NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS BY PUBLICATIONIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEDISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE NO. 26CV000271-010NORTH CAROLINAALEXANDER COUNTYAlexander County, A Body Politic and Corporate vs. Paul Pennell, a/k/a Paul Lee Pennell, Unknown Spouse of Paul Pennell, Kim Pennell, a/k/a Kimberly Leeann Pennell, a/k/a Kimberly Leeann Luther, Unknown Spouse of Kim Pennell, Unknown Heirs at Law of Lewis Pennell, a/k/a Lewis Neal Pennell, Unknown Heirs at Law of Tracy Pennell, a/k/a Tracy Ray Pennell, Ashleigh Gilbert, a/k/a Ashleigh Noel Dugger Gilbert, State of North Carolina, Lienholder, Basic Finance Inc, a/k/a Basic Finance, Inc., Lienholder, Coast Federal Credit Union, a/k/a Coastal Federal Credit Union, a/k/a Coastal Credit Union, LienholderTO: Paul Pennell, a/k/a Paul Lee Pennell, Unknown Spouse of Paul Pennell, Kim Pennell, a/k/a Kimberly Leeann Pennell, a/k/a Kimberly Leeann Luther, Unknown Spouse of Kim Pennell, Unknown Heirs at Law of Lewis Pennell, a/k/a Lewis Neal Pennell, Unknown Heirs at Law of Tracy Pennell, a/k/a Tracy Ray Pennell, Ashleigh Gilbert, a/k/a Ashleigh Noel Dugger Gilbert, State of North Carolina, Lienholder, Basic Finance Inc, a/k/a Basic Finance, Inc., Lienholder, Coast Federal Credit Union, a/k/a Coastal Federal Credit Union, a/k/a Coastal Credit Union, LienholderTake notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:Foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes owing to Alexander County on your interest in the property described as follows:BEGINNING on a stone on the bank of the creek and runs North 2 deg. East 64 poles to a stone; thence East 79 poles to a stone; thence North 15 deg. West 30 poles to a stone; thence North 85 deg. West with Oxford’s line 82 poles to a stake; thence South 3 deg. West 73 poles to a stone; thence West 6 poles to a stone; thence South 2 deg. West 18 poles to a stone at the creek; thence down the creek 23 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 21 1/2 acres, more or less.Together with and subject to easements, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey.Also being identified as Parcel ID# 0006307, Alexander County Tax Office. Address (Per tax office records and not warranted): 742 Oxford School Rd.Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims and interests that you may have in the property, to have a commissioner appointed to sell the Property and to deliver to the purchaser a deed to said real estate in fee simple, free and clear of all encumbrances, and that the interests and equities of redemption of the Defendants in the property be forever barred and foreclosed.You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than June 23, 2026 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.This day of April 30, 2026.Jonathan S FernandezAttorney for PlaintiffCapital Center82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500Asheville, North Carolina 28801(828) 252-8010Publish on May 13, 2026May 20, 2026May 27, 2026executormay27-26c
