Mississippi County Mortgagee’s Foreclosure Sale: 4251 North State Highway 151 — Auction October 16, 2026

Property and parties named in the notice

• Street address believed: 4251 North State Highway 151, Blytheville, AR 72315 (address is not controlling if it conflicts with the legal description in the source notice).
• County / state: Mississippi County, AR.
• Grantor / borrower of record (as named): Carol A Spence, a married woman, & Terry Spence, her spouse.
• Current mortgagee / judgment creditor (as named): NewRez LLC (assignee; original mortgagee MERS as nominee for Century 21 Mortgage).
• File / TS / case reference: Timothy D. Padgett, P.A. file 26-003325; Mortgage Book 2025, Page 3392.

What the published notice states

Mortgage executed Oct. 2, 2013, by Carol A Spence and Terry Spence in favor of MERS as nominee for Century 21 Mortgage, recorded Oct. 10, 2013, in Book 2025, Page 3392, Mississippi (Chickasawba District) County records; beneficial interest assigned to Newrez LLC, the party initiating foreclosure. Sale under the statutory power of sale in Ark. Code Ann. §18-50-115. Notice signed July 20, 2026, by Timothy D. Padgett, P.A., substitute trustee for NewRez LLC. No debt amount is printed in the notice.

Sale terms the notice states

• From the notice: Sold to the highest bidder for cash; terms are cash the day of sale and all transfer taxes are the responsibility of the purchaser. The notice states the sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners.
• Where it happens: Sale is at the main entrance of the Mississippi County Courthouse in Blytheville, not at the property. (Column files this notice under Craighead County because of the newspaper; the property and sale are in Mississippi County, Chickasawba District.)
• Sale is at public auction to the highest bidder under the terms in the published notice.
• Property is typically sold as-is / where-is, subject to unpaid taxes, prior liens, and encumbrances of record.
• Right to adjourn, continue, or confirm the sale may be reserved as stated in the source notice and applicable state law.
• Anyone considering bidding should read the full published notice, run independent title and occupancy checks, and consult their own counsel.

A bidder’s footnote

The legal description is a metes-and-bounds tract in Section 30, Township 15 North, Range 12 East; the street address is listed separately in the notice. The notice warns there may be tenants claiming an interest.

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How Notice Nearby treats foreclosure / trustee’s sales

This courts desk paper restates a public foreclosure / trustee’s sale / sheriff’s sale notice. It is not a civil docket ruling, not investment advice, and not a title commitment. Notice Nearby cites the source notice URL below; verify details against the official publication before relying on them.

About the photo

Mississippi County Courthouse in Blytheville, Ark., the sale location. Photo: Nyttend, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The image is illustrative and does not show the property being sold.

Sources

1. The Sun mortgagee’s notice of default and intention to sell, as posted on arkansas.column.us — sale October 16, 2026, Main Entrance to the Mississippi County Courthouse, 200 West Walnut, Blytheville, AR 72315; property 4251 North State Highway 151, Blytheville, AR 72315. https://arkansas.column.us/?activeNotice=97e1b4314523c41d12ce11a71c7ffaac&subdomain=arkansas
2. Notice Nearby courts desk · Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).

Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).

Notes and sources

1. Author: Ryan Standley / Record of Sale, LLC / Notice Nearby.
2. Discussed on @NoticeNearYou: (pending — fill xPostUrl after live post).
3. Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).