PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
KEVEN F. SMITH, et al PLAINTIFF VERSUS
TERESA BURNETT
1ST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (MDES) HOG CHAIN PROPERTIES, LLC
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF WILL WASHINGTON AND ANY ALL OTHER UNKNOWN
PERSONS CLAIMING INTEREST IN
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED
HEREINAFTER DEFENDANTS
CASE NO.: 26-00176 SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Unknown heirs of Will Washington, Deceased
ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS HAVING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN LANDS DESCRIBED IN COMPLAINT
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S)
You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Plaintiffs, seeking to quiet and confirm title in and to real property and/or other relief. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to O. Renee Wells Peavy, Attorney for the Plaintiff whose post office address is P.O. Box 506 McComb, Mississippi 39649-0506 and whose street address is 118 3RD Street, McComb, Mississippi 39648.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF 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 the 5th day of May, A.D., 2026.
ALISHA MCGEHEE, CHANCERY CLERK OF
LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BY: /s/ Sara Ramshur, D. C.

The Daily Leader:
May 20, 27 and June 3, 2026
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