PUBLIC NOTICE
OF INVITATION FOR BIDS
FOR HUNTING AND FISHING RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of Choctaw County School District that sealed bids will be received by said Board until 10:00 o’clock A.M. on the 4th day of October, 2023, in the Office of the Superintendent of Education of the Choctaw County School District, at Ackerman, Mississippi, for a lease of hunting and fishing rights on the following described Sixteenth Section Public School Trust Lands situated in Choctaw County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Section 16, Township 18, Range 11: 496 Acres
The lease shall be for a term of two and one half (2 1/2) years. The form of the lease has been prescribed by the Board of Education and is now on file in the Office of the Superintendent of Education, and interested parties may inspect the same during regular office hours. A minimum bid of $7.00 per acre has been established.
Bid proposal forms may be obtained from the Office of the Superintendent of Education. Bids shall be submitted for the entire parcel. Only the annual rental shall be subject to bid. A certified check for the amount of the annual rental should be included with the bid when submitted. Bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes, addressed to the Board of Education of the Choctaw County School District and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope “BID FOR HUNTING AND FISHING LEASE on approximately 496 acres in Section 16 , Township 18, Range 11.”
The Board of Education of Choctaw County School District will meet at Ackerman, Mississippi, on the 12th day of October, 2023, at 5:30 o’clock p.m. and sealed bids received pursuant to this public notice will then and there be opened and read aloud.
The Board of Education of the Choctaw County School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids submitted.
The aforesaid land is being offered for lease under the provisions of Section 29-3-41 of the Mississippi Code Annotated (1972) as amended. Published by order of the Board of Education of the Choctaw County School District.
/s/ STEWART G. BEARD, JR.
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
CHOCTAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUBLISH THREE TIMES: September 22 and September 29, 2023
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF CHOCTAW
Whereas, on February 4, 2022, Dylan Mann and Britnie Mann, executed a Deed of Trust to Kasey Young as Trustee for the use and benefit of Jennifer Sims, beneficiary, which said Deed of Trust is of record in Deed of Trust Book 231 at Page 188 in the office of the Chancery Clerk in and for Choctaw County, Mississippi, and
WHEREAS, by instrument dated July 31, 2023, Kevin Null was substituted in the place and stead of Kasey Young as Trustee by instrument executed by Jennifer Sims, said instrument being recorded in Land Deed Book 2023 at page 652, and
WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of such sums secured by said Deed of Trust and the said Jennifer Sims, being the holders of such indebtedness and the Deed of Trust, has made demand on said debtor for the payment of such sums secured by said Deed of Trust, and default has been made in the payment of such sums secured by said Deed of Trust whereupon the undersigned Substituted Trustee has been requested and ordered by said Jennifer Sims, to proceed in the manner provided therein and to foreclose the said Deed of Trust.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Kevin Null, Substituted Trustee in the aforesaid Deed of Trust, by virtue of the authority vested in me by said Deed of Trust and the aforesaid written instrument appointing me as Substitute Trustee, will offer for sale, and sale at public auction, for cash, within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 o'clock a. m. and 4:00 o'clock p. m.) on the 16th day of October, 2023, at the North door of the Choctaw County Courthouse, in the Town of Ackerman, Choctaw County, Mississippi, that certain property situated in Choctaw County, State of Mississippi, being more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCING at a 3/4" IP found at the NW corner of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 32, T-17-N, R-11-E, Choctaw County, Mississippi run South a distance of 43.03' to a 1/2" rebar found which marks the POINT OF BEGINNING of this lot or parcel of land herein described and conveyed. From said POINT OF BEGINNING run East a distance of 318.75' to a 1/2" rebar found on the Westerly ROW of Mississippi Highway 15; thence run along the Westerly ROW of said highway as follows: S 16°21'23" E a distance of 207.89'; thence S 16°49'28" E a distance of 193.87' to a 1/2" rebar found on the Northerly ROW of McGee-Thompson Road; thence run along the Northerly ROW of said road S 50°00'43" W a distance of 381.26' to a 1/2" rebar found; thence run N 36°47'12" W a distance of 235.95' to a 1/2" rebar found; thence run North a distance of 441.09' to the POINT OF BEGINNING. This lot or parcel of land is located in the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 32, T-17-N, R-11-E, Choctaw County, Mississippi and contains a total of 4.63 acres.
I, the undersigned Substituted Trustee, will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee, and such title as I am authorized to convey by virtue of the above described Deed of Trust and the appointment of Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 12th day of September, 2023.
