Public Notices — Aug. 10, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
DOROTHY SMITH EASON
All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Dorothy Smith Eason, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of October, 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 20th day of July, 2025.
Wanda E. Lane,
Executor of the Estate
of Dorothy Smith Eason
2885 N.C. Hwy 111 South
Seven Springs, NC
28578
Published July 20, 2025, July 27, 2025, August 3, 2025, and August 10, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY CITIZENS — NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, to consider a proposed amendment to Chapter 6, Article II of the Wayne County Code of Ordinances entitled Agricultural Districts. The hearing will be held at 9:30 am in the Wayne County Commissioners Meeting Room, Wayne County Courthouse Annex, 224 East Walnut Street, Goldsboro, NC. The item to be discussed:
Amend the Wayne County Agricultural District Ordinance to include provisions allowing for enhanced voluntary agricultural districts.
The public is invited to attend and speak at this hearing and/or submit any comments. Written comments before the meeting may be submitted to the Wayne County Planning Department, PO Box 227, Goldsboro, NC 27533 or berry.gray@waynegov.com. A full copy of the amendment may be obtained from the Planning Department by calling 919-731-1650.
Carol Bowden
Clerk to the Board
Published August 3, 2025, and August 10, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY CITIZENS — NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing Tuesday, August 19, 2025 to consider a proposed amendment to the Wayne County Mobile Home Park Ordinance. The hearing will be held at 9:30 am in the Wayne County Commissioners Meeting Room, Wayne County Courthouse Annex, 224 East Walnut Street, Goldsboro, NC. The item to be discussed:
A-25-01 – Amend Section 42-90 of the Wayne County Mobile Home Park Ordinance to apply mobile home park standards to RV parks.
The public is invited to attend and speak at this hearing and/or submit any comments. Written comments before the meeting may be submitted to the Wayne County Planning Department, PO Box 227, Goldsboro, NC 27533 or berry.gray@waynegov.com. A full copy of the amendment may be obtained from the Planning Department by calling 919-731-1650.
Carol Bowden
Clerk to the Board
Published July 27, 2025, August 3, 2025,
and August 10, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF EDITH SUE AYCOCK
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Edith Sue Aycock, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before October 27, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This is the 18th day of July, 2025.
Rebecca Aycock Davies, Executor
of the Estate of Edith Sue Aycock
c/o L.E. (Trey) Taylor III, Attorney at Law
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.
P.O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
(919) 734-1841
Published July 27, 2025, August 3, 2025, and August 10, 2025, and August 17, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF LEONIDAS GRANTHAM ROLLINS
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Leonidas Grantham Rollins, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before October 27, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This is the 17th day of July, 2025.
Benjamin E, Rollins, Jr., Executor
of the Estate of Leonidas Grantham Rollins
c/o L. E. (Trey) Taylor III, Attorney at Law
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.
P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
Published July 27, 2025, August 3, 2025, and August 10, 2025, and August 17, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
DOLORES KAYE RADFORD
All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Dolores Kaye Radford, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of October, 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 27th day of July, 2025.
Brooke Hales and Karla Thompson,
Executors of the Estate
of Dolores Kaye Radford
144 Oxford Drive
Goldsboro, NC
27534
Published July 27, 2025, August 3, 2025, and August 10, 2025, and August 17, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ROBERT L. CORE
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Robert L. Core, deceased of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of October, 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 27th day of July, 2025.
Mark J. Hale, Jr.,
Administrator CTA of the Estate of Robert L. Core
Baddour, Parker, Hine & Hale, P.C.
Attorneys for Estate
P.O. Box 916
Goldsboro, NC 27533-0916
(919) 735-7275
Published July 27, 2025, August 3, 2025, and August 10, 2025, and August 17, 2025
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Linda Sutton, A.K.A. Lynda Lou Sutton, deceased of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of October, 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 27th day of July, 2025.
Shanetta Sutton and Lashonda Sutton,
Co-Administrators of the Estate of Linda Sutton
222 Dollard Town Road
Goldsboro, NC
27534
Published July 27, 2025, August 3, 2025, and August 10, 2025, and August 17, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF PETER S. KASCSAK
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Peter S. Kascsak, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of November, 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 3rd day of August, 2025.
Peter S. Kascsak, Jr.,
Executor of the Estate of Peter S. Kascsak
c/o Mark J. Hale, Jr.
Baddour, Parker, Hine & Hale, P.C.
Attorneys for Estate
P.O. Box 916
Goldsboro, NC 27533-0916
(919) 735-7275
Published August 3, 2025, August 10, 2025, August 17, 2025, and August 24, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF JOHN ANDREW DREW
Having qualified as Co-Administrators of the Estate of John Andrew Drew, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before November 3, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 30th day of July, 2025.
Jennifer Davis and Richard Tyler Drew, Co-Administrators
of the Estate of John Andrew Drew
c/o L. E. (Trey) Taylor III, Attorney at Law
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.
