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Between Monday, Jan. 16, and Thursday, Jan. 19, the Lamar County sheriff’s office made two arrests:
Timothy Cagle, 50, Griffin, obstruction of an officer and disorderly conduct;
Deron Ben Williamson, 48, Barnesville, theft by taking.
Deputies answered 107 calls and the 911 center answered 43. Deputies responded to 14 calls, the Barnesville police department to five, Lamar County firefighters to seven, the Barnesville fire department to one and Mid Georgia Ambulance to 30. There were five accidents and deputies issued 10 traffic citations. [Full Story »] 

Between Saturday, Jan. 14 and Friday, Jan. 20, the Barnesville police department made four arrests:
Alvin Hughes, 57, 286 Mill St., Barnesville, simple battery;
Ronald Clements, 20, 2917 Meadowview Dr., Atlanta, obtaining or attempting to obtain dangerous drugs by fraud;
Vivian Wilkerson, 53, 183 Mill St., Barnesville, theft by taking;
Willie Jones, 60, 5 and a half 1st St., Barnesville, theft by taking.
Officers answered 96 calls for service including one fight, two thefts, one prowler, four domestics, 34 foot patrols, 12 suspicious persons/vehicles, five speeding, three accidents, three escorts, five alarms, one damage to property, one 911 hangup, two improper parking and one unwanted person. They issued 16 citations including 10 speeding, two failure to stop at stop or yield sign, one child safety seat violation, one simple battery, one criminal trespass and one no through trucks. [Full Story »] 

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Ruby Mae McGee, deceased, of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to the estate are hereby required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 17th day of Jan., 2012.
Rosalind M. Lightfoot and Christine M. Shelnutt, Personal Representative, 1909 Hwy. 36 East, Milner, Ga. 30257
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State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Jeannette J. Banks, deceased, of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to the estate are hereby required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 17th day of January, 2012.
Brenda B. Head, Personal Representative, 253 Bell Road, Milner, Ga. 30257
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Notice: Georgia, Lamar County Probate Court
To: All interested person(s)
Heather O’Neal has petitioned to be appointed Administratrix of the estate of James Clifford Boyt, deceased, of said County. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-261.) All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before February 6, 2012. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
Kathryn B. Martin, Probate Judge, 326 Thomaston St., Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770-358-5155. (1-10)(4)(p)gpn7

Notice: Georgia, Lamar County Probate Court
To: All unknown heirs and any interested person(s)
Davida Gude, Attorney has petitioned for L. Scott Mayfield, Attorney, As County Administrator to be appointed Administrator(s) of the estate of Mildred Opel Smith, deceased, of said County. (The petition has also applied for waiver of bond.)
Administration is for the County Administrator as Administrator for said estate for the sole purpose of accepting service of the Complaint for Personal Injuries.
All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before February 6, 2012 at 10 a.m. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
Kathryn B. Martin, Probate Judge, 326 Thomaston St., Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770-358-5155. (1-14)(4)(p)gpn7

State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Henrietta Starling Drinnen, deceased, of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to the estate are hereby required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 29th day of Dec., 2011.
Brenda Sorenson, Executrix, 261 Emmette Drive, Dawsonville, Ga. 30534
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State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Arthur Fletcher, deceased, of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to the estate are hereby required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 16th day of Dec., 2011.
Catherine Maybelle Williams Fletcher, 103 Jackson Street, Barnesville, GA 30204
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Notice to Debtors and Creditors, State of Georgia, County of Lamar
All creditors of the estate of Valerie C. McCreary, deceased, late of Lamar County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in their demands by filing same with the Probate Court of Lamar County, Lamar County Courthouse, 326 Thomaston Street, Barnesville, Georgia 30204, according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
L. Scott Mayfield, Administrator of the Estate of Valerie C. McCreary
L. Scott Mayfield. Attorney at Law, Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC, 404 Thomaston Street, Barnesville, GA 30204
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Notice of Sale Under Power, Georgia, Lamar County
Because of default in the payment of the indebtedness, secured by a Security Deed executed by Kim Annette Augenstein and Thomas Aaron Augenstein to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, its successors and assigns dated June 14, 2004 in the amount of $137,600.00, and recorded in Deed Book 479, Page 150, Lamar County, Georgia Records; as last transferred to Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP by assignment; the undersigned, Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP pursuant to said deed and the 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 in February, 2012, during the legal hours of sale, at the Courthouse door in Lamar 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 101 of the 7th Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, containing 6.21 acres, lying on the Western side of Ennis Road, and being more particularly described as “Tract No. 2” upon a certain plat of survey entitled “Property Survey for Douglas Vaughn” by Thomas A. Thornton, Ga. RLS No. 1856, dated August 7, 1985, and recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 87, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia. Said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon, is hereby incorporated into and made a part hereof as if set out fully herein. This is the same property which was conveyed from Douglas A. Vaughn and Linda S. Vaughn unto James Vaughn by warranty deed dated Jan. 31, 1986, and recorded in deed book 118, page 620, said records.
