Public Notices — Nov. 16, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Barbara B. Hughey, 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 January 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 26^th day of October, 2025.

John Danny Davis III,
Administrator

of the Estate of
Barbara B. Hughey

157 Landis Road

Stantonsburg, NC

27883

October 26, 2025, November 2, 2025, and November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS

OF ROBERT JOSEPH MANISCALCO

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Robert Joseph Maniscalco, 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 January 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 26^thday of October, 2025.

Jessica Pounds

Executor of the
Estate of Robert Joseph Maniscalco

142 Bennett Farm Lane

Goldsboro, NC

27530

October 26, 2025, November 2, 2025, and November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Charles Mercer, 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 January 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 26^th day of October, 2025.

Kimberly Mercer Boswell,
Administrator

of the Estate of
Charles Mercer

4064 Nahunta Road

Pikeville, NC

27863

October 26, 2025, November 2, 2025, and November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF LILLIAN COLEEN DAVIS BEST

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Lillian Coleen Davis Best, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26^th day of January, 2026, 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 26^th day of October, 2025.

Karen Best Hobbs,

Executor of the Estate
of Lillian Coleen Davis Best

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

October 26, 2025, November 2, 2025, and November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF PEGGY JOYCE CRISP GURLEY

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Peggy Joyce Crisp Gurley, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26^th day of January, 2026, 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 26^th day of October, 2025.

Sharon Gurley Jeans and Carolyn Gurley Rathbone,

Co-Executors of the Estate
of Peggy Joyce Crisp Gurley

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

October 26, 2025, November 2, 2025, and November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Bettye Jean Boone Lewis, 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 January 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 26^th day of October, 2025.

Kim Lewis Howard,
Administrator

of the Estate of
Bettye Jean Boone Lewis

10114 Sunnifa Aly

Orlando, Florida

32832

October 26, 2025, November 2, 2025, and November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS

OF GARY RALPH EMERY

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Gary Ralph Emery, 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 February 2, 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 2^ndday of November, 2025.

Kimberly Harper

Executor of the
Estate of Gary Ralph Emery

129 Charlie Braswell Road

Goldsboro, NC

27530

Published November 2, 2025, and November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025, and November 23, 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. 23CVD001120-950

WAYNE COUNTY and the CITY OF GOLDSBORO, Plaintiffs

vs.

MARSHALL COLEMAN, EMMA LOIS COLEMAN, Defendants

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 and the CITY OF GOLDSBORO vs. MARSHALL COLEMAN, ET AL., the undersigned Commissioner will on the 19^thday of November, 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:

209 NEIL STREET, GOLDSBORO
(PIN: 3600139151)

BEING all of Lot 88 as shown on a map entitled City of Goldsboro North End Community Redevelopment Area No. 2 Subdivision, a plat of which is recorded in Plat Cabinet H, Slide 134, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wayne County.

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 13^th day of October, 2025.

Andrew J. Neal

County Attorney

Attorney for Plaintiff

P.O. Box 227

Goldsboro, NC 27533

(919) 705-1713

Published November 9, 2025,
and November 16, 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. 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

Under and by virtue of an Order of the District Court Judge of Wayne County, North Carolina, made and entered in the action entitled “WAYNE COUNTY and the CITY OF GOLDSBORO vs. CASEY’S TRAILER LODGE, INC., ET AL., the undersigned Commissioner will on the 19^thday of November, 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 – 1700 S. SLOCUMB STREET, GOLDSBORO (PIN: 3508175377)

