IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI MORGAN BLAIR WATSON PLAINTIFF VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-0964-AEC JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; ANGEL MYERS McILRATH IN HER CAPACITY AS DISTRICT OF ATTORNEY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; ED KIESTER A/K/A EDWARD W. KIESTER; TRISTIAN HIGHT; AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 28, 2023; VIZ: COM NW COR SW ¼ NW ¼ E 100' TO POB E 100' S 304.02' TO RD WLY ALG N/M RD 100' N 313.49' TO POB DB 1819-650 (430 MAP783.08) PARCEL NO. 03008270.000 S-T-R: 08-7-8 PPIN 16217 YR 2022 DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: 1. Defendant, TRISTIAN HIGHT, who was not found within the State of Mississippi after diligent search and inquiry by the Plaintiff, and if dead, his unknown heirs-at-law, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators, and legal representatives, each of whom is an adult non-resident of the State of Mississippi or not to be found therein, none of whom are known to Plaintiff and each of whom was not found within the State of Mississippi by Plaintiff after diligent search and inquiry personally made by Plaintiff and whose names, present places of residence, post office address and street address are unknown to Plaintiff after diligent search and inquiry to ascertain the same. 2. ANY AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 28, 2023; VIZ: COM NW COR SW ¼ NW ¼ E 100' TO POB E 100' S 304.02' TO RD WLY ALG N/M RD 100' N 313.49' TO POB DB 1819-650 (430 MAP783.08) PARCEL NO. 03008270.000 S-T-R: 08-7-8 PPIN 16217 YR 2022. You have been made Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by Plaintiff, MORGAN BLAIR WATSON, seeking to confirm her title to the property described above, acquired from a tax sale that occurred for the 2022 taxes that sold for taxes on August 28, 2023. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to DAVID PILGER, Attorney for the Plaintiff whose address is 1406 Bienville Blvd., Suite 101, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 2nd DAY OF AUGUST 2026, 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 MONEY OR OTHER 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 29th day of July, 2026. Josh Eldridge, Chancery Clerk P.O. Box 998 Pascagoula, MS 39568 BY: Theresa Liddell, D.C. PUBLISH: 8/2/26, 8/9/26 & 8/16/26 Bill to: David Pilger 1406 Bienville Blvd., Suite 101 Ocean Springs, MS 39564 (228) 215-0011 IPL0362300 Aug 2,9,16 2026