ADVERTISEMENT
Notice is hereby given that MID-VOL COAL SALES., 640 CLOVER DEW DAIRY RD, PRINCETON, WV 24739 has submitted an application with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV, 25840 for a Phase 1, 2, and 3 release on Permit Number U401709 issued for 3.22 acres.

The permit is located in Adkin District of McDowell County, 1.0 Miles Southwest of Jenkinjones on Ballard Harmon Branch of Tug Fork River of Tug Fork River.

MID-VOL COAL SALES, INC completed final reclamation on 02/02/2026 and is requesting release of 100 percent of the reclamation performance bond currently in the amount of $11,680.00

Written Comments will be received at the DEP address above until 03/29/2026, or thirty days (30) days from the date of final publication.

ADVERTISEMENT
Notice is hereby given that MID-VOL COAL SALES., 640 CLOVER DEW DAIRY RD, PRINCETON, WV 24739 has submitted an application with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV, 25840 for a Phase 1, 2, and 3 release on Permit Number U401709 issued for 3.22 acres.

The permit is located in Adkin District of McDowell County, 1.0 Miles Southwest of Jenkinjones on Ballard Harmon Branch of Tug Fork River of Tug Fork River.

MID-VOL COAL SALES, INC completed final reclamation on 02/02/2026 and is requesting release of 100 percent of the reclamation performance bond currently in the amount of $11,680.00

Written Comments will be received at the DEP address above until 03/29/2026, or thirty days (30) days from the date of final publication.

(2024-C-000561 -
MERCER COUNTY-JUSTIN HENLEY)

To: EILEEN H SNIDER, KEVIN HAZELWOOD, EILEEN H SNIDER, EILEEN H SNIDER, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors, assigns, all known heirs, guardians, conservators, fiduciaries, administrators, lienholders, co-owners, other parties having an undivided interest in the delinquent property, and other parties that may have any interest in the subject property.

DISTRICT PRINCETON CORP
MAP 3
PARCEL 0030 0000 0000

You will take notice that JUSTIN HENLEY, the purchaser of the following real estate, Cert No. 2024-C-000561, located in PRINCETON CORP District, LOT 3 SEC 2 CORNER BELL & PIKE which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of SNIDER EILEEN H and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of MERCER County at the sale for the delinquent taxes on June 24, 2025. JUSTIN HENLEY requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after February 1, 2026, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before January 31, 2026 will be as follows:

Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the certification, with interest, for tax year ticket number 2023-36901.
$103.12

Back tax tickets, with interest, and charges due on the date of certification for ticket number
$0.00

Subsequent of taxes paid on the property, with interest to for tax year 2024-36930.
$41.64

Additional taxes with interest.
$0.00

Auditors Certification, Publication, and Redemption fee plus interest.
$210.20

Amount paid for Title Examination, notice to redeem, publication, personal service, Secretary of State with interest.
$914.32

Additional Statutory Fees with Interest.
$0.00

Total Amount Due and Payable to WV State Auditor - cashier check, money order, certified or personal check.
$1,269.28

You may redeem at any time before January 31, 2026 by paying the above total less any unearned interest.

If the above real estate is your primary residence, you may petition the Auditor to redeem the real estate in not more than three incremental payments that equal the total amount required to redeem the real estate prior to the issuance of the deed described above.

Given under my hand August 12, 2025

/s/ Christal G. Perry
Christal G. Perry
Deputy Commissioner of
Delinquent and Nonentered
Lands of MERCER County,
State of West Virginia

Please return this letter and payment to the
West Virginia State Auditors
Office,
County Collections Division
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 1, Room W-114
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Questions, please call
1-888-509-6568

(2024-C-000561 -
MERCER COUNTY-JUSTIN HENLEY)

To: EILEEN H SNIDER, KEVIN HAZELWOOD, EILEEN H SNIDER, EILEEN H SNIDER, or heirs at law, devisees, creditors, representatives, successors, assigns, all known heirs, guardians, conservators, fiduciaries, administrators, lienholders, co-owners, other parties having an undivided interest in the delinquent property, and other parties that may have any interest in the subject property.

DISTRICT PRINCETON CORP
MAP 3
PARCEL 0030 0000 0000

You will take notice that JUSTIN HENLEY, the purchaser of the following real estate, Cert No. 2024-C-000561, located in PRINCETON CORP District, LOT 3 SEC 2 CORNER BELL & PIKE which was returned delinquent or nonentered in the name of SNIDER EILEEN H and was sold by the deputy commissioner of delinquent and nonentered lands of MERCER County at the sale for the delinquent taxes on June 24, 2025. JUSTIN HENLEY requests that you be notified a deed for such real estate will be made on or after February 1, 2026, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem such real estate. The amount needed to redeem on or before January 31, 2026 will be as follows:

Amount equal to the taxes and charges due on the date of the certification, with interest, for tax year ticket number 2023-36901.
$103.12

Back tax tickets, with interest, and charges due on the date of certification for ticket number
$0.00

Subsequent of taxes paid on the property, with interest to for tax year 2024-36930.
$41.64

Additional taxes with interest.
$0.00

Auditors Certification, Publication, and Redemption fee plus interest.
$210.20

Amount paid for Title Examination, notice to redeem, publication, personal service, Secretary of State with interest.
$914.32

Additional Statutory Fees with Interest.
$0.00

Total Amount Due and Payable to WV State Auditor - cashier check, money order, certified or personal check.
$1,269.28

You may redeem at any time before January 31, 2026 by paying the above total less any unearned interest.

