IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACK…

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Civil Action No. CC-18-2025-C-39 Hon. Lora Dyer AEP WEST VIRGINIA TRANSMISSION COMPANY, INC., a West Virginia corporation, Petitioner, vs. DAVID CARNEY, KAREN CARNEY, UNKNOWN PERSONS/OWNERS and TONY BOGGS, SHERIFF OF JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, Respondents. LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR ON DECEMBER 3, 2025, AT 10:00 A.M., FOR JUST COMPENSATION HEARING TO: RESPONDENTS, DAVID CARNEY, KAREN CARNEY, UNKNOWN PERSONS/OWNERS, AND TONY BOGGS, SHERIFF OF JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Notice is hereby given to David Carney, Karen Carney, Unknown Persons/Owners, and Tony Boggs, Sheriff of Jackson County, West Virginia (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "the aforementioned respondents"), that, pursuant to W. Va. Code 54-1-1, et seq., and 54-2-1, et seq., and all applicable West Virginia statutes, a hearing to determine just compensation will be held on December 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in this action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, West Virginia, before Judge Lora Dyer in relation to a Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry, which was filed and granted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, West Virginia, and is known as Civil Action No. CC-18-2025-C-39, and styled AEP West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc. vs. David Carney, et al. Said just compensation hearing will address real property for the construction of electrical transmission, distribution, and communication lines and appurtenant equipment and fixtures, and condemnation and right of entry on behalf of AEP West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc. situate, lying, and being in Ripley District, Jackson County, West Virginia, identified as Tax Map 54, Parcel 3, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jackson County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 218, at page 420, and being more specifically bounded and described as follows: 10.2 AC 1/126 UND INT DUDEON SECOND TRACT: Beginning at a stone, corner to D. I. JOHNSON; thence S. 10-1/4 E. 15 poles to a small Red Oak sapling; thence S. 16-1/4 E. 8 poles and 10 feet to a small Hickory; thence S. 26 E. 5 poles and 10 links to the edge of the right of way of Interstate 77; thence along the edge of the right of way of Interstate 77 S. 0 52 W. 246.05 feet to a stake; thence S. 83 39 W. 104.67 feet to a stake; thence S. 11 33 W. 32.57 feet to a stake; thence S. 71 09 E. 110.49 feet to a stake; thence S. 0 52 W. 494.64 feet to a stake; thence S. 23 02 E. 220.09 feet to a stake; thence leaving Interstate 77 N. 56 W. 640 feet to a stake, corner to J. H. JOHNSON and E. REDMAN; thence N. 9-3/4 E. 7 1/2 poles to a White Oak at the foot of a bluff; thence N. 12 E. 12-1/2 poles to a sassafras; thence N. 25-3/4 E. 32 poles and 10 links to a stake on the point above an orchard; thence N. 5 3/4 E. 5 poles and 5 feet to a stone; thence N. 70-1/2 E. 9 poles and 5 feet to the place of beginning, containing 10.20 acres, more or less. The aforementioned respondents are hereby notified a copy of said Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry may be obtained from the Jackson County Circuit Clerk's office at 100 Court Street, Ripley, West Virginia, 25271, for the purposes of appearing and defending. The said Petition for Condemnation/Right of Entry may also be obtained from the attorneys for AEP West Virginia Transmission Company, Inc., Stephen F. Gandee, Post Office Box 128, 140 West Main Street, Suite 300, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 26302-0128, or Douglas C. McElwee, 700 Virginia Street East, Suite 400, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301. The aforementioned respondents are further notified that, at the said hearing to determine just compensation on December 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, West Virginia, located at 100 Court Street, Ripley, West Virginia, 25271, before the Honorable Lora Dyer and Commissioners, you may appear for hearing and presentation of evidence, and are notified that any failure to appear and/or present evidence may result in the waiver of any and all defenses or claims, if any, you may have regarding just compensation or otherwise in this action. Entered by the Clerk of said Court on this 1st day of October, 2025. BRUCE DEWEES JACKSON COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK By: Deputy Clerk Submitted by: /s/ Stephen F. Gandee Douglas C. McElwee (W. Va. State Bar I.D.: 2449) Stephen F. Gandee (W. Va. State Bar I.D.: 5204) Post Office Box 1791 Charleston, West Virginia 25326 304-347-8310 Attorneys for Petitioner IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Civil Action No. CC-18-2025-C-39 Hon. Lora Dyer AEP WEST VIRGINIA TRANSMISSION COMPANY, INC., a West Virginia corporation, Petitioner, vs. DAVID CARNEY, KAREN CARNEY, UNKNOWN PERSONS/OWNERS and TONY BOGGS, SHERIFF OF JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, Respondents. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 1st day of October, 2025, the foregoing Legal Notice of Publication and Notice to Appear on December 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. was filed with the Clerk of this Court through the Court's electronic filing system and is being served first class mail upon the following: David Carney 5836 Canyon Reserve Heights Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910 Karen Carney 5836 Canyon Reserve Heights Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910 Tony Boggs Sheriff of Jackson County 98 Maple Street Ripley, West Virginia 25271 /s/ Stephen F. Gandee Stephen F. Gandee (W. Va. State Bar I.D.: 5204) LC-360663 10-11,18;2025
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