NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Gregory M Skidmore to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Champions Funding LLC., its successors and assigns, dated November 2, 2022, recorded in Deed Book 4454, Page 78, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to CHAMPIONS FUNDING, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 4598, Page 156, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($380,000.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in May, 2024, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney's fees (notice pursuant to O.C.G.A. SS 13-1-11 having been given). Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those superior to the Security Deed first set out above. Said property will be sold on an "as-is" basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. CHAMPIONS FUNDING, LLC is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA SS 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Servbank, SB, 500 South Broad Street, Building 100, Suite A, Meriden, CT 06450, 4806162741. Note, however, that such entity is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Tristan Gillespie as Trustee or successor Trustee of the Skidmore Gift Trust, U/A dated November 10, 2022 or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 9106 Willow Pt, Covington, Georgia 30014. Should a conflict arise between the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. CHAMPIONS FUNDING, LLC as Attorney in Fact for Gregory M Skidmore McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, GA 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT "A" All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 240 of the 9th Land District, in the City of Covington, Newton County, Georgia and being Lot 2 of Block "C" in the "Willow Pointe" Neighborhood, according to Final Plat of Unit One Covington Plantation prepared by Watts and Browning Engineers, Inc., dated January 29, 1996, and recorded in Plat Book 29, Page 151, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Newton County, Georgia, which plat is incorporated herein by reference thereto for a more particular description. This Deed is given subject to all easements and restrictions of record, if any. Being known as parcel C082B00000059000 MR/mac 5/7/24 Our file no. 24-14154GA - FT17 Public Notice#700293 Run Dates; 4/7, 14, 21, 21