PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF P

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8/12/2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
JASHJUANA L. FOX PLAINTIFF VS. HEIRS ADMINISTRATORS AND/OR ASSIGNS OF MARY O. TURNER, 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-244 (ML)
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF PANOLA
TO: HEIRS, ADMINISTRATORS AND/OR ASSIGNS OF MARY O. TURNER; Any and all persons having or claiming any legal or equitable interest in and to the following described property:
Lot 14 of James Subdivision, a part of tract 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Liberty Heights Subdivision being a part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 9 South, Range 7 West, Panola County, Mississippi. Plat of said subdivision being of record in Plat Book 2, Page 19, in the Batesville Office of the Chancery Clerk of Panola County, Mississippi.
You have been made a Respondent in the Complaint filed in this Court by JASHJUANA L. FOX seeking 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 12th 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 5th day of August, 2026.

Catherine M. Ragon,
Panola County Chancery Clerk
151 Public Square Suite B
Batesville, MS 38606

BY: /s/Patty Anthony, D.C.

James Andrew Yelton MS Bar #10800
BAILEY, WOMBLE & YELTON
Post Office Drawer 1615
Batesville, Mississippi 38606
(662) 563-4508

The Panolian:
Aug. 12, 19 and 26, 2026
26-CV-244 (ML)