PUBLIC HEARING
Mid-State Opportunity, Inc. will hold a Public Hearing August 29, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. via Zoom with Meeting ID: 810 5796 1802;
Passcode: 484103.
The purpose is to provide information and secure input from the community regarding 2026 Community Services Block Grant and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Programs.
Public Notice
Charleston Mini Storage gives notice that pursuant to the provisions Section 85-7-125 of the Mississippi Code annotated (1972 amended) it will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at Charleston Mini Storage, 206 W. Walnut Street, Charleston, MS 38921 on Friday, August 15, 2025, at 11 a.m. at its self storage facilities the contents of the storage units listed below:
#46 - Annie Brooks
REQUEST FOR SEALED, COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS
FOR ONE (1) FORD E-350 GAS, CUT-AWAY VAN CAB, DUAL REAR WHEEL, TWO WHEEL DRIVE CHASSIS AND A REMOUNT OF
ONE (1) TYPE III BOX TO SAID CHASSIS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLE
The Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, will accept sealed, competitive bids for the purchase, and/or lease purchase of one (1) Ford E-350 Gas, Cut-Away Van Cab, and remount of one (1) Type III box to said chassis, until the hour of 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025 at the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in Charleston, Mississippi and said sealed, competitive proposals will be opened shortly thereafter on Monday, August 18, 2025 at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi.
Specifications are available for inspection and copying at the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi. Any reference is said specifications as to name, brand, make, or model is for purposes of establishing minimum requirements only. Any similar make or model generally accepted in the industry as equivalent will be considered. The County reserves the right to amend the specifications upon reasonable notice to all who have examined the specifications or requested copies from the Clerk.
Instruction to Bidders:
1. Following receipt of said proposals, the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi will notify proposers, whose proposals meet the specifications advertised herein, with the date and time for the REVERSE AUCTION. Only qualified proposers shall be allowed to participate in the reverse auction which shall be held in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in the First Judicial District in Charleston, Mississippi.
2. No responsibility will be attached to any person employed by the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, for the premature opening of any bid not properly addressed and identified as stipulated below:
BID FOR: THE PURCHASE OF AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLE, CHASSIS WITH AMBULANCE REMOUNT
OPENING DATE/TIME: AUGUST 18th, 2025 AT 10:00 A.M.
3. Any exceptions to the specifications must be listed in the bidders bid with justification. Failure to do so will disqualify the bid.
4. Price bid shall be for F. O. B. Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, and must include any pre-delivery and/or setup charges, title fees and inspection fees.
5. The bidder shall complete the unit price bid with no further calculations required, in order, to determine the firm unit price.
6. Bids must be signed and dated by the bidder’s authorized agent.
7. All bids must state Manufacturer Warranty.
8. All bids must state approximate delivery time.
9. Location for parts and service must be included in the bid and will be a factor in determining the best bid.
10. It shall be incumbent upon each bidder to understand the specifications on the bid form and to obtain clarification when necessary. It is not the intent of the specifications to limit the bidding process to any make or manufacturer, but to fill a specific need and to perform a specific task.
11.The board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi reserves the right to determine which is the lowest and best bid and to accept or reject any or all bids based on that determination.
If you desire to submit a sealed, competitive proposal for the ambulance, please submit your proposal before the hour and date set forth above to the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi. If you choose to submit your bid my mail, the proper mailing address is:
Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, MS
Post Office Box 350
Tallahatchie County Courthouse
Charleston, Mississippi 38921
Telephone: 662/647-5551
Please mark on the outside envelope of your bid ‘SEALED BID – AMBULANCE”.
The Board of Supervisors will not open or consider any bid received after the hour on the date set forth above.
The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to waive any informalities in respect to the bids received and to reject any or all bids.
Given by Order of the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi on this the 7th day of July, 2025.
ANITA MULLEN GREENWOOD
CHANCERY CLERK
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR ROADBED RECLAMATION WORK
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in the First Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in Charleston, Mississippi until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025, and will be publicly opened shortly thereafter., at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in the First Judicial District of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in Charleston, Mississippi on Monday, August 18, 2025.
ROADBED RECLAMATION - 8” depth with 6% cement per S.Y. for a width of twenty feet (20’) and approximately two (2) miles of County Roads in Tallahatchie County.
Bid may be submitted in person or by mail, enclosed in a sealed envelope and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope with the following:
BID FOR ROADBED RECLAMATION,
TALLAHATACHIE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TO BE OPENED ON AUGUST 18, 2025.
Envelope shall also include the bidders Company Name, Address, Phone Number and Contractor’s License Number
Bids may be delivered to Tallahatchie County Chancery Clerk, 150 Courtsquare, Charleston, Mississippi or by mail to the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi at P. O. Box 350, Charleston, MS 38921.
The principal items of work will be paid for at the contract price bid, complete and accepted, which price shall be full compensation for mobilizing, removal of existing structure, excavation incidental to construction, furnishing all materials, loading, hauling, unloading and placing and for all labor, equipment, tolls and incidentals necessary to complete the work.
All clean-up and waste material removal shall be the sole responsibility of the contractor, and shall be removed and disposed of by the contractor at his expense.
All material must be acceptable to the County Engineer.
The Owner assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of any bid envelope which is not properly marked. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 calendar days after the actual date of opening. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any and all bids.
