9:30 p.m. Select vendors; our downtown business will be open. Select menus. Gym will be open, dj playing music in the gym; public restrooms Independence Day in the Park & Music Fest, Downtown Covington Independence Day in the Park and Music Fest will be held on the square in Downtown Covington, kicking off at 2 p.m. with the Special Olympics Equestrian Team’s Golf Cart Parade. The event features a rock wall, water slide, dunking booth, a cow train, antique car show, and other games and activities for children and adults. Music will be provided throughout the day and evening and features DJ Bounce, Joe Cannon and Kids, MacKibben Music Stuidios, Myles Gary, Derwin Daniels Band, Drive Time and Drew Parker. At 6 p.m. The Newton County Community Band will present a special concert. At 9:43 p.m., the National Anthem will be played, followed by fireworks extravaganza. For more information, visit The Independence in the Park Music Fest web site [www.downtowncovington.org].

Parade and Picnic, Oxford The City of Oxford and the Oxford Lion’s Club sponsor a parade and entertainment, starting at 10 a.m. at the Old Church on Wesley Street. Monetary prizes reward parade entries in various categories. Lunch can

be purchased from concession stands run by the youth groups of Oxford churches. The Lion’s Club provides watermelon and popcorn free.

Henry County Fireworks Extravaganza, Hampton The Henry County Fireworks Extravaganza will be held from 2 to 10 p.m. at Nash Farm, 100 Babbs Mill Rd., Hampton. Festivities include live music, a car, motorcycle and truck show, a children’s play area, infaltables, zipline, hayrides, festival foods, a Bingo tournament, raffle with cash prizes, craft vcendors, a beer and wine garden. Fireworks begin around 9:30 p.m. For more information, visit the web site [http://visithenrycountygeorgia.com/list/events/events-henry-county-fireworks-extravaganza].

Walton County Freedom Fest/4th of July Celebration, Monroe Walton County Freedom Fest/4th of July Celebration will be held at Legion Field, 121 Blaine Street, Monroe. A family-oriented community celebration, the event features live music, free food, children’s activities and fireworks, beginning at 5 p.m. Musical performers include The Nick Savage Bang, St. Francis and Louis The Finger, who will appear on the Main Stage; and Meikii and Mile from Meadow, appearing on side stages. A DJ will also be on hand. Hosted by volunteers from churches and other community organizations, the event also receives help from the Walton County Fire Department, which will set off fireworks at dark, and the City of Monroe Police and Walton County Sheriff ’s departments, who assist with traffic control. For more information, visit the Monroe Freedom Fest Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/ FreedomFestMonroe?fref=ts].

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Covington City Manager Leigh Anne Knight, Councilwoman Ocie Franklin, Councilwoman Janet Goodman, Mayor Ronnie Johnston, Navin Sha, Taru Shah, Georgia Rep. Dave Belton, Dr. Pali Shah, Dr. Shefalo Shah and Covington Fire Chief Stoney Bowles.

Covington gets closer to new hotel STAFF REPORTS news@covnews.com

City of Covington and Royal Hotel Investment Officials broke ground on the city’s newest hotel project, a Holiday Inn Express & Suites Friday.

“What a fantastic day this is for the City of Covington,” Mayor Ronnie Johnston said.

“This addition to our city means new jobs for our residents and additional tax dollars that

will be used for improvements around the city.

This hotel also gives guests travelling to Covington a state-of-the-art place to stay when they visit that we can all be very proud of.”

The hotel represents an investment of nearly $13 million and is slated to open in November, 2016. Amenities will include a business center, fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, 400 square-foot board room, 1,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, guest laundry and an expansive outdoor patio with two fire pits.

“We have been active members of the Covington community since 2006 and are eager to start building this newest addition,” said Navin Shah, Chairman of Royal Hotel Investment. “We proudly own and operate properties that are important local resources for both travelers and residents — places where business gets done and where memories are created by families, companies and civic groups.”

The new hotel will be located at the inter-

section of Lochridge Road and Paras Drive just off of Interstate 20 and will feature architecture similar to the existing Hampton Inn located adjacent to the new Holiday Inn Express & Suites.

“Our exceptional team of architects, designers, vendors, construction specialists and hospitality professionals will work in close partnership to create a distinctive property that implements brand standards while maintaining a unique Southern touch,” Shah said.

Carlton Trail sidewalk project now complete STAFF REPORTS news@covnews.com

A sidewalk stretching more than half a mile and connecting citizens living in the northwest quadrant of Covington with the rest of the city is now complete. The project ran from Geiger Street to Moore Street in Oxford.

The section of sidewalk will also link the western part of Oxford along Geiger Street to the proposed pedestrian I-20 bridge and into the City. The sidewalk also provides a safe means of pedestrian transportation for the children attending Cousins Middle School, located in the middle of the project.

City engineers also used this assignment to correct some drainage issues along

Village Dr. “There were some inadequate drainage areas that consisted of an open ditch and minor flooding would occur after heavy rain,” said city engineer Tres Thomas.

“We took this opportunity to correct those issues and improved the open ditch to 18 inch drain pipe and catch basins.”

Residents along Carlton Trail cited safety as a primary reason the sidewalk was needed. Longtime resident George Jefferson moved to his home on Carlton Trail in 1978 and watched Cousins Middle School being constructed in the 1980s. He has seen first-hand the need for the improvements.

“Safety for the kids attending Cousins Middle School

was the primary reason the sidewalk was needed,” Jefferson said. “But aside from that, it is nice to see people old and young use it for exercise or just as a way to get from point A to point B. “Adding curbing to some yards and fixing our drainage problems were bonuses. This

was literally an answer to our prayers.”

Councilman Keith Dalton agreed with Jefferson’s assessment of the necessity of the sidewalk.

“It is nice to see this project come to fruition because I know it has been needed for a long time” Dalton said.

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There have been changes in Porterdale since the plans for Yellow River Park were drawn up in 2011-12.

At a work session Thursday night, Porterdale Mayor Arline Chapman asked the council to review those plans, created with the help of the National Park Service, and make adjustments befitting the city’s long-term goals for the 27-acre park.

It was, Chapman said, a dream list of ideas and amenities. Since then, the proposed walking trail has been laid out, ready to be linked to other trails and cities throughout the state. The kayak launch proposed has been built, attracting paddlers to the area.

The historic Memorial Gym on Broad Street, which burned down in 2005, has been repurposed to serve as an open air event center, eliminating the need for a green amphitheater in the park.

Other amenities that the city is unlikely to pursue include basketball and tennis courts, a ball field and a dog park. Conversely, amenities not included, like the disk golf course, on the plan are currently in development.

Council member Lloyd Chambers thought the emphasis for developing Yellow River Park should be on unique amenities that Porterdale could offer, such as the disk golf course or an obstacle course. Other amenities suggested included a picnic shelter, BBQ pits, camping areas and bathrooms, most of which could be built and still maintain the park’s natural landscape.

Before any plans could move forward, Chapman said, the wetland areas needed to be identified and mapped.

Other items considered at the work session included: • a proposal from the Rite Aid on Highway

278 to come on site and give city employees’ a flu shot. Pharmacist Todd Nelson said as part of the service, Rite Aid would bill the city’s health insurance company for the vaccines, which are usually covered as preventative medicine. The mayor and council agreed to the proposal, and employees will be notified of the date once it’s set.

• The mayor and City Manager Bob Thomson have been working to attract a bank to Porterdale. United Bank has expressed interest, Chapman reported, but wants to build a drive through on property near the park.

Most of the council members protested the idea, saying it would be too intrusive.

Chambers favored installing a walk up teller in the downtown area, which the bank had already declined doing, according to Chapman. Alternative areas for the drive-through were suggested, and Thomson said he would contact the bank, inviting them to look at the alternate sites.

Council Member Tim Savage will look into companies willing to install and operate a downtown ATM machine.

• Main Street Director reported that all downtown restaurants had paid the $25 needed to generate wrist bands unique to each vendor. Adults over 21 coming downtown for the July 4 celebrations could purchase a wrist band, allowing them to carry alcoholic beverages off premises, but within a designated area downtown.

• Kelly also reported on a meeting with the Friends of Porterdale and the Porterdale Women’s Club to talk about the alumni reunion in fall. Memorabilia is being collected and will be displayed in a climate-controlled room at the gym.

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“At the time this area was developed sidewalks weren’t a requirement and with a large middle school there now, a sidewalk was necessary,” said Covington City Manager, Leigh Anne Knight. “We had to start from scratch, but the project was completed on time and under budget.”

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“There are a lot of kids that don’t ride the bus and may not have parents that are able to take them to school so they have to walk. This sidewalk creates a safe way to get these kids to school.”

City Manager Leigh Anne Knight said the project came in on time and under budget.

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in 1982. The two have been together 23 years, and long been awaiting a day when they could be legally recognized as a married couple. When that day came, they were left almost speechless.

“Wow,” Croy said. “We were so ecstatically happy. We were crying because we were so happy. We never thought in our lifetime that we would see this coming.”

The marriage didn’t change their relationship, but allowed them — they felt — the same rights as other legally recognized couples “It’s basically having human rights across the board,” Croy said. “We had to do the legal thing a couple of years ago to protect our assets. That was a big chunk out of our pockets that if we were married we wouldn’t have to.

When in the hospital we could say I’m going to sit right here in this room and nobody can tell me when to leave.”

The right for Lisa and Luann, Kim and Angela, and many others to marry came after a narrow, 5-4, vote that put an end to same-sex marriage bans in the 14 states that still maintained them, including Georgia.

Ga. Attorney General Sam Olens and Governor Nathan Deal issued statements on Friday saying the state would follow the decision of the Supreme Court. "In our system of government, the Supreme Court bears the ultimate responsibility for determining the constitutionality of our laws. Once the Supreme Court has ruled, its Order is the law of the land. As such, Georgia will follow the law and adhere to the ruling of the Court," said Olens in a released statement.

In praise of the decision, President Barack Obama called it "justice that arrives like a thunderbolt."

“It’s a major, major turn in history in our life,” Croy said. “We’re no longer second-class citizens. We’re all equal now.”

Clergy reaction Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory released the following statement after the Supreme Court decision: "Each U.S. Supreme Court deci-

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by Amazon, EBay and WalMart to cease carrying the Confederate battle flag, he said, “God has brought us to look at flags which are being flown over our government buildings.” Those flag, he said, remind people of the Civil War, of Union and Confederate armies, but those gathered in vigil were brought together, “black and white, to remember we are one people under God. When God sees us, he doesn’t see black, he doesn’t see white. We are all the children of God.” Dr. Gwen Cattledge, president of the Newton County NAACP, also had personal experiences with the historic Charleston church. “It could have been me [at the church], it could have been you,” she said. “Though it seems we’ve turned back the pages of time to the 1950s and 1960s, we have to “remember, the same God is with us now.

God pulls us together. God pulls all of us.

“Keep your eye on the prize,” she said, “and the prize is Jesus. Our weapon is love and we have to love everybody because love will conquer all.”

During the vigil, nine candles were lit and a bell rung as each of the nine people killed last week were named.

The Rev. Ronny Brennan, pastor of Prospect United Methodist Church in Covington, before offering a prayer for community, said, “We are the church and this is what we do. If we are the community of God, we must lift up that young man [who was charged with the murders] and his family— imagine the horrors they are feeling. We must pray for them all.”

Other ministers from around Newton County taking part in the vigil included the Rev. Darlene Smith of St. Paul’s AME, Covington; Pastor Justin Adams of New Life Praise Center, Mansfield; the Rev. Dr. Billy Wade, pastor

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It’s a major, major turn in history in our life,” Croy said. “We’re no longer secondclass citizens.

We’re all equal now.”

—Angela Croy

sion that has ever been rendered has resulted in deep disappointment for some people and vindication for others. If we all agreed on the outcomes of these divisive cases, there would simply be no reason for the Court to convene. This most recent decision is no different.

"By the same token, every court decision is limited in what it can achieve; again, this one is no exception. It does not change the biological differences between male and female human beings or the requirements for the generation of human life, which still demands the participation of both. It does not change the Catholic Church's teaching regarding

of First Presbyterian Church, Covington; Rev. Sheila Byrd, Poplar Hill AME in Mansfield; and Asst. Pastor Jack

the Sacrament of Matrimony, which beautifully joins a man and woman in a loving union that is permanent in commitment and open to God's blessing of precious new life.

"This judgment, however, does not absolve either those who may approve or disapprove of this decision from the obligations of civility toward one another. Neither is it a license for more venomous language or vile behavior against those whose opinions continue to differ from our own. It is a decision that confers a civil entitlement to some people who could not claim it before.

It does not resolve the moral debate that preceded it and will most certainly continue in its wake.

"This moral debate must also include the way that we treat one another - especially those with whom we may disagree. In many respects, the moral question is at least as consequential and weighty as the granting of this civil entitlement. The decision has offered all of us an opportunity to continue the vitally important dialogue of human encounter, especially between those of diametrically differing opinions regarding its outcome.

"The decision has made my ministry as a pastor more complex since it demands that I both continue to uphold the teachings of my Church regarding the Sacrament of Matrimony while also demanding that I insist upon respect for the human dignity of both those who approve of the judgment as well as those who may disapprove."

Meris Lutz and The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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financial impact on the county.

“It has to at least break even,” Sims said, adding that under the original proposal would still see the county paying.

Commissioner Levie Maddox also said that to his knowledge, the board would vote Wednesday.

“The only thing we have that we can consider is the proposal that was presented and went through legal,” Maddox said.

“My guess is the board is going to reject not Green Hill, but the Green Hill proposal.”

“The ‘version one’ proposal is not acceptable,” he added.

“There are other companies that are already interested and have totally different business models.”

The Ministers’ Union and several members of the Johnson family, who live near the landfill in the Springhill community, urged the county to consider the amended proposal, which includes a new park in the area and a non-profit administered by the community.

Charles Johnson, who initially opposed the Green Hill deal, said that the company has made changes to its plan to meet community needs while the county has offered nothing.

“What are the alternatives? We have no other alternatives and Green Hill has stepped in and given us a proposal for the community and for the county,” said Charles Johnson. “Why would the community itself believe that if [the landfill] goes back to the county, they are going to do what they are expected to do?”

The Johnsons and representatives from the Ministers’ Union suggested that the county has neither the will nor the funds to address the groundwater and air contamination at the landfill. They said they would be open to considering proposals from other companies.

“We already know and we have already accepted that the landfill is not going anywhere,” said Reverend David Johnson. “If we’re going to be stuck with this landfill, and we got a company that’s going to come in and fix the problem and give us something to go along with them coming in, then that’s our best offer.”

“This is all we have; we’re not going to get nothing from the county,” he said.

The Green Hill deal still faces opposition from many local residents and environmentalists.

Commissioner J.C. Henderson, who has repeatedly said he would vote down the Green Hill deal, said he was waiting to hear more information.

“I think the community are the same ones who said they didn’t want it, but now they tell me that they want us to support the Green Hill proposal,” said Henderson. “For me, it’s about what the people out there want.”

Commissioner Nancy Schulz said the board would move forward with the Wednesday's vote.

“I would have to look at that proposal; it would have to be good for the whole county,” Schulz said of Green Hill’s intention to amend the proposal.

“There’s no question that the Springhill community is affected, but the entire county is affected,” she said. “We have to do what’s in the best interest of all the citizens.”

Douglas could not be reached for comment.

The Newton County Board of Education has tentatively adopted an M&O millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 5.31%. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held in the Board Room at the Newton County Board of Education Administrative Offices, 2109 Newton Drive, Covington, Georgia on July 9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 20.00 mills, an increase of 1.009 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 18.991 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $125,000 is approximately $46.41 and the proposed tax increase for nonhomestead property with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $40.36.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET SUMMARY OF PROPOSED OPERATINGYEAR BUDGET FOR 2016 FISCAL YEAR 2016 FOR FISCAL NEWTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT EXPENSES BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ELECTIONS FINANCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS GIS HUMAN RESOURCES TAX COMMISSIONER TAX ASSESSORS GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS SUPERIOR COURT CLERK OF THE COURTS DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAGISTRATE COURT PROBATE COURT JUVENILE COURT PUBLIC DEFENDER LAW ENFORCEMENT STUDENT RESOURCE OFFICERS CORRECTIONAL FIRE SERVICE CORONER ANIMAL CONTROL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CLEAN COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE RESOURCES ROADS & BRIDGES FLEET SERVICES ENGINEERING PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS - LIBRARY APPROPRIATIONS - RECREATION APPROPRIATIONS - STREETLIGHTS APPROPRIATIONS - OTHER* INTERGOVERNMENTAL EXPENSES TOTAL COUNTY M&O BUDGET

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

PROPOSED BUDGET FY2016 1,311,667 550,960 749,721 646,909 210,487 249,787 1,041,465 908,489 922,173 1,038,848 1,147,823 1,178,404 276,504 498,540 948,956 469,609 10,695,674 804,780 10,170,890 5,533,427 89,542 612,273 104,821 137,045 98,800 3,507,454 483,310 266,190 915,815 919,379 1,656,934 800,000 4,643,109 181,220 53,771,005

PROJECTED COUNTY M&O REVENUES REAL, PERSONAL, & PUBLIC UTILITY TAXES AD VALOREM TAXES MOBILE HOME TAXES TIMBER TAXES HEAVY EQUIPMENT TAXES INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX REBATE *** LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX (LOST) INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE OTHER DEPARTMENTAL FEES & REVENUE TOTAL REVENUES ***Applied to Fire Services in Unincorporated Areas

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

FY2016 24,847,664 1,937,984 24,451 12,293 1,513 4,030,000 8,350,000 181,220 14,385,880 53,771,005

PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE COUNTY M & O HOSPITAL INDIGENT FUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES STATE OF GEORGIA TOTAL MILLAGE

2014 Digest 11.225 1.200 0.451 0.100 12.976

2015 Digest 12.990 0.000 0.451 0.050 13.491

FIRE DISTRICTS PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE****

2014 Digest

2015 Digest

NEWTON COUNTY FIRE SERVICES ****Unincorporated, Mansfield, Newborn, & Porterdale

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our thoughts Pension plan The Covington City Council made a smart move last week when it voted to back off a hastily conceived plan to change city policy on pensions as they relate to retirees who come back to work for the Covington government.

For years the policy has stated that the pension must be “suspended” for any retiree who returns to work for the city, thus eliminating any concerns over double dipping by twice-hired employees. Then out of nowhere earlier this month the council voted to abandon that policy, thus allowing any returning to workers to continue drawing their pensions and a city paycheck at the same time.

Last week’s action reversed the earlier vote, putting the original policy back into effect, but the issue is not yet resolved and additional action may yet be taken.

Though not publicly sated, the cause for the attempted change is pretty obvious to anyone who monitors. A former city manager drawing a city pension is contemplating a run for an elected position within the city; without a change in the policy, he would have to forsake his pension to take a job that pays a minimal salary.

Politics aside, however, there are many issues that need to be considered before such a sweeping change is made: Pension plans are complex entities; any proposed change demands careful scrutiny and discussion, with expert input from those who best understand how the plan in question. Policies related to how a pension plan works shouldn’t be changed willy-nilly each time the political wind blows from a different direction.

Encouraging more retirees to return to the city payroll is not automatically a good thing. If former employees apply to return to work because they are allowed to continue their pensions and draw a paycheck, the city may find itself in a difficult position from an HR standpoint.

Hiring the pensioners prevents the flow of “new blood” that every workforce needs, and restricts the advent of new ideas and different ways of doing things. But refusing to hire retirees may open the city to age discrimination complaints, as they almost certainly would be the most qualified candidates.

Having the same pension rules apply to council members and workers employed by the city may not make sense. Council members are not hired to do a job; they are elected to positions that are not intended to be fulltime jobs and do not pay a livable wage. But again, that’s an issue that demands intelligent debate and discussion rather than voting off-the-cuff.

The idea of anyone “double-dipping” from any position in the public sector is generally frowned upon by the general public and the electorate. The council members would do well to remember the people they serve.

Perhaps most significant, however, is the fact that making sweeping policy decisions customized to help any one particular person, or a particular timeframe is almost never a good idea. We want our council to make decisions for the whole city and for its future as well as its present. If any of the council’s recent decisions were made for political reasons, rather than for the good of the city, they would do well to remember that good politics does not necessarily equate to good government.

With adequate study and appropriate analysis and debate, members of the city council may one day be able to put forth a compelling argument for the policy change they have, at this point, both approved and disapproved. Until that happens, the policy needs to remain as it stands.

OPINION States don’t have rights, people have rights Next week, we'll be celcelebration a "sham" filled ebrating the 239th anniverwith "fraud, deception, imsary of the signing of the piety and hypocrisy." How Declaration of Indepencould slavery exist in a dence. The eloquent cries land founded on the premfor freedom and equality ise that all of us are created voiced in that properly reequal? What about the unvered document have bealienable rights of black come what professors Sid Americans to life, liberty SCOTT RASMUSSEN Milkis and Marc Landy call and pursuit of happiness?

COLUMNIST the "American Creed." It's a Douglass, of course, was belief that all of us have the right. The contradiction right to do whatever we want with our between what America preached and lives so long as we don't interfere with what it practiced was inexcusable. the right of others to do the same.

Those seeking to defend slavery did At its best, the Declaration has been not deny the contradiction; they simused to challenge the nation to become ply wanted to forget about the Declabetter, to live up to its founding ideals. ration and all talk of equality. John C. That was certainly the case on July Calhoun, perhaps the most powerful 4, 1852, when an escaped slave elo- and influential defender of slavery, quently pointed out the contradiction complained mightily that the ideals between America's founding embrace of the Declaration had "spread far and of freedom and its ongoing practice of wide, and fixed itself deeply into the slavery. "What, to the American slave, public mind." is your Fourth of July?" asked FrederWhen residents in Calhoun's ick Douglass. He answered that it was home state fired upon Fort Sumter to "a day that reveals to him, more than start the Civil War, they were fighting all the other days in the year, the gross both to defend slavery and to overinjustice and cruelty to which he is the turn the Declaration of Indepenconstant victim." dence. President Abraham Lincoln As millions of white Americans cel- pointedly defended the Declaration ebrated the signing of the Declaration and described America as having of Independence, Douglass called the been "conceived in liberty and dedi-

cated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

When the South lost the Civil War, new opposition arose to the nation's founding ideals. Progressives of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were OK with the idea of equality, but they hated the idea of individual rights that limited the power of government.

Sounding a lot like Calhoun, President Woodrow Wilson complained that the American people had never gotten over the Declaration.

Both the segregationists and the progressives saw the Declaration of Independence as an impediment to their plans. They wanted governments to have more power. In the case of the slaveholders, they wanted state governments to have the right to impose slavery or Jim Crow laws on black residents of their state. The progressives wanted the federal government to have the right to aggressively lead society and control the economy.

But, states don't have rights. People have rights.

When America is at our best, we remember that.

To find out more about Scott Rasmussen, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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You're what you say you are Rachel A. Dolezal, the carrier in Incheon, South recently resigned presiKorea. Upon disembardent of the Spokane, kation, soldiers were reWashington, office of the quired to fill out a vital NAACP, has come uninformation form deder a bit of controversy. noting one's next of kin, Both of her parents are religion, blood type and white, but for eight years, race, among other things.

Dolezal claimed that she Where it asked for race, I WALTER E. was black. In addition to checked off "Caucasian."

WILLIAMS her role as president of an The chief warrant officer, COLUMNIST NAACP chapter, Dolezal in charge of inspecting the was an instructor of Afriforms, told me that I had cana studies at Eastern Washington made an error by checking off "CauUniversity. casian." I told him that I hadn't and Some critics claim that Rachel was in fact Caucasian. After a couple Dolezal's actions were motivated by of minutes or so of going back and greed and narcissism. By becoming forth, he asked me why I would put a black person, she could more eas- down "Caucasian." I told him that if I ily become an NAACP leader, chair a put down "Negro" — what we called police watchdog committee and get a ourselves at that time — I'd be given teaching appointment. the worst job. I never changed the Dolezal is not the only white wom- form, but the officer probably did. an who has benefited from racial fakBy the way, faking one's race is not ery. Sen. Elizabeth Warren claimed uncommon. There was a 1947 study that she was of Cherokee Indian an- by E.W. Eckard -- "How Many Necestry. That helped her land a job at groes 'Pass'?" — which estimated that diversity-hungry Harvard University 2,600 Negroes had become white, or as a professor of law. Not only was passed, each year during the 1930s. her great-grandfather not a CheroThe bottom line is that modernity kee as she claimed but also he was a permits liberties previously unknown white man who boasted of shooting a or unrecognized. Today we're not Cherokee Indian. held to reality. For example, one does Personally, I don't hold either not have to accept the limitations of Dolezal or Warren at fault for ra- biology. Say that one is born with XX cial fakery. If you read my autobi- sex chromosomes and is therefore feography, "Up From the Projects," male or that one is born with XY sex you will see that I had the occasion chromosomes and is therefore male. to fake my race. It was 1960, during One doesn't have to accept nature's my troubled time in the U.S. Army, determination. An XXer can say that when I had just landed from a troop he's a male. Or an XYer can say he's

a she. One's sex is seen as optional.

Moreover, if a male claims to be a female, others are expected to acknowledge that. For example, Bruce Jenner, Olympic decathlon champion and reality show personality, has recently become Caitlyn Jenner. People now are required to address him as her.

There is a condition known as species dysphoria, similar to gender dysphoria. It is a condition in which people think they are animals trapped in human bodies. I've been giving this option some serious thought. I've been thinking of calling myself a springbok trapped in a human body. Some people might argue that I would be in need of psychological treatment. I'd dismiss such a claim as being animalphobic.

You might ask, "Williams, why in the world would you want to call yourself a springbok?" I would be doing it for personal gain, just as Rachel Dolezal and Elizabeth Warren benefited by pretending they were of another race.

I'd be doing it for tax reasons. I've read a considerable amount of the Internal Revenue Code. It says nothing about wild animals having a federal tax obligation. Were government officials to demand that I, as a springbok, pay taxes, I'd report them to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. To find out more about Walter E. Williams, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Five young men can define a successful life Five young men, ages 18 to 23. Two college graduates. Two currently attending college. The youngest headed that way this fall.

All good students. All excellent athletes. All standing resolutely before a large assemblage to pay tribute to their grandfather, Rob Neely, who passed away recently after a DICK YARBROUGH courageous battle with cancer. And COLUMNIST what a tribute it was.

If the name Rob Neely sounds familiar to some of you, you might recall that a couple of years ago I told you about the substantial efforts of Wayne Hogan, the then-assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech, to secure a baseball for me signed by the Yellow Jacket baseball team to present to Rob following serious surgery. Rob Neely had been a third baseman on the 1957 Southeastern Conference championship baseball team. (This was in the days prior to Georgia Tech’s move to the Atlantic Coast Conference) Mr. Hogan and the baseball team went above and beyond the call of duty for my friend. The gesture meant a lot to Rob and to me.

Rob and I had a lot in common. We both grew up in working class families in East Point, south of Atlanta.

We attended the same high school. Our weddings were a week apart. Our wives are cousins. They had two children, a son and a daughter. We have two children, a son and a daughter.

Beyond that our lives could not have been more different. He was an engineering graduate from Georgia Tech.

I was a Journalism major at UGA. After a short stint at a couple of large companies, Rob Neely decided he wanted to run his own show and bought into a heating and air conditioning business in Metro Atlanta that has turned out to be a very successful enterprise.

I chose instead to take the corporate route and spent most of my career in the Bell System and its successor, BellSouth, retiring as vice president and then as a managing director of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta.

We were different in a lot of other ways, as well. First, there was the matter of our personalities. I doubt Rob Neely ever had an unkind word to say about anyone. Me? I can hold a grudge longer than a battalion of Navy Seals can hold their breath underwater. He was always upbeat, especially during the past two trying years. I gnash my teeth over the most trivial of matters. He always seemed comfortable in his own skin. I have always felt like I had something to prove.

At Rob Neely’s service, his five grandsons reminisced about what made their grandfather special to them.

They didn’t mention plaques or awards or pictures with important people or political influence or high profiles or any of the kinds of things that have tended to be my definition of success.

Instead, the boys talked about his tradition of making them bear-claw pancakes on Saturday mornings at the family lake house. They joked about the fact that when the boat’s engine wouldn’t start, their grandfather would deem it no big deal, blaming it on “bad gas” and never seeming to get perturbed about it. Having his family together was the most important thing.

They told those assembled that in spite of the fact that his was a competitive business that demands immediate response to the customer’s needs, their grandfather somehow managed to take care of his customers and still show up at their football and baseball games and wrestling matches to cheer them on, often driving long distances to do so. Even after his surgery and the resultant complications, he could still be counted on to be in the stands when the grandsons were competing.

The youngest told of one of the last baseball games his grandfather was able to attend. It was an important game. He arrived in the sixth inning. In the next inning, his grandson produced the game-winning hit. A thrill for the grandfather; a never-to-be-forgotten memory for the grandson.

As I sat and listened to these five young men talk about their grandfather, I thought about what defines a successful life. It isn’t about awards and plaques and who you know.

Those things are short-lived and will be short-remembered.

Success is about what kind of example you set for those who will follow you and where you put your priorities.

Rob Neely got it right. As his grandsons so eloquently reminded me, I still have a long way to go.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@bellsouth. net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia 31139; online at dickyarbrough.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ dickyarb

Charleston’s compassion A black church, a maltorching of private propadjusted white kid, and the erty, no police pelted with nation moaning, “My God, rocks. The confederate flag not again.” A few selected is coming down from the politicians, firm believers state capital of South Caroin the theory of ‘never let a lina. Tens of thousands of good crisis go to waste’, exwhites and blacks, arm-inploited the tragedy to push arm, marched in peaceful for more gun control on commemoration. Why did PETE MECCA law abiding citizens. Shame the country not witness a COLUMNIST on them. Thankfully, the replication of Ferguson, or majority of politicians did the decent Philadelphia or Baltimore? Simple. thing by grieving with the rest of the The New York Times and other acountry and graciously keeping their notch-above-tabloid publications with mouths shut. Condolences and heart- their own political agendas are adfelt words for the fallen were and al- dicted to a partisan doctrine of ‘if it’s ways will be a proper and suitable way southern then it’s ignorant and racto express sympathy for a heartbreak ist’ regardless of evidence otherwise. such as Charleston.

