Public Notices — July 5, 2026

NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE

25SP001372-950

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Marci Renee Ricks and Marshall Ricks (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Marci Ricks and Marshall Ricks) to Donald P. Eggleston, Trustee(s), dated April 1, 2024, and recorded in Book No. 3887, at Page 168 in Wayne County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Wayne County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on July 14, 2026 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Princeton in the County of Wayne, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEING all of Lot 213 Gander Lake Phase 7 as shown on a plat prepared by Stokes Surveying & Mapping, PLLC, dated June 22, 2022 and recorded in Plat Cabinet P, Slide 65-D (1&2), Wayne County Register of Deeds, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 208 Tuscany Circle, Princeton, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to three hours as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

Should the property be purchased by a third party, 31 CFR 1031.320 requires certain qualifying residential real estate transactions to be reported to the federal government. If you are the successful bidder in this proceeding, you may be required to provide all applicable identifying information about yourself and, if applicable, any entity or trust purchasing the property.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice for
Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family
Residential Real Property

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
SERVICES, INC.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

c/o Hutchens Law Firm, LLP

P.O. Box 1028

Fayetteville, NC 28302

4317 Ramsey Street

Fayetteville, NC 28311

Phone No: (910)864-3068

https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com

Firm Case No: 27114 – 138173

Published July 5, 2026,
and July 12, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Caroline Pate-Buchanan, 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 5, 2026, 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 5th day of July, 2026.

Caroline Pate-Buchanan

Executor of the
Estate of Joy Pate

1008 Shepard Street.

Morehead City, NC

28557

July 5, 2026, July 12, 2026,
July 19, 2026, July 26, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF BRIAN MATTHEW WHAYLAND

The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Brian Matthew Whayland, Deceased, of Wayne County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before September 14, 2026, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 14th day of June, 2026.

Katie Catton,
Executor of the Estate

of Brian Matthew Whayland

103 Avalor Drive

Goldsboro, NC

27530

June 14, 2026, June 21, 2026,
June 28, 2026, and July 5, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF SHARON JEAN BOWMAN

The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Sharon Jean Bowman, Deceased, of Wayne County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before September 14, 2026, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This 14th day of June, 2026.

Loretta Johnson,
Executor of the Estate

of Sharon Jean Bowman

396 A Sambo Lambert Road

Goldsboro, NC

27530

June 14, 2026, June 21, 2026,
June 28, 2026, and July 5, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
AND DEBTORS

OF MARY JANE BELL

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Mary Jane Bell, 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 September 14, 2026, 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 8th day of June, 2026.

Christopher P. Bell, Executor

of the Estate of Mary Jane Bell

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

June 14, 2026, June 21, 2026,
June 28, 2026, and July 5, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Barbara Louise James, 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 26, 2026, 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 5th day of July, 2026.

Donna Louise Cox

Executor of the Estate of
Barbara Louise James

154 Oxford Drive

Goldboro, NC

27534

,
July 5, 2026, July 12, 2026,

July 19, 2026, and July 26, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
AND DEBTORSOF MARTHA COOPER MITCHELL

Having qualified as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Martha Cooper Mitchell, 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 September 14, 2026, 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 June, 2026.

Andrew Mitchell,
Sheila Ann Wilkins and

Margarette Jane Strickland, Co-Administrators

of the Estate of
Martha Cooper Mitchell

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

June 14, 2026, June 21, 2026,
June 28, 2026, and July 5, 2026

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ethel Mae Best, 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 September 14, 2026, 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 14th day of June, 2026.

Shirley Kenion, Administrator

of the Estate of Ethel Mae Best

340 Bartlett Road NE

Pikeville, NC

27863

June 14, 2026, June 21, 2026,
June 28, 2026, and July 5, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Iva Lois Price, 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 September 14, 2026, 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 14th day of June, 2026.

Daniel Glenn Price, Sr.,
Executor of the Estate of
Iva Lois Price

4035 Highway 55 East

Seven Springs, NC

28578

June 14, 2026, June 21, 2026,
June 28, 2026, and July 5, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Kenneth E. Edmundson, a.k.a. Kenneth Earl Edmundson, 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 September 21, 2026, 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 21st day of June, 2026.

Pegi A. Morrill
Executor of the Estate of
Kenneth E. Edmundson
a.k.a. Kenneth Earl Edmundson

494 Planters Trace Dr.

Charleston, SC

29412

June 21, 2026, June 28, 2026,
July 5, 2026, and July 12, 2026

CITY OF GOLDSBORO

NOTICE OF OFFER
AND SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that the County of Wayne and the City of Goldsboro are the owners of a certain parcel of land referred to below:

Tax ID# 12-2599-76-8954

Location: 204 N Virginia St

The City of Goldsboro has received an offer for the sum of $4,290.00 for the above-referenced parcel. The City of Goldsboro has received said offer and proposes to accept it subject to the right of any person to raise said bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first $1,000 and five percent (5%) of the remainder should the ultimate bid exceed $1,000.

Any person may raise said bid within ten (10) days from the date of this Notice or no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, by depositing with the City Finance Department five percent (5%) of the increased bid. For more information, interested parties may reference bid instructions on the city website under Properties For Sale https://www.goldsboronc.gov/finance/property-listings/ and listed as Resolution 2026-47. The written offer proposal must include the name of the person or business making the offer, address of said property, and Wayne County parcel identification number with the signature of the person placing the offer. All offers must be delivered to the Finance Officer in a sealed envelope printed on the outside the name or business making the offer, address of said property and Wayne County parcel identification number with the words “Upset Bid.”

The City of Goldsboro reserves the right to reject any or all offers at any time.

This is the 4th day of July 2026

THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO, NC

Catherine F. Gwynn

Finance Director

Published July 5, 2026

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Goldsboro will conduct a public hearing during the course of their open meeting which starts at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, July 13, 2026, in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 214 North Center Street to consider the following request:

Elevate Goldsboro Comprehensive Land Use Plan:

The Goldsboro City Council invites the public to provide final comments and recommendations regarding the City’s updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan and map. Copies of the Draft Plan are available for review by request, or in the Development Services Department at 200 N Center Street. More information regarding the process taken to develop the plan and map is available on the project website; www.ElevateGoldsboro.com.

While not a regulatory document, the Comprehensive Plan is used to guide Planning Division Staff, the Planning Commission, and City Council when making determinations regarding rezoning and use requests. The Plan is used to determine if such requests are consistent with the future development plan for the City of Goldsboro.

All interested persons are encouraged to attend. To accommodate disabilities and to comply with ADA regulations, please contact City Hall if further assistance is needed. All inquiries regarding this matter may be directed to the City of Goldsboro Planning Department at (919) 580-4313 or online at www.goldsboronc.gov.

Mark E. Helmer

Development Services
Department

Planning Division

Planning Services Manager

Published July 5, 2026,
and July 12, 2026