SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of August 2018, Johnny Knight and Lafang Meux aka Lafang Nettles Knight executed a certain Deed of Trust to Thomas R. Hudson, Trustee, for the benefit of BankPlus, A Mississippi Banking Corporation, which Deed of Trust was recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Newton County, Mississippi, and recorded in Deed of Trust Book 431 at Page 276 of the land records; and,
WHEREAS, Simpson Law Firm PA has been substituted in the place and stead of Thomas R. Hudson, Trustee for BankPlus, A Mississippi Banking Corporation, said Appointment of Substitute Trustee being recorded in Book 485 at Page 718 of the records of the Chancery Clerk of said County; and,
WHEREAS, fee simple title is vested in Johnny Knight and Lafang Meux; 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 and payable in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust, the legal holder of said indebtedness, BankPlus, A Mississippi Banking Corporation, having 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 and for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, trustee's fees and expense of sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, Simpson Law Firm PA, Substituted Trustee in said Deed of Trust, will on the 1st day of February, 2024 offer for sale at public outcry and sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the Main Front Door of the Newton County Courthouse, in Decatur, Mississippi, to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described property situated in Newton County, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
Start at the Northwest corner of Lot 5, Block 2, I.W. Jarrell Addition, Town of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi, and run South along the East line of Pecan Street, 300 feet to the point of beginning: Thence South 75 degrees 30 minutes East,
along the South line of Lots 6, 7, 8, Block 2, I.W. Jarrell Addition, 182.8 feet; thence South, 35.7 feet to the North line of Lot 13 of said Addition; thence Southeast, along the North line of Lot 13, 22.5 feet; thence South 29 feet; thence Northwest, along a line 29 feet South and parallel with the North Line of Lots 12 and 13, Block 2, I.W. Jarrell Addition, to the East line of Pecan Street, 200 feet; thence North, along the East line of Pecan Street, 100 feet to the point of beginning. The above described property being situated and being part of Lots 11, 12 and 13, Block 2, I.W. Jarrell Addition, Town of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi;
Also, Start at the Northwest corner of Lot 11, Block 2, I.W. Jarrell Addition to the City of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi, and run thence South 00 degrees 37 minutes West, 110 feet along the East line of Pecan Street to the point of beginning: Thence South 85 degrees 28 minutes East 200 feet; thence North 01 degree 58 minutes East, 39 feet; thence South 84 degrees, 28 minutes East, 109.6 feet; thence South 02 degrees, 24 minutes East, 49.1 feet; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes West, 95.8 feet, thence North 86 degrees, 08 minutes West, 96.2 feet; thence North 02 degrees, 35 minutes East, 16 feet; thence West 229 feet to the East line of Pecan Street; thence North 00 degrees, 37 minutes East, 111 feet along the East line of Pecan Street to the point of beginning. The herein described property is situated in Block 2, I.W. Jarrell Addition to the NE 1/4, of the NE 1/4 of Section 33, Township 6 North, Range 11 East, City of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi.
AND ALSO:
Commence at the Northwest Corner of Lot 5, Block 2, I.W. Jarrell Addition, Town of Newton, Mississippi, and run South along the East boundary of Pecan Street for 400 feet to the point of beginning: Thence South 86 degrees 30 minutes East for 200 feet; thence South 10 feet; thence North 86 degrees 20 minutes West for 200 feet; thence North along East side of Pecan Street for 10 feet to the point of beginning. Being part of Lots 12 and 13, Block 2,I.W. Jarrell Addition to the Town of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi. Simpson Law Firm PA will convey only such title as is vested in it as Substituted Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 5th day of January, 2024.
/s/ John S. Simpson
Simpson Law Firm PA,
Substituted Trustee
SIMPSON LAW FIRM PA
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 2058
Madison, MS 39130-2058
(601) 957-6600
Dates of Publication: January 10,
January 17, January 24,
and January 31, 2024