I’ll concede one thing only about the History proves gun control is politi- south, we are poles apart from the rest cal control, plain and simple. We do not of the country. We are laid back but not need gun control; we need hate con- lazy, we are patriotic and respect the trol. Hatred is learned; it is not a birth flag, and yes, Mr. President, we cling defect, and children do not teach other to our guns and bibles. We do not bow children to hate. Adults, mainly due to to the Federal Government, we bow to their own upbringing, teach the young God, and we are still a Christian nation to loathe humans that are ‘different’, ‘dif- regardless of decrees to the contrary. ferent’ in color, religion, education, race, Charleston is dealing with this tragedy sexual preferences, even in political as a people, not black or white, but as thought. And hatred is not a ‘white only’ folks weary of hatred and divisiveness shortcoming. Hatred is an equal oppor- and demagoguery. tunity deficiency flowing like an open The Civil War is over. Yet the caspigot from the mouths of the ignorant, lamity of brother against brother on the manipulators, money hungry scam- the battlefields of Bull Run and Getmers, and ‘divide and conquer’ doyens. tysburg, separate but equal segregaLook at Charleston. No riots, no tion, and the necessity for our nation

to disseminate a Civil Rights Bill in the 60s, does not bode well for the inferred freedoms in the Constitution and our Bill of Rights. Yet again, it is only through our Bill of Rights and Constitution that dramatic alteration and often legitimate social unrest can and does change hearts and minds.

We are not a perfect population and we certainly do not have a perfect government, but when all is said and done, America stands alone as the beacon for opportunity and freedom. We solve our own problems. We debate, even quarrel, then compromise and accommodate. We learn, we live, we learn to live and let live. Respect is paramount for societal peace, and respect, either earned or tendered, is the bridge to harmony for a society in dire need of deference with honor.

Forget the killer; remember the victims, and remember how far we as a people have come and how much we still can lose. This, is our country, to save, or to sacrifice. Perhaps the peaceful spark required to save and mend America was ignited in South Carolina. Thank you, Charleston, for your magnificent example. You have chosen to lead instead of follow.

Pete Mecca is a Vietnam veteran, columnist and freelance writer. You can reach him at aveteransstory@gmail.com or aveteransstory.us.

Prejudice wrong belief system, but not part of country's DNA Long before last week's in one of the most sacred killings in Charleston, of places," she said. "We South Carolina, which apwere hurt and broken and pear to have been motivatwe needed to heal. We were ed by racial hatred, at least able to start that process, one expert in belief systems not by talking about iswrote that a person's prejusues that divide us, but by dices can be changed. holding vigils, by hugging "Bringing groups to- JACKIE GINGRICH- neighbors, by honoring gether under the right conthose we lost and by falling CUSHMAN ditions (when the contact to our knees in prayer.

COLUMNIST is sanctioned by authori"Our state's grieving, but ties and when groups share common we are also coming together." goals, have equal status and engage Coming together, not pulling apart. in cooperative activities) is one of the Haley noted that the people of her most effective means of reducing prej- state had sought their own paths in reudice," wrote Timothy Wilson in "Re- sponse to previous crises. "In just the direct: The Surprising New Science of last few months, the nation watched Psychological Change." our state go through another time of Last week's tragedy, in which nine crisis when we dealt with the betrayal people were murdered at Emanuel of one of our own and the tragic shootAME Church by a man described by ing of Walter Scott. South Carolina did South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as a not respond with rioting and violence, "hate-filled murderer," has heightened like other places have. We responded the national conversation and focus on by talking to each other, by putting race and relations. It has also provided ourselves in other people's shoes and a contrast in leadership -- between that by finding common ground in the of President Obama, who has rumi- name of moving our state forward." nated on the past, labeling prejudice Finding common ground, moving as part of who we are as a nation; and forward.

Gov. Haley, who is focused on work"The result: Both Republicans and ing together with all Americans for a Democrats, black and white, came brighter future. together and passed the first bodyIt would serve Obama well to rumi- camera bill in the country," she noted. nate over Haley's example and to con- "And I stand in front of you, a minority sider her assertion that prejudice is not female governor, twice elected by the part of our country's DNA and that, people of South Carolina. Behind me by working together, we can create a stands my friend, Senator Tim Scott, bright future for all Americans. elected by those same people as one of On Monday, standing in the South just two African-American members Carolina State House surrounded by of the United States Senate."

Democrats and Republicans, Haley Across party, across race, together, called for the removal of the Confeder- same goal, equal status. ate flag from the building.

"The 21st century belongs to us be"We have stared evil in the eye and cause we have chosen to seize what's in watched good prayerful people killed front of us. To do what is right and do

it together."

Do what's right — together.

In stark contrast, in an interview released the same day for the podcast "WTF with Marc Maron," President Obama reflected on race relations and prejudice in America. His perspective was that race relations have improved -- but that prejudice is part of our country's DNA. "I always tell young people in America, 'Do not say that nothing's changed when it comes to race in America unless you lived through being a black man in the 1950s or 60s or 70s.' It is incontrovertible that race relations have improved significantly during my lifetime and yours and that opportunities have opened up and that attitudes have changed. That is a fact," Obama began.

"What is also true is that the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives -- that casts a long shadow and that's still part of our DNA that's passed on," Obama stated.

The presumption that prejudice is part of who we are as a nation conflicts with Haley's view as articulated in South Carolina.

Obama might do well to remember that a person's DNA cannot be changed, but that prejudice can be changed. It is not part of our country's DNA. Instead, he would do well to understand Wilson's thesis -- that prejudiced belief systems can change by bringing different groups together when the contact is sanctioned by authorities, and when groups share common goals, have equal status and engage in cooperative activities.

To find out more about Jackie Gingrich Cushman, visit www.creators.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear editor, When I give workshops on humor, I always say: Keep parody close. Keep deprecation (insults) first-person close. For me, speaking as a white man in United States – pretty much the most privileged demographic group in the world – I think it's a good policy to keep political criticisms very, very close.

I was born, and live in The Deep South. A good portion of my family has lived in the same area, Newton County, Georgia, for at least six generations. Therefore, I am going to keep my criticisms close and focus on Georgia.

When I was child in school, I would often hear a particular bit of rationalization regarding the Civil War. There were plenty of white people who would let me know that the war was not really about slavery; it was about States Rights.

Actually, the war was about the Confederate States' right to maintain an economy based on chattel slavery. These men were in fear of losing the right to a slave-based economy. That is clear within two sentences of Georgia's Ordinance of Secession, a document I believe every student of Georgia history should read in its entirety: "For the last 10 years we have had numerous and serious causes of complaint against our non-slave-holding confederate States with reference to the subject of African slavery."

Within this document – approved, Tuesday, January 29, 1861 – the words "slave" and "slavery" appear thirty-nine times. The term "state's rights" appears, never.

The Confederate Battle Emblem was part of the Georgia state flag from 1956 to 2001.

The "Stars and Bars" on the flag had been put there in 1956, the year following Brown v. The Board of Education. The flag was designed

by John Sammons Bell, a noted and vocal segregationist.

The Georgia Legislature passed numerous laws upholding segregation in 1956. Cleary this is why the Confederate battle flag made up two-thirds of Georgia's 1956 banner. The argument (made much later) that this flag was in honor of Confederate soldiers and war dead for the upcoming centennial of the war can be debunked by the published sentiments of Confederate memorial organizations, such as the Daughters of the Confederacy.

"They (the Georgia Legislature) made the change strictly against the wishes of U.D.C. chapters from all the states that form our organization."

– Mrs. Forrest E. Kibler, legislative chairwoman of the Georgia U.D.C. At the time, these women spoke of, "One nation, under God, indivisible..." The ladies of the U.D.C. were a sensible lot. In Georgia

– indeed, in my own family – many of these women were the daughters and granddaughters of women who had seen the war up close, as the Union Army "Marched to the Sea." The organizations were formed to honor the Confederacy and the "Lost Cause," but many were those who advocated the New South and a newly found patriotism for The United States.

On January 11, 1956 the Executive Board of the Georgia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy passed a resolution in opposition to including the Confederate Battle Flag on the Georgia banner.

Symbols are important. And the meaning of a symbol can change. Case in point: the Swastika. The Swastika is an ancient symbol. Even the word,"swastika" comes from Sanskrit – the language of Hinduism, a far cry from German, the language spoken by the people with whom we associate that emblem. Throughout history, in different regions, religions, and societies, there have been examples of crosses with four bent arms, but now, when that symbol appears on the arm band of a Nazi, or on klansman's robe, or when it is scratched on the door of a bathroom stall, its meaning is clear.

Forty-five percent of the population of my town is African American. Every one of these people – my people – know the meaning of the Confederate Battle flag when it appears

on the back window of a pickup truck. Every one of these people – my people – know what it means when when the Confederate Battle Flag appears on a tee shirt. Or a belt buckle.

Or a billboard. Or a statehouse lawn. Honest people know, we all do.

I can walk out my back door, past the graves of slaves, many of whom I am certainly related to. I can walk past the graves of Confederate soldiers who died in my home church. It doesn't take me 10 minutes to arrive at my Town Square. There, in the middle of the Square, in the middle of my town, stands a monument erected on April 26, 1906 by those Daughters of the Confederacy.

There's a message to us there.

A message from women who lived through war.

The message tells us to put that flag away.

Go. Look for yourself.

Etched in stone.

For all the world to see.

Beneath the image of the flag it reads: ITS FAME ON BRIGHTEST PAGES; PENNED

BY POETS AND BY SAGES; SHALL GO; SOUNDING DOWN THE AGES; FURL ITS FOLDS THOUGH NOW WE MUST. Now, we must.

God Bless Us All this week – Andy Irwin

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NCSO deputies arrest Fla. fugitive

NEWTON COUNTY JAIL LOG

Chadwick Lamont to appear for fingerprint- theft by shoplifting Augusta Leon Belcher, cruelty to children-causes Barksdale, 42, Covington, able charge, loitering Jason Terry Thompson, 52, Covington, June 17, excessive physical, batteryJune 23, bail jumping, back Kevin Michael Partain, 30, Covington, June 18, theft by receiving stolen family violence for court 25, Covington, June 17, probation violation for fin- property Travis Jaumal Daniel, Kelvin Beckam, 57, probation violation gerprintable charge Shambria Renesha 39, Covington, June 20, Atlanta, June 23, theft by Jemel Alexander Perez, Harlold Trufant, Jr., 41, Belcher, 18, Covington, driving while license susSTAFF REPORTS shoplifting 18, Covington, June 23, Covington, June 21, pro- June 23, disorderly conduct pended or revoked news@covnews.com Dana Kay Bledsoe, 45, statutory rape – victim is 14 bation violation for fingerJessquarius Cornelius Donte Trashawn Duffy, Covington, June 22, bur- but less than 16 and offend- printable charge Benton, 22, Covington, 26, Covington, June 23, An attempted murder glary – 1st degree er is 18 or younger, failure Patrice Monique Tyus, June 18, possession of co- theft by shoplifting suspect in a case out of Darius Dion Bolton, 23, to appear 42, Rochester, New York, caine, driving while license Bobby Darryl Evans, 48, Escambia County in FlorCovington, June 21, failure Ryan Chase Pittman, June 23, failure to appear suspended or revoked Covington, June 16, conida was arrested by deputo appear 18, possession of alcohol by for fingerprintable charge Anthony Antonio tempt of court-probate ties last week, the Newton Ardest Dewayne Bry- minor Edward Alvin Walker, Brown, 42, Covington, Anwar Akeem FlournCounty Sheriff ’s Office ant, 57, Covington, June Jonathan David Powell, 18, Covington, June 20, dis- June 17, child support de- oy, 31, Covington, June 19, announced Thursday.

17, failure to appear for fin- 40, Newborn, June 17, pro- orderly conduct local ordi- fault (2) marijuana-possession less On June 18, 2015, gerprintable charge, posses- bation violation, contempt nance Joseph Alexander Cal- than 1 ounce deputies with the Newton sion of cocaine, bail jump- of court Jeremy Malcolm Wat- vert-Folwer, 18, CovingAnthony James FreeCounty Sheriff ’s Office ing Shellyann Samantha son, 34, Covington, June ton, June 21, hit and run; man, 39, Oxford, June 21, assisted Escambia County Stephen Floyd Bryant, Powell, 39, Loganville, June 21, failure to appear for fin- duty of driver to stop, open battery Florida with the appreJr., 59, Nacoochee, June 22, 23, failure to appear for fin- gerprintable charge, hold container, duty upon strikJenifer Denise Golden, hension of a fleeing atattempt or conspiracy to gerprintable charge for other agency ing unattended, DUI-driv- 42, Covington, June 22, distempted murder suspect. violate Georgia controlled Robbie Darlyn Reagin, Jeremy Ray Whitfield, ing under the influence of orderly conduct According to a press resubstance act 25, Conyers, June 22, failure 29, Covington, June 19, alcohol Tyrone Randolph lease from Deputy Felicia Joshua Blaine Christian, to appear for fingerprint- marijuana – possession less Alexandria Bridgette Harps, 43, Covington, June Jefferson, NCSO depu22, Conyers, June 22, pro- able charge than 1 ounce, possession of Clarke, 21, Covington, 22, court sentenced ties acted on information bation violation Robert Lee Sego, Jr., 42, a schedule 2 controlled sub- June 17, theft by shoplifting Michael Lynn Harvey, that the suspect may be Marcellus Clark, 57, Villa Rica, June 19, proba- stance, drugs not in original Seandra Natalyas 44, Covington, June 18, en route to a location off Covington, June 22, open tion violation container Clarke, 30, Covington, marijuana-possession less of Harold Dobbs Road in container Megan Lynn Stapp, 23, Rebecca Rosie Arnold, June 17, theft by shoplifting than 1 ounce, criminal tresa gray Chevy truck. While Charlie Edward Cobb, Covington, June 17, crimi- 22, Jonesboro, June 19, Darrell Marquail Coun- pass en route to that location, 42, Oxford, June 23, parole nal trespass, disorderly driving while license sus- cil, 28, Augusta, June 20, Keywanna Nicole Hordeputies observed the veviolation conduct, terroristic threats pended or revoked marijuana-possession less ton, 32, Covington, June hicle and were able to interCarelius D’Marco Da- and acts, probation violaTyrone Asbury, 40, Gas- than 1 ounce, DUI, im- 17, driving without a valid cept it at the Marathon Gas vidson, 34, Covington, tion ton, South Carolina, June proper lane usage, driving license, failure to appear Station on Crowell Road.

June 21, DUI-driving unThomas Anthony Tate, 21, crossing state/county while license suspended or Tony Lee Johnshon, Jr., The suspect, 46-yearder the influence of alcohol, Jr., 24, Covington, June 17, guard lines, marijuana revoked, fleeing or attempt- 28, Monroe, June 22, proold Carl DeWayne Scott improper lane usage, open receipt, possession or trans- – possession less than 1 ing to elude a police bation violation of Pensacola, Florida, was container, defective equip- fer of firearm by convicted ounce Jerrell Markecius Tanner David Jones, 24, arrested and taken into ment felon, cruelty to animals, Erica Dianne Babcock, Crowder, 22, Covington, Lilburn, June 20, possescustody as he exited the Amanda Marie Echa- discharge of firearms on 18, Loganville, June 21, dis- June 21, cruelty to children- sion of methamphetamine store without incident.

Scott was transported varria, 30, Dahlonega, June or near public highway or orderly conduct causes excessive physical, Charles Corey Keys, 45, to the Newton County Jail 21, surety bonds and real street.

Theresa Boswell Banks, criminal trespass Covington, June 17, batwhere he remains awaitproperty original obstrucAlexia Abriell Terrell, 58, Covington, June 18, Christopher Lee Dal- tery, cruelty to children in ing extradition. tion, no insurance, sus- 18, Covington, June 23, possession of cocaine ton, 27, Conyers, June 21, 3rd degree pended registration Gaines Aaron Fair, 28, The City of Oxford Governing Authority does hereby announce that the millage rate will be adopted at the Rollback rate Conyers, June 16, probaThe City of The Oxford CityGoverning of OxfordtoGoverning Authority hereby does announce hereby that announce the110 millage that the rate millage willStreet be rate adopted willMonday, be at adopted the Rollback therate Rollback rate tion violation at a Special Called Meeting be held does atAuthority Oxford City Hall located at West Clark on Julyat20, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at a SpecialatCalled a Special Meeting Called to Meeting be held at to Oxford be heldCity at Oxford Hall located City Hall at 110 located West atClark 110 West StreetClark on Monday, Street onJuly Monday, 20, 2015 Julyat20, 6:00 2015 p.m.at 6:00 p.m.

Antwuan Marquinn Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 do hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's Galloway, 29, Covington, Pursuant toPursuant the requirements to the requirements of O.C.G.A.of§O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 do § 48-5-32 hereby publish do hereby thepublish following thepresentation following presentation of the current of the year's current year's tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.

June 22, tampering with tax digest and tax digest levy along and with levy the along history with the of the history tax digest of theand tax digest levy forand thelevy pastfor five the years. past five years. evidence, false statements or writings, conceal facts or fraudulent documents PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE Donald James Gilstrap, 40, Covington, June 18, CURRENT 2015 2015 TAX AND DIGEST 5-YEAR AND HISTORY 5-YEAR OF HISTORY LEVY CURRENTCURRENT 2015TAX TAXDIGEST DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVYOF LEVY probation violation Mary Louise Gonyou, 33, Loganville, June 23, probation violation CITY OF CITY OXFORD OF OXFORD 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 David Dillon Hamilton, CITY OF OXFORD 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 22, Covington, June 18, Real & Personal 22,486,96022,486,96019,242,52019,242,520 17,835,56517,835,565 15,950,65015,950,650 16,458,25016,458,250 15,735,87415,735,874 probation violation Real & Personal Real & Vehicles Personal 22,486,960 19,242,5202,520,180 17,835,5652,866,000 15,950,650 16,458,250 15,735,874 Motor Motor Vehicles 2,624,030 2,624,030 2,520,180 2,866,000 3,089,870 3,089,870 2,624,080 2,624,080 1,981,300 1,981,300 Michelle Danielle HarMotor Vehicles 2,624,030 2,520,180 2,866,000 3,089,870 2,624,080 1,981,300 Mobile Homes Mobile Homes 1,003 1,003 1,004 1,004 753 753 753 753 753 753 502 502 vey, 29, Oxford, June 16, Timer-100% Timer-100% Homes 1,003 1,004 753 753 753 502 probation violation Mobile Heavy Equipment Duty Equipment Sheldon TheodoreTimer-100% Jack- DutyHeavy son, 25, Lawrenceville, June Duty Equipment Heavy 18, failure to appear for fin- Digest Gross Gross Digest 25,111,99325,111,99321,763,70421,763,704 20,702,31820,702,318 19,041,27319,041,273 19,083,08319,083,083 17,717,67617,717,676 gerprintable charge Less M&O Less Exemptions M&O Exemptions 517,320 517,320 511,408 511,408 3,935,713 3,935,713 3,716,329 3,716,329 3,670,035 3,670,035 3,309,308 3,309,308 Digest 25,111,99324,594,67321,252,296 21,763,704 20,702,318 19,041,273 19,083,083 17,717,676 Khalil Dewyne Gross JohnNet M&O Digest Net M&O Digest 24,594,673 21,252,296 16,766,605 16,766,605 15,324,944 15,324,944 15,413,048 15,413,048 14,408,368 14,408,368 son, 21, Covington,Less JuneM&O Exemptions 517,320 511,408 3,935,713 3,716,329 3,670,035 3,309,308 23, brake lights and turn Net M&O Digest 24,594,673 16,766,605 15,324,944 15,413,048 Gross M&O Gross Millage M&O Millage 17.87 17.8721,252,296 20.82 20.82 22.58 22.58 25.18 25.18 24.17 24.1714,408,368 26.17 26.17 signals required, driving Less Rollbacks Less Rollbacks 11.59 11.59 13.76 13.76 14.98 14.98 17.33 17.33 16.60 16.60 18.41 18.41 while license suspended or Net M&O Millage Net M&O Millage 6.28 6.28 7.06 7.06 7.60 7.60 7.85 7.85 7.57 Gross M&O Millage 17.87 20.82 22.58 25.18 24.17 7.57 7.76 26.17 7.76 revoked Net Taxes Net Levied Taxes Levied 154,455 154,455 150,126 150,126 127,376 127,376 120,316 120,316 116,692 116,692 111,867 Reshad Lameriz Less JohnRollbacks 11.59 13.76 14.98 17.33 16.60 18.41111,867 son, 28, Covington,Net June M&O Millage 6.28 7.06 7.60 7.85 7.57 7.76 Netfor Taxes Net $ Increase Taxes $ Increase (2,840) (2,840) (4,329) (4,329) (22,750) (22,750)(7,060) (7,060)(3,624) (3,624)(4,809) (4,809) 21, failure to appear NetproTaxes Levied 154,455 150,126 127,376 120,316 116,692 111,867 fingerprintable charge, Net Taxes Net % Increase Taxes % Increase (1.81) (1.81) (2.80) (2.80)(15.15) (15.15) (5.55) (5.55) (3.01) (3.01) (4.12) (4.12) bation violation for fingerNet Taxes $ Increase (2,840) (4,329) (22,750) (7,060) (3,624) (4,809) printable charge Deedra Tyshay King, 25, Net Taxes % Increase (1.81) (2.80) (15.15) (5.55) (3.01) (4.12) Covington, June 23, failure to appear after giving cash bond and admission of guilt April Nicole Little, 24, Covington, June 16, obThe Newton County Board of Commissioners does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set and the FY2016 Budget adopted at a meeting to struction of law enforcebe held at the Newton County Historic Courthouse - Boardroom, 1124 Clark Street, on July 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM. Pursuant to the requirements of ment officer when engaged O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 do hereby publish the following presentation of the current years tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy on official duty, open confor the past five years. Public Hearings will be conducted at the Newton County Historic Courthouse - Boardroom, 1124 Clark Street, on July 7, 2015 tainer, license required, at 11:00 AM and 6:30 PM and July 20, 2015 at 6:30 PM. surrender of prior licenses, simple battery CURRENT 2015 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY Christopher George Little, 35, McDonough, June COUNTY - WIDE 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 22, probation violation for Real Property $ 2,210,971,480 $ 2,010,033,432 $ 1,766,241,023 $ 1,605,544,537 $ 1,772,851,544 1,917,843,644 fingerprintable charge Personal Property $ 296,492,447 $ 309,454,342 $ 310,701,809 $ 325,198,117 $ 330,319,958 356,966,556 Ropy Elliss Lovett III, Motor Vehicles $ 217,739,410 $ 218,780,400 $ 227,748,930 $ 240,208,810 $ 203,335,500 149,190,430 24, Covington, June 18, Mobile Homes $ 2,956,505 $ 2,554,360 $ 2,211,519 $ 1,898,580 $ 1,872,344 1,882,332 probation violation for finTimber - 100% $ 354,502 $ 856,700 $ 615,539 $ 416,936 $ 802,270 946,374 gerprintable charge Sonja Paige Lundy, 41, Heavy Equipment $ 14,280 $ 187,690 $ 227,626 $ 181,716 $ 142,100 116,476 Covington, June 23, court Gross Digest $ 2,728,528,624 $ 2,541,866,924 $ 2,307,746,446 $ 2,173,448,696 $ 2,309,323,716 2,426,945,812 sentenced Less M&O Exemptions $ 362,772,186 $ 365,070,120 $ 353,084,891 $ 330,196,606 $ 339,493,548 367,842,346 Demetrius Donta ManNet M&O Digest $ 2,365,756,438 $ 2,176,796,804 $ 1,954,661,555 $ 1,843,252,090 $ 1,969,830,168 2,059,103,466 uel, 32, Covington, June State Forest Land Assistance 19, theft by shoplifting, disGrant Value $ 632,240 $ 965,680 $ 1,482,240 $ 5,914,400 $ 5,887,320 5,862,280 orderly conduct local ordinance Adjusted Net M&O Digest $ 2,366,388,678 $ 2,177,762,484 $ 1,956,143,795 $ 1,849,166,490 $ 1,975,717,488 2,064,965,746 Shawn Maurice Nixon, Gross M&O Millage 13.41 14.32 14.85 16.04 15.21 16.91 34, Lawranceville, June 23, Less Rollback -2.50 -3.41 -3.94 -4.50 -3.98 3.92 back for court, failure to Net M&O Millage 10.91 10.91 10.91 11.54 11.225 12.99 appear for fingerprintable Total County Taxes Levied $ 25,810,403 $ 23,759,389 $ 21,341,529 $ 21,339,381 $ 22,177,429 26,823,905 charge Kaila Marie Palencia, Net Taxes $ Increase $ (1,889,265) $ (2,051,014) $ (2,417,860) $ (2,148) $ 838,048 4,646,476 29, Covington, June 18, Net Taxes % Increase -6.82% -7.95% -10.18% -0.01% 3.93% 20.95% probation violation, failure

The City of Oxford Governing Authority does hereby announce that the millage rate will be ado at a Special Called Meeting to be held at Oxford City Hall located at 110 West Clark Street on Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 do hereby publish the following presentati tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.

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June 29

Musical Theatre Camp Newton Arts Association summer camp for rising 4th-12th grades at Porter Auditorium from July 6-17; 4th-7th grades: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; 8th-12th grades: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $250.

MONDAY Mass Choir rehersal 7 p.m. in the Eastside High School Chorus Room.

July 4 SATURDAY Independence in the Park Newotn County Community Band with the Newotn County Celebration Choir and Mass Community Choir Independence in the Park Social Circle parade From Social Circle High School to memorial street.

RETIREMENT >> FROM FRONT PAGE

Wednesday after some debate about allowing city department heads to do their jobs. It then asked Cowan more questions pertaining to the legal aspects of hiring or not hiring a retired employee who would continue to earn a pension. He explained that the city had rehired retired workers in the past but brought the person in question as a temporary or contract employee.

With that being established the council the voted to suspend enforcement of the action that was taken to remove Provision 5.15, Section A unanimously.

“If you have people in the past you brought back and you put them on as a temporary employee to get around (the retirement provision), then I’m suggesting you lost the chance to make that decision,” Mayor Ronnie Johnston said. “All I’m suggesting is we take a breath and look at ways that we still have those options.”

While the council came to a unanimous decision regarding retired employees being hired, there was no change regarding retired employees being elected.

Several viewpoints on this matter was presented by both council members and citizens alike, such as James Alexander, Nat Harwell, Archi Shepherd and former Covington employee and council candidate Kenneth Morgan.

Alexander told the council that he felt if someone in a former management position were to be elected then employees would bypass their current manager and go straight to that elected official.

Morgan, a former city employee of 19 years, said that while he felt the motion to not restrict retirement benefits from former employees, he would run no matter the ruling.

Councilwoman Goodman said one of her fears of retired employees in office was the possibility of vengeance.

“If somebody worked here and got mad and decided to run, then the first thing they’re going to do is find fault in where they work or that department,” Goodman said. “There needs to be something done so you can’t get mad today and run two or three days after that.”

Councilwoman Hawnethia Williams also warned against the wrong motivation for retired employees in elected position, but in a more direct manner concerning rumors swirling

Salem Camp Meeting 187th Salem Camp meeting with services at 10:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. from July 10-17.

MONDAY Princess Camp Newton Arts Association summer camp for ages 3-5 at Covington Regional Ballet June 1-5 from 9 a.m.-noon.

Cost: $125.

July 20 SATURDAY Summer Dance Camp Newton County Arts Association camp for ages 8-18 at Covington Regional Ballet July 20-24. Cost; $175.

ADVANCED Art Camp 1 Southern Heartland Art Gallery summer camp for rising 7th to 12th Graders at the Gallery.

July 20 and 21 from 9:30 am to 3 p.m. Cost: $150 ($250 for all 4 days) Call 770-788-8799 for more information, or visit our website at southernheartlandart. com/classes to download an application.

July 8 WEDNESDAY Masquerade jewelry sale $5 Jewlery and accessories sale sponsored by the Newton Medical Center Auxiliary.

7 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Newton Medical Center main lobby.

July 22

July 10

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around the council and the upcoming mayoral election.

“It’s a hidden agenda we have about someone we love that we want to put in office because we want to push somebody else to the curb,” Williams said. “There’s an agenda for getting someone out of office. Say (a person)

becomes mayor, if they had years to be in the position of city manager, where we had a city manager everybody loves. But we also have a very qualified, very competent, well thought of city manager, who has been quite some time since she’s been here very much disrespected. This

Southern Heartland Art Gallery summer camp for rising 7th to 12th Graders at the Gallery. July 22 and 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: $150 ($250 for all 4 days) Call 770-788-8799 for more information, or visit our website at southernheartlandart. com/classes to download an application.

July 25 SATURDAY Gospel on the Green Free concert at Saint Paul AME Church, 13108 Brownbridge Road, 5-8 p.m. Artists featured will be Rev. Lonnie Kelley & Together as One, Saint Paul AME Male Chorus, Macedonia Baptist Church Male Chorus, Gospel Stairway, Truly Blessed, New Deliverance and more.

August 14

Summer Concert on the Square Gannon Adams on the Square at 7 p.m.

the first Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 2400 Main Street. Work sessions are every second Tuesday and fourth Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

Sept. 11 FRIDAY

Club Tuesday An afterschool homework help program for middle school children from 6-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday at Covington Mills United Methodist Church.

Summer Concert on the Square Drive Time Band with Mack McKibben on the Square at 7 p.m.

Sept. 24

Covington VFW VFW Post 2938 will meet second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Journey Church, 3813 Hwy. 81 in Oxford.

THURSDAY Taste of Newton 5 p.m. at the Porter Memorial Gymnasium.

Porterdale Historic Preservation Commission Meets the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 2400 Main Street.

Dec. 3 THURSDAY Candlelight Tour of Homes Satsuki Garden Club’s bi-annual tour of homes; noon.

Porterdale Planning and Zoning Committee Meets the third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 2400 Main Street.

ONGOING

FRIDAY

Porterdale City Council Regular council meets

person will no longer be the go to person.

“We are digging a whole; we will never find an end; this will be a mess.”

Smith took umbrage with Williams’ comments, saying it was not about one person or one individual.

“For you to point one per-

son out Mrs. Williams, I’m disappointed,” he said. “To sit here and dig it toward one person and say the city manager is not respected, I don’t appreciate it.”

Franklin then tried to bring it back to the matter at hand.

“I think this whole thing has been blown out of pro-

portion because of personal feelings,” she said. “It’s not about personal feelings, it’s about doing what is right.”

