Public Notices — Aug. 17, 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 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
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WAYNE
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
FILE NO: 24CVD001959-950
WAYNE COUNTY, Plaintiffs
vs.
BRAD DEAL, ASHLY COTTLE DEAL, Defendants.
TO: ASHLY COTTLE DEAL
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
A pleading seeking relief has been filed in the above-entitled action and notice of service of process by publication will begin on August 17, 2025.
The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Foreclosure on real property located in Wayne County, North Carolina and described as 302 Grace’s Farm Road, La Grange, NC (PIN:3546118609), which is more completely described in the complaint; to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you or others may have in said property.
You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than (40) days after the date of the first publication of notice, August 17, 2025, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.
This the 5th day of August, 2025.
Andrew J. Neal
Attorney for Plaintiff
P.O. Box 227
Goldsboro, NC 27533
(919) 705-1713
Published August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025,
and August 31, 2025
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WAYNE
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
FILE NO: 25CV002015-950
WAYNE COUNTY and the CITY OF GOLDSBORO, Plaintiffs
vs.
CASEY’S TRAILER LODGE, INC.; LONNIE CASEY, JR.; LONNIE CASEY, JR. IN HIS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE LONNIE CASEY, JR. REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST, Defendants.
TO: LONNIE CASEY, JR.
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
A pleading seeking relief has been filed in the above-entitled action and notice of service of process by publication will begin on August 17, 2025.
The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Foreclosure on real property located in Wayne County, North Carolina and described as 1700 S. Slocumb Street, Goldsboro, NC (PIN:3508175377) and Harris Street, Goldsboro, NC (PIN: 3508270215,) which is more completely described in the complaint; to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes. Plaintiffs seek to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you or others may have in said property.
You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than (40) days after the date of the first publication of notice, August 17, 2025, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.
This the 5th day of August, 2025.
Andrew J. Neal
Attorney for Plaintiff
P.O. Box 227
Goldsboro, NC 27533
(919) 705-1713
Published August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025,
and August 31, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF SAM A. JERNIGAN, III
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Sam A. Jernigan, III, 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 17, 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 7th day of August, 2025.
Eleanore Jernigan, Executor
of the Estate of Sam A. Jernigan, III
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 August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS-ESTATE OF RONALD MICHAEL YOUNG-FILE NO. 25E001637-950
ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Ronald Michael Young, deceased, of Wayne County, NC, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before November 17, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This the 17th day of August, 2025.
Brian Young, Administrator
c/o Whitaker & Hamer, PLLC
121 E. Main Street
Clayton, NC 27520
Published August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Frances Preston, deceased of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th 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 17th day of August, 2025.
Derald G. Preston,
Administrator of the
Estate of Frances Preston
404 Miller Ave.
Goldsboro, NC
27530
Published August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF TERRI SASSER
Having qualified as Fiduciary of the Estate of Terri Sasser, 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 17, 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 17th day of August, 2025.
Shanna Gurley, Fiduciary
of the Estate of Terri Sasser
4893 Wyse Fork Road
Dover, NC
28526
Published August 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025
GENERAL NOTICE OF TAX
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WAYNE
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
FILE NO. 23: CVD000745-950
WAYNE COUNTY, Plaintiff
vs.
EDWARD KORNEGAY, Defendant
&
CREDITONE, L.L.C., Defendant Lienholder
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. EDWARD KORNEGAY, ET AL., the undersigned Commissioner will on the 27th day of August, 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:
720 Stanley Chapel Church Road, Mt. Olive (PIN: 2593475328)
BEING all of Lot No. 8 of High Cotton Acres Subdivision, Section One, as shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet L, Slide 49A of the Wayne County Registry.
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 23rd day of July, 2025.
Andrew J. Neal
County Attorney
Attorney for Plaintiff
P.O. Box 227
Goldsboro, NC 27533
(919) 705-1713
Published August 17, 2025,
and August 24, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF JEFFREY LANE WELLS
All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Jeffrey Lane Wells, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of November, 2025, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recover. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 17th day of August, 2025.