If the above real estate is your primary residence, you may petition the Auditor to redeem the real estate in not more than three incremental payments that equal the total amount required to redeem the real estate prior to the issuance of the deed described above.

Given under my hand August 12, 2025

/s/ Christal G. Perry
Christal G. Perry
Deputy Commissioner of
Delinquent and Nonentered
Lands of MERCER County,
State of West Virginia

Please return this letter and payment to the
West Virginia State Auditors
Office,
County Collections Division
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 1, Room W-114
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Questions, please call
1-888-509-6568

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR

Operations Name:
CBM F37A W/PL
Application Number:
64170

Take Notice that, pursuant to Code of Virginia, Section 45.2-1632.E. the undersigned operator proposes to file, or has filed, an application for gas and oil operations known as CBM F37A W/PL with the Virginia Department of Energy under Code of Virginia, Section 45.2-1631, with respect to an operation on the William B Dennis et al tract of 16.67 acres, more or less. Ronnie Page Compton et ux tract of 11.80 acres, more or less. tract(s) in the Garden District, BUCHANAN City/County, Virginia

The application is on file with the Virginia Department of Energy identifying the proposed location and all work to be performed at the described site. Any inquiries should be directed to the Gas and Oil Team at 276 415-9700.

Code of Virginia Section 45.2-1632 identifies persons with rights to file objections to the gas and oil operation. Persons objecting to a permit must state their reasons for objecting within 15 days of the date of receipt of notice. Written objections must be filed with the Virginia Department of Energy, Gas and Oil Director, 3405 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219.

If you wish to object to this permit application, then you may file your objections with the Gas and Oil Director electronically in the Client Services Section of the Gas and Oil Data Information System at the following address: https://www.energy.virginia.gov/DgoInquiry. You may also file objections at the address listed above.

OperatorPocahontas Gas LLC
Address:PO Box 570
Pounding Mill, VA 24637
Telephone
Number:276-596-5075

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR

Operations Name:
CBM F37A W/PL
Application Number:
64170

Take Notice that, pursuant to Code of Virginia, Section 45.2-1632.E. the undersigned operator proposes to file, or has filed, an application for gas and oil operations known as CBM F37A W/PL with the Virginia Department of Energy under Code of Virginia, Section 45.2-1631, with respect to an operation on the William B Dennis et al tract of 16.67 acres, more or less. Ronnie Page Compton et ux tract of 11.80 acres, more or less. tract(s) in the Garden District, BUCHANAN City/County, Virginia

The application is on file with the Virginia Department of Energy identifying the proposed location and all work to be performed at the described site. Any inquiries should be directed to the Gas and Oil Team at 276 415-9700.

Code of Virginia Section 45.2-1632 identifies persons with rights to file objections to the gas and oil operation. Persons objecting to a permit must state their reasons for objecting within 15 days of the date of receipt of notice. Written objections must be filed with the Virginia Department of Energy, Gas and Oil Director, 3405 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219.

If you wish to object to this permit application, then you may file your objections with the Gas and Oil Director electronically in the Client Services Section of the Gas and Oil Data Information System at the following address: https://www.energy.virginia.gov/DgoInquiry. You may also file objections at the address listed above.

OperatorPocahontas Gas LLC
Address:PO Box 570
Pounding Mill, VA 24637
Telephone
Number:276-596-5075