After around 2 ½ hours of debate, the council decided to not make any changes to the elected officials side of the motion it made during its previous council meeting.

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The Newton County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase to property taxes by 21.87 percent.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at the Newton County Historic Courthouse at 1124 Clark Street, Covington, GA, 30014 on July 7, 2015 at 11:00am and July 7, 2015 at 6:30 pm.

Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at the Newton County Historic Courthouse, 1124 Clark Street, Covington, GA, 30014 on July 20 at 6:30 pm.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 12.99 mills, an increase of 2.331 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $125,000 is approximately $81.19 and the proposed tax increase for nonhomestead property with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $70.60.

NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOLS

FIVE YEAR TAX DIGEST AND M&O LEVY HISTORY 2015 TAX DIGEST & M&O LEVY FOR FY 2016 The Newton County Board of Education does hereby announce that the M&O millage rate for 2015 will be established at a meeting to be held at 2109 Newton Drive on July 21, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32, do hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.

School Digest and Levy

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015 (for FY 2016 Budget)

Real & Personal Motor Vehicles Mobile Homes Timber Heavy Equipment

2,505,191,127 217,710,960 2,956,505 354,502 14,280

2,318,852,054 218,775,350 2,554,360 841,734 187,960

2,071,069,682 227,747,150 2,211,519 600,573 39,666

1,930,417,414 240,207,080 1,898,580 416,936 181,716

2,102,841,942 203,334,010 1,872,344 802,270 142,100

2,274,133,280 149,180,560 1,882,332 946,374 116,476

Gross Digest Less M&O Exemptions Net M&O Digest State Forest Land Assistance Grant Value Adjusted Net M&O Digest

2,726,227,374 361,803,546 2,364,423,828

2,541,211,458 364,739,880 2,176,471,578

2,301,668,590 353,357,862 1,948,310,728

2,173,121,726 329,922,806 1,843,198,920

2,308,992,666 339,228,828 1,969,763,838

2,426,259,022 367,556,266 2,058,702,756

632,240 2,365,056,068

965,680 2,177,437,258

3,328,480 1,951,639,208

5,741,900 1,848,940,820

5,715,380 1,975,479,218

5,715,380 2,064,418,136

20.00 47,301,121

20.00 43,548,745

20.00 39,032,784

20.00 36,978,816

20.00 39,509,584

20.00 41,288,363 *

(4,505,472) (8.70)

(3,752,376) (7.93)

(4,515,961) (10.37)

(2,053,968) (5.26)

2,530,768 6.84

1,778,778.36 4.50

Net M&O Millage Net Taxes Levied (Rounding up) Net Taxes $ Increase (Decrease) Net Taxes % Increase (Decrease)

*This amount represents the amount billed, not the amount collected and does not take into account a collection fee of 2.5% and estimated uncollectible taxes of 1%.

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• Bucket truck rides and continue until 2:00 • Vintage BMX bike show

We will have water features so bring the kids bathing suits & towel.

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Alcovy basketball rebooting SHAKEEM HOLLOWAY sholloway@covnews.com

Alcovy basketball, girls and boys, will look almost entirely different from last year. Both teams are young and the boys have a new coach in Mack Hardwick. The girls lost six seniors and will have 10 players returning to play varsity but only one - the great Tierra Hodges - with real varsity experience.

Boys Alcovy hosted a black & gold game Friday evening. It was supposed to be a girls scrimmage and then a boys scrimmage, but the girls didn’t have enough players so the boys JV scrimmaged and then the boys varsity scrimmaged.

The boys scrimmaged and the home team won 58-56.

It was a fun game, featuring some dunks and lots of missed dunk attempts.

The Tigers played fast and looked nothing like the team that set foot on the court and went winless last season. Still, the team has a long way to go before they can be a respectable team, but that process has started this summer and will continue into the fall.

“We’re still looking for that growth so we can actually be a contending team, but for the most part it went pretty well,” Hardwick said about the scrimmage.

Hardwick, an assistant coach last year, has been working mostly on fundamentals with the team.

“Hopefully we can get to a point in which we take those fundamentals that we instill these last couple weeks and take it to a point where we can actually [beat] some contenders,” Hardwick said. “I want to be able to actually contend against some of these schools and pull out some W’s.

We got a lot of work still left.”

The Tigers varsity team is primarily composed of sophomore and juniors. They need game-situation experience and that's what they got on Friday. Hardwick used the scrimmage to test his team and see what some of the things were that they still needed to work on.

“I’ve seen some growth,” Hardwick said after. He notes that the team’s main focus going forward is defense.

“The only way we’re going to be able to win this year is good sound defense. I just wanna make sure they get embedded into their heads that without sound defense we’re not gonna win any games,” Hardwick added.

Earning the support of the community was one of Hardwick’s main focuses when he became head coach. There was a good-sized crowd at the scrimmage, one that might be arguably bigger than some at Alcovy last season, and Hardwick noticed.

“I appreciate the community coming out here and the parents,” Hardwick said.

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ABOVE: Rick Rasmussen fires up the Rams during a timeout at Mercer's camp this week; BELOW: Darvin dribbles the ball up the court in transition, reading the defense; BOTTOM: Jaquan Simms drains a three from the top of the arc.

Rams owning the summer SHAKEEM HOLLOWAY sholloway@covnews.com

Girls Lady Tigers basketball and head coach David Baker are coming off a successful season where they placed third in Region 2-AAAAAA and made it to the first round of state.

Hodges, a senior, has been and will continue to be the rock of the team. She's a supremely talented post player.

She averaged 17.8 points per game and 10 rebounds last season and she's carried most of the offense since her freshman year, and with the influx of youth Alcovy will have, that won't change this year.

“It’s really no different than what she’s done the last three years," Baker said. "She’s always been our leading scorer but as far as mentally, I’m just trying to prepare her for just staying in the games and trusting her teammates and

Newton lost star point guard D.J. Hill to college along with a number of other talented seniors, but the team isn’t in a rebuilding state of mind.

With the additions of freshmen Ashton Hagans and Colby Rogers plus the emergence of juniors J.D. Notae and Dante Johnson Newton will be a formidable bunch when the season starts.

“It’s a good group of guys,” Rick Rasmussen, head coach, said. “They’ve got good attitudes and with Colby Rogers and Ashton Hagans being freshman I’m really excited about the future.

Our returning guys, they know exactly what we’re doing. So it’s a great mix of young talent and returners.”

Through 20-plus games, so far this summer, Newton has emerged with a record of 24-1. They managed to beat last year’s Region 2-AAAAAA champion, Tucker and a number of other talented teams.

The Rams have switched up their style of play from a team that plays slow and methodically in the halfcourt to a team that’s willing to push the pace.

Replacing Hill at the point is Hagans, who has a natural ability at the guard position to make the smart pass and the vision to create for his teammates.

Hagans has a great handle, he can shoot the three and he’s about 6-foot-1 as a freshman. He’s the real deal.

The real addition, however, to Newton is a player that was already on the roster in Notae. Notae has come into his own ever since he had a playoff outburst of 22 points in a win against Tift County. Notae has been playing out of his mind for the Rams this summer, he put up totals of 23 and 26, twice, in a few games on Thursday and Friday at a camp at Mercer University.

After watching him at Mercer, it seems Notae could be the leading scorer for Newton going forward. He plays hard on both ends and he’s always active. His on the court demeanor is that of a kid who wants it. He wants the ball and he wants to win.

“J.D. is aggressive defensively. He gets steals, he’s strong, he can play inside defensively and he can shoot it and move well. He reads well what’s going on and makes cuts and moves. He’s

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EHS soccer holds 4th annual alumni match Eighteen current and former Eastside Eagles gathered together Saturday evening at Cousins Middle School to play in the fourth annual Eastside High School Alumni soccer match.

A storm blew through the area just prior to the scheduled kickoff and no doubt cut into the number of participants, but it did not postpone the celebration. Current Eagles’ head coach Champ Young, who has twice led his boys teams to the second round of the state playoffs in his four years at the helm, was the elder statesman representing the class of 2004.

On a night which featured recent graduates and youthful future stars, numerous outstanding plays were made by several different players.

The play of the match started when Alli Coberth (2015 and the only girl playing this year) sent a terrific through ball to space that Dakota Arrington (2014) ran down in the right corner and crossed into the scoring area to Tyrik Francis (2015) who headed it in for a goal. (staff reports)

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ALCOVY

>> FROM PAGE 1B building that chemistry. Chemistry is gonna be big for us."

The team is lacking in varsity experience so Baker had the team play a number of summer league games to try and build a foundation before the season begins.

Hodges played in only two games and the team went 0-12. However, Baker says that in the final three games the team started to get some of the things he's trying to teach them.

“Our biggest thing is gonna be experience, but what we started with is our fundamentals. We’ve been working on that since the summer started in between our tough summer league," Baker said. "Just working on getting better, just working on getting stronger and that’s just been our focus because this group is very young so I’ve been really just starting from the basics and working my way out.”

Because this team is so different and inexperienced than last year's Baker says that he'll have to adjust his coaching methods, but as always he'll make them play good defense.

“I’m definitely gonna have to coach them a lot differently, but defensive-wise they’re starting to get some of the things that we’re trying to do," Baker said. "Offensively is gonna be the biggest thing that I’ve been trying to push to get them to step up and share the spots and know where to find the open spots on the floor so that we can score some points. It’s no secret that Tierra’s gonna get hers, but you can’t do everything with just one person."

One thing you can expect from this team and any other Baker-led team, is that they’ll play hard 100 percent of the time.

“Whatever girls suit up this year with me, we’re definitely gonna compete every night.

So that’s one thing that everybody can look forward to seeing,” Baker said.

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very versatile,” Rasmussen said.

Notae was cutting and crashing the glass getting putbacks and hitting fadeaways at Mercer, but the problem for Newton is, he’s one of four really good guards on a deep team.

There’s Hagans, Notae, Darvin Jones and Jaquan Simms, who are all really good guards that will help Newton space the floor and attack opponents in transition. They can all get hot at any time, but count on Notae to consistently be one of the team’s leading scorers and bank on Hagans racking up a lot of assists.

What you can expect from Jones and Simms, however, is everything in-between.

They can score, play defense and Jones is the ideal candidate to run the point when Hagans is on the bench.

“We’re fast. We throw it over the top and we shoot the ball pretty well. We handle most pressures pretty well and we actually contested pretty well. It’s fun to see us play in the open floor and we kind of like the uptempo. [We’re] playing well right now and it’s fun to kind of keep it going,” Rasmussen said.

Another new addition who has shown ability to come off the bench and play big minutes is Johnson.

Johnson was junior varsity MVP last year and he’ll be a solid sixth man for Newton when the season begins.

“He’s a slasher. He’s a

tough kid,” Rasmussen said. “He’s got a good body and he gives us some more punch as a small forward off the bench. He’s lefthanded, he confuses the defense there and he’s one of several guys like Marvin or Kolby or any of these guys who can come off the bench and give us a spark so I feel like we’re very deep.”

The Rams new roster looks like a high school version of the Golden State Warriors. They’ve got four guards who can all handle the ball, run in transition and shoot the three and at center they’ve got a rim protecting big man who can get blocks and alter opponents shots in the paint.

“He’s pretty consistent.

He’s smart and he’s usually in the right position. He’s experienced and he makes us a lot better on the back-

side defensively,” Rasmussen said about Tukes.

Defensively is where the Rams are a lot different. Last year when Newton would force a turnover you’d normally see Hill slow the down pace and get up the court to set up the offense. Now, with the Rams’ full court trap defense, when Newton gets a steal of a rebound you’ll see two guards ready to get the ball with two others, likely Notae or Simms, sprinting back on the other end of the court resulting in a lot of easy transition buckets for Newton.

“We’ve got good hands in the passing lanes and we move our feet pretty well.

We’ll take charges and Josh is kind of waiting back there.

He’s getting several blocks a game and doing a good job for us,” Rasmussen said.

The Rams have the talent

to throw a lot of different looks, and with their speed the team is more adept at forcing turnovers in the passing lane. Sometimes, the Rams get too aggressive and leap for passes out of their reach which allows the offensive player to blow by and give their offense a 5-on-4 opportunity.

Newton has its issues on offense at well. At times during the games they have a tendency to stop moving the ball and everyone is standing around ballwatching, call it Cleveland Cavalier syndrome. For the Rams’ offense to be as potent as Rasmussen wants it to be, the team has to move the ball and realize when

they need to setup the offense rather than relying on a one-on-one sideshow.

It can result in turnovers, over-dribbling and playing isolation ball.

“We’re still trying to figure out when to push it and when to setup the offense.

At times we get stuck where we’re not running an offense efficiently enough or quickly enough, but then a lot of times we dribble around and find a layup too,” Rasmussen said. “We’re trying to find when is that not there and we need to run an offense. We’re trying to find a between running and running an offense. I think we’re pretty good at both when we decide what we’re doing.”

Newton didn’t lose its first game until Friday when they played McIntosh, a team that went 29-1 last year and made it to the sweet 16 before losing their star guard to an injury. Still, Rasmussen and the Rams have unwavering confidence in this new group of talent.

“I know we’re gonna be a really good basketball team next year. We’ll be one of the favorites for the region,” Rasmussen added.

It’s just the summer, teams don’t have the time to scout you or adjust during halftime and some teams might not have all of their players just yet, but Newton is owning the summer and maybe they’ll on the fall too.

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We're all fat now When I was a kid, I ries a slice? That's righwas beyond skinny. I was teous! The other bread a beanpole, a stick, a rail I was eating was 80 per of a boy who could eat slice!” I get excited when and eat and still be blown I find a few free calories over by a strong March hiding here and there — wind. Calories weren't my calories that I can save problem. In fact, calories to eat later. You can get DAVID MCCOY meant one thing to me: two whole wheat cookCOLUMNIST “fat people.” In my partial ies for 100 calories. You view of reality, the only get a pouch of tuna — in people who talked about calories were spring water — for 70 calories. It's “fat people.” March forward a few too like playing poker. “Alright! I'll see many decades, and I'm talking about your 70 calorie tuna, and I'll raise calories, and I'm one of those “fat you two slices of bread at 60 calories people.” Maybe you are too? We're all each.” You add, and you subtract, and fat now, from what I read, and from you live your life by a spreadsheet. what I see on the streets and in the But I am feeling better. I've already stores and everywhere I go. We're fat, said that, but it bears repeating. And waddling creatures who have eaten I'm saving money by cooking my ourselves into a caloric overload. It's own food. And I'm getting very angry America. It's fried, fast, and frequent at advertisers. “Try our big, fat, sugar food. And we're all fat now. loaf. You'll love it!” “Come and try My doctor knows I'm fat. He sug- our monster dinner with all you can gested I go on a diet. He said, “1,500 eat this and that.” “Drink this sugary calories.” That's not a lot of food, but colored syrupy bubble juice.” I'm anI've finally taken his advice, and I've gry because these food monstrosities been tracking my meals, counting are way beyond my caloric budget. I calories, and actually cooking my feel like a poor kid in an upscale mall. own food at home, foregoing my usu- And I'm angry because of the manipal restaurants, cafes, lunch counters, ulation and marketing that powers and booths. And I'm feeling amazing, the food being shoved at us. And I'm but who knows if it's the diet or a hal- angry that I used to fall for it. And I'm lucination from the meager amount losing weight. And I'm feeling better. of food I'm taking in per day? Fif- And I'm seeing life differently now. teen-hundred calories doesn't buy And I doubt I can ever go back, even you a lot. You can forget your can- when I lose my weight. And I'm fine dies, cookies, cakes, pies, colas. Well, with that. We're all fat now. But we I guess you can still have them, but don't have to be. you'll have to eat a bowl of chalk dust for dinner if you want to keep to that David McCoy is a lifetime resident 1,500 calorie rule. Do you know how of “The Glorious South” and a repeat many calories there are in bread? winner of the Georgia Press AssociaHow about in cereal? I know now. tion's Joe Parham Trophy for his huI'm tracking calories, and I seem to mor column, Pecan Pie for the Mind. constantly find myself mumbling. David lives in Covington, Georgia but “One-hundred-ten calories per cup. can often be found among the North Ten calories apiece. Seventy calories a Georgia mountains, depending on the packet.” Mumble, mumble, mumble. weather and the availability of clean I am losing weight, but I'm also los- towels and fresh, hot coffee. He can be ing my mind. “This bread is 60 calo- reached at news@covnews.com

Why we see dogs as man’s best friend?

For centuries dogs have been a chance to read without being called man’s best friend. Many of afraid of being criticized. She us either have dogs as pets or redoesn’t seem to be bothered member with fondness the years with pronunciation that may be that we did. Perhaps it is because off and seems to be taking it all in most cases the dogs seem to in.. She has also dropped by the think a lot more of us than we Early Leaning Center at the First are really worth. A dog can be a B. WILEY STEPHENS Presbyterian Church to help great example of unconditional those beginning to read.

COLUMNIST love. The other day I found a Her handler, Adam, gets a whole new reason to give this kick out of being recognized out title of “best friend” to a dog. in the community by one of the students that I met Jovie the resource dog from the Jovie has worked with as “Jovie’s Daddy.”

Caldwell and Cowan Funeral Home here in Jovie is also a regular visitor to Merryvale Covington. She is one of the options of care Assisted Living. There she visits with the offered by the home to help people deal with residents and for many bring back memotheir grief. This can particularly be help- ries of pets of the past. She has been trained ful with children. She is a Shepard Mix and to be around walkers and wheel chairs. Food trained and certified by Therapy Dogs Inter- dropped on the floor will not distract her. national. She has been trained to be comfort- Jovie has been trained to be comfortable in able with strangers. challenging situations.

Adam Cooper, Caldwell and Cowan, BeA resource dog is different from a service reavement Management Director, uses Jovie dog. Service dogs are trained to assist people upon request to help people dealing with with certain physical needs such as sight or grief. There are times when sitting with Jo- hearing. While the resource dog deals with vie and perhaps patting her, gives a sense of more of the emotional side. relief. It allows the one grieving to deal with Resource dogs are more limited to where their feelings in a very quiet and inner way. they may go as opposed to service dogs that When Adam and the folks at the funeral by laws can go many places that animals are home came up with the idea of having a re- not usually welcomed. By appearance she source dog as a part of the service they offer, wears a vest very similar to a service dog. She they faced the challenge of where to find the is clearly on a different mission. right dog. Adam saw a flyer posted at his vet’s When Jovie is off duty, she becomes a pet office that there was a dog that needed a new at the Cooper’s household. She gets along home. Jovie’s first owner had recently died great with the children and the Cooper’s othof cancer and the family was looking for the er dogs. F course because of her training, a right placement for her. higher standard of conduct is expected of her The experience of illness and death that than other dogs. had been a part of Jovie’s first home, made Adam and his wife Angie are both certiher an ideal candidate to be a resource dog. fied Stephen Ministers at the Eastridge ComIt was truly a match that blessed Jovie with a munity Church. This is a ministry of pastoral loving new home and the clients of Caldwell care found in many churches. Those who are and Cowan with a valuable support when care givers have received many hours of trainneeded. Upon meeting Jovie, Adam knew he ing. Some of the care receivers the Coopers had found his dog. have been assigned are dealing with grief. IF Jovie has other tasks in our community they are a part of a grief group they probably as well as dealing with the grieving. Many of have met Jovie. In the future, Jovie might be us are used to spelling dog as “dawg” when involved even more as a part of the Stephen it comes to our beloved University of Geor- Ministry. gia. Adam is an alum of UGA and with Jovie Dogs like Jovie touch those needing care in shows a direct connection between a dog (or a very special way. Truly they are among our dawg) and education. She goes to the Newton best friends.

County Theme School to help second and third graders with their reading.

B. Wiley Stephens is a retired United MethJim Meneguzzo, the principal of NCTS, odist Minister and author who now resides in says that being with Jovie gives the children Covington

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Oxford’s Annual 4th of July Parade: A Cherished Local Tradition

By Lisa Dorward Special to The News

On Saturday, July 4th, 2015 the city of Oxford and the Oxford Lions Club are hosting their annual parade and festivities. The event is open to the public and is free for all. Cash prizes will be awarded for Best Float, Best Car, Best Truck, Best Bicycle, Best Tractor, Best Equine, Best Go-Cart, and Best Four-Wheeler.

The 4th of July parade has been a tradition in Oxford for the past 38 years, attracting visitors from all over the state. Hoyt Oliver, life-long Oxford resident and one of the founders of the parade, says, “The idea for the parade came from some of us who were serving as officers of the Oxford Historic Shrine Society in 1975. We thought it would be a great way to help celebrate the bicentennial of the USA in 1976. So the Oxford Lion’s Club and the City of Oxford have been co-sponsors of the parade from the beginning.

Jim Watterson, long-time Oxford resident and one of the founders of the parade, recalls that the first parade was a remarkable event. “Even the State National Guard came to participate. They not only marched in the parade, but they even brought jeeps and armored vehicles. It was quite a sight!”

Oxford Honors Norbert Thompson as Grand Marshal Norbert Thompson, businessman, inventor, and distinguished citizen of Oxford has been chosen as this year’s Grand Marshal of the 2015 parade.

Norbert moved to Oxford in 1966 with his wife, Margaret and their four children, Vicki, Michelle, Eric, and Marguerite. They rented the historic Old District Parsonage house on Asbury Street on what they believed to be a temporary basis, intending to build a permanent home somewhere else in the community. But Margaret so fell in love with Oxford that she insisted on staying and putting down roots – even when Norbert’s work caused him to be away for extended periods of time. As Norbert’s success grew, they purchased the Old District Parsonage, hired an architect, and undertook extensive restorations of one of Oxford’s cherished landmarks, making it their family home.

Norbert became a successful pioneer of life-saving medical devices, such as the first disposable sterile surgeons’ gloves, sterile polyethylene hypodermic syringes, the pre-packaged sterile Foley catheter, silicone tube implants, and the silicone speaking valve that permits tracheotomy patients to talk. He also aided in the development of Fluothane, a noncombustible anesthesia gas that replaced highly combustible ether in operating rooms and improved the anesthesia delivery system that prevented accidental explosions during surgeries. Norbert also developed elastomer shielding devices to protect radar radomes on airplanes from erosion and degradation due to rain and high speeds.

Norbert remains active in community affairs and has served on the Oxford Tree Board and the committee to rewrite the Oxford City Charter. In addition, Thompson as served as treasurer of the Newton County Trails PATH Foundation and the United Way Committee for Newton County.

Participants Participation in the parade is free and open to everyone. The City of Oxford invites businesses, churches, schools, civic groups, sports teams, organizations, and even private individuals to create a float, decorate a bike, or put on a costume and participate in the parade.

Participants should arrive by 9:00am and check-in at the intersection of Stone Street and Haygood Avenue. Registration is only required if you wish to be considered for an award, in which case you must be in line by no later than 9:30am. For safety concerns, please do not throw candy or other objects from floats or vehicles into the crowd, however walking participants are welcome to hand out candy, etc. to parade watchers. Horses are welcome, but please, no stallions.

For more information Please contact the City of Oxford at (770) 786-7004 or visit the city’s website at www. oxfordgeorgia.org.

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Newton, metro Atlanta's jobless rate up in May STAFF REPORTS news@covnews.com

The jobless rate in Newton County and across the metro Atlanta area rose from April 2015 to May 2015.

Newton County’s unemployment rate has increased to 6.8 percent in May. That is slightly up from 6.5 percent in April

2015 but down almost 2 percent from May 2014 (8.3).

In May 2015, 45,018 Newton County residents were employed of the 48,304-member labor force. The Georgia Department of Labor recorded 3,286 unemployed in Newton County.

Rockdale’s unemployment rate also ticked up slightly from April to May going from 6.3

percent to 6.6 percent unemployment in the last month.

State officials say metro Atlanta's jobless rate has increased to 5.9 percent.

That's up from 5.6 percent in April.

The Georgia Department of Labor on Thursday announced the new figure for May. The rate in May 2014 was 6.9 percent.

State labor officials say Georgia's labor

force grew, and that new people entering the job market are counted as unemployed.

Elsewhere in Georgia, the Gainesville area had the lowest area jobless rate at 5.1 percent.

The Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region had the highest at 7.7 percent.

The local area unemployment figures are not seasonally adjusted.

Obama health care law survives second Supreme Court fight MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press

The Supreme Court sent a clear message Thursday that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is here to stay, rejecting a major challenge that would have imperiled the landmark law and health insurance for millions of Americans.

Whether you call it the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, or in the words of a dissenting justice, SCOTUScare, Obama's signature domestic achievement is, as the president himself put it, "reality."

The 6-3 ruling, which upheld financial aid to millions of low- and middle-income Americans to help pay for insurance premiums regardless of where they live, was the second major victory in three years for Obama in politically charged Supreme Court tests of the law. And it came on the same day the court gave him an unexpected victory on another subject, preserving a key tool the administration uses to fight housing bias.

Obama greeted news of the health care decision by declaring the law is no longer about politics but the benefits millions of people are receiving. "This is no longer about a law," he said in the White House Rose Garden. "This is health care in America."

Declining to concede, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio said Republicans, who have voted more than 50 times to undo the law,

will "continue our efforts to repeal the law and replace it with patient-centered solutions that meet the needs of seniors, small business owners, and middle-class families." However, he declined to commit to a vote this year.

Several Republican presidential candidates said they would continue the fight, ensuring it will be an issue in the campaign.

Other legal challenges are working their way through the courts, but they appear to pose lesser threats to the law, which passed Congress without a single Republican vote in 2010 and has now withstood two stern challenges at the Supreme Court.

At the court, Chief Justice John Roberts again wrote the opinion in support of the law, just as he did in 2012. His four liberal colleagues were with him three years ago and again on Thursday. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a dissenter in 2012, was part of the majority this time.

Roberts said that to read the law the way challengers wanted — limiting tax credits to people who live in states that set up their own health insurance marketplaces — would lead to a "calamitous result" that Congress could not have intended.

"Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them," Roberts declared in the majority opinion.

Justice Antonin Scalia, in a dissent he summarized from the bench, strongly disagreed.

"We should start calling this law SCOTUS-

care," he said, using an acronym for the Supreme Court and suggesting his colleagues' ownership of the law by virtue of their twice stepping in to save it from what he considered worthy challenges.

His comment drew a smile from Roberts, his seatmate and the object of Scalia's ire.

Scalia said that Roberts' 2012 decision that upheld the law and his opinion on Thursday "will publish forever the discouraging truth that the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others and is prepared to do whatever it takes to uphold and assist its favorites."

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas joined the dissent, as they did in 2012.

Nationally, 10.2 million people have signed up for health insurance under the law. That includes 8.7 million who are receiving an average subsidy of $272 a month to help pay their premiums. Of those receiving subsidies, 6.4 million were at risk of losing that aid because they live in states that did not set up their own insurance exchanges.

The health insurance industry breathed a sigh of relief, and a national organization representing state regulators from both political parties said the court's decision will mean stable markets for consumers.

Shares of publicly traded hospital operators including HCA Holdings Inc. and Tenet Healthcare Corp. soared after the ruling. Investors had worried that many patients would

drop their coverage if they no longer had tax credits to help pay.

The legal case against nationwide subsidies relied on four words — "established by the state" — in the more than 900-page law.

The law's opponents argued that the vast majority of people who now get help paying for premiums are ineligible for their federal tax credits. That is because roughly three dozen states opted against creating their own health insurance marketplaces, or exchanges, and instead rely on the federal healthcare.gov site to help people find coverage if they don't have it through their jobs.

In the challengers' view, the phrase "established by the state" demonstrated that subsidies were to be available only to people in states that set up their own exchanges.

The administration, congressional Democrats and 22 states responded that it would make no sense to interpret the law that way.

The idea was to decrease the number of uninsured, preventing insurers from denying coverage because of "pre-existing" health conditions, requiring almost everyone to be insured and providing financial help to those who otherwise would spend too much of their paychecks on premiums.

The point of the last piece, the subsidies, is to keep enough people in the pool of insured to avoid triggering a disastrous decline in enrollment, a growing proportion of less healthy people and then premium increases.

FINANCIAL PLANNING

Should you own an index annuity?

Index Annuities are relathey do in Variable Annuities. tively new insurance products, Most carriers permit a 10 perhaving first appeared in the cent withdrawal each year and mid 1990’s. Equity Index Anmore than a few now waive surnuity is another label, but the render penalties for terminal, term “equity” implies a security chronic or critical illness. is involved, and Index AnnuiNo Institutional Protection: I ties are not securities. don’t hear this one a lot, but it’s MIKE LASSITER Because these annuities are nonsense. Regardless, annuities COLUMNIST not securities, they aren’t deare backed by the insurer’s finansigned to match stock returns cial strength, the capital reserve when the market does well nor will they requirements of each state and also the absorb the losses when the market drops. state guarantee funds which provide proSimply stated, you give up some of the uptection of $100,000 in Georgia. side potential in exchange for none of the downside risk.

To keep things simple, I will touch on Some investment advisors don’t like these three interest crediting methods. These products and the reason on occasion is that are the most common and determines they are not permitted to sell them. If this how much interest credit you can receive: topic comes up, ask your advisor if their firm permits the sale of index annuities. If the anParticipation Rate: If the rate is 60 perswer is “no” that will give you a different percent, an Index Gain of 10 percent will spective on their position, and why it can be credit 6 percent to your annuity. beneficial to utilize an independent advisor.

Spread or Asset Fee: If the spread is 4 Mechanically, these annuities will credit inpercent, an Index Gain of 10 percent will terest based on the movement of a particular credit 6 percent to your annuity. stock market index. The S&P 500 Index is the Interest Cap: If the cap is 6 percent, an most common, but the Dow Jones, Russell Index Gain of 10 percent will credit 6 perand Nikkei Indexes are also used. cent to your annuity.

Of particular interest are Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit Riders or Income All of these methods definitely limit the Riders. With this feature, the insurance car- upside potential, but keep in mind that a rier will credit guaranteed interest for a speci- market loss in any year does not reduce the fied number of years regardless of the per- account value – You simply receive -0-performance of the chosen market index. These cent credit for the year. features can be extremely attractive.

In my opinion, Income Riders are the most No losses and 6-7 percent guaranteed attractive feature of Index Annuities. The credit has you thinking, “Where do I sign?” Guaranteed Credit allows you to accurately Again, as Lee Corso says on ESPN Game Day, figure the amount in the Income Account, as“Not so fast!” suming no withdrawals after 5, 10 or 20 years.

