NOTICE OF ANCILLARY
FILING WITHOUT ANY
ADMINISTRATION TO
CREDITORS, DISTRIBUTEES &
LEGATEES
Notice is hereby given that the
following foreign will or affidavit
of heirs has been filed in the
Jefferson County Clerk’s Office at
PO Box 208 Charles Town, WV
25414‑0208, and no appointment
or administration is being made
pursuant to the provisions of West
Virginia Code 44‑1‑14b.
An interested person(s)
objecting to the filing of the foreign
will or affidavit or objecting to
the absence of appointment or
administration being made in this
state must file a statement with
the Jefferson County Commission
through the County Clerk’s Office
at the address listed above within
60 days after the date of first
publication or 30 days of service
of the notice, whichever is later. If
an objection is not timely filed, the
objection is forever barred. The
Jefferson County Commission
upon receiving any timely
objection thereto shall schedule a
hearing or hearings thereon and
order relief, if any, it considers
proper including, but not limited
to, an order directing that full and
complete ancillary administration
of the estate of the nonresident
decedent be made in this state.
F i r s t P u b l i c a t i o n D a t e :
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
DATE FILED
12/18/2024
ESTATE NAME:
JESSE P CASEY
1217 SENSENY ROAD
BERRYVILLE VA 22611‑3549
JEFFREY ARTHUR CARTER
1217 SENSENY ROAD
BERRYVILLE VA 22611‑3549
ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE FILED
12/20/2024
ESTATE NAME:
MILDRED BONAVEE PRICE
3103 FINCH FARM ROAD
TRINITY NC 27370‑8833
Subscribed and sworn to before
me on 12/30/2024
Jacqueline C Shadle
Clerk of Jefferson County
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON
COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
IN RE: JAMES ALEXANDER GILL DAVIS,
Case No.: 22-G-18
A Protected Person.
THE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT IS TO OBTAIN
SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON the following:
Gary Gill, Sydney Gill, and Unknown Family
Members of James Alexander Gill Davis
It appearing that the Petitioners have used
due diligence to ascertain the residence or
whereabouts of the said Gary Gill, Sydney Gill,
and any other unknown family members of the
protected person but have been unable to do
so, and the Petitioners have represented that
they have no knowledge of any last known
mailing address(es) and the same is unknown
to Petitioners, it is hereby ORDERED that
Gary Gill, Sydney Gill, and any other unknown
family members of the protected person
serve upon Victoria G. Camardi, Petitioners’
attorney, whose address is 307 Rock Cliff Drive,
Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401, a response,
including any related counterclaim or defense
you may have, to the Petition for Permission
to Resign as Guardian/Conservator filed in this
action on or before the expiration of thirty (30)
days after this publication. If you fail to do so,
thereafter judgment, upon proper hearing and
trial, may be taken against you for the relief
demanded in the Petition.
A copy of said Petition for Permission to
Resign as Guardian/Conservator is filed in the
Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office,
119 North George Street, Charles Town, West
Virginia.
A hearing in this matter has been set for the
30th day of January, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. and will
be held at the Jefferson County Circuit Court,
100 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, West
Virginia 25414. Said hearing may be reset
without further notice or publication.
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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF RANSON
In accordance with W. Va. Code §8A-5-8 et
seq., the Ranson Planning Commission will
hold a public hearing on Monday, February 3,
2025, at 7:00 PM at Ranson City Hall, 312 S.
Mildred Street, Ranson, WV. The purpose of
the public hearing is to accept public comments
on the final plat proposal for Lakeland Place
at Fairfax Crossing located off North Fairfax
Blvd including Parcels A-C & Residues A-E.
All persons are invited to attend and make
comments about the proposed final plat.
Copies of the proposed plat and bond are
available upon request in the Community
Development Department. If you cannot attend
but wish to comment, you may write and it
must be received to the following address:
City of Ranson, Attn: Community Development
Department, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson,
WV 25438 or email [email protected].
Written Comments received prior to January
31, 2025, will be provided to the Planning
Commission, and inserted into the official
record.
Reiley Stanley
Dept. of Community Development
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LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF RANSON
In accordance with W. Va. Code § 8A-7-
9 et seq., W. Va. Code § 8A-5-8 et seq., and
Ranson Code § 19A-1.3 et seq., the Ranson
Planning Commission will hold a public
hearing on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 7
pm at Ranson City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street,
Ranson, WV. The purpose of the public hearing
is to accept public comments on a petition to
rezone the following parcels 0810002800000
000,0810001300000000,0810001200000000
, and 0810001100000000 located off Wiltshire
Road and Bassett Lane, Ranson, WV 25438
(Consisting of 389.86 acres) from Rural
Reserve to R6. Upon recommendation and
approval of the zoning map amendment by the
Ranson Planning Commission, an ordinance
amending the zoning map will be presented to
the City Council for two readings.
