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Flood Inundation Project Web Site Released for Public Use Hattiesburg- A new Flood Inundation Project was presented and a website unveiled for public use during a press conference on Friday, Dec. 7 at 10:00 a.m., at Chain Park, located at 912 East 8th Street. The Web site, http://wim.usgs.gov/FIMI/, will allow residents to estimate the potential … Continue reading Flood Information →

Gwen Wilks, Circuit Clerk  630 Main St. (601) 545-6049 For more information, please visit the following links: Voter Information GuideMississippi Election Chart 2022-2025Qualifications and Fees for Mississippi CandidatesVoter Registration ApplicationItemized Disbursement FormItemized Receipts FormWho is my U.S. Representative?Who is my U.S. Senator? Polling Place Locator        

Below you can find an application form which you can fill out yourself. First, download the file to your desktop. Next, open it and fill out all blanks. After you finish, you can email it to the following address: application@co.forrest.ms.us. Your application will be reviewed and a Forrest county representative will follow up with you … Continue reading Employment →

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, Mississippi has 14 Recreation Centers located throughout the county. These facilities must be reserved with an appropriate deposit for residents to use on a first come first serve basis. Deposits may vary. While each center’s rules will differ these listed below apply to all the county’s centers. The Board of Supervisors have adopted … Continue reading Recreation Centers →

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 →

The Forrest County Sheriff’s Office (601) 544-7800                                  The Forrest County Sheriff is Charlie Sims Sheriff’s Website (link) The Forrest County Sheriff’s Office exists because the community, through government, empowers the Sheriff’s Office to do a job on its behalf. … Continue reading Law Enforcement →

Faye Burkett-Moffett, Justice Court Clerk Email :  fmclaurin@co.forrest.ms.us 700 Main St. (601) 544-3136 Forrest County has four Justice Court Judges:     District 1 – Judge Wes Curry     District 2 – Judge Zach Vaughn     District 3 – Judge Gay Polk-Payton     District 4 – Judge Robert Davis The Justice Court Judge, elected to a … Continue reading Justice Court →

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 →