Legal & Public Notices

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. : 2025-CA-002545-C FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION PLAINTIFF, VS. GENESIS VARGAS AND DAVID VELAZQUEZ PEREZ A/K/A DAVID PEREZ, ET AL. , DEFENDANT(S). NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Genesis Vargas Last Known Address: 95136 Woodbridge Parkway, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Current Residence: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property: Lot 29, Rolling Ridge Subdivision, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 23, Pages 14 through 21, Public Records of 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 600 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Suite 600, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441, 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 12th day of March, 2026. JD PEACOCK, II As Clerk of Court By: /s/ Jackie Dunlap As Deputy Clerk Publish: Crestview News Bulletin, 602 S Main St, Crestview, FL 32536 CR4090

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. : 2022 CA 003397 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, VS. ROBERT LANE; CARDHOLDERS ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, AS ASSIGNEE OF DIRECT MERCHANTS CREDIT; LEE FARM HOA, INC. ; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendant(s). NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment. Final Judgment was awarded on February 8, 2026 in Civil Case No. 2022 CA 003397, of the Circuit Court of the FIRST Judicial Circuit in and for Okaloosa County, Florida, wherein, LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC is the Plaintiff, and ROBERT LANE; CARDHOLDERS ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, AS ASSIGNEE OF DIRECT MERCHANTS CREDIT; LEE FARM HOA, INC. ; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS are Defendants. The Clerk of the Court, Brad E. Embry will sell to the highest bidder for cash at www.bid4assets.com on April 30, 2026 at 11:00:00 AM CST the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 8, BLOCK F, LEE FARM, PHASE II, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED AT PLAT BOOK 23, PAGES 82 AND 83, 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. Dated this 16 day of March, 2026. ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 401 W. Linton Blvd. Suite 202-B Delray Beach, FL 33444 Telephone: 561-392-6391 Facsimile: 561-392-6965 By: /s/ Zachary Ullman FBN: 106751 Primary E-Mail: ServiceMail@aldridgepite.com IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: 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, Florida 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. CR4089

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. : 2023 CA 3421 C THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, a Municipality in the State of Florida, Plaintiff, v. STEPHEN Q. SHOWERS; COLIN B. SMITH; HEATHER D. TATRO; and All unknown natural persons if alive, and if dead or not known to be dead or alive, their several and respective unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees and creditors, or other parties claiming by, through or under those unknown natural persons, who are heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, beneficiaries or other claimants claiming by, through, under or against THE UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF CLARA C. SMITH, DECEASED; and The several and respective unknown assigns, successors in interest, trustees, beneficiaries or any other person claiming by, through, under, or against any trust, corporation, or other legal entity named above as a Defendant; and All claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, or whose exact legal status is unknown, claiming by, through, under or against any of the above named or described defendants or parties or otherwise claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property which the subject of this action. Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, pursuant to the Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to Lien Foreclosure dated January 21, 2026 and the Order on Motion to Cancel and Reschedule Foreclosure dated March 3, 2026 (hereinafter the “Orders”), and entered in the above-styled action, wherein THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, a Municipality in the State of Florida is the Plaintiff, and STEPHEN Q. SHOWERS, COLIN B. SMITH, HEATHER D. TATRO, AND THE UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF CLARA C. SMITH, DECEASED are the Defendants, Brad E. Embry, as the Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, in the manner established as Okaloosa County’s foreclosure sale procedures through https://www.bid4assets.com/, at 11:00 a. m. , CST on April 23, 2026, the following described property: Lots 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 in Block 10, Morris Addition to Crestview, according to Plat Book No. 1, Page 133, as recorded in the Public Records of Okaloosa County, Florida. Said lots fronting on Shortwell Avenue and each lot being 25 front feet by 150 feet in depth, more or less. also known as 650 Shortwell Avenue, Crestview, FL 32539. 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, or within 60 days of the date of sale, whichever occurs earlier. Dated: March 4, 2026 /s/ Phillip A. Pugh PHILLIP A. PUGH, FL Bar No. 0505501 CARLIE J. PETROVICS, FL Bar No. 1067709 Litvak Beasley Wilson & Ball, LLP 40 Palafox Place, Suite 300 Pensacola, FL 32502 Service email: ROBservice@lawpensacola.com (850) 432-9818 Telephone Attorneys for Plaintiff, The City of Crestview IMPORTANT AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: 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, Florida 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. CR4064

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. : 2025 CA 000013 JASON R. O'DANIELS, a Florida resident Plaintiff vs. CHURCH OF THE PURE IN HEART, c/o WILLIAM MILLER, WILLIAM ROBERTSON and/or WILLIE BALL, as Trustees; Defendant NOTICE OF ACTION Take notice that an action has been instituted in the Circuit Court in and for Okaloosa County, Florida (Case No. : 2025 CA 000013C) against the following parties: CHURCH OF THE PURE IN HEART, c/o WILLIAM MILLER, WILLIAM ROBERTSON and/or WILLIE BALL as well as all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described; The action is one to quiet title to real property in the Plaintiffs name. The property is located at 3806 NEW EBENEZER RD, LAUREL HILL 32567 CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE /s/ David Oberliesen CR4063

NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City of Crestview Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee (AHAC) will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 20,
2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 198 Wilson
Street North, to adopt a report of recommendations regarding local housing
incentives to be presented to the City Council.
Recommendations that address Section 420.9076 (4) (a)-(k), Florida Statutes,
are included in the report to be considered at the public hearing.
All citizens and interested parties are encouraged to attend the meeting and
to provide written and/or verbal comments on the items under consideration.
Written comments will be heard and considered and will be made a matter of
public record at the meeting. The draft 2026 Report of Recommendations may
be inspected by the public at the Community Development Services
Department, City Hall, 198 Wilson Street North, Crestview, Florida, 32536
during regular business hours and can also be obtained at cityofcrestview.org
or by emailing planning@cityofcrestview.org.
No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of these meetings.
Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal a decision involving the
matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the
testimony and evidence at these meetings upon which any appeal is to be
based. (See F.S.S. 286-0105).
Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these
proceedings should contact the City Clerk’s office at (850) 682-1560 at least
five (5) days prior to the meeting to make appropriate arrangements.
The City of Crestview does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, age, disability, family or religious status in administration of its
programs, activities or services.
March 19 & 26, 2026 CR4086