SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LEFLORE
WHEREAS, on the 14th day of August, 2019, Cecilia N Blue aka Cecilia Blue and Andrew Blue wife and husband, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Brad Mauritzen, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Envoy Mortgage, LTD, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Leflore County, Mississippi in Deed of Trust Book 867 at Page 426; and
WHEREAS, on the 27th day of April, 2022, the Holder of said Deed of Trust filed a Loan Modification Agreement of Deed of Trust by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk of Court in Deed of Trust Modification Book 2022 at Page 3659; and
WHEREAS, on the 30th day of January, 2023, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), as beneficiary, as nominee for Envoy Mortgage, LTD, assigned said Deed of Trust unto Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Deed of Trust Assignment Book 2023 at Page 645; and
WHEREAS, on the 8th day of September, 2023 the Holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Dean Morris, LLC as Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Deed of Trust Sub. of Trustee Book 2023 at Page 5648; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 19th day of December, 2025, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the South front entrance (or door) of the Leflore County Courthouse at Greenwood, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Leflore County, Mississippi, to-wit:
LOT ONE (1) IN BLOCK TWO (2) AND LOT ONE (1) IN BLOCK (6) OF THE CHEROKEE ROAD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE SAME IS SHOWN UPON THE MAPS OF SAID ADDITION IN BOOK 1 AT PAGE 45 AND IN BOOK 4 AT PAGE 27 RESPECTIVELY, OF THE RECORDS OF MAPS OF SAID COUNTY AND STATE
I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 11th day of November 2025.
Dean Morris, LLC
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd.,
Ste. 404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
jeh/F23-0462
November 26, 2025
December 03, 10, 17, 2025
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE NOTICE
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2017, Edna G. Brown, Troy Brown and Curressia Brown, executed a certain Deed of Trust to Mark S. Vemer, for the benefit of Bank of Commerce, which Deed of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Leflore County, Mississippi in Deed of Trust Book 827 at page 298; and
WHEREAS, Bank of Commerce has heretofore substituted Charles J. Swayze III as Trustee in place and in lieu of the present Trustee by instrument recorded on October 24, 2025, in Book 2025 at page 7487 in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due in accordance with the terms thereof, Bank of Commerce, the legal holder of said indebtedness requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney’s fees, trustee’s fees, and expenses of sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Charles J. Swayze III, Substituted Trustee in said Deed of Trust, will on the 18th day of December, 2025, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. offer for sale and sell at public auction for cash to the highest and best bidder at the South front door of the Leflore County Courthouse in the City of Greenwood, Mississippi, the following described property conveyed by said Deed of Trust, to-wit:
That certain tract or parcel of land containing 3.7 acres, more or less, situated in the Eastern half of the Northeast quarter of Section 23, Township 19 North, Range 1 East, described by metes and bounds as follows, to-wit:
Commence at the Northeast corner of said Section 23 and run thence South and along the Eastern boundary line of said Section 23 for the distance of 114 feet to the point where the said Eastern boundary line of Section 23 is intersected by the center line, as now located and occupied of the flood protection levee of the
United States of America as said levee and levee right-of way is described in judgment on declaration of taking of the United States of America versus the Country Club Realty Company, Tract No. 10, recorded in Deed Book 92 at Page 140 of the Land Deed Records of said Leflore County; run thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes West and along the center line of said levee for the distance of 898.7 feet to a point where said center line of the levee is intersected by the Eastern boundary line of the right-of-way of that certain public road known as Humphreys Highway as said highway is now located and occupied; run thence South 18 degrees 13 minutes East and along the said Eastern boundary line of the right-of-way of Humphreys Highway for the distance of 148.0 feet to a point where the said Eastern boundary line of the right-of-way of Humphreys Highway is intersected by the Southern boundary line of the right-of-way of the said levee of the United States of America; run thence South 18 degrees 13 minutes East and along the said Eastern boundary line of the right-of-way of Humphreys Highway for the distance of 208.7 feet to a point which is the point of beginning of the 3.7 acre tract of land herein described; from said point of beginning, run thence South 18 degrees 13 minutes East and along the said Eastern boundary of the right-of- way of Humphreys Highway for the distance of 208.0 feet to a point; run thence North 75 degrees 36 minutes East for the distance of 741.5 feet to a point on the Eastern boundary of said Section 23; run thence Northerly and along the Eastern boundary of said Section 23 for the distance of 215 feet to a point where the Eastern boundary line of said Section 23 intersects the Southern boundary of the said flood protection levee of the United States of America referred to above; run thence South 75 degrees 36 minutes West for the distance of 811.4 feet to the point of beginning.
