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| COMMISSIONER’S SALE – NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE 6230 Almondsville Road Gloucester, Virginia 23061 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE, made this 12th day of August 2026, by Richard A. Lash, Foreclosure Commissioner: WHEREAS, on July 26, 2010, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Frances R. Patterson and Dennis A. Patterson as grantors in favor of Metlife Home Loans, a Division of MetLife Bank, N.A. as beneficiary and Shuttleworth, Ruloff, Swain, Haddad & Morecock PC as trustee, and was recorded on July 30, 2010, as Instrument No. 100003446 in the Land Records of Gloucester County, Virginia; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the “Secretary” or “HUD”) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment dated July 28, 2015, and recorded on August 28, 2015 as Instrument No. 150003810 in the office of the Land Records of Gloucester County, Virginia; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust due to violation of 9(a)(i): A Borrower dies and the Property is not the principal residence of at least one surviving borrower; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of August 4, 2026 is $967,957.86; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of Buonassissi, Henning & Lash, P.C. as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on January 31, 2025 as Instrument No. 250000390, notice is hereby given that on September 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Commonly known as: 6230 Allmondsville Road, Gloucester, VA 23061 The Land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Gloucester, State of Virginia, and is described as follows: PARCEL ONE: All that certain tract, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Petsworth Magisterial District, near Cappahosic, in the County of Gloucester, State of Virginia, containing 1.196 acres, more or less, fronting 90 feet on the Southwest side of State Highway known as Rt. No. 662 and bounded on the Southwest by the low water mark of York River, shown and designated as Tract B, on that certain map or plat dated June 04, 1973, made by Charles J. Kerns, Certified Land Surveyor, which is recorded with that certain Deed recorded in Deed Book 175, Page 388. TOGETHER with twenty (20) foot egress and ingress easement across Parcel A, as shown on Plat Book 3, at Page 196. BEING the same property conveyed to Dennis A. Patterson and Frances R. Patterson, husband and wife, as tenants by the entirety, with the right of survivorship as at common law by Deed from Frances R. Patterson and Dennis A. Patterson, husband and wife, dated July 02. 1973, recorded September 28, 1973, among the Land Records of Gloucester County, Virginia, in Deed Book 175, Page 387. The said Frances R. Patterson has since departed this life on January 12, 2024, thereby vesting fee simple title in Dennis A. Patterson, as the surviving Tenant by the Entirety. (As to PARCEL ONE AND TWO) For informational purposes only: The improvements thereon being known as 6230 Allmondsville Road Tax Map No. 31153 PARCEL TWO: All that certain lot or parcel of land, together with all ways, easements, rights, privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in anywise appertaining, located in Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester County, Virginia, lying to the West of State Route No. 662, as the same leads to State Route No. 618, but not fronting thereon, being on the York River and containing Sixty-Four (.64) hundredths of an acre. Substantially bounded as follows: North by the land of William A. Franklin and Isadora M. Franklin; South by the land formerly owned by Dr. W.M.T. Forrest; East by Lot A, 0.57 Acre, and, West by the low water mark of the York River. The hereinabove described land is set forth on the aforementioned plat of survey prepared by A.H. Andrews, whereon the said land is designated as “B” (0.64 ac). BEING the same property conveyed to Dennis A. Patterson and Frances R. Patterson, husband and wife, as tenants by the entirety, with the right of survivorship as at common law by Deed from Lynnwood T. Dorsey and Doris T. Dorsey, his wife, dated July 11, 1968, recorded August 12, 1968, among the Land Records of Gloucester County, Virginia in Deed Book 150, Page 172. For informational purposes only: The improvements thereon being known as 6230 Allmondsville Road Tax Map No. 23000 and 10088 The sale will be held on the front steps of Gloucester County Circuit Court, 7400 Justice Drive, Gloucester, Virginia. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $971,496.71. The Property is being sold in its “as-is, where-is” condition, without any warranty of any kind by the Secretary, HUD and/or the Foreclosure Commissioner. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit 10% of the successful bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the successful bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may, in his/her sole and absolute discretion, grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $967,957.86 as of August 4, 2026, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. Date: August 12, 2026 BUONASSISSI, HENNING & LASH, P.C. FORECLOSURE COMMISSIONER By: Richard A. Lash, Esq. 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 650 Reston, VA 20191 TEL: 703-796-1341 Ext. 144 Fax: 1 (888) 252-7739 34t3 |
| NOTICE OF OYSTER PLANTING GROUND APPLICATION Stephen W. Owens and STERLING OWENS (2026031) have applied for approximately 24.95 acres of oyster planting ground in York River situated in Gloucester City/County. The application is located at Lat/Long: N37-17.3994/W76-32.4282. To view a map of the application, or to provide public comments, use this web link to search the application by number (2026031): https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/oystergrounds/search_applications.php or contact the VMRC Shellfish Management Division at 757-247-2226. Send written comments or concerns to: Marine Resources Commission, Shellfish Management Division 380 Fenwick Road, Fort Monroe, VA 23051-1064. 35t2 |
