NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 25CVD000082-560 NORTH CAROLINA MADISON COUNTY   Madison County, A Body Politic and Corporate vs. Benji M. Burgess, a/k/a Benji Moonstone Burgess, Unknown Spouse of Benji M. Burgess   TO: Benji M. Burgess, a/k/a Benji Moonstone Burgess, Unknown Spouse of Benji M. Burgess   Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:   Foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes owing to Madison County on your interest in the property described as follows:   BEGINNING in the center of Highway 23, said point being the Southwest corner of lands described in Book 152, Page 677 and runs thence with the center of the Highway, North 1-45 East 260 feet, North 4 deg. West 555 feet, North 8-45 East 150 feet; thence with the line of Ruby Short continuing with the original line in Book 152, Page 677, due East 213 feet; thence with the center of a road and rights of way, South 1-30 West 103 feet, South 22-30 East 184.7 feet, South 46-38 East 93.5 feet, South 40 deg. East 70.4 feet, South 46-50 East 117.3 feet; thence leaving said road, South 6-20 West 68.5 feet to a poplar, South 27 deg. East 157 feet to a poplar, South 34-15 West 216 feet to an oak; thence with a fence and in the original outside line of Book 152, Page 677, North 83 deg. West 33 feet, South 83-30 West 100 feet, South 67 deg. West 120 feet, South 73 deg. West 202 feet to the point of BEGINNING, being 8.06 acres, more or less.   Together with and subject to easements, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey.   Also being identified as REID# 7042, Madison County Tax Office. Address: 14084 US 23 HWY   Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims and interests that you may have in the property, to have a commissioner appointed to sell the Property and to deliver to the purchaser a deed to said real estate in fee simple, free and clear of all encumbrances, and that the interests and equities of redemption of the Defendants in the property be forever barred and foreclosed.   You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than November 4, 2025 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.   This day of September 19, 2025.   Chad A Haight Attorney for Plaintiff Capital Center 82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500 Asheville, North Carolina 28801 (828) 252-8010 October 8, 15, 22, 2025 #11688356