Beginning at the fork of a ditch, Ashe Edwards and Jane Hodges’ corner, and runs thence with the said Jane Hodges’ line along the center of the ditch South 63-1/2 W. 273 feet to the head of the ditch; then the same course South 63-1/2 West 79 feet to a stake in W.A. Collins line; thence with said Collins line South 17 East 72 feet to an iron stake, said Collins corner; thence his line 73 West 714 feet to a stake; thence South 18-1/2 East 54 feet to a stake; thence South 73 West 105 feet to the Goldsboro and White Hall Road; thence with said road South 18-1/2 E. 156 to a stake I. J. Harrell corner; thence with the ditch North 37 W. 65 feet; thence North 56 West 366 feet to the beginning, containing 8 acres, more or less; and being the same land conveyed to Sam H. Casey (now deceased) and wife, Addie Casey, by Mrs. J. A. Summerlin and husband, David E. Summerlin, by deed dated November 9, 1940, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Wayne County, North Carolina, in Book 267, Page 505, to which reference is herepy made. And being the same property described in the deed dated September 25, 1954, from Addie Casey (widow) to Lonnie Casey and wife, Hazel Marie Casey, which is recorded in Book 417, Page 151 of the Wayne County, North Carolina, Registry.

TRACT TWO – HARRIS STREET, GOLDSBORO (PIN: 3508270215)

BEGINNING at a point on the Eastern edge of a ditch, said point being the Southwest corner of Casey’s Trailer Lodge as described in a deed recorded in Book 843 at Page 595 of the Wayne County Registry, and being a common corner with David Littleton et al, and runs thence along and with said ditch S. 32° 8′ 0″ E. 276.50 feet to a stake in the Western edge of the water line easement; thence with the line of said easement S. 28° 24′ 01″ W. 37.65 feet to a stake; thence S. 74° 32′ 06″ W. 519.13 feet to the center of a ditch, a corner with Evangeline Austine and Doris Wynn property (Deed Book 729, Page 219), thence along and with said ditch N. 86° 57′ 24″ W. 8.80 feet and N. 82° 26′ 10″ W. 126.08 feet to a stake in the line of Goldie Williams (Deed Book 464, Page 260); thence with the Williams line N. 14° 41′ 54″ W. 270.93 feet to an iron stake, a corner between Williams, Casey, and Smith; thence with the Casey line N. 74° 43′ 48″ E. 588.53 feet to an iron stake and 6.97 feet to the point of beginning, containing 4.24 acres, more or less. Being the same land conveyed to Lonnie Casey, Jr. by deed recorded in Book 2590, Page 762, Wayne County Registry.

This the 13^th day of October, 2025.

Andrew J. Neal

County Attorney

Attorney for Plaintiff

P.O. Box 227

Goldsboro, NC 27533

(919) 705-1713

Published November 9, 2025,
and November 16, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Willo Whitfield Jordan, 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 February 9, 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 9^th day of November, 2025.

Alphonso Llewellyn Jordan Jr.,
Administrator

of the Estate of
Willo Whitfield Jordan

109 South George Street

Goldsboro, NC

27530

November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025, November 23, 2025, and November 30, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE —
AUCTION SALE OF COUNTY PROPERTY

The Wayne County Board of Commissioners, at its meeting of November 4, 2025, pursuant to NCGS §160A-270 and NCGS §153A-176, authorized the sale by public auction of the following personal property:

