Public Notices — June 15, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the estate Eleanor Goller Clark, deceased, late of Wayne County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25^th day of August, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 25^th day of May, 2025.

Steven J. Clark,
Administrator for the Estate
of Eleanor Goller Clark,
510 Panorama Park Place,

Cary, NC

27519

Published May 25, 2025, June 1, 2025, June 8, 2005, and June 15, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Helen Byrd Jackson, deceased, late of Wayne County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25^th day of August, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 25^th day of May, 2025.

Robin Pate-Edwards,
Administrator for the Estate
of Helen Byrd Jackson,
600 Kentucky Drive,

Goldsboro, NC

27530

Published May 25, 2025, June 1, 2025, June 8, 2005, and June 15, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
ELLA HAMER

All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Ella Hamer, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 25^th day of August, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 25^th day of May, 2025.

Lisa Hampton,
Executor of the Estate
of Ella Hamer

1008 Edgerton Street

Goldsboro, NC, 27530

Published May 25, 2025, June 1, 2025, June 8, 2025, and June 15, 2025

AMENDED GENERAL NOTICE OF TAX FORECLOSURE SALE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF WAYNE

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION

FILE NO: 21 CVD001609-950

WAYNE COUNTY, Plaintiff

vs.

REAL ESTATE RESCUE, LLC, Defendant

Under and by virtue of an Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of Wayne County, North Carolina, made and entered in the action entitled “WAYNE COUNTY vs. REAL ESTATE RESCUE, LLC, the undersigned Commissioner will on the 19^thday of June, 2025, offer for sale and sell for cash, to the last and highest bidder at public auction, at the courthouse door in Wayne County, North Carolina, in Goldsboro at 10:00 a.m. the following described real property, lying and being in State and County aforesaid and more particularly described as follows:

TRACT ONE – 218 Hack Drive Dudley, NC (PIN: 2586150319)

BEGINNING at in iron stake located in the southern boundary of Hack Drive, said stake being located N. 75° 3’ W. 6110 feet from the intersection of the southern boundary of Hack Drive and the western boundary of NCSR No. 1130; thence along the southern boundary of Hack Drive, N. 75° 3’ W. 100 feet to a stake; thence S. 14° 57’ W. 239.62 feet to a stake; thence S. 76° 23’ E. 100.03 feet to a stake; thence N. 14° 57’ E. 237.29 feet to the point of beginning, and being Lot No. 31 as shown on a map of plat of Lewis Subdivision (Section 2), said map being recorded in Map Book 9 at Page 33 of the Wayne County Registry.

TRACT TWO –117 Dell Drive, Dudley, NC (PIN: 2586910855)

All that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in Wayne County, NC and known and designated as Lot 9 of Carter Plains as shown on a plat by Claude L. Whitfield, Engineer and Surveyor, dated December 8, 1977 recorded in Plat Book H, at Slide 69 of the Wayne County, NC Public Land Records, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

The sale will be made subject to all outstanding city and county taxes and all local improvements assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause. A deposit of 5 percent (5%) of the successful bid will be required or $750.00, whichever is greater, in the form of cash, certified check or money order.

This the 30^th day of May, 2025.

Andrew J. Neal

Attorney for Plaintiff

P.O. Box 227

Goldsboro, NC 27533

(919) 705-1713

Published June 8, 2025, and June 15, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
WENDELL C. GRIFFITH

All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Wendell C. Griffith, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 15^th day of September, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 15^th day of June, 2025.

Lorri D. Griffith,
Executor of the Estate
of Wendell C. Griffith

401 South Claiborne Street

Goldsboro, NC

27530

Published June 15, 2025, June 22, 2025, June 29, 2025, July 6, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
ELNORA E. GRIFFITH

All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Elnora E. Griffith, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 15^th day of September, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 15^th day of June, 2025.

Lorri D. Griffith,
Executor of the Estate
of Elnora E. Griffith

401 South Claiborne Street

Goldsboro, NC

27530

Published June 15, 2025, June 22, 2025, June 29, 2025, July 6, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the estate Betty Creech Price, deceased, late of Wayne County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15^th day of September, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 15^th day of June, 2025.

Gregory B. Price,
Administrator for the Estate
of Betty Creech Price,
404 Connie Circle

Goldsboro, NC

27530

Published June 15, 2025, June 22, 2025, June 29, 2025, July 6, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
RAYMOND TERRY WARD

All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Raymond Terry Ward, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 15^th day of September, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 15^th day of June, 2025.

