Legals 2-12-25

Posted on February 11, 2025

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2025-06-CP
Division Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
OSCAR MORRIS HOWARD, III
A/K/A OSCAR M. HOWARD, III
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Oscar Morris Howard, III a/k/a Oscar M. Howard, III, deceased, whose date of death was November 23, 2024, is pending in the Circuit Court for Taylor County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is PO Box 620, Perry, Florida 32348. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedent’s death by the decedent or the decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is February 5, 2025.
Attorney for Personal Representative:
/s/ John J. Kendron
John J. Kendron
Florida Bar Number: 306850
Robinson, Kennon & Kendron, PA
582 W Duval Street
PO Box 1178
Lake City, Florida 32056
Telephone: (386) 755-1334
Fax: (386) 755-1336
E-Mail: jjk@rkkattorneys.com
Secondary E-Mail: mad@rkkattorneys.com
Personal Representative:
/s/Rebecca B. Weekly
Rebecca B. Weekly a/k/a Becky Weekly
8320 Beach Road
Perry, Florida 32348

NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE
BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ordinance, which title hereinafter appears, will be considered for enactment by the Board of County Commissioners of Taylor County, Florida, at a public hearing on February 18, 2025, at 6:10 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, Administrative Complex located at 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida. Copies of the amendment and the ordinance adopting the amendment are available for public inspection at the Building and Planning Department, Administrative Complex, located at 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida, during regular business hours. On the date, time and place first above mentioned, all interested persons may appear and be heard with respect to the ordinance. The title of said ordinance reads, as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP OF THE TAYLOR COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT OF MORE THAN 50 ACRES OF LAND, PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION, CPA 24-01, BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF SAID ACREAGE, UNDER THE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN SECTIONS 163.3161 THROUGH 163.3248, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR CHANGING THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL/RURAL RESIDENTIAL (LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1 DWELLING UNIT PER 5 ACRES) TO INDUSTRIAL OF CERTAIN LANDS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
At the aforementioned public hearing, all interested persons may appear and be heard with respect to the amendment and the ordinance adopting the amendment on the date, time and place as referenced above.
All persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the above referenced public hearings, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Persons with disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact the Marsha Durden, Assistant County Administrator, at least 48 hours prior to the public hearing via telephone at 850.838.3500 Extension 7. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 800.955.8770 (voice) or 800.955.8771 (TTY).

INVITATION TO BID
The Taylor County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting sealed proposals for construction of the 1st Avenue South Sidewalk (LAP) Project. FDOT pre-qualified contractors in “Sidewalk” construction, desiring to provide the required services, must submit five (5) packages in a sealed envelope or similar package marked “Sealed Proposal for 1st Avenue South Sidewalk (LAP) Project” to the Clerk of Court, 1st Floor Courthouse, 108 North Jefferson Street, Suite 102, Perry, Florida 32347, to arrive no later than 4:00 P.M., local time, on March 14, 2025. All Proposals MUST have the respondent’s name and mailing address clearly shown on the outside of the envelope or package when submitted. Proposals will be opened and respondents announced at 6:00 P.M. local time, or as soon thereafter as practical, on March 18, 2025, in the Taylor County Administrative Complex, 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347.
RFP information MUST be obtained on-line from the following County Web Site address: https://www.taylorcountygov.com/government/county_bids/index.php
Note that a Pre-Bid Conference will not be held for this project. See Instructions to Bidders, Article 5 for information concerning requests for additional information or clarification.
The County reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any or all Bids, to cancel or withdraw this solicitation at any time and waive any irregularities in the Bid process. The County, in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to waive any minor defects in the process and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. No faxed Proposals will be accepted.
Additional Information may be obtained from: Taylor County Engineering Department, 201 East Green Street, Perry, FL 32347 850-838-3500
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Taylor County, Florida.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2024 CA 000600
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS- THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-W2, Plaintiff:
CHRISTINA L. GANT A/K/A CHRISTINE GANT; UNKNOWN TENANT #1 N/K/A/ VAL COOK; UNKNOWN TENANT #2 DEXTER DAVIS; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment. Final Judgment was awarded on February 6, 2025 in Civil Case No. 2024 CA 000600, of the Circuit Court of the THIRD Judicial Circuit in and for Taylor County, Florida, wherein, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-W2 is the Plaintiff, and CHRISTINA L. GANT N/K/A CHRISTINE GANT; UNKNOWN TENANT #1 N/K/A VAL COOK; UNKNOWN TENANT #2 N/K/A DEXTER DAVIS; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS are Defendants.
The Clerk of the Court, Gary Knowles will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the East steps, l08 North Jefferson Street, Perry, FL 32347 on March 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:
LOT SEVEN (7) OF BLOCK 58 OF WEST BROOKLYN SUBDIVISION OF THE TO\VN OF PERRY, FLORIDA, A PLAT OF WHICH IS OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on February 7, 2025.
Clerk of the Court
Gary Knowles
Kathryn Lago
Deputy Clerk
ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP
Attorney for Plaintiff
5300 West Atlantic Avenue,
Suite 303
Delray Beach, FL 33484 Telephone: 561-392-6391
Facsimile: 561-392-6965
Primary E-Mail: ServiceMail@
aldridgepite.com
IMPORTANT
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who requires accommodations in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Carrina Cooper, Court Administration, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, FL 32055; Phone: 386.758.163.
Contact Court Administration at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before
the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing impaired can 711.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 62-2024-CA-000786CAAXMX
RUSSELL PHILLIPS, Plaintiff, vs.
BHAM BUYERS, LLC, a Foreign Entity and JONATHAN MASSON, Defendants
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: Jonathan Masson, Defendant, and to all parties claiming interest by, through, under or against Defendant, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that you have been designated as defendant in a legal proceeding filed against you for slander of title. The action involves real property in Taylor County, Florida, more fully described as follows:
The action was instituted in the Third Judicial Circuit Court, Taylor County, Florida, and is styled RUSSELL PHILLIPS vs. BHAM BUYERS, LLC, a Corporation and JONATHAN MASSON.
You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the action on John A. Grant, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 2121-C Killarney Way, Tallahassee, FL 32309, on or before February 27, 2025, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on John A. Grant or immediately after service; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.
The Court has authority in this suit to enter a judgment or decree in the Plaintiff’s interest which will be binding upon you.
DATED: February 7, 2025.
Gary Knowles
Clerk of the Third Circuit Court
Taylor County, Florida
By Kathryn Lago
Deputy Clerk