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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. : 26000045CAMXAX NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC PLAINTIFF, VS. UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF JIMMY PENCE AND SHIRLEY A. PENCE A/K/A SHIRLEY PENCE A/K/A SHIRLEY ANN PENCE, ET AL. , DEFENDANT(S). NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Unknown Heirs, Beneficiaries, Devisees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees and all others who may claim an interest in the Estate of Jimmy Pence Last Known Address: 6457 Colonial Drive, Milton, FL 32570 Current Residence: UNKNOWN TO: Unknown Spouse of Shirley A. Pence A/K/A Shirley Pence A/K/A Shirley Ann Pence Last Known Address: 6457 Colonial Drive, Milton, FL 32570 Current Residence: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: LOT 37, BLOCK 1, GEORGETOWN ESTATES, BEING A PORTION OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK C AT PAGE 81 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it, on MILLER, GEORGE & SUGGS, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 600 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Suite 600, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441, on or before, within or before a date at least thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in the Santa Rosa Press Gazette, 7502 Harvest Village Ct Suite M, Navarre, FL 32566 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint 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. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 8th day of April, 2026. JASON D. ENGLISH, ESQ. As Clerk of Court By: /s/ Beverly Dowler As Deputy Clerk Publish: Santa Rosa Press Gazette, 7502 Harvest Village Ct Suite M, Navarre, FL 32566 ML4484

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO. : 2026 CP 000179 IN RE: ESTATE OF AMALIA P. LEONARD, a/k/a Amelia Paniello Leonard Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: The administration of the Estate of AMALIA P. LEONARD, also known as Amelia Paniello Leonard, deceased, Case Number 2026 CP 000179, whose date of death was November 9, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd. , Milton, FL 32583. The name and address of the personal representative and that 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 THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE 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 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 sections 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The date of first publication of this Notice is April 16, 2026. Attorney for Personal Representative; WILLIAM V. LINNE William V. Linne, Attorney at Law, PLLC P. O. Box 12347 Pensacola, FL 32591-2347 (850) 433-2224 Florida Bar No. 153430 E-Mail Address: blinne@linnelaw.com Personal Representative: Roseanne L. Madril 4904 Broadleaf Drive Pace, FL 32571 ML4482