• 8 filing cabinets

• 1 commercial stainless steel (SS) dishwasher

• 1 SS L-shaped counter with sink

• 1 SS 6-foot counter

• 1 SS 3-compartment sink

• Electric warming cabinet

• 2 SS handwash sinks

• 1 SS 6-foot counter with sink

• 1 SS 5 compartment warming table

• 1 SS 12-foot rolling counter

• 1 SS refrigerated counter

• 1 SS 6-foot wall shelf

• 1 SS 4-foot wall shelf

• 3 6-foot metal clothes rack

• 1 3-door Commercial refrigerator

• 1 2-door commercial refrigerator

• 1 meat slicer

• 1 SS 12-foot counter

• 1 SS 5-compartment warming table

• 1 SS 6-foot counter

• 1 SS 2 compartment sink

• 1 SS 2 door warming cabinet

• 1 SS Triple sink and tray wash

• 1 SS 9-foot table with sink

• 1 SS 6-foot table

• 2 SS rolling carts

• 1 tilt skillet

• 1 SS kettle

• 2 SS double ovens

• 1 plastic warming cabinet

• Various shelving units

• Pots and pans

• 2 commercial floor mixers

• 1 commercial dishwasher

• 1 SS L-shaped counter,

• 1 SS L-shaped counter with sink

The auction will be held at 8:30 a.m. on December 13, 2025, at RDD Auction Company, LLC located at 1260 Raynor Mill Road, Mt. Olive, NC 28365. All property will be sold in its current condition, as is, and the County gives no warranty with respect to usability of the property. Buyers will be required to pay the full amount of his or her bid before the conclusion of the auction to RDD Auction Company LLC in a manner of payment satisfactory to the auctioneer. The County reserves the right to withdraw any listed property from the auction at any time before the auction sale of that property. Further information may be obtained by contacting RDD Auction Company, LLC at (919) 689-9440 or (919) 222-3215 or by visiting www.rddauction.com

November 16, 2025, and November 23, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
AND DEBTORS OF ERNEST C. KELLY

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ernest C. Kelly, 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 February 9, 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 9^th day of November, 2025.

Maurice A. Kelly,
Executor

of the Estate of
Ernest C. Kelly

P.O. Box 1503

Demorest, GA

30535

November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025, November 23, 2025, and November 30, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS

OF STEPHEN S. GRADY, SR.

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Stephen S. Grady, Sr., 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 February 9, 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 5^thday of November, 2025.

Geraldine Kornegay Grady,
Executor of the Estate of Stephen S. Grady, Sr.

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

November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025, November 23, 2025, and November 30, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Linda Mae Corbett Beasley, 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 February 16, 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 16^th day of November, 2025.

Tammy B. Wingard
Administrator

of the Estate of
Linda Mae Corbett Beasley

2502 D Pikeville-Princeton Road

Pikeville, NC

27863

November 16, 2025, November 23, 2025, and November 30, 2025, and December 7, 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the Cityof Goldsboro will conduct public hearings during thecourse of their open meeting which starts at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, December 1, 2025, in the City Hall CouncilChambers located at 214 North Center Street toconsider the following requests.

RZ-3-25 Paul T. Williams (Residential-16 to General Business). The applicant is requesting to rezone from Residential-16 (R-16) Zoning District to the General Business (GB) Zoning District. The property considered for zoning reclassification is located on the West side of US 117N between Carolina Commerce Drive and Tommy’s Road. The property is further identified as Wayne Co. Pin#: 3600483976 (Portion of).

RZ-4-25 Mark Richie 1409-1411 W Grantham Street (General Industry to General Business):The applicant is requesting to rezone from the General Industry Zoning District to the General Business Zoning District (portion of). The property considered for zoning reclassification is located on the North side of West Grantham Street between Claridge Nursery Road and Nevels Street. The property is further identified as Wayne Co. Pin#: 269023208 .

ANNEX-04-25 Eagles Reach: The applicant is requesting to annex into the corporate limits of the City of Goldsboro approximately 36.90 acres of land. The property considered for annexation is located on the South-West side of US Hwy 70 W, North side of Westbrook Ave, and on both sides of Isaac Smith Road. The property is further identified as NCPIN# 2617-13-0043.

ANNEX-05-25 Joe Lionelli: The applicant is requesting to annex into the corporate limits of the City of Goldsboro approximately 2.19 acres of land. The property considered for annexation is located at 1810 West New Hope Road, between Catherine Street and Twin Oaks Place. The property is further identified as a portion of Wayne Co. Pin# 3600-97-4622.

ANNEX-06-25 Tucker Trace: The applicant is requesting to annex into the corporate limits of the City of Goldsboro approximately 57.30 acres of land. The property considered for annexation is located on the south side of Tommy’s Road, between US Hwy 117 N and Deans Lane. The property is further identified as a portion of Wayne Co. Pin# 3601-50-3388.

All interested persons are encouraged to attend. Toaccommodate disabilities and to comply with ADAregulations, please contact City Hall if furtherassistance is needed. All inquiries regarding thismatter may be directed to the City of GoldsboroPlanning Department at (919) 580-4313 or online atwww.goldsboronc.gov.

Mark E. Helmer

Planning Services Manager

Published November 16, 2025,
and November 23, 2025