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Crockett County Times Public Notices, March 18, 2026
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
In obedience to a Decree entered on January 14th, 2026, and recorded in Minute Book IIII; Pg-1-6 in the Chancery Court of the Twenty-Eighth Judicial District of Crockett County, Tennessee at Alamo, Tennessee In the Matter of: The Estate of Mattie D. Taylor, deceased (Chancery Court Rule Docket No. 11015-P) I will on
Friday, March 27th at 10:00 A.M.
at the North door of the Courthouse in Alamo, Tennessee, sell to the highest and best bidder the following described property lying and being in the 12th Civil District Lauderdale County, Tennessee located at 544 Watson Circle Halls, Tennessee 38040 described as Map 035H, Group L, Parcel 015.25 in the Tax Assessor’s Office of Lauderdale County, Tennessee, more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
Being Lot # 12 and part of Lot # 13 of the Mary Watson Subdivision as shown by plat recorded in record book 54, page 41 or ROLC, Tenn., to which reference is here made.
BEGINNING at the intersection of Watson Circle running East and West and Watson Circle running North and South, and being the northwest corner of Lot # 12, thence with the south margin of Watson Circle South 88 degrees East 107 feet to a stake, the northwest corner of Lot # 18, thence South 2 degrees West with the West margin of Lot # 18 eighty feet to a common corner of lots 12, 13, 19 and 18, and continuing on an additional 62 feet to an iron stake, being a total distance of 142 feet; thence North 88 degrees West 106 feet, more or less to a stake in the East margin of Watson Circle, this line being across lot # 13, thence North 2 degrees East 142 feet to the point of beginning containing approximately 15,194 square feet.
Being the same property conveyed to Franklin Ransom by deed recorded in Deed Book 799, pages 461-462 of the Register’s Office of Lauderdale County, Tennessee. Description taken from prior deed.
Terms of Sale: Sale will be for cash to the highest and best bidder in the bar of the equity of redemption, statutory right of redemption, homestead and all other equitable and legal exemptions. Buyer will assume any and all property taxes both in the county and/or city which may be due and payable. The Clerk will sell according to the Rules of Chancery to be announced at the sale. Final sale is subject to the approval of the Crockett County Chancery Court.
IT IS ORDERED that this NOTICE be published for three (3) consecutive weeks in the Crockett County Times, a weekly newspaper in Alamo, Tennessee.
This the 4th day of March 2026.
s/ James Stephenson, Clerk and Master
Special Commissioner 731-696-5458
Matthew W. Willis Sheila Boykin Stevenson
Attorney for Bells Nursing Home. Inc. Attorney for Franklin Ransom
322 N. Church Avenue; P.O. Box H P.O. Box 11081
Dyersburg, TN 38025 Jackson, TN 38308
731-285-5074 731-467-1385
Alexandra Blackburn
Associate General Counsel Division of TennCare
310 Great Circle RD-3West
Nashville, TN 37243
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated February 14, 2006, executed by LOREAN HILL and TERESA MCFADDEN conveying certain real property therein described to WESLEY D. TURNER, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register`s Office of Crockett County, Tennessee recorded March 13, 2006, in Deed Book 229, Page 539; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for registered Holders of Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-3 who is now the owner of said debt; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register's Office of Crockett County, Tennessee.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on April 14, 2026 at or about 12:00 PM at the West Door of the Crockett County Courthouse, 1 S Bells St., Alamo, TN 38001, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Crockett County, Tennessee, to wit:
LAND SITUATED IN CROCKETT COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN ON THE SOUTH MARGIN OF HIGHWAY 20 AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EDWARDS AS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 53, PAGE 34, IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE OF CROCKETT COUNTY, TENNESSEE; THENCE WITH THE SOUTH MARGIN OF HIGHWAY 20 NORTH 89 DEGREES 41 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 162.25 FEET TO AN IRON PIN AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COZART; THENCE WITH COZART`S WEST LINE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 192.60 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON THE NORTH LINE OF PIGUE; THENCE WITH PIGUE`S NORTH LINE NORTH 87 DEGREES 33 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 162.17 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON EDWARDS` EAST LINE; THENCE WITH EDWARDS` EAST LINE NORTH 0 DEGREES 04 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 184.83 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 0.70 ACRE. (LEGAL DESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM PRIOR DEED.) BEING THE SAME REAL ESTATE CONVEYED TO LOREAN HILL AND JAMES HILL BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 29, 1989 AND FILED FOR RECORD JANUARY 3, 1990 IN DEED BOOK 90, PAGE 605, IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE OF
CROCKETT COUNTY, TENNESSEE. JAMES HILL, LOREAN HILL`S BROTHER,
WAS INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED IN THAT DEED AS LOREAN HILL`S HUSBAND. JAMES HILL QUITCLAIMED HIS INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO TERESA MCFADDEN BY DEED OF RECORD IN DEED BOOK 132, PAGE 223, IN SAID REGISTER`S OFFICE.
