IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THOMA...

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THOMAS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. SUCV2023000076 ALICIA HESTER, in official capacity as TAX COMMISSIONER OF THOMAS COUNTY, GEORGIA, Petitioner, v. MAHLON O. WHITE 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 FEBRUARY 1, 2022 TAX SALE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2056 LEON HURST ST, OCHLOCKNEE (TAX PARCEL: CK 001027B), Respondents. NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION To Respondents - Mahlon O. White 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 February 1, 2022 Tax Sale For Property Located At 2056 Leon Hurst St, Ochlocknee (Tax Parcel: CK 001027B): Please take notice that Petitioner ALICIA HESTER, in official capacity as TAX COMMISSIONER OF THOMAS COUNTY (Petitioner) has filed a Summons and Petition for Interpleader in the Superior Court of Thomas 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 April 1, 2024, with the Clerk of Superior Court of Thomas County, 325 N. Madison Street, Thomasville, GA 31792, and serve a copy of their Answer on Petitioners counsel Bradley A. Hutchins, at Weissman PC, One Alliance Center, 4th Floor, 3500 Lenox Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30326. Witness, the Judge of Thomas County Superior Court. This, 8th day of February, 2024. By: Yugonda Stewart Clerk of Superior Court of Thomas County, Georgia Prepared by: D. Andrew Folkner Georgia Bar No. 695599 Bradley A. Hutchins GA Bar No. 380682 Counsel for Petitioner Alicia Hester, in official capacity as Tax Commissioner of Thomas County Weissman PC One Alliance Center, 4thFloor 3500 Lenox Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30326 (404)9264500 | F4600 775330 02/21,28;03/06,13/2024