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 July 27, 2026. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Tina S. Lindsey Judge of the Probate Court 100 Courthouse Square Lyons, Ga 30436 912-526-8696 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ESTATE OF EMMA GARCIA MARTINEZ, DECEASED Estate No. 2026-30 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE TO: Whom it may concern: Avimael Serrano has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of EMMA GARCIA MARTINEZ, 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 July 24, 2026. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a Probate Court Clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted without a hearing. STACIE SHARPE RANDOLPH JUDGE OF THE PROBATE COURT Angel Hurst, Clerk of Probate Court P.O. Box 444 Mt. Vernon, GA 30445 912-583-2681 APPLICATION TO REGISTER A BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER A TRADE NAME State of Georgia County of Wheeler The undersigned hereby certified that she is conducting a business in the City of Glenwood, County of Wheeler, in the State of Georgia, under the trade name: SLT FLEET and that the nature of said business is: Transportation Services and that said business is composed of the following person; Vita Lo Curto, Sweet Life Transport, LLC 33 Poplar Lane,Glenwood, Ga. 30428. This affidavit is made in compliance with Ga. code annotated, title 10, chapter 1, and section 490. sworn and subscribed before me. This 26th day of June, 2026. Vita Lo Curto Sweet Life Transport, LLC 33 Poplar Lane, Glenwood, Ga. 30428 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TOOMBS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ESTATE OF ALBERT KELVIN RAUTON, Deceased Estate No: 2026-PC-058 NOTICE IN RE: The Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form in the above referenced estate having been filed. TO: Aaron Rauton This is to notify you to file an objection, if there is any, to the above- referenced petition, in tis Court on or before August 3, 2026. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before s notary public or before a probate court clerk , and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Tina S. Lindsey Judge of Probate Court 100 Courthouse Square Lyons, Ga. 3036 912-526-8696 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: Estate of RONALD KEITH WARD, Deceased Estate No. 2026-34 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE TO: Whom it may concern: Veronica Walsh has petitioned to be appointed administrators of the estate of RONALD KEITH WARD deceased, of said county. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond, waiver of reports,waiver of statements, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. 53-12261.) All interested persons are herby 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 July 24, 2026. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you quality to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Stacie Sharpe Randolph Judge of the Probate Court P.O. Box 444 Mt. Vernon, GA. 30445 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER MONTGOMERY COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by George A. Tooke to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Farmers & Merchants Bank, its successors and assigns dated 4/29/2004 and recorded in Deed Book 174 Page 226 Montgomery County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by Rocket Mortgage, LLC, s/b/m to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $49,567.00, 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 Montgomery County, Georgia (or such other area as designated by Order of the Superior Court of said county), within the legal hours of sale on August 4, 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 situate, lying and being in the Town of Tarrytown, 1654th G. M. District, Montgomery County, Georgia, fronting for a distance of 100 feet on Fourth Street and extending back in an even width as the front for a distance of 300 feet, to Third Street. Said tract being bounded, now or formerly, as follows: North by Third Street; East by lands of Hardy White, Jr.; South by Fourth Street; and West by Cooper Street. This being the same property as conveyed in an assent deed from the Estate of Sally Mae Wood dated March 25, 1988 and recorded in Montgomery County Deed Book 97, page 711. Less & Except: All that certain tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Tarrytown, in the 1654th G. M. District of Montgomery County, Georgia, and being designated as Parcel “B” on that certain plat of survey prepared by Leland H. Moss, Jr., Registered Surveyor, dated May 24, 2001, and recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 148 in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Montgomery County, Georgia, which plat and the record thereof are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this description. Said tract being bounded, now or formerly, as follows: North by the right-of-way of Third Street; East by land of Hardy White, Jr. and Effie Mae White; South by Parcel “A” as shown on the above said plat of survey; and West by the right-of-way of Cooper Street. 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 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 July 27, 2026. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Tina S. Lindsey Judge of the Probate Court 100 Courthouse Square Lyons, Ga 30436 912-526-8696 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ESTATE OF EMMA GARCIA MARTINEZ, DECEASED Estate No. 2026-30 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE TO: Whom it may concern: Avimael Serrano has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of EMMA GARCIA MARTINEZ, 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 July 24, 2026. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a Probate Court Clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted without a hearing. STACIE SHARPE RANDOLPH JUDGE OF THE PROBATE COURT Angel Hurst, Clerk of Probate Court P.O. Box 444 Mt. Vernon, GA 30445 912-583-2681 APPLICATION TO REGISTER A BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER A TRADE NAME State of Georgia County of Wheeler The undersigned hereby certified that she is conducting a business in the City of Glenwood, County of Wheeler, in the State of Georgia, under the trade name: SLT FLEET and that the nature of said business is: Transportation Services and that said business is composed of the following person; Vita Lo Curto, Sweet Life Transport, LLC 33 Poplar Lane,Glenwood, Ga. 30428. This affidavit is made in compliance with Ga. code annotated, title 10, chapter 1, and section 490. sworn and subscribed before me. This 26th day of June, 2026. Vita Lo Curto Sweet Life Transport, LLC 33 Poplar Lane, Glenwood, Ga. 30428 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TOOMBS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ESTATE OF ALBERT KELVIN RAUTON, Deceased Estate No: 2026-PC-058 NOTICE IN RE: The Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form in the above referenced estate having been filed. TO: Aaron Rauton This is to notify you to file an objection, if there is any, to the above- referenced petition, in tis Court on or before August 3, 2026. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before s notary public or before a probate court clerk , and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Tina S. Lindsey Judge of Probate Court 100 Courthouse Square Lyons, Ga. 3036 912-526-8696 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: Estate of RONALD KEITH WARD, Deceased Estate No. 2026-34 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE TO: Whom it may concern: Veronica Walsh has petitioned to be appointed administrators of the estate of RONALD KEITH WARD deceased, of said county. (The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond, waiver of reports,waiver of statements, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. 53-12261.) All interested persons are herby 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 July 24, 2026. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you quality to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Stacie Sharpe Randolph Judge of the Probate Court P.O. Box 444 Mt. Vernon, GA. 30445 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER MONTGOMERY COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by George A. Tooke to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Farmers & Merchants Bank, its successors and assigns dated 4/29/2004 and recorded in Deed Book 174 Page 226 Montgomery County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by Rocket Mortgage, LLC, s/b/m to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $49,567.00, 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 Montgomery County, Georgia (or such other area as designated by Order of the Superior Court of said county), within the legal hours of sale on August 4, 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 situate, lying and being in the Town of Tarrytown, 1654th G. M. District, Montgomery County, Georgia, fronting for a distance of 100 feet on Fourth Street and extending back in an even width as the front for a distance of 300 feet, to Third Street. Said tract being bounded, now or formerly, as follows: North by Third Street; East by lands of Hardy White, Jr.; South by Fourth Street; and West by Cooper Street. This being the same property as conveyed in an assent deed from the Estate of Sally Mae Wood dated March 25, 1988 and recorded in Montgomery County Deed Book 97, page 711. Less & Except: All that certain tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Tarrytown, in the 1654th G. M. District of Montgomery County, Georgia, and being designated as Parcel “B” on that certain plat of survey prepared by Leland H. Moss, Jr., Registered Surveyor, dated May 24, 2001, and recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 148 in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Montgomery County, Georgia, which plat and the record thereof are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this description. Said tract being bounded, now or formerly, as follows: North by the right-of-way of Third Street; East by land of Hardy White, Jr. and Effie Mae White; South by Parcel “A” as shown on the above said plat of survey; and West by the right-of-way of Cooper Street. 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
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