NOTICE OF TAX FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, CLEVELAND COUNTY In the General Court of Justice District Court Division 25cvd001536-220 CLEVELAND COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTIE STONE (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of CHRISTIE STONE (deceased) and her creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (Owner), THOMAS DYLAN STONE (heir), and PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC (lienholder), Defendants. Under and by virtue of a Judgment of the District Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina, made and entered in the action entitled “Cleveland County, North Carolina vs. CHRISTIE STONE (deceased) assignees, heirs at law, devisees, and any and all unknown heirs and other persons claiming any interest in the estate of CHRISTIE STONE (deceased) and her creditors and lienholders, regardless of how or through whom they claim (Owner), THOMAS DYLAN STONE (heir), and PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC (lienholder), the undersigned commissioner will offer for sale and sell for cash, to the last and highest bidder at public auction, as follows: at 9:35 a.m. on the 7th day of January 2026 at the Charles F. Harry, III, Cleveland County Administrative Building 311 E. Marion Street, Shelby, North Carolina the following described real property lying and being in the State and County aforesaid and more particularly described as follows: Parcel number 72127, Map A104, Block 1, Lot 33, located at 2126 Cedar Circle Drive, Shelby, NC. The sale will be made subject to all outstanding city and county taxes and all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled case. A cash deposit of five (5) percent of the successful bid will be required. This the 15th day of December 2025 Sherry Lavender, Commissioner PO Box 760 Shelby, NC 28150 (704) 476-3089 11847246 12/15 12/22/25