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PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
PANOLA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND D.C.M. AND Q.S.A.S., MINORS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS PETITIONERS VS. JESSICA LYNN MARTIN, CORNELL SANFORD, WILLIAM SANFORD, DEON SANFORD, HENRY COOPER, WAYNE GROSS, AND UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER RESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-cv-159(VD)
CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: William Sanford who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
TO: Deon Sanford who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
TO: Henry Cooper who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
TO: Wayne Gross who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
TO: Unknown Putative Father who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the Panola County Department of Child Protection Services, by Andrea A. Sanders, Commissioner, and D.C.M., a minor, seeking to terminate your parental rights as those rights relate to said minor and demanding that the full custody, control, and authority to act on behalf of said minor be placed with the Panola County Department of Child Protection Services.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST SAID PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 AM ON THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST 2026, IN THE COURTROOM OF THE DESOTO COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED IN, HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 19th day of June 2026.
CATHERINE R. RAGON,
CLERK
PANOLA COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
BATESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
38666
BY: /s/LT Legge, Clerk
Amy Bryant, MSB# 104829
Special Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
2330 University Ave., Suite F
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
Telephone No. (662) 202-1524
The Panolian:
June 24, July 1 and 8, 2026
26-CV-159(VD)
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
PANOLA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND D.C.M. AND Q.S.A.S., MINORS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS PETITIONERS VS. JESSICA LYNN MARTIN, CORNELL SANFORD, WILLIAM SANFORD, DEON SANFORD, HENRY COOPER, WAYNE GROSS, AND UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER RESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-cv-159(VD)
CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: William Sanford who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
TO: Deon Sanford who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
TO: Henry Cooper who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
TO: Wayne Gross who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
TO: Unknown Putative Father who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose identity and last known address are unknown after diligent search and inquiry.
You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the Panola County Department of Child Protection Services, by Andrea A. Sanders, Commissioner, and D.C.M., a minor, seeking to terminate your parental rights as those rights relate to said minor and demanding that the full custody, control, and authority to act on behalf of said minor be placed with the Panola County Department of Child Protection Services.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST SAID PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 AM ON THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST 2026, IN THE COURTROOM OF THE DESOTO COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED IN, HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading, but you may do so if you desire.
ISSUED under my hand and seal of said Court, this the 19th day of June 2026.
CATHERINE R. RAGON,
CLERK
PANOLA COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
BATESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
38666
BY: /s/LT Legge, Clerk
Amy Bryant, MSB# 104829
Special Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
2330 University Ave., Suite F
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
Telephone No. (662) 202-1524
The Panolian:
June 24, July 1 and 8, 2026
26-CV-159(VD)