IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI JEFF RYAN PLAINTIFF VERSUS NO.25-cv-529 SM SOUTHERN BANCORP BANK, PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; LYNN FITCH, ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; HAL KITTRELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS OR PARTIES HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 29, 2022 FOR TAX YEAR 2021 FOR PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS 8.30 ACRES IN W ½ OF SW ¼ OF 3-6S-17W, PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MS; PID #6172030000003000; PPIN 22608; DB1062, P0304 DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS OR PARTIES HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 29, 2022 FOR TAX YEAR 2021 FOR PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS 8.30 ACRES IN W ½ OF SW ¼ OF 3-6S-17W, PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MS; PID #6172030000003000; PPIN 22608; DB1062, P0304, and who, after diligent search and inquiry, cannot be found and whose names, present whereabouts, street address and post office address are unknown. You have been made a defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Jeff Ryan seeking to quiet and confirm their tax title, pursuant to Section 11-17-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, against all persons claiming to hold the land by title existing at the time of the sale for taxes. Defendants other than you are: Southern Bancorp Bank, Pearl River County, Mississippi, the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi; and the District Attorney for Pearl River County, Mississippi. You are required to mail or hand-deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to the Attorney for the Plaintiff, Nicole W. Sullivan of the firm of Sullivan Law Firm, PLLC, whose mailing address is 101 Rouselle Place, Suite B, Ocean Springs, MS 39564. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. ISSUED under my hand and the seal of said Court, this the _______ day of December, 2025. MELINDA SMITH BOWMAN, CLERK PEARL RIVER COUNTY CHANCERY COURT 100 MAIN STREET POPLARVILLE, MS 39470 BY: Rochelle Farve D.C Nicole W. Sullivan Sullivan Law Firm, PLLC 101 Rouselle Place, Suite B Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Telephone: 228-334-5122 IPL0299324 Dec 17,24,31 2025