Public Notices — Oct. 16-18, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
OF KENNETH SCOTT KEESLER

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Keesler aka Kenneth Scott Keesler, 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 December 27, 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 27^th day of September, 2026.

Elizabeth Rhyne Keesler

Executor of the Estate

of Kenneth Keesler aka Kenneth Scott Keesler

C/O Stott, Hollowell, Windham & Stancil, PLLC

401 E. Franklin Boulevard,

Gastonia, NC

28054

Published September 27, 2026, October 4, 2026,
October 11, 2026, and October 18, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF SAMUEL RICHARD NARRON

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Samuel Richard Narron, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 28^thday of December, 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 27^th day of September, 2026.

Robin Cauthorne Narron,

Executor of the Estate of Samuel Richard Narron

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 September 27, 2026, October 4, 2026,
October 11, 2026, and October 18, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF HERMAN SHELTON DAUGHTRY

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Herman Shelton Daughtry, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 4^thday 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 4^th day of October, 2026.

Paula Daughtry,

Executor of the Estate of
Herman Shelton Daughtry

207 Sevendales Drive

Goldsboro, NC

27534

Published October 4, 2026, October 11, 2026,
October 18, 2026, and October 25, 2026

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Leland Leroy Lawrence deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before January 4, 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 4^th day of October, 2026.

Amaris Lawrence

Administrator of the Estate

of Leland Leroy Lawrence

103 Kayla Court

Goldsboro, NC

27534

Published October 4, 2026, October 11, 2026,
October 18, 2026, and October 25, 2026

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Bliss Teresa Friberg deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before January 4, 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 4^th day of October, 2026.

Frederick Douglas McMullen II

Administrator of the Estate

of Bliss Teresa Friberg

1241 Edward Ange Road

Jamesville, NC

27846

Published October 4, 2026, October 11, 2026,
October 18, 2026, and October 25, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ROY S. ROBINSON

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Roy S. Robinson deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before January 4, 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 4^th day of October, 2026.

Roy S. Robinson Jr. and Karen R. Carrol

Co-Executors of the Estate

of Roy S. Robinson

1617 Holly Street

Goldsboro, NC

27530

Published October 4, 2026, October 11, 2026,
October 18, 2026, and October 25, 2026

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Greta Aycock Pelt deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before January 4, 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 4^th day of October, 2026.

Jereme Wayne Pelt

Administrator of the Estate

of Greta Aycock Pelt

2401 E Elm Street

Goldsboro, NC

27534

Published October 4, 2026, October 11, 2026,
October 18, 2026, and October 25, 2026

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Holly Sue Parrish deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before January 4, 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 4^th day of October, 2026.

Bridgett Parrish Kornegay

Administrator of the Estate

of Holly Sue Parrish

722 W Main Street

Faison, NC

28341

Published October 4, 2026, October 11, 2026,
October 18, 2026, and October 25, 2026

GENERAL NOTICE OF
TAX FORECLOSURE SALE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF WAYNE

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION

FILE NO. 26CV000314-950

WAYNE COUNTY, Plaintiff

vs.

BRAD DEAL and ASHLY DENISE POWELL COTTLE, 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 vs. BRAD DEAL, ET AL., the undersigned Commissioner will on the 21^stday of October, 2026, 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:

302 GRACE’S FARM ROAD, LA GRANGE (PIN: 3546118609)

BEING all of Lot No. 55, Dobbs County Estates Subdivision, Section Seven,
as shown on a map recorded in Plat Cabinet M, Slide 88E, 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 22^nd day of September, 2026.

Andrew Neal

County Attorney

Attorney for Plaintiff

P.O. Box 227

Goldsboro, NC, 27533

(919) 705-1713

Published October 11, 2026,
and October 18, 2026

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Linda J. Langley, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before January 11, 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 11^th day of October, 2026.

