NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided for in that certain Deed of
Trust registered on November 7, 2023, in Book TD 176, page 723, Register’s Office for Clay County,
Tennessee (hereafter “Deed of Trust”), from or executed by Drew Lee Smith (hereafter “Borrower”) to
Bruce Elder, Trustee, securing the indebtedness therein described, which indebtedness is now due and
unpaid, and has been declared in default by Peoples Bank & Trust Co. (a/k/a People’s Bank & Trust Co
of Pickett County), the lawful owner and holder thereof (hereafter “Bank”); and,
The undersigned, William D. Birdwell, Esq., Successor Trustee, having been appointed through
Appointment of Successor Trustee, recorded in Book MS 19, Pages 104-106, Register’s Office for Clay
County, Tennessee;
NOW, WHEREFORE, I, William D. Birdwell, Esq., Successor Trustee, pursuant to said Deed of Trust,
having been requested by said Bank so to do, and by virtue of the authority and power vested in me by
said Deed of Trust will, on December 12, 2025 at 12:00 p.m., at the South Door of the Historic Clay County
Courthouse, located at 100 Court House Square, Celina, Clay County, Tennessee 38551, sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder for cash (or credit upon the indebtedness secured if the lawful owner and
holder thereof is the successful purchaser), the following-described property located in Clay County,
Tennessee, which, pursuant to TCA 35-5-104(2) has a Concise Description as described in the complete
legal description of the property contained in the Deed of Trust recorded in Book TD 176, Page 723,
Register’s Office for Clay County, Tennessee, and Common Description of 360 Wayne Smith Rd, Celina,
Tennessee 38551, Control Map 020, Parcel 075.07, as assessed by the Assessor of Clay County, Tennessee.
Being a tract or parcel of land lying and being located in Clay County, Tennessee, described as follows:
Lying and being in the 1st Civil District of Clay County, Tennessee and more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at a 1/2″ Rebar (New) set this survey, said Rebar being located in the Southern right-of-way of
Wayne Smith Road, and being the Northeast corner of Jimmie W. & Linda Smith (DB68/P106); Thence,
leaving the Northern line of said Smith and with the terminus of Wayne Smith Road, N 22° 03’20” E,
36.47′ to a 1/2″ Rebar (New) set this survey at a 36″ Black Oak Stump, said Rebar being the Southeast
corner of Forrest & Connie Britt (DB45/P708);Thence, leaving the Northern right-of-way of said Wayne Smith Road and with the land of said Britt for
the following four (4) calls: 1.) N 04°51’59” W, 103.01′ to a Wooden Fence Post; 2.) N 07°46’59” W, 191.49′
to a Wooden Fence Post; 3.) N 88°59’22” W, 153.19′ to a Wooden Fence Post; and 4.) S 07°02’07” E,
140.14′ to al/2″ Rebar (New) set this survey, said Rebar being the Northeast corner of Katheleene Smith
(DB83/ P267);
Thence, leaving the Western line of said Britt and with the Northern line of said Smith, S 81°10′ 40″ W,
312.33′ to a 1/2″ Rebar (New) set this survey, said Rebar being the Northwest corner of Landon Meadows
(DB71/P246), and being located in the Eastern line of Johnny Frankie Carpenter (DB102/P20;
Thence, leaving the Northern line of said Meadows and with the Eastern line of said Carpenter, N
12°41’22” W, 208.30′ to a 1/2″ Rebar (New) set this survey at a 24″ Poplar Tree, said Rebar being located
in the center of a hollow, being located in the Southern line of Bertis Dickerson (DB66/ P669), and being
the Northwest corner of the herein described tract;
Thence, leaving the Eastern line of said Carpenter, with the Southern line of said Dickerson and the center
