Crockett County Times Public Notices, January 21, 2026

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE

Sale at public auction will be on February 19, 2026 on or about 11:00AM local time, at the main door of the Crockett County Courthouse, Alamo, Tennessee, conducted by the Co-Substitute Trustees as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by MICHAEL MOCERI, to Charles Patterson, Attorney, Trustee, on April 6, 2023, at Record Book 345, Page 336-348 as Instrument No. 52354 in the real property records of Crockett County Register's Office, Tennessee.

Owner of Debt: NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLC

The following real estate located in Crockett County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:

Land lying and being in Crockett County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

Map 44F Group C Parcel 008.00

Lying and being in the Tenth Civil District of Crockett County, Tennessee and beginning at a stake in the center of Carter (formerly College Street) JF Carter`s northeast corner; runs thence East 181 feet 6 inches to a stake, Mrs Lorena Carter`s northwest corner; thence South 250 feet to J.H. Chandler`s North boundary line; thence West 166 feet 6 inches to J.F. Carters southeast corner; thence North with J.F. Carter`s East line 250 feet to the beginning, containing by estimation one acre.

Being the same real estate conveyed to the Grantor by Warranty Deed of record in Deed Book 176 page 161, in the Register`s Office of Madison County, Tennessee.

Tax ID:  044F C 00800

Current Owner(s) of Property:  MICHAEL MOCERI

The street address of the above described property is believed to be 232 Carter Street, Alamo, TN 38001, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.

THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH. ANY TAXES OR FEES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER.  IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE.  THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE CO-TRUSTEES.

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: None

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-101 have been met.

All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Co-Substitute Trustee(s). 

If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities’ right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or co-trustee(s). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price.  The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee or the Trustee's attorney.

MWZM File No.  25-000129-363-1

For additional sale information visit: https://www.tnforeclosurenotices.com

Mackie Wolf Zientz & Mann, P.C., Co-Substitute Trustee

PARK EAST

725 COOL SPRINGS BLVD, SUITE 140

FRANKLIN, TN 37067

AVT Title Services, LLC, Co-Substitute Trustee

PARK EAST

725 COOL SPRINGS BLVD, SUITE 140

FRANKLIN, TN 37067

TN INVESTORS PAGE: HTTP://MWZMLAW.COM/TN_INVESTORS.PHP

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust of record in Deed of Trust Book 330, at Pages 142-161, and being instrument no. 47563, of record in the Register’s Office for Crockett County, Tennessee, dated June 7, 2021 and recorded on June 11, 2021, Kacee Autumn Savage and Corey D. Savage, husband and wife, trustors, conveyed to Tim Williams as trustee, for 21st  Mortgage Corporation as beneficiary, the hereinafter described real property to secure the payment of a Consumer Loan Note dated June 7, 2021 (the “Note”) and other indebtedness as described in said Deed of Trust; and

WHEREAS, Tim Williams resigned as Trustee under said Deed of Trust and Philip L. Robertson was appointed as Substitute Trustee pursuant to a certain Appointment of Substitute Trustee of record in Deed of Trust Book 357 at Pages 674-675, and being instrument no. 56267, in the Register’s Office for Crockett County, Tennessee; and

WHEREAS, default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust has been made; and the entire balance of which having been declared due and payable in accordance with the terms of said Note and Deed of Trust, the owner and holder of said indebtedness, 21st Mortgage Corporation,  has directed me, the undersigned, Substitute Trustee, to foreclose said Deed of Trust and to advertise and sell the real property in satisfaction of said debt and the cost of foreclosure, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Note and Deed of Trust.

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by said Deed of Trust, I or my duly appointed agent, will on the 5th day of February, 2026, offer for sale and sell the following described real property  —  believed to have an address of 555 Salem Road, Gadsden, Tennessee —  at the usual and customary location at the historic Crockett County Courthouse, front entrance, 1 S. Bells St., located in Alamo, Tennessee, beginning at or about 11:00 a.m. to the last, highest, and best bidder for cash, and free from all rights and equities of redemption, homestead, dower, marital share and all other exemptions and other rights of every kind, including the statutory right of redemption, all of which were expressly waived by the terms of said Deed of Trust. This sale is subject to, however, such prior encumbrances and priority tax liens as may appear of record in said Register's Office.  Purchase price shall be due and payable at the time and place of sale or in cash by wire transfer, received not later than close business of the next business day after the day of the sale. The property herein to be foreclosed is described as follows:

The property may also have a street address of 555 Salem Road, Gadsden, Tennessee; however, no warranty is made thereto.  The controlling designation of the property is the legal description set forth above.

Pursuant to T.C.A. 47-9-604 this sale shall also include a manufactured home described as one (1) 2021 Tru MH Celebration with serial number SRB038631AL.

