2226 Allens Way

"JOANNA HALE PRIOR AND ESTATE OF MARK BEARDEN PRIOR NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF OCONEE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Security Deed, dated May 6, 2022, by Mark Bearden Prior and Joanna Hale Prior, recorded on May 10, 2022 in Deed Book 1696, Page 557, Official Records of Oconee County, Georgia (the “Security Deed”), and securing a Note given by Mark Bearden Prior and Joanna Hale Prior (collectively, the “Borrower”) to Keystone Bank, S.S.B., in the original principal amount of $880,000.00 (the “Note”), there will be sold at a public outcry for cash to the highest bidder before the Courthouse door of Oconee County, Georgia, during the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday of September 2026, by Third Coast Bank, as successor in interest to Keystone Bank, S.S.B., as Attorney-in-Fact for Joanna Hale Prior and the Estate of Mark Bearden Prior, the following property to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land, together with all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the 239th District, G.M., Oconee County, Georgia, designated as Lot 12, Block A, of Saddle Ridge Subdivision, containing 5.10 acres, more or less, as shown by plat and survey entitled ""inal Plat for: Saddle Ridge"" prepared by Design Project Surveyors, certified by David L. Garrison, GRLS No. 2756, dated June 20, 2006 and recorded in Plat Book 36, Pages 307-310, Oconee County, Georgia records; which plat and the recording thereof are hereby incorporated herein by reference for a more detailed description of the property. For Information Only: Prior Deed Reference: Deed Book 1036, Page 102, said records. Tax Map /Parcel I.D. No. A 07F 012 A Address: 2226 Allen's Way, Bishop, GA 30621 The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed having been declared due and payable because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness secured thereby as and when due, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney's fees (notice of intention to collect attorney's fees having been given). Notice has also been given, in writing and by certified mail, return receipt requested, 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 loan thereby secured in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 44-14-162.2(a). The property will be sold as the property of the aforesaid grantor subject to the following: all prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way, security deeds or encumbrances of record, all valid zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property or by an inspection of the property; all outstanding taxes, assessments, unpaid bills, 4920-5907-8325 v.2 charges and expenses that are a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable. To the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, Joanna Hale Prior and Mark Bearden Prior is in possession of the property, subject to the rights of any tenants in possession. Third Coast Bank, as successor in interest to Keystone Bank, S.S.B. as Attorney-in-Fact for Joanna Hale Prior and the Estate of Mark Bearden Prior Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP By: Lee B. Hart 201 17th Street, N.W., Suite 1700 Atlanta, Georgia 30363 (404) 322-6000 0202"