Copies of the proposed zoning amendment
are available upon request from the Community
Development Department. All persons are
invited to attend and make comments about
the proposed amendment. If you cannot attend
but wish to comment, you may write to the
following address prior to January 31, 2025:
City of Ranson, Attn: Community Development
Director, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV,
25438 or [email protected]. Written
comments received prior to January 31, 2025,
will be provided to the Planning Commission
and inserted into the official record.
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LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF RANSON
In accordance with W. Va. Code § 8A-7-
9 et seq., W. Va. Code § 8A-5-8 et seq., and
Ranson Code § 19A-1.3 et seq., the Ranson
Planning Commission will hold a public
hearing on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 7
pm at Ranson City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street,
Ranson, WV. The purpose of the public hearing
is to accept public comments on a petition to
rezone the following parcel 08 9000200000000
located off Cranes Lane, Ranson, WV 25438
(Consisting of 160.65 acres) from Rural
Reserve to SmartCode New Community. Upon
recommendation and approval of the zoning
map amendment by the Ranson Planning
Commission, an ordinance amending the
zoning map will be presented to the City
Council for two readings.
Copies of the proposed zoning amendment
are available upon request from the Community
Development Department. All persons are
invited to attend and make comments about
the proposed amendment. If you cannot attend
but wish to comment, you may write to the
following address prior to January 31, 2025:
City of Ranson, Attn: Community Development
Director, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV,
25438 or [email protected]. Written
comments received prior to January 31, 2025,
will be provided to the Planning Commission
and inserted into the official record.
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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF RANSON
In accordance with W. Va. Code §8A-5-8 et
seq., the Ranson Planning Commission will
hold a public hearing on Monday, February 3,
2025, at 7:00 PM at Ranson City Hall, 312 S.
Mildred Street, Ranson, WV. The purpose of
the public hearing is to accept public comments
on the final plat proposal for Parkland Meadows
Phase 1, located off W Beltline Avenue, S
Mildred Street, and N George Street, Ranson
WV (Lots T1-T6 & T60 -T73). There will also
be a public hearing for accepting the bond and
development agreement for Parkland Meadows
Phase 1. All persons are invited to attend and
make comments about the proposed final plat,
bond and development agreement.
Copies of the proposed plat and bond are
available upon request in the Community
Development Department. If you cannot attend
but wish to comment, you may write and it
must be received to the following address:
City of Ranson, Attn: Community Development
Department, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson,
WV 25438 or email [email protected].
Written Comments received prior to January
31, 2025, will be provided to the Planning
Commission, and inserted into the official record.
Reiley Stanley
Dept. of Community Development
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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF RANSON
In accordance with W. Va. Code §8A-5-8 et
seq., the Ranson Planning Commission will
hold a public hearing on Monday, February 3,
2025, at 7:00 PM at Ranson City Hall, 312 S.
Mildred Street, Ranson, WV. The purpose of
the public hearing is to accept public comments
on a major subdivision located on parcel
08801850000 on Racetrack Street. All persons
are invited to attend and make comments about
the proposed final plat.
Copies of the proposed plat and bond are
available upon request in the Community
Development Department. If you cannot attend
but wish to comment, you may write and it
must be received to the following address:
City of Ranson, Attn: Community Development
Department, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson,
WV 25438 or email [email protected].
Written Comments received prior to January
31, 2025, will be provided to the Planning
Commission, and inserted into the official
record.
Reiley Stanley
Dept. of Community Development
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LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF RANSON
The Ranson Planning Commission will hold a
public hearing on February 3, 2025, at Ranson
City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV.
The purpose of the public hearing is to accept
public comments on a release of guarantee for
the subdivision Briar Run Phase 6. The release
is for as they have satisfied $187,770.94 the
entirety of the bond obligation.
All persons are invited to attend and make
comments about the bond release. If you
cannot attend but wish to comment, you may
write to the following address prior to January
31, 2025: City of Ranson, Attn: Community
Development Department, 312 S. Mildred
Street, Ranson, WV 25438 or email cityclerk@
ransonwv.us. Written comments received prior
to January 31, 2025, will be provided to the
Planning Commission and inserted into the
official record.
Reiley Stanley
Dept. of Community Development
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PUBLIC NOTICE
CHARLES TOWN UTILITY BOARD
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
WASTEWATER BIOSOLIDS SAMPLING
AND TESTING OF
PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL (PFAS)
SUBSTANCES
The City of Charles Town, West Virginia,
by and through its Utility Board is seeking
proposals for professional services from
qualified firms for testing of biosolids from the
Charles Town Wastewater Plant.