Before purchasing an Index Annuity, there The Income Account provides guaranteed are several points to review with your advi- payments for life, just like a Traditional Pensor. As a disclaimer, I have placed many Index sion. It is very important to note that the value Annuities over the years, but you should be of an Income Rider cannot be “cashed out”, as aware of any potential negatives in addition it is designed to be paid out to you over time. to the positives.

Income Riders do carry a fee, usually in the 1% range and are significantly lower than a First, let’s touch on some of the criticisms Variable Annuity. The fee is taken from the that I feel have little merit: base plan and not from the Rider.

High Commissions: The average annuity Index Annuities should be attractive if you will pay 6 percent commission for an ap- are adverse to risk or have a limited number plicant under age 75 – once. A $100,000 of years to accumulate assets prior to or after deposit generates $6,000 in commissions. retirement. On the other hand, a 30 year old Front-end load mutual funds (Class A) should probably not make a big contribution with a 1 percent management fee will to an Index Annuity. There’s 35-40 years to generate over $15,000 in charges in 10 recoup your losses in the market. years. When you consider the market risk If you want safety for part of your retirein a mutual fund, which looks more at- ment assets, these products are worth a look. tractive?

The key factor in any decision affecting your Suitability: Here’s an area I agree with. financial future is whether a particular prodThere have been too many situations uct matches your personal planning profile. where too much of an individual’s assets have been placed in annuities. Many inMike Lassiter is a Chartered Life Underwritsurers will now decline to accept business er and Chartered Financial Consultant. He is a that places more than 50 percent into an Licensed Insurance Counselor and a Registered annuity.

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C The Covington News N Sunday, June 28, 2015 Page 8B Mrs. Hattie Florence Hardeman Lester Lackey & Sons Funeral Home Mrs. Hattie Florence Hardeman a.k.a. "sook" was born October 1, 1937 in Jasper County to the late Mr. Troy Lee Fears and Ms. Anna Lou Maddox.

Hardeman She attended Jasper County Schools briefly before joining the workforce to help support her family. She joined the family of Lithonia Lighting, where she was employed for 25 years and retired. Hattie met and married the love of her life, Mr. Doyle D. Hardeman and they shared a happy life together for 52 years. They shared four children; Linda, Kathryn, Betty and Doyle Jr. She was a loving member of the community, a faithful employee, devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

She was called to rest June 6, 2015, she's eagerly awaited at Heaven's Gates by two daughters, Mrs. Linda E. Smith and Mrs. Kathryn Cullins, two brothers, Mr. Levi (Bubba) Maddox and Mr. Limb Norwood.

Mrs. Hattie Florence Hardeman leaves a legacy of love to her husband, Mr. Doyle D. Hardeman, children, Mr. & Mrs. Darrell (Betty) Harris and Mr. & Mrs. Doyle (Renea) Hardeman, Jr., sisters, Ms. Cynthia Maddox, Ms. Emma J. Maddox, Ms. Susie Griffin and Ms. Annie Howard, brothers, Mr. Michael Maddox and Mr. Willie F. Ross and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The funeral for Mrs. Hardeman was held Wednesday, June 10 at Springfield Missionary Baptist church with Minister Harry Hardeman as Eulogist. She was interred at Lawnwood Memorial Park with nephews and nieces as pallbearers and flower ladies.

The family of the late Mrs. Hattie Florence Hardeman would like to thank everyone for their prayers, calls, visits, floral tributes and other acts of kindness. May God continue to bless each of you.

Mr. W.R. (Bill) Durden Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home W.R. (Bill) Durden, 90, of Covington, passed away June 25, 2015. He was born in Walton County, and graduated from Monticello High School, where he was a basketball star. He lived in Covington and was a member of

OBITUARIES

the First Baptist Church of Covington for the past 60 years. He retired from American Mutual Insurance Company, and enjoyed golf, bowling, traveling and spending time with family.

Mr. Durden was a US Army veteran of World War II, enlisting right out of high school. He landed on Utah Beach on D-Day plus-6 and served the duration of the war.

He served in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe, receiving the WW II Victory Medal, and American Theater Ribbon.

Mr. Durden was preceded in death by his parents, Franklin Hurst and Georgia Lee (Adcock) Durden, and his wife of 66 years, Virginia P. (Jenny) Durden. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Lynn Durden of Covington; daughters and sons-in-law, Delaine and Bill Reeder of Augusta, Gina and Skipper Kitchens of Birmingham, Susan and Bill Richey of Augusta; 8 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services for Mr. Durden will be held Sunday, June 28, 2015 at 3 p.m., at the First Baptist Church of Covington, with Rev. Cody McNutt, Rev. Ralph Meeker, Rev. Charles Reynolds, and Rev. Tim Barnes officiating. Interment will follow in Covington City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, 1215 Access Road, in Covington, Saturday, June 27, from 5-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Baptist Church - North Campus Fund, 1139 Usher Street, Covington, GA 30014.

Visit caldwellandcowan.com to place online condolences or call 770786-7062.

Mr. Gayle F. Jolley Gayle F. Jolley, of Covington, died peacefully at his home on June 12, 215 at the age of 78.

He was born in Blytheville, Arkansas to the late Albert F. Jolley and Lonnie “Jewell” Brown Jolley. He is preceeded in death by his wife Geraldine Shinault Jolley of 54 years and his grandson Sam R. Scherkenbach.

Mr. Jolley retired from the Navy after 20 years.

He worked on civil service jobs from San Diego to Oklahoma. His last job was with the Evans Company in Conyers.

His passions were guns and ammo and wood working.

He was a loving father, grandfather and greatgrandfather, and the time with him was cherished by all.

Survivors include his son Gayle F. Jolley Jr, and special friend Lou Carrol l of Geneva, Alabama; daughter and son-in-law Frankie Scherkenbach and Don Scherkenbach

of Newborn. Daughter and son-in-law Serena Rinkleib and Michael Rinkleib of Temecula, California. He has five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at Gaither’s United Methodist Church, 1375 Newotn Factory Bridge Road, Covington, Ga. 30014.

Instead of flowers please donate in his memory to Wounded Warriors Project at 4899 Belfort Road Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida, 32256.

Mr. William Ronald Pendley Jordan Funeral Home William Ronald Pendley, age 43, of Covington, died Saturday, June 20, 2015, at his residence.

Billy Pendley was a lifelong resident of Covington.

His mother, Kathy Lynn Alexander Pendley preceded him in death in 1991.

Billy’s talents included writing poems, and making short films and music.

He is survived by his father and step-mother, Roland Wayne and Virginia Tollison Pendley of Braselton; grandmother, Katherine Alexander of Covington; Fiancée, Mandy Williams of Covington; daughter, Kayla Dale of Conyers; grandson, Kevin Millwood of Conyers; and sisters and brothers, Sandra Hinkelman and Chasen Mote of Braselton, and Tanya Robinson and Frankie Mote of Talmo.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at the Chapel of Jordan Funeral Home in Monticello.

Interment will be held in Williams Payne Cemetery in Monticello. Sue Leazer will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Jordan Funeral Home 264 Hillsboro Street, Monticello, Georgia 31064.

Jordan Funeral Home of Monticello, is in charge of arrangements. Please visit our website at www. jordanfuneralhomemonticello.com.

Mr. Sam Grant Wheeler Funeral Home Mr. Sam E. Grant, 89 of Covington, passed away June 23, 2015 at Riverside Nursing Home.

Mr. Grant was born in Porterdale to the late George W. and Mae Tuggle Grant and was a lifelong resident of Newton County. He proudly served his country during WWII and the Korean Conflict serving in the United States Army, Navy and Air Force from 1943 to 1951. He loved playing golf, enjoyed baseball and playing poker. Mr. Grant

was a volunteer firefighter in Rocky Plains for many years and he loved his dogs. He is predeceased by his parents, his brother Harold Grant, his grandson Bryan H. Grant and his great-grandson Andrew Minard.

He is survived by his daughters Rita A. Prier of Kansas City, Missouri., Helen J. Todd of Ozark, Alabama, and Jennifer Lawson of Butler; grandchildren Reene Smith of Ariton, Alabama, Stacy Grant Todd of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Pvt. 1st Class Max A. Prier of Alaska; great-grandchildren Haile Prier, Zoe Martin, Laura Minard and Rachel Smith; and two great-great-grandchildren.

A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, June 29, 2015 at 11 a.m. at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Clifton Brown officiating. Mr. Grant’s family will receive friends Monday morning from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to the service at Wheeler Funeral Home. Friends may sign the online register at wheelerfuneralhome.com.

Wheeler Funeral Home and Crematory 11405 Brown Bridge Rd. Covington 770-786-7111.

Mr. Otis Harper Wheeler Funeral Home Otis Harper, 78 of Covington, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 at Abbey Hospice. Mr. Harper was born in Rutledge, Georgia to the late Archie Frank and Annie Knight Harper.

Mr. Harper has lived in the Covington area since 1975 and was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church for over 20 years. He proudly served our country for over 20 years in the Air Force during the Vietnam War doing a tour in Thailand.

After retiring from the Air Force he served in the Newton County Sheriff’s Office for 15 years. Mr. Harper loved the outdoors, collecting knives, working on old cars and building things. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son Barry Keith Harper and his brother Ralph Harper.

He is survived by his loving wife Sandra Harper of Covington.; daughters Beverly (David) Grattenthaler of Roswell, Georgia., Vivian (Oliver) Ramsey of Covington and Marsha Kay Forrester of Covington; son Otis Wayne (Belinda) Harper of Conyers; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sister Sara Nell of Abilene, Texas., brothers William (Joyce) Harper of Oxford, Georgia., Richard (Sheila) Harper of Snellville, Jimmy Harper of Covington, Archie Frank (Louise) Harper Jr. of Conyers; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mr. Harper will be held Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Solid Rock Baptist

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Mr. Elzie ‘Ed’ Dees Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home Elzie (Ed) Dees, of Oxford, passed away June 25, 2015, at the age of 85.

Ed was born in Douglas.

He served in the United States Air Force from 1951-1955 and was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired from Ryder Truck Lines with 44 years of service. Ed and Maxine thoroughly enjoyed spending time and being involved with their church group. Ed was also a proud and dedicated member of the Masonic Lodge for the past 51 years. He was presently a member with Pace Masonic Lodge No. 558.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Maxine Dees, son and daughterin-law, David and Debbi Dees; daughter and sonin-law, Cindy and Bill Carrington; grandchildren, David Dees, Jason Dees, Jayne Dees, Brady Carrington and wife Jennifer; sister and brother-in-law, Faye and Allan Simmons; sister-in-law and brotherin-law, Annie and Roger Thrift; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jack and Carolyn Prescott; sister-in-law, Jacqueline Prescott; as well as several nieces, nephews and special friends.

Funeral services for Mr. Dees will be held Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 11 a.m., at First Baptist Church of Covington, with Dr. Cody McNutt and Dr. Alan Posey officiating with interment following in Lawnwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, 1215 Access Road, in Covington, Monday, June 29, from 6–8 p.m.. In lieu of flowers donations may be made, in Mr. Dees memory to First Baptist Church of Covington Building Fund, 1139 Usher Street, Covington, GA 30014.

Visit caldwellandcowan.com to place online condolences or call 770786-7062.

Mr. Donald ‘Don’ Russell Griffin Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home Donald Russell Griffin “Don”, age 82, of Oxford, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015. He was born November 11 1932, in Covington County, Alabama to the late Grover Cleveland and Lera Lorene Powell Griffin, the ninth of 11 children.

After graduating high school, he joined the United States Air Force as an airplane mechanic. He married his high school sweetheart, Lois Jean Grimes, in 1952. They soon became proud par-

ents of Jerry, Kathryn and Rebecca. After leaving the Air Force, Don attended Pensacola Junior College to obtain his electrical engineering certification and began a career with Chemstrand Chemicals, Monsanto Corporation in Pensacola, Florida and Headland, Alabama. Don and Lios moved to Atlanta to continue his electrical education at Georgia Tech, eventually settling in Covington, where he was employed with Hercules. Don loved to “fix things” which lead to his and Lois’ decision to build their own business, Electric Motor Service. One of the highlights of his career was when he developed a water pump valve that has been used commercially throughout the Southeast. They also purchased their dream farm on Gum Creek Road in Oxford.

After Lois’ passing, Don semi-retired, selling Electric Motor Service, and built his beloved “Griffin Hills Farm” home where he began his cattle business in 1984.

Don married the former Jo Ann Osborne in 1989, gaining four stepchildren, Dennis, Terry, Toni and Jeff. Don and JoAnn resided at Griffin Hills Farm and changed the direction of his cattle business to Purebred Hereford Cattle. Don received many awards for his “cows” including Piedmont Cattlemen’s Association “Cattleman of the Year” in 2001 and 2012.

Don was a great advocate for the youth program of the Cattlemen’s Association and worked with many of the FFA youth, allowing them to use the farm and learn the responsibility of cattle. He also received the Outstanding Service Award from the Newton County FFA Alumni 2004-2005 and in 2008 and 2012, the Southeast Empire Show, held at the Gwinnett County Fair, awarded one of his bulls the Reserve Champion Herford Bull of the year. Don was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Jean Grimes Griffin, parents, seven siblings, one son-in-law, and four nieces and nephews.

Don is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Griffin; son, Jerry Griffin (Teresa); daughters, Kathryn Morgan, Becky Clemens (Jon); brother, Harold Griffin (Linda); sisters, Elsie Gulsby, Shirley Wiggins; step-sons, Dennis Jones (Myra), Jeff Lamb (Robin); step-daughters, Terry Coggin, Toni Eason; seven grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; four step great-grandchildren; 24 nieces and nephews; special friends, Dr. Mark Dennis, Dale Dylong, and the Piedmont Cattlemen’s Association.

Funeral Services for Mr. Griffin will be held at the Chapel of Caldwell & Cowan, 1215 Access Road, in Covington, Sunday, June 28, 2015, 2 p.m.

A graveside service will follow in Lawnwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, June 27, from 6-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in Don’s memory to the Piedmont Cattlemen’s Association Youth Program, c/of Abigail Coggin, 1615 River Cove Road, Social Circle, GA 30025.

Visit caldwellandcowan.com to place online condolences or call 770786-7062.

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A VETERAN'S STORY

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American cleverness vs. communist cruelty Part 2 of a 2 part series on Wayne Waddell

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aptain Wayne Waddell deemed his chances of survival slim to none as his F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber plummeted out of the skies near the Chinese border with North Vietnam. Perilously close to the ground, he ejected, the chute deployed, and Waddell hit the ground in less than three seconds. Evasion attempts failed. Captured and incarcerated, the Air Force pilot would remain a POW in North Vietnam for the next five years and eight months.

Taken to the Hoa Lo Prison (called the Hanoi Hilton by American POWs) Waddell was interrogated then photographed for propaganda purposes by an East German photographer. He recalled, “After about 10 days I was moved into a cell with a navy commander.

He was in horribly bad shape, but in a way it turned out to be a good thing for me because I’d been there just long enough to start feeling sorry for myself. I helped him and he helped PETE MECCA me; that gave me a different perspecCOLUMNIST tive. After they moved me out the navy commander went into solitary for two years. God bless the guy….he made it home with the rest of us.”

Waddell was moved to a camp called The Zoo. “I was with three other F-105 pilots for about six months. That’s where I found out the other two F-105 pilots shot down the same day as me didn’t make it. Actually, I had been considered dead, too. While I was imprisoned at The Zoo in 1968, the ‘Cuban Program’ was underway. I didn’t fall victim to it, but we could hear the beatings in the neighboring building.”

NOTE: The ‘Cuban Program’ was concealed for decades by official US secrecy. Not until 1996 was a stack of documents declassified by the Defense Department’s Prisoner of War, Missing Personnel Office as a result of Congressional hearings. A two inch thick stack of documents finally revealed the gruesome details of the ‘Cuban Program’.

From August of ’67 to August of ’68, three Cuban interrogators bullied and brutalized American POWs in North Vietnam. Two interrogators, nicknamed Chico and a fat poorly dressed Cuban called Poncho, played the ‘good cops’, hoping to deceptively befriend POWs. A third Cuban, nicknamed Fidel, ruthlessly tortured 18 specifically selected Americans held in captivity. Beaten into bleeding, broken, and bruised masses of flesh, 17 POWs were lucky to have survived. One POW, Navy pilot Earl Cobiel, who suffered a head injury when shot down and couldn’t even respond to the mistreatment, was beaten almost daily for a month until he was catatonic. Bleeding everywhere and horribly swollen, his body turned a yellowish black and purple from head to toe. Transferred out of The Zoo, pilot Earl Cobiel is officially listed as ‘died in captivity’.

American flyboys were sometimes flogged on their buttocks, legs, and lower backs, until the flesh hung in shreds.

Fidel’s favorite torture tool was rubber strips the POWs called ‘fan belts’ for direct hits to the face. By July of 1968, Fidel started flying into rages and beat the Americans for no apparent reason. He was often drunk. The prison camp’s North Vietnamese commandant rode a bicycle to work; Fidel arrived at work in a car chauffeured by an army officer.

Waddell described other punishments: “If caught communicating with fellow POWs or guilty of a ‘violation’ of any regulations, you were told, ‘the camp authorities will now allow you to live alone,’ which of course meant solitary confinement.”

One ‘violation’ was ignored and practiced. “I was fortunate,” Waddell said. “At my location I learned the ‘tap code’, but after a failed escape attempt that really shook up the North Vietnamese they finally figured out how extensively

we communicated. Our ‘tap code’ was originated by one of the very first Air Force pilots shot down in April of 1965.

He learned the tap code in survival school. It was a matrix, 5x5 letters, drop out the letter K, so you have A, B, C, D, E on the top row, and F, G, H, I, J going down. The first series of taps is for the top row then a second series of taps for the column, so an ‘A’ would be one, one, and a ‘F’ would be one, two. Seems confusing, but once you catch on it goes fairly rapidly. Once we mastered the ‘tap code’ we even learned to abbreviate.”

The POWs used their bare knuckles for tapping until the prison guards started looking for knuckle calluses. The POWs improvised. Waddell said, “We learned to use our porcelain drinking cups to talk. You put the bottom of a cup against the wall, seal off your mouth around the rim, and toss your voice into the back of the cup. The person on the other side of the wall would put the open end of his cup against the wall…sort of like an antenna...then put his ear on the bottom of the cup to listen. We could talk clearly through 12-14 inches of concrete or rock.”

The Americans developed numerous ways to communicate, even with other buildings. Waddell explained, “We had the tap code, you could slide a straw through a crack, or flash a plate through an open window to another prisoner. We also used hand codes, one or two hands, to other buildings.”

November 21, 1970 at 2:18 a.m.: The first helicopter carrying American Special Forces personnel sets down at the Son Tay prison camp, about 23 miles west of Hanoi. Highly professional and extensively motivated to rescue American POWs, the troopers kill about 150 of the enemy but discover the camp empty of prisoners. The raiders suffer one casualty: a chopper crewman who broke an ankle. The perfectly executed rescue mission failed to find incarcerated Americans, but it proved a Godsend for all the POWs in North Vietnam.

Waddell explains: “We were about 7 or 8 miles from Son Tay. The loud noise and activity awoke all of us, but we didn’t know for certain what was going on. I can say this, the raid definitely got the attention of the North Vietnamese. They had no idea that the U.S. would attempt such a bold raid. All the POWs were pulled back into the Hanoi Hilton. We really got organized then, called ourselves the 4th Allied POW Group.”

Instead of ‘punishment’ or ‘payback’, the North Vietnamese gradually improved the treatment of American POWs. Waddell said, “It became a live and let live environment, like ‘we won’t irritate you if you don’t irritate us’. The torture ceased, no more bowing to guards, perhaps a little bread in the morning, and packages from home. We had a huge tub of tea or water in the mess hall and we got outside more.

Health improved.”

The food was upgraded, somewhat. “We got two meals a day, usually at 10 a.m. and around 4 p.m.,” Waddell recalled.

“A soup we named Green Weeds resembled a cross between a peanut vine and a Morning Glory. Actually, it didn’t taste too bad. Other soups we called Mustard Green because that’s what it looked like, a seaweed soup, and one we called Sewer Grapes because that’s what it smelled like. They served a lot of pumpkin soup, too. And rice, of course. Occasionally we’d get a tin of fish from China for two or three days, then not see another tin for three or so months.”

Christmas, 1972: With the peace talks stalled in Paris, President Nixon sends the massive B-52 bombers into

North Vietnam along with fighter-bombers. Between December 18 and December 29 the aerial offensive continues to hit the major cities of Hanoi and Haiphong. America loses 15 B-52s and 11 other aircraft but the North Vietnamese leadership had had enough. They agree to resume the Paris peace talks.

Waddell: “The air war intensified in May of ’72 because of the ups and downs of the peace talks. That’s when we were moved, about 200 of us, near the Chinese border. The place was so far out in the sticks we called it Dogpatch. Summer was okay, but in winter the temperature could easily drop to zero. Luckily, they move us back to Hanoi before the first snow hit. And we sensed something different was going on.”

The prisoners were separated into 4 different groups on the move back to Hanoi. Two of the groups returned to Hanoi; the other two to other camps. They even stopped for a ‘picnic’ of juice and bread. The POW releases started in February of ’73. Waddell was in the 2nd group that came out on March 4.

His mindset on March 4: “It’s hard to describe,” Waddell said. “We had been hoping and praying but still couldn’t believe it. We were boarded on buses and went to Gia Lam Airport. When we got off the bus we all thought, ‘this feels like the real thing’, and then we walked out onto the ramp and saw the C-141 with the United States of America painted on the side and the American flag on the tail. The American flag was never more beautiful than on that C-141. My gut tightened up, cheers came from the group, emotions poured out.

We saluted, were turned over to the US, and we reported back for duty.”

Personal note: WE REPORTED BACK FOR DUTY. After years in captivity, the American flyboys REPORTED BACK FOR DUTY. I was thunderstruck by that simple statement, as if the POWs were reporting back for duty after a prolonged vacation. After all the abuse and torture, these guys were still 100% American military.

Aboard the C-141, Waddell and other POWs remained on guard, even skeptical, but when they heard the announcement, ‘People, we are out of Vietnamese airspace,’ Waddell said, “That’s when the cheers really went up. We were milling around, laughing, we knew we had made it out.”

Having worked for Lockheed before leaving for flight training, Waddell had seen a C-141. He said, “I’ve told a lot of people when I got on that airplane in Hanoi and smelled the red North Georgia clay, I knew I was heading home.”

The flyboys aboard the C-141 were asked if they would ‘like some juice’ but they requested beer. Waddell said, “They had to be kidding us. We were served beer and cookies by the North Vietnamese while we were waiting for the plane.

What the hell is this….the North Vietnamese had just given us beer, yet no beer on our Freedom Bird? I guess they had expected us to be walking basket cases….well, we weren’t!”

Clark AFB, Philippines: “After a couple of hours we were told ‘the dining room is open.’ What a feast….steak, Italian food, Mexican food, cakes, pies, ice cream….we went wild.

A few guys threw it right back up, then when back and did it again.”

Captain Wayne Waddell made Major when shot down then received a promotion to Lt. Colonel while in the Hanoi Hilton. He lost about forty pounds in captivity. At Clark AFB, Lt Col Waddell learned his wife had gotten a divorce the previous year, plus had received all the back pay. But life, indeed, goes on.

Waddell remained in the Air Force. He served on the faculty at the War College, 4 years at the Pentagon, and spent his last 8½ years at Dobbins as the Director of Emergency Management for 14th Air Force. For three years he served as President of Nam-Pows. Remarried in 1983, he and his lovely wife, Barbara, a former flight attendant for Eastern Air Lines, have visited South America, Thailand, Vietnam, Soviet Georgia, Europe and China. He’s served as a consultant for Argonne National Laboratory and worked part time for H&R Block.

And now? “Well, I enjoy being lazy, mostly. Play a little golf, pound on the computer….life is good.”

Pete Mecca is a Vietnam veteran, columnist and freelance writer. You can reach him at aveteransstory@gmail. com or aveteransstory.us.

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RELIGION

Blessed are the Peacemakers….

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he Mount of the Beatitudes sits on the top of a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee. As we approach the park that now encloses the top of the hill, signs remind us to be silent because we are on holy ground. It was here on this very hill that Jesus sat down with his disciples and taught them about the Kingdom of God. Here in this place, as groups gather in various small clusters around the mount, one gets a feeling of what “Blessed” really means. The verses of Matthew 5 that capture the JAN MCCOY COLUMNIST words of Jesus line the walkway as with hushed lips, we walk about the park. On steps near a scenic walkway in a quiet corner of the park, one of our groupmates reads the words of Matthew 5, reminding us that the meek, the peacemakers and the persecuted are blessed and honored by God. Months later as I reflect on these words, “Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God,” I think of the words that are being said at the funeral of the Rev. Pinckney in Charleston, SC today, a fellow pastor who was killed during a prayer meeting. I remember that in that historic city, great men and women have risked their lives to proclaim peace in a society ridden by violence and terrorism. I know that even as I write, words proclaiming peace are being written and spoken around the world, but as Jesus reminded us so long ago, “I’ve said these things to you so that you will have peace in me. In the world you have distress. But be encouraged!

I have conquered the world” (John 16:33 Common English Bible). We do have distress, and almost 2000 years after those words were spoken by Jesus, we continue to see violence and strife in the world. Throughout centuries, founding church fathers and theologians proclaiming a Gospel of Peace have been met with crusades, persecution and even death. The Peace of Christ continues to bump up against the antagonistic world values where might is right and meek is weak.

At the foot of the Mount of the Beatitudes is a small chapel which holds only about 50 people at a time.

As our group gathers into the intimate dimly-lighted chapel, we are hushed by the echoes of the voices of our group. Then with soft tones, we lift our voices in a hymn of praise to God. By the end of the hymn, the unified voices resound and echo in the sacred space.

As we hear the voices of our neighbors united into a single voice, we remember that being children of God will not always be the easy path that bringing peace into tumultuous conflict will not always be possible, but together we are stronger than we are apart.

Today, we stand in solidarity with our Christian brothers and sisters around the world to pray for Peace. As our eyes are on Charleston, and our hearts are with the families of the victims, the words of Christ once again bring comfort and renewed hope: “In the world you have distress. But be encouraged! I have conquered the world.” Thanks be to God. Rev. Jan McCoy is the Associate Pastor of Covington First United Methodist Church in downtown Covington. She may be reached at jan.mccoy@ngumc.net or at www.covingtonfirst.org.

JUST A THOUGHT

Pride and pride Two words come to mind when we consider the parable of the prodigal son “Pride and Pride” One son is full of such pride that he arrogantly asks his father for his inheritance before his father is dead and goes off to live wildly in a foreign country until one day he “comes to himself” which means he finally comes to his senses and realizes the error of his ways. His thoughts turn toward his father, “will he receive me back at least as a slave?”

Humility brings him home to a loving, waiting father who welcomes back with open arms and a celebration like he had never seen. But don’t forget the other son. The other son who had been home all along is so angry that his wayward brother is received and welcomed back in such a way, his pride drives a wedge between he and his father as he pitches a pretty good size fit because he has never been given such a party and he has been faithful to stay home.

His pride states he deserves better of his father than what he is getting, after all in his eyes he is better than his brother!

Pride can blind us to sin and drive us away from our heavenly Father; humility will open our eyes and bring us home. Spiritual pride can blind our minds to the truth, and cause us to think we are better than others or we deserve better from our Father; humility says I serve my Father because I love Him, not because of what I can get from Him. What is the solution to help me get over my pride and back to my Father? Jesus tells us step by step how to do it in this example: "When he came to his senses, he said, “…I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.” (Lk 15:17-19) What you will find is Father waiting to receive you with open and loving arms. It’s journey worth taking.

Dr. William Burnham is pastor of Point of Grace Church in Covington. He can be reached at burnhamw@charter.net.

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Who: Newton County Board of Commissioners What: Special Called Meeting When: Wednesday July 1, 2015 7:00 p.m.

Where: Historic Courthouse 2nd Floor Commission Board Room Subject: Newton County Landfill

Abandoned Vehicles IN ACCORDANCE WITH GEORGIA LAW 40-11-2: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AT Insurance Auto Auction 125 Old Hwy 138 Loganville, GA 30052-4814 AND ARE PRESENTLY STORED AT SAID LOCATION. IF NOT CLAIMED, THE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER ON 07/24/15 12:00 AM. Year Make VIN No

Model

Color

15A-14-M

1FMYU03165KA45754

To: Christian Lee Bennett 349 Hwy212 Covington, GA 30016

2003 Dodge Durango 1D4HR48Z73F611117

By order of the court for service by publication dated April 28, 2015, you are hereby notified that on March 30,2015, William Brian Shore filed a Petition for Adoption of the minor child, Allison Paige Bennett. You are required to file with the clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the Petitioner’s attorney Nancy K. Ragsdale at P.O. Box 484, Winder, GA 30680 and answer in writing within sixty (60) days of April 28, 2015.

1995 Acura Integra JH4DB7564SS014538 2002 Ford Taurus 1FAHP56S22A102794 2003 Hyundai XG350 KMHFU45E53A239175 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix 2G2WP522241323949 2002 Ford Crown 2FAFP74W22X121359 Public Notice #107465 6/28,7/5

Adoptions IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF BARROW COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: PETITION OF WILLIAM BRIAN PETITIONER,

SHORE,

1997 Dodge Ram Pickup 1B7HC16Y7VS127448

FOR THE ADOPTION OF:

1998 Mercury Mountainee 4M2ZU55P4WUJ32687

ALLISON PAIGE BENNETT, A MINOR CHILD.

2005 Ford

CIVIL

Escape

NOTICE

2004 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WH52K949312840

ACTION

FILE

NO.:

The alleged biological father is hereby given notice that pursuant to O.C.G.A §19-8-12(e) and (f): “that he loses all rights to the child and will neither receive notice nor be entitled to object to the adoption of the child unless, within 30 days of receipt of such notice, he files: (I) A petition to legitimate the child pursuant to Code Section 19-7-22 or an acknowledgement oflegitimation pursuant to Code Section 197-21.1; and (2) Notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate or acknowledgement of legitimation with the court in which the action under this Code section, if any, is pending and to the person who provided such notice to the biological father. (f) A biological father who is not the legal father loses all rights to the child and the court shall enter

an order terminating all such father’s rights to the child and such father may not thereafter object to the adoption and is not entitled to receive further notice of the adoption if within 30 days from his receipt of the notice provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section he: (1) Does not file a legitimation petition and give notice as required in subsection (e) of this Code section; (2) Files a legitimation petition which is subsequently dismissed for failure to prosecute; or, (3) Files a legitimation petition and the action is subsequently concluded without a court order declaring a finding that he is the father of the child.”