Also,
All that tract parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 101 of the 7th Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, lying on the Western side of Ennis Road, and being a portion of “Tract No. 1”, as is shown on that certain plat of survey entitled “Property Survey for Douglas Vaughn” by Thomas A. Thornton, Ga. RLS No. 1856, dated August 7, 1985, and recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 87, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia. Said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon, is hereby incorporated into and made a part hereof as if set out fully herein.
The subject property consists of a 21-foot wide strip of land carved off the entire Southern extremity of the aforesaid “Tract No. 1”, and it lies adjacent to and all along the Northern margin of “Tract No. 2”, as shown on the aforementioned plat of survey.
This is the same property which was conveyed from Douglas A. Vaughn and Linda S. Vaughn into James Vaughn by quitclaim deed dated Feb. 12, 1986, and recorded in Book 118, Page 761-762, said records.
which has the property address of 150 Ennis Rd., Barnesville, Georgia, together with all fixtures and other personal property conveyed by said deed.
The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property.
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.
Notice has been given of intention to collect attorneys’ fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by said deed.
Said property will be sold as the property of Kim Annette Augenstein and Thomas Aaron Augenstein and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness, the expense of said sale, all as provided in said deed, and the undersigned will execute a deed to the purchaser as provided in the aforementioned Security Deed.
Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
Attorney in Fact for Kim Annette Augenstein and Thomas Aaron Augenstein
McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C., (404) 373-1612, www.mccurdycandler.com
File No. 11-19723 /FNMA/llawson
This law firm is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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Notice Of Sale Of Realty
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the power of sale contained in the security deed, executed and delivered on December 30, 2009, by James Paul Baggett, As Grantor, To The First National Bank Of Barnesville, as grantee, transferred and assigned to United Bank and recorded in Deed Book 722, page 153, of the Superior Court records of Lamar County, Georgia, granting the property hereinafter described as collateral for the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, and by virtue of default in the payment of the indebtedness therein mentioned, which has made the aforesaid power of sale operative and effective, the undersigned, as attorney in fact for James Paul Baggett, will sell at public outcry before the courthouse door in Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia, on the first Tuesday in February, 2012, during the legal hours of sale to the highest and best bidder, for cash, the property described in said security deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 195 & 196 of the 7th Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, lying on the western side of Van Buren Road, containing 13.000 acres, and being more particularly described upon a certain plat of survey entitled “Property Survey for Dennis Schock” by Gerald H. Bernhard, Ga. RLS, dated July 16, 1996, and recorded in Deed Book 194, Page 19, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia. Said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon, is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this description as if set out fully herein.
Subject to all easements of record.
This is the same property which was conveyed unto Foundation Works, Inc. from Wyatt W. Childs by Warranty Deed dated July 31, 1996, and recorded in Deed Book 194, Pages 18-19, said records.
Notice, as required by law, has been given of intention to enforce the collection of attorney’s fees as set out in the note evidencing the indebtedness secured by the aforesaid security deed and this sale will be made for the purpose of paying all indebtedness, secured by the aforesaid security deed, and all expenses of sale, including attorney fees.
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
This December 29, 2011.
