NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA BUNCOMBE COUNTY In the General Court of Justice, District Court Division, 26CV003847-100 COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE, a Body Politic and Corporate, Plaintiff Vs. MICHAEL CARLAND RODGERS, et. al., To: MICHAEL CARLAND RODGERS; KATHRYN ADELINE RODGERS; JAMIE DOE 1; 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 on your interest in the property as described in the Buncombe County tax records as PIN: 061878609600000 and being all that certain tract or parcel of land as same is set forth and described in a Deed dated April 24, 2017 from Lisa Lack, unmarried, to Michael L. Rodgers and recorded in Deed Book 5542, Page 563, Buncombe County, North Carolina Registry. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than August 27, 2026, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This, the 16th day of July, 2026. John C. Frue Attorney for Plaintiff 1 Cherokee Road Asheville, NC 28801 July 16, 23, 30 2026 LGSC0554369