ADVERTISEMENT

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 649 6 FARM RD, TAZEWELL, VA 24651. In execution of a certain Deed of Trust dated December 22, 2022, in the original principal amount of $85,000.00 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court for Tazewell County, Virginia as Instrument No. 230000114. The undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in the front of the Circuit Court building for Tazewell County, 101 Main Street, Courthouse Building, Tazewell, Virginia, or any such temporary alternative Circuit Court location designated by the Judges of the Circuit Court, on October 16, 2025, at 2:30 PM, the property described in said Deed of Trust, located at the above address, and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING AT A POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF VIRGINIA STATE ROUTE 606 AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE 1.00 ACRE LOT, THENCE N. 73 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 04 SECONDS W. 186.83 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N. 8 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 20 SECONDS E. 197.66 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N. 86 DEGREES 19 MINUTES W. 211.62 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N. 14 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 12 SECONDS E. 143.34 FEET TO A POINT N. 15 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 44 SECONDS E. 98.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND CONTAINING 1.00 ACRE, MORE OR LESS. TOGETHER WITH A MANUFACTURED HOME, 2005 CMH 25CM28683FH06 SERIAL NO. CLR0233335TNAB, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale price or ten percent (10%) of the original principal balance of the subject Deed of Trust, whichever is lower, in the form of cash or certified funds payable to the Substitute Trustee must be present at the time of the sale. The balance of the purchase price will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Purchaser's deposit may be forfeited to Trustee. Time is of the essence. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser may, if provided by the terms of the Trustee's Memorandum of Foreclosure Sale, be entitled to a $50 cancellation fee from the Substitute Trustee, but shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. A form copy of the Trustee's memorandum of foreclosure sale and contract to purchase real property is available for viewing at www.bwwsales.com. Additional terms, if any, to be announced at the sale and the Purchaser may be given the option to execute the contract of sale electronically. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The sale is subject to seller confirmation. Substitute Trustee: Equity Trustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229. For more information contact: BWW Law Group, LLC, attorneys for Equity Trustees, LLC, 6003 Executive Blvd, Suite 101, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-961-6555, website: www.bwwsales.com. VA-370883-1.

ADVERTISEMENT

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 649 6 FARM RD, TAZEWELL, VA 24651. In execution of a certain Deed of Trust dated December 22, 2022, in the original principal amount of $85,000.00 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court for Tazewell County, Virginia as Instrument No. 230000114. The undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in the front of the Circuit Court building for Tazewell County, 101 Main Street, Courthouse Building, Tazewell, Virginia, or any such temporary alternative Circuit Court location designated by the Judges of the Circuit Court, on October 16, 2025, at 2:30 PM, the property described in said Deed of Trust, located at the above address, and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING AT A POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF VIRGINIA STATE ROUTE 606 AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE 1.00 ACRE LOT, THENCE N. 73 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 04 SECONDS W. 186.83 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N. 8 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 20 SECONDS E. 197.66 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N. 86 DEGREES 19 MINUTES W. 211.62 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N. 14 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 12 SECONDS E. 143.34 FEET TO A POINT N. 15 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 44 SECONDS E. 98.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND CONTAINING 1.00 ACRE, MORE OR LESS. TOGETHER WITH A MANUFACTURED HOME, 2005 CMH 25CM28683FH06 SERIAL NO. CLR0233335TNAB, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale price or ten percent (10%) of the original principal balance of the subject Deed of Trust, whichever is lower, in the form of cash or certified funds payable to the Substitute Trustee must be present at the time of the sale. The balance of the purchase price will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Purchaser's deposit may be forfeited to Trustee. Time is of the essence. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser may, if provided by the terms of the Trustee's Memorandum of Foreclosure Sale, be entitled to a $50 cancellation fee from the Substitute Trustee, but shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. A form copy of the Trustee's memorandum of foreclosure sale and contract to purchase real property is available for viewing at www.bwwsales.com. Additional terms, if any, to be announced at the sale and the Purchaser may be given the option to execute the contract of sale electronically. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The sale is subject to seller confirmation. Substitute Trustee: Equity Trustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229. For more information contact: BWW Law Group, LLC, attorneys for Equity Trustees, LLC, 6003 Executive Blvd, Suite 101, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-961-6555, website: www.bwwsales.com. VA-370883-1.

ADVERTISEMENT (MR-34-BR)

Notice is hereby given that MID-VOL COAL SALES, INC. 640 CLOVER DEW DAIRY RD, PRINCETON, WV 24739 has submitted an application for the reissuance of Article 11/WVNPDES Permit No. WV0097543 to the Department of Environmental Protection, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840 in order to Maintain and monitor the abandoned coal Deep Mine No. 37 and haulroad in the Pocahontas No. 3 seam/mineral bed.

The operation will discharge Treated Storm water into an unnamed tributary of Sandlick Creek and Belcher Branch of/and the Tug Fork River of Tug Fork River and is located 1.2 (miles), Southeast of Gary, in Adkin District(s) of McDowell County(ies), Longitude 81 ° 31 ' 54 ” and Latitude 37 ° 21 ' 28 ” (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).

The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking information on private surface water intakes for human consumption located in the above listed receiving streams and located down stream of this operation. Please provide your name, phone number, mailing address, the name of the stream being with the intake, and the physical location of the intake. This information needs to be submitted to the address above.

An anti-degradation review has been conducted. Tier 1 protection is afforded because effluent limitations ensure compliance with water quality criteria for all designated uses. Where applicable, a full Tier 2 anti-degradation review has been conducted.