Sylvia Jackson Ward,
Executor of the Estate
of Raymond Terry Ward

1014 N.C. Highway 55 West

Mount Olive, NC

28365

Published June 15, 2025, June 22, 2025, June 29, 2025, July 6, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
JO CARRAWAY GURLEY

All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Jo Carraway Gurley, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 15^th day of September, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 15^th day of June, 2025.

Shannon G. Walker,
Executor of the Estate
of Jo Carraway Gurley

3324 Grove Point Drive

Winterville, NC

28590

Published June 15, 2025, June 22, 2025, June 29, 2025, July 6, 2025

INVITATION TO BID

2-INCH GALVANIZED WATER PROJECT

FOR THE

CITY OF GOLDSBORO, N. C.

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Goldsboro, North Carolina until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside with the Bidder’s name, address, license number and “Bid Documents: #FB 2024-002-R, “PROPOSAL FOR THE 2-INCH GALVANIZED WATER PROJECT.” All proposals must be made on the blank forms provided for that purpose. Bids may be delivered by parcel service, U.S. Mail Service or presented in person to the City Hall Addition at 200 North Center Street, Goldsboro, or PO Drawer A, Goldsboro, NC 27533. It is fully the Bidders’ responsibility to ensure their package arrives before the bid deadline.

This project is funded through ARRA and all applicable Federal requirements apply.

The work shall consist principally of abandonment and replacement of 2-inch water lines on various streets as shown on the schedule of drawings. Contractors must be licensed under the prevailing State Laws governing their trade.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check, drawn on a bank or trust company authorized to do business in North Carolina, payable to the City of Goldsboro, in an amount to at least equal five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into and that a satisfactory performance bond will be executed. In lieu of a certified check, the bidder may submit a bid bond in the form prescribed by G. S. 143-129 as amended by Chapter 1104 of the Public Laws of 1951. Contractors are notified that Legislative Acts relating to licensing of contractors will be observed in receiving bids and awarding the contract.

Plans and specifications are on file and may be examined in the office of the City Engineer, Goldsboro, North Carolina; and may be downloaded in Adobe PDF format at the City of Goldsboro website www.goldsboronc.gov under the Bid Listings link.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to add or delete work, to waive informalities, and to award contracts which, in the opinion of the City, appear to be in its best interest. The right is reserved to hold any or all proposals for a period of sixty (60) days from the opening thereof.

This 14th day of June 2025.

THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO, NC

CATHERINE GWYNN

Finance Director

Published June 15, 2025

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF WAYNE

PURSUANT to North Carolina General Statutes Sec. 160A-269 and Sec. 153A-176, the Board of Commissioners of Wayne County and the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Mount Olive have received the following offer for the sale of real property listed below:

ITEM:

Vacant lot

106 South Johnson Street Mount Olive, NC

PN: 2572965459

OFFER $4,500.00

TAKE NOTICE that anyone may raise said bid or offer within ten (10) days by not less than ten (10) percent of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and five (5) percent of the remainder by depositing with the City Clerk or Town Attorney of the Town of Mount Olive five (5) percent of the increased bid. This procedure will be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received, at which time the Boards of Commissioners may accept the offer and sell the property to the highest bidder. The Boards of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all offers. Deadline for raised bid is Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM.

This the 14^th day of June, 2025.

SHERRY DAVIS

City Clerk

W. CARROLL TURNER

City Attorney

Published June 15, 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING —
TOWN OF PIKEVILLE

Notice is hereby given for the Town of Pikeville Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing for the purpose of considering a property rezoning request for the yet to be developed property at the end of South Mill Street. Surrounding property owners have been notified but anyone is welcome to speak. The public hearing will be held at Pikeville Town Hall on Thursday, June 26^th beginning at 6:00pm.

Tim Biggerstaff

Town Manager

Town of Pikeville

Published June 15, 2025, and June 22, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the estate of George “Buddy” Goodwin, deceased, late of Wayne County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15^th day of September, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 15^th day of June, 2025.

Ashley Casey,
Administrator for the Estate
of George “Buddy” Ray Goodwin,
132 Blueberry Road

Goldsboro, NC

27530

Published June 15, 2025, June 22, 2025, June 29, 2025, July 6, 2025