P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
Published August 3, 2025, August 10, 2025,
August 17, 2025, and August 24, 2025
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
ESTATE OF BRYAN CADETTE PAGE —
FILE NO. 25E001719-950
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Bryan Cadette Page, deceased of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of November, 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 3rd day of August, 2025.
Christina Page, Administrator
c/o Whitaker & Hamer, PLLC
121 E. Main Street
Clayton, NC 27520
Published August 3, 2025, August 10, 2025, August 17, 2025, and August 24, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
WAYNE COUNTY
THE UNDERSIGNED, Edward Luis Hester, having duly qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Peggy Waters Hester, deceased, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them to Edward Luis Hester, Administrator at 107 South Breazeale Avenue, Mount Olive, NC 28365 on or before the 10th day of November, 2025, said date being three (3) months from the date of first publication hereof, or this notice will be pleaded in bar to their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
DATED: August 10, 2025.
EDWARD LUIS HESTER ADMINISTRATOR
ESTATE OF PEGGY WATERS HESTER
W. CARROLL TURNER
ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE
POST OFFICE BOX 547
MOUNT OLIVE, NC 28365
Published August 10, 2025, August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, and August 31, 2025
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Rosetta High Coley, deceased of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 10th day of November, 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 10th day of August, 2025.
Kenneth Coley
and Lori Brantley,
Co-Administrators of the Estate of Rosetta High Coley
216 Marlin Lane
Pikeville, NC
27863
Published August 10, 2025, August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, and August 31, 2025
NOTICE OF SALE
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
NORTH CAROLINA
WAYNE COUNTY
PURSUANT to North Carolina General Statutes Sec. 160A-269, the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Mount Olive has received the following offer for the sale of personal property listed below:
ITEM:
2024 Freightliner M2 106
Medium Duty Grapple Truck
OFFER:
$164,000.00
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 Board of Commissioners may accept the offer and sell the property to the highest bidder. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all offers. Deadline for raised bid is Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
This is the 9th day of August, 2025.
SHERRY DAVIS
CITY CLERK
W. CARROLL TURNER
CITY ATTORNEY
Published August 10, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF JANET HOLLOWELL WHITFIELD
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Janet Hollowell Whitfield, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before November 10, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 4th day of August, 2025.
Thomas Hollowell Hooks, Executor
of the Estate of Janet Hollowell Whitfield
c/o L. E. (Trey) Taylor III, Attorney at Law
Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.
P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
Published August 10, 2025, August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, and August 31, 2025
BID: FB 2025-002R 30136-017
WTP Intake Maintenance Dredging
Addendum #1
Friday, August 8, 2025
To All Vendors:
This addendum becomes a part of the bid package and supersedes previous requirements contained in the original specifications.
PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM BY SIGNING BELOW AND ATTACHING THIS PAGE TO THE BID SCHEDULES.
SIGNED THIS DAY OF ________ , 2025
COMPANY NAME ________________________________________
PHONE NUMBER ________________________________________
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE ________________________________________
CHANGES TO THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROJECT REBID:
Article 10 – Bid Security
Replace paragraph 10.01 with the following:
10.01 Bids shall be accompanied by either a Bid Bond issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in the State of North Carolina, or by a certified check, or cashier’s check equal to 5% of the bid amount, satisfactory to the Owner. The required Bid Bond(s), certified checks, or cashier’s checks shall be made payable to Owner. The above items shall be in accordance with N.C. General Statute §143-129 (b).
Timothy Wood, CLGPO
Procurement Manager
City of Goldsboro
200 N Center Street
PO Drawer A
Goldsboro, NC 27530
(919) 580-4337
Published August 10, 2025
INVITATION TO BID
FLOW METER INSTALLATION PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO, NC
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Goldsboro until 2:00 PM on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, for the FLOW METER INSTALLATION PROJECT at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.
The work shall consist principally of Installation of Transit Time Flow Meters for the Seymour Johnson AFB, Fork Township areas and two Flow Meters at the City Water Treatment Plant.
Bidders shall submit two (2) sealed envelopes containing the following: Envelope #1- Bid Security Documentation, a copy of the Bidder’s current General Contractor’s License and addendums #1 and #2; Envelope #2 – the bidder’s proposal. Both envelopes shall be clearly marked with the bidder’s Name, Address, General Contractor’s License Number, To: City Procurement Manager, and BID# FB 2025-003R, PROPOSAL FOR FLOW METER INSTALLATION PROJECT. All proposals must be made on the blank forms provided for that purpose. and may be delivered by parcel service, presented in person to the City Hall Addition at 200 North Center Street, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27530 or by U.S. Mail Service to Post Office Drawer A, Goldsboro, NC 27533-9701. It is fully the Bidders’ responsibility to ensure their package arrives before the bid deadline.
Each proposal shall 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 equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the proposal. In lieu of making the deposit as above provided, such bidder may file a bid bond executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, conditioned that the surety will upon demand forthwith make payment to the obligee upon said bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. This deposit shall be retained if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract within 10 days after the award or fails to give satisfactory surety as required herein.
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 a contract which, in the opinion of the City, appears 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 9th day of August 2025.
Catherine Gwynn
Finance Director
Published August 10, 2025
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