Legal Notices

NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the following deed of trust: Deed of Trust dated August 27, 2009, made by Williamson Renaissance Development Inc. to Paul E. Pinson, Trustee, for the benefit of Community Trust Bank, Inc., which deed of trust is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book No. 419, at Page 575, as amended and completely restated in an Amended and Restated Credit Line Deed of Trust dated December 23, 2019 made by Williamson Renaissance Development Inc. to Charles M. Johnson, Jr., Trustee, for the benefit of Community Trust Bank, Inc., which Amended and Restated Credit Line Deed of Trust is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book No. 479, at Page 533, and further amended and completely restated in an Amended and Restated Credit Line Deed of Trust dated October 16, 2023 made by Williamson Renaissance Development, Inc. to Charles M. Johnson, Jr., Trustee, for the benefit of Community Trust Bank, Inc., which Amended and Restated Credit Line Deed of Trust is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book No. 499, at Page 686 (the “Deed of Trust”). Christopher J. Plybon having been appointed as Successor Trustee by Notice of Substitution of Trustee Under Deed of Trust recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Book 506, at Page 282. Default having been made in the payment of the obligations secured by such deed of trust, the undersigned, Christopher J. Plybon, Successor Trustee, having been required to do so by Community Trust Bank, Inc., the beneficiary of such deed of trust and holder of the obligations secured thereby, and having full and absolute power and authority in the premises, will on the 10th day of September, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, offer for sale and sell at public auction, for cash to the highest bidder, at the main front door of the Courthouse of Mingo County, at 75 East Second Avenue, Williamson, West Virginia, the following described property: PARCEL ONE & PARCEL TWO (Inner Mission Property) The following described lots or parcels of land locate and situate in the City of Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Lot No. 23, in Block 5, in the City of Williamson, County of Mingo, and State of West Virginia, as shown on the map of the said City (formerly Town) of Williamson made by Thomas Boggess, and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Court of Mingo County, West Virginia, together with the building standing thereon, but subject to such interest, if any, as may be vested in the adjoining owners in and with respect to the sidewalls of said building. Lot Number Twenty-Four (24), Block Five (5), in the City of Williamson, excepting therefrom six (6) inches next to and abutting on Lot Twenty-Five (25) and extending back from Third Avenue a distance of Sixty (60) feet, as the same is shown and designated upon the official map of said city, a copy of which map is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia. The above described property is in all respects the same property which was conveyed unto Williamson Renaissance Development, Inc., from Louis Kawaja and Colin Berry, dba L & S Realty, Co., by Deed of Conveyance, dated January 18, 2007, and found of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia in Deed Book 413, at Page 470. PARCEL THREE (Parking Lot) The following described lots or parcels of land locate and situate in the City of Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows, to wit: “The remaining parts of Lot No. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in Block No. 1, now a dimension equal to (95′ x 125′ x 54′ 131.55′), that portions of the original lots as shown and designated upon the official map of the City of Williamson, West Virginia, and more particular described in a recent survey as follows; City of Williamson Block No. 1 Part of Lots 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 Beginning on the northeast corner of Lot NO. 10 and common to Lot No. 11 on a ten (10′) foot Alley located in Block Number One, now set this survey a P.K. Magnetic Nail in Lead with a 1 1/2″ Stainless Steel Washer, stamped Property Corner – PLS 869 on an existing concrete pad; thence leaving Lot No. 11 and with the .west side of the said Alley, S 28′ 20’00” E 125.00 feet to the southeast corner of Lot No. 6, now set this survey a P.K. Magnetic Nail in Lead’ with a 1 ‘/2″ Stainless Steel Washer, stamped Property Corner – PLS 869 in edge of the concrete Alley, a corner to United States of America Tract 451-1; thence leaving the said Alley and with the said U.S.A. Tract, S 61′ 40’00” W 54.00 feet to a corner to U.S.A. Tract 148, Ref. Deed Book 300 at Page 571, now a 5/8″ x 30″ Rebar with 2′ Aluminum Cap Stamped Tug Valley Survey Property Corner”, set this survey in the asphalt pavement and now the edge of flood control realignment of First Avenue; thence leaving the U.S.A. Tract 451-1 and running with U.S.A. Tract 148 and with the present edge of 1st Avenue, N 46′ 29’34” W 131.55 feet to a point on the line of Lot No. 10 and 11, now a 5/8″ x 30″ Rebar with 2″ Aluminum Cap Stamped “Tug Valley Survey – Property Corner,” set this survey in a private side walk; thence leaving the U.S.A. Tract 148 and running common with Lot No. 10 and 11, N 61’ 40’00” E 95.00 feet ‘to the point of beginning containing 0.21 Acre. The above described parcel can be more clearly seen on a plat, according to a survey prepared by Tug Valley Surveying, Inc., dated the 15th day of September 2004, which will be attached to and made a part of this deed of conveyance.” The above described property is in all respects the same property which was conveyed unto Williamson Renaissance Development, Inc., from Fourbs Enterprises, LLC, by Deed of Conveyance, dated June 12, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia in Deed Book 420, at Page 158. PARCEL FIVE (Starters) The following described lost or parcels of land locate and situate in the City of Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: “Lots 13 and 14, in Block 5, of said City as the same are