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PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
RASHAD FRANK PLAINTIFF VS. JIMMIE HELEN HOLMES, PANOLA COUNTY MISSISSIPPI,
LYNN FITCH ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE
OF MISSISSIPPI, JAY HALE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
and any and all persons having or claiming any legal or equitable interest in and to the hereinafter described land DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 26-CV-62 (PL)
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF PANOLA
TO: Any and all persons having or claiming any legal or equitable interest in and to the following described property:
Lot 16 (59.5 x 182.4)-HOWRY
S/D of the Motley Lot
PB S-1/14 DB B16/681
SEC 27 TWP 07 RANGE 07; Parcel No.: 4088H0000 0001900
Said property also being described as follows:
Lot 16 of the Howry Subdivision of the Motley lot in the Town of Sardis according to the plat of said subdivision shown at page 14 of Plat Book 1 in the Sardis Office of the Chancery Clerk of Panola County, Mississippi.
You have been made a Respondent in the Complaint filed in this Court by RASHAD FRANK an Order Quieting and Confirming Title to the above described property and for other relief. Other Respondents in this action are: Panola County, Mississippi, Lynn Fitch as Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, and District Attorney Jay Hale.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to James Andrew Yelton, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is P. O. Box 1615, Batesville, MS 38606, and whose street address is 357 Highway 51 North, Batesville, MS 38606.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 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 29th day of May, 2026.
Catherine M. Ragon,
Panola County Chancery Clerk
151 Public Square Suite B
Batesville, MS 38606
BY: /s/L. Hentz, D.C.
James Andrew Yelton
MS Bar #10800
BAILEY, WOMBLE & YELTON
Post Office Drawer 1615
Batesville, Mississippi 38606
(662) 563-4508
The Panolian:
June 10, 17 and 24, 2026
26-CV-62 (PL)
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
RASHAD FRANK PLAINTIFF VS. JIMMIE HELEN HOLMES, PANOLA COUNTY MISSISSIPPI,
LYNN FITCH ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE
OF MISSISSIPPI, JAY HALE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
and any and all persons having or claiming any legal or equitable interest in and to the hereinafter described land DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 26-CV-62 (PL)
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF PANOLA
TO: Any and all persons having or claiming any legal or equitable interest in and to the following described property:
Lot 16 (59.5 x 182.4)-HOWRY
S/D of the Motley Lot
PB S-1/14 DB B16/681
SEC 27 TWP 07 RANGE 07; Parcel No.: 4088H0000 0001900
Said property also being described as follows:
Lot 16 of the Howry Subdivision of the Motley lot in the Town of Sardis according to the plat of said subdivision shown at page 14 of Plat Book 1 in the Sardis Office of the Chancery Clerk of Panola County, Mississippi.
You have been made a Respondent in the Complaint filed in this Court by RASHAD FRANK an Order Quieting and Confirming Title to the above described property and for other relief. Other Respondents in this action are: Panola County, Mississippi, Lynn Fitch as Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, and District Attorney Jay Hale.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to James Andrew Yelton, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is P. O. Box 1615, Batesville, MS 38606, and whose street address is 357 Highway 51 North, Batesville, MS 38606.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 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 29th day of May, 2026.
Catherine M. Ragon,
Panola County Chancery Clerk
151 Public Square Suite B
Batesville, MS 38606
BY: /s/L. Hentz, D.C.
James Andrew Yelton
MS Bar #10800
BAILEY, WOMBLE & YELTON
Post Office Drawer 1615
Batesville, Mississippi 38606
(662) 563-4508
The Panolian:
June 10, 17 and 24, 2026
26-CV-62 (PL)