Witness, the Honorable Currie Mingledorff, Judge of Barrow County Superior Court.

This 5th day of June, 2015.

Public Notice #107392 6/14,21,28,7/5

Alcoholic Beverage NOTICE – APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that an application has been made to the Newton County Board of Commissioners to obtain a license to sell alcoholic beverages (beer & wine) for off premises consumption by: Store name: Shagun Enterprises

Inc

(DBA) South Fork Licensee: Saleema Punjani

Address: 10571 Flat Shoals Road Covington, GA 30016 Please contact Pamela Leasure Maxwell for hearing dates at 678-625-1655 or pmaxwell@ co.newton.ga.us Public Notice #107419 6/21,28 NOTICE APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOL LICENSE Notice is hereby given that an application have been made to the Mayor and Council of the City of Covington for a license to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption only: FOOD TO GO 6229 TURNER LAKE ROAD ABDUL BHAMANI

The said application will come before the Mayor and Council, City of Covington, Georgia, for consideration on July 6, 2015 at 6:30 PM at City Hall, 2194 Emory Street, Covington, Georgia. This notice is published pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.12.080(C), Covington Municipal Code.

ATTEST: AUDRA M. GUTIERREZ, CITY

CLERK City of Covington, Georgia Public Notice #107421 6/28

Bids BID The City of Covington is accepting bids for one (1) CNG, Compressed Natural Gas powered, Chevrolet 2500HD truck for the Electric department as specified in exhibit “A” of the bid packet. Sealed bids must be received by the Purchasing Department, Attn: Scott Cromer in City Hall by Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 10:00 am at which time the bids will be opened.

Request for Bids and additional information may be obtained at City Hall or by accessing the request for proposals on the City’s website at http://www.cityofcovington.org/ Business/Bids.

The City of Covington reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Public Notice #107425 6/21,28 BID The City of Covington is accepting Request for Bids for Electrical Supplies.

Sealed bids must be delivered to City Hall, 2194 Emory Street NW, Covington, GA 30014, Attn: Scott Cromer no later than 10:00am on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Bids will be opened and read aloud at that time.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday,

Page 4C Sunday, June 28, 2015 July 2, 2015 at 10:00 am at City Hall.

next, at ten o’clock, a.m.

Request for Bids and additional information may be obtained at City Hall or by accessing the request for proposals on the City’s website at http://www.cityofcovington.org/ Business/Bids.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter Clerk, Probate Court Newton County, GA

The City of Covington reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Public Notice #107424 6/21,28

Citations Citation Hattie E. Williams and Porter J. Brown has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of Johnny Mack Brown, deceased. (The applicant has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232). All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said application should not be granted. All objections must be in writing, and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015, next, at ten o’clock, a.m.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter Clerk, Probate Court Newton County, GA Public Notice #107287 6/14,21,28,7/5 Citation James Richard Mask has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of Teresa Dianne Mask, deceased.

(The applicant has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232). All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said application should not be granted. All objections must be in writing, and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015, next, at ten o’clock, a.m.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter Clerk, Probate Court Newton County, GA Public Notice #107389 6/14,21,28,7/5 Citation Jasmyn Lenis Harris has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of James Leroy Harris Jr, deceased.

(The applicant has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232). All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said application should not be granted. All objections must be in writing, and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015, next, at ten o’clock, a.m.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter Clerk, Probate Court Newton County, GA Public Notice #107390 6/14,21,28,7/5 Citation Madline Louise Kelly has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of William Lewis Kelly, deceased.

(The applicant has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232). All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said application should not be granted. All objections must be in writing, and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015, next, at ten o’clock, a.m.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter Clerk, Probate Court Newton County, GA Public Notice #107406 6/14,21,28,7/5 Citation Ollie J. Duke has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Franklin Duke, deceased. (The applicant has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232). All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said application should not be granted. All objections must be in writing, and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015, next, at ten o’clock, a.m.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter Clerk, Probate Court Newton County, GA Public Notice #107407 6/14,21,28,7/5 Citation

Public Notice #107284 6/14,21,28,7/5 CITATION The Petition of Marcia S. Layfield, widower of Jerry Wayne Layfield, SR. deceased, for Twelve Month’s Support for applicant having been duly filed, all interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections must be in writing and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015 next at ten o’ clock am.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter, Clerk Probate Court Newton County, Georgia Public Notice #107283 6/14,21,28,7/5 CITATION The Petition of Marcia S. Layfield, widower of Jerry Wayne Layfield, SR. deceased, for Twelve Month’s Support for applicant having been duly filed, all interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections must be in writing and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015 next at ten o’ clock am.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter, Clerk Probate Court Newton County, Georgia Public Notice #107283 6/14,21,28,7/5 CITATION The Petition of Shannon D. Sneed, Guardian Ad Litem for Minor child of Adam James Wilcox where Twelve Month’s Support for applicant having been duly filed, all interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections must be in writing and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015 next at ten o’ clock am.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter, Clerk Probate Court Newton County, Georgia Public Notice #107294 6/14,21,28,7/5 CITATION The Petition of Taylor M. Ledford, widower of Eugenia Della Ledford, deceased, for Twelve Month’s Support for applicant (and deceased’s minor children) having been duly filed, all interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections must be in writing and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015 next at ten o’ clock am.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter, Clerk Probate Court Newton County, Georgia Public Notice #107402 6/14,21,28,7/5 CITATION The Petition of William F. Elliott, Guardian Ad Litem for Minor child of Adam James Wilcox where Twelve Month’s Support for applicant having been duly filed, all interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections must be in writing and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015 next at ten o’ clock am.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter, Clerk Probate Court Newton County, Georgia Public Notice #107293 6/14,21,28,7/5 Citation Wanda Clark Jones has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of Dorothy Clark, deceased. (The applicant has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232). All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said application should not be granted. All objections must be in writing, and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015, next, at ten o’clock, a.m.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter Clerk, Probate Court Newton County, GA Public Notice #107289 6/14,21,28,7/5 Citation

The Covington News Georgia 30014 and its initial registered agent at such address is David Charles Evans.

Public Notice #104733 6/21,28

Debtors Creditors Citation All creditors of the Estate of James P. Walker, late of Newton County, deceased, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law and all persons indebted to the said estate are required to make immediate payment to: Shondra M. Evans, Administrator of the Estate of James P. Walker c/o Fred White, Attorney 7724 Hampton Place Building 9, Suite A Loganville, Georgia 30052 This 11th day of June, 2015.

Public Notice #107434 6/21,28,7/5,12 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the ESTATE OF ARTHUR SHERWIN ANTHONY, late of Newton 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.

Linda Kay Anthony, Executrix of the Estate of Arthur Sherwin Anthony c/o Liz J. Pope, Esq. The Pope Law Firm, P.C. P.O. Box 30 Covington, GA 30015-0030 770-786-1095 Public Notice #107435 6/21,,28,7/5,12 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the Estate of Marlin Dean Engelhardt, late of Newton 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 24th day of June, 2015.

Eulalea E. Engelhardt Executor of the Estate of Marlin Dean Engelhardt Public Notice #107463 6/28,7/5,12,19

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Amojene Hood Maughon, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 16th day of June, 2015.

Eddie Vester Maughon 3264 Highway 81 N Oxford, GA 30054 770-786-5186 Public Notice #107453 6/28,7/5,12,19 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Betty Sue Purcell, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 17th day of June, 2015.

Gayle P. Bellinger 315 Trevington Court Alpharetta, GA 30022 770-722-6226 Public Notice #107403 6/28,7/5,12,19 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Charles Herschel Allen, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 15th day of June, 2015.

Anna Catherine Allen 10 Loudoun Drive Covington, GA 30014 Public Notice #107437 6/28,7/5,12,19 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

Sharon C. Anderson has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of Phillip Ray Anderson, deceased.

(The applicant has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232). All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said application should not be granted. All objections must be in writing, and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015, next, at ten o’clock, a.m.

William E Bickers has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of Verlie Lee Bickers, deceased. (The applicant has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232). All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said application should not be granted. All objections must be in writing, and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015, next, at ten o’clock, a.m.

Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Harriet Bratcher, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 8th day of June, 2015.

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter Clerk, Probate Court Newton County, GA

Henry A. Baker, Judge By: Peggy Lassiter Clerk, Probate Court Newton County, GA

Public Notice #107404 6/14,21,28,7/5

Public Notice #107409 6/14,21,28,7/5

Public Notice #107288 6/14,21,28,7/5

Citation

Corporations

Teresa Carol Luna has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of Michael Eguene Luna, deceased.

(The applicant has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232). All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said application should not be granted. All objections must be in writing, and filed with this Court on or before July 6, 2015,

NOTICE OF INTENT TO INCORPORATE Notice is given that articles of incorporation which will incorporate Evans Auto Brokerz, Inc. have been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code (O.C.G.A 14-2-201.0). The initial registered office of the corporation will be located at 6195 Floyd St, Suite A, Covington,

Yvonne Alaine Lynch 110 Desota Drive Covington, GA 30016

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Helen Paty Stamps, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 22nd day of June, 2015.

George Moreland Stamps 7155 Dearing Street Covington, GA 30014 Public Notice #107451 6/28,7/5,12,19 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND

CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of John Dexter Hart, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 28th day of May, 2015.

Muriel Laverne Hart 2050 Old Concord Drive Covington, GA 30016 770-483-2712 Public Notice #107381 6/7,14,21,28 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Mitchell Reid Wright, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 20th day of May, 2015.

Thomas C. Blaska 8565 Dunwoody Place, Building 15, Suite A Atlanta, GA 30350 770-998-1005 Public Notice #107379 6/7,14,21,28 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Patt Smith, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 1st day of June, 2015.

Heather M. Wilson 1351 N Brandy Shoals SE Conyers GA 30013 Public Notice #107145 6/7,14,21,28

NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Lorna E. Goode, Plaintiff, v.

Larry A. Davis, Defendant.

Civil Action Number 2015CV1103-3 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION To: Larry A. Davis 300 Spring Lake Terr Covington, GA 30016 By order of the Court for service by publication dated the June 9, 2015, you are hereby notified that on June 5, 2015 (date of filing), Lorna E. Goode (plaintiff) filed suit against you for divorce.

You are required to file an answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for publication with the clerk of the Superior Court of Newton County and to serve a copy of the answer upon the plaintiff (if pro se) or upon the plaintiff’s attorney (if represented).

WITNESS, the Honorable Samuel D. Ozburn, Judge of the Superior Court of Newton County.

This, the 9th day of June, 2015.

Linda D. Hays Clerk of Superior Court Public Notice #107418 6/21,28,7/5,12

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

Wanda Yearwood 214 Valley Road Covington, GA 30016 404-357-8851 Public Notice #107452 6/28,7/5,12,19 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Roger David Woods, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 4th day of June, 2015.

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Sonya Michelle Evans, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 22nd day of May, 2015.

Gregory Scott Evans 17053 Hwy 36 Covington, GA 30014 Public Notice #107380 6/7,14,21,28

Divorces IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Frank A Coleman Jr, Plaintiff, v.

Inger Stevens, Defendant.

WITNESS, the Honorable Horace J. Johnson, Jr., Judge of the Superior Court of Newton County.

This, the 19th day of June, 2015.

Linda D. Hays Clerk of Superior Court Public Notice #107470 6/28,7/5,12,19 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

Name Changes IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA In re the name change of: Sopha Rackthai Petitioner, Civil Action File Number: 2015CV1139-5 NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME OF ADULT Sopha Rackthai filed a petition in the Newton County Superior Court on June 12, 2015, to change the from: Sopha Rackthai to Haylee Kellee Sophia Thitapanh.

Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: June 12, 2015 Name: Sopha Rackthai Address: 60 Freeman Court Covington, GA 30016 Public Notice #107428 6/21,28,7/5,12 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA In re: the name change child(ren) Demarea Tarik Johnson

v.

Latanya Harris, Defendant.

Objectors, Respondent.

Civil Action Number 2014CV2469-5

Civil Action File Number: 2015CV1113-5

NOTICE To: Latanya Harris By order of the Court for service by publication dated June 18, 2015, you are hereby notified that on December 17, 2014, Samuel A. Campbell filed suit against you for divorce. You are required to file suit with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Newton County and to serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney, M. Qaer A. Baig & Associates, LLC, 913 Commercial Street, Conyers, Georgia 30012, an answer, in writing, within sixty (60) days of June 18, 2015.

Witness, the Honorable W. Kendall Wynne, JR., Judge, Newton County Superior Court, Alcovy Judicail Circuit.

This, the 18th day of June, 2015.

Linda D. Hays Clerk of Courts Newton County Superior Court Alcovy Judicial Circuit Public Notice #107456 6/28,7/5,12,19

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA MCDOWELL COUNTY In the District Court File #: 15-CVD-509 AMANDA MULL URVANT Plaintiff v.

JOSHUA URVANT Defendant TO: Joshua Urvant Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: absolute divorce based upon one year continuous separation.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than August 12, 2015 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 24th day of June, 2015.

A. MICHAEL EDWARDS Attorney for the Plaintiff 137 Logan Street Marion, NC 28752 (828) 652-8011 Public Notice #107466 6/28,7/5,12 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

By order of the Court for service by publication dated the June 19, 2015, you are hereby notified that on May 28, 2015 (date of filing), Frank A. Coleman Jr (plaintiff) filed suit against you for divorce.

You are required to file an answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for publication with the clerk of the Superior Court of Newton County and to serve a copy of the answer upon the plaintiff (if pro se) or upon the plaintiff’s attorney (if represented).

Public Notice #107427 6/21,28,7/5,12

v.

Civil Action Number 2015CV1058-4

To: Inger Stevens 624 4th St SW Birmingham, AL 35211

Linda D. Hays Clerk of Superior Court

Khalid Johnson , Petitioner,

Florence Dean Woods 610 Ashland Farm Road Oxford, GA 30054 770-786-0449 Public Notice #107403 6/14,21,28,7/5

This, the 12th day of June, 2015.

Samuel A. Campbell, Plaintiff,

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to the debtors and creditors of the Estate of Reuben Ralph Yearwood, deceased, late of Newton County, Georgia. You are required to render your demands and/or make payments to the undersigned estate representative according to law.

This the 22nd day of June, 2015.

Superior Court of Newton County.

April Spring Leonard, Plaintiff, v.

Javier Camarena Pizano, Defendant.

Civil Action Number 2015CV1036-4 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION To: Javier Camarena Pizaro 6146 Floyd Street Covington, GA 30014 By order of the Court for service by publication dated the June 12, 2015, you are hereby notified that on May 26, 2015 (date of filing), April Spring Leonard (plaintiff) filed suit against you for divorce.

You are required to file an answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for publication with the clerk of the Superior Court of Newton County and to serve a copy of the answer upon the plaintiff (if pro se) or upon the plaintiff’s attorney (if represented).

WITNESS, the Honorable Horace J. Johnson, Jr., Judge of the

of

NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME(S) OF MINOR CHILD(REN) Khalid Johnson filed a petition in the Newton County Superior Court on June 8, 2015, to change the name(s) of the following minor child(ren) from: Demarea Tarik Johnson to: Cameron Tarik Johnson.

Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within the time prescribed in O.C.G.A §§ 19-12-1(f) (2) and (3).

Dated: June 8, 2015 Name: Khalid Johnson Address: 240 Stone Ridge Way Covington, GA 30016 Public Notice #107410 6/14,21,28,7/5 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA In re: the name change child(ren): Nasir Kecian Thomas

of

Kecia Thomas, Petitioner, v.

Melvin Thomas, Respondent.

Civil Action File Number: 2015CV1169-3 NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME(S) OF CHILD(REN) Kecia Thomas filed a petition in the Newton County Superior Court on June 16, 2015, to change the name(s) of the following minor child(ren) from: Nasir Kecian Thomas to: Nasir Keshawn Thomas Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within the time prescribed in O.C.G.A §§ 19-12-1(f) (2) and (3).

Dated: May 30, 2015 Name: Kecia Thomas Address: 42 Windcrest Dr Covington, GA 30016 Public Notice #107436 6/28,7/5,12,19

Property NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER POWER NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Mitsy Fletcher to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Allied Mortgage Capital Corporation, dated July 17, 2001, and recorded in Deed Book 1073, Page 172-181, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment recorded on November 18, 2010 in Book 2866 Page 368-369 in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Three and 0/100 dollars ($125,923.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 7, 2015, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 136, 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, and being shown as Lot 181, Pebble Brooke, Phase Two, on

The Covington News a plat of survey of same recorded in Plat Book 34, Page 274, public records of Newton County, Georgia, which plat is by reference thererto incorporated herein and made a part hereof for a more particular and complete description.

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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Your mortgage servicer can be contacted at (866) 272-4749 Loss Mitigation Dept, or by writing to 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri 63368, to discuss possible alternatives to avoid foreclosure.

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 Mitsy Fletcher or tenant(s); and said property is more commonly known as 55 Pebble Way, Covington, GA 30016.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed and (3) any right of redemption or other lien not extinguished by foreclosure.

CitiMortgage, Inc. as Attorney in Fact for Mitsy Fletcher.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Suite 310 Atlanta, GA 30341 404-789-2661 B&S file no.: 15-09584 Public Notice #107307 6/14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER POWER NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Valerie E. Fanning to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Colonial Bank, dated November 3, 2008, and recorded in Deed Book 2663, Page 355367, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to MCM Capital Partners, LLC as Trustee for Ventures Trust 2013-I-NH by assignment recorded on April 25, 2014 in Book 3224 Page 563 in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of One Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Three and 0/100 dollars ($192,953.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 7, 2015, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 227 of the 9th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 91, Unit IV, Phase I of River Walk Farm Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 44, Page 55-56, Newton County, Georgia Records, which recorded plat is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this description.

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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Your mortgage servicer can be contacted at (800) 327-7861 Loss Mitigation Dept, or by writing to 314 S Franklin Street, Titusville, Pennsylvania 16354, to discuss possible alternatives to avoid foreclosure.

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 Valerie E. Fanning or tenant(s); and said property is more commonly known as 270 Homestead Way, Covington, GA 30014.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed and (3) any right of redemption or other lien not extinguished by foreclosure.

MCM Capital Partners, LLC as Trustee for Ventures Trust 2013-I-

NH as Attorney in Fact for Valerie E. Fanning.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Suite 310 Atlanta, GA 30341 404-789-2661 B&S file no.: 13-26824 Public Notice #107269 6/14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Joseph Phillips, Rae Phillips and Rae Harman to HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation, dated August 1, 2005, recorded in Deed Book 1979, Page 160, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 3189, Page 498, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($95,200.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 4414-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: M&T Bank , P.O. Box 1288, Buffalo, NY 14240 800724-1633. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Joseph Phillips, Rae Phillips and Rae Harman or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 5123 Ellis Circle SW, Covington, Georgia 30014. 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. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC as Attorney in Fact for Joseph Phillips, Rae Phillips and Rae Harman McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www. foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 238 of the 9th District, City of Covington, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 4, Block B, of the Hiram G. Ellis Subdivision, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin on the northwestern side of Ellis Circle at a point 173.0 feet as measured in a southeastern direction along the northwest side of Ellis Circle from the southeastern right of way of Pinecrest Drive; thence running in a northeastern direction along the southeastern side of Lot 3 of said subdivision, now or formerly owned

by A. Bledsoe, a distance of 184.0 feet to an iron pin found; thence north 68 degrees 00 minutes east a distance of 11.0 feet to an iron pin found; thence south 15 degrees 00 minutes west along the western side of Lot 5, now or formerly owned by W. Edwards, a distance of 196.0 feet to an iron pin on the northern side of Ellis Circle; thence in a western direction along the northern side of Ellis and following the curative thereof a distance of 108.0 feet, said distance having a chord distance of south 89 degrees 30 minutes west 93.0 feet to an iron pin and point of beginning, all according to plat of survey prepared

by James T. Williams, Jr., R.L.S. #1762 for Leon G. Canup, Jr., dated April 30, 1974, and recorded in Plat Book 11, page 416, Newton County records, said plat being incorporated herein by reference thereto and having a one story frame and brick veneer dwelling now known as 5123 Ellis Circle according to the present numbering system of the City of Covington.

This conveyance is subject to those Protective Covenants and Restrictive Covenants of recorded in Deed Book 44, page 203, Newton County, Georgia records. MR/bdr1 7/7/15 Our file no. 5219515 - FT1 Public Notice #107339 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Andrew Adams and Eula M Adams to Wachovia Bank, National Association, dated March 27, 2008, recorded in Deed Book 2594, Page 469, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT AND 50/100 DOLLARS ($195,898.50), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public

Sunday, June 28, 2015 Page 5C outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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. Wells Fargo Bank, NA successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a div. of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 1 Home Campus, MAC# X2303-02D, Des Moines, IA 50328 1-888-508-8811.

To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Andrew Adams and Eula M Adams or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 30 Bridges Way, Covington, Georgia 30016. 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. Wells Fargo Bank, NA successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association as Attorney in Fact for Andrew Adams and Eula M Adams McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” The following property: That tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot(s) 154 of District 10, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot(s) 48, Kings Ridge Subdivision, as per plat recorded in Plat Book 43, Page 121-124, Newton County, Georgia Records. Being and intending to describe the same premises conveyed in a deed recorded 04/13/2006, in Book 2160, Page 194. Known as: 30 Bridges Way MR/grt 7/7/15 Our file no.

5230515 - FT12 Public Notice #107338 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Calvin Cross, Sr. and Chareka L Cross to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Pine State Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns, dated December 30, 2003, recorded in Deed Book 1602, Page 72, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2842, Page 601, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($151,950.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 4414-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a div. of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., PO Box 10335, Des Moines, IA 50306 1-800-4161472. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Calvin Cross, Sr. and Chareka L Cross or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 620 Creekview Blvd, Covington, Georgia 30016. 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. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Attorney in Fact for Calvin Cross, Sr. and Chareka L Cross McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.

net *Auction services provided by Auction.com (www.auction.com) EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 153 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 110, Creekview Heights, Phase Two, as per plat of same filed for record at Plat Book 38, Pages 191-198, Newton County, Georgia records. The description of said lot as shown on said plat is by this reference, specifically incorporated herein. MR/pxl 7/7/15 Our file no. 5614413 - FT5 Public Notice #107254 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Crystal Morgan to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Lenders Network USA, Inc., its successors and assigns, dated March 29, 2006, recorded in Deed Book 2152, Page 1, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, for RASC 2006-EMX4 by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2907, Page 353, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($95,920.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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.

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-EMX4 is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 4414-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a div. of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., PO Box 10335, Des Moines, IA 50306 1-800416-1472. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Crystal Morgan or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 110 Melton Way, Covington, Georgia 30016. 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. U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-EMX4 as Attorney in Fact for Crystal Morgan McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www. foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in GMD 547 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 28, Block K, Barrington Subdivision, Section 1, Drawing 1, according to plat of survey recorded in Plat Book 22, Page 114, Newton County, Georgia Records, which plat and the record thereof are incorporated herein by reference thereto. MR/grt 7/7/15 Our file no.

5515714 - FT12 Public Notice #107340 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Donald O Plott and Frances L Plott to Fifth Third Mortgage Company, dated May 22, 2013, recorded in Deed Book 3134, Page 65, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of TWO HUNDRED NINETY-ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($291,300.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed

and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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.

Fifth Third Mortgage Company is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Fifth Third Bank, 5001 Kingsley Drive, MD 1MOB-BW, Cincinnati, OH 45227 800-375-1745opt3. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Donald O Plott and Frances L Plott or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 108 Field Street, Newborn, Georgia 30056. 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. Fifth Third Mortgage Company as Attorney in Fact for Donald O Plott and Frances L Plott McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the County of Newton, State of Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 186 of the Nineteenth District, Newton County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: The true point of beginning being an iron pin placed on the southwesterly right-of-way of Field Street 132.50 feet northwesterly from the intersection of the northwesterly forty (40’) foot rightof-way of Johnson Street (formerly known as Mill Pond Road) and the Southwesterly Fifty (50’) rightof-way of Field Street; the point of beginning thus established, run thence leaving said right-of-way South 37 degrees 32 minutes 48 seconds west a distance of 92.92 feet to an iron pin placed; run thence North 52 degrees 27 minutes 12 seconds west for a distance of 10.05 feet to an iron pin placed; run thence South 37 degrees 32 minutes 48 seconds west a distance of 237.91 feet to an iron pin placed; run thence North 50 degrees 40 minutes 54 seconds west a distance of 129.59 feet to a fence corner; run thence North 37 degrees 05 minutes 45 seconds east a distance of 332.43 feet to an iron pin found on the southwesterly right-of-way of Field Street; run thence along said right-of-way South 50 degrees 10 minutes 23 seconds east a distance of 119.62 feet to a point; run thence continuing along said right-of-way along a curve to the left an arc distance of 22.68 feet to a point and this being the point of beginning. Said curve having a radius of 3,795.65 feet subtended by a chord bearing and distance of South 50 degrees 20 minutes 40 seconds east 22.68 feet. Described tract or parcel contains 44,341 square feet or 1.02 acres. Property Address: 108 Field Street, Newborn, GA 30056 Being the same property which, by Deed dated May 4, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of the County of Newton, Georgia, in Book 2433, Page 41, was granted and conveyed by Newborn United Methodist Church, f/k/a The Methodist Episcopal Church South, unto Frances L. Plott & Donald O. Plott, joint tenants w/right of survivorship. Being also the same property which, by Boundary Line Agreement dated May 29, 2009, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of the County of Newton, Georgia, in Book 2722, Page 614, by and between Frances L. Plott & Donald O. Plott and Thomas E. Krieger and Lorraine Krieger. MR/def 7/7/15 Our file no.

5188215 - FT17 Public Notice #107337 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Gwenda E McGee and Michael E McGee to Sunshine Mortgage Corporation, dated October 5, 1998, recorded in Deed Book 768, Page 216, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation by assignment recorded in Deed Book 793, Page 334, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($85,670.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association s/b/m to Chase Home Finance, LLC s/b/m to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, 3415 Vision Drive, Columbus, OH 43219 800-4468939. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Gwenda E McGee and Michael E McGee or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 175 Moutainview Drive, Covington, Georgia 30016. 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. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association s/b/m to Chase Home Finance, LLC s/b/m to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as Attorney in Fact for Gwenda E McGee and Michael E McGee McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www. foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 29 and 30 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, and being shown as Lot 107, Mountainview Estates, Unit Two, on a plat of survey of same recorded in Plat Book 31, Pages 38-41, public records of Newton County, Georgia, which plat is by reference thereto incorporated herein and made a part hereof for a more particular and complete description. MR/cng 7/7/15 Our file no. 5636914 - FT3 Public Notice #107374 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Mary Beth Christian to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Unity Mortgage Corp., its successors and assigns, dated July 1, 2003, recorded in Deed Book 1511, Page 37, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Wells Fargo Bank, NA by assignment recorded in Deed Book 3080, Page 37, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($106,160.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 4414-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a div. of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., PO Box 10335, Des Moines, IA 50306 1-800-4161472. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Mary Beth Christian or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 55 Lakeside Drive, Covington, Georgia 30016.

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. Wells Fargo Bank, NA as Attorney in Fact for Mary Beth Christian McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www. foreclosurehotline.net *Auction services provided by Auction. com (www.auction.com) EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 69 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia and being Lot 15A, Block B, Lakeside, Unit I, as per plat recorded in Plat Book 23 at Page 7, Newton County, Georgia Records; said plat by reference hereto is incorporated herein and made a part hereof. MR/ajh2 7/7/15 Our file no. 5182215 - FT5 Public Notice #107249 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Stephen D. Hayes to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., dated April 26, 2004, recorded in Deed Book 1670, Page 83, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last

Page 6C Sunday, June 28, 2015 transferred to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for holders of IMPAC Secured Assets Corp., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-3 by assignment recorded in Deed Book 3147, Page 160, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($360,000.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for holders of IMPAC Secured Assets Corp., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-3 is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a div. of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., PO Box 10335, Des Moines, IA 50306 1-800416-1472. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Daryl Hayes or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 511 Hightower Trail, Oxford, Georgia 30054. 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. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for holders of IMPAC Secured Assets Corp., Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2004-3 as Attorney in Fact for Stephen D. Hayes McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 267 of the 4th District, Newton County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: To find the true point of beginning, begin at a point located in the center of a bridge on Hightower Trail (50’ right of way), running thence North 28 degrees 12 minutes 12 seconds East a distance of 25.00 feet to a point located on the Northeastern right of way of said Hightower Trail, said point also being located at the intersection of the Northeast right of way of said Hightower Trail and centerline of Gum Creek and being the true point of beginning; Thence, North 70 degrees 45 Minutes 43 seconds West a distance of 108.26 feet to a point; Thence, North 80 degrees 01 minutes 57 seconds West a distance of 65.69 feet to a point; Thence, North 88 degrees 02 minutes 18 seconds West a distance of 69.40 feet to a point; Thence, South 85 degrees 01 minutes 56 seconds West a distance of 37.46 feet to a point; Thence, South 80 degrees 06 minutes 05 seconds West a distance of 85.13 feet to a point; Thence, South 79 degrees 29 minutes 13 seconds West a distance of 78.15 feet to a point; Thence, South 79 degrees 14 minutes 01 seconds West a distance of 81.70 feet to a power pole; Thence, South 78 degrees 42 minutes 20 seconds West a distance 62.73 feet to a 1/2 “ rebar found; Thence, North 1 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 1134.17 feet to a 1/2 “ rebar found; Thence, running along the Land Lot Line dividing land Lots 266 and 267 North 60 degrees 42 minutes 23 seconds East a distance of 766.24 feet to a 3/8” rebar found inside a 2” pipe; Thence, North 63 degrees 19 minutes 56 seconds East a distance of 475.00 feet to a point, (said point designated as Point A) North 63 degrees 19 minutes 56 seconds East a distance of 10.32 feet to the centerline of Gum Creek; Thence; running Southeasterly and Southwesterly along centerline of Gum Creek 2660 feet more or less to a point (said point designated as Point B) following courses and distances from Point A to Point B to wit: South 17 degrees 49 minutes 29 seconds East a distance of 213.97 feet to a point; South 32 degrees 53 minutes 04 seconds East a distance of 500.99 feet to a point; South 44 degrees 55 minutes 15 seconds West a distance of 201.25 feet to a point; North 81 degrees 05 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 178.80 feet to a point; South 27 degrees 04 minutes 45 seconds West a distance of 125.97 feet to a point; South 55 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds West a distance of 125.56 feet to a point; South 51 degrees 57 minutes 25 seconds West a distance of 215.26 feet to a point; South 41 degrees 16 minutes 25 seconds West a distance of 219.45 feet to a point; South 32 degrees 00 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 153.15 feet to a point; South 20 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds West a distance of 163.40 feet to a point; South 15 degrees 27 minutes 56 seconds East a distance of 216.24 feet to the True Point of Beginning. Said tract contains 32.27 acres and is more fully and particularly described by a plat prepared for Glenda Bramlett and Daryl Hayes by John Elwin Knight, R.L.S. #1945, dated July 14, 1995. Less & Except that certain portion of property conveyed in Right of Way Deed recorded in Deed Book 2477, Page 552 and

Quit Claim Deed recorded in Deed Book 2655, Page 152, aforesaid records. MR/pxl 7/7/15 Our file no.