I will sell and convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on this the 24th day of November, 2025.
/s/ Charles J. Swayze III
CHARLES J. SWAYZE III SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
November 26, 2025
December 03, 10, 17, 2025
NOTICE OF
ABANDONED VEHICLE
The following vehicles has been abandoned at Bond’s Towing Service, 306 Tallahatchie Street, Greenwood, MS:
2004 CHEVROLET
VIN: 1GNEK13Z044239184
2002 CADILLAC
VIN: 3GYEK63N726286870
2014 NISSAN
VIN: 1N4AL3AP6EN345803
2015 CHEVROLET
VIN: 2GNALBEK0F1135081
2025 KIA
VIN: 3KPFW4DE25E152300
2015 GMC
VIN: 1GKS2BKC1FR110635
An outstanding invoice is to be paid. Auction for this vehicle will be on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00 p.m. at 306 Tallahatchie Street, Greenwood, MS. Call 662-451-7888.
December 03, 10,17, 2025
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LEFLORE
WHEREAS,on the 3rd day of February, 2025, Cassandra Ann Sanders, a single person,executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Whittington, Brock&Swayze, P.A., Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Trust Home Loans, Inc., Beneficiary, to secure an indebtednesstherein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Leflore County, Mississippi in Book 2025 at Page 623; and
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of August, 2025, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.(“MERS”), as beneficiary, as nominee for First Trust Home Loans, Inc., assigned said Deed of Trust unto PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, by instrument recorded inthe office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in D/T Book 2025 at Page 5700; and
WHEREAS,on the 30th day of October, 2025 the Holder of said Deed of Trust substitutedand appointed Dean Morris, LLC as Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded inthe office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Deed of Trust Sub of Trustee Book 2025 at Page 8001; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested theundersigned so to do, on the 7th day of January, 2026, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the South front entrance (ordoor) of the Leflore County Courthouse at Greenwood, Mississippi, for cash tothe highest bidder, the following described land and property situated inLeflore County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Lot Thirty-Six (36) of the Wallace E. Johnson Subdivision to the City of Greenwood,in said City of Greenwood, in Leflore County, Mississippi, as the same is shown upon the plat of said subdivision recorded in Book 1, at Page 48 of the Map Records of Leflore County, Mississippi, on file in the office of the Clerk ofthe Chancery Court of said county and state.
I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 28th day of November 2025.
DeanMorris, LLC
SubstituteTrustee
855S Pear Orchard Rd.,
Ste. 404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318)330-9020
December 17, 24, 31, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BID
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for:
Renovations to:
Life Help – Kosciusko II
Kosciusko, Mississippi
Will be received by the Architect and the Owner, at the Life Help Building located 314 S Huntington Street, Kosciusko, Mississippi 39090, until 10:00 am on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, and thereby publicly opened and read.
