PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
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3/4/2026
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, BEAUFORT COUNTY
25 SP 000145-060
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kevin J Hazelwood and Melinda Ann Hazelwood , Mortgagor(s), in the original amount of $30,000.00, to American General Financial Services, Inc., Mortgagee, dated January 21st, 2008 and recorded on January 22nd, 2008 in Book 1625, Page 846, Beaufort County Registry.
Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Beaufort County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door or other usual place of sale in Beaufort County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on March 17th, 2026, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:
All that certain property situated in the County of BEAUFORT, and State of NORTH CAROLINA, being described as follows:
All that certain lot or parcel of land lying and being in the Town of Bath, Beaufort County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at an existing iron pipe set in the Northern right of way line of Carteret Street (NC 92), said iron pipe being located North 73 Degrees 52 Minutes 16 Seconds West 50.00 feet from an existing iron pipe set in the Northwestern intersection of the right of way lines of Carteret Street (NC 92) and King Street (SR 1741) running thence North 73 Degrees 52 Minutes 16 Minutes West 54.00 feet along the right of way line of Carteret Street to an existing iron pipe in the Northern right of way line of Carteret Street (NC 92), a corner; running thence with the property line of James L. Norman, Jr., and with the property line of Braxton Wingate North 16 Degrees 52 Minutes 06 Seconds East 150.00 feet to an existing iron pipe a corner; thence with the property line of Pamlico Marine South 73 Degrees 52 Minutes 16 Seconds East 54.00 feet to an existing iron pipe, a corner; running thence with the property line of Barbara Falcaro South 16 Degrees 52 Minutes 06 Seconds West 150.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Being a tract of 0.186 acres in area, as described in that survey dated April 19, 1995 entitled “Survey for Kevin Joel Hazelwood and wife, Melinda Ann Hazelwood” by Jarvis Associates P. A. which is incorporated herein by reference for a more complete and adequate description.
BEING THE PROPERTY CONVEYED IN Warranty Deed from Scott J. Ellis and Wife Mary Helen Ellis to Kevin J. Hazelwood, And Wife Melinda Ann Hazelwood, dated 02/16/2000, recorded 02/18/2000, in Deed Book 1160, Page 142, in the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, North Carolina.
Tax Parcel Identification Number: 06-027008
Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 304 Carteret Street, Bath, NC 27808
Tax ID: 6653-15-5868
Third party purchasers must pay the recording costs of the trustee’s deed, any land transfer taxes, the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof with a maximum amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.
Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Kevin J. Hazelwood.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Anchor Trustee Services, LLC
Substitute Trustee
By:
January N. Taylor, NCSB #33512
David Neill, NCSB #23396
Olivia S. Sings, NCSB# 54991
McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC
Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC
3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
404-474-7149 (phone)
404-745-8121 (fax)
jtaylor@mtglaw.com
dneill@mtglaw.com
osings@mtglaw.com
23-002157-07
Washington Daily News:
Mar. 4 and 11, 2026
23-002157-07
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, BEAUFORT COUNTY
25 SP 000145-060
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kevin J Hazelwood and Melinda Ann Hazelwood , Mortgagor(s), in the original amount of $30,000.00, to American General Financial Services, Inc., Mortgagee, dated January 21st, 2008 and recorded on January 22nd, 2008 in Book 1625, Page 846, Beaufort County Registry.
Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Beaufort County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door or other usual place of sale in Beaufort County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on March 17th, 2026, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:
All that certain property situated in the County of BEAUFORT, and State of NORTH CAROLINA, being described as follows:
All that certain lot or parcel of land lying and being in the Town of Bath, Beaufort County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at an existing iron pipe set in the Northern right of way line of Carteret Street (NC 92), said iron pipe being located North 73 Degrees 52 Minutes 16 Seconds West 50.00 feet from an existing iron pipe set in the Northwestern intersection of the right of way lines of Carteret Street (NC 92) and King Street (SR 1741) running thence North 73 Degrees 52 Minutes 16 Minutes West 54.00 feet along the right of way line of Carteret Street to an existing iron pipe in the Northern right of way line of Carteret Street (NC 92), a corner; running thence with the property line of James L. Norman, Jr., and with the property line of Braxton Wingate North 16 Degrees 52 Minutes 06 Seconds East 150.00 feet to an existing iron pipe a corner; thence with the property line of Pamlico Marine South 73 Degrees 52 Minutes 16 Seconds East 54.00 feet to an existing iron pipe, a corner; running thence with the property line of Barbara Falcaro South 16 Degrees 52 Minutes 06 Seconds West 150.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Being a tract of 0.186 acres in area, as described in that survey dated April 19, 1995 entitled “Survey for Kevin Joel Hazelwood and wife, Melinda Ann Hazelwood” by Jarvis Associates P. A. which is incorporated herein by reference for a more complete and adequate description.
BEING THE PROPERTY CONVEYED IN Warranty Deed from Scott J. Ellis and Wife Mary Helen Ellis to Kevin J. Hazelwood, And Wife Melinda Ann Hazelwood, dated 02/16/2000, recorded 02/18/2000, in Deed Book 1160, Page 142, in the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, North Carolina.
Tax Parcel Identification Number: 06-027008
Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 304 Carteret Street, Bath, NC 27808
Tax ID: 6653-15-5868
Third party purchasers must pay the recording costs of the trustee’s deed, any land transfer taxes, the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof with a maximum amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.
Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Kevin J. Hazelwood.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Anchor Trustee Services, LLC
Substitute Trustee
By:
January N. Taylor, NCSB #33512
David Neill, NCSB #23396
Olivia S. Sings, NCSB# 54991
McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC
Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC
3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
404-474-7149 (phone)
404-745-8121 (fax)
jtaylor@mtglaw.com
dneill@mtglaw.com
osings@mtglaw.com
23-002157-07
Washington Daily News:
Mar. 4 and 11, 2026
23-002157-07