IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THOMA...

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THOMAS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. SUCV2023000580 ALICIA HESTER, in official capacity as TAX COMMISSIONER OF THOMAS COUNTY, GEORGIA, Petitioner, v. J. B. WATKINS AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, W. B. WATKINS AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, JENNIFER WATKINS AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, ARCHBOLD MEDICAL CENTER, INC., CAROLYN ALLEN , 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 FIVE FORKS ROAD, THOMASVILLE (TAX PARCEL: 016 034), Respondents. NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION To Respondents - J. B. Watkins And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; W. B. Watkins And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; Jennifer Watkins 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 Five Forks Road, Thomasville (Tax Parcel: 016 034): 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 May 3, 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, 18th day of March, 2024. By: Randa D. Wharton 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 3500Lenox Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30326 (404)9264500 | F4600 783681 03/27;04/03,10,17/2024