Parcel ID: 089-020.00
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 1174 HWY 88 E, BELLS, TN 38006. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.
CURRENT OWNER(S): ESTATE AND/OR HEIRS AT LAW OF LOREAN HILL , JAMES D. HILL, TRAVIS MCFADDEN
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES:
REPUBLIC FINANCE, LLC
The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. 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. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee
3145 Avalon Ridge Place, Suite 100
Peachtree Corners, GA 30071
rlselaw.com/property-listing
Tel: (877) 813-0992
Fax: (470) 508-9401
A copy of this notice is being published at www.BetterChoiceNotices.com
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
Sale at public auction will be on April 15, 2026, at or about 2:00 PM, local time, at the west door of the Crockett County Courthouse, 1 South Bells Street, Alamo, TN 38001, pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by Adan M Antunez, single man, to Wilburn J. Evans, as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for FirstBank, its successors and assigns dated July 10, 2020, and recorded in Book 311, Page 321, and at Instrument Number 45340 in the Register's Office for Crockett County, Tennessee (“Deed of Trust”), conducted by Padgett Law Group, having been appointed Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Crockett County Register's Office. Default in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust has been made; and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.
Party entitled to enforce the debt: FirstBank
Other interested parties: None
The hereinafter described real property located in Crockett County will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:
Legal Description:
Land lying and being in Crockett County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:
Map 82F Group B Parcel 18.00
73 Michael Street, Bells, Tennessee
Lying and being in the 5th Civil District of Crockett County, Tennessee and within the corporate limits of Bells Tennessee, East side of Cypress County blacktop road 1 ½ miles South of its intersection with State Route #20 and being more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the center of Michael Street, 286 feet East of its intersection with the center of Cypress Road, the southeast corner of Lot #52 and the southwest corner of the herein described parcel; thence due North with Lot #52; 150 feet to a stake, the southwest comer of Lot #46; thence, North 89 degrees 51 minutes East with Lot-#46; 142 feet to a stake, the northwest corner of Lot #50; 150 feet to a stake in the center of Michael Street; thence, South 89 degrees 51 minutes West with Michael Street 142 feet to the point of beginning and containing 0.49 acres. The above is Lot #51, Briarwood Subdivision, and the said description was taken from survey of Jack W Jetton Jr. RLS #216, dated June 18, 1984.
BEING the same real estate conveyed to Adan Antunez by Deed of record in Deed Book 167 page 823, in the Register`s Office of Crockett County, Tennessee.
Street Address: The street address of the property is believed to be 73 Michael Street, Bells, TN 38006, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property. In the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.
Map/Parcel Number: 082F-B-018.00
Current owner(s) of Record: Adan Antunez
This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded Plat or Plan; any unpaid taxes and assessments; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; rights of redemption, equity, statutory or otherwise, not otherwise waived in the Deed of Trust, including rights of redemption of any government agency, state or federal; and any and all prior deeds of trust, liens, dues, assessments, encumbrances, defects, adverse claims and other matters that may take priority over the Deed of Trust upon which this foreclosure sale is conducted or are not extinguished by this Foreclosure Sale.
THE PROPERTY IS SOLD WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO TITLE, MARKETABILITY OF TITLE, POSSESSION, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR THE LIKE AND FITNESS FOR A GENERAL OR PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE. The title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to postpone or adjourn the sale to another specified time certain or to another date, time, and location certain, without further newspaper publication upon announcement by posting with the third-party internet posting company and announced on the date, time, and location of sale set forth above or any subsequent postponed or adjourned date, time, and location of sale; provided, however if the sale is postponed or adjourned for less than five (5) days after the original sale, announcement by internet posting is not required.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Treasury, now requires the collection, certification and reporting of certain information relating to non-financed transfers of real property to legal entities and/or trusts, which such information the successful bidder(s) shall be expected to provide to the auctioneer at the time of the subject sale. Interested bidders with questions regarding the necessary information to be provided are hereby directed, generally, to FinCEN’s website and, more specifically to the FinCEN Real Estate Report located in the forms bank thereof. If you purchase a property at the foreclosure sale, the entire purchase price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of a certified check made payable to or endorsed to Padgett Law Group. No personal checks will be accepted. To this end, you must bring sufficient funds to outbid the lender and any other bidders. Insufficient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received in excess of the winning bid will be refunded to the successful purchaser at the time the foreclosure deed is delivered.
This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded by the Substitute Trustee at any time.
This Notice of Sale has been posted by Capital City Posting and can be viewed online at CapitalCityPostings.com.
Padgett Law Group, Substitute Trustee
6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203
Tallahassee, FL 32312
(850) 422-2520 (telephone)
(850) 422-2567 (facsimile)
attorney@padgettlawgroup.com
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