NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Successor Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of that certain Deed of Trust, dated May 3, 2017 made by Melissa S. Morris, and executed and delivered to J. Eric Peters and Andrew C. Woofter, as Trustees, of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jackson County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book 656, at page 540 (the “Deed of Trust”), to secure indebtedness described therein payable to Mid-Ohio Valley Area Development Corporation, in the amount of $150,000, as evidenced by that certain Promissory Note dated May 3, 2017, made payable by Jackson County Realty, LLC to the order of Mid-Ohio Valley Area Development Corporation (along with any renewals, adjustments, extensions, or modifications, the “Note”), which Deed of Trust covers certain real estate situate in Jackson County, West Virginia, more particularly described herein; WHEREAS, Mid-Ohio Valley Area Development Corporation is the owner and holder of the Note and Deed of Trust. Pursuant to authority granted in the Deed of Trust, Mid-Ohio Valley Area Development Corporation, the owner and holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust, appointed Zachary J. Rosencrance, a resident of Kanawha County, West Virginia, and/or P. Corey Bonasso, a resident of Putnam County, West Virginia, to serve as Successor Trustee, by that certain Appointment of Successor Trustee of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Substitute Trustee Appointment Book 765, at page 370. Mid-Ohio Valley Area Development Corporation, the owner and holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust, has notified the Successor Trustee that Jackson County Realty, LLC is in default under the terms of the Note and the terms of the Deed of Trust, and has requested, in writing, that the Successor Trustee sell the real property described in the Deed of Trust at public auction, in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust and applicable law. TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned Successor Trustee will offer for sale at public auction on the 6th day of January, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., prevailing Eastern time, at the front door of the Jackson County Courthouse, 100 Court St. North, Ripley, West Virginia, all those certain lots, tracts, or parcels of land together with the buildings and improvements thereon, easements, rights of way, and the appurtenances thereunto belonging situate in Jackson County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows (hereinafter, the “Real Property”): All that certain lot, tract or parcel of real estate, situate, lying and being in Town of Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, and more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a drill hole on the northern edge of Main Street, said drill hole being a common corner to 117 West Main Street, LLC; thence with said Main Street N. 86 deg. 46′ 50′ W. 33.49 feet to a drill hole; thence leaving said Main Street and with new division lines through the parent tract. for the next two bearings and distances: (1) N. 02 deg. 24′ 30″ E. following an existing building line 3356 feet to a point, said point being the original building corner to the “Carson’s Corner” building located on the south of an existing hallway; thence (2) with said building line and said hallway N. 87 deg. 27′ 20″ W. extending past the corner of said “Carson’s Corner” building 109.92 feet to a drill hole on the eastern edge of Court Street; thence with said Court Street, N. 02 deg. 38′ 00″ E. 25.35 feet to a drill hole, said drill hole being a common corner to HCP Holdings; thence with said HCP Holdings for the next two bearings and distances: (1) S. 87 deg. 59′ 20″ E. 109.83 feet to an existing building corner, said building corner being the north east corner of the original “Carson’s Corner” building; thence (2) N. 02 deg. 24′ 30″ E. 20.49 feet to an existing building corner, said building corner being a corner to said HCP Holdings and being a point in the line of Nathan Donohew; thence with said Donohew S. 87 deg. 26′ 20″ E. 33.92 feet to a building corner, said corner being a common corner to said 117 West Main Stree, LLC; thence with said 117 West Main Street, LLC, S. 02 Deg. 42′ 50″ W. 80.80 feet to the point of beginning, containing 5,558.96 square feet, more or less. Being the same real estate conveyed by deed dated May 19, 2022, from Melissa S. Morris to EMorris Properties LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jackson County, West Virginia in Deed Book 542, Page 997. TERMS OF SALE The Real Property will be sold for cash in hand on the date of sale, or under any different, other, or additional sale terms as the Successor Trustee, in his or her reasonable discretion, determines to be appropriate or advisable. The sale shall be further subject to the following: 1. Real estate taxes delinquent, due or payable or to become due and payable, all of which shall be the responsibility of the purchaser; 2. Any statutory lien or liens that may affect the subject property; 3. All covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements and rights-of-way appearing of record in the chain of title to the property, or which may be visible from a physical inspection of the subject property; 4. All liens and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, liens for real estate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges, having priority over the deeds of trust referred to herein. 5. The purchaser at the sale shall be responsible for paying the costs of recording the Successor Trustee’s Deed and the tax imposed by the State of West Virginia on the privilege of transferring real property (the cost of the tax stamps to be affixed to the Deed). 6. All of the property to be sold will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS” in the present condition and with all faults and defects, if any, and without any warranty or representation, express of implied. The Successor Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the Real Property to vacate said property. The Successor Trustee will deliver a trustee’s deed to the purchaser without any covenant or warranty (express or implied) in the form prescribed by W. Va. Code 38-1-6. The Successor Trustee makes no representations and warranties about the title to the real estate to be conveyed. If the Successor Trustee is unable to convey insurable or marketable title to the purchaser for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit. 7. In the event that there are federal tax liens against the property, the United States would have the right to redeem the property within a period of 120 days from the date of such sale or the period allowable for redemption under local law, whichever is longer. 8. The undersigned Successor Trustee expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and the right to adjourn the sale from time to time without notice other than oral proclamation at the time and place appointed for the sale. Such adjournment may be for a period of time deemed expedient by the beneficial owner and shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right to make the sale contemplated by this Notice. 9. The beneficiary of the Deeds of Trust and holder of the Note thereby secured reserves the right to submit a bid for the Real Property at the sale, which bid may be in the form of a credit bid. 10. The successful bidder will be required to execute a memorandum of sale upon the acceptance of the successful bid by the Successor Trustee. 11. The sale is subject to post-sale confirmation that none of the grantors filed for bankruptcy protection before the conclusion of bidding, in which case the sale will be null and void and the purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or in equity, will be return of deposit without interest. 12. The trustee’s sale may be open to online bidders. 13. A 6% buyer’s premium will be added to the high bid for the Real Property. The high bidder shall pay the buyer’s premium plus an additional 10% of its bid on the day of the sale (the “Good Faith Deposit”), with the balance to be paid in cash at closing within 14 days after the date of sale. 14. To the extent there exists any discrepancy between the legal description of the Real Property or terms of sale in this Notice and any other third-party marketing materials, the legal description and terms of sale in this Notice control. Additional terms of sale may be announced prior to the sale. Any inquiries regarding this sale may be directed to Zachary J. Rosencrance, Successor Trustee, 600 Quarrier Street, Charleston, West Virginia 25301, telephone (304) 347-1100. DATED: December 5, 2025. /s/ Zachary J. Rosencrance Zachary J. Rosencrance, Successor Trustee
BOWLES & RICE, LLP
600 QUARRIER ST
ATTN: ZACHARY ROSENCRANCE
CHARLESTON
WV
25301
304-347-1140
ID: 1494234