ORDER OF PUBLICATION CIRCUIT COURT OF CABELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Civil Action No. 25-C-604 JUDGE GREGORY L HOWARD CITY OF HUNTINGTON, a West Virginia Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff, v. PRESTON COLE, 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, Preston Cole, 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, Preston Cole, without effect, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant Preston Cole, 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 23, 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 23, 2026. Michael J. Woelfel, Circuit Clerk By Deputy Clerk LH-452058 04-28,05-05;2026