ORDER OF PUBLICATION CIRCUIT COURT OF CABELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Civil Action No. 25-C-573 JUDGE DAVID AMSBARY CITY OF HUNTINGTON, a West Virginia Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff, v. CECIL CRABTREE, Defendant. THE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT IS an Execution Action seeking an Order for the payment of all fees owed to Plaintiff and permitting the sale of real and personal property owned by Defendant, Cecil Crabtree, applying the proceeds to the cost of the sale and to the debt. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: It appearing by affidavit filed in this action that Plaintiff has exercised due diligence to ascertain the residence or whereabouts of Defendant, Cecil Crabtree, without effect, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant Cecil Crabtree, serve upon Tyler B. Smith, Plaintiff's Attorney, whose address is 800 Fifth Avenue, Room 114, Huntington, West Virginia, an Answer, including any related counter claim or defense you may have to the Complaint filed in this action on or before MAY 13, 2026. If you fail to do so, thereafter judgment, upon proper hearing and trial, may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A copy of said Complaint can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk at his office in the Cabell County Courthouse located at 750 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia. ENTERED by the Clerk of said Court April 13, 2026. Michael J. Woelfel, Circuit Clerk By Deputy Clerk LH-449416 04-28,05-05;2026