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Scott County

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Lee Anne Palmer

601-469-1922

601-469-5180

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Street Address

100 E Main St

MS 39074

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 630

Forest, MS 39074

Office Hours

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Monday - Friday

E-Recordings Vendors: Simplifile

The Clerk’s office maintains the following indexes:

Original Entries – Patents
General Index – Deeds
General Index – Deeds of trust
General Index – Substitutions
Sectional Index
Map/Plat Book
Lis Pendens Record
Notice of Liens – Construction Liens
Federal Tax Liens
Federal Civil Judgments
Chancery Index/Docket
Board of Supervisors Minutes
Solid Waste/Garbage
Will Book

The Clerk’s office also maintains the following indexes:
Will Book

Online Records Search Availability:

  • Land Records: 2000 - Present, No Judgments or FTL

Be aware of the following issues when conducting a search in this county:

  • None Reported

Judgment Roll  |  Civil Cases

Becky Gray

601-469-3601

601-469-5188

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Street Address

100 E 1st St

Forest, MS 39074

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 371

Forest, MS 39074

Office Hours

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Monday - Friday

Online Records Search Availability:

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Tax Assessor

Land Roll  |  Appraisal  |  Ownership Maps  |  GIS  |  Estimate

Leigh Alison Crapps

601-469-4051

601-469-5184

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Street Address

100 E. First St.

Forest, MS 39074

Mailing Address

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Office Hours

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Monday - Friday

Tax Collector

Tax Receipts

Leigh Alison Crapps

601-469-4051

601-469-5184

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Street Address

100 E. First St.

Forest, MS 39074

Mailing Address

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Office Hours

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Monday - Friday

Municipal Taxes
Solid Waste

The following minicipalities collect taxes own taxes:

Forest, Morton

To verify status of solid waste billing, you may contact:

Solid Waste
Marilyn O’Banner

Foreclosure Sales

Bulletin Board Location

In the hallway on the North side of the Courthouse

Physical Sale Location

South door of the Courthouse

Posting Charge

$1.50

Be Aware of these Unique Local Foreclosure Customs

None known.

Posting Requirements

Clerk will post notice for out-of-town attorneys, but you must provide affidavit of posting and self-addressed, stamped return envelope.

Publication Newspapers

Primary Newspaper

The Scott County Times

311 Smith Street

Forest, MS 39074

Legal Notice Contact

Bobby Lathom

601-469-2561

601-469-2004

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Publication Information

Published Wednesday

Deadline is friday at 12:00 noon; subject to change due to legal holidays check with paper)

Secondary Newspaper

The Spirit of Morton

P. O. Box 80

Morton, MS 39117

Legal Notice Contact

Bettie Little

601-732-8999

601-732-1468

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Publication Information

Published Thursday

Deadline is friday at 5:00 pm