52515708 - FT12 Public Notice #107384 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Timothy Head and Sidney Head to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for M&T Bank, its successors and assigns, dated July 31, 2007, recorded in Deed Book 2484, Page 566, Newton County, Georgia Records and as modified by that certain Loan Modification Agreement recorded in Deed Book 2971, Page 448, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to M&T Bank by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2861, Page 148, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($262,000.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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. M&T Bank is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 4414-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: M&T Bank , P.O. Box 1288, Buffalo, NY 14240 800724-1633. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Timothy Head and Sidney Head or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 10 Ibis Lane, Covington, Georgia 30014. 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. M&T Bank as Attorney in Fact for Timothy Head and Sidney Head McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www. foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in land Lot 228 and 229 of the 9th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 178, Unit II, Phase III, River Walk Farm Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 44, pages 125-126, Newton County, Georgia Records, which recorded plat is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this description.

MR/bdr1 7/7/15 Our file no. 5238515 - FT1 Public Notice #107371 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Yolanda Laury to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Opteum Financial Services, LLC, its successors and assigns, dated June 9, 2006, recorded in Deed Book 2214, Page 503, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Trustee (successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association) as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-12XS by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2954, Page 491, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($154,468.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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

The Covington News 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.

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-12XS is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 4414-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a div. of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., PO Box 10335, Des Moines, IA 50306 1-800416-1472. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Yolanda Laury or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 315 Avonlea Drive, Covington, Georgia 30016.

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. U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-12XS as Attorney in Fact for Yolanda Laury McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 167 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 66, Avonlea Subdivision, Unit Three, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 41, pages 210-213, Newton County, Georgia Records, which recorded plat is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this description. MR/pxl 7/7/15 Our file no. 5239615 - FT12 Public Notice #107341 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Alice Lake to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Pine State Mortgage Corporation, A Georgia Corporation, its successors and assigns, dated May 21, 2009, recorded in Deed Book 2727, Page 291, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 3164, Page 607, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTEEN AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($127,315.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 4414-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: M&T Bank , P.O. Box 1288, Buffalo, NY 14240 800724-1633. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Alice Lake or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 70 Burdell Drive, Covington, Georgia 30016.

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. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC as Attorney in Fact for Alice Lake McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www. foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 155 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 28 of Princeton Woods Subdivision, Phase Two, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 27, page 105, Newton County, Georgia Records, which recorded plat is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this description. MR/bdr1 7/7/15 Our file no. 5209715 - FT1 Public Notice #107306 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN SECURITY DEED STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Commercial Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement from Lonnie Flowers (“Grantor”) to Bank

of North Georgia, dated September 21, 2007 and recorded in Deed Book 2512, page 309, in the offices of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Newton County, Georgia, as subsequently assigned to Crimson Portfolio, LLC by Synovus Bank, formerly known as Columbus Bank and Trust Company, as successor in interest through name change and by merger with Bank of North Georgia, by that certain Assignment of Security Instruments dated December 10, 2012 and recorded in Deed Book 3113, page 134, aforesaid records, and as further assigned to Crimson Portfolio Alpha, LLC by that certain Assignment of Commercial Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement dated August 12, 2013 and recorded in Deed Book 3160, Page 349, aforesaid records, and as further assigned to Crimson Portfolio Beta, LLC by that certain Assignment of Commercial Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement dated April 30, 2014 and recorded in Deed Book 3228, Page 392, aforesaid records (as modified and/or amended from time to time, collectively the “Security Deed”), the undersigned will sell at public outcry before the door of the Courthouse of Newton County, Georgia during the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July 2015 to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 11 of the 8th District, Newton County, Georgia, containing 2.0 acres more or less and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the Northwest corner marker of the above property on Georgia Highway 212, East, a distance of four hundred and twenty feet (420); thence South a distance of two hundred and twenty feet (220); thence West a distance of four hundred and twenty feet (420); thence North a distance of two hundred and twenty feet (220), facing Georgia Highway 212.

This being the same property as conveyed in that certain Warranty Deed from Nellie King Sisk to Bernice E. Cherry, dated July 1, 1975, recorded in Deed Book 146, page 744, Newton County, Georgia records, being tax parcel #0017-033 and having an address of 5372 Highway 212, Covington, GA 30016, being the same property as described in the Security Deed.

TOGETHER with all buildings, structures, and other improvements now or hereafter located on said property, or any part and parcel thereof; and TOGETHER with all rights, title, and interest of Grantor in and to the minerals, flowers, shrubs, crops, trees, timber, and other emblements now or hereafter on said property or above the same or any part or parcel thereof; and TOGETHER with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments, easements, and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion or reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof; and also all the estate, right, title interest, claim, and demand whatsoever of Grantor of, in, and to the same and of, in, and to every part and parcel thereof; and TOGETHER with all fittings and fixtures, whether actually or constructively attached to said property and including all attached machinery, equipment, apparatus, and all trade, domestic, and ornamental fixtures, appliances, and articles of personal property of every kind and nature whatsoever, now or hereafter located in, upon, or under said property or any part thereof and used or usable in connection with any present or future operation of said property and now owned or hereafter acquired

by Grantor (hereinafter collectively called “Equipment”) including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all heating, air conditioning, freezing, lighting, laundry, cooking, incinerating, and power equipment; engines; pipes; pumps; tanks; motors; conduits; switchboards; plumbing, lifting, cleaning, fire prevention, fire extinguishing, refrigerating, ventilating, and communications apparatus; boilers, ranges, furnaces, oil burners, or units thereof; appliances; air-cooling and air conditioning apparatus; vacuum cleaning systems; elevators; escalators, shades; awnings; screens; storm doors and windows; stoves; wall beds; refrigerators; dishwashers; attached cabinets; partitions; ducts and compressors; rugs and carpets; mirrors; mantles; draperies; furniture and furnishings; all building materials; supplies and equipment now or hereafter delivered to said property and intended to be installed therein; all additions to and renewals or replacements of all of the foregoing; and all of the proceeds; and profits of all of the foregoing; and TOGETHER with any and all rents which are now due or may hereafter become due by reason of the renting or leasing of the property, the improvements thereon, and Equipment; and

TOGETHER with any and all awards or payments, including interest thereon, and the right to receive the same, as a result of (a) the exercise of the right of eminent domain, (b) the alteration of the grade of any street, or (c) any other injury to, taking of, or decrease in the value of, the property, to the extent of all amounts which may be secured by this deed at the date of receipt of any such award or payment by Grantee and of the reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and disbursements incurred by Grantee in connection with the collection of such award or payment.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all the aforesaid property, property rights, contract rights, Equipment, and claims (all of which are collectively referred to herein as the “Premises”) to the use, benefit and behoof of Lender, its successors and assigns, IN FEE SIMPLE forever.

The debt secured by the Security Deed is evidenced by a Promissory Note dated September 21, 2007 from Grantor to Bank of North

Georgia in the original principal amount of $86,250.00 (as modified, amended, restated, or replaced from time to time, including without limitation by that certain Universal Note from Borrower to the order of Bank of North GA DIV Synovus Bank dated February 7, 2012 in the original principal amount of $177,005.31, collectively the “Note”), plus interest from date on the unpaid balance until paid, and other indebtedness. Crimson Portfolio Beta, LLC is the present owner and holder of the Note by virtue of the assignments referenced above.

Default has occurred and continues under the terms of the Note and Security Deed by reason of, among other possible events of default, the nonpayment when due of the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and secured by the Security Deed and the failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the Note and Security Deed. By reason of this default, the indebtedness evidenced by the Note has been accelerated and the Security Deed has been declared foreclosable according to its terms.

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 the 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 and/or assessments (including taxes which are a lien but are not yet due and payable), possible redemptive rights of the Internal Revenue Service, if any, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed. 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 audit and confirmation of the status of the loan and collateral with the holder of the Security Deed.

To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the Premises are presently owned

by Lonnie Flowers. To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the party in possession of the Premises is Lonnie Flowers and tenants holding under Lonnie Flowers.

Crimson Portfolio Beta, LLC, successor by assignment from Crimson Portfolio, LLC, successor by assignment from Synovus Bank f/k/a Columbus Bank and Trust Company, as successor through name change and by merger with Bank of North Georgia, as Attorneyin-Fact for Lonnie Flowers.

Michael R. Wing, Esq. Balch and Bingham, LLP 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., NW Suite 700 Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3036 (404) 962-3574 THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Public Notice #107387 6/14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained with that certain Security Deed dated July 24, 2001, from Rakesh Kanotra and Sarojini Kanotra to Bank Of America, N.A., recorded on July 30, 2001 in Deed Book 1076 at Page 46, Newton County, Georgia Records, having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING 2008-FT1 TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2008-FT1 a/k/a U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Banc of America Funding Corporation, 2008-FT1 Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2008-FT1 by Assignment and said Security Deed having been given to secure a note dated July 24, 2001, in the amount of $90,522.00, said note being in default, the undersigned will sell at public outcry during the legal hours of sale before the door of the courthouse of Newton County, Georgia, on July 7, 2015, the following described real property (hereinafter referred to as the “Property”): ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 168 OF THE 10TH LAND DISTRICT, OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING SHOWN AS LOT 1, GUM TREE SUBDIVISION, ON A PLAT OF SURVEY FOR GUM TREE SUBDIVISIONS, PREPARED BY LOUIE D. PATRICK, RLS NO. 1757, DATED 8/18/85 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 20, PAGE 29, PUBLIC RECORDS NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, WHICH PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. The debt secured by the Security Deed and evidenced by the Note and has been, and is hereby, declared due and payable because of, among other possible events of default, failure to make the payments as required by the terms of the Note.

The debt remaining is in default and this sale will be made for the purposes of paying the Security Deed, accrued interest, and all expenses of the sale, including attorneys’ fees. Notice of intention to collect attorneys’ fees has been given as provided by law. To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge, the person(s) in possession of the property is/are Rakesh Kanotra and Sarojini Kanotra. The property, being commonly known as 1638 and 1640 Kirkland Rd, Covington, GA 30016 in Newton County, will be sold as the property of Rakesh Kanotra and Sarojini Kanotra, subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien and not yet due and payable), any matters affecting title to the property which would be disclosed by accurate survey and inspection thereof, and all assessments, liens, encumbrances, restrictions, covenants, and matters

of record to the Security Deed.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A.Section 4414-162.2, 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: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd., Coppell, TX 75019, 888-850-9398. The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 shall require the secured creditor to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.

The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under U.S. Bankruptcy code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Albertelli Law Attorney for U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING 2008-FT1 TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2008-FT1 a/k/a U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Banc of America Funding Corporation, 2008-FT1 Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2008-FT1 as Attorney in Fact for Rakesh Kanotra and Sarojini Kanotra 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 960 Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: (866) 690-0418 A-4522259 06/07/2015, 06/14/2015, 06/21/2015, 06/28/2015 Public Notice #107272 6/7,14,21,28 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained with that certain Security Deed dated November 15, 2012, from Jarod Reshad Alford to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc., recorded on November 19, 2012 in Deed Book 3068 at Page 241, Newton County, Georgia Records, having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc.. by Assignment and said Security Deed having been given to secure a note dated November 15, 2012, in the amount of $86,996.00, said note being in default, the undersigned will sell at public outcry during the legal hours of sale before the door of the courthouse of Newton County, Georgia, on July 7, 2015, the following described real property (hereinafter referred to as the “Property”): ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 227 and 228 OF THE 9TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 172, UNIT 1, PHASE I OF RIVER WALK FARM SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 38, PAGES 249-256, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH RECORDED PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN

BY REFERENCE AND MADE A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION. The debt secured by the Security Deed and evidenced by the Note and has been, and is hereby, declared due and payable because of, among other possible events of default, failure to make the payments as required by the terms of the Note. The debt remaining is in default and this sale will be made for the purposes of paying the Security Deed, accrued interest, and all expenses of the sale, including attorneys’ fees. Notice of intention to collect attorneys’ fees has been given as provided by law.

To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge, the person(s) in possession of the property is/ are Jarod Reshad Alford. The property, being commonly known as 135 River Walk Farm Pkwy, Covington, GA, 30014 in Newton County, will be sold as the property of Jarod Reshad Alford, subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien and not yet due and payable), any matters affecting title to the property which would be disclosed by accurate survey and inspection thereof, and all assessments, liens, encumbrances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record to the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A.Section 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: Cenlar, F.S.B., 425 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, NJ 08618, 609-883-3900. The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 shall require the secured creditor to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.

The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under U.S. Bankruptcy code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Albertelli Law Attorney for HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., Inc. as Attorney in Fact for Jarod Reshad Alford 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 960 Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: (866) 690-0418 By: James E. Albertelli, Esq. For the Firm THIS FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. JEA - 15-179815 A-4527873 06/07/2015, 06/14/2015, 06/21/2015, 06/28/2015 Public Notice #107369 6/7,14,21,28 Notice of Sale Under Power Georgia, Newton County Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt given by Assafa J. Blake and Marlene Walker to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., dated March 30, 2009, and recorded in Deed Book 2708, Page 303, Newton County, Georgia records, as last transferred to DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc. by assignment recorded in Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of $194,215.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door

The Covington News of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, to wit: July 7, 2015, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 157 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 200, Oakwood Manor, Unit II, as per plat recorded in Plat Book 46, Pages 50-57, Newton County, Georgia Records, said play being incorporated herein and made reference hereto The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt 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 Deed to Secure Debt. 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 the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 350 Oak Terrace Drive, Covington, GA 30016, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property.

To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Joseph U. Grant IV and Tenika N. Oliver or tenant or tenants.

Said property will be sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (c) all matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first set out above, including, but not limited to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, easements, restrictions, covenants, etc.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (2) O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1; and (3) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, the entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. Attention: Loss Mitigation Department 3815 South West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 1-888-818-6032 The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in OC.G.A. Section 44-14162.2 shall be construed to require the secured creditor to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt described herein.

This sale is conducted on behalf of the secured creditor under the power of sale granted in the aforementioned security instrument, specifically being DLJ Mortgage Captial, Inc. as attorney in fact for Assafa J. Blake and Marlene Walker Richard B. Maner, P.C. 5775 Glenridge Drive Building D, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30328 (404)252-6385 THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. FC13-303 Public Notice #107345 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY By virtue of the power of sale contained in a Security Deed from Susan Scott and Gertrude Ryttenberg to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp, its successors and assigns dated April 22, 2009 recorded in Deed Book 2757, Page 6-15 , Newton County Records, and last assigned to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE AND 00/100 ($124,131.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, during the legal hours of sale on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 the following described property, to wit: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Newton, State of Georgia, and is described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 88 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 18, Lake Charles Estates Subdivision, Unit Two, as per plat recorded in Plat Book 33, Pages 245-246, Newton County Georgia Records, which recorded plat is incorporated herein by this reference and made a part of this description. Said property being known as 25 Lake Charles Way according to the present system of numbering houses in Newton County, Georgia.

APN NO, N/A. The Debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is

hereby declared due because of nonpayment of the indebtedness when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed.

The debt remaining in default, the sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees, notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes, 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 Susan Scott and Gertrude Ryttenberg or, a tenant or tenants, and said property was or is commonly known as 25 Lake Charles Way, Covington, GA 30016.

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.

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC As Attorney in Fact for Susan Scott and Gertrude Ryttenberg Martin & Brunavs 2800 North Druid Hills Rd. Building B, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30329 (404) 982-0088 M&B File No.: 15-22590 / Publication Dates: April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2015 THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Public Notice #107117 4/26,5/3,10,17,24,31,6/7,14,21,28 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY By virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed from JO WALDROP to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, dated April 26, 2004, recorded May 5, 2004, in Deed Book 1664, Page 587-603, , Newton County, Georgia Records, said Security Deed having been given to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of Eighty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty and 00/100 dollars ($87,850.00), with interest thereon as provided for therein, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned and transferred to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2004-HE6, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-HE6, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the Newton County Courthouse, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, all property described in said Security Deed including but not limited to the following described property:

THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS EXHIBIT IS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEWTON AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA IN DEED BOOK 1168 AT PAGE 207 AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 57 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 74 OF BELMONT SUBDIVISION, UNIT ONE, PHASE THREE, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 29, PAGE 292-294 (MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED ON PAGE 294), NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN

BY REFERENCE AND MADE A PART HEREOF. Said legal description being controlling, however the property is more commonly known as 125 BELMONT CIR, COVINGTON, GA 30016.

The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of default under the terms of said Security Deed and Note.

The indebtedness remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, all expenses of the sale, including attorneys’ fees (notice to collect same having been given) and all other payments provided for under the terms of the Security Deed and Note.

Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. The sale will also be subject to the following items which may affect the title: any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable); the right of redemption of any taxing authority; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; all zoning ordinances; assessments; liens; encumbrances; restrictions; covenants, and any other matters of record superior to said Security Deed.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the owner and party in possession of the property is JO WALDROP, or tenants(s).

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.

The entity having full authority to negotiate, amend or modify all terms of the loan (although not required by law to do so) is: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., Loss Mitigation Dept., P.O. Box 65250, Salt Lake City, UT 84165, Telephone Number: 888-818-6032.

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL

Sunday, June 28, 2015 Page 7C TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2004-HE6, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004HE6 as Attorney in Fact for JO WALDROP THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Attorney Contact: Rubin Lublin, LLC, 3740 Davinci Court, Suite 150, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 Telephone Number: (877) 813-0992 Case No. SPS-15-022711 Ad Run Dates 06/07/2015, 06/14/2015, 06/21/2015, 06/28/2015 www. r u b i n l u b l i n . c o m / property-listings.php Public Notice #107268 6/7,14,21,28 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed from Lanita Davis and Alonso Davis to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Pine State Mortgage Corporation, dated August 28, 2007, recorded in Deed Book 2514, Page 319, Newton County, Georgia Records, said Security Deed having been given to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED ONE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($236,901.00) with interest thereon as provided for therein, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned and transferred to Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July 2015 the following described property:

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 168 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 12, HINTON CHASE SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 46, PAGES 167-183, NEWTON COUNTY RECORDS, SAID PLAT BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN

BY REFERENCE THERETO. The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of default under the terms of said Security Deed and Note, including but not limited to the nonpayment of the indebtedness as and when due. The indebtedness remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, all expenses of the sale, including attorney’s fees and all other payments provided for under the terms of the Security Deed and Note (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said property; all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way and any other matters of record superior to said Security Deed.

The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, 4425 Ponce De Leon Blvd., 5th Floor, Coral Gables, FL 33146, 1-800-457-5105. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.

To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Lanita Davis and Alonso Davis or a tenant or tenants, and said property is more commonly known as 130 Hinton Chase Parkway, Covington, Georgia 30016.

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.

Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, as Attorney in Fact for Lanita Davis and Alonso Davis Contact: Uniti Jones THE CALLINS LAW FIRM, LLC 101 Marietta Street, SUITE 1030 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 681-5826 File No. F14.03.024 Ad Run Dates: 6/10/15, 6/17/15, 6/24/15 and 7/1/15 THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Public Notice #107244 6/7,14,21,28 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Barbara Faber and Dennis Faber to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. As nominee for HomeComings financial LLC,( F/k/A HomeComings financial Network, INC) , dated

04/06/2007, recorded in Deed Book 2416, Page 327-345, Newton County, Georgia records, as last transferred to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed PassThrough Certificates, Series 2007QS7 by assignment recorded or to be recorded in the Newton County, Georgia records conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand and 00/100 DOLLARS ($120,000.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July 2015, the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 35, OF THE 10TH DISTRICT OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 79, SPRING VALLEY SUBDIVISION, UNIT TWO AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 36, PAGES 186-188, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, SAID PLAT BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF

BY REFERENCE AND BEING IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 135 SPRING VALLEY TRACE, ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF NUMBERING PROPERTY IN NEWTON COUNTY. 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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.

The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 1661 Worthington Road, Suite 100, West Palm Beach, FL 33409, 561-682-8000. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.

To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the parties in possession of the property are Barbara Faber and Dennis Faber or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 135 Springvalley Trace, Covington, GA 30016.

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.

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-QS7 as Attorney in Fact for Barbara Faber and Dennis Faber Weissman, Nowack, Curry, & Wilco P.C. Attn: Lender Services One Alliance Center, 4th Floor 3500 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA 30326 Our File# 017237-004682 Public Notice #107365 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Jeffrey D. Williams to HOMEBANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, dated 12/19/2001, recorded in Deed Book 1148, Page 528, Newton County, Georgia records, as re-recorded in deed book 1201, page 87 aforesaid records, as last transferred to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY formerly known as BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT RELATING TO IMPAC SECURED ASSETS CORP., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-2 by assignment recorded or to be recorded in the Newton County, Georgia records conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of One Hundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred and 00/100 DOLLARS ($108,200.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July 2015, the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 53, 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 5, TARA PLACE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO PLAT OF SURVEY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 35, PAGES 12-16, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLAT AND THE RECORD THEREOF ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE THERETO. 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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.

The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 1661 Worthington Road, Suite 100, West Palm Beach, FL 33409, 561-682-8000. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.

To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the parties in possession of the property are Jeffrey D. Williams or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 55 Tara Way, Covington, GA 30016-8082.

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.

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY formerly known as BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT RELATING TO IMPAC SECURED ASSETS CORP., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-2 As Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey D. Williams Weissman, Nowack, Curry, & Wilco P.C. Attn: Lender Services One Alliance Center, 4th Floor 3500 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA 30326 Our File# 017237-001010 Public Notice #107364 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT 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 Melissa McIntosh Elam, married woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Investors Corporation, dated 06/15/2012, recorded in Deed Book 3016, Page 587, Newton County, Georgia records, as last transferred to Freedom Mortgage Corporation by assignment recorded or to be recorded in the Newton County, Georgia records conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of Three Hundred TwentyTwo Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Six and 00/100 DOLLARS ($322,176.00), 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 Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July 2015, the following described property: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF Newton, STATE OF GA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOTS 6, 7 AND 27 OF THE 8TH DISTRICT OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 31, THE PREAKNESS SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 46, PAGES 8-16, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLAT AND THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION RECORDED THEREON ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 2380, PAGE 156 AND AS AMENDED IN DEED BOOK 2480, PAGES 327-330, NEWTON COUNTY, RECORDS. 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 Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s 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.

The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 1661 Worthington Road, Suite 100, West Palm Beach, FL 33409, 561-682-8000. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate,

amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.

To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the parties in possession of the property are MELISSA ELAM, or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 25 HARNESS LN, COVINGTON, GA 30016.

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.

Freedom Corporation as Attorney MELISSA ELAM,

Mortgage in

Fact

for

Weissman, Nowack, Curry, & Wilco P.C. Attn: Lender Services One Alliance Center, 4th Floor 3500 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA 30326 Our File# 017237-004646 Public Notice #107368 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 Notice of Sale Under Power Georgia, Newton County Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt given by Eric Fondre Dowley and Sherlena Lashay Dowley to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, (“MERS”) solely as nominee for SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., dated October 21, 2009, and recorded in Deed Book 2770, Page 589, Newton County, Georgia records, as last transferred to DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. by assignment recorded in Deed Book 3137, Page 478, Newton County, Georgia records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of $193,800.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, to wit: July 7, 2015, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 124 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia being Lot 124, Trelawney Subdivision, Unit Eight, per Plat Book 39, Pages 218-220, Newton County, Georgia Records, which is referred to and made a part of this description The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt 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 Deed to Secure Debt. 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 the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 215 Trelawney Lane, Covington, GA 30016, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property.

To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Eric Fondre Dowley and Sherlena Lashay Dowley or tenant or tenants.

Said property will be sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (c) all matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first set out above, including, but not limited to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, easements, restrictions, covenants, etc.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (2) O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1; and (3) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, the entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. Attention: Loss Mitigation Department 3815 South West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 1-888-818-6032 The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in OC.G.A. Section 44-14162.2 shall be construed to require the secured creditor to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt described herein.

This sale is conducted on behalf of the secured creditor under the power of sale granted in the aforementioned security instrument, specifically being DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. as attorney in fact for Eric Fondre Dowley and Sherlena Lashay Dowley Richard B. Maner, P.C. 5775 Glenridge Drive Building D, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30328 (404)252-6385 THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING

Page 8C Sunday, June 28, 2015 TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. FC13-130 Public Notice #107346 6/7,14,21,28

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON

By virtue of the power of sale contained in a Security Deed from Demetrice J. Goodman to Branch Banking and Trust Company (“BB&T”), dated April 13, 2007, and recorded in Deed Book 2437, Page 348, Newton County, Georgia records, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $85,000.00, the holder thereof will sell at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder before the courthouse doors of said county during the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in Land Lot 34 of the 10th District of Newton County, Georgia, located on westside of Lower River Road and more particularly described as follows including improvements thereon: Beginning at the southeast corner of property now or formerly of Robert Weaver on River Road; thence in a southern direction along River Road a distance of 187 feet to a point; thence west to a point at property line of now or formerly Harold Zackery; thence north 187 feet along property line of now or formerly Zackery to a point; thence east to River Road and point of beginning, containing three acres, more or less.

Bounded on the east by River Road, on the south by property now or formerly of Ollie Shaw, on the west by now or formerly Zackery, and on the north by property now or formerly of Robert Weaver and Otis Weaver.

An easement of 12 feet in width is reserved by Otis Weaver as shown in Warranty Deed dated September 17, 1979, and recorded in Deed Book 182, Page 690, Newton County, Georgia records, for driveway purposes on the northern part of this lot, along property now or formerly of Robert Weaver, from River Road west to property line of now or formerly Robert Zackery for ingress and egress into Otis Weaver’s property west of Robert Weaver’s property.

The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed having been declared due and payable because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of the sale, including attorney’s fees, notice of intention to collect attorney’s fees having been given as provided by law. BB&T Loss Mitigation Department is the name of the department at BB&T who has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor, and their address is: BB&T Loss Mitigation Department, 301 College Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601; Phone # 800-827-3722, Option 6.

The property will be sold subject to the following: (1) any prior restrictive covenants, easements, right-of-ways, or encumbrances; (2) any valid zoning ordinances; (3) any matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property; (4) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), assessments, unpaid bills, charges and expenses that constitute liens against the property, whether due and payable or not yet due and payable, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the secured creditor, including but not limited to, a determination that the borrower has not reinstated the loan prior to the foreclosure sale.

The party in possession is or may be Demetrice J. Goodman, a tenant or tenants, or parties claiming under the aforementioned, and said property is more commonly known as 610 Lower River Road, Covington, GA 30016.

Branch Banking & Trust Company, as Attorney-in-Fact for

Demetrice J. Goodman Gregory M. Eells Attorney at Law Eells Law Group, LLC

7390 McGinnis Ferry Road, Suite 200 Suwanee, GA 30024 (770) 455-3660 THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTIONS OF THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE (11 U.S.C. § 362; 524) REGARDING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS NOTICE OF SALE, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO YOU: THIS COMMUNICATION IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER A CLAIM OR TO ENFORCE A LIEN IN VIOLATION OF THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE AND IS BEING GIVEN FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES OR TO COMPLY WITH A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT ONLY. Public Notice #107349 6/14,21,28,7/5

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Commercial Deed to Secure Debt (the “Deed to Secure Debt”) from JERRY BABB BUILDERS, INC.,

a Georgia corporation (“Grantor”) to ENTERPRISE BANKING COMPANY a Georgia banking corporation (“Enterprise”), dated October 31, 2008, recorded November 7, 2008, in Deed Book 2661, Page 410, Newton County, Georgia records, and re-recorded December 12, 2008, in Deed Book 2670, Page 282, aforesaid records, as transferred and assigned from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its capacity as receiver for Enterprise Banking Company to ADC Venture 2011-2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Grantee”) by Assignment of Real Estate Deed to Secure Debt dated February 13, 2012, recorded in Deed Book 2987, Page 537, aforesaid records, Grantee as attorney-in-fact for Grantor, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, between the legal hours of sale before the door of the courthouse in Newton County, Georgia, on the first (1st) Tuesday in July 2015, the following described property (the “Land”) located in Newton County, Georgia, to wit: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND lying and being in Land Lots 50 and 51 of the 10th District of Newton County, Georgia, being shown as Block A, Lots 3, 6, 9, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 and 30 of Fourwood Estates Subdivision, as same is recorded in Plat Book 44, Page 217-220, Newton County, Georgia records. The description of said property as contained on said plat is hereby incorporated herein and made an essential part hereof by reference.

