STATE OF GEORGIA ) COUNTY OF BRYAN ) NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER ) Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Security Deed, dated March 18, 2016, executed by Karon Terrence Bacon and Odell Bacon to The Heritage Bank, recorded in Deed Book 1212, Page 623, Bryan County, Georgia Deed Records, and securing a Note in the original principal amount of $52,582.50, as modified from time to time, THE FIRST BANK, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER TO HERITAGE SOUTHEAST BANK, the current holder thereof, has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness evidenced by the Note immediately due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Security Deed, will, on the first Tuesday in January, 2025 to-wit: January 7, 2025, during the legal hours of sale, before the Bryan County Courthouse door, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real property: ALL that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 19th G. M. District, and in the City of Pembroke, Bryan County, Georgia, being rectangular in shape, and having dimensions of 90 foot North and South and 100 feet East and West, and being bounded as follows: On the South by lands now or formerly of Maggie Purvis; on the West by a Street formerly known as Depot Street, now known as South Main Street; on the North by a Street known .as Gibson Street; and on the East by lands now or formerly owned by the Pembroke Advent Christian Church. Said property has Street Address of 101 South Main Street, Pembroke, Georgia and is identified by the Tax Assessor of Bryan County as Parcel Number P07-13-002. This instrument is intended to convey said parcel in it entirety. LESS AND EXCEPT: a strip of land 10' x 100' conveyed to Pembroke Advent Christian Church in Deed Book 8-I, Page 13, Bryan County, Georgia Records. This being the same property conveyed by by Deed to Purchaser at Sale Under Power dated February 2, 2010 from D&J Holdings, LLC by and through its Attorney-in-Fact, The Heritage Bank to The Heritage Bank and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Bryan County, Georgia in Deed Record Book 914, Page 311. The aforedescribed real property is also known as 101 S Main St, Pembroke, GA 31321, according to the present system of numbering houses in Bryan County, Georgia. This sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit as to the amount and status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed, including but not limited to, a determination that the borrower has not reinstated the loan prior to the foreclosure sale. The name, address and telephone number of the individual or entity with full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the Note and Security Deed is First Bank, Attn: Loss Mitigation, 5299 Old Highway 11, Hattiesburg, MS 39402. The telephone number is (601) 450-9804. Said real property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the real property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above. To the extent that said real property is comprised of more than one parcel, said real property will be sold in one or more parcels and in such order as the holder of the Security Deed may determine. Upon information and belief, said real property is presently in the possession or control of KARON TERRENCE BACON AND ODELL BACON and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness and all the expenses of said sale, including attorney's fees, all as provided in said Security Deed and the excess proceeds, if any, will be distributed as provided by law. THE FIRST BANK, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER TO HERITAGE SOUTHEAST BANK as Attorney-in-Fact for KARON TERRENCE BACON AND ODELL BACON Ellis Painter, Attorneys at Law PO Box 9946 Savannah, GA 31412 (912) 233-9700 THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 49688 12/26/24 RL