Phillip T. Jarman

Administrator of the Estate

of Linda J. Langley

1561 Cuyler Best Road, Apt. B4

Goldsboro, NC

27534

Published October 11, 2026, October 18, 2026,
October 25, 2026, and November 1, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Tony M. Weeks, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before January 11, 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 11^th day of October, 2026.

Felecia L. Weeks

Executor of the Estate

of Tony M. Weeks

1100 Wessex Court

Goldsboro, NC

27530

Published October 11, 2026, October 18, 2026,
October 25, 2026, and November 1, 2026

NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS OF PUBLICATION

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION

WAYNE COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA

IN THE MATTER OF:

JACOB WILLIAM BOSSERT, IV

JENNIFER BOSSERT

TAKE NOTICE that a Complaint Seeking divorce has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Wayne County.

YOU ARE REQUIRED to make a defense to such pleading within 30 days from 11^th day of October, 2026, exclusive of said date, to file an answer or other responsive pleadings.

You are entitled to attend any hearing held in this matter, and you are entitled to acquire an attorney to represent you.

This is the 6^th day of October, 2026.

Tonya Davis Barber

Attorney for the Petitioner

316 East Walnut Street

Goldsboro, NC 27530

(919) 583-5560

Published October 11, 2026, October 18, 2026,
and October 25, 2026

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

26SP000261-950

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joshua Splawn and Chichi Splawn (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Joshua Splawn and Chichi Splawn) to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), dated April 12, 2024, and recorded in Book No. 3889, at Page 719in Wayne County Registry, North Carolina. The Deed of Trust was modified by the following:

A Loan Modification recorded on August 18, 2025, in Book No. 4011, at Page 523, 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 October 27, 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 No. 176, Gander Lake Subdivision, Phase 7, as shown on a plat prepared by Stokes Surveying & mapping, PLLC, dated 06/22/2022, and recored in Plat Cabinet P, Slide 65-D, Wayne County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a full and complete description of said lot. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 211 Tuscany Circle, Princeton, North Carolina.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 211 Tuscany Circle, Princeton, NC 27569

PARCEL ID: 0106271

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 Foundation Legal Group

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: 33229 – 174350

Published October 11, 2026, and October 18, 2026

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

26SP000253-950

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by RMM Real Estate Holdings, L.L.C., a North Carolina Limited Liability Company(PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): RMM Real Estate Holdings, L.L.C., a North Carolina Limited Liability Company) to The Law Offices of Lowry & Associates, Trustee(s), dated October 6, 2025, and recorded in Book No. 4027, at Page 229 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 October 27, 2026 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Goldsboro in the County of Wayne, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the Southwest intersection of Mulberry Street and Lionel Street and runs thence Westwardly with Mulberry Street 104 feet; thence Southwardly and parallel with Lionel Street 90 feet; thence Eastwardly and parallel with Mulberry Street 104 feet to Lionel Street; thence Northwardly with Lionel Street 90 feet to the beginning, and being the land conveyed to Beacon Free Will Baptist Church by deed recorded in Book 2617, Page 891 of the Wayne County Registry, reference to which is made for a more complete and accurate description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 712 E Mulberry Street, Goldsboro, 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.

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

c/o Foundation Legal Group

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: 31422 – 168279

Published October 11, 2026, and October 18, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ROGER LEE HAMILTON

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Roger Lee Hamilton, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 18^th day of January, 2027, 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 18^th day of October, 2026.

Jeanne Marie Hamilton,

Executor of the Estate of Roger Lee Hamilton

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 October 18, 2026, October 25, 2026, November 1, 2026, and November 8, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF SANCHA POLK

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Sancha Polk, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 18^th day of January, 2027, 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 18^th day of October, 2026.

Marion Ivey Polk,

Executor of the Estate of Sancha Polk

767 Wolfpack Drive

West Jefferson, NC

28465

Published October 18, 2026, October 25, 2026, November 1, 2026, and November 8, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF NEIL WILLIAM GODFREY

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Neil William Godfrey, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 18^th day of January, 2027, 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 18^th day of October, 2026.