United Bank
Beck, Owen & Murray, Attorneys, Griffin, Ga. as Attorney-in-Fact for James Paul Baggett
Kathy Pippin P. O. Box 340, Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770/412-4941
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Notice Of Sale Under Power Georgia, Lamar County
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting 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 David Lee Bagley and Cathy Jean Bagley to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated October 5, 2007, recorded in Deed Book 645, Page 184, Lamar County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. by assignment to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia Records,conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of Ninety-Eight Thousand Six Hundred And 0/100 Dollars ($98,600.00), 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 Lamar County, Georgia within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in February, 2012, the following described property:
Exhibit “A”
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 63 of the 3rd District of Lamar County, Georgia, and being Lot 5 of Mill Pond Estates, as shown on a plat of survey made of Mill Pond Estates, of Record at Plat Book 15, Pages 327 and 328, Lamar 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.
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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: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc., 1001 Semmes Avenue, Richmond, VA 23224, 866-384-0903. 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 David Lee Bagley and Cathy Jean Bagley or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 124 Mill Pond Ct., Milner, Georgia 30257.
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. This law firm is seeking solely to foreclose the creditor’s lien on real estate and this law firm will not be seeking a personal money judgment against you.
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. as Attorney in Fact for David Lee Bagley and Cathy Jean Bagley
McCalla Raymer, LLC, 1544 Old Alabama Road, Roswell, Georgia 30076, www.foreclosurehotline.net
MR/cdh 2/7/12 Our file no. 51479811-FT2
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Notice Of Sale Of Realty
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the power of sale contained in the security deed, executed and delivered on June 24, 2003, by Mark A. Cole, as grantor, to United Bank, as grantee, recorded in Deed Book 426, page 274, of the Superior Court records of Lamar County, Georgia, granting the property hereinafter described as collateral for the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, and by virtue of default in the payment of the indebtedness therein mentioned, which has made the aforesaid power of sale operative and effective, the undersigned, as attorney in fact for Mark A. Cole, will sell at public outcry before the courthouse door in Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia, on the first Tuesday in February, 2012, during the legal hours of sale to the highest and best bidder, for cash, the property described in said security deed, to-wit:
All that lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lots 192 and 193 of the 2nd Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, and being more particularly shown and designated as Lot 22, Section 3, on plat of survey entitled “Survey for Imperial Land Investment Co.”, prepared by J. Wayne Proctor, Registered Land Surveyor, dated February 19, 1972, finally revised August 30, 1974, a copy of which said plat is recorded in Plat Book 6, page 389, of the Superior Court records of Lamar County, Georgia, and which said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon with respect to said property is incorporated herein and made a part hereof as fully as if set out herein.
Said property is known as 151 Shawnee Trail, Milner, Georgia 30257.
Notice, as required by law, has been given of intention to enforce the collection of attorney’s fees as set out in the note evidencing the indebtedness secured by the aforesaid security deed and this sale will be made for the purpose of paying all indebtedness, secured by the aforesaid security deed, and all expenses of sale, including attorney fees.
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
This December 16, 2011.
United Bank
Beck, Owen & Murray, Attorneys, Griffin, Ga.
as Attorney-in-Fact for Mark A. Cole
Kathy Pippin P. O. Box 340, Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770/412-4941
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ight To Redeem
Take notice that:
The right to redeem the following described property, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 249 of the 3rd Land District, being fully described in Deed Book 261, page 24, Lamar County, Georgia, Clerk of Superior Court records, said deed is incorporated herein by this reference, being further identified as the Property of Denise J. Frazier, 104 Lakeside Circle, Jackson, Georgia, in Lamar County, Georgia.
will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 3rd day of February, 2012.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated December 7, 2010, and is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia, in Deed Book 746, at page 263.
The property may be redeemed at any time before February 3, 2012, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: GRAPEJUICE, LLC, c/o The Joiner Law Firm, PC, 217 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223.
Please be governed accordingly.
GRAPEJUICE, LLC
John P. Joiner, The Joiner Law Firm, P. C., 217 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223, (770) 412-6045, (770) 412-8414 fax
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Notice Of Sale Under Power Georgia, Lamar County This Law Firm Is Acting As A Debt Collector Attempting 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 Jessie J. Sargent to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated January 18, 2008, recorded in Deed Book 656, Page 11, Lamar County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, formerly known as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP by assignment recorded in Deed Book 717, Page 190, Lamar County, Georgia Records,conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of Seventy-One Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Six And 0/100 Dollars ($71,456.00), 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 Lamar County, Georgia within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in February, 2012, the following described property:
Exhoibit “A”
All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 132 of the 3rd Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, being known and distinguished as Tract No. C-11-X, containing 3.74 acres, being more particularly described according to plat of record in Plat Book 10, page 52, clerk’s office, Lamar Superior Court, which said plat is by this reference thereto incorporated herein for the purpose of a more particular and accurate description of said Lot No. C-11-X hereby conveyed. There are improvements located thereon known under the present system of numbering as 244 Van Buren Road, Milner, Lamar County, Georgia. The property hereinabove described and conveyed is the same and identical property conveyed to Jessie J. Sargent by Georgia Woodlands, Inc. by Warranty Deed dated December 23, 1987 and recorded in Deed Book 128, Page 153, clerk’s office, Lamar Superior Court.
