NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF RICHMOND On the 2nd day of August, 2021, China Thomas ("Thomas") executed a Promissory Note ("Note") and Security Deed ("Deed") for $155,000.00, payable to South State Bank, N.A., conveying property described as follows: All that lot or parcel of land with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the State of Georgia, County of Richmond, being shown and designated as Lot 9, Block B, of Caddenwoods Subdivision, on a plat recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia, in Realty Reel 457, pages 2125-2130; reference is hereby made for a more accurate description as to the metes, bounds, courses, and location of said property. Said property is hereby conveyed subject to Protective Covenants recorded in Book 457, page 2131, and to any and all other applicable easements, restrictions, covenants, and rights-of-way of record in the aforesaid clerk's office. Property Address: 1016 Caddenwoods Drive Augusta GA 30906. Tax Map and Parcel No.: 132-1-133-00-0. Said Deed being recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia, in Deed Book 1795, at page 1873. Said Note and Deed were subsequently assigned to SouthState Bank, National Association ("SouthState") by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, Nominee for South State Bank, N.A., by assignment of Security Deed dated April 27, 2026 and recorded in aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 2012, page 1618. Default has been made in the installment payments due for December, 2025 and all subsequent thereto. SouthState declared the entire unpaid indebtedness due and payable in accordance with the terms of said Note, and the same has not been paid. The Deed provides that when the Note secured thereby becomes due and is not paid, that said property may be sold before the Courthouse door of Richmond County, Georgia, upon SouthState first giving notice of the place and terms of such sale (1) time a week for (4) weeks in the newspaper in which the sheriff's advertisements are published, and where said property is located. NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers contained therein, the property will be sold before the Courthouse door in Richmond County, Georgia, at public outcry on the first Tuesday in August, 2026, between the legal hours of sale. SouthState will convey title to the purchaser as attorney-in-fact for Thomas. The money derived from the sale will be applied: first to the expenses of said sale; secondly, to the amount due on said Note; and the balance, if any, shall be paid to Thomas. TERMS: Cash, subject to State and County ad valorem taxes or assessment and any federal tax liens of record. Purchaser is to pay for all legal papers and revenue stamps. THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Mark A. Cleary, State Bar No.: 129754, Cleary, West & Huff, LLP, 1223 George C. Wilson Drive, Augusta, Georgia 30909, Telephone No.: (706) 860-9995. July 2, 9, 16, 23 2026 LGSC0548168