James Ephraim Godfrey,

Executor of the Estate of
Neil William Godfrey

207 Oak Circle Drive

Goldsboro, NC

27534

Published October 18, 2026, October 25, 2026, November 1, 2026, and November 8, 2026

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

26SP000049-950

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sylvia E. Barnes (Deceased)(PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Sylvia E. Barnes) to David Brunk, Trustee(s), dated May 24, 2007, and recorded in Book No. 2530, at Page 505 in Wayne County Registry, North Carolina. The Deed of Trust was modified by the following:

A Loan Modification recorded on March 22, 2022, in Book No. 3720, at Page 131, 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 October 27, 2026 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Goldsboro in the County of Wayne, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

All that certain property situated in the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina, being more fully described in a Deed dated 12/04/1998 and recorded 12/07/1998, among the land records of the County and State set forth above, in Deed Volume 1685 and Page 595. Together with improvements located thereon. Said property being located at 1708 Laurel Street, Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Tax map or Parcel ID No.: 123509614962

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.

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

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: 26754 – 136053

Published October 18, 2026, and October 25, 2026

REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR DETENTION
CENTER PARKING LOT — GOLDSBORO, NC

The County of Wayne is solicting sealed Bids for the installation of a new parking lot at the Wayne County Detention Center at 200 Stronach Ave., Goldsboro, NC, 27530.

Copies of the Request for Bids (RFB) may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Wayne County Procurement Specialist, phone (919) 705-1714 during regular business hours. They can also be obtained on our website at https:www.waynegov.com/Bids.aspx.

The County of Wayne reserves the right to reject any/or all Bids. The County of Wayne encourages all businesses, including minority and women owned businesses to respond to all Request for Bds.

Bids shall be submitted to Wayne County Attn. Mandy Trujillo, Procurement Specialist 224-226 E. Walnut Street, or P.O. Box 227, 4^th Floor Attn. Finance Goldsboro, NC, 27533, no later than 2:00 P.M. on November 5, 2026.

No request for bids will be accepted after the official time and date.

Published October 18, 2026

NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION HEARING

NORTH CAROLINA

WAYNE COUNTY

TO: Mr. James King, Mr. Justin King

PROPERTY LOCATION:

317/319 Oliver Street

Mount Olive, NC 28365

TO: Mr. Josue Maxis, Ms. Tradinette Supplice

PROPERTY LOCATION:

204 East Kelly Street

Mount Olive, NC 28365

TO: Mr. Adel Hanshali

PROPERTY LOCATION:

105109 East Pollock Street

Mount Olive, NC 28365

TO: Margaret Lofton Heirs, Ora Lee Melvin Heirs

PROPERTY LOCATION:

313 West Kornegay Street

Mount Olive, NC 28365

TO: Sarah Mae Smith Heirs C/O Danny Smith

PROPERTY LOCATION:

920 South Church Street

Mount Olive, NC 28365

TAKE NOTICE that the Building Inspector for the Town of Mount Olive has condemned your house at the above address pursuant to NCGS Sec. 1600-1119. It appears to the Inspector that your house is in a condition that meets one or more of the following:

• Constitutes a fire or safety hazard;

• Is dangerous to life, health or other property;

• Is likely to cause or contribute to blight, disease, vagrancy, or danger to children

• Has a tendency to attract persons intent on criminal activities or other activities that would constitute a public nuisance.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Building Inspector will conduct an Administrative hearing pursuant to NCGS Sec. 1600-1121 concerning these matters on Thursday, October 22. 2026 at 9:30 AM, Mount Olive Town Hall, [District Court Courtroom], 114 East James Street, Mount Olive, NC 28365. You have a right to be present or be represented by counsel at this hearing. Should the Inspector determine that your property is in a condition that constitutes a fire or safety hazard or renders it dangerous to life, health or other property, the Inspector may enter an order directing the owner to remedy the defective conditions by repairing, closing, vacating or demolishing the building. Failure to comply with the Inspector’s Order may result in the owner being charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor or the Town removing or demolishing the house/structure. The cost of demolition will become a lien against your property.