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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: Bank of America, N.A., 177 Countrywide Way, Mail Stop: CAO-911-01-05, Lancaster, CA 93536, (661) 951-5100. 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 Jessie J. Sargent or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 244 Van Buren Road, Milner, Georgia 30257.
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. This law firm is seeking solely to foreclose the creditor’s lien on real estate and this law firm will not be seeking a personal money judgment against you.
Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, formerly known as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP as Attorney in Fact for Jessie J. Sargent
McCalla Raymer, LLC, 1544 Old Alabama Road, Roswell, Georgia 30076, www.foreclosurehotline.net
MR/mga 2/7/12 Our file no. 52291509-FT11
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State Of Georgia, County Of Lamar , 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 Richard Lee Lawrence to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. in the original principal amount of $84,000.00 dated 12/12/2005, and recorded in Deed Book 556, page 1, Lamar 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 February, 2012 by CitiMortgage, Inc., successor by merger with ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Attorney-in-Fact for Richard Lee Lawrence the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 33 of the 7th Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, and being more particularly shown and designated as 2.00 AC, on plat of survey entitled “Property for Claybourne Watkins & Claybourne D. Watkins”, prepared by Conkle-Lake & Associates and dated October 17, 1996, a copy of which said plat is recorded in Plat Book 13, Page 175, Lamar County Superior Court records. Said plat together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances as shown thereon is incorporated by reference and made a part hereof as fully as if set out herein.
Together with a certain 20-foot driveway easement from Old Alabama Road to Tract No. 2, as described within a warranty deed dated April 6, 1970, from Marshall Lawrence to Jackson C. Howard, as recorded in Deed Book 58, page 539, said records.
Together with a certain ingress/egress easement to the eastern side of Old Alabama Road as described in a certain “Perpetual Ingress/Egress Easement” dated October 10, 1995, from Bertha M. Archer as recorded in Deed Book 179, Pages 227-228, said records.
Property known as: 309 Old Alabama Rd., Milner, GA 30257
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 The Aforesaid Grantors 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.
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:
CitiMortgage, Inc. 1000 Technology Drive O’Fallon, MO 63368 PHONE: 866-272-4749
Nothing contained in this Notice of Sale shall obligate Lender to negotiate, amend or modify said indebtedness.
To the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the party in possession is Richard Lee Lawrence.
CitiMortgage, Inc., successor by merger with ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Attorney-in-fact for Richard Lee Lawrence.
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Pendergast & Associates, P.C., South Terraces, Suite 1000, 115 Perimeter Center Place, Atlanta, GA 30346, Phone – (770) 392-0398, Toll Free – (866) 999-7088, www.penderlaw.com
Our File No. 11-14237
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Notice Of Foreclosure Of Right To Redeem
Take notice that:
The right to redeem the following described property, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land in Land Lot 58 of the 3rd Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, being Lot #96, Liberty Estates, Phase Two, as per Plat Book 14, page 378-379, Lamar County, Georgia records, which plat is incorporated herein by reference.  Being more commonly known as approximately 1.02 acres, more or less, located at 161 Liberty Bell Land in Lamar County, Georgia.
will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 3rd day of February, 2012.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated December 7, 2010, and is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia, in Deed Book 746, at page 252.
The property may be redeemed at any time before February 3, 2012, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: GRAPEJUICE, LLC, c/o The Joiner Law Firm, PC, 217 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223.
Please be governed accordingly.