Together with all buildings and other structures and improvements whatsoever now or hereafter constructed, placed or located thereon (the “Improvements”); Together with all heating, cooling, ventilation and air conditioning systems and related apparatus, machinery, boilers, chillers, ranges, elevators and motors, plumbing and heating fixtures, carpeting and other floor coverings, fire extinguishers and any other safety equipment required by governmental regulation or law, washers, dryers, water heaters, refrigerating plants, refrigerators, cooking apparatus and appurtenances, window screens, awnings and storm sashes, which are or shall be attached to said buildings, structures or improvements and all other furnishings, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, appliances, vehicles, building supplies and materials, warranties and other rights under construction, service and other contracts, books and records, chattels, inventory, accounts, farm products, consumer goods, general intangibles and personal property of every kind and nature whatsoever now or hereafter owned by Grantor and located in, on or about, or used or intended to be used with or in connection with the use, operation or enjoyment of the Land and Improvements (other than fixtures, equipment, machinery or other property of tenants under any lease of or rental agreement for space in the Improvements), including all extension, additions, improvements, betterments, afteracquired property, renewals, replacements and substitutions, and proceeds from a permitted sale of any of the foregoing, and all the right, title and interest of Grantor in any such furnishings, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, appliances, vehicles and personal property subject to or covered by any prior security agreement, conditional sales contract, chattel mortgage or similar lien or claim, together with the benefit of any deposits or payments now or hereafter made by Grantor or on behalf of Grantor, all tradenames, trademarks, servicemarks, logos and goodwill related thereto which in any way now or hereafter belong, relate or appertain to the Land or any part thereof or are now or hereafter acquired by Grantor; and all inventory, accounts, chattel paper, documents, equipment, fixtures, farm products, consumer goods and general intangibles constituting proceeds acquired with cash proceeds of any of the property described hereinabove, all of which are hereby declared and shall be deemed to be fixtures and accessions to the Land and a part of the Land as between the parties hereto and all persons claiming by, through or under them, and which shall be deemed to be a portion of the security for the indebtedness herein described and to be secured by the Deed to Secure Debt; the location of the above-described collateral is also the location of the Land; Together with all easements, appurtenances, strips and gores of land, vaults, streets, ways, alleys, sidewalks, passages, sewer rights, waters, water courses, water rights and powers, minerals, flowers, shrubs, crops, trees, timber and other emblements now or hereafter located on the Land or under or above the same or any part or parcel thereof, and all estates, rights, titles, interests, privileges, liberties, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances, reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, whatsoever, in any way belonging, relating or appertaining to the Land or any part thereof, or which hereafter shall in any way belong, relate or be appurtenant thereto, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Grantor; Together with all leases and other agreements affecting the use or occupancy of the Land or any part thereof now or hereafter entered into (the “Leases”) and absolutely and presently and the right to receive and apply the income, rents, issues, cash collateral, revenues, royalties, benefits and profits of the Land from time to time accruing, including, without limitation, all payments under the leases or tenancies, proceeds of insurance, tenant security deposits and escrow funds (the “Rents”) to the payment of the Loan; reserving only the right, power and authority given to Borrower as a license to collect and apply the same prior to the occurrence of a default hereunder and so long as the same are not subjected to garnishment, levy,

The Covington News attachment or lien; Together with all of the right, title and interest of Grantor in any and all awards or payments, including interest thereon, and the right to receive the same, as a result of (i) the exercise of the right of eminent domain or condemnation, (ii) the alteration of the grade of any street, or (iii) any other injury to, taking of, or decrease in the value of, the Land to the extent of all amounts which may be secured by the Deed to Secure Debt at the date of receipt of any such award or payment by Lender and of the reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and disbursements incurred by Grantee in connection with the collection of such award or payment; Together with all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to any and all fees, obligations, debts and accounts arising out of the use of the Land or any part thereof, however the same may be denominated; Together with all right, title and interest of Grantor in and to all options and contracts to purchase or lease the Land or any portion thereof or interest therein, and any greater estate in the Land owned or hereafter acquired by Grantor; Together with all accounts receivable, contracts and contract rights (including, but not limited to, Grantor’s interest in any and all Leases, franchise agreements, management contracts, construction contracts, architectural contracts, and other contracts, licenses and permits now or hereafter affecting the Land), chattel paper, documents, interests, estate or other claims, both in law and in equity, which Grantor now has or may hereafter acquire in the Land; Together with all proceeds of and any unearned premiums on any insurance policies covering the Land, including, without limitation, the right to receive and apply the proceeds of any insurance, judgments, or settlements made in lieu thereof, for damage to the Land, and all the estate, interest, right, title and other claim or demand which Grantor now has or may hereafter acquire against anyone with respect to any damage to all or any part of the Land, including without limitation, damage arising from any defect in or with respect to the design or contraction of all or any part of the improvements and any damage resulting therefrom; Together with to the extent permitted by law, all deposits or other security or advance payments, including rental payments made by or on behalf of Grantor to others, with respect to (i) insurance policies relating to all or any part of the Land, (ii) utility service for all or any part of the Land, (iii) cleaning, maintenance, repair or similar services for all or any part of the Land, (iv) refuse, removal or sewer service for all or any part of the Land, (v) rental of equipment, if any, used in the operation by or on behalf of Grantor of all or any part of the Land, and (vi) parking or similar services or rights afforded to all or any part of the Land; Together with all and singular the rights, members and appurtenances whatsoever, in any way belonging, relating or appertaining to any of the Land hereinabove mentioned or which hereafter shall in any way belong, relate or be appurtenant thereto, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Grantor; and Together with all products and proceeds of all of the foregoing.

The Deed to Secure Debt being given to secure: (a) a Multipurpose Note and Security Agreement from Grantor to Enterprise dated October 31, 2008, in the original principal amount of Five Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Four Hundred Ninety and 21/100ths Dollars ($542,490.21) (the “Note”); and (b) such other indebtedness of Grantor to Grantee as is described in the Deed to Secure Debt (the “Secured Indebtedness”).

To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the current owner of the Property is Grantor, and the party in possession of the Property is Grantor.

Due to the occurrence of the default under the Note and Deed to Secure Debt, the payment of the entire indebtedness evidenced by the Note and secured by the Deed to Secure Debt has been accelerated and has been declared due and payable in full. However, such payment not having been made, the Deed to Secure Debt became and is now foreclosable, and the Property shall be sold at public outcry pursuant to the terms of the power of sale provided in the Deed to Secure Debt, for the purposes of satisfying the amount due upon said Note and all sums secured by said Deed to Secure Debt.

The Grantee shall apply the proceeds of the sale in the following order: (a) to all expenses of the sale, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees; (b) to all sums secured by the Deed to Secure Debt; and (c) any excess to the person or persons legally entitled to it.

The Property will be sold as the property of the Grantor subject to all unpaid property taxes, liens, assessments, restrictions, restrictive covenants, rights of way, and easements of record which have priority over the Deed to Secure Debt, if any, including, without limitation, the following (“Permitted Encumbrances”): 1. All taxes for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 and all taxes for 2015 and subsequent years, not yet due and payable.

2. All matters set forth under recorded plat of survey of record at Plat Book 44, Pages 217-220, Newton County, Georgia records.

3. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Fourwood Estates recorded in Deed Book 2167, Page 313, Newton County, Georgia records; affected by that First Amendment to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and

Restrictions for Fourwood Estates, dated May 25, 2006, and recorded in Deed Book 2233, Page 307, aforesaid records.

4.

Right-of-Way Easement from Robin C. Pforr and Effie C. Pforr to Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation, dated December 3, 1992, filed December 22, 1992, and recorded in Deed Book 448, Page 630, aforesaid records.

5. Right-of-Way Easement from Highway 20 Land Development, LLC, to Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation dated January 20, 2006, recorded in Deed Book 2265, Page 468, aforesaid records.

6. Right of Way Easement in favor of Snapping Shoals Electric Membership dated ________, recorded in Deed Book 223, Page 515, aforesaid records.

7. Right of Way Easement in favor of State Highway Department, dated _______, recorded in Deed Book 47, Page 33, aforesaid records.

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 Deed to Secure Debt.

ADC VENTURE 2011-2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jerry Babb Builders, Inc. Brandon C. Hardy Schulten, Ward & Turner, LLP 260 Peachtree Street, #2700 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (404) 688-6800 THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Public Notice #107348 6/7,14,21,28,

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given

by Amanda M. Kindsfather to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. dated 10/7/2002 and recorded in Deed Book 1299 Page 44, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired

by Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 101,600.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 07, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 13, 18th District, Newton County, Georgia and being shown as 2.517 acres on that plat of survey prepared for Robert B. Hudson and recorded at Plat Book 33, page 164, public records of Newton County, Georgia, which plat is by reference thereto incorporated herein and made a part hereof for a more particular and complete description.

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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 306 Spears Road, Mansfield, GA 30055 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Amanda M. Kindsfather or tenant or tenants.

Seterus, Inc. is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

Seterus, Inc. Loss Mitigation PO Box 4121 Beaverton, OR 97076-4121 866.570.5277 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1168-2717A Public Notice #107260 5/31,6/7,14,21,28

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given

by Betty Maina to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. dated 12/31/2009 and recorded in Deed Book 2792 Page 235, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 98,188.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 07, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 187 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA BEING LOT 359, UNIT FOUR OF WOODSTONE SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 31, PAGE 12, AND REVISED IN PLAT BOOK 31, PAGE 93, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS WHICH RECORDED PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN

BY REFERENCE AND MADE A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION. 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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 300 Greenfield Way, Covington, GA 30016 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Betty Maina and Estate/Heirs of Betty Maina or tenant or tenants.

Bank of America is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

Bank of America Home Loan Assistance Dept.

7105 Corporate Drive Plano, TX 75024 (800) 846-2222 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as agent and Attorney in Fact for Betty Maina

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

Public Notice #107245 6/7,14,21,28,7/5

Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America as agent and Attorney in Fact for Amanda M. Kindsfather Aldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.

1168-2717A

Aldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.

1016-667500643A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1016667500643A

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given

by Dianne Campbell-Page to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for WMC Mortgage Corp. dated 11/15/2006 and recorded in Deed Book 2337 Page 224, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Trustee on behalf of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust and for the registered holders of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007WM2, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 194,400.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public

outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on August 04, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 13 and 14 of the 8th District of Newton County, Georgia, and being Lot 53 of Weatherford, as shown on a plat of survey made of Weatherford, of record at Plat Book 40, Pages 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, and 173, Newton County, Georgia records. The description of the property as contained on said plat of survey is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.

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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 20 Silverton Drive, Covington, GA 30016 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Dianne CampbellPage or tenant or tenants.

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Foreclosure Loss Mitigation 1661 Worthington Road Suite 100 West Palm Beach, FL 33409 1-877-596-8580 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Trustee on behalf of ACE Securities Corp.

Home Equity Loan Trust and for the registered holders of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-WM2, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates as agent and Attorney in Fact for Dianne Campbell-Page Aldridge Pite, LLP (formerly known as Aldridge Connors, LLP), 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 9947400.

1017-659634A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1017-659634A Public Notice #107391 6/14,21,28,7/5,12,19,26 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given

by Freda C. Jarrett aka Freda Jarrett and Derrick D. Thomas to Wells Fargo Bank, NA dated 12/7/2009 and recorded in Deed Book 2783 Page 184, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by Wells Fargo Bank, NA, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 115,422.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 07, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property: Real property in the City of COVINGTON, County of Newton, State of Georgia, described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 184 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING KNOWN AS BUILDING 74, LOT “F” OF HIGHGATE TOWNHOMES, PHASE TWO, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 37, PAGE 128, RECORDS OF NEWTON COUNT, GEORGIA, SAID PLAT BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY

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JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 225 Meadowridge Drive, Covington, GA 30016 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Derrick D. Thomas and Freda C. Jarrett or tenant or tenants.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA Loss Mitigation 3476 Stateview Boulevard Fort Mill, SC 29715 1-800-662-5014 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA as agent and Attorney in Fact for Freda C. Jarrett aka Freda Jarrett and Derrick D. Thomas Aldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.

1000-667507814A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1000667507814A Public Notice #107229 6/7,14,21,28,7/5

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given

by James C. Taylor, III and Zena Taylor to Sun America Mortgage Corporation dated 7/26/2002 and recorded in Deed Book 1260 Page 497, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association s/b/m to Chase Home Finance, LLC s/b/m Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 157,300.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 07, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 186 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 204, Unit One, Camerons Landing , as per plat recorded in Plat Book 30, Page 126, Newton County, Georgia records, to which plat reference is made for a more detailed description.

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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 50 Camerons Way, Covington, GA 30016 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): James C. Taylor, III and Zena Taylor or tenant or

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA Homeowner’s Assistance Department 3415 Vision Drive Columbus, Ohio 43219 1-866-550-5705 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association s/b/m to Chase Home Finance, LLC s/b/m Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as agent and Attorney in Fact for James C. Taylor, III and Zena Taylor Aldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.

1031-74729A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1031-74729A Public Notice #107327 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given

by Jennifer L. Lunsford and Brian L. Lunsford to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. dated 3/24/2005 and recorded in Deed Book 1876 Page 496, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 128,214.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 07, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 37, 8th District, Newton County, Georgia, and being shown as Lot 69, Unit Two, Shadowbrook Estates on a plat of survey of same recorded in Plat Book 39, Page 291, public records of Newton County, Georgia, which plat is by reference thereto incorporated herein and made a part hereof for a more particular arid complete description.

This being the same property conveyed by Warranty Deed dated 9-19-03 and recorded 1014-03 from T. Allen Enterprises Inc. to Passport Builders, Inc. recorded at Deed Book 1545, Page 82, public records of Newton County, Georgia.

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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 140 Shadowbrook Trce, Covington, GA 30016 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Brian L. Lunsford and Jennifer L. Lunsford or tenant or tenants.

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Loss Mitigation 6101 Condor Drive Moorpark, CA 93021 1-800-549-3583 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due

Sunday, June 28, 2015 Page 9C and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC as agent and Attorney in Fact for Jennifer L. Lunsford and Brian L. Lunsford Aldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.

1120-15101A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1120-15101A Public Notice #107316 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Josh J. Whatley to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for AmericaHomeKey, Inc. dated 7/13/2010 and recorded in Deed Book 2853 Page 275, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 75,101.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 07, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 13, 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, and being known as Lot 62, Bethany Estates Subdivision, Unit Three, on a plat of survey of same recorded in Plat Book 30, Page 271, public records of Newton County, Georgia which plat is by reference thereto incorporated herein and made a more complete description.

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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 455 Cambridge Way Covington, GA 30016 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Josh Whatley or tenant or tenants.

Bank of America is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

Bank of America Home Loan Assistance Dept.

7105 Corporate Drive Plano, TX 75024 (800) 846-2222 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as agent and Attorney in Fact for Josh J.

Whatley Aldridge Pite, LLP (formerly known as Aldridge Connors, LLP), 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 9947400.

1016-667500736A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1016667500736A Public Notice #107362 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given

by Sherry A. Monroe and William E Monroe to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC dated 8/25/2004 and recorded in Deed Book 1744 Page 302, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee for the POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of October 1, 2004 Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-MHQ1, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 129,000.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 07, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN THE 547TH GMD, 10TH DISTRICT OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 1, BLOCK I OF BARRINGTON SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 22, PAGE 116, NEWTON COUNTY RECORDS, SAID PLAT BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE. 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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 305 Melton Way, Covington, GA 30016 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Sherry A. Monroe and William E Monroe or tenant or tenants.

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Foreclosure Loss Mitigation 1661 Worthington Road Suite 100 West Palm Beach, FL 33409 1-877-596-8580 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee for the POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of October 1, 2004 Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-MHQ1 as agent and Attorney in Fact for Sherry A. Monroe and William E Monroe Aldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.

1017-659425A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1017-659425A Public Notice #107263 5/24,31,6/7,14,21,28

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale

contained in a Security Deed given

by Sterling M. Key to Washington Mutual Bank, FA dated 9/13/2002 and recorded in Deed Book 1298 Page 540, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by Wells Fargo Bank, NA, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 87,591.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 07, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property:

being known as 100 Trelawney Drive, Covington, GA 30016.

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND lying and being in Land Lot 72 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being LOT 32, ALLEN OAKS SUBDIVISION, Unit Five, as per plat recorded in PB 29/104, Newton County, Georgia Records, which plat is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof; being Improved property commonly known as 40 Pin Oak Place according to the present system of numbering houses in Newton County, Georgia.

Said property is commonly known as 100 Trelawney Drive, Covington, GA 30016 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Tommy L Marlin and Lynetta King-Marlin or tenant or tenants.

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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Said property is commonly known as 40 Pin Oak Place, Covington, GA 30016 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Sterling M. Key or tenant or tenants.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA Loss Mitigation 3476 Stateview Boulevard Fort Mill, SC 29715 1-800-662-5014 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA as agent and Attorney in Fact for Sterling M. Key Aldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.

1000-667507869A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1000667507869A Public Notice #107278 5/31,6/7,14,21,28

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, NEWTON COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given

by Tommy L Marlin to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Sher Financial Group Inc. dated 7/24/2009 and recorded in Deed Book 2744 Page 118, Newton County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by Matrix Financial Services Corporation, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $ 188,210.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 07, 2015 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday), the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND lying and being in Land Lot 125 of the 10th District of Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 170 of Trelawney Unit Nine according to plat recorded at Plat Book 40, pages 143 through 145, Newton County, Georgia records, which plat is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference thereto.

The

improvements

thereon

Parcel ID # 0027F-00000-311000 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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

Flagstar Bank is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage.

Flagstar Bank Loss Mitigation 5151 Corporate Drive Mail Stop: S-142-3 Troy, MI 48098 (800) 393-4887 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.

Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above.

Matrix Financial Services Corporation as agent and Attorney in Fact for Tommy L Marlin Aldridge Connors, LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.

1095-437A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1095-437A Public Notice #107321 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 Notice of Sale Under Power.

State of Georgia, County of NEWTON Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt given by ANTONIO CREW to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) AS NOMINEE FOR EQUIFIRST CORPORATION , dated 03/30/2006, and Recorded on 04/04/2006 as Book No. 2153 and Page No. 385 404, NEWTON County, Georgia records, as last assigned to U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST (the Secured Creditor), by assignment, conveying the after described property to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of $118,200.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the NEWTON County Courthouse within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON, LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 109 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING KNOWN AS LOT 12, BLOCK A, CHRISTIAN WOODS SUBDIVISION, PHASE ONE, ACCORDING TO PLAT OF SAME RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 23, PAGE 263, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLAT IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR A MORE PARTICULAR AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt 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 Deed to Secure Debt. Because the debt remains in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given). U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST holds the duly endorsed Note and is the current assignee of the Security Deed to the property. CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., acting on behalf of and, as necessary, in consultation with U.S. BANK

Page 10C Sunday, June 28, 2015 TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST (the current investor on the loan), is the entity with the full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the loan.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. may be contacted at: CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., 13801 WIRELESS WAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73134, 800 401 6587. Please note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, the secured creditor is not required to amend or modify the terms of the loan. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party/ parties in possession of the subject property known as 105 CHRISTIAN WOODS DRIVE, SOUTHEAST, CONYERS, GEORGIA 30013 is/ are: ANTONIO CREW or tenant/ tenants. Said property will be sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (c) all matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first set out above, including, but not limited to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, easements, restrictions, covenants, etc.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9 13 172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph. U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST as Attorney in Fact for ANTONIO CREW. THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 00000005269188 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER LEVINE & BLOCK, LLP 15000 Surveyor Boulevard Addison, Texas 75001 Telephone: (972) 341 5398.

Public Notice #107352 6/14,21,28,7/5 Notice of Sale Under Power.

State of Georgia, County of NEWTON Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt given by CHAD B PALMER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) AS NOMINEE FOR U.S. BANK, N.A. , dated 12/17/2009, and Recorded on 12/30/2009 as Book No. 2784 and Page No. 356 364, NEWTON County, Georgia records, as last assigned to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the Secured Creditor), by assignment, conveying the after described property to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of $138,178.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the NEWTON County Courthouse within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 120 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 10, MILLER’S GLEN SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 21, PAGE 263, NEWTON COUNTY RECORDS, SAID PLAT BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE THERETO. The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt 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 Deed to Secure Debt.

Because the debt remains in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given). U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION holds the duly endorsed Note and is the current assignee of the Security Deed to the property. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, acting on behalf of and, as necessary, in consultation with U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the current investor on the loan), is the entity with the full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the loan. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION may be contacted at: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 4801 FREDERICA ST, OWENSBORO, KY 42301, 855 698 7627. Please note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, the secured creditor is not required to amend or modify the terms of the loan. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party/ parties in possession of the subject property known as 100 MILLERS LANE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30016 is/are: CHAD B PALMER or tenant/tenants. Said property will be sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (c) all matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first set out above, including, but not limited to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, easements, restrictions, covenants, etc.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9 13 172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not

be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Attorney in Fact for CHAD B PALMER. THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 20120090100331 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER LEVINE & BLOCK, LLP 15000 Surveyor Boulevard Addison, Texas 75001 Telephone: (972) 341 5398.

Public Notice #107375 6/14,21,28,7/5 Notice of Sale Under Power.

State of Georgia, County of NEWTON Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt given by JAMES LEON COX to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) AS NOMINEE FOR HOMESTAR FINANCIAL CORP. , dated 04/02/2009, and Recorded on 04/07/2009 as Book No. 2705 and Page No. 579 592, NEWTON County, Georgia records, as last assigned to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the Secured Creditor), by assignment, conveying the after described property to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of $122,201.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the NEWTON County Courthouse within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 19, 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING SHOWN AS LOT 61, THE FALLS AT BUTLER BRIDGE, UNIT 5, ON A PLAT OF SURVEY OF SAME RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 34, PAGES 224 227, PUBLIC RECORDS OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, LESS AND EXCEPT THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 19, 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND HAVING BEEN A PORTION OF LOT 61, THE FALLS AT BUTLER BRIDGE, PHASE FIVE, AS SHOWN AT PLAT BOOK 34, PAGES 224 227, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TO FIND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, BEGIN AT A POINT MARKING THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 61 (WHICH IS ALSO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 60), THE FALLS AT BUTLER BRIDGE, PHASE FIVE, AS SHOWN AT PLAT BOOK 34, PAGES 224 227, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS; THENCE PROCEEDING NORTH 17 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST 208.45 FEET TO A POINT MARKING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE FROM SAID TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, NORTH 72 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST 123.01 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 13 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 23 SECONDS EAST 125.71 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTERLINE OF A CREEK (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS POINT “A”); THENCE IN A GENERALLY EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID CREEK TO A POINT LOCATED SOUTH 68 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST 130.41 FEET AS MEASURED FROM POINT “A” IDENTIFIED HEREINABOVE; THENCE SOUTH 17 DEGREE 08 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST 115.22 FEET TO A POINT MARKING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID TRACT CONTAINING 14,474.51 S.F., ACCORDING TO SAID SURVEY. The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt 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 Deed to Secure Debt. Because the debt remains in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given). JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION holds the duly endorsed Note and is the current assignee of the Security Deed to the property.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, acting on behalf of and, as necessary, in consultation with JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the current investor on the loan), is the entity with the full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the loan.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION may be contacted at: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 3415 VISION DRIVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43219, 866 550 5705. Please note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, the secured creditor is not required to amend or modify the terms of the loan. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party/parties in possession of the subject property known as 690 FREEMAN DRIVE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30016 is/ are: JAMES LEON COX or tenant/ tenants. Said property will be sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (c) all matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first set out above, including, but not limited to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, easements, restrictions, covenants, etc.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the

The Covington News security deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9 13 172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Attorney in Fact for JAMES LEON COX. THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 00000005245436 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER LEVINE & BLOCK, LLP 15000 Surveyor Boulevard Addison, Texas 75001 Telephone: (972) 341 5398.

Public Notice #107354 6/14,21,28,7/5 Notice of Sale Under Power.

State of Georgia, County of NEWTON Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt given by JONATHAN R HOSLEY AND CARMEN DENISE HOSLEY to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. , dated 12/22/2009, and Recorded on 01/08/2010 as Book No. 2787 and Page No. 149 157, RE RECORDED AT DEED BOOK 3161, PAGES 248 256, NEWTON County, Georgia records, as last assigned to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (the Secured Creditor), by assignment, conveying the after described property to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of $139,941.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the NEWTON County Courthouse within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 153 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 68, CREEKVIEW HEIGHTS, PHASE ONE, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 36, PAGES 270 274, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY, WHICH RECORDED PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN

BY REFERENCE AND MADE A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION HEREOF. The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt 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 Deed to Secure Debt. Because the debt remains in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given). WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. holds the duly endorsed Note and is the current assignee of the Security Deed to the property.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., acting on behalf of and, as necessary, in consultation with WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (the current investor on the loan), is the entity with the full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the loan.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. may be contacted at: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., 3476 STATEVIEW BLVD, FORT MILL, SC 29715, 803 396 6000. Please note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, the secured creditor is not required to amend or modify the terms of the loan. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party/parties in possession of the subject property known as 200 CREEKVIEW BOULEVARD, COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30016 is/ are: JONATHAN R HOSLEY AND CARMEN DENISE HOSLEY or tenant/tenants. Said property will be sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (c) all matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first set out above, including, but not limited to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, easements, restrictions, covenants, etc.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9 13 172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. as Attorney in Fact for JONATHAN R HOSLEY AND CARMEN DENISE HOSLEY. THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 20120169806874 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER LEVINE & BLOCK, LLP 15000 Surveyor Boulevard Addison, Texas 75001 Telephone: (972) 341 5398.

Public Notice #107355 6/14,21,28,7/5 Notice of Sale Under Power.

State of Georgia, County of NEWTON Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt given by ROLANDA SCOTT to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST MAGNUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION , dated 05/24/2007, and Recorded on 06/06/2007 as Book No. 2448 and Page No. 455 466, AS AFFECTED

BY BOOK 3268, PAGE 245 254, NEWTON County, Georgia records, as last assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS

SERVICING LP (the Secured Creditor), by assignment, conveying the after described property to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of $125,307.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the NEWTON County Courthouse within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 31, 8TH LAND DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING SHOWN AS LOT 36, SHENANDOAH ESTATES, ON A PLAT OF SURVEY OF SAME RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 38, PAGES 138 148, PUBLIC RECORDS OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, WHICH PLAT IS BY REFERENCE THERETO INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR A MORE PARTICULAR AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt 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 Deed to Secure Debt. Because the debt remains in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given). BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP holds the duly endorsed Note and is the current assignee of the Security Deed to the property. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, acting on behalf of and, as necessary, in consultation with BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP (the current investor on the loan), is the entity with the full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the loan. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP may be contacted at: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, 7105 CORPORATE DRIVE, PLANO, TX 75024, 800 669 6650. Please note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44 14 162.2, the secured creditor is not required to amend or modify the terms of the loan. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party/parties in possession of the subject property known as 105 SHENANDOAH DRIVE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30016 is/are: ROLANDA SCOTT or tenant/tenants. Said property will be sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (c) all matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first set out above, including, but not limited to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, easements, restrictions, covenants, etc.

The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9 13 172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP as Attorney in Fact for ROLANDA SCOTT. THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 00000005258215 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER LEVINE & BLOCK, LLP 15000 Surveyor Boulevard Addison, Texas 75001 Telephone: (972) 341 5398.

Public Notice #107351 6/14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Beverly Green to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Taylor, Bean and Whitaker and its successors and assigns dated October 24, 2007, and recorded in Deed Book 2529, Page 11, Newton County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Selene Finance LP

by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $181,482.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of ‘land lying and being in Land Lot 125 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 260, Unit Two of Trelawney Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 34, pages 193-195, Newton County, Georgia Records, which recorded plat is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this description.

Said property is known as 240 Trelawney Dr, Covington, GA

30016, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

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 secured creditor.

The property is or may be in the possession of Beverly Boothe, a/k/a Beverly Green, successor in interest or tenant(s).

Selene Finance LP as Attorneyin-Fact for Beverly Green File no. 15-051905 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/CH www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 2015 [FC-NOS] Public Notice #107279 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Marion J. Jordan to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Home America Mortgage and its successors and assigns dated October 21, 2004, and recorded in Deed Book 1778, Page 501, Newton County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Selene Finance LP

by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $126,514.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 4, 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, and being shown as Lot 12, Stoneview Estates, on a plat of survey of same recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 44, public records of Newton County, Georgia, which plat is by reference thereto incorporated herein and made a part hereof for a more particular and complete description.

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC dated September 11, 2006, and recorded in Deed Book 2279, Page 302, and Deed Book 3218, Page 443, Newton County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $144,800.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN ROCKY PLAINS DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING TWO BUILDING LOTS FRONTING ON JACKSON LAKE AND BEING LOTS 21 AND 22 OF THE A. C. FREEMAN SUBDIVISION, A PLAT OF SAME BEING RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK IN OFFICE OF CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 177, AND TO WHICH RECORDED SPECIFIC REFERENCE IS MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. THIS BEING THE SAME LOTS CONVEYED

BY A. C. FREEMAN, SR. TO L. R. LEWIS BY DEED DATED 8/14/56, AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 42, PAGE 76, CLERKS OFFICE, NEWTON SUPERIOR COURT, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. ALSO, ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND IN ROCKY PLAINS DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA FRONTING 30 FEET ON JACKSON LAKE SHORELINE, AND RUNNING BACK NORTHEASTWARDLY 132 FEET AND MEASURING 20 FEET ALONG LOT NO. 20 OF THE A. C. FREEMAN SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 132, CLERKS OFFICE, NEWTON SUPERIOR COURT, AND THE SAME TRACT CONVEYED BY J. L. HAMMONDS AND JEFF N. WHITE TO L R. LEWIS BY DEED DATED 11/27/61, AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 58, PAGE 288, CLERK’S OFFICE, NEWTON SUPERIOR COURT TO WHICH REFERENCE IS MADE. Said property is known as 300 S River Dr, Jackson, GA 30233, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

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 secured creditor.

Said property is known as 65 Stoneview Cir, Covington, GA 30016, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

The property is or may be in the possession of Garry L. Sellers, successor in interest or tenant(s).

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

File no. 14-050234 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/CH www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 2015

The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

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 secured creditor.

The property is or may be in the possession of Marion J. Jordan, successor in interest or tenant(s).

Selene Finance LP as Attorneyin-Fact for Marion J. Jordan File no. 15-051460 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/CH www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 2015 [FC-NOS] Public Notice #107326 6/7,14,21,28,7/5

DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc as Attorney-in-Fact for Garry L. Sellers

[FC-NOS] Public Notice #107347 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Vitaliy Morozov and Anna Morozov to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Sunshine Mortgage Corporation dated February 25, 2003, and recorded in Deed Book 1384, Page 298, Newton County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $74,650.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit:

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 10th District of Newton County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows:

Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Garry L. Sellers to

BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of property now belonging to Floyd R. Holcomb; thence running South 31 degrees 00 minutes West

The Covington News along other property belonging to L. Standard a distance of 208.8 feet to an iron pin corner and the North side of Salem Road; thence running along the North side of Salem Road North 51 degrees 13 minutes West a distance of 75 feet to an iron pin corner; thence running North 31 degrees 00 minutes East along other property belonging to Floyd R. Holcomb a distance of 208.8 feet to an iron pin corner; thence running South 51 degrees 13 minutes East along other property belonging to L. Standard a distance of 75 feet to an iron pin corner and the point of beginning.