Comments on the Article 11 WV/NPDES application or requests for a public hearing regarding the Article 11/NPDES application shall be in writing and if a public hearing is requested shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. Such written comments or requests should be sent to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at the address above, and must also reference the Article 11/NPDES permit number shown above. Comments received by, March 7, 2026 or thirty (30) days from date of publication, will be considered. A copy of the Article 11/WVNPDES application, draft permit, rational page, and fact sheet (if required) will be available for inspection and obtaining copies during normal business hours at the DEP Regional Office located at the address above.

DEP Telephone No. 304-574-4465Article 11/NPDES Permit No. WV0097543

ADVERTISEMENT (MR-34-BR)

Notice is hereby given that MID-VOL COAL SALES, INC. 640 CLOVER DEW DAIRY RD, PRINCETON, WV 24739 has submitted an application for the reissuance of Article 11/WVNPDES Permit No. WV0097543 to the Department of Environmental Protection, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840 in order to Maintain and monitor the abandoned coal Deep Mine No. 37 and haulroad in the Pocahontas No. 3 seam/mineral bed.

The operation will discharge Treated Storm water into an unnamed tributary of Sandlick Creek and Belcher Branch of/and the Tug Fork River of Tug Fork River and is located 1.2 (miles), Southeast of Gary, in Adkin District(s) of McDowell County(ies), Longitude 81 ° 31 ' 54 ” and Latitude 37 ° 21 ' 28 ” (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).

The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking information on private surface water intakes for human consumption located in the above listed receiving streams and located down stream of this operation. Please provide your name, phone number, mailing address, the name of the stream being with the intake, and the physical location of the intake. This information needs to be submitted to the address above.

An anti-degradation review has been conducted. Tier 1 protection is afforded because effluent limitations ensure compliance with water quality criteria for all designated uses. Where applicable, a full Tier 2 anti-degradation review has been conducted.

Comments on the Article 11 WV/NPDES application or requests for a public hearing regarding the Article 11/NPDES application shall be in writing and if a public hearing is requested shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. Such written comments or requests should be sent to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at the address above, and must also reference the Article 11/NPDES permit number shown above. Comments received by, March 7, 2026 or thirty (30) days from date of publication, will be considered. A copy of the Article 11/WVNPDES application, draft permit, rational page, and fact sheet (if required) will be available for inspection and obtaining copies during normal business hours at the DEP Regional Office located at the address above.

DEP Telephone No. 304-574-4465Article 11/NPDES Permit No. WV0097543

ADVERTISEMENT
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 221 FINCASTLE LANE, BLUEFIELD, VA 24605. In execution of a certain Deed of Trust dated April 18, 2022, in the original principal amount of $165,656.00 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court for Tazewell County, Virginia as Instrument No. 220001175. The undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in the front of the Circuit Court building for Tazewell County, 101 Main Street, Courthouse Building, Tazewell, Virginia, or any such temporary alternative Circuit Court location designated by the Judges of the Circuit Court, on October 16, 2025, at 2:30 PM, the property described in said Deed of Trust, located at the above address, and more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE WITH THE APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, SITUATE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CUMBERLAND AND FINCASTLE TURNPIKE, DESIGNATED AND DESCRIBED BY SURVEY MADE BY W. N. LAMBERT, CITY ENGINEER (1955), AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: "BEGINNING AT A PIN IN THE SOUTH LINE OF CUMBERLAND AND FINCASTLE TURNPIKE THIS POINT BEING A COMMON CORNER OF THE J. M. ALLEN TRACT AND THE M. R. LOUTHAN TRACT; THENCE, LEAVING SAID ROAD AND ALONG THE DIVISION LINE BETWEEN THESE TWO TRACTS, S. 17deg. 00' E. 135.45 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE N. 73deg. 00' E. 146.7 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE WEST LINE OF A 20 FOOT STREET; THENCE N. 17deg. 00' W. 98.0 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE CUMBERLAND AND FINCASTLE ROAD; THENCE ALONG SAID ROAD N. 87deg. 39' W. 40.6 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE S. 86deg. 06' W. 111.7 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING." TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale price or ten percent (10%) of the original principal balance of the subject Deed of Trust, whichever is lower, in the form of cash or certified funds payable to the Substitute Trustee must be present at the time of the sale. The balance of the purchase price will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Purchaser's deposit may be forfeited to Trustee. Time is of the essence. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser may, if provided by the terms of the Trustee's Memorandum of Foreclosure Sale, be entitled to a $50 cancellation fee from the Substitute Trustee, but shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. A form copy of the Trustee's memorandum of foreclosure sale and contract to purchase real property is available for viewing at www.bwwsales.com. Additional terms, if any, to be announced at the sale and the Purchaser may be given the option to execute the contract of sale electronically. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The sale is subject to seller confirmation. Substitute Trustee: Equity Trustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229. For more information contact: BWW Law Group, LLC, attorneys for Equity Trustees, LLC, 6003 Executive Blvd, Suite 101, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-961-6555, website: www.bwwsales.com. VA-362196-2.