Contract documents may be obtained from:
Plans and specifications are being made available via original paper copy and electronically. Plan Holders are required to register and order bid documents at www.millsandmillsplans.com. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House at 662-407-0193. Bid documents may be obtained for a non-refundable deposit of $125.00 for a Printed Set and $75.00 for a Digital set. For questions related to the contract documents contact Mills & Mills Architects, PC at 662-332-0388 or 662-380-5450. All Deposit payments are to be made to Plan House Printing. Proposals shall be submitted on the Bid Form provided with the specifications. Bids may be submitted in person or, for those interested, bids can be electronically submitted at www.millsandmillsplans.com under the project name. No oral, telegraphic, telephonic, or e-mail proposals will be considered. The current Certificate of Responsibility Number of the bidder shall appear on the outside of each sealed envelope containing a proposal, said envelope being plainly marked: Renovations to: Life Help – Kosciusko II, Kosciusko, Mississippi
Bids must be submitted on the form to be furnished by the architect and must be accompanied by Bid Bond or Certified Check for five percent (5%) of the Base Bid payable to the Life Help - Greenwood, Mississippi
Bid envelope must contain on the outside of the envelope, the Contractor’s current Certificate of Responsibility Number and the Contractor’s License Number unless a statement on the exterior of the envelope say that the bid enclosed is less than or did not exceed $50,000.00. Envelope containing bids must be sealed, marked and addressed as follows:
RENOVATIONS TO:
LIFE HELP – KOSCIUSKO II
KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI
By:
Construction Company
Done by order the Life Help Board
December 10, 17, 2025
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
GURBAX SINGH MANN PLAINTIFF
vs.
THE ESTATE OF DONNIE LYNN PINSON AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.
DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO.: 2025-0018-CICI
PUBLICATION SUMMONS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF LEFLORE
TO: THE ESTATE OF
DONNIE LYNN PINSON
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Gurbax Singh Mann, Plaintiff, seeking damages for a personal injury in the Circuit Court of Leflore County, Mississippi.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to A. E. (Rusty) Harlow, Jr., Attorney for Plaintiff(s), whose street address is 850 Lakeview Drive, Grenada, Mississippi 38901.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 17th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this the 5th day of December, 2025.
JOHNNY L GARY, JR.
CIRCUIT CLERK
CIRCUIT CLERK
310 MARKET STREET,
P.O. BOX 1953
GREENWOOD,
MISSISSIPPI 38930
December 17, 24, 31, 2025
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEFLORE COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
DOROTHY GRACE BELL, DECEASED
JONATHAN COLBY SPRUILL ADMINISTRATOR
CAUSE NO.: 25-PR-83
SUMMONS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LEFLORE
TO: Any and all heirs of Dorothy Grace Bell, Deceased
You have been made a respondent in the petition filed in this Court by Jonathan Colby Spruill, who is the Administrator of the Estate of Dorothy Grace Bell, Deceased, who has filed a Petition for Determination of Heirs-at-Law.
You are summoned to appear and answer said Petition for Determination of Heirs-at-Law filed in this action at 9:30 a.m. on the 22nd day of January, 2026, in the Chancery Court of Leflore County, Mississippi, located at 310 W Market Street, Greenwood, Mississippi 38930.
No answer is required in this matter; however, you may mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition filed in this action to J. Blake Douglas, 829 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite #1, Oxford, Mississippi 38655.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT/PETITION.
You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and official seal of said Court, this, the 5th day of December, 2025.
Debra Tate Hibbler,
Chancery Clerk of Leflore County, Mississippi
Issued by:
J. Blake Douglas,
MSB #106048
Tannehill Carmean, PLLC
829 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite #1 Oxford,
Mississippi 38655
(662)236-9996
blake@tannehillcarmean.com
Counsel for the Estate of Dorothy Grace Bell, Deceased
December 10, 17, 24, 2025
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2016, Catherine Lumpkins and Jacques L Lumpkins
executed a deed of trust for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns., which deed of trust was recorded on April 22, 2016, in Book 811, Page 608, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Leflore County, Mississippi; Said Deed of Trust was last sold, assigned and transferred to Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC by assignment recorded in Book 2022, Page 2353 in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Leflore County, Mississippi.