| NOTICE OF OYSTER PLANTING GROUND APPLICATION Stephen W. Owens and STERLING OWENS (2026032) have applied for approximately 24.95 acres of oyster planting ground in York River situated in Gloucester City/County. The application is located at Lat/Long: N37-16.6308/W76-31.419. To view a map of the application, or to provide public comments, use this web link to search the application by number (2026032): https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/oystergrounds/search-applications.php or contact the VMRC Shellfish Management Division at 757-247-2226. Send written comments or concerns to: Marine Resources Commission, Shellfish Management Division 380 Fenwick Road, Fort Monroe, VA 23051-1064. 35t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GLOUCESTER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Gloucester County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing in the Colonial Courthouse, 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia on Thursday, September 3, 2026, beginning at 6:30 PM to consider the following: Code Amendment CA-26-02 – A proposed amendment to the Gloucester County Code, Appendix B, Zoning Article 2 Definitions, Section 2-2 Definitions, Article 5 District Regulations, Section 5-20.1 Regulations for Zoning District RC-1 Rural Countryside District, Section 5-20.2 Regulations for Zoning District RC-2 Rural Conservation District, Section 5-30.1 Regulations for Zoning District C-2 Bayside Conservation District, Section 5-30.2 Regulations for Zoning District SC-1 Suburban Countryside District, Section 5-50.1 Regulations for Zoning District B-1 General Business District, Section 5-50.2 Regulations for Zoning District B-4 Rural Business District, Section 5-60 Regulations for Zoning District I-1 Industrial District, and Section 5-70.3 Commercial Products and Service Uses, Article 9B Supplementary Use Regulations, Section 9B-6.52 Regulations for Boat/Marine Service Facility, Section 9B-6.53 Regulations for Boat/Marine Storage Facility, Section 9B-8.20 Power Utility-Electric or Power Utility-Nuclear, Section 9B-9.50 Dwelling, single family detached, cluster, and Section 9B-9.70 Home Occupations, Article 10 Nonconformities, Section 10-4 Nonconforming Structures and/or Uses of Land, Article 12 Signs, Section 12-6 Signs Permitted and Section 12-7 Additional Signs Permitted, Article 14 Administrative Procedures, Section 14-1 General and Section 14-3 Conditional Use Permits, and Article 15 Enforcement, Section 15-1 Zoning Permits Required. The purpose of the amendment to Article 2, Section 2-2, is to revise the definitions for farm or farming and agricultural operation to clarify how to determine if a use is a bona fide agricultural operation, to add definitions for new uses for boat/marine service facility and boat/marine storage facility, and to clarify that monument signs cannot be taller than six feet. Amendments to Article 5, Sections 5-20, 5-30, 5-50, 5-60, and 5-70 are to add the new boat/marine service and storage uses to the RC-1, B-1, B-4 and I-1 districts, add automobile/vehicle service and storage facilities to the RC-1 district and to remove stable, private requesting acreage reduction as a permitted use in the RC-1, RC-2, C-2 and SC-1 districts (the use is currently permitted in these districts under the use “livestock, personal use or enjoyment requesting acreage reduction or animal increase”). Amendments to Article 9B are to add supplemental regulations for the new uses boat/marine service and storage in 9B-6, to add decommissioning and surety requirements to power utility uses in 9B-8, to correct the numbering in the Single Family Detached Dwelling Cluster section and to add language to home occupation type II regulations related to traffic generation in 9B-9. Amendments to Article 10, Section 10-4 clarify what constitutes a discontinuance of a nonconforming use. Amendments to Article 12, Section 12-6 limits monument signs to six feet tall and Section 12-7 allows certain nonresidential uses along Main Street to have electronic display signs. Amendments to Article 14, Section 14-1 clarify the term “filed” and Section 14-3 adds a timeframe for deciding on a conditional use permit by the Board of Supervisors. Amendments to Article 15, Section 15-1 clarify how to determine if a use is a bona fide agricultural operation. The preceding summary is not intended to be a complete explanation of proposed revisions and updates. Complete copies of the proposed ordinance are available) and may be reviewed in the Department of Planning, Zoning & Environmental Programs in Gloucester County Building Two, 6489 Main Street (2nd Floor, County Building 2). The meeting will be broadcast live through the County website meeting portal at https://gloucesterva.info/640/Meeting-Portal and on Cox channel 48. All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting and express their views on this matter. Citizen comments may also be submitted prior to the public hearing by three different methods: To submit comments online, complete the Citizen Comment Submission form (www.gloucesterva.info/citizencomment). Please follow the instructions on the form to indicate the meeting or public hearing on which you want to comment. Comments may also be submitted by calling and leaving a message at 804-824-2760. Follow the prompts to leave comments for this specific public hearing and clearly indicate your name (including spelling if needed) and your magisterial district. Finally, comments may be submitted by US Mail to: County Administration ATTN: Public Hearing Comment, 6489 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061. Any mailed comments must include your name, your magisterial district, and the title of this public hearing clearly printed at the top and must be received by 4:30 PM on the day of the public hearing. Please type or print all comments legibly. Comments submitted through these methods must be received by 4:30 PM on September 3, 2026, and will be read or played during the public hearing up to the time limit set by the Chair. “Form letters,” consisting of communications which are verbatim duplicates (other than the identifying information of the author/submitter) of one or more other communications received by the County pertaining to the matter to be considered at the public hearing or public comment period, shall be read only once per letter, along with the list of persons submitting the same comments pursuant to such “form letter.” Persons requiring assistance to attend the hearing should contact the Department of Planning & Zoning at (804) 693-1224 between the hours of 8:00 am. and 4:30 pm. Monday through Friday. John C. Meyer, Jr., Chairman Gloucester County Planning Commission 34t2 |
| NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MATHEWS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION The Mathews County Planning Commission hereby gives notice that on September 8, 2026, at 7 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard, at the Historic Courthouse located at 27 Court St., Mathews, Virginia, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following: Application #202600670: Requested by Kathryn Tatterson (Applicant/Owner) for Initiation of Zoning Amendment pursuant to Section 175-19.3(C) of the Mathews County Zoning Ordinance for the purpose of rezoning 1.435 acres of 192 Weston Hall Rd. (Tax Map Parcel 30-8-7) from Rural (RU) to Residential (R-1). Further details can be accessed through the Mathews County Website or by contacting the Department of Planning & Zoning. 35t2 |
| NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE 7054 East View Road, Hayes, VA 23072 By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust dated April 10, 2020 and recorded at April 13, 2020 in Instrument Number 200001724 and a Loan Modification recorded on January 12, 2026 in Instrument Number 2600001134 in the Clerk’s Office for the Gloucester County Virginia Circuit Court, Virginia, securing a loan which was originally $144,000.00. The appointed SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, Commonwealth Trustees, LLC will offer for sale at public auction at the main entrance of the Circuit Court for Gloucester County, located at 7400 Justice Drive, Gloucester, VA 23061. September 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM improved real property, with an abbreviated legal description of the following described property, to-wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land lying and being in Abingdon Magisterial District, Gloucester County, Virginia, containing 0.34 Acre, and designated as Lot No. 3 on a plat of survey made by R.F. Heywood, Certified Surveyor, dated April 11, 1960, which plat of survey is recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Gloucester County, Virginia, in Clerk’s Plat Book 2, Page 284, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said land; together with an easement of right of way over and along a certain private road thirty (30′) in width adjoining the land herein conveyed and extending in an easterly direction of U.S. Route No. 17. AND as more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. TERMS OF SALE: The property will sold “AS IS” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust to be announced at the time of sale. A deposit of $20,000 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required at the time of sale, in form of certified check, cashier’s check or money order by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price, with interest at the rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date said funds are received in the office of the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale. In the event of default by the successful bidder, the entire deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the costs and expenses of sale and Substitute Trustee’s fee. All other public charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, whether incurred prior to or after the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from the date of sale at the time of settlement. Purchaser agrees to pay the seller’s attorneys at settlement fee of $470.00 for review of the settlement documents. Additional terms will be announced at the time of sale and the successful bidder will be required to execute and deliver to the Substitute Trustees a memorandum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosenberg & Associates, LLC (Attorney for the Secured Party) 4330 East West Highway, Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 301-907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com 35t2 |
| ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA.CODE §8.01-316 MIDDLESEX COUNTY J&DR -JUVENILE Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re: O’BRYAN, LUCAS EVERETT The object of this suit is: CUSTODY PETITION LUCAS E. O’BRYAN (05/06/2015) It is ORDERED that MUNDAY, BRIANNA appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 09/30/2026 at 09:00 AM. Entered: 07/31/2026 Jaimie Meade, Dep. Clerk 32t4 |
| PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mr. Aaron Taylor (VMRC #26-1619) is requesting a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to construct a 5-foot wide by 150-foot long pier extension, with a boatlift, on an existing private pier along the East River shoreline at 445 Whitfield Road in Mathews County. You may provide comments on this application (VMRC #2026-1619) at https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/habitat/comments/. We will accept comments by the USPS provided they are received within 15 days of this notice to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg. 96, Hampton, VA 23651. 35t1 |
| REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS GPS Special Education Direct & Consultative Services Gloucester County will receive sealed proposals for the subject work until 2:00 p.m. on September 15, 2026, in the Central Purchasing Department located at 6489 Main Street, Suite 324, 3rd Floor, Gloucester, Virginia 23061. The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified firms to provide on-call special education direct and consultative services for Gloucester County Public Schools. A copy of the solicitation may be obtained from Central Purchasing, 6489 Main Street, Suite 324, 3rd Floor, Gloucester, VA 23061, or by calling (804) 693-6235, downloaded from the County’s Central Purchasing website at www.gloucester.info/purch, or through eVA, Virginia’s eProcurement Marketplace www.eva.virginia.gov. Christine Calhoun, CPPB, VCA Purchasing Agent 35t1 |
| VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER JEFFREY WAYNE GREEN, Plaintiff, v. NICOLE DENISE GREEN, Defendant. Civil Action No.: CL25001713-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a mensa et thoro from the Defendant to be later merged into a divorce a vinculo matrimonii. Publication is being made, after entry of a pendente lite order, for the purpose of a pre-trial scheduling hearing. It is ORDERED that NICOLE DENISE GREEN appear at the above-named court to protect her interest on October 9, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m., which is a date no sooner than fifty days after entry of this order of publication. And it is further ORDERED that this order of publication be published once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks in the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in this County prescribed by this Court. I ASK FOR THIS: Amy M.P. Van Fossen, VSB No. 44447 AMY VAN FOSSEN, P.C. Post Office Box 1185 6558 Main Street, Suite 2 Gloucester, Virginia 23061 Telephone: (804) 695-6500 Facsimile: (804) 766-7983 amyvanfossenpc@gmail.com Counsel for the Plaintiff ENTERED this 4th day of August, 2026 Jeffrey W. Shaw Judge 33t4 |
| VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY DOROTHY GREGORY COOKE, Plaintiff, v. DARNELL JOHNSON; MICHAEL YODER; MARIE HARRIS, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; GOLDMAN CARTER, or his heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; JAMES CARTER, or his heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; DOROTHY LATTIMORE, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; ADELAIDE BALDWIN, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; ANN CARTER GREGORY, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; WILLIAM CARTER, or his heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; LUCY D. CARTER, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; CHARLES HARRIS; TANA C. CAMPBELL; JOYCE CARTER; JAMES CARTER, JR.; WILLIAM DEPRIEST CARTER; and PARTIES UNKNOWN, including all persons who are heirs, devisees, successors, assigns, creditors, lien creditors, or other persons claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real property described below, Defendants. Case No. CL26001155-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to determine the identity and fractional interests of the persons holding or claiming an interest in the real property identified as 5977 Old Hickory Fork Road, Hayes, Virginia 23061, Tax Map No.: 38-142 (the “Property”); to partition the Property or, if authorized after the required statutory determinations, to sell the Property in lieu of partition; and to adjudicate the title, heirship, devise, lien, and other interests necessary to resolve the parties’ respective rights in Property. It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the names, identities, locations, and/or post office addresses of Marie Harris, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; Goldman Carter, or his heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; James Carter, or his heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, in any; Dorothy Lattimore, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; Adelaide Baldwin, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; Ann Carter Gregory, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; William Carter, or his heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; Lucy D. Carter, or her heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, if any; Charles Harris; Tana C. Campbell; Joyce Carter; James Carter, Jr.; William Depriest Carter; and parties unknown, including all persons who are heirs, devisees, successors, assigns, creditors, lien creditors, or any other persons claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real property described herein are unknown, or that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain their locations, and that such persons are proceeded against by order of publication pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 8.01-316 and 8.01-317, it is hereby ORDERED that the foregoing defendants parties unknown appear on or before October 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. which date shall be no sooner than fifty (50) days after entry of this Order, and do what is necessary to protect their interests. It is further ORDERED that this Order be published once each week for four (4) successive weeks in the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in Gloucester County, Virginia; that a copy of this Order be posted at the front door of the courthouse wherein this Court is held; and that the Clerk mail a copy of this Order to each Defendant at the post office address stated in the affidavit, if any such address is stated. The Clerk shall cause copies of this Order to be posted, mailed, and transmitted to the designated newspaper within twenty (20) days after entry of this Order and, upon completion of publication, shall file a certificate in the papers of this case that the statutory requirements have been complied with. I ASK FOR THIS: Matthew D. Meadows (VSB No. 47172) HARVEY & DRIGGS PLC 9464 Chamberlayne Road, Suite 200 Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116 Telephone: (804) 396-3580 Facsimile: (804) 200-5646 Email: mmeadows@harveydriggs.com Counsel for Plaintiff Dorothy Gregory Cooke ENTERED this 4th day of August, 2026. Jeffrey W. Shaw, Judge 33t4 |