NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 25CV003450-220 NORTH CAROLINA CLEVELAND COUNTY Cleveland County, A Body Politic and Corporate vs. James H. Worthy, Unknown Spouse of James H. Worthy, Unknown Heirs at Law of James H. Worthy, Unknown Heirs at Law of Thomas Adams, a/k/a Tom Adams, Unknown Heirs at Law of Lorena Lewis Adams, Unknown Heirs at Law of Jerry Lavon Worthy, Kimberly McMullens, Joshua Paul Worthy, Richard Wease, Lienholder, State of North Carolina, Lienholder, City of Kings Mountain, Lienholder TO: James H. Worthy, Unknown Spouse of James H. Worthy, Unknown Heirs at Law of James H. Worthy, Unknown Heirs at Law of Thomas Adams, a/k/a Tom Adams, Unknown Heirs at Law of Lorena Lewis Adams, Unknown Heirs at Law of Jerry Lavon Worthy, Kimberly McMullens, Joshua Paul Worthy, Richard Wease, Lienholder, State of North Carolina, Lienholder, City of Kings Mountain, Lienholder 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 Cleveland County on your interest in the property described as follows: Beginning on an iron stake on the east side of road, a new corner and running a new line north 62 deg 30 min west 539 feet to Timmon Hord's corner known as the Fish Camp corner in an old road, thence with the Fish Camp line north 59 deg 30 min west 40 feet to a point in the Fish Camp road, thence with the road as follows N 50 deg east 140 feet, thence N 88 deg east 74 feet, thence south 64 deg east 198 feet, thence south 67 deg east 156.3 feet to an iron stake in road in the Hord line, thence with Hord line south 35 deg 30 min east 75 feet to an iron stake in a stump hole, Hord's corner, thence with Hord and Gold mine line south 16 deg west 146 feet to the beginning, containing 1.98 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# 12811, Cleveland County Tax Office. Address (Per tax office records and not warranted): 124 Galilee Church Rd 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 January 12, 2026 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 November 20, 2025. Chad A Haight Attorney for Plaintiff Capital Center 82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500 Asheville, North Carolina 28801 (828) 252-8010 Publish on December 2, 2025 December 9, 2025 December 16, 2025 December 2, 9, 16 2025 LWLM0414472