CTUB is seeking a firm that has the
capabilities to assess the Per- and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) content of
biosolids from the Charles Town Wastewater
Treatment Plant located in Charles Town, West
Virginia. The firm selected should utilize a
laboratory approved by EPA to Support UCMR
5 testing. The firm selected should also be
proficient in Method 1633A of 40 CFR Part 136
testing methods for wastewater and biosolids.
The firm selected should be equipped with the
expertise to physically collect, process and
analyze at least four (4) weekly sets of samples
for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
content of the biosolids product from the
Charles Town Wastewater Plant.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) submission
with its terms, conditions, attachments and all
other forms in this package are due by Friday,
February 7, 2025 by 4:00 pm. RFP’s received
after the due date and time will not be accepted.
Please submit three (3) copies (via Mail or
Hand Delivery) of all requested information to:
Charles Town Utility Board
661 S. George Street, Suite 101
Charles Town, WV 25414
A copy of the RFP is available at the Charles
Town Utility Board office as listed at the
address above or email Ashley Stottlemyer at
The City of Charles Town, by and through
its Utility Board will afford full opportunity for
minority business enterprise to submit a show
of interest in response to this invitation and will
LEGALS
not discriminate against any interested firm or
individual on the grounds of race, creed, color,
sex, age handicap or national origin in the
contract award and reserves the right to accept
or reject any/or all proposals.
CTUB reserves the right to modify or cancel
this RFP and/or the project; to reject any or all
proposals; and to waive any or all irregularities.
This RFP does not obligate CTUB to award
a contract for the project or to reimburse any
costs associated with the preparation of any
proposal.
Proposal Requirements
Responses are to be concise, specific and
straightforward. All pertinent information is to
be contained in the response. Each response
is to include the following:
Item 1 – Information pertinent to the
respondent’s background and experience
relative to this project, public relations
experience with a utility provider and/or public
entity. List specific experience pertaining to
UCMR 5 and Method 1633A testing.
Item 2-List of current clients.
Item 3- Three (3) references. The Proposer
shall provide a list of three (3) client references,
at least two (2) of which shall be current
clients, for whom the same or similar type of
services as those sought in this RFP have
been or are being provided. The Proposer shall
provide the location of the properties served,
a contact person, electronic mail address, if
available, and telephone number for each.
CTUB reserves the right to contact clients for
reference checks. In the event the Proposer
plans to subcontract any services, the above
information shall be provided as it relates to the
subcontractor(s) and the services that will be
performed by such subcontractor.
Item 4 – Firm Name, Address and Telephone
number and email addresses.
Item 5 – Main Contact person.
Item 6- Resumes of personnel to be assigned
to the project.
Item 7 – Fee proposal, include a breakdown
of all fees for each task.
Item 8 – The proposer must be a registered
contractor with the State of West Virginia
and obtain a business license with the City of
Charles Town.
Information Requests
All questions and requests for information
are to be directed to the designated CTUB
Contact Person, Ashley Stottlemyer at (304)
885-0010 or [email protected].
Proposals will be accepted until 4:00 p.m.
on Friday, February 7, 2025. Three (3) copies
of each proposal are to be delivered to 661
South George Street, Suite 101, Charles
Town, West Virginia, 25414 to the attention of
Kristen Stolipher, Utility Manager. Proposals
received after this time will not be considered
and will be returned unopened. All proposals
being mailed (including Federal Express,
UPS, Priority Mail, etc.) or hand-delivered
shall be directed to the attention of Kristen
Stolipher, Utility Manager, in a sealed envelope
and be clearly marked on the outside of
the mailing or hand delivered envelope as
follows: “RFP Proposal – WASTEWATER
BIOSOLIDS SAMPLING AND TESTING OF
PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL (PFAS)
SUBSTANCES”
Evaluation and Selection
All proposals will be evaluated by a small
in-house committee made up of at least two
(2) CTUB Directors and two (2) CTUB staff
members familiar with the project. Interviews
and/or presentations of the proposals will be
requested if needed. The proposals will be
evaluated based on the criteria listed above.
Although not required, a point ranking system
may be used to aid in the evaluation process.
The final scope of work and fee will be
negotiated with the selected vendor. All firms
submitting proposals will be notified of the
selection results.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE is hereby
given pursuant to and by virtue of the authority
vested in the Substitute Trustee, Pill & Pill,
PLLC, by that certain Deed of Trust dated April
25, 2013, executed by Borrower, Tracey S
Smoot, to Tasha Keller Catrow, the Trustee of
record in the office of the Clerk of the County
Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia,
in Book 1949, at Page 674. At the time of the
execution of the Deed of Trust, this property
was reported to have a mailing address of
218 Oak Ridge Drive, Harpers Ferry, WV
25425. Pill & Pill, PLLC were appointed as
Substitute Trustees by APPOINTMENT OF
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE dated December
12, 2024, of record in the Clerk’s Office in
Book 1336, Page 690. The borrower defaulted
under the Note and Deed of Trust and the
Substitute Trustees have been instructed to
foreclose under the Deed of Trust. Accordingly,
the Substitute Trustees will sell the following
described property to the highest bidder at
the front door of the Courthouse of Jefferson
County, in Charles Town, West Virginia, on the
following date:
3 day of February 2025 at 5:04p.m.
