Legal & Public Notices

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of HALFSIES, at 20 Dabney Ct, in the County of Okaloosa, in the city of Crestview, Florida, 32539, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated at Crestview, Florida, this 5th day of February 2026. SARA LYNN STRODE, owner, or Corporation full name. CR3993

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2026 CP 000017 IN RE: ESTATE OF BETTY L. HALL, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Betty L. Hall, deceased, whose date of death was 11/14/2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 2026 CP 000017, the address of which is 601B North Pearl Street, Crestview, FL 32536. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. The Personal Representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the Decedent’s death by the Decedent or the Decedent’s surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons, having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS 2/05/2026. Attorney for Personal Representative /s/ Kathlyn M. White Kathlyn M. White (FBN: 13763) Attorney for Personal Representative DeMaria & White, PLLC 905 E. Hatton St. , Ste. B Pensacola, FL 32503 (850) 202-8535 kmwhite@statewideprobate.com dmclin@statewideprobate.com rpmorgan@statewideprobate.com Personal Representative Vickie Knight 125 Wilder Street Niceville, FL 32578 CR3992

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. : 2025 CA 001028 C FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION PLAINTIFF, VS. THE ESTATE OF TEDDY RAY PORTERFIELD A/K/A TEDDY PORTERFIELD, ET AL. , DEFENDANT(S). NOTICE OF ACTION TO: The Estate of Jerry M. Mitchem A/K/A Jerry Melvin Mitchem, Last Known Address: 2626 Crickett Lane, Crestview, FL 32536 Current Residence: UNKNOWN TO: Virginia Delores Mitchem Last Known Address: 2626 Crickett Lane, Crestview, FL 32536 Current Residence: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 3 North, Range 23 West, Okaloosa County, Florida; thence run South 250.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes West 178.5 feet; thence North 250.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes East 178.5 feet to the Point of Beginning. LESS AND EXCEPT that portion of caption property as described in Deed recorded in Official Records Book 3120, page 1122, Okaloosa County, Florida. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it, on MILLER, GEORGE & SUGGS, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 210 N. University Drive, Suite 900, Coral Springs, FL 33071, on or before, within or before a date at least thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in the Crestview News Bulletin, 602 S Main St, Crestview, FL 32536 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Okaloosa County 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 Phone (850) 609-4700 Fax (850) 651-7725 ADA.Okaloosa@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 21st day of January, 2026. BRAD E. EMBRY As Clerk of Court By: /s/ Jackie Dunlap As Deputy Clerk Publish: Crestview News Bulletin, 602 S Main St, Crestview, FL 32536 CR3990

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No: 2025-DR-3352
AUSTIN SIRMON, Petitioner/Father, and
LIBERTY TURBERVILLE, Respondent/Mother. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PATERNITY
TO: LIBERTY TUBERVILLE
400 Park Avenue, Unit 103
Foley, AL 36535
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Paternity has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on AUSTIN SIRMON, c/o John A. Madden, Jr. , Esquire, 4 11th Avenue, Suite 2, Shalimar, Florida 32579, on or before 3/6/2026, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension, 1940 Lewis Turner Blvd. , Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file a Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.95.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. DATED: 1/23/26
BRAD E. EMBRY
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ Alicea Wilken
Deputy Clerk
CR3989

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2025-CA-002044-F CITIZENS BANK NA F/K/A RBS CITIZENS NA, Plaintiff, vs. JORDAN L HUNT, et al. , Defendant. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered December 29, 2025 in Civil Case No. 2025-CA-002044-F of the Circuit Court of the FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT in and for Okaloosa County, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, wherein CITIZENS BANK NA F/K/A RBS CITIZENS NA is Plaintiff and Jordan L Hunt, et al. , are Defendants, the Clerk of Court, BRAD E. EMBRY, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash electronically at https://www.bid4assets.com/OkaloosaFL/calendar in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 12th day of February, 2026 at 11:00 AM on the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit: Lots 10 and 11, Block 31, Townsite of Port Dixie, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Pages 64, 65 and 66, of the Public Records of Okaloosa County, Florida. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. By: /s/Robyn Katz Robyn Katz, Esq. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 225 East Robinson Street, Suite 155 Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: (407) 674-1850 Fax: (321) 248-0420 Email: MRService@mccalla.com Fla. Bar No. : 146803 If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Okaloosa County 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 Phone (850) 609-4700 Fax (850) 651-7725 ADA.Okaloosa@flcourts1.gov At least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. CR3986