ADVERTISEMENT
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 221 FINCASTLE LANE, BLUEFIELD, VA 24605. In execution of a certain Deed of Trust dated April 18, 2022, in the original principal amount of $165,656.00 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court for Tazewell County, Virginia as Instrument No. 220001175. The undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in the front of the Circuit Court building for Tazewell County, 101 Main Street, Courthouse Building, Tazewell, Virginia, or any such temporary alternative Circuit Court location designated by the Judges of the Circuit Court, on October 16, 2025, at 2:30 PM, the property described in said Deed of Trust, located at the above address, and more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE WITH THE APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, SITUATE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CUMBERLAND AND FINCASTLE TURNPIKE, DESIGNATED AND DESCRIBED BY SURVEY MADE BY W. N. LAMBERT, CITY ENGINEER (1955), AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: "BEGINNING AT A PIN IN THE SOUTH LINE OF CUMBERLAND AND FINCASTLE TURNPIKE THIS POINT BEING A COMMON CORNER OF THE J. M. ALLEN TRACT AND THE M. R. LOUTHAN TRACT; THENCE, LEAVING SAID ROAD AND ALONG THE DIVISION LINE BETWEEN THESE TWO TRACTS, S. 17deg. 00' E. 135.45 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE N. 73deg. 00' E. 146.7 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE WEST LINE OF A 20 FOOT STREET; THENCE N. 17deg. 00' W. 98.0 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE CUMBERLAND AND FINCASTLE ROAD; THENCE ALONG SAID ROAD N. 87deg. 39' W. 40.6 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE S. 86deg. 06' W. 111.7 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING." TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale price or ten percent (10%) of the original principal balance of the subject Deed of Trust, whichever is lower, in the form of cash or certified funds payable to the Substitute Trustee must be present at the time of the sale. The balance of the purchase price will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Purchaser's deposit may be forfeited to Trustee. Time is of the essence. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser may, if provided by the terms of the Trustee's Memorandum of Foreclosure Sale, be entitled to a $50 cancellation fee from the Substitute Trustee, but shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. A form copy of the Trustee's memorandum of foreclosure sale and contract to purchase real property is available for viewing at www.bwwsales.com. Additional terms, if any, to be announced at the sale and the Purchaser may be given the option to execute the contract of sale electronically. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The sale is subject to seller confirmation. Substitute Trustee: Equity Trustees, LLC, 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 240, Richmond, VA 23229. For more information contact: BWW Law Group, LLC, attorneys for Equity Trustees, LLC, 6003 Executive Blvd, Suite 101, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-961-6555, website: www.bwwsales.com. VA-362196-2.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
MONIORING REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR

ATHENS TOWN OF WV3302801

We are required to monitor your drinking water on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not our drinking water meets health standards. Between 1/1/2025 and 12/31/2025, we failed to submit the required samples as indicated below and therefore cannot be sure of the quality of our drinking water during that time.

What should I do?

There is nothing you need to do at this time.

The table below lists the required monitoring and the compliance
period.

Required Monitoring
Compliance Period
03 MONITORING, ROUTINE MAJOR NITRATE Results Not Reported as required
1/1/2025 to 12/31/2025

What happened? What is being done?
Sample was not collected within sample schedule. The correct number of required nitrate sample analyses shall be reported for the next sampling period.

For more information, please contact Melissa Pentasuglia at 304-384-7977 or 202 S. State Street, Athens WV 24712.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or email.

This notice is being sent to you by: ATHENS TOWN OF

State Water System ID #WV33022801

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
MONIORING REQUIREMENTS NOT MET FOR

ATHENS TOWN OF WV3302801

We are required to monitor your drinking water on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not our drinking water meets health standards. Between 1/1/2025 and 12/31/2025, we failed to submit the required samples as indicated below and therefore cannot be sure of the quality of our drinking water during that time.

What should I do?

There is nothing you need to do at this time.

The table below lists the required monitoring and the compliance
period.

Required Monitoring
Compliance Period
03 MONITORING, ROUTINE MAJOR NITRATE Results Not Reported as required
1/1/2025 to 12/31/2025

What happened? What is being done?
Sample was not collected within sample schedule. The correct number of required nitrate sample analyses shall be reported for the next sampling period.

For more information, please contact Melissa Pentasuglia at 304-384-7977 or 202 S. State Street, Athens WV 24712.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or email.