Ashlee Schallert,
Administrator of the Estate of Jeffrey Lane Wells
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 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
AND DEBTORS
OF LINWOOD E. HINES
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Linwood E. Hines, 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 17, 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 13th day of August, 2025.
Vicky J. Benton Lancaster, Executor
of the Estate of Linwood E. Hines
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 17, 2025, August 24, 2025, August 31, 2025, and September 7, 2025
CITY OF GOLDSBORO
ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDDERS
Invitation for Bids
IFB 2025-001
2026-2030 FARM LEASES
Informal Bids will be received by the City of Goldsboro, North Carolina until 2:00pm on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at City Hall, 200 North Center Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530 or PO Drawer A, Goldsboro, NC 27533. Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope, “IFB 2025-001 2026-2030 FARM LEASES.” Bids may be delivered by parcel service, U.S. Mail delivery or presented in person to the above address. It is fully the Vendors responsibility to ensure their proposal arrives before the deadline.
Scope of offering will be on file in the office of the Finance Department, Goldsboro, North Carolina and on the City of Goldsboro website http://www.goldsboronc.gov/finance/bid-listings/.
All Contractors must be licensed under prevailing StateLaws governing their trade.
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 and County, appears to be in its best interest. The right is reserved to hold any or all bids for a period of sixty (60) days from the opening thereof.
The City of Goldsboro has an affirmative policy of fostering, promoting and conducting business with women and minority owned enterprises. Women and minority contractors are encouraged to participate in the pre-qualification process.
This the 16th day of August 2025.
Catherine Gwynn
Finance Director
Published August 17, 2025
CITY OF GOLDSBORO
GOLDSBORO WATER TREATMENT PLANT
INTAKE MAINTENANCE DREDGING PROJECT
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
PROJECT: FB 2025-002R 30136-017 GOLDSBORO WATER TREATMENT PLANT INTAKE MAINTENANCE DREDGING PROJECT
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT: GOLDSBORO CITY HALL 200 N CENTER ST, GOLDSBORO, NC 27530 UNTIL: 2:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 for the construction of the indicated project at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. All Bids submitted shall include one original set of the Bid Documents. The Work is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina at the Water Treatment Plant Raw Water Intake Site near the intersection of Stevens Mill Road and Farm Road in Goldsboro, NC. The Work consists of the following:
· Installation of turbidity curtain surrounding recently constructed intake screen and downstream shoreline as indicated in Contract Drawings.
· Hydraulic dredging of the Neuse River in the vicinity surrounding the intake screen to remove the quantity of material listed on the Bid Form. The dredge area shall be as shown on the Contract Drawings and is limited to 140 feet upstream and 80 feet downstream of the intake screen.
· Hauling and disposal of the materials removed from the work area to an acceptable offsite disposal location.
Bids will be received for a SINGLE prime Contract. Bids shall be on a LUMP SUM AND UNIT PRICE BASIS, as indicated on the Bid Form. The Contract Times for the Work are set forth in the Agreement.
Bidding Documents may be viewed and downloaded online by registering with the City of Goldsboro at:
· City of Goldsboro Vendor Registration / Bid Opportunities Page (www.goldsboronc.gov/finance/bid-listings)
Following registration, complete sets of Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the Issuing Office’s website as “zipped” portable document format (PDF) files. The date the Bidding documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered as the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. The Bidding Documents will include one full-size set of Drawings with a printed copy of the Project Manual. Partial sets of the Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Each Bidder must be a Bidding Document Holder. Bids submitted by Bidders not on the list of Bidding Documents (Plan) Holders with the Issuing Office will not be opened.
A non-mandatory virtual pre-bid meeting was held at 11:00 am, on Tuesday July 15, 2025 on Microsoft Teams to discuss the Project and answer pertinent questions. Answers to the questions were posted in Addendum #2 and a PDF copy of the presentation is available upon request. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting was encouraged. Contractors may coordinate with the City to schedule a site-visit if desired.
Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
Bidders shall submit proof of qualifications to perform the Work as described in the Instructions to Bidders.
City of Goldsboro, North Carolina
Catherine Gwynn, Finance Director
Published August 17, 2025
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