Legal & Public Notices

File #: 2025205 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT MHF RETIREMENT TRUST, holder of the following Tax Sale Certificate has filed said Tax Certificate for the Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of Issuance, the Description of the property, and Name(s) in which it is assessed is as follows: Certificate Number: 1901607 Year of Issuance: 2019 Description of Property: AVALON BEACH LTS 1 & 2 BLK 471 Parcel ID: 40-1N-28-0090-47100-0010 Name in which Assessed: JAMES PAPAGEORGE ESTATE All of the above property is located in Santa Rosa County, In the state of Florida. Unless such certificate(s) shall be redeemed according to the law the property described in such certificate(s) will be sold to the highest bidder online at www.santarosa.realtaxdeed.com on the 02/02/2026 at 12:00 noon CT, by Jason D. English, ESQ, Santa Rosa County Clerk of Courts & Comptroller. ML4220

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF: Case No. : 2025 DR 1279
KENDALL ANN CAULEY
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF ADULT
TO: JAMES BRADLEY SHORES a/k/a BRADLEY SHORES
3687 Hazel Godwin Rd. Jay, Fl 32565
And
2292 Bud Diamond Rd. Jay, FL 32565
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption of Adult has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to Clay H. Whittaker, Esq. d/b/a Gulf Coast Adoptions, PLLC, as the Adoption Entity, and whose address is 30 S. Spring St. Pensacola, Florida 32502 (and phone number 850-999-7977), on or before January 26, 2026 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court at M. C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The Adult Daughter is identified as follows: Name: K. A. S. Date of Birth: September 2, 2005
Place of Birth: Escambia County, Florida
Hearing Date for Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Pending Adoption: Wednesday, February 04, 2026 @ 2:30 P. M. Judge Jennie Kinsey
Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. The Court’s primary phone number is 850-595-4400 and the Family Law Division phone number is 850-595-4331. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office. Dated: 12/11/25 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: /s/ Leslee Scruggs
{Deputy Clerk}
ML4215

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO: 2007SC090 ERIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC. ASSIGNEE OF METRIS Plaintiff vs. JOE L. BECK A/K/A JOE LAMAR BECK Defendant NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY given that pursuant to a Writ of Execution issued in the County Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida, on the 4th day of June, 2025, in the cause wherein Erin Capital Management, LLC. Assignee of Metris, Plaintiff, and Joe Lamar Beck Defendant, being case number 2007SC090, in said Court, I, Bob Johnson, as Sheriff of Santa Rosa County, Florida, have levied upon all the right, title and interest of the Defendant, Joe Lamar Beck, in and to the following described real property located in Santa Rosa County Florida, to wit: AN UNDIVIDED 1/2 INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA TO WIT: THE EAST 1/7 OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 27 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PCN: 30-4N-27-0000-00206-0000 LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY: VACANT COLDWATER HORSE TRAIL, MILTON, FL 32570 All bidders must have a Driver's License or Valid Florida ID with them and must register with the clerk at the location of sale prior to starting time of sale. I shall offer this property for sale at the east front door of the Santa Rosa Criminal Justice Facility, 5755 East Milton Rd, Milton, Florida, Santa Rosa County, Florida, at the hour of 10:00 a. m. , on the 3rd day of February, 2026, or as soon thereafter as possible. I will offer for sale all of the said Defendant's Joe Lamar Beck, right, title, and interest in the aforesaid real property, at public auction and will sell the same, subject to all taxes, prior liens, encumbrances and judgments, if any, to the highest and best bidder for CASH IN HAND. The proceeds to be applied as far as may be to the payment of costs and the satisfaction of the above-described execution. Dated this 8th day of December, 2025. Bob Johnson, As Sheriff of Santa Rosa County, Florida By: /s/ Ben Allen 886/87 Ben Allen, Deputy Sheriff In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding shall contact the Civil Department no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at (850) 981- 2164. Dates of Publication: Thursday 01-01-26 Thursday 0 1-08-26 Thursday 01-15-26 Thursday 01-22-26 ML4203

