Forrest County Tax Collector Zac Howell 601 582-8228  email: taxcollector@co.forrest.ms.us 601 N. Main St. The Tax Collector’s office is located in the newly renovated Tax Services Building located at 601 N. Main Street in downtown Hattiesburg.  The Tax Collector is responsible for collections of all property taxes on the following classes of property: Property Taxes: … Continue reading Tax Collector →

Forrest County Tax Assessor Mary Ann Palmer The Tax Assessor is required to annually locate, class and assess all taxable property within Forrest County, and is responsible for setting fair, uniform and accurate values for 50,000 parcels of Real and Personal Property. The Tax Assessor is also charged by the Department of Revenue to maintain … Continue reading Tax Assessor →

Lance Reid, Chancery Clerk Physical Address: 641 N Main St. Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Mailing Address: Po Box 951 Hattiesburg MS 39403 Main Office: Recording/Child Support: Passports Land Records/Prior Year Taxes: Court Department: Forms The Chancery Clerk has five major responsibilities: CLERK of the COURT CUSTODIAN of PUBLIC LAND RECORDS CLERK of the BOARD of SUPERVISORS … Continue reading County Chancery Clerk →

The First Ninety Years of Forrest County, Mississippi. In 1908, the Legislature carved Forrest County out of the western portion of Perry County. Like numerous other counties created in South Mississippi, Forrest County owed its existence primarily to the growth in industry and population resulting from the railroad and lumber boom in the Piney Woods … Continue reading History →