6-18-2026
Jackson County Value Adjustment Board
Position
The Jackson County Board of County Commissioners is seeking one qualified individual to serve as a citizen member on the Value Adjustment Board (VAB), a quasi-judicial panel that hears appeals regarding property tax assessments, exemptions, and classifications. To be eligible, applicants must own homestead property in Jackson County and may not be an employee or member of any taxing authority or represent property owners in VAB matters. This is a volunteer position requiring impartiality, professionalism, and a willingness to review evidence, attend hearings, and help ensure a fair process for all petitioners. Experience in local government, property taxes, or legal matters is helpful but not required.
If you are interested in serving on this committee, please visit Boards and Committees – Jackson County, Florida (jacksoncountyfl.gov) for additional information, complete the application and return to Jackson County Administration located at 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, FL 32448 prior to the July 1, 2026, deadline at 4:00 pm CT.
Committee Description
The Jackson County Value Adjustment Board (VAB) is composed of five members: two County Commissioners, one School Board member, one citizen appointed by the County Commission, and one citizen appointed by the School Board. The VAB meets annually, typically in the fall, to review petitions from property owners challenging decisions made by the Property Appraiser related to assessments, exemptions, or classifications. Members are responsible for attending hearings, reviewing materials, and voting on final decisions based on recommendations from special magistrates. The average time commitment is 5–10 hours annually, including 1–2 meeting days and light preparation work.
Vacancies: 1 current citizen vacancy
Meeting Dates:
October 05, 2026 – Organizational Meeting
October 12, 2026 – Hearing
October 13, 2026 – Hearing (if necessary)
Meeting Location: The Ernie Padgett Board Room – 2864 Madison St., Marianna, FL
Meeting Time: TBD
For additional information, please contact:
Marie Richards
(850) 482-9634
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TH FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA. Case No.: 26-152 CP
IN RE: The Estate of JAMES ARTHUR WARREN, SR.,
Deceased.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of James Arthur Warren, Sr., deceased, whose date of death was August 21, 2025, File Number 26-152 CP, is pending in the Circuit Court for Jackson County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Drawer 510, Marianna, Florida 32447. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the 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 has been served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE TIME OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
A Personal Representative or Curator 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, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under section 732.2211.
The date of first publication of this notice is June 11, 2026.
_____________________ ___________________________JAMES A. WARREN, JR. ELIZABETH M. SIMPSON
Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative Post Office Box 761 Marianna, Florida 32447 (850) 482-6600 Florida Bar No. 614092 simpsonlawoffice@centurylink.net L8984
6/11/2026, 6/18/2026
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA INTENDS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ENTITLED:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROHIBITING DATA CENTERS AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF JACKSON COUNTY; PROHIBITING THE ACCEPTANCE,
PROCESSING, REVIEW, AND ISSUANCE OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, DEVELOPMENT ORDERS, DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, BUILDING PERMITS, AND OTHER COUNTY APPROVALS FOR DATA CENTERS AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES; PROVIDING FINDINGS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY AND PENDING APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING LIMITED EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING THAT THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT REGULATE MATTERS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Second reading of the proposed ordinance will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 9:00 AM Central Time in the Ernie Padgett Meeting Room of the Jackson County Administration Building at 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, Florida. A copy of the proposed ordinance is available for inspection by the public at the County Administrator’s office, County Administration Building, 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, Florida. Persons wishing to comment may do so in person at the public hearing or in writing to the Jackson Count Community Development Department.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact the Business Manager at Jackson County Administration no later than 3 days prior to the meeting. The Business Manager may be contacted at 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, FL 32448, (850)482-9633, or (800)955-8771 (TDD).
L8996
6/18/2026
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CASE NO.: 2026-CC-000230
JUDGE: DOUGLAS WADE MERCER
GAZZA FAMILY FUN, LLC, a Florida
Limited liability company
Plaintiff,
v.
JUWAN ALEXANDER FLOYD, UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF JUWAN ALEXANDER FLOYD,
AND UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION,
IF ANY,
Defendants.
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NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: JUWAN ALEXANDER FLOYD, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JUWAN ALEXANDER FLOYD, 1300 Winfield Forest Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described and all parties claiming interests by, through, under or against JUWAN ALEXANDER FLOYD, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JUWAN ALEXANDER FLOYD.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for foreclosure of a mortgage has been filed against you on property located in Jackson County, Florida, further identified as:
Parcel ID: 02-2N-11-0083-00D0-0470
LOT 47, BLOCK D, COMPASS LAKE HILLS UNIT 2, JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA.
TOGETHER with all the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining.
You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on RENE S. GRIFFITH, ESQUIRE, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 4260 SE Federal Highway, Stuart, Florida 34997, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this notice and file the original with the clerk of this Court either before with service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Dated this 11th day of June, 2026.
CLAYTON O. ROOKS II
Clerk of Court
By: /s/
Deputy Clerk
A COPY OF THIS NOTICE IS BEING SERVED ON THE FOLLOWING PARTIES BY PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL:
JUWAN ALEXANDER FLOYD, 1300 Winfield Forest Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JUWAN ALEXANDER FLOYD, 1300 Winfield Forest Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317
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6/11/2026, 6/18/2026
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE
SERVICING
Plaintiff, CASE NO. 322025CA000162CAAXMX
vs. Divison No.
ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING
BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST HAZEL G.
BARNES, DECEASED WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO
BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID
UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM INTEREST AS
SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISES, GRANTEES OR
OTHER CLAIMANTS, et al,
Defendants /
NOTICE OF SALE ISSUED BY CLERK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judgement dated April 15, 2026, and entered in Case No. 322025CA000162CAAXMX of the Circuit Court of the FOURTEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Jackson County, Florida, wherein NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING is the Plaintiff and ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST HAZEL G. BARNES, DECEASED WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; SHALEIGH BARNES; DEMETRIUS GIBSON; ANDRE GIBSON, the Defendants. Clayton O. Rooks III, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Jackson County, Florida will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.jackson.realforeclose.com , the Clerk's website for on-line auctions at 11:00 A.M. on 07/23/2026, the following described property as set forth in said Order of Final Judgment, to wit:
ALL THAT CERTAIN LAND SITUATE IN JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA, VIZ:
COMMENCE AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT MARKING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 5. TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THENCE RUN N.01 16' 13” E., 1722.01 FEET TO AN IRON ROD ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CLAY STREET, THENCE RUN N.89 34' 26” W., ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID CLAY STREET, 209.68 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH IRON ROD WITH C MARKED RLS 4952; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, N.87 39' 17” W., 181.40 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD WITH CAP MARKED RLS 2142 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, N.84 24' 38” W., 138.20 TO A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD WITH CAP MARKED RLS 2142; THENCE N.03 13' 56” E., 155.40 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD WITH CAP MARKED RLS 2142; THENCE S.86 48' 47” E., 138.03 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD WITH A CAP MARKED RLS 2142; THENCE S.03 12' 39” W., 161.19 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.5 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
Property Address: 4188 CLAY ST, MARIANNA, FL 32448
IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK OF COURT BEFORE OR NO LATER THAN THE DATE THAT THE CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A TIMELY CLAIM, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINING FUNDS. .AFTER THE FUNDS ARE REPORTED AS UNCLAIMED, ONLY THE OWNER OF THE RECORD AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MAY CLAIM THE SURPLUS.
If the sale is set aside, the Purchaser may be entitled to only a return of the sale deposit less any applicable fees and costs and shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s Attorney.
DATED at Jackson County, Florida, this ___day of ___________, 2026.
Clayton O. Rooks III, Clerk Jackson, Florida
By: /s/
Deputy Clerk
25-F001527/JS0120
Published in: Jackson County Times
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 the ADA Coordinator by mail at P. O. Box 1089, Panama City, FL 32402 or by phone at (850) 747-5338 at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days. If you are hearing impaired, please call 711 or email ADARequest@jud14.flcourts.org.
L8992 6/18/2026, 6/25/2026
Notice Under Fictitious Name Law Pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Sunshine & Sweet Designs: Located at 948 Everett Rd: Jackson County in the City of Graceville: Florida, Amber Laycox intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State,Tallahassee, FL and/or Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, FL.
L8994
Date of Publication: 6/18/2026, 6/25/2026
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to FL Stat. Ch. 83, Pt. IV, that the following self-storage facilities will sell at public auction to satisfy liens for unpaid rent:
Southside Storage - 2765 Jefferson St., Marianna, FL 32448:
Notice is given that Southside Storage Auction will start June 18, 2026 7am Central and will end July 2, 2026 5pm Central, at STORAGEAUCTIONS.COM.
Ashley Havens Unit 9..
L8997
Date of Publication: 6/18/2026, 6/25/2026
AT&T and CitySwitch are proposing the construction of a 240-ft (250-ft AGL overall with appurtenances) self-support telecommunications tower to be located South of 1662 Hwy 231, South of the Town of Alford, within Jackson County, Florida (Parcel ID: 01-3N-12-0000-0030-0000). AT&T and CitySwitch seek comments from all interested persons on any potential significant impact the proposed action could have on the quality of the human environment pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1307, including potential impacts to historic or cultural resources that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Please submit any written comments within 30 days of this notice’s publication regarding the potential effects that the proposed project may have on Historic Properties that are listed or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places to: TEP OpCo, LLC. (Attn: Ryan Malek) 326 Tryon Road, Raleigh, NC 27603 Telephone: (919) 661-6351 Fax: (919) 661-6350
IN THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA
WOLF SLOUGH, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company,
Plaintiff,
vs. Case No. 26-CA-87
ALL OF THE UNKNOWN HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES, CREDITORS,
OR OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST
JOE MASLENER, DECEASED,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: DEFENDANT ALL OF THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, CREDITORS, OR OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST JOE MASLENER, DECEASED, AND ALL OTHERS WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to impose an easement on the following-described real property in Jackson County, Florida, to-wit, the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 14, T6N, R12W, has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on JOHN Y. ROBERTS, whose address is 2879 MADISON STREET, POST OFFICE BOX 1544, MARIANNA, FL 32447, on or before July 11, 2026, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the 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 June 4, 2026.
Hon. Clayton Rooks, III As Clerk of the Court
By: /s/
As Deputy Clerk
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6/11/2026, 6/18/2026, 6/25/2026, 7/02/2026