WHEREAS, the holder of the deed of trust at the time of the substitution substituted McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP as Trustee, as authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded October 20, 2025 and spread at large upon the records in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 2025, Page 7356 prior to the posting and publication of this notice; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of the deed of trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the deed of trust, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans Inc., has requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land, property and improvements in accordance with the terms of the deed of trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and expenses of sale;
THEREFORE, on January 7, 2026, the undersigned Substitute Trustee in the deed of trust, will offer for sale at public outcry and sell to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the South steps of the Leflore County Courthouse in Greenwood, Mississippi, the following described land, property and improvements lying and being situate in Leflore County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Commence at the Northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4 of SW 1/4) of Section 17 and run thence East on and along the northern boundary line of said SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 17 for the distance of 40.0 feet to a point; run thence South 1 Degree 30 minutes West for the distance of 292.8 feet to the point of beginning of the tract of land herein described; from said point of beginning run thence South 1 degree 30 minutes West for the distance of 149.8 feet; run thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes East for the distance of 180.3 feet to a point on the western side of a ditch; run thence North 8 degrees 23 minutes East along the western side of a drainage ditch for the distance of 148.3 feet; run thence North 88 degrees 30 minutes West for the distance of 197.9 feet to the point of beginning; less and except a tract of land 15 feet North and South by 15 feet East and West located in the Northeast corner of the tract of land herein described, which said tract of land contains an artesian well.
I WILL CONVEY only such title as is vested in the Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 25th day of November, 2025
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP
Substitute Trustee
1022 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 304
Ridgeland, MS 39157-2049
(662) 388-5464
Foreclosurehotline.net
File No.: 25-04464MS
December 17, 24, 31, 2025
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE NOTICE
WHEREAS, on February 7, 2018, Terry T. Collins and Shameka Collins, executed a certain Deed of Trust to Mark S. Vemer, for the benefit of Bank of Commerce, which Deed of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Leflore County, Mississippi in Deed of Trust Book 841 at page 463; and
WHEREAS, Bank of Commerce has heretofore substituted H. Donald Brock, Jr. as Trustee in place and in lieu of the present Trustee by instrument recorded on November 14, 2025, in Book 2025 at page 8058 in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk; and
WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due in accordance with the terms thereof, Bank of Commerce, the legal holder of said indebtedness requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney’s fees, trustee’s fees, and expenses of sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, H. Donald Brock, Jr., Substituted Trustee in said Deed of Trust, will on the 8th day of January, 2026, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. offer for sale
and sell at public auction for cash to the highest and best bidder at the South front door of the Leflore County Courthouse in the City of Greenwood, Mississippi, the following described property conveyed by said Deed of Trust, to-wit:
Lots 5 & 6, Block Forty-Eight (48) of the Henry Addition to the City of Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi.
I will sell and convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on this the 15th day of December, 2025.
/s/ H. Donald Brock, Jr.
H. DONALD BROCK, JR. SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
December 17, 24, 31, 2025
January 7, 2026
NOTICE OF SALE
OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood, Mississippi Inc. will sell the hereinafter-listed vehicles, as is and will receive separate sealed bids for the purchase of each at the central office of the Greenwood Housing Authority, 111 East Washington Street, Greenwood, Mississippi, until 3:30 p.m. on December 23, 2025.
One (1) Used 2014 Chevy Silverado (White)
VIN: 1GCRCPEC7EZ259162
Item #______ $_______
One (1) Used 2014 Ford Pathfinder (Black)
VIN: 5N1AR1NN8BC628437
Item #______ $_______
One (1) Used 2003 Crown Victoria (White)
VIN: 2FAFP73W93X214849
Item #______ $_______
The above-described property may be inspected at 111 East Washington Street, Greenwood, MS between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, on Thursday, December 18, 2025 and Monday, December 22, 2025 during the month of or until Bid opening date, by Appointment only. For appointments: please call The Greenwood Housing Authority at (662) 453-4822.
Bids should be dropped off to Ms. Amber Stanley, Assistant Executive Director, Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood, Mississippi, 111 East Washington Street, Greenwood, Mississippi in an envelope that identifies the vehicle for which the bid is provided and that contains the wording "Vehicle Bid enclosed." All bids will be opened on Monday, December 29, 2025, at or about 1:00 p.m.. The Authority reserved the right to determine the highest and/or best bid, to reject any and/or all bids and to waive all informalities.
December 17, 20, 2025
