PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
MEK CONSTRUCTION LLC PLAINTIFF VS.
JOHN RUSSELL COWART,
HATTIE LOUISE COWART;
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,
HAL KITTRELL DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI;
LYNN FITCH, ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN TAX PARCEL 417101000000000500
/ PPIN 12755
DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO: 26-CV-303-P
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF PEARL RIVER
TO: Any And All Persons Claiming An Interest In
Tax Parcel 417101000000000500 / PPIN 12755
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
THE COMPLAINT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by MEK Construction LLC, a Mississippi Limited Liability Company seeking to confirm and quiet title. Defendants other than you are John Russell Cowart, Hattie Louise Cowart; Pearl River County, Mississippi; Hal Kittrell District Attorney for Pearl River County, Mississippi; Lynn Fitch, Attorney General for The State Of Mississippi. 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 19 day of August 2026.
MELINDA SMITH BOWMAN, CHANCERY CLERK
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Angelle Hume D.C.

Picayune Item:
Sept. 2, 9 and 16, 2026
26-CV-303-P