of said hollow for the following eight (8) calls: 1.) N 59°53’52” E, 162.29′ to a 12″ Walnut Tree; 2.) S
87°47’51” E, 163.44′ to a 2″ Maple Tree; 3.) N 70°10’10” E, 157.95′ to a point; 4.) S 88°01’32” E, 126.41′ to
a point; 5.) N 73°01’56” E, 94.15′ to a 4″ Elm Tree; 6.) N 87°41’24” E, 146.35′ to a point; 7.) N 62°30’51”
E, 86.90′ to a point; and 8.) N 76°42’45” E, 67.48′ to a point, said point being located in the Western line
of Christopher Lee Boone (DB97/ P502), and being the Northeast corner of the herein described tract;
Thence leaving the Southern line of said Dickerson and the center of said hollow, an with the Western
line of said Boone for the following five (5) calls: 1.) S 00°12’03” W, passing through a 1/2″ Rebar (New)
set this survey at 20.56′, in all 100.58′ to an 18″ Oak Tree; 2.) S 02°10’31” W, 67.58′ to a 24″ Maple Tree;
3.) S04°12’18” W, 175.53′ to 14″ Elm Tree; 4.) S 06°43’06” W, 218.66′ to a 1/2″ Rebar (New) set this survey
at a Wooden Fence Post; and 5.) S 17°59’48” E, 54.85′ to a 1/2″ Rebar (New) set this survey at an 18″
Hickory Tree, said Rebar being located in the Northern line of said Smith (DB68/ P106), and being the
Southeast corner of the herein described tract;
Thence, leaving the Western line of said Boone and with the Eastern line of said Smith for the following
four (4) calls: 1.) S 88°21’14” W, 188.31′ to a Planted Stone (Old); 2.) S 76°05’25” W, 135.31’to a 10″
Hickory Tree; 3.) S 89°27’26” W, 54.23′ to a 1/2″ Rebar (New) set this survey at a 24″ White Oak Tree,
said Rebar being the Southwest corner of the herein described tract; and 4.) N 27°27’38” W, 104.27′ to
the point of beginning, containing 7.97 Acres by Survey. Actual field survey performed under the direct
personal supervision of Wayne E. Shanks, R.L.S. #2818, Whittenburg Land surveying, LLC, 214 East
Stevens Street, Cookeville, Tennessee on February 19, 2016.
Lien or claim of lien by the United States Internal Revenue Service was not registered in the Register’s
Office for Clay County, Tennessee, more than 30 days prior to the sale date;
Lien or claim of lien by the State of Tennessee, Tax Enforcement Division, was not registered in the
Register’s Office for Clay County, Tennessee, more than 30 days prior to the sale date;
This sale is being sold subject to liens, easements, encumbrances, property taxes, equitable or statutory
right of redemption, or other matters, if any, which are prior in right to the lien of the Deed of Trust.
Pursuant to TCA 35-5-104(a)(1) and (d) the Interested Parties are: Drew Lee Smith, 509 Monterey Hwy,
Livingston, Tennessee 38570; Drew Lee Smith, 360 Wayne Smith Rd, Celina, Tennessee 38551; People’s
Bank & Trust Co (a/k/a People’s Bank & Trust Co of Pickett County), 19 Courthouse Sq, Byrdstown,Tennessee 38549; and, People’s Bank & Trust Co (a/k/a People’s Bank & Trust Co of Pickett County),
5476 Bradford Hicks Dr, Suite B, Livingston, Tennessee 38570.
Pursuant to TCA 35-5-101(e) and 35-5-104, a copy of this notice was served upon the Borrower and
Interested Parties, by lodging same with the United States Mail, Certified, Return Receipt Requested,
postage prepaid, for delivery to the addresses indicated on or before the first date of publication.
Pursuant to the Service Members Civil Relief Act of 2003, it was confirmed by Successor Trustee that
there is no information in the Department of Defense data center that indicates the Borrower is currently
on active military duty.
Dates of Publication; TCA 35-5-101(a)(1) and (b): The Dale Hollow Horizon, a newspaper published in
Clay County, Tennessee, the county where the land is located and the sale is to be made, which shall be
published in the newspaper on the following dates: November 19, 2025, and November 26, 2025.
