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NOTICE OF DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
GEORGIA, FRANKLIN COUNTY
All creditors of the ESTATE OF JERRY ALBERT ROBERTS, deceased, of Franklin County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This 7th day of August 2026.
Evelyn Cress, Co-Administrator
Gregory Roberts, Co-Administrator
Estate of Jerry Albert Roberts
R. Keith Milford
Attorney-at-Law
P.O. Box 247
Carnesville, Ga 30521
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STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
TO THE DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF PHILIP RYAN SAMUEL, DECEASED:
All creditors of the Estate of Philip Ryan Samuel, deceased, late of Franklin County, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 5th day of August, 2026.
/s/Samuel Vijay Chandran,
Administrator of the Estate of Philip Ryan Samuel, deceased
c/o Robert F. Leverett
Post Office Drawer 399
25 South Thomas Street
Elberton, Georgia 30635-0399
Robert F. Leverett, L.L.C.
25 South Thomas Street
Post Office Drawer 399
Elberton, Georgia 30635-0399
TEL: (706) 283-2651
FAX: (706) 283-2670
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
IN RE: ESTATE OF SHIRLEY RAMEY PEARSON
DECEASED
ALL CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY RAMEY PEARSON, DECEASED, LATE OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, GEORGIA, ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED TO RENDER THEIR DEMANDS TO THE UNDERSIGNED ACCORDING TO LAW, AND ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO SAID ESTATE ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT TO ME AT:
BERNICE CORNWELL PEARSON
2590 TARPON COVE DR #812
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA 33950
THIS 6th DAY OF Augustl, 2026.
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PUBLIC SALE
A-1 Storage will be selling on Friday, August 21st, 2026 at 10 a.m., contents of:
Unit # 15, 10x15, James Shelley
Unit # 67, 10x15, Randy WIlbanks
A-1 Storage, 95 Clear Creek Parkway, Lavonia, GA 30553
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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by DRG Collective, LLC to JDavid Real Property LLC, as grantee, dated May 12, 2025 and recorded May 12, 2025 in Deed Book 167 Page 245 Franklin County, Georgia records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $341,250.00, 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 Franklin County, Georgia (or such other area as designated by Order of the Superior Court of said county), within the legal hours of sale on Tuesday 1st day of September, 2026 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday, in which case being the first Wednesday of said month), the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 1363rd GMD, City of Canon, Franklin County, Georgia and being designated as Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 as shown on that plat of survey entitled "Survey for DRG Collective, LLC", dated March 31, 2025, prepared by SPG Land Surveyors, certified by Aaron P. Blomberg, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 3100, and being of record in Plat Book 32, Page 288, Franklin County, Georgia records; which plat and the recording thereof are incorporated herein by reference thereto for a more complete description. Parcel ID No. 066009
Notice has been sent in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 and 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 which proper notice of intent to collect attorney's fees having been given. Said property is commonly known as Airport Road lots 1-28 beingh approx 32.848 acres, Canon, GA 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):
Borrower or tenant or tenants. JDavid Real Property LLC is the entity or individual designated who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage whose contact information is as follows; Joshua Rand, jrand@randlaw.net, (678) 597-4950.
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.
JDavid Real Property LLC as agent and Attorney in Fact for DRG Collective, LLC by Rand & Associates, LLC 1168 Satellite Blvd Suite 101 Suwanee, GA 30024 (678) 597-4950 File No. 25-250
THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
By virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Security Deed from Frances R Franks, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for Homestar Financial Corp. dated July 7, 2022 filed for record July 22, 2022, and recorded in Deed Book 01533, at Page 0324 Franklin County, Georgia Records, and last assigned to First Federal Bank, by Assignment of Security Deed recorded on May 27, 2026, in Deed Book 01742 at Page 0110, Franklin County, Georgia Records, said Security Deed having been given to secure a Note dated July 7, 2022 in the original principal sum of One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($166,250.00), with interest from date at the rate stated in said Note on the unpaid balance until paid, there will be sold before the Courthouse door at Franklin County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on September 01, 2026, the property described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The 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 attorneys fees.
The individual or entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: First Federal Bank. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument.
Said property will be sold as-is without any representation, warranty, or recourse against the above-named creditor or the undersigned, and subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes and/or assessments, and all easements and restrictions of record, if any, having priority over this Security Deed.
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the owner and party in possession of the property is Frances R Franks, and/or tenant(s).
First Federal Bank, as Attorney-in-Fact for Frances R Franks, by its Attorney-in-Fact
Attorney Contact:
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.
365 Northridge Rd, Suite 230
Atlanta, GA 30350
Email: GA.foreclosure@qpwblaw.com
EXHIBIT A
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF CANON, GEORGIA, IN THE 1363RD DISTRICT, G.M., FRANKLIN COUNTY, GEORGIA MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT IRON PIN ON SOUTHERN RAILROAD, ADJOINING THE CANON SCHOOL HOUSE LOT AND OTHER LANDS OF JACK HILL, RUNNING THENCE NORTHWEST 44, WITH SAID RAILROAD, 1. 78 TO CORNER ON RAILROAD BANK AT THE OWENS WAREHOUSE LOT, THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION WITH THE SAID OWENS WAREHOUSE LINE TO MAIN (COLLEGE) STREET, THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION WITH THE SAID STREET BEING THE LINE TO IRON PIN THE BEGINNING CORNER, CONTAINING 2.8 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE SUBJECT TO ALL ZONING ORDINANCES, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR PUBLIC ROADS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ANY RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD AFFECTING SAID DESCRIBED PROPERTY.
