PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
DEEP SOUTH, LLC A FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PLAINTIFF
VERSUS
A. L. REID, HER UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST MATTHEW REID, ASHLEY COCKERHAM, MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
HAL KITTREL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MS AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY SOLD FOR
TAXES ON AUGUST 28, 2023 DESCRIBED IN THE PETITION DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 25-CV-545-M
SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Ashely Cockerham and Matthew Reid:
You have been made a Defendant in the Petition filed in this Court by DEEP SOUTH, LLC, the Petitioners, seeking to CONFIRM TAX TITLE. Defendants other than you are County of Pearl River, State of Mississippi, Hal Kitrell, District Attorney, and the Unknown heirs and/or successors in interest to A. L. Reid.
You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to the Complaint to the Attorney for the Plaintiff, James L. Gray, 101 E. Canal Street, Ste. E, Post Office Box 1682, Picayune, MS 39466.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT 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 THIS COURT on this the 20TH day of March, 2026.
Melinda Smith Bowman, Chancery Clerk
Pearl River County, Mississippi
By: Lacie Johnson, Deputy Clerk

Picayune Item:
Mar. 25, Apr. 1 and 8, 2026
25-CV-545-M