DATED: OCT. 11, 2026

JUSTIN HILL, INSPECTOR/CEO

W. CARROLL TURNEY, CITY ATTORNEY

Published October 18, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF CECILLE IONA BEST,
A.K.A. CECILLE KORNEGAY BEST

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Cecille Iona Best, a.k.a. Cecille Kornegay Best, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 18^th day of January, 2027, 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 18^th day of October, 2026.

Michael Best,

Executor of the Estate of
Cecille Iona Best,
a.k.a. Cecille Kornegay Best

1468 Kelly Springs Road

Mount Olive, NC

28365

Published October 18, 2026, October 25, 2026, November 1, 2026, and November 8, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF PATRICIA S. BEST,
A.K.A. PATRICIA ANN BEST

All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Patricia S. Best, a.k.a. Patricia Ann Best, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 18^th day of January, 2027, 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 18^th day of October, 2026.

Holly B. Sutton,

Executor of the Estate of
Patricia S. Best,
a.k.a. Patricia Ann Best

100 Breezewood Drive

Goldsboro, NC

27534

Published October 18, 2026, October 25, 2026, November 1, 2026, and November 8, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE

FARM LEASE OF COUNTY PROPERTY

The County of Wayne intends to award farm leases on several County-owned properties for a period for a period of three years pursuant to the following terms:

240 Airport Road, Pikeville; Farm 6686, Tract 7969

Lessee: Daw Produce

Annual Lease Amount: $1,457.50

912 Mt Carmel Church Road, Pikeville; Farm 10502, Tracts 9004, 9006, 8392; Farm 13411, Tract 9058

Lessee: Daw Produce

Annual Lease Amount: $21,886.35

Old Mt. Olive Hwy, Goldsboro; Farm 11607, Tract 1876

Lessee: Scott Farms

Annual Lease Amount: $12,390.68

Northern Landfill, Hinnant Road, Goldsboro; Farm 389, Tract 3262

Lessee: Jared Barefoot

Annual Lease: $16,341.05

S. US 117 Alternate Hwy, Mt. Olive; Farm 11955, Tract 2497

Lessee: Scott Farms

Annual Lease Amount: $9,019.30

Patetown Road, Goldsboro; Goldsboro Business Campus Phase 2; Farm 8818, Tracts 1448, 7678

Lessee: Jared Barefoot

Annual Lease Amount: $12,752.50

All persons interested in this lease are invited to attend the meeting of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners to be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 9:00 A.M. in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Wayne County Courthouse Annex, 224 E. Walnut St., Goldsboro, NC. At that time, the board intends to authorize the lease of the property described above.

Mandy Trujillo

Procurement Specialist, Wayne County

Published October 16, 2026

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

FOR THE GOLDSBORO URBAN AREA METROPOLITAN

PLANNING ORGANIZATION — PRIORITIZATION 8 DIVISION PROJECTS

Notice is hereby given that the Draft Prioritization 8 (P.8) Division Projects List of the Goldsboro Metropolitan Planning Organization has been released for a 30-day public comment period.

Prioritization 8 (P.8) refers to the prioritization process that guides the development of the 2028-2037 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the main vehicle for transportation improvement funding in the state as set by the State Transportation Investments (STI) Law. This process began in the Summer of 2025.

The goal of the Goldsboro MPO is to ensure a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive approach for transportation planning for the metropolitan area, both short and long-range.

The Draft Prioritization 8 (P.8) Division Project List can be viewed at its entirety on the City’s website:

https://www.goldsboronc.gov/api/DocumentLibrary/c1d966d3-eaa0-4b74-b38a-d80f21ecbbe1/versions/1/preview

Hard copies are also available for review. Please contact Roy Publico, Senior Planner in the City of Goldsboro Planning Department with any questions. Any comments you may have can be directed to Roy Publico at cpublico@goldsboronc.gov or 919-580-4388. The public comment period will close on November 13, 2026.