This notice is being sent to you by: ATHENS TOWN OF

State Water System ID #WV33022801

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in it by that certain Deed of Trust dated December 10, 2012, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mercer County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 1246, at Page 48, Aaron M. Stafford and Tiffany Stafford did convey unto Richard A. Pill, Esq., Trustee, certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Pill & Pill, PLLC as Substitute Trustee by a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the afore-said Clerk's Office; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by the secured party to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Mercer County Courthouse, in Princeton, West Virginia, on
September 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM

The following described real estate, with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the Rock District, Mercer County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:

All of that certain tract or parcel of land designated as Lot "L" of the Autumn Oaks Subdivision as shown on a 'MAP SHOWING FROM PAR 21 TAX MAP 27 EAST OF JASON AVENUE TRACTS A-E AND PROPOSED LOTS F-Q ROCK DISTRICT, MERCER CO., WV JOB NO. 03221 DATE 4/12/04', said plat prepared by Appalachian Engineering & Surveying Inc. and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the county Commission of Mercer County, West Virginia, as Microfilm Plat No. 15337 A&B, said Lot "L" being more fully bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a roof bolt at the southeast corner of Lot 'H', the northeast corner of Lot 'G' and the northwest corner of Lot 'M' said bolt also being the southwest corner of Lot 'L' and the herein described tract; thence along the eastern line of Lot 'H' N 13deg. 17' 56" W 200.00 feet to a roof bolt; thence along the southern line of Lot 'I' N. 66deg. 25' 46" E. 168.70 feet to a roof bolt; thence along the southern line of Lot 'K' N. 55deg. 02' 54" E. passing a roof bolt on line at 160.00 feet and continuing for a total distance of 175.00 feet to a point in the centerline of a 30 feet right-of-way; thence along said right-of-way four calls; S. 27deg. 44' 15" E. 124.66 feet to a point at the intersection of two thirty feet rights-of-way; S. 23deg. 29' 11" W. 88.75 feet to a point; S. 18deg. 02' 38" W. 107.25 feet to a point, thence S. 10deg. 58' 01" W. 56.04 feet to a point; thence along the northern line of Lot 'M', S. 86deg. 37' 17" W. passing a roof bolt on line at 15.00 feet and continuing for a total distance of 231.23 feet to the point of Beginning and containing 1.84 acres, more or less.

At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of 581 Fall View Road, Princeton, WV 24740.

AND BEING the same real estate which was conveyed to Aaron M. Stafford and Tiffany Stafford, by Deed dated December 16, 2012, from Fannie Mae aka Federal National Mortgage Association, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mercer County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 984, at Page 784.
The above-described property will be sold subject to any covenants, restrictions, easements, leases and conditions of record, and subject to any unpaid real estate taxes.
The subject property will be sold in "AS IS" condition. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.

TERMS: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price as a deposit with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale. Pill & Pill, PLLC, Substitute Trustee

_________________________
Richard A. Pill, Member

P.O. Box 440, 85 Aikens Center, Martinsburg, WV 25404
Phone (304) 263-4971,
Fax (304) 267-5840, e-mail:
foreclosures@pillwvlaw.com

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in it by that certain Deed of Trust dated December 10, 2012, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mercer County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 1246, at Page 48, Aaron M. Stafford and Tiffany Stafford did convey unto Richard A. Pill, Esq., Trustee, certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Pill & Pill, PLLC as Substitute Trustee by a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the afore-said Clerk's Office; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by the secured party to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Mercer County Courthouse, in Princeton, West Virginia, on
September 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM

The following described real estate, with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the Rock District, Mercer County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:

All of that certain tract or parcel of land designated as Lot "L" of the Autumn Oaks Subdivision as shown on a 'MAP SHOWING FROM PAR 21 TAX MAP 27 EAST OF JASON AVENUE TRACTS A-E AND PROPOSED LOTS F-Q ROCK DISTRICT, MERCER CO., WV JOB NO. 03221 DATE 4/12/04', said plat prepared by Appalachian Engineering & Surveying Inc. and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the county Commission of Mercer County, West Virginia, as Microfilm Plat No. 15337 A&B, said Lot "L" being more fully bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a roof bolt at the southeast corner of Lot 'H', the northeast corner of Lot 'G' and the northwest corner of Lot 'M' said bolt also being the southwest corner of Lot 'L' and the herein described tract; thence along the eastern line of Lot 'H' N 13deg. 17' 56" W 200.00 feet to a roof bolt; thence along the southern line of Lot 'I' N. 66deg. 25' 46" E. 168.70 feet to a roof bolt; thence along the southern line of Lot 'K' N. 55deg. 02' 54" E. passing a roof bolt on line at 160.00 feet and continuing for a total distance of 175.00 feet to a point in the centerline of a 30 feet right-of-way; thence along said right-of-way four calls; S. 27deg. 44' 15" E. 124.66 feet to a point at the intersection of two thirty feet rights-of-way; S. 23deg. 29' 11" W. 88.75 feet to a point; S. 18deg. 02' 38" W. 107.25 feet to a point, thence S. 10deg. 58' 01" W. 56.04 feet to a point; thence along the northern line of Lot 'M', S. 86deg. 37' 17" W. passing a roof bolt on line at 15.00 feet and continuing for a total distance of 231.23 feet to the point of Beginning and containing 1.84 acres, more or less.