NOW, THEREFORE, in compliance with Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-5-104(a), a true and correct copy of this Notice is displayed online and available for public viewing at HTTPS://BetterChoiceNotices.com

If the United States or the State of Tennessee have any liens or claimed lien(s) on the Property, and are named herein as interested parties, timely notice has been given to the applicable governmental entity, and the sale will be subject to any applicable rights of redemption held by the entity as required by 26 U.S.C. § 7425 and/or Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-1-1433.

The sale will be for cash without warranty of any kind including the location, condition or set back of improvements on the property.  Undersigned reserves the right to sell the property in individual parcels and / or in a group, in the sole discretion of Undersigned.  The property is subject to any and all restrictive covenants or easements of record with the Register’s Office, Crockett County, Tennessee.  The proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the provisions of the Deed of Trust.  If the highest bidder is unable to comply with the terms of sale, undersigned reserves the right to sell the property to the next highest bidder able to comply or to readvertise the sale if he chooses.  Undersigned reserves the right to conduct the sale through his duly appointed agent, or to postpone the date and time of sale upon announcement at the time and place specified above. 

Philip L. Robertson

Robertson Law Group

555 Marriott Drive, Ste 315

Nashville, TN 37214

probertson@robertsonlg.com

615-823-1862

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GRAND JURY NOTICE

It is the duty of your Grand Jury to investigate any public offense, which they have reason to believe has been committed and which is triable or indictable in this county. Any person having knowledge or proof that such an offense has been committed may apply to testify before the Grand Jury subject to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, section 40- 12-014. The foreman of the Crockett County Grand Jury is presently Jule Nance, 549 E. Park Street, P.O. Box 311, Alamo, Tennessee 38001. 

The Grand Jury will next meet on Monday, February 2, 2026, at 9:00 am. You may be prosecuted for perjury for any oral or written statement which you make under oath to the Grand Jury, when you know the statement to be false or when the statement touches on a matter material to the point in question. 

In compliance with Tennessee Code Annotated, section 40-12-105. 

Kim R. Kail 

Circuit Court Clerk 

Crockett County, Tennessee

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William Lawrence Brice, JR No. 11321

Notice is hereby given that on the 30th day of December 2025, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of William Lawrence Brice, JR who died Intestate, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Crockett County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court in triplicate on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred.

(1)    (A)  Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or

(B)  Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1)(A); or 

(2)  Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death.

This 30th day of December 2025.

Michael Brice, Administrator

Estate of William Lawrence Brice, JR 

James Stephenson, Clerk & Master

Londyn V. Norman,  Attorney 

322 N. Church Avenue 

P.O. Box H 

Dyersburg, Tennessee 38025

731-285-5074    

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Alamo City School Board of Education 

Flooring Project

The Alamo City Board of Education, 265 E Park St., Alamo TN 38001, is requesting bids from a licensed and bonded flooring company for demo, prep and install of LVT flooring, walk-off carpet, cove base, as well as install of epoxy flooring in restrooms, throughout Alamo City School in accordance with the scope of work. For a copy of the scope of work, specifications, product selection, and/or to schedule a walkthrough, contact Brooks Rawson, Superintendent, at brooks.rawson@alamoschool.org or call (731) 696-5515. Bids must be sealed with the contractor’s information on the outside of the envelope and delivered to the front office by 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room at Alamo City School. Bids will then be presented to the school board on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in regular session. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part of any bid, and if applicable, to accept the bid which is best as evidenced by reasons relative to the purpose of the purchase.

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IN THE JUVENILE COURT

FOR THE TWENTY-EIGHTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT AT ALAMO

IN THE MATTER OF: M.A.R. (A MINOR BORN 7 JUNE 2008)

JESSICA MARTIN, PETITIONER, 

MICHELLE NICHOLE BONIFIELD, RESPONDENT

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-DN-2

Jessica Martin has filed a Petition to Adjudicate Dependency and Neglect and for Protective Custody Order awarding temporary care and custody of M.A.R., a minor child born on 7 June 2008, Madison County, Tennessee to Michelle Nichole Bonifield, whose current location and residence is unknown.  It appears that ordinary process of law cannot be served upon Michelle Nichole Bonifield because the identity and whereabouts of the Respondent are unknown.  IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Respondent is ordered to respond to the Petition by filing an answer to the Petition with the clerk of this Court within thirty days of the final day of publication of this notice and is ordered to appear before the Crockett County Chancery Court, Crockett County Courthouse, Alamo, Tennessee on February 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.; a copy of the answer must also be served, in  accordance with the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, upon the attorney for the Petitioner, who is Caitlyn H. Clendenin, 322 N. Church Ave., P.O. Box H, Dyersburg, TN 38024.  A copy of the Petition may be obtained from the clerk of this Court.  If the Respondent fails to answer the Petition or appear as ordered, judgment by default will be taken against her for the relief demanded in the petition. 

It is so ordered.

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