IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF BULLOCH COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA LESLIE D. AKINS, in official capacity as TAX COMMISSIONER OF BULLOCH COUNTY, GEORGIA, Petitioner, v. KENNY JOE SMITH AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, MARSHALL THIGPEN, JR. AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, MARSHAL THIGPEN, III AND/OR HIS OR HER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW, ANY AND ALL PARTIES THAT MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE EXCESS FUNDS GENERATED FROM THE AUGUST 1, 2023 TAX SALE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4783 MARIA SORRELL ROAD, STATESBORO (TAX PARCEL: 103-000-028-001), Respondents. CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. SUCV2024000093 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION To Respondents - Kenny Joe Smith And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; Marshall Thigpen, Jr. And/Or His Or Her Known Or Unknown Heirs At Law; and Any And All Parties That May Claim An Interest In The Excess Funds Generated From The August 1, 2023 Tax Sale For Property Located At 4783 Maria Sorrell Road, Statesboro (Tax Parcel: 103-000-028-001): Please take notice that Petitioner LESLIE D. AKINS, in official capacity as TAX COMMISSIONER OF BULLOCH COUNTY ("Petitioner") has filed a Summons and Petition for Interpleader in the Superior Court of Bulloch County, Georgia in the above-captioned case. Respondents are hereby commanded to file their Answer to the Petition within 60 days of the date of the Order Directing Service by Publication, or by January 20, 2025, with the Clerk of Superior Court of Bulloch County, 20 Siebald Street, Statesboro, GA 30458, and serve a copy of their Answer on Petitioner's counsel Bradley A. Hutchins, at WEISSMAN PC, One Alliance Center, 4th Floor, 3500 Lenox Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30326. Witness, the Judge of Bulloch County Superior Court. This, 19 day of November, 2024. By: Teresa W. Tyler Clerk of Superior Court of Bulloch County, Georgia Prepared by: D. Andrew Folkner Georgia Bar No. 695599 Bradley A. Hutchins GA Bar No. 380682 Counsel for Petitioner Leslie D. Akins, in official capacity as Tax Commissioner of Bulloch County WEISSMAN PC One Alliance Center, 4th Floor 3500 Lenox Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30326 (404) 926-4500 | F 4600 69766 12/26/24 RL