At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of 581 Fall View Road, Princeton, WV 24740.

AND BEING the same real estate which was conveyed to Aaron M. Stafford and Tiffany Stafford, by Deed dated December 16, 2012, from Fannie Mae aka Federal National Mortgage Association, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mercer County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 984, at Page 784.
The above-described property will be sold subject to any covenants, restrictions, easements, leases and conditions of record, and subject to any unpaid real estate taxes.
The subject property will be sold in "AS IS" condition. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.

TERMS: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price as a deposit with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale. Pill & Pill, PLLC, Substitute Trustee

_________________________
Richard A. Pill, Member

P.O. Box 440, 85 Aikens Center, Martinsburg, WV 25404
Phone (304) 263-4971,
Fax (304) 267-5840, e-mail:
foreclosures@pillwvlaw.com

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD HEARINGS
February 17, 2026

Pursuant to Sections 45.2-1609.C and 45.2-1624.B of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Gas and Oil Board will hold its scheduled monthly hearing commencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Those who wish to join the meeting online, please contact the Gas and Oil office at 276-393-
5507, prior to the day of the hearing. If you wish to call-in to the meeting, you may do so by dialing 1-434-230-0065, Conference ID: 847072378#.

1. The Board will review the remote attendance resolution(s) for any board member(s) that will be attending the meeting remotely.

2. The Board will receive public comments.

3. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E36. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4315. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

4. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E38. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4317. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

5. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit F36. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4313. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

6. A petition from Diversified Production, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field II. Unit F-36. Docket Number VGOB 25-1021-4322. Continued from October andNovember 2025, and January 2026.

7. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E37. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4316. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

8. A petition from Diversified Production, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field II. Unit E37. Docket Number VGOB 25-1021-4323. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

9. The Board will receive an update of Board and Division activities from the staff.

10. The Board will review the January 2026 minutes for approval.

Information concerning the above docket items can be viewed electronically at: https://www.energy.virginia.gov/DgoInquiry/frmmain.aspx?ctl=68. All questions concerning the agenda should be directed to the Gas and Oil Team by telephoning 276-415-9700.

Special accommodations for the disabled and other extenuating circumstances will be made available at the hearing on request. Anyone needing special accommodations for the February 2026 hearing should contact the Virginia Department of Energy in advance of the hearing at 276-415-9700 or by calling the Virginia Relay Center TTY/TDD at 1-800-552-7917 or 711 by February 10, 2026.

The deadline for filing of petitions to the Board for the March 2026 hearing is 5 p.m., Friday, February, 13 with the March hearing scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at the Virginia Energy Big Stone Gap office, 3405 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219.

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD HEARINGS
February 17, 2026

Pursuant to Sections 45.2-1609.C and 45.2-1624.B of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Gas and Oil Board will hold its scheduled monthly hearing commencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Those who wish to join the meeting online, please contact the Gas and Oil office at 276-393-
5507, prior to the day of the hearing. If you wish to call-in to the meeting, you may do so by dialing 1-434-230-0065, Conference ID: 847072378#.

1. The Board will review the remote attendance resolution(s) for any board member(s) that will be attending the meeting remotely.

2. The Board will receive public comments.

3. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E36. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4315. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

4. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E38. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4317. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

5. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit F36. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4313. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

6. A petition from Diversified Production, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field II. Unit F-36. Docket Number VGOB 25-1021-4322. Continued from October andNovember 2025, and January 2026.

7. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E37. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4316. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

8. A petition from Diversified Production, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field II. Unit E37. Docket Number VGOB 25-1021-4323. Continued from October and November 2025, and January 2026.

9. The Board will receive an update of Board and Division activities from the staff.

10. The Board will review the January 2026 minutes for approval.

Information concerning the above docket items can be viewed electronically at: https://www.energy.virginia.gov/DgoInquiry/frmmain.aspx?ctl=68. All questions concerning the agenda should be directed to the Gas and Oil Team by telephoning 276-415-9700.

Special accommodations for the disabled and other extenuating circumstances will be made available at the hearing on request. Anyone needing special accommodations for the February 2026 hearing should contact the Virginia Department of Energy in advance of the hearing at 276-415-9700 or by calling the Virginia Relay Center TTY/TDD at 1-800-552-7917 or 711 by February 10, 2026.

The deadline for filing of petitions to the Board for the March 2026 hearing is 5 p.m., Friday, February, 13 with the March hearing scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at the Virginia Energy Big Stone Gap office, 3405 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219.

