PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
AUSTIN ASHLEY AND RICHARD ASHLEY PLAINTIFF VS. JERRY L. SMITH OR THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JERRY L. SMITH; KATHRYN B. SMITH OR THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF KATHRYN B. SMITH AND ANY PERSONS INTERESTED IN PARCEL NO. 3186140000003100 PPIN: 10938 BEING PART OF LOTS 4&5 S14, T3S, R18W,
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 26-CV-168-SM
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF PEARL RIVER
TO: JERRY L. SMITH OR THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JERRY L. SMITH; KATHRYN B. SMITH OR THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF KATHRYN B. SMITH AND ANY PERSONS INTERESTED IN PARCEL NO. 3186140000003100 PPIN: 10938 BEING PART OF LOTS 4&5 S14, T3S, R18W, PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by AUSTIN ASHLEY AND RICHARD ASHLEY, seeking to confirm and for adverse possession. You are required to mail, or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to Alexander & Cruse, PLLC, whose address is 1016 Sixth Ave. Suite A, Picayune, MS 39466. A response is required to be mailed or delivered within thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication herein or a judgment will be entered against you for money or other things 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 June 2026.
(Seal)
MELINDA SMITH BOWMAN, CHANCERY CLERK
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: /s/Brittany Spiers D.C.

Picayune Item:
June 10, 17 and 24, 2026
26-CV-168-SM