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PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
JBS, LLC PLAINTIFF VS. FELTON MATHIS, JR..; HEIRS AT LAW OF MATHIS FELTON, JR.; EVELYN MATHIS; HEIRS AT LAW OF EVELYN MATHIS; PANOLA COUNTY, BY AND THROUGH CATHERINE M. RAGON IN HER CAPACITY AS CHANCERY CLERK; JAY HALE IN HIS CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, BY AND THROUGH LYNN FITCH, IN HER CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL; FOX TROT, LLC, A MISSISSIPPI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, BY AND THROUGH ITS REGISTERED AGENT, NICK MILLER; ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING OR HAVING EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE LANDS SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 31, 2020, VIZ: LOT (197.6 X146.7) PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTHEAST QUARTER, WEST OF ROAD, SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 6, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, HAVING PARCEL NUMBER 1177 2600000 0002401 DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 26-CV-48 (ML)
SUMMONS
TO: FELTON MATHIS, JR.; HEIRS AT LAW OF MATHIS FELTON, JR.; EVELYN MATHIS; HEIRS AT LAW OF EVELYN MATHIS; ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND, SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 31, 2020, VIZ: LOT (197.6 X146.7) PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTHEAST QUARTER, WEST OF ROAD, SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 6, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, HAVING PARCEL NUMBER 1177 2600000 0002401
You have been made a Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by Vineyard Investors, LLC, Plaintiff, seeking to quiet and confirm its title in the above-described property. Defendants other than you in this action are: Panola County, by and through Catherine M. Ragon in her capacity as Chancery Clerk; Jay Hale in his capacity as District Attorney for Panola County, Mississippi; State of Mississippi, by and through Lynn Fitch, in her capacity as Attorney General; Fox Trot, LLC, a Mississippi Limited Liability Company, by and through its Registered Agent, Nick Miller.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to Richard W. Ryals, attorney for the Plaintiff, whose post office address is: P.O. Box 2421, Tunica, MS 38676 and whose street address is 1185 Main Street, Tunica, MS 38676.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 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 24 day of February, 2026.
Hon. Catherine M. Ragon
Chancery Clerk
151 Public Square, Ste. B
Batesville, MS 38606
By: /s/L. T. Legge D. C.
(Seal)
The Panolian:
Mar. 4, 11 and 18, 2026
26-CV-48 (ML)
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
JBS, LLC PLAINTIFF VS. FELTON MATHIS, JR..; HEIRS AT LAW OF MATHIS FELTON, JR.; EVELYN MATHIS; HEIRS AT LAW OF EVELYN MATHIS; PANOLA COUNTY, BY AND THROUGH CATHERINE M. RAGON IN HER CAPACITY AS CHANCERY CLERK; JAY HALE IN HIS CAPACITY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, BY AND THROUGH LYNN FITCH, IN HER CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL; FOX TROT, LLC, A MISSISSIPPI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, BY AND THROUGH ITS REGISTERED AGENT, NICK MILLER; ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING OR HAVING EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE LANDS SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 31, 2020, VIZ: LOT (197.6 X146.7) PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTHEAST QUARTER, WEST OF ROAD, SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 6, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, HAVING PARCEL NUMBER 1177 2600000 0002401 DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 26-CV-48 (ML)
SUMMONS
TO: FELTON MATHIS, JR.; HEIRS AT LAW OF MATHIS FELTON, JR.; EVELYN MATHIS; HEIRS AT LAW OF EVELYN MATHIS; ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND, SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 31, 2020, VIZ: LOT (197.6 X146.7) PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTHEAST QUARTER, WEST OF ROAD, SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 9, RANGE 6, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, HAVING PARCEL NUMBER 1177 2600000 0002401
You have been made a Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by Vineyard Investors, LLC, Plaintiff, seeking to quiet and confirm its title in the above-described property. Defendants other than you in this action are: Panola County, by and through Catherine M. Ragon in her capacity as Chancery Clerk; Jay Hale in his capacity as District Attorney for Panola County, Mississippi; State of Mississippi, by and through Lynn Fitch, in her capacity as Attorney General; Fox Trot, LLC, a Mississippi Limited Liability Company, by and through its Registered Agent, Nick Miller.
You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to Richard W. Ryals, attorney for the Plaintiff, whose post office address is: P.O. Box 2421, Tunica, MS 38676 and whose street address is 1185 Main Street, Tunica, MS 38676.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 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 24 day of February, 2026.
Hon. Catherine M. Ragon
Chancery Clerk
151 Public Square, Ste. B
Batesville, MS 38606
By: /s/L. T. Legge D. C.
(Seal)
The Panolian:
Mar. 4, 11 and 18, 2026
26-CV-48 (ML)