For a better description, this property is the Eastern part of property now or formerly belonging to Floyd R. Holcomb and reference is hereby made to Plat drawn by George W. O’Neill, R.L.S. 31147 and recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 3, the 6th day of February 1967, Newton County Records.

Said property is known as 5446 Salem Road, Covington, GA 30016, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

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 secured creditor.

The property is or may be in the possession of Vitaliy Morozov and Anna Morozov, successor in interest or tenant(s).

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Attorney-in-Fact for Vitaliy Morozov and Anna Morozov File no. 15-052168 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/KMM www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 2015 [FC-NOS] Public Notice #107344 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY of NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER By virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from BRIAN REED to FIRSTBANK FINANCIAL SERVICES dated February 2, 2009, filed for record February 5, 2009, and recorded in Deed Book 2685, Page 507, NEWTON County, Georgia Records, and as modified by that certain Loan Modification Agreement recorded in Deed Book 3217, Page 294, NEWTON County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to MULTIBANK 2010-1 SFR VENTURE, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2854, Page 113, NEWTON County, Georgia Records. Said Deed to Secure Debt having been given to secure a Note dated February 2, 2009 in the original principal sum of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($108,900.00), with interest from date at the rate stated in said Note on the unpaid balance until paid, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door at NEWTON County, Georgia, or at such place as has or may be lawfully designated as an alternative location, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 85 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA AND BEING SHOWN AS LOT 60, TROTTERS WALK SUBDIVISION, ON PLAT OF SURVEY RECORDED AT PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 178, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY AS CONTAINED ON SAID PLAT OF SURVEY IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND MADE A PART HEREOF. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is BRIAN REED and ANGELA REED or a tenant or tenants. Said property may more commonly be known as: 80 TROTTERS WALK LOT 60, COVINGTON, GA 30016.

The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, non-payment of the monthly installments on said loan. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

The individual or entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the loan is ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATION, 5016 PARKWAY PLAZA BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28217; (877)

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Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

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. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph.

MULTIBANK VENTURE, LLC

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As Attorney-in-Fact for BRIAN REED Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, PLLC 11675 Great Oaks Way, Suite 375 Alpharetta, GA 30022 Telephone: 770-393-4300 Fax: 770-393-4310 PH # 23897 This law firm is acting as a debt collector. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Public Notice #107280 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY of NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER By virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from MICHELLE Y. HARRIS to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC. dated January 23, 2009, filed for record April 6, 2009, and recorded in Deed Book 2705, Page 260, NEWTON County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 3152, Page 561, NEWTON County, Georgia Records. Said Deed to Secure Debt having been given to secure a Note dated January 23, 2009 in the original principal sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($123,331.00), with interest from date at the rate stated in said Note on the unpaid balance until paid, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door at NEWTON County, Georgia, or at such place as has or may be lawfully designated as an alternative location, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2015, the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 9 OF THE 8TH DISTRICT AND LAND LOT 9 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA AND BEING SHOWN AS LOT 58 OF OLD COVERED BRIDGE SUBDIVISION, PHASE ONE, AS PER PLAT PREPARED

BY MARK PATRICK, GEORGIA REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR NO. 2791 DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2003 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 40, PAGES 91-94, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA DEED RECORDS, WHICH PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF

BY REFERENCE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION, BEING PROPERTY KNOWN AS 115 THRASHER ROAD ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF NUMBERING PROPERTY IN NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is MICHELLE Y. HARRIS or a tenant or tenants. Said property may more commonly be known as: 115 THRASHER ROAD, COVINGTON, GA 30016.

The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, non-payment of the monthly installments on said loan. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).

The individual or entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the loan is BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, 4425 PONCE DE LEON BLVD, CORAL GABLES, FL 33146; (800) 457-5105.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

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. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power

and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided in the preceding paragraph.

BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC As Attorney-in-Fact for MICHELLE Y. HARRIS Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, PLLC 11675 Great Oaks Way, Suite 375 Alpharetta, GA 30022 Telephone: 770-393-4300 Fax: 770-393-4310 PH # 23821 This law firm is acting as a debt collector. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Public Notice #107281 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN DEED TO SECURE DEBT Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from Ashley Shelton and Doug Shelton to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., its successors and assigns, in the original principal amount of $132,914.25 dated 04/19/2005, and recorded in Deed Book 1897, page 579, Newton County records, said Security Deed being last transferred and assigned to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, the undersigned will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door in said County, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday of July, 2015 by Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, as Attorney-in-Fact for Ashley Shelton and Doug Shelton the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 154 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, said tract contains 0.835 acres as shown on plat of survey prepared for Michelle Carter by Richard Maskevich, GA R.L.S. No 1652, dated August 23, 1991, recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 153, Public Records of Newton County, Georgia, which plat is by reference thereto incorporated herein and made a part hereof for a more particular and complete description.

Property known as: 957 Kirkland Road, Covington, GA 30016 The indebtedness secured by said Deed to Secure Debt having been declared due and payable because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, this sale will be made for the purposes of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney’s fees, (notice having been given as provided by law).

The property will be sold as the property of Ashley Shelton and Doug Shelton subject to the following: (1) all prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way or encumbrances; (2) all valid zoning ordinances; (3) matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property; (4) the outstanding ad valorem taxes and assessments, if any; (5) unpaid water and sewage bills, that constitute liens against the property, whether due and payable or not yet due and payable; and (6) matters of record superior to the security deed first set out above.

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC is the assignee and holder of the Security Deed.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 4414-162.2 the name of the person or entity who has the full authority to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the aforementioned indebtedness is: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 1610 St. Andrew Pl. Suite B150 Santa Ana, CA 92705 PH: 949-517-5057 P l e a s e note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, you are not entitled by law to an amendment or modification of the terms of your loan.

To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the party in possession is Ashley Shelton and Doug Shelton.

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, as Attorney-infact for Ashley Shelton and Doug Shelton.

Pendergast & Associates, P.C. 211 Perimeter Center Parkway Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30346 Phone – 770-392-0398 Toll Free – 866-999-7088 www.penderlaw.com Our File No. 15-00640-1 Public Notice #107320 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN DEED TO SECURE DEBT Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from Charmaine Evans and Lafayette Evans to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for American Equity Mortgage, Inc., its successors and assigns, in the original principal amount of $114,750.00 dated 06/29/2007, and recorded in Deed Book 2467, page 398, Newton County records, said Security Deed being last transferred and assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon, fka The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-13 in Deed Book 2958, page 233, Newton County records, the undersigned will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door in said County, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday of July, 2015 by The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., asset-backed certificates, series 2007-13, as Attorney-in-Fact

for Charmaine Evans and Lafayette Evans the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 317 of the 9th District of Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 7, of the Bakers Landing Subdivision, as shown on survey of the same of Robert M. Buhler, RLS No. 1403, dated August 22, 1985, and recorded in Plat Book 20, Page 58, Newton County, Georgia Records, to which plat reference is made for a more detailed description.

Property known as: 705 Baker Road, Oxford, GA 30054 The indebtedness secured by said Deed to Secure Debt having been declared due and payable because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, this sale will be made for the purposes of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney’s fees, (notice having been given as provided by law).

The property will be sold as the property of Charmaine Evans and Lafayette Evans subject to the following: (1) all prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way or encumbrances; (2) all valid zoning ordinances; (3) matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property; (4) the outstanding ad valorem taxes and assessments, if any; (5) unpaid water and sewage bills, that constitute liens against the property, whether due and payable or not yet due and payable; and (6) matters of record superior to the security deed first set out above.

The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., asset-backed certificates, series 2007-13 is the assignee and holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 the name of the person or entity who has the full authority to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the aforementioned indebtedness is: Bank of America, N.A. Home Loan Assistance Dept.

7105 Corporate Drive Plano, TX 75024 PH: 800-669-6650 P l e a s e note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, you are not entitled by law to an amendment or modification of the terms of your loan.

To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the party in possession is Charmaine Evans and Lafayette Evans.

The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., asset-backed certificates, series 2007-13, as Attorney-in-fact for Charmaine Evans and Lafayette Evans.

Pendergast & Associates, P.C. 211 Perimeter Center Parkway Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30346 Phone – 770-392-0398 Toll Free – 866-999-7088 www.penderlaw.com Our File No. 12-52671-10 Public Notice #107329 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN DEED TO SECURE DEBT Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from Darrell Cheek and Tammy Cheek to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Home America Mortgage, Inc. , its successors and assigns, in the original principal amount of $117,775.00 dated 02/20/2009, and recorded in Deed Book 2698, page 564, Newton County records, said Security Deed being last transferred and assigned to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC , the undersigned will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door in said County, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday of July, 2015 by Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, as Attorney-in-Fact for Darrell Cheek and Tammy Cheek the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in land Lot 302 of the 9th District, Newton County, Georgia being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin found on the westerly right of way line of Hazelbrand Road (a 50 foot right of way 1483.53 feet from the intersection of said westerly right of way line of Hazelbrand with the southerly right of way line of a railroad track; thence running along said right of way line of Hazelbrand Road south 03 degrees 33 minutes 09 seconds west a distance of 50.09 feet to an iron pin found; thence leaving said right of way of Hazelbrand Road and running north 87 degrees 47 minutes 37 seconds west a distance of 347.93 feet to an iron pin found; thence running north 03 degrees 39 minutes 45 seconds east a distance of 20.05 feet to an iron pin set; thence running north 87 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds west a distance of 579.89 feet to an iron pin set; thence running south 02 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds west a distance of 256.14 feet to an iron pin set; thence running north 87 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds west a distance of 335.00 feet to an iron pin set; thence running north 02 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds east a distance of 286.14 feet to an iron pin set; thence running south 87 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds east a distance of 1263.49 feet to an iron pin found on the westerly right of way line of Hazelbrand Road, said iron pin found being the point of beginning.

The above described property is more particularly shown and delineated on survey prepared by Busbee Surveying Co., Inc. Ricky C. Busbee, G.R.L.S. #2497, dated June 19, 2000.

Property known as: 12012 Hazel Brand Road, Covington, GA 30016 The indebtedness secured by said Deed to Secure Debt having been declared due and payable because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, this sale will be made for

the purposes of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney’s fees, (notice having been given as provided by law).

The property will be sold as the property of Darrell Cheek and Tammy Cheek subject to the following: (1) all prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way or encumbrances; (2) all valid zoning ordinances; (3) matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property; (4) the outstanding ad valorem taxes and assessments, if any; (5) unpaid water and sewage bills, that constitute liens against the property, whether due and payable or not yet due and payable; and (6) matters of record superior to the security deed first set out above.

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC is the assignee and holder of the Security Deed.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 4414-162.2 the name of the person or entity who has the full authority to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the aforementioned indebtedness is: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 1610 St. Andrew Pl. Suite B150 Santa Ana, CA 92705 PH: 949-517-5057 P l e a s e note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, you are not entitled by law to an amendment or modification of the terms of your loan.

To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the party in possession is Darrell Cheek and Tammy Cheek.

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, as Attorney-infact for Darrell Cheek and Tammy Cheek.

Pendergast & Associates, P.C. 211 Perimeter Center Parkway Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30346 Phone – 770-392-0398 Toll Free – 866-999-7088 www.penderlaw.com Our File No. 15-00467-1 Public Notice #107317 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN DEED TO SECURE DEBT Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from Tony W Pickney to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Bank of America, N.A., its successors and assigns, in the original principal amount of $157,692.00 dated 02/17/2011, and recorded in Deed Book 2895, page 282-295, Newton County records, said Security Deed being last transferred and assigned to Bank of America NA in Deed Book 3143, page 3, Newton County records, the undersigned will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door in said County, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday of July, 2015 by Bank of America, N.A., as Attorney-in-Fact for Tony W Pickney the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in land lot 125 of the 10th District of Newton County, Georgia and being Lot 172 of Trelawney Subdivision, Unit Nine, as per plat recorded in Plat Book 40, Pages 143-145, Newton County, Georgia Deed Records, which plat is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference for a more complete and accurate description, being property known as 130 Trelawney Drive according to the present system of numbering property in Newton County, Georgia.

Property known as: 130 Trelawney Dr, Covington, GA 30016 The indebtedness secured by said Deed to Secure Debt having been declared due and payable because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, this sale will be made for the purposes of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney’s fees, (notice having been given as provided by law).

The property will be sold as the property of Tony W Pickney subject to the following: (1) all prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way or encumbrances; (2) all valid zoning ordinances; (3) matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property; (4) the outstanding ad valorem taxes and assessments, if any; (5) unpaid water and sewage bills, that constitute liens against the property, whether due and payable or not yet due and payable; and (6) matters of record superior to the security deed first set out above.

Bank of America, N.A. is the assignee and holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 the name of the person or entity who has the full authority to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the aforementioned indebtedness is: Bank of America, N.A. Home Loan Assistance Dept.

7105 Corporate Drive Plano, TX 75024 PH: 800-669-6650 P l e a s e note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, you are not entitled by law to an amendment or modification of the terms of your loan.

To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the party in possession is Tony W Pickney.

Bank of America, N.A., as Attorney-in-fact for Tony W Pickney.

Pendergast & Associates, P.C. 211 Perimeter Center Parkway Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30346 Phone – 770-392-0398 Toll Free – 866-999-7088 www.penderlaw.com Our File No. 14-03012-6 Public Notice #107319 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN DEED TO SECURE DEBT Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain

Deed to Secure Debt from Edward R. Greer and Alvah A Shelton to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., its successors and assigns, in the original principal amount of $200,930.00 dated 06/17/2009, and recorded in Deed Book 2743, page 147, Newton County records, said Security Deed being last transferred and assigned to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC in Deed Book 3331, page 158, Newton County records, the undersigned will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door in said County, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday of July, 2015 by Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, as Attorney-in-Fact for Edward R. Greer and Alvah A Shelton the following described property: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Newton, State of Georgia, and is described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 166 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 46, Phase One of Neely Manor Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 43, Page 225, Newton County, Georgia records, which recorded plat is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this description.

Property known as: 95 Landon Way, Convington, GA 30016 The indebtedness secured by said Deed to Secure Debt having been declared due and payable because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, this sale will be made for the purposes of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney’s fees, (notice having been given as provided by law).

The property will be sold as the property of Edward R. Greer and Alvah A Shelton subject to the following: (1) all prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way or encumbrances; (2) all valid zoning ordinances; (3) matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property; (4) the outstanding ad valorem taxes and assessments, if any; (5) unpaid water and sewage bills, that constitute liens against the property, whether due and payable or not yet due and payable; and (6) matters of record superior to the security deed first set out above.

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC is the assignee and holder of the Security Deed.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 4414-162.2 the name of the person or entity who has the full authority to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the aforementioned indebtedness is: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 1610 St. Andrew Pl. Suite B150 Santa Ana, CA 92705 PH: 949-517-5057 Please note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, you are not entitled by law to an amendment or modification of the terms of your loan.

To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the party in possession is Edward R. Greer and Alvah A Shelton.

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, as Attorney-in-fact for Edward R. Greer and Alvah A Shelton.

Pendergast & Associates, P.C. 211 Perimeter Center Parkway Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30346 Phone – 770-392-0398 Toll Free – 866-999-7088 www.penderlaw.com Our File No. 15-00031-1 Public Notice #107363 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Brian J. Musselman to First Union National Bank of Georgia dated February 16, 1994, and recorded in Deed Book 499, Page 641, Newton County Records, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $102,600.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 11, 8TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 2, AS PER PLAT OF SURVEY FOR RAYMOND J. TIPPENS AND SAID PLAT BEING RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 22, PAGE 155, PUBLIC RECORDS OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND SAID PLAT BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN. Said property is known as 5264 Highway 212, Covington, GA 30016, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be

Page 12C Sunday, June 28, 2015 distributed as provided by law.

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 secured creditor.

The property is or may be in the possession of Brion J. Musselman, successor in interest or tenant(s).

Wells Fargo Bank, NA, successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, NA fka First Union National Bank, successor by merger to First Union National Bank of Georgia as Attorney-in-Fact for Brian J. Musselman File no. 14-047888 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/KMM www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 2015 [FC-NOS] Public Notice #107247 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Donna M. Cagle and George A. Allen, Jr. and Patsy L. Allen to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for FirstCity Mortgage Inc dba Eagle Mortgage Services dated December 13, 2002, and recorded in Deed Book 1336, Page 164, Newton County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $96,288.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 91 of the 9th District of Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 7, Phase II of Lake Pine’s, as shown on plat of Lake Pine’s, recorded in Plat Book 37, Page 134, Newton County Records. The description of said property as contained on said plat is hereby incorporated herein and by reference made a part hereof.

Said property is known as 15 Lake Pines Court, Covington, GA 30014, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

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 secured creditor.

The property is or may be in the possession of Donna M. Cagle, George A. Allen, Jr., and Patsy L. Allen, successor in interest or tenant(s).

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Attorney-in-Fact for Donna M. Cagle and George A. Allen, Jr. and Patsy L. Allen File no. 08-004900 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/KLM www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 2015 [FC-NOS] Public Notice #107335 6/7,14,21,28,/75 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Janet Denise Bigby to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for New Century Mortgage Corporation and its successors and assigns dated August 1, 2006, and recorded in Deed Book 2248, Page 23, Newton County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Wells Fargo Bank N.A., as Trustee, for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC4 AssetBacked Pass-Through Certificates

by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $109,200.00, the holder thereof

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pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit:

be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 185 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 260, FAIRVIEW ESTATES, PHASE III, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 42, PAGES 31 THROUGH 41, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE

The property is or may be in the possession of Patricia A. Taylor, successor in interest or tenant(s).

Said property is known as 115 Chandler Trace, Covington, GA 30016, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

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 secured creditor.

The property is or may be in the possession of Janet Denise Bigby, successor in interest or tenant(s).

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., as Trustee, for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC4 AssetBacked Pass-Through Certificates as Attorney-in-Fact for Janet Denise Bigby File no. 15-052144 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/CH www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 2015 [FC-NOS] Public Notice #107342 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Patricia Taylor to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated August 5, 2008, and recorded in Deed Book 2637, Page 58, Newton County Records, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $72,318.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the City of Covington, Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 17 of Block “B” of the Hiram G. Ellis Subdivision, as shown by plat of survey dated June 1954, and recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 149, in the Clerk’s Office, Newton Superior Court, to which reference is hereby made, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning on the southeastern line of the right of way of Pinecrest Drive at a point 330.0 feet, as measured in a southwestern direction along the southeastern line of the right of way of said Pinecrest Drive, from the southern line of right of way of Ellis Circle; thence South 19 degrees 30 minutes East a distance of 120.0 feet; thence South 88 degrees 41 minutes West a distance of 105.0 feet; thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes East a distance of 100.0 feet to the southern line of said Pinecrest Drive; thence in an eastern and northeastern direction along the southern and southeastern line of the right of way of said Pinecrest Drive and following the curvature thereof, a distance of 66.0 feet to the Point of Beginning; and being improved property with a frame dwelling house thereon.

Said property is known as 5143 Pinecrest Drive SW, Covington, GA 30014, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

The proceeds of said sale will

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 secured creditor.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Attorney-in-Fact for Patricia Taylor File no. 15-052642 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/KLM www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 2015 [FC-NOS] Public Notice #107302 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Willie J. Lackey to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., and its successors and assigns dated December 7, 2007, and recorded in Deed Book 2544, Page 451, and modified in Deed Book 3170, Page 34, Newton County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC

by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $93,380.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 34 of the 10th Land District, Newton County, Georgia, and being designated as Lot 3 of the Cove Subdivision, according to that final subdivision plat prepared for the Cove by John F. Brewer, G.R.L.S. No. 2115, said plat dated 12/07/98 and recorded in Plat Book 32, pages 210-213, Clerk’s Office, Newton County Superior Court, which plat is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference thereto for a more particular description of the property conveyed herein.

Said property is known as 30 Whitehead Drive, Covington, GA 30016, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

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 secured creditor.

The property is or may be in the possession of Willie J. Lackey, successor in interest or tenant(s).

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC as Attorney-in-Fact for Willie J. Lackey File no. 15-052413 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/KMM www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 2015 [FC-NOS] Public Notice #107343 6/7,14,21,28,7/5 STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Sjajuana Whigham and Brian Whigham to HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation dated February 28, 2002, and recorded in Deed Book 1183, Page 441, Newton County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for the CWMBS, Inc. Reperforming Loan REMIC Trust Certificates, Series 2003-R4

by Assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $161,000.00, the holder thereof

pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, July 7, 2015, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 119 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 730, BLOCK E OF SILOS OF ELLINGTON SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 36, PAGE 190-203, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE. Said property is known as 15 Dairyland Drive, Covington, GA 30016, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any.

Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, 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.

The proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all expenses of said sale as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be distributed as provided by law.

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 secured creditor.

The property is or may be in the possession of Sjajuana Whigham and Brian Whigham, successor in interest or tenant(s).

The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for the CWMBS, Inc. Reperforming Loan REMIC Trust Certificates, Series 2003-R4 as Attorney-in-Fact for Sjajuana Whigham and Brian Whigham File no. 15-052166 SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP* Attorneys and Counselors at Law 2872 Woodcock Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30341-3941 (770) 220-2535/SJ www.swertfeger.net *THE LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 0 6 / 0 7 , 06/14, 06/21, 06/28, 07/05, 2015 [FC-NOS] SHAPIRO, SWERTFEGER & HASTY, LLP ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW DUKE BUILDING – SUITE 100 2872 WOODCOCK BOULEVARD ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30341 770-220-2535 FAX: 770-220-2921 Public Notice #107332 6/7,14,21,28,7/5

Public Hearings NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN SECURITY DEED STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF NEWTON

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Commercial Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement from Lonnie Flowers (“Grantor”) to First Nation Bank, dated December 31, 2003 and recorded in Deed Book 1594, page 2, in the offices of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Newton County, Georgia, as subsequently assigned to Crimson Portfolio, LLC by Synovus Bank, formerly known as Columbus Bank and Trust Company, as successor in interest through name change and by merger with Bank of North Georgia, as successor in interest to First Nation Bank as assigned to Crimson Portfolio, LLC by that certain Assignment of Security Instruments dated December 10, 2012 and recorded in Deed Book 3113, page 134, aforesaid records, and as further assigned to Crimson Portfolio Alpha, LLC by that certain Assignment of Commercial Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement dated August 12, 2013 and recorded in Deed Book 3160, Page 346, aforesaid records, and as further assigned to Crimson Portfolio Beta, LLC by that certain Assignment of Commercial Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement dated April 30, 2014 and recorded in Deed Book 3228, Page 389, aforesaid records (as modified and/or amended from time to time, collectively the “Security Deed”), the undersigned will sell at public outcry before the door of the Courthouse of Newton County, Georgia during the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July 2015 to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 133 of the 10th District, Newton County, Georgia being Lot 41 of Double Gate Unit Two Phase Two according to plat recorded at Plat Book 27, Page 312, Newton County, Georgia records, which plat is incorporated herein by reference thereto for a more accurate and complete description.

TOGETHER with all buildings, structures, and other improvements now or hereafter located on said property, or any part and parcel thereof; and TOGETHER with all rights, title, and interest of Grantor in and to the minerals, flowers, shrubs, crops,

trees, timber, and other emblements now or hereafter on said property or above the same or any part or parcel thereof; and

name change and by merger with Bank of North Georgia, successor in interest to First Nation Bank, as Attorney-in-Fact for Lonnie Flowers.

TOGETHER with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments, easements, and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion or reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof; and also all the estate, right, title interest, claim, and demand whatsoever of Grantor of, in, and to the same and of, in, and to every part and parcel thereof; and

Michael R. Wing, Esq. Balch and Bingham, LLP 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., NW Suite 700 Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3036 (404) 962-3574 THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

TOGETHER with all fittings and fixtures, whether actually or constructively attached to said property and including all attached machinery, equipment, apparatus, and all trade, domestic, and ornamental fixtures, appliances, and articles of personal property of every kind and nature whatsoever, now or hereafter located in, upon, or under said property or any part thereof and used or usable in connection with any present or future operation of said property and now owned or hereafter acquired

by Grantor (hereinafter collectively called “Equipment”) including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all heating, air conditioning, freezing, lighting, laundry, cooking, incinerating, and power equipment; engines; pipes; pumps; tanks; motors; conduits; switchboards; plumbing, lifting, cleaning, fire prevention, fire extinguishing, refrigerating, ventilating, and communications apparatus; boilers, ranges, furnaces, oil burners, or units thereof; appliances; air-cooling and air conditioning apparatus; vacuum cleaning systems; elevators; escalators, shades; awnings; screens; storm doors and windows; stoves; wall beds; refrigerators; dishwashers; attached cabinets; partitions; ducts and compressors; rugs and carpets; mirrors; mantles; draperies; furniture and furnishings; all building materials; supplies and equipment now or hereafter delivered to said property and intended to be installed therein; all additions to and renewals or replacements of all of the foregoing; and all of the proceeds; and profits of all of the foregoing; and TOGETHER with any and all rents which are now due or may hereafter become due by reason of the renting or leasing of the property, the improvements thereon, and Equipment; and

TOGETHER with any and all awards or payments, including interest thereon, and the right to receive the same, as a result of (a) the exercise of the right of eminent domain, (b) the alteration of the grade of any street, or (c) any other injury to, taking of, or decrease in the value of, the property, to the extent of all amounts which may be secured by this deed at the date of receipt of any such award or payment by Grantee and of the reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and disbursements incurred by Grantee in connection with the collection of such award or payment.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all the aforesaid property, property rights, contract rights, Equipment, and claims (all of which are collectively referred to herein as the “Premises”) to the use, benefit and behoof of Lender, its successors and assigns, IN FEE SIMPLE forever.

The debt secured by the Security Deed is evidenced by a Promissory Note dated December 31, 2003 from Grantor to First Nation Bank in the original principal amount of $127,425.00 (as modified, amended, restated, or replaced from time to time, including without limitation by that certain Universal Note from Borrower to the order of Bank of North GA DIV Synovus Bank dated February 7, 2012 in the original principal amount of $177,005.31, collectively the “Note”), plus interest from date on the unpaid balance until paid, and other indebtedness.

Crimson Portfolio Beta, LLC is the present owner and holder of the Note by virtue of the assignments referenced above.

Default has occurred and continues under the terms of the Note and Security Deed by reason of, among other possible events of default, the nonpayment when due of the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and secured by the Security Deed and the failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the Note and Security Deed. By reason of this default, the indebtedness evidenced by the Note has been accelerated and the Security Deed has been declared foreclosable according to its terms.

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 the 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 and/or assessments (including taxes which are a lien but are not yet due and payable), possible redemptive rights of the Internal Revenue Service, if any, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed. 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 audit and confirmation of the status of the loan and collateral with the holder of the Security Deed.

To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the Premises are presently owned

by Lonnie Flowers. To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the party in possession of the Premises is Lonnie Flowers and tenants holding under Lonnie Flowers.

Crimson Portfolio Beta, LLC, successor by assignment from Crimson Portfolio, LLC, successor by assignment from Synovus Bank f/k/a Columbus Bank and Trust Company, as successor through

Public Notice #107386 6/14,21,28,7/5

Public Notice Public Notice ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENT TO DESTROY SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS. The Division of Exceptional Student of Newton County Public Schools will destroy records that have been collected, maintained, and/or used in providing special education services. This activity is in compliance with federal, state, and local policy. The destruction of data policy provides that records may be destroyed when they are no longer needed for educational planning purposes.

STUDENTS WHO WILL BE AFFECTED The destruction policy only applies to SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS BORN in 1991.

TO OBTAIN THESE EDUCATIONAL RECORDS REQUEST FOR RECORDS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO JULY 31, 2015 Contact the Office of Special Education at: Newton County Public Schools- Board of Education, 2109 Newton Drive, P.O. Box 1269, Covington, GA 30015 or by phone: (770) 787-1330, EXT. 1204. Records will be provided only to a former student who is 18 years of age or older or the legal guardian. We will notify the individual by phone when the requested records are prepared.

The records will be obtained at the Board of Education. Anyone obtaining records will be required to produce identification that contains both picture and signature.

Public Notice #107377 6/21,28

Public Sales Auctions NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION A Public Auction for the nonPayment of storage fees at SPEEDY Storage will take place on Saturday, July 18, 2015 AT 10am located at 2222 HWY 212, Covington, GA. 30016. The personal effects and household Goods belonging to the following Tenants, having been properly notified, Will be sold for CASH to the highest Bidder to satisfy the owner’s lien for Rent due, in accordance with the Georgia Self Storage Act-, Section 10-1-210 to 10-4-215: Denise Giles- Unit 28 Steve Wilkerson- Unit 46 Public Notice #107472 6/28,7/5 Public Auction A public auction for non-payment of storage fees at Budget Self Storage of Covington will take place on July 1st, 2015 at 10:00 am located at 6217 Hwy 278 NE in Covington. Personal effects and household goods belonging to the following will be sold to the highest bidder.

Emory Simmons Tennethia G04 Michael Haynes Marcus Lett Rebecca B70 Conseullo G16 Suzanne G35 David Mills

H24 Lester F40 G08 Sockwell Cooper Johnston E15

Public Notice #107423 6/21,28 PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that Dixie Self Storage located at 1447 Access Road, Covington, Ga. 30014. The Undersigned intend to sell household goods and personal property to enforce imposed lien on said property pursuant to the Georgia Self Storage Facility Act, Georgia Code Section 10-1-210 to 10-4-215. The undersigned will sell at Public Sale to the highest bidder on July 20, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. CASH ONLY, will be accepted at the time of purchase.

Unit 1009, Janice Demetress Owens, Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes Unit 2039, Jamie Dawn Phillips, Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes Unit 4010, Shameka Jackson, Household Furniture, Boxes

Lashun Goods,

Unit 4040, Tracie Henderson, Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes Unit 5019, Pamela Joyce Thomas, Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes Unit 5019, Herman Deon Adams, Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes Unit 6023, Alexis M. Emanuel, Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes Unit 6037, Charles D. Collins, Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between Owners and obligated party. We reserve the right to refuse any Bid. Call 770-770-3039.

Public Notice #107457 6/28,7/5