Roy Publico

Senior Planner

Published October 18, 2026

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY

TO THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

Notice is hereby given that, in compliance with Section 160A-31 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, there will be a public hearing before the City Council of the City of Goldsboro, North Carolina, at its regular meeting in the Council Chambers, City Hall on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 5:30 p. m. relative to the annexations of the real contiguous property hereinafter described to the City of Goldsboro. The City Clerk certified the Sufficiency of all petitions on October 8, 2026.

At this public hearing, all persons owning property in the areas proposed to be annexed who allege error in the Petition for Annexation filed in this matter, as well as residents of the City of Goldsboro who question the necessity for annexation, will be given an opportunity to be heard along with the proponents of such annexation. The description of the areas proposed to be annexed is as follows:

SOUTHEAST INVESTORS GROUP, LLC:

(Annexation of 7.7-acre tract of Parcel No 3529-23-5463)

“Commencing at a point in the westerly right-of-way line of Thoroughfare Road (S.R. 1712 –60’ public right-of-way). Said point being in a northerly line of a parcel in the name of Stephanie Kenion described in deed recorded in Deed Book 3855 at Page 642 in the Wayne County Registry and being the POINT OF BEGINNING;

Thence, from said point of beginning with said northerly line, South 63 degrees 29 minutes 21 seconds West for a distance of 200.00 feet to a point. Thence, South 26 degrees 30 minutes 39 seconds East for a distance of 162.04 feet to a point in the westerly line of a parcel in the name of Peter Stewart described in a deed recorded in Deed Book 2921 at Page 718 in the Wayne County Registry. Thence, with said Stewart line and beyond, South 34 degrees 53 minutes 27 seconds West for a distance of 520.13 feet to a point. Thence, a new line, North 54 degrees 57 minutes 19 seconds West for a distance of 363.41 feet to a point. Thence, North 35 degrees 02 minutes 41 seconds East for a distance of 309.26 feet to a point in a southerly line of a parcel in the name of Tiffany Garden, LLC. Described in a deed recorded in Deed Book 3665 at Page 786 in the Wayne County Registry. Thence, with the line of said Tiffany Garden, North 35 degrees 02 minutes 41 seconds East for a distance of 358.29 feet to a point. Thence, North 21 degrees 34 minutes 06 seconds West for a distance of 327.10 feet to a point in a southerly line of a parcel in the name of Cynthia Kelly described in a deed recorded in Deed Book 2312 at Page 165 in the Wayne County Registry. Thence, with said Kelly lines, South 86 degrees 04 minutes 03 seconds East for a distance of 148.60 feet to a point. Thence, North 62 degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds East for a distance of 122.81 feet to a point in the westerly right-of-way line of aforesaid Thoroughfare Road. Said point being on a curve to the left having a radius of 930.00 feet. Thence, along said curve to a point whose chord bears, South 12 degrees 51 minutes 35 seconds East for a chord distance of 38.91 feet from the preceding point. Said point being on a curve to the left having a radius of 1180.00 feet. Thence, along said curve to a point whose chord bears, South 20 degrees 13 minutes 59 seconds East for a chord distance of 253.85 feet from the preceding point. Thence, South 26 degrees 42 minutes 46 seconds East a distance of 189.97 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING;

Containing 7.70 acres (335,531 square feet) and being a portion of that property described in Deed Book 1800 at Page 184 in the Wayne County Registry.”