GRAPEJUICE, LLC
John P. Joiner, The Joiner Law Firm, P. C., 217 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223, (770) 412-6045, (770) 412-8414 fax
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Notice Of Foreclosure Of Right To Redeem
Take notice that:
The right to redeem the following described property, to-wit:
All that tract and parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 58 of the 3rd Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, being Lot #43, Liberty Estates, containing approximately 1.41 acres, more or less, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 14, page 378, and fully described in Deed Book 630, page 32, Lamar County, Georgia, records.
will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 3rd day of February, 2012.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated December 7, 2010, and is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia, in Deed Book 746, at page 256.
The property may be redeemed at any time before February 3, 2012, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: GRAPEJUICE, LLC, c/o The Joiner Law Firm, PC, 217 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223.
Please be governed accordingly.
GRAPEJUICE, LLC
John P. Joiner, The Joiner Law Firm, P. C., 217 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223, (770) 412-6045, (770) 412-8414 fax
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Notice Of Foreclosure Of Right To Redeem
Take notice that:
The right to redeem the following described property, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land being in Land Lot 31 of the 3rd Land District, Lamar County, Georgia, being Lot #2 Kaki’s Subdivision, Phase I, as described in Deed Book 605, page 28, being approximately 0.46 acres as fully shown in Plat Book 15, page 373, said deed and plat are made a part hereof by reference.
will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 3rd day of February, 2012.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated December 7, 2010, and is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia, in Deed Book 746, at page 254.
The property may be redeemed at any time before February 3, 2012, by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: GRAPEJUICE, LLC, c/o The Joiner Law Firm, PC, 217 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223.
Please be governed accordingly.
GRAPEJUICE, LLC
John P. Joiner, The Joiner Law Firm, P. C., 217 North Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223, (770) 412-6045, (770) 412-8414 fax
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Notice Of Sale Under Power
By virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt by Tara M. Masrob and Matthew A. Masrob to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as nominee for Primary Residential Mortgage, dated May 14, 2010 and filed for record June 10, 2010 in Deed Book 732, Page 158, Lamar County, Georgia records; re-recorded March 15, 2011 in Deed Book 755, Page 251, Lamar County, Georgia records, and securing a Note in the original principal amount of $137,244.00;  last transferred to Bank of America, N.A. by Assignment filed for record September 27, 2011, in Deed Book 768, Page 185, Lamar County, Georgia records, there will be sold at a public outcry for cash to the highest bidder before the Courthouse door of Lamar County, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in February, 2012, by Bank of America, N.A. as Attorney-in-Fact for Tara M. Masrob and Matthew A. Masrob the following property to-wit:
ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 103 of the 3rd Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, and shown and designated as Lot 4, containing 1.02 Acres on plat of survey entitled, Final Plat for Fox Crossing, Phase I, prepared by Scanlon Engineering Services, Inc., RLS, recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 256, Lamar County Superior Records.  Said plat together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference. The above described property, with dwelling located thereon being known and designated as 427 Barnesville Road, Griffin, Georgia.
The above described property is also known as 427 Barnesville Road, Griffin, GA 30224.
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 purpose of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney’s fees, if applicable.
The property will be sold as the property of the aforesaid grantor subject to the following:  all prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way, security deeds, or encumbrances of record;  all valid zoning ordinances;  matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property or by any inspection of the property;  all outstanding taxes, assessments, unpaid bills, charges, and expenses that are a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable.
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 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: Bank of America, N.A., successor by reason of merger with BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P., Attn: Loss Mitigation Dept., P. O. Box 5170, MS SV314B, Simi Valley, CA  93065, Telephone: 1-800-669-6650.  The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in O.C.G.A. § 44-14-162.2 shall be construed to require Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP  to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt described herein.