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE No. : 25000874CAMXAX DAREL W. WHITE, Plaintiff, vs. PARADISE AT BLACKWATER, LLC, DOUGLAS JEFFREY DAVIS, deceased and all others claiming by, through and under DOUGLAS JEFFREY DAVIS, deceased, GINA EDWARD DAVIS, GRACE DAVIS HILL A/K/A GRACE ELIZABETH DAVIS HILL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST ESTABLISHED UNDER ITEM FOUR OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROLLIN D. DAVIS, JR. DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2002, CHESTER GRIFFIN DAVIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST ESTABLISHED UNDER ITEM FOUR OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROLLIN D. DAVIS, JR. DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2002, WILLIAM G. DAVIS, deceased and all others claiming by, through and under WILLIAM G. DAVIS, deceased, SUSAN COX DAVIS, LEE ANN ROBERTSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BEVERLY DAVIS BRASHAW, THE ESTATE OF BEVERLY DAVIS BRASHAW, deceased and all others claiming by, through and under THE ESTATE OF BEVERLY DAVIS BRASHAW, deceased, THE ESTATE OF ROLLIN D. DAVIS, JR. , deceased and all others claiming by, through and under THE ESTATE OF ROLLIN D. DAVIS, JR. , deceased and CASEY ELLESSE LANGDON LEE, Defendant, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE No. : 25000874CAMXAX SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION TO: DOUGLAS JEFFREY DAVIS, deceased and all others claiming by, through and under DOUGLAS JEFFREY DAVIS, deceased, WILLIAM G. DAVIS, deceased and all others claiming by, through and under WILLIAM G. DAVIS, deceased, THE ESTATE OF BEVERLY DAVIS BRASHAW, deceased and all others claiming by, through and under THE ESTATE OF BEVERLY DAVIS BRASHAW, deceased and THE ESTATE OF ROLLIN D. DAVIS, JR. , deceased and all others claiming by, through and under THE ESTATE OF ROLLIN D. DAVIS, JR. , deceased YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet the title on the following real properties in Santa Rosa County, Florida: PARCEL 2: A/K/A 31-3N-28-0000-00100-0000 PARCEL 1: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE NORTH 03°14'28" EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31 A DISTANCE OF 987.02 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH A WESTERLY PROJECTION OF THE MONUMENTED NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODRIDGE ACRES, BY J. W. COOK, REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR #458, DATED 8/6/76, DRAWING FILE NO. B10592, THENCE DEPARTING SAID WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31 GO SOUTH 88°19'23" EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY PROJECTION OF THE MONUMENTED NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODRIDGE ACRES AND THE MONUMENTED NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODRIDGE ACRES A DISTANCE OF 1312.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 88°19'23" EAST A DISTANCE OF 50.01 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID MONUMENTED NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODRIDGE ACRES GO SOUTH 02°49'30" WEST A DISTANCE OF 305.06 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF POND CREEK ROAD (50'R/W); THENCE RUN NORTH 88°19'23" WEST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 50.01 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID POND CREEK ROAD (50' R/W); THENCE SOUTH 02°49'30" WEST ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID POND CREEK ROAD A DISTANCE OF 55.16 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88°19'23" WEST A DISTANCE OF 260.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 02°49'30" EAST A DISTANCE OF 130.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88°19'23" EAST A DISTANCE OF 260.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 02°49'30" EAST A DISTANCE OF 230.24 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Parcel 2: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE NORTH 03°14'28" EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31 A DISTANCE OF 987.02 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH A WESTERLY PROJECTION OF THE MONUMENTED NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODRIDGE ACRES, BY J. W. COOK, REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR #458, DATED 8/6/76, DRAWING FILE NO. B10592, THENCE DEPARTING SAID WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31 GO SOUTH 88°19'23" EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY PROJECTION OF THE MONUMENTED NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODRIDGE ACRES AND THE MONUMENTED NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODRIDGE ACRES A DISTANCE OF 2497.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE DEPARTING SAID MONUMENTED NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODRIDGE ACRES GO NORTH 00°26'32" WEST A DISTANCE OF 70.29 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88°20'40" WEST A DISTANCE OF 103.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°27'40" WEST A DISTANCE OF 248.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88°20'40" EAST A DISTANCE OF 176.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°27'40" EAST A DISTANCE OF 248.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88°20'40" WEST A DISTANCE OF 52.97 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°26'23" EAST A DISTANCE OF 375.51 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF POND CREEK ROAD (50' R/W); THENCE NORTH 88°19'23" WEST ALONG THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF POND CREEK ROAD A DISTANCE OF 20.01 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF POND CREEK ROAD GO NORTH 00°26'32" WEST A DISTANCE OF 305.21 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on J. D. Manzo, of Manzo & Associates, P. A. , Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 4767 New Broad Street, Orlando, FL 32814, telephone number (407) 514-2692, on or before 30 days after the first date of publication, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or petition. DATED this 30 day of March 2026. Clerk of the Circuit Court By: /s/ Brenda Lambrisky As Deputy Clerk ML4457

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TO ADOPT REVISIONS TO
SANTA ROSA DISTRICT SCHOOLS

Adoption of Instructional Materials for World Languages

Pursuant to Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, the Santa Rosa County School Board will hold a public hearing to consider input from parents and community members regarding the instructional materials selected for the identified adoption. The purpose of this hearing is to give parents and community members the opportunity to contribute their input to the selection of instructional materials in the current adoption cycle in accordance with the legislative and State Board of Education Regulations. The public hearing is scheduled for May 7, 2026, 5:30 p.m. at 6086 Canal Street, Milton, Florida.
Copies of the proposed instructional materials will be available for study and examination at the office of the Superintendent of Schools, Douglas A. Dillon Administrative Center 6032 Highway 90, Milton, Florida from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, from Monday, April 6, 2026 through Thursday May 7, 2026.

Dr. Karen R. Barber
Superintendent of Schools

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TO ADOPT REVISIONS TO
SANTA ROSA DISTRICT SCHOOLS

Adoption of Instructional Materials for Music

Pursuant to Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, the Santa Rosa County School Board will hold a public hearing to consider input from parents and community members regarding the instructional materials selected for the identified adoption. The purpose of this hearing is to give parents and community members the opportunity to contribute their input to the selection of instructional materials in the current adoption cycle in accordance with the legislative and State Board of Education Regulations. The public hearing is scheduled for May 7, 2026, 5:30 p.m. at 6086 Canal Street, Milton, Florida.
Copies of the proposed instructional materials will be available for study and examination at the office of the Superintendent of Schools, Douglas A. Dillon Administrative Center 6032 Highway 90, Milton, Florida from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, from Monday, April 6, 2026 through Thursday May 7, 2026.
Dr. Karen R. Barber
Superintendent of Schools

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