shown and designated upon the official map of said City of Williamson, a copy of which map is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Court of Mingo County, West Virginia,” Together with all and singular the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any manner thereunto appertaining. The above described property is in all respects the same property which was conveyed unto Williamson Renaissance Development, Inc., from Fourbs Enterprises, LLC, by Deed of Conveyance, dated June 12, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia in Deed Book 420, at Page 161. PARCEL SIX (Browns Dress Shop) The following described lost or parcels of land locate and situate in the City of Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: All those two certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, which are shown and designated upon the official map of the said City of Williamson (then Town) made by Thomas Boggess, Surveyor, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the county Court of said County on February 28, 1895, as Lots Nos. Twelve (12) and Thirteen (13), in Block No. Seventeen (17), and described with reference thereto as follows: “BEGINNING at a point on the northeasterly side of Second Avenue, at the corner of Lots Nos. Thirteen (13) and Fourteen (14) in Block No. Seventeen (17), and running thence with the line between said lots N. 61′ 40′ E 100 feet to the alley between Second and Third Avenue; thence with said alley S. 28 20′ E 50 feet to the corner between Lots Eleven (11) and Twelve (12) in said Block; thence S. 61′ 40′ W 100 feet with the line between the two lots last mentioned to Second Avenue; thence with Second Avenue N. 28 20′ W 50 feet to the place of beginning. The above described property is in all respects the same property which was conveyed unto Williamson Renaissance Development, Inc., from L 845 Realty Company, by Deed of Conveyance, dated January 18, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia in Deed Book 413, at Page 470. PARCEL SEVEN (Kawaja Apartments) The following described lost or parcels of land locate and situate in the City of Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows, to wit: Lot Number Nine (9), in Block Number Five (5), and twenty-one feet (21′) of Lot Number Eight (8) in Block Number (5) adjoining said Lot Number Nine (9), being a compact body of land fronting forty-six feet (46’) on Second Avenue and running back between parallel lines to the alley between Second Avenue and Third Avenue; together with all the right, title and interest vested in GRANTOR under any and all party wall deeds, agreements and contracts relating to party walls affecting said real estate, and subject to the rights of the owners of the adjoining real estate under such party wall deeds, agreements and contracts. The above described property is in all respects the same property which was conveyed unto Williamson Renaissance Development, Inc., from Louis Kawaja and Colin Berry, dba L & S Realty, Co., by Deed of Conveyance, dated January 18, 2007, and found of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia in Deed Book 413, at Page 470. TERMS OF SALE: 1. Cash in hand paid on the day of sale. 2. The sale is made “where is, as is” with no warranty whatsoever. 3. The Successor Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the property to vacate the property, and any personal property and/or belongings remaining at the property after the foreclosure sale will be deemed to constitute ABANDONED PROPERTY AND WILL BE DISPOSED OF ACCORDINGLY. 4. Subject to any and all assessments and taxes against said property, and all matters of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office senior in priority to the deed of trust under which this sale is being made, including without limitation all prior liens and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, the liens for ad valorem taxes assessed against the property. 5. The purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the transfer taxes imposed by Article 22 of Chapter 11 of the West Virginia Code. 6. If the sale is set aside, the purchaser at such sale may be entitled to only a return of the amount paid less any applicable fees and costs and shall have no further recourse against the Successor Trustee, the Beneficiary, or any other person or entity. 7. The Successor Trustee reserves the right to offer the above-described Parcels 1&2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 separately and to contingently accept the highest bids thereon. Thereafter, bids may be taken on the above parcels as a single unit and the highest bid contingently accepted. After the offering of said property as hereinabove provided, the bid or bids submitted will be accepted in a manner that will result in the highest total price for all such property. In the event that the bid accepted is the bid for the property as a single unit then the successful bidder shall designate which portion of such bid is attributable to which parcel. The Successor Trustee further reserves the right to only sell certain parcel(s) if a bid is in an amount sufficient to satisfy the expenses of the sale and all indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust is obtained for less than all the parcels. 8. The sale does not include Parcel 8 (Animal Rescue Property) described in the Deed of Trust, and the Deed of Trust continues in effect as to said Parcel 8. Additionally, the sale does not include Parcel 4 (Flower Peddler) described in the Deed of Trust, which has previously been released pursuant to Partial Release of Deed of Trust dated December 31, 2019 by Community Trust Bank, Inc., recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia, in Release Book 152, at Page 522. 9. The Successor Trustee reserves the right to adjourn the sale, for a time, or from time to time, without further notice by announcement at the time and place of sale described above or any adjournment thereof. Given under my hand this 7th day of August, 2025. Christopher J. Plybon, Successor Trustee 1-304-529-6181 LH-328660 08-13,20;2025