ADVERTISEMENT
Notice is hereby given that CORNERSTONE MINING, LLC, 150 COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 302,
PRINCETON, WV 24740 has a permit on file with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the surface mining of approximately 649.69 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840, for renewal of Article 3 Permit Number S300315 to operate a haulroad, bond within 100' of County Route 11/1, and operate a contour, surface, auger, highwall mine. Temporary close and update County Route 11/1. in the Pocahontas No. 6, Pocahontas No. 7, Pocahontas No. 8, and Pocahontas No. 9 seam of coal.

The operation is discharging into Unnamed Tributaries of Lefthand Fork of Widemouth Creek of the Bluestone River of the New River of the Upper Kanawha River, Unnamed Tributaries of/ and Pinnacle Creek of the Upper Guyandotte River of Ohio River and is located 2.8 miles, Northwest of Mataoka in Rock Barkers Ridge District of Mercer Wyoming County, Longitude 81o 17' 28" and Latitude 37o 25' 55" (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).

Surface of the area associate herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC. 800 Princeton Ave., Bluefield, WV 24701
CNP Properties, LLC. PO Box 5064, Princeton, WV 24740
WV Department of Transportation 270 Hardwood Lane, Princeton, WV 24740
High Country Mining, Inc. 1076 Baptist Valley Rd, Cedar Bluff, VA, 24609

*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC. 800 Princeton Ave., Bluefield, WV 24701
CNP Properties, LLC. PO Box 5064, Princeton, WV 24740

*and the mineral within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC. 800 Princeton Ave., Bluefield, WV 24701
CNP Properties, LLC. PO Box 5064, Princeton, WV 24740

Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC. 800 Princeton Ave., Bluefield, WV 24701
CNP Properties, LLC. PO Box 5064, Princeton, WV 24740
WV Department of Transportation 270 Hardwood Lane, Princeton, WV 24740
High Country Mining, Inc. 1076 Baptist Valley Rd, Cedar Bluff, VA, 2460

Written comments and/or requests for an informal conference of the permit renewal application shall identify the applicant and application number and will be received by the Permit Supervisor at the DEP address above until
October 30, 2025, or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until October 30, 2025, or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication in the DEP Regional Office located at the address above and is available at:

http://apps.dep.wv.gov/WebApp/_dep/Search/ePermitting/ePermittingApplicationSearchPage.cfm.

The above link can be accessed from a computer at all West Virginia public libraries.

DEP Telephone Number: 304-574-4465 Permit Number: S300315

*These items are to be completed only for operations involving mineral removal.

ADVERTISEMENT
Notice is hereby given that CORNERSTONE MINING, LLC, 150 COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 302,
PRINCETON, WV 24740 has a permit on file with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the surface mining of approximately 649.69 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840, for renewal of Article 3 Permit Number S300315 to operate a haulroad, bond within 100' of County Route 11/1, and operate a contour, surface, auger, highwall mine. Temporary close and update County Route 11/1. in the Pocahontas No. 6, Pocahontas No. 7, Pocahontas No. 8, and Pocahontas No. 9 seam of coal.

The operation is discharging into Unnamed Tributaries of Lefthand Fork of Widemouth Creek of the Bluestone River of the New River of the Upper Kanawha River, Unnamed Tributaries of/ and Pinnacle Creek of the Upper Guyandotte River of Ohio River and is located 2.8 miles, Northwest of Mataoka in Rock Barkers Ridge District of Mercer Wyoming County, Longitude 81o 17' 28" and Latitude 37o 25' 55" (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).

Surface of the area associate herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC. 800 Princeton Ave., Bluefield, WV 24701
CNP Properties, LLC. PO Box 5064, Princeton, WV 24740
WV Department of Transportation 270 Hardwood Lane, Princeton, WV 24740
High Country Mining, Inc. 1076 Baptist Valley Rd, Cedar Bluff, VA, 24609

*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC. 800 Princeton Ave., Bluefield, WV 24701
CNP Properties, LLC. PO Box 5064, Princeton, WV 24740

*and the mineral within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC. 800 Princeton Ave., Bluefield, WV 24701
CNP Properties, LLC. PO Box 5064, Princeton, WV 24740

Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC. 800 Princeton Ave., Bluefield, WV 24701
CNP Properties, LLC. PO Box 5064, Princeton, WV 24740
WV Department of Transportation 270 Hardwood Lane, Princeton, WV 24740
High Country Mining, Inc. 1076 Baptist Valley Rd, Cedar Bluff, VA, 2460

Written comments and/or requests for an informal conference of the permit renewal application shall identify the applicant and application number and will be received by the Permit Supervisor at the DEP address above until
October 30, 2025, or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until October 30, 2025, or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication in the DEP Regional Office located at the address above and is available at:

http://apps.dep.wv.gov/WebApp/_dep/Search/ePermitting/ePermittingApplicationSearchPage.cfm.

The above link can be accessed from a computer at all West Virginia public libraries.

DEP Telephone Number: 304-574-4465 Permit Number: S300315

*These items are to be completed only for operations involving mineral removal.