Sunrise Ridge Drive

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF STEPHENS Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Commercial Real Estate Deed to Secure Debt from Wesley Dale Bishop (the Grantor) to AgGeorgia Farm Credit, ACA, for itself and as agent/nominee (the Lender) dated July 27, 2023, a copy of which is of record in Deed Book 1338, Pages 156-163, Clerk's Office, Stephens County Superior Court (the Security Deed), said Security Deed having been given to secure that certain promissory note of even date therewith executed by Grantor in favor of Lender in the original principal amount of Ninety-Nine Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($99,000.00), together with interest thereon as set forth therein and together with any and all amendments, modifications, renewals, extensions, reamortizations, or substitutions thereof and all other indebtedness and obligations of Grantor to Lender (collectively, the Note), there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Stephens County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday of September, 2025, to-wit: September 2, 2025, the following described real property (the Property), together with all trees, timber, shrubbery, fixtures and improvements located thereon and all rights, members and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and otherwise as may be set forth in the Security Deed: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 440th G.M.D. of Stephens County Georgia, being shown and designated as Tract 4, containing 32.31 acres, more or less, as more fully shown on a plat of survey prepared for Mountain Holdings, LLC by Bartlett & Cash Land Surveyors, Inc., G.R.L.S., under date of April 19, 2023 recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Cort of Stephens County, Georgia, in Plat Book 21, Page 179, to which said plat and the record thereof, reference is hereby made for a more complete description. Also conveyed are rights of ingress and egress over and across Sunrise Ridge Drive as shown more fully of the above-described plat of survey. LESS AND EXCEPT, all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 440th G.M.D. of Stephens County, Georgia, containing 6.57 acres, more or less, as more fully shown on a plat of survey prepared for Heath Martin and Stephanie Martin by Russell Cheek, G.R.L.S. #3058, under date of December 26, 2023 recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Stephens County, Georgia, in Plat Book 21, Page 288 to which said plat and the record thereof, reference is hereby made for a more complete description. Also conveyed are rights of ingress and egress over and across Sunrise Ridge Drive as shown more fully on the above-described plat of survey. This is the same property described in that certain Limited Warranty Deed from Wesley Dale Bishop to Heath Martin and Stephanie Martin dated January 10, 2024, a copy of which is recorded in Deed Book 1354, page 279, Clerk's Office, Stephens County Superior Court. The debt secured by the Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, the failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, including attorney's fees. The Property will be sold as the property of Wesley Dale Bishop, subject to all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the Property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon the Property; special assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon the Property; and all matters of record superior to said Security Deed. This sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (2) the provisions of O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1 which permits the rescission of judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State of Georgia in limited circumstances, and (3) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loans with the holder of the Security Deed. Notice has been given of intention to collect attorney's fees in accordance with the terms of the Note secured by said Security Deed. Notice has also been given, in writing and by certified mail, return receipt requested, to Grantor, of 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 Security Deed and the Note thereby secured in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2(a). To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the Property is Wesley Dale Bishop, or tenant or tenants, and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and the expenses of said sale. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. AgGeorgia Farm Credit, ACA, as Attorney-in-Fact for Wesley Dale Bishop Jonathan D. Moore, Esq. Martin Snow, LLP 240 Third Street P.O. Box 1606 Macon, Georgia 31202-1606 (478) 749-1700 File No: A0178.69156 gpn11 tr875271