HARRY & MOLLIE, LLC AND SOUTHEAST INVESTORS GROUP, LLC:

(Annexation of 336.732 -acre tract of Parcel Nos 3519905459 & 3528377810)

“BEGINNING at an iron rod found on the Eastern right of way of U. S. Highway No. 70, and on the Eastern right of way of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1759 (McLain Street), said beginning point being the most Northwestern corner of the property of NS Retail Holdings LLC as shown by deed recorded in Deed Book 3854, Page 419 in the Wayne County Registry, and said beginning point being located N. 12° 27’ 09” W. 2,030.78 feet from an NC Geodetic Monument entitled “Sutton”, having N. C. Grid Coordinates: N = 585,965.28; E = 2,320, 525.91 “NAD 83”; thence with the Eastern right of way of U. S. Highway No. 70 and N. C. Secondary Road No. 1759 (McLain Street), N. 13° 07’ 40” W. 322.42 feet to a concrete right of way monument; thence with said right of ways, N. 14° 14’ 49” W. 239.53 feet to a concrete right of way monument; thence with said right of ways, N. 14° 20’ 32” W. 134.60 feet to an iron stake found; thence continuing with said right of ways, N. 14° 20’ 32” W. 104.97 feet to a concrete right of way marker found; thence with said right of ways, N. 13° 04’ 43” W. 95.04 feet to an iron rod found; thence leaving the Eastern right of way of U. S. Highway No. 70 and the right of way of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1759 (McLain Street), N. 70° 31’ 22” E. 830.24 feet to an iron rod found; thence N. 14° 35’ 43” W. 195.19 feet to an iron stake found; thence N. 75° 24’ 17” E. 60.00 feet to an iron rod found; thence N. 14° 35’ 43” W. 336.04 feet to a point in the center of a ditch; thence with the center of the ditch, the following bearings and distances: N. 66° 10’ 01” E. 45.68 feet, N. 65° 29’ 13” E. 191.66 feet, N. 65° 44’ 09” E. 193.70 feet, N. 65° 23’ 03” E. 187.98 feet, N. 65° 19’ 33” E. 232.85 feet, N. 63° 56’ 28” E. 123.75 feet to an iron pipe found in the center of the ditch; thence leaving the ditch, S. 25° 29’ 54” E. 905.09 feet to an iron pipe found in the centerline of a 70-feet wide Carolina Power & Light Company Easement; thence with the center of the Easement, N. 73° 00’ 07” E. 640.00 feet to an iron pipe found on the Western right of way of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1895 (Gateway Drive); thence continuing N. 73° 00’ 07” E. 51.00 feet to a point in the center of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1895 (Gateway Drive); thence continuing N. 73° 00’ 07” E. 51.00 feet to an iron pipe found on the Eastern right of way of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1895 (Gateway Drive); thence continuing and with the centerline of the Easement, N. 73° 00’ 07” E. 1,023.72 feet to an iron stake found; thence S. 36° 45’ 30” E. 1,579.34 feet to an iron stake found; thence N. 38 13’ 34” E. 263.92 feet to an iron stake found in a stump; thence S. 80° 55’ 44” E. 1,610.17 feet to an iron stake found on the Western right of way of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1712 (Thoroughfare Road); thence continuing S. 80° 55’ 44” E. 36.61 feet to a PK nail in said road center; thence continuing S. 80° 55’ 44” E. 93.22 feet to an iron stake found; thence S. 38° 20’ 23” W. 86.21 feet to a PK nail in the centerline of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1712 (Thoroughfare Road); thence continuing S. 38° 20’ 23” W. 40.13 feet to an iron stake found on the Western right of way of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1712 (Thoroughfare Road); thence leaving said road right of way, S. 38° 20’ 23” W. 3,688.46 feet to a T-iron found; thence N. 54° 55’ 52” W. 1639.84 feet to an iron stake found; thence continuing N. 54° 55’ 52” W. 412.50 feet to an iron stake found; thence continuing N. 54° 55’ 52” W. 433.10 feet to an iron stake found; thence continuing N. 54° 55’ 52” W. 344.00 feet to an iron stake found on the bank of a ditch; thence continuing N. 54° 55’ 52” W. 13.42 feet to a point in said ditch center; thence with the center of the ditch, N. 39° 07’ 21” W. 452.84 feet to a point within a ditch intersection; thence N. 70° 10’ 37” W. 285.04 feet to an iron stake found; thence continuing N. 70° 10’ 37” W. 243.38 feet to an iron stake found; thence continuing N. 70° 10’ 37” W. 264.38 feet to an iron rod set in the root of an existing tree, the most Southeastern corner of the property of NS Retail Holdings LLC; thence with the line of the property of NS Retail Holdings LLC, N. 13° 48’ 32” W. 45.24 feet to an iron rod found; thence continuing N. 13° 48’ 32” W. 175.41 feet to an iron stake found on the bank of a ditch; thence continuing N. 13° 48’ 32” W. 194.59 feet to an iron rod found, the most Northeastern corner of the property of NS Retail Holdings LLC; thence S. 75° 47’ 51” W. 475.70 feet to an iron rod found on the Eastern right of way of U. S. Highway No. 70 and N. C. Secondary Road No. 1759 (McLain Street), the most Northwestern corner of the property of NS Retail Holdings LLC as shown by deed recorded in Deed Book 3854, Page 419 in the Wayne County Registry, the point of beginning containing 336.733 Acres more or less including the right of way of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1712 (Thoroughfare Road)or 336.608 Acres more or less excluding the right of way of N. C. Secondary Road No. 1712 (Thoroughfare Road).”