/s/ KEVIN NULL
Substituted Trustee
Publish: 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13/2023
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
CDBG PUBLIC FACILITIES PROJECT #1138-21-383-PF-01
TOWN OF WEIR, MISSISSIPPI
CES Project #22-1378
Sealed bids or electronic bids will be received by the Town of Weir until 2:00 pm on October 31, 2023. Sealed bids will be received until the designated date and time at the Office of the Mayor in the Town Hall, 360 Front Street, Weir, Mississippi. Electronic bids will be received until the designated date and time via electronic bid submission through Quest CDN for a $45 fee. All bids will be thereafter publicly opened for the Sanitary Sewer Collection System Improvements, CDBG Public Facilities Project #1138-21-383-PF-01, CES Project #22-1378, in Weir, Choctaw County, Mississippi.
The Work consists of rehabilitation of approximately 3,350 linear feet of 8” diameter gravity piping with CIPP Sewer Pipe and associated work.
Detailed plans and specifications for the above described work are on file at the Weir Town Hall, 360 Front Street, Weir, MS 39772. Plans and Proposals may be obtained from the Project Engineer, Crowder Engineering & Surveying, Inc., P.O. Box 1209, 1150 West Main Street, Ackerman, Mississippi 39735, 662-285-2062, upon payment of $100 for each set, non-refundable. Plans and Proposals may also be downloaded electronically for a non-refundable fee of $25.00 by providing QuestCDN Project Number 8738063 on the Project Search Page on the Quest website www.questcdn.com.
To bid electronically, contact QuestCDN at 1-952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance with electronic bidding and starting a free membership.
Contract Time for the project is forty-five (45) Working Days with a liquidated damages provision of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per calendar day thereafter.
The Award, if made, will be made to the lowest and best qualified bidder on the basis of the published quantities.
The attention of the Bidder is directed to the fact that this project is being assisted by the United States of America and is subject to Federal Labor Standard Provisions. MINIMUM WAGE RATES for this project have been predetermined by the Secretary of the Department of Labor in accordance with the requirements of Federal regulations governing the expenditure of HUD funds and are set out in the labor regulations contained in the proposal.
Minority and Women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, material, and/or supply needs.
A certified check or Bid Bond equal to five percent (5%) of the total Bid, made payable to the
Town of Weir, must accompany each Bid proposal.
All Bidders responding to this Advertisement for Bids must comply with all applicable requirements of Chapters 3 and 5 of Title 31 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, including, but not limited to, the requirements relative to holding a Certificate of Responsibility and payment of a special privilege tax; both items administered by the Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors.
All Bids received shall display the Bidder’s Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing his proposal or on the electronic envelope accompanying an electronic bid submittal.
The Successful Bidder must provide both a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond (each in the amount of one hundred percent [100%] of the Contract) upon execution of the Contract.
No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within Sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Within the limitation of the state law, the Town of Weir reserves the right to reject any or all bids received, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, or to accept any bid that is deemed most favorable to the Town of Weir.
This project is funded through a grant from the Mississippi Community Development Block Grant Program and is a Section 3 covered activity as defined by the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) (section 3). Contractors and subcontractors are encouraged to provide, to the greatest extent feasible, training, employment, and contracting, opportunities generated by the expenditure of this assistance to low-and very low-income persons and business concerns owned by low-and very low-income persons, or which employ low-and very low-income persons. Preference can be given to businesses that comply with Section 3. All Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women Business Enterprises (WBE) are encouraged to participate in the bid process.
The Town of Weir does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions or access to or treatment or employment in its programs or activities. The Town of Weir considers itself an equal employment opportunity community and seeks to further fair housing within the Town to the greatest extent possible.
By: /s/ Stewart Glen Beard
Honorable Stewart Glen Beard - Mayor
Town of Weir, Mississippi
Publish: Sept. 29th and Oct 06th, 2023
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CHOCTAW COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN JEAN SHAW, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2023-86
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF CHOCTAW
Letters of Administration having been granted the undersigned Administrator of the Estate of HELEN JEAN SHAW, deceased, by the Chancery Court of Choctaw County, Mississippi, on the 20th day of September, 2023, in CAUSE NO. 2023-086, on the docket of said Court, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for probate and registration according to law within ninety (90) days from the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.
This the 20th day of September, 2023.
THOMAS C. SHAW
Administrator of the Estate of
HELEN JEAN SHAW
Kevin Null
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 756
Ackerman, MS 39735
(662) 285-3880
Attorney for Administrator
Publish: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13/2023
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CHOCTAW COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALVIN D. MONTGOMERY, JR, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2023-080
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF CHOCTAW
Letters of Administration having been granted the undersigned Administrator of the Estate of ALVIN D. MONTGOMERY, JR, deceased, by the Chancery Court of Choctaw County, Mississippi, on the 14th day of September, 2023, in CAUSE NO. 2023-080, on the docket of said Court, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for probate and registration according to law within ninety (90) days from the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.
This the 14th day of September, 2023.
/s/ STEPHEN MONTGOMERY
Administrator of the Estate of ALVIN D. MONTGOMERY, JR
Kevin Null
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 756
Ackerman, MS 39735
(662) 285-3880
Attorney for Administrator
Publish: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13/2023
