Legal & Public Notices

File #: 2025207 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: 1901703 Year of Issuance: 2019 Description of Property: UPDATED FOR 2025 AVALON BEACH 1/2 INT POR OF LOT 24 BLK 570 AS DES IN OR 672 PG 62 & IN OR 2020 PG 1881 & IN OR 3931 PG 1123 Parcel ID: 40-1N-28-0090-57000-0241 Name in which Assessed: FRANK E PERICOLA JR TRUST, PAULA DIANE PERICOLA 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. ML4222

File #: 2025206
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:
1901698
Year of Issuance:
2019
Description of Property:
AVALON BEACH LOT 1 BLK 570
Parcel ID:
40-1N-28-0090-57000-0010
Name in which Assessed:
THELMA I FREIBERG WHEELER EST
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.
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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

File #: 2025204 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: 1901545 Year of Issuance: 2019 Description of Property: AVALON BEACH LTS 1 & 2 BLK 446 Parcel ID: 40-1N-28-0090-44600-0010 Name in which Assessed: H J THANOS 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. ML4219

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}
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