Basis of Award: The award, if made, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder on the basis of the lowest and best bid in favor of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
Published by Order of this Board of Supervisors dated 14th day of July, 2025
ANITA MULLEN GREENWOOD, CHANCERY CLERK
EAST TALLAHATCHIE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID FOR A HUNTING LEASE
To all persons interested in the following described Forest Land in the Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to wit:
Section 16, Township 23 North, Range 2 East
The entire section, containing 551.30 acres, m/l, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
You are hereby notified that sealed bids to lease for the Hunting & Fishing Lease on the above described Sixteenth Section Lands, or lands in lieu thereof, may be filed with the Superintendent of Education of East Tallahatchie School District located at 411 East Chestnut Street, Charleston, Mississippi 38921, on or before 3:00 p.m. on the 14th day of August 2025. The sealed bids shall be submitted for the ENTIRE PARCEL and must include 100% of the amount bid for that parcel. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, and shall be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope “HUNTING BID” # 16-23N-2E on approximately 551.30 acres, m/l, addressed to:
East Tallahatchie School District
Mike Ainsworth, 16th Section Land Manager
Hunting Bid, 16-23N-2E, containing 551.30 acres
411 East Chestnut Street
Charleston, Mississippi 38921
All bids will be opened at 6:30 p.m. on the 14th day of August 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Board reserves the right to reduce the term and reject all bids, but if any bid is accepted, the Board will award said Hunting Lease pursuant to Miss. Code of 1972 Sec. 29-3-41 as amended, provided that East Tallahatchie School Board shall have the right to reject any and all bids.
The East Tallahatchie School Board receives an acceptable bid in response to the advertisement for the leasing of the above-described property for a five-year lease contract with said Board.
East Tallahatchie School District
Raymond Russell, Superintendent
EAST TALLAHATCHIE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID FOR A HUNTING LEASE
To all persons interested in the following described Forest Land in the Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to wit:
Section 16, Township 24 North, Range 1 East
All the forest land lying within the section containing 274.40 acres, m/l, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.
You are hereby notified that sealed bids to lease for the Hunting & Fishing Lease on the above described Sixteenth Section Lands, or lands in lieu thereof, may be filed with the Superintendent of Education of East Tallahatchie School District located at 411 East Chestnut Street, Charleston, Mississippi 38921, on or before 3:00 p.m. on the 14th day of August 2025. The sealed bids shall be submitted for the ENTIRE PARCEL and must include 100% of the amount bid for that parcel. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, and shall be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope “HUNTING BID” # 16-24N-1E on approximately 274.40 acres, m/l, addressed to:
East Tallahatchie School District
Mike Ainsworth, 16th Section Land Manager
Hunting Bid, 16-24N-1E, containing 274.40 acres
411 East Chestnut Street
Charleston, Mississippi 38921
All bids will be opened at 6:30 p.m. on the 14th day of August 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Board reserves the right to reduce the term and reject all bids, but if any bid is accepted, the Board will award said Hunting Lease pursuant to Miss. Code of 1972 Sec. 29-3-41 as amended, provided that East Tallahatchie School Board shall have the right to reject any and all bids.
The East Tallahatchie School Board receives an acceptable bid in response to the advertisement for the leasing of the above-described property for a five-year lease contract with said Board.
East Tallahatchie School District
Raymond Russell, Superintendent
ABANDONED AUTO AUCTION
The following vehicles will be sold at auction Friday, August 22, 2025 at 2 p.m. at Mitchell’s Repair Shop, 139 S. Frankllin Street, Charleston, MS 38921.
1 CDR: Ford Taurus
VIN: 1FALP52U7SA279147
Mileage: ?
2. CDR: Dodge Charger
VIN: 2B3CA9CV1AH28843
Mileage: ?
3. CDR: Chevrolet Malibu
VIN: 1G1ND52J6Y6292932
Mileage: ?
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of April 2025, JR Hill, PO box 146, Webb, MS 38966 has filed application(s) for permit(s) to divert or withdraw the public water of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use, from the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer, in the county of Bolivar subject to existing rights, the following amount(s) of water at the indicated location(s):
Application No. GW-53226; Acres: 140; Location; NE1/4 of the SW1/4, of Sec. 24, T24N, R02W
Any person, firm, association or corporation, deemign that the granting of the above application(s) will be truly detrimental to their rights to utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi, c/o Kay Whittington, P.O. Box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said application(s) should not be approved. If not protested the permit(s) will be issued on/after ten days following publication date.
If protested, the application(s) will be taken for consideration by the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 East Amite Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201, on, or after, the 9th day of September, 2025 at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board.
YMD Joint Water Management District
Cheryl Hart, Permit Data Specialist
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
JOHNNIE L. HARRIS PLAINTIFF
v.
TOMMY LEE HARRIS, CHARLENE HARRIS, AND ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DAVID LITTLE, DECEASED DEFENDANT(S)
CAUSE NO. 2025-9-2-WJP
SUMMONS IN RULE (D)(1) AND (2) TYPE ACTION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF TALLAHATCHIE
TO: TO ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN AT LAW OF DAVID LITTLE, DECEASED AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR INDIVIDUAL HAVING AN INTEREST IN THIS MATTER.
Take notice that a hearing will be held in the Petition for Partition and Determination of Heirs in the above styled and numbered action to which you are a defendant on Tuesday, the 23rd day of September, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the City Hall in Charleston, MS, before the