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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, FRANKLIN COUNTY
Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Kevin Davy and Dana Davy to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Homeowners Financial Group USA, LLC, its successors and assigns dated 5/20/2022 and recorded in Deed Book 1526 Page 85 Franklin County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $250,381.00, 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 Franklin County, Georgia (or such other area as designated by Order of the Superior Court of said county), within the legal hours of sale on September 1, 2026 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday, in which case being the first Wednesday of said month), the following described property:
Tract No. 1
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 370th District, G.M., of Franklin County, Georgia, containing 0.225 acres more or less, and being located in the City of Royston, said tract being triangular in shape and being bounded as follows: On the Northeast by lands now or formerly of John W. Savage; On the West by lands now or formerly of the Harold Jordan Estate; and On the Southeast by lands now or formerly of Duncan Ridgway. Said tract of land being designated as Tract No. 1 is more particularly described in a plat of survey prepared by John L. Herring, Registered Land Surveyor, dated November 25, 1972, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Franklin County, Georgia, Plat Book 10, Page 268. Said plat is by reference thereto incorporated herein and made a part of this description. This being the same property as that conveyed in a Warranty Deed from Thomas M. Strickland to James D. Ridgway, dated the 28th day of July, 1976, recorded in Deed Book 209, Page 68, said Clerk's Office.
Tract No. 2
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 370th District, G.M., of Franklin County, Georgia, and being located in the City of Royston, containing 0.698 acres more or less, and being designated as a 40-foot street running between Lot No. 11, Block "E", Pine Valley Subdivision, and Lot No. 15, Block "B" of said Subdivision, said Subdivision being fully described by a plat of survey prepared by J.B. Stephenson, Registered Surveyor, in January and February 1959, a copy of said plat being recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 249, records of Franklin County, Georgia, and said plat and the recordation thereof are by reference incorporated herein as a part hereof. Said Lot No. 11 hereby conveyed being bounded on the Northeast by Pine Valley Drive a distance of 51.7 feet; on the East by Lot No. 10 of Block "E" of said Subdivision a distance of 168 feet; on the South by property of Harold Jordan a distance of 159 feet; on the Northwest by a 40-foot street running between property herein described and Lot No. 15 of Block "B" of said Subdivision a distance of 234.2 feet. No interest or right of easement is hereby conveyed to any other street shown on said plat except those that have heretofore been conveyed to the City of Royston for street purposes.
This being the same property as that conveyed in a Warranty Deed from Romero M. Adams and Frank K. Harbin, Jr., to James Duncan Ridgway and Barbara J. Ridgway, dated the 2nd day of August, 1962, recorded in Deed Book 153, Page 30, said Clerk's Office.
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 attorneys fees (notice of intent to collect attorneys fees having been given). Said property is commonly known as 373 Pine Valley Drive, Royston, GA 30662-2207 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): Kevin Davy and Dana Davy 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 3043 Townsgate Road #200, Westlake Village, CA 91361 1-866-549-3583
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 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 Kevin Davy and Dana Davy Aldridge Pite, LLP, Six Piedmont Center, 3525 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400.
1120-8857A
THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
1120-8857A
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN.
All creditors of the Estate of Christine Varner Martin, deceased, late of Franklin 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 to me.
This 20th day of July, 2026.
Tina Askew and Terri Carruth,
Co-Executors
Estate of Christine Varner Martin, Deceased
c/o: Hayden A. McRee
McRee Law, LLC
P.O. Box 1394
Commerce, GA 30529
(706) 335-4946
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
IN RE: ESTATE OF DUSTIN SCOTT SCARBRO,
DECEASED
ALL CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF THE ESTATE OF DUSTIN SCOTT SCARBRO, DECEASED, LATE OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, GEORGIA, ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED TO RENDER THEIR DEMANDS TO THE UNDERSIGNED ACCORDING TO LAW, AND ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO SAID ESTATE ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT TO ME AT:
SARAH J WILLIAMSON
774 DIAMOND LANE
ROYSTON, GA 30662
THIS 23rd DAY OF JULY, 2026
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
GEORGIA, FRANKLIN COUNTY
All creditors of the estate of William Gail Brogdon a/k/a Dr. William Gail Brogdon a/k/a William G. Brogdon, deceased, late of Franklin 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.
This 22nd day of July, 2026.
Shawn Michael Brogdon, Executor of the Estate of William Gail Brogdon a/k/a Dr. William Gail Brogdon a/k/a William G. Brogdon, deceased
c/o Matthew D. Skilling
P.O. Box 1005
Toccoa, GA 30577
(706) 886-7533