TOWN OF JAY
NOTICE OF
VOLUNTARY
ANNEXATION
The Town Council of the Town of Jay, Florida, at the
regular meeting on January 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., will
receive proposed Ordinance No. 26-01-01 for first
reading and said Ordinance will be presented to the
Town Council for second reading and adoption at the
regular meeting on February 2, 2026, in the Council
Chambers at Jay City Hall, 3695 Highway 4, Jay, Florida.
The Title of the Ordinance is as follows:
A NON-EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, PURSUANT
TO SECTION 171.044, FLORIDA STATUTES,
TO ANNEX PROPERTY CONTIGUOUS
TO THE TOWN OF JAY LOCATED AT 3550
HIGHWAY 4, 5307 EDEKER CIRCLE AND 4143
HIGHWAY 4, JAY, FLORIDA, BY VOLUNTARY
ANNEXATION INTO THE TOWN OF JAY AND
REDEFINE THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE
TOWN OF JAY TO INCLUDE SAID PROPERTY
The details of the proposed annexation ordinances,
including a complete copy of the proposed ordinance
and a complete legal description by metes and bounds
for the above referenced properties to be annexed by
these ordinances, are available for inspection at the
Clerk’s Office at the Jay City Hall, 3695 Highway 4,
Jay, Florida, during regular business hours.
Three different properties are proposed to be annexed
into the Town of Jay. Parcel 1 is a 1.9 acre lot located
at 3550 Highway 4, Jay, Florida 32565.
Parcel 2 is a 19.0 acre plot located at 4143 Highway 4,
Jay, Florida 32565. Part of this lot is already inside the
Town limits of the Town of Jay.
Parcel 3 is a 0.915 acre plot located at 5307 Edeker
Circle, Jay, Florida 32565. Part of this lot is already
inside the Town limits of the Town of Jay.
All interested parties may appear at these meetings and
be heard with respect to the proposed annexations. If
any person decides to appeal any decision made with
respect to any matter considered at these meetings or
public hearings, such person may need to insure that
a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which
record includes the testimony and any evidence upon
which the appeal is to be based.
Town of Jay, Florida
By: Donna Bullock
Town Clerk
ML4218

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA. CASE No. 23000606CAMXAX CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. JAMES M. SPARKS, ET AL. DEFENDANT(S). ______________________________________/ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 22, 2025 in the above action, the Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court will sell to the highest bidder for cash at Santa Rosa, Florida, on February 18, 2026, at 11:00 AM, at www.santarosa.realforeclose.com for the following described property: Commence at the Northwest corner of Section 16, Township 2 North, Range 26 West, Santa Rosa County, Florida; thence North 89 degrees 53 minutes 00 seconds East along the monumented North line of said Section a distance of 3800.00 feet to the Northwest corner of property described in Official Records Book 1810, Page 1431, as recorded in the public records of said county; thence continue North 89 degrees 53`00" East along the North line of said Section, also being the North line of said Official Records Book and Page, a distance of 198.01 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 89 degrees 53`00" East along said North line a distance of 271.77 feet to the Northeast corner of said Official Records Book and Page, thence depart said North line South 00 degrees 17`51" East along the East line of said Official Records Book and Page a distance of 515.48 feet; thence depart said East line South 89 degrees 53`00" West a distance of 271.77 feet; thence North 00 degrees 17`51" West a distance of 515.48 feet to the Point of Beginning. 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. The Court, in its discretion, may enlarge the time of the sale. Notice of the changed time of sale shall be published as provided herein. Tromberg, Miller, Morris & Partners, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff 600 West Hillsboro Boulevard Suite 600 Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 Telephone #: 561-338-4101 Fax #: 561-338-4077 Email: eservice@tmppllc.com By: /s/ Timothy J. Landers Timothy J. Landers FBN 127154 If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Santa Rosa County 4025 Avalon Blvd. Milton, FL 32583 Phone (850) 623-3159 Fax (850) 983-0602 ADA.SantaRosa@flcourts1.gov 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 or voice impaired, call 711. ML4246