IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT CAUSE NO. G2026-360 T/1 SHEA WHITFIELD PLAINTIFF V. GLADYS L. HIGHTOWER; MS. EDDIE JEAN CARR IN HER CAPACITY AS HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI CHANCERY CLERK; HON. JODY OWENS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT ATTORNEY; HON. LYNN FITCH IN HER CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; JENNIFER CRANFORD MCKINNEY;HAYWOOD CRANFORD, III; MARY ANN HIGHTOWER; ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GLADYS L. HIGHTOWER AND ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND, SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST 31, 2015, VIZ: 14.5 acres in the SE ½ SE ¼ of Section 33, Township 7, Range 1 West and 19 acres in E ½ NE ¼ NE ¼ Less 1 acre mid pt W/S Section 4 Township 6 Range 1 West DEFENDANTS SUMMONS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: Jennifer Cranford McKinney NOTICE TO DEFENDANT THE COMPLAINT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Shea Whitfield, Plaintiff, seeking confirmation of a tax sale. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to Charles R. Wilbanks, Jr., Attorney for Plaintiffs, whose street address is 108 West Leake Street, Clinton, MS 39056. Your response must be mailed or delivered within thirty (30) days from the date of delivery of this summons and complaint. 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 12th day of June, 2026. Ms. Eddie Jean Carr Chancery Clerk of Hinds County, MS /s/B. Kidd, Deputy Clerk June 19, 26, July 3 2026 LMSS0540821