Pursuant to TCA 35-5-101(a)(2) and 35-5-104(a)(7), this notice was posted online by www.
foreclosuretennessee.com, a third-party internet posting company, beginning on November 19, 2025, for
at least twenty (20) continuous days.
The purchase price is due and payable, in full, at the conclusion of the Trustee sale in the form of a
cashier’s check paid or endorsed to the order of William D. Birdwell Esq., Escrow. Personal checks shall
not be accepted. For any amount the cashier’s check exceeds the purchase price, the Successor Trustee
shall refund said excess payment to the purchaser following the deposit of the cashier’s check into his
trust account.
This sale is being sold subject to any tenants in possession of the property. The sale held pursuant to this
Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. Pursuant to TCA 35-5-101(f) the
Successor Trustee may, on the day of the sale, adjourn and reschedule the sale to another day, time, and
place.
The Successor Trustee is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained shall be used for that
purpose.
William D. Birdwell, Esq.
Successor Trustee457 East Broad Street
Cookeville, Tennessee 38501

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR CLAY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF EZRA WALLACE SHORT, Deceased – Case No. 2025-PR-51
Notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of November,
2025, Letters Testamentary in respect of the estate of Ezra Wallace
Short, who died on February 4, 2025, were issued to the
undersigned by the Chancery Court of Clay County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims matured
or unmatured against the Estate are required to file same with the
Clerk of the above named court on or before the earlier of the dates
prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever
barred.
(1) (a) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication
(or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor
received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60)
days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first
publication (or posting);
(b) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an
actual copy of this notice to creditors if the creditor received the
copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is
four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as
described in (1)(a); or
(2) Twelve (12) months from the decedents date of death.
This 12th day of November, 2025.
Rhonda Short, James Randall Short, Michael W. Short, Personal Representatives
James D. White, Jr., Attorney for Estate
P.O. Box 333 • Celina, TN 38551 • 931-243-3535
L. Rene’ Davis, Clerk and Master
145 Cordell Hull Drive • Celina, TN 38551 • 931-243-3145

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR CLAY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF WANDA DAVIS PEDIGO, Deceased – Case No. 2025-PR-49
Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of November,
2025, Letters of Administration in respect of the estate of Wanda
Davis Pedigo, who died on October 3, 2025, were issued to the
undersigned by the Chancery Court of Clay County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims matured
or unmatured against the Estate are required to file same with the
Clerk of the above-named court on or before the earlier of the dates
prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever
barred.
(1) (a) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication
(or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor
received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60)
days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first
publication (or posting);
(b) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an
actual copy of this notice to creditors if the creditor received the
copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is
four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as
described in (1)(a); or
(2) Twelve (12) months from the decedents date of death.
This 6th day of November, 2025.
Kimberly Miller, Personal Representative
Christi L. Dalton, Attorney for Estate
105 Public Square • Lafayette, TN 37083 • 615-666-2171
L. Rene’ Davis, Clerk and Master
145 Cordell Hull Dr, P.O. Box 332 • Celina, TN 38551 • 931-243-3145

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Clay County School District of Clay County, Tennessee, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the District will receive up to, but not later than 3:00 p.m.
December 12, 2025, at P.O Box 469, Celina, TN 38551, sealed bids for the award of E-Rate contracts for the following:
E-RATE 2026-2027
CATEGORY 1
WAN (DARK FIBER)
470# 260003685
(Please see district website at
https://www.whittiercity.net/apps/pages/erate2023 for RFP)
All proposals shall be submitted separately and sealed in a package plainly marked with the appropriate title for each proposal. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive informality in any proposals received. No vendor may withdraw his proposal for a period of Ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the receipt of proposals.
Vendor must participate in the E-Rate Program and must provide a Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) and Federal Registration Number (FCC-FRN) with the proposal.