All interested persons are invited to attend this public hearing and to be heard. If you plan to attend and require a sign language interpreter, please contact the City Manager’s office at City Hall at least four (4) days prior to the meeting.

Published October 18, 2026

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING —
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

PLANNING DIVISION

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the Cityof Goldsboro will conduct a public hearing during thecourse of their open meeting which starts at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, November 2, 2026, in the City Hall CouncilChambers located at 214 North Center Street toconsider the following requests.

RZ-03-26 Southeast Investors Group LLC: The applicant requests to rezone a portion of the parcel from the Wayne County Light Industrial Zoning District to the Industrial and Business Park (IBP-1) Zoning District. The property considered for zoning reclassification is located between McLain Street and Thoroughfare Road, South of Ivey Drive and the Park East Industrial Park. The property is further identified as Wayne Co. Pin#: 3528-37-7810.

CZ-03-26 Brock Works LLC: The applicant requests to rezone from the Residential-16 Zoning District to the Highway Business Conditional Zoning (HBCZ) District to construct a mini-storage facility within the corporate limits of Goldsboro. The property considered for zoning reclassification is located on the South side of Tommy’s Rd. between Highway 111N and Wayne Memorial Dr. The property is further identified as Wayne Co. Pin#: 3611-10-9018.

CZ-04-26 Generation Village: The applicant requests to rezone from the Office & Institutional-1 (O&I-1) Zoning District to the Residential-6 Conditional Zoning District to construct two (2) 4-story apartment buildings. The buildings will consist of 1-2 Bedroom apartments, for a total of 155 units within the corporate limits of Goldsboro. The property considered for zoning reclassification is located on the west side of Summit Road between Ridgecrest Drive and North Oak Forest Road. The property is further identified as Wayne Co. Pin#: 3519-73-1080.

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 October 18, 2026, and October 25, 2026

NOTICE OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONER

PUBLIC HEARING — TUESDAY OCTOBER 20^TH
@ 6:00PM, PIKEVILLE TOWN HALL

The Pikeville Board of Commissioners have called a Public Hearing for the purpose of the proposed satellite annexation of the property at the end Booker Street owned by Capital Properties (PIN 3603057199) and the adoption of the Land Use Plan.

The board is expected to vote following the hearing.

Public welcome to attend and speak on both or either subject if desired.

Published October 18, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS

OF JOANN EASON MARRINER

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of JoAnn Eason Marriner, 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 18, 2027, 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 18th day of October, 2026.

Ashley Brent Marriner, Executor

of the Estate of JoAnn Eason Marriner

c/o Caroline Taylor Phillips, Attorney at Law

Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P.

P. 0. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616

Published October 18, 2026, October 25, 2026,
November 1, 2026, and November 8, 2026