Bank of America, N.A. as Attorney-in-Fact for Tara M. Masrob and Matthew A. Masrob
Shuping, Morse & Ross, Llp
By:  S. Andrew Shuping, Jr., S. Andrew Shuping, Jr., 6259 Riverdale Road, Suite 100, Riverdale, Georgia  30274-1698, (770) 991-0000
This law firm is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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Notice of sale of realty
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the power of sale contained in the security deed, executed and delivered on June 18, 2004, by Steven A. Statham, as grantor, to United Bank, as grantee, recorded in Deed Book 481, page 321, of the Superior Court records of Lamar
County, Georgia, granting the property hereinafter described as collateral for the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, and by virtue of default in the payment of the indebtedness therein mentioned, which has made the aforesaid power of sale operative and effective, the undersigned, as attorney in fact for Steven A. Statham, will sell at public outcry before the courthouse door in Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia, on the first Tuesday in February, 2012, during the legal hours of sale to the highest and best bidder, for cash, the property described in said security deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the City of Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia, containing 8640 square feet, together with all improvements thereon, lying on the northern side of Holmes Street and on the eastern side of College Drive, and being more particularly described as Tract “A” upon a certain composite plat prepared for Steven A. Statham by C. R. Perdue, Jr., Ga. RLS No. 2559, dated April 18, 2000, and recorded in Plat Book 14, page 135, in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia. Said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon is hereby incorporated into and made a part hereof as if set out fully herein.
This is a portion of the same property which was conveyed unto Steven A. Statham by way of three warranty deeds to-wit: (1) from Margaret Minter Brown, et al. by warranty deed dated May 31, 1983, and recorded in Deed Book 106, page 663, said records, (2) from James Allen Fargason by warranty deed dated May 28, 1983, and recorded in Deed Book 106, page 665, said records; (3) from Jeffrey Howard Fargason by warranty deed dated May 28, 1983, and recorded in Deed Book 106, page 667, said records. Said property is more particularly known and designated as 202 Holmes Street, Barnesville, Ga.
Subject to all easements of record.
Notice, as required by law, has been given of intention to enforce the collection of attorney’s fees as set out in the note evidencing the indebtedness secured by the aforesaid security deed and this sale will be made for the purpose of paying all indebtedness, secured by the aforesaid security deed, and all expenses of sale, including attorney fees.
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
This December 30, 2011. United Bank
Beck, Owen & Murray, Attorneys, Griffin, Ga. as Attorney-in-Fact for Steven A. Statham
Kathy Pippin P. O. Box 340, Barnesville, Ga. 30204, 770/412-4941
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Notice Of Sale Of Realty
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the power of sale contained in the security deed, executed and delivered on July 30, 2007, by Steven A. Statham And Tracy D. Statham, as grantor, to United Bank, as grantee, recorded in Deed Book 338, page 244, of the Superior Court records of Lamar County, Georgia, granting the property hereinafter described as collateral for the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, and by virtue of default in the payment of the indebtedness therein mentioned, which has made the aforesaid power of sale operative and effective, the undersigned, as attorney in fact for Steven A. Statham And Tracy D. Statham, will sell at public outcry before the courthouse door in Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia, on the first Tuesday in February, 2012, during the legal hours of sale to the highest and best bidder, for cash, the property described in said security deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 88 of the 7th Land District of Lamar County, Georgia, and within the City of Barnesville, containing 16,528 square feet, together with all improvements thereon, lying on the northern side of Holmes Street, and being more particularly described as Tract “B” upon a certain composite plat prepared for Steven A. Statham by C. R. Perdue, Jr., Ga. RLS No. 2559, dated April 18, 2000, and recorded in Plat Book 14, page 135, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Lamar County, Georgia. Said plat, together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances shown thereon, is hereby incorporated into and made a part hereof as if set out fully herein.
This is a portion of the same property which was conveyed unto Steven A. Statham by way of three warranty deeds, to-wit: (1) from Margaret Minter Brown, et al. by warranty deed dated May 31, 1983 and recorded in Deed Book 106, page 663, said records; (2) from James Allen Fargason by warranty deed dated May 28, 1983, and recorded in Deed Book 106, page 665, said records; (3) from Jeffrey Howard Fargason by warranty deed dated May 28, 1983, and recorded in Deed Book 106, page 667, said records. Said property is known and designated as 204 A and B Holmes Street, Barnesville, Ga.
Subject to all easements of record.
Notice, as required by law, has been given of intention to enforce the collection of attorney’s fees as set out in the note evidencing the indebtedness secured by the aforesaid security deed and this sale will be made for the purpose of paying all indebtedness, secured by the aforesaid security deed, and all expenses of sale, including attorney fees.
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
This December 30, 2011. United Bank
Beck, Owen & Murray, Attorneys, Griffin, Ga.
as Attorney-In-Fact For Steven A. Statham and Tracy D. Statham
Kathy Pippin P. O. Box 340, Barnesville, Ga. 30204 770/412-4941
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