All of that certain lot or parcel of real estate
situate In the Kabletown District, Jefferson
County, West Virginia and more particularly
bounded and described as follows: Being all
of Lots 32 and 33, Section 1-D, Shannondale
Subdivision, as the same appears on a plat
of said subdivision, made by A. G. Hoopers,
Surveyor, dated April 22, 1955 and recorded
In the Office of the Clerk of the County
Commission of Jefferson County in Deed Book
205, at Page 75, together with all easements
and appurtenances thereunto belonging.
BEING the same real estate conveyed unto
the Tracey S. Smoot, as sole owner, by Deed
dated April 18, 2013, and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of the County Commission of
JEFFERSON COUNTY, West Virginia, in Deed
Book 1123 at page 258.
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TOWN OF BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION
– 2025
All candidates who plan to seek office in
the forthcoming Bolivar Municipal Election,
scheduled for June 3, 2025, are requested to file
with the Town Recorder, P. Jean Reed, during
the period beginning January 13,
2025 and ending January 25,
2025. Offices for which election
will be held are: Mayor, Recorder,
and five (5) Council Persons.
Please contact Bolivar Town
Recorder, P. Jean Reed, or Town
Administrator, Laura Whittington,
during regular business hours for
a Municipal Candidate’s Certificate
of Announcement. This form must
be notarized and received/post-
marked by January 25, 2025.
P. Jean Reed, Bolivar Town
Recorder
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TRUSTEE’S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute
Trustee, by virtue of the authority
vested in it by that certain Deed
of Trust dated June 11, 2024, and
duly recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the County Commission of
Jefferson County, West Virginia, in
Deed of Trust Book 2555, at Page
131, Jacob Christopher Keck
did convey unto Richard A. Pill
& David D. Pill, Trustees, certain
real property described in said
Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary
has elected to appoint Pill & Pill,
PLLC as Substitute Trustee by a
Substitution of Trustee recorded
in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office; and
default having been made under
the aforementioned Deed of Trust,
and the undersigned Substitute
Trustee having been instructed
by the secured party to foreclose
thereunder, will offer for sale at
public auction at the front door of
the Jefferson County Courthouse,
in Charles Town, West Virginia, on
January 13, 2025, at 5:06 PM
The following described real
estate, with its improvements,
easements and appurtenances
thereunto belonging, situate in
the Ranson Corporation District,
Jefferson County, West Virginia,
and more particularly described
as follows:
All of those certain units or
parcels of real estate situate near
the west side of Flowing Springs
Road, in the District of Ranson
Corporation, in the City of Ranson,
Jefferson County, West Virgina
and being more particularly bound
and described as follows:
Being all of Lot 241, Section 3
of Presidents Pointe, as per the
final plat thereof dated November
30, 2022, and recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of the County
Commission of Jefferson, West
Virginia, on May 2, 2023, in Plat
Book 26 at Page 549 ET SEQ.,
as Instrument No. 20230004891,
together with an easement over
the streets and roads as shown
thereon for Access to and from the
property to the public road.
At the time of the execution of
the Deed of Trust, this property
was reported to have a mailing
address of 106 Coolidge Avenue,
Ranson, WV 25438.
AND BEING the same real
estate which was conveyed to
Jacob Christopher Keck, by Deed
dated June 11, 2024, from Stanley
Martin Homes, LLC, A Delaware
Limited Liability Company, and
recorded in the Office of the Clerk
of the County Commission of
Jefferson County, West Virginia, in
Deed Book 1324, at Page 592.
T h e a b o v e – d e s c r i b e d
property will be sold subject
to any covenants, restrictions,
easements, leases and conditions
of record, and subject to any
unpaid real estate taxes.
The subject property will be
sold in “AS IS” condition. The
Substitute Trustee shall be under
no duty to cause any existing
tenant or person occupying the
subject property to vacate said
property.
TERMS: Ten percent (10%) of
the purchase price as a deposit
with the balance due and payable
within 30 days of the day of
sale. Pill &
Pill, PLLC, Substitute Trustee
___________________
_________________
Richard A. Pill, Member
P. O. Box 440, 85 Aikens Center,
Martinsburg, WV 25404
P h o n e ( 3 0 4 ) 2 6 3 – 4 9 7 1 ,
Fax (304) 267-5840, e-mail:
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