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C26-045 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER IN DEED TO SECURE DEBT GEORGIA, BLECKLEY COUNTY. By virtue of the power of sale contained in the DEED TO SECURE DEBT given by JIMMY LEE BLACKSHEAR to STATE BANK OF COCHRAN dated September 10, 1999, and recorded in Deed Book 195, Pages 159-160, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Bleckley County, Ga., and on an Affidavit to Extend Deed to Secure Debt dated March 22, 2019, and recorded in Deed Book 430, pages 299-301, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Bleckley County, Georgia conveying the below-described property, to secure that certain Promissory Note given by Jimmy Lee Blackshear to State Bank of Cochran in the original principal amount of $17,873.59 with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder before the Courthouse Door at Bleckley County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in June, 2026, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being one and one-fourth acres of land, more or less, lying and being in the City of Cochran, Bleckley County, Georgia, lying on the northeast side of Fifth Street, in said City of Cochran, and being bounded now or formerly as follows: northwest by a fence that divided above lands and land of W.C. Stocks and E. Cook; northeast by a fence that divides above lands and lands of Mrs. Minnie Taylor; southeast by lands of E. Cook and Fred Cross; southwest by lands of Fred Cross and Fifth Street; and being the lands conveyed by W.C. Stocks to Frank Pitts by warranty deed dated November 24, 1950, and recorded in Deed Book D-20, page 592, of the Bleckley County Deed Records. THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT: 104 FIFTH STREET. COCHRAN, GEORGIA 31014 To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the person or persons who may be in the possession of such property is Jimmy Lee Blackshear. The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt and an Affidavit to Extend Deed to Secure Debt and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to make payments in accordance with the terms of said Promissory Note. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, and all expenses of sale, including attorney's fees. Said property will be sold subject to all outstanding ad valorem taxes and/or assessments and/or restrictions and/or zoning ordinances and/or covenants; matters that may be disclosed by an accurate survey and/or inspection of the property; and matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt. Notice has been given of intention to collect attorney's fees in accordance with the terms of the Promissory Note secured by the property. Additionally, this sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U. S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed to Secure Debt. THIS LAW FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The name, address, and telephone number of the individual or entity who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the Deed to Secure Debt is Mr. Jackie Bowen, Divisional CEO, State Bank of Cochran, 112 East Beech Street, Cochran, Georgia, 31014 Ph. No. 478-934-4501. State Bank of Cochran Attorney-in-Fact for Jimmy Lee Blackshear Edward B. Claxton III Attorney at Law P. O. Box 16459 Dublin, Georgia 31040 478-272-9965 ebcatty@bellsouth.net May 7, 14, 2, 28, 2026