PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
PEARL RIVER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD
PROTECTION SERVICES, BY ANDREA A. SANDERS, AND C. M. M., AND E. S. M., MINORS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NEXT FRIEND, ANDREA A. SANDERS PETITIONERS
VS. CATHERINE ALEXANDRA CELIS (MATTHEWS), VIRGIL HUBERT MATTHEWS, JR. RICK (RICHARD) HARRIS, JAMES HENNIS, AND UNKNOWN PUTATIVE FATHER RESPONDENTS
CIVIL ACTION NO.
25-T-017-8480
COUNTY COURT SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Rick (Richard) Harris, who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is unknown to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry made by Petitioner, the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services;
TO: James Hennis, who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is unknown to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry made by Petitioner, the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services;
TO: Unknown Putative Father, who is not to be found in the State of Mississippi on diligent inquiry and whose post office address is unknown to the Petitioners after diligent inquiry made by Petitioner, the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services;
You have been made a Respondent in the suit filed in this Court by the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services by Andrea A. Sanders, Commissioner of MS Department of Child Protection Services and C. M. M. and E. S. M., minors, seeking to terminate your parental rights as those rights relate to said minors and demanding that the full custody, control and authority to act on behalf of said minors be placed with the Pearl River County Department of Child Protection Services.
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST THE PETITION FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE 11th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 IN THE COUNTY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, YOUTH COURT DIVISION, AT THE PEARL RIVER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET, POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39470, AND IN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION; INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.
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 25 day of June, 2026.
NANCE STOKES, CLERK
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
POPLARVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39470
BY: NANCE F STOKES

Walter J. Eades, MS
Bar No. 5280
Attorney For Petitioners
Office of the Mississippi Attorney General
2555 14th Street
Gulfport, MS 39501
Telephone No.: (601) 906-4456
Email: Walter.Eades@ago.ms.gov

Picayune Item:
July 1, 8 and 15, 2026
25-T-017-8480