IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF BULLOCH COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA LESLIE D. AKINS, in official capacity as TAX COMMISSIONER OF BULLOCH COUNTY, GEORGIA, Petitioner, v. PATRICK P. JONES AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, MARY J. EDWARDS AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, FURMAN I. JONES AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, MYLES E. JONES AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, ROSETTA SIMMONS AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, BARBARA J. JONES AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, HORACE C. JONES AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, GLENDA PEARL NELSON AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, WAYMON A. JONES AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, LANA TURNER AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, JOHN TURNER AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, ANY AND ALL PARTIES THAT MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE EXCESS FUNDS GENERATED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 TAX SALE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT PULASKI RD., STATESBORO (TAX PARCEL: MS31000007A000), Respondents CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. SUCV2025000150 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION To Respondents - Patrick P. Jones And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; Mary J. Edwards And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law, Furman I. Jones And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; Myles E. Jones And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; Rosetta Simmons And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; Horace C. Jones And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; Glenda Pearl Nelson And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; Waymon A. Jones And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; Lana Turner And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; John Turner And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; and Any And All Parties That May Claim An Interest In The Excess Funds Generated From The September 3, 2024 Tax Sale For Property Located At Pulaski Rd., Statesboro (Tax Parcel: MS31000007A000): Please take notice that Petitioner LESLIE D. AKINS, in official capacity as TAX COMMISSIONER OF BULLOCH COUNTY ("Petitioner") has filed a Summons and Petition for Interpleader in the Superior Court of Bulloch County, Georgia in the above-captioned case. Respondents are hereby commanded to file their Answer to the Petition within 60 days of the date of the Order Directing Service by Publication, or by September 19, 2025, with the Clerk of Superior Court of Bulloch County, 20 Siebald Street, Statesboro, GA 30458, and serve a copy of their Answer on Petitioner's counsel Bradley A. Hutchins, at WEISSMAN PC, One Alliance Center, 4th Floor, 3500 Lenox Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30326. Witness, the Judge of Bulloch County Superior Court. 22nd day of July, 2025. By: Jennifer Raymond Clerk of Superior Court of Bulloch County, Georgia Prepared by: D. Andrew Folkner Georgia Bar No. 695599 Bradley A. Hutchins GA Bar No. 380682 Counsel for Petitioner Leslie D. Akins, in official capacity as Tax Commissioner of Bulloch County WEISSMAN PC One Alliance Center, 4th Floor 3500 Lenox Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30326 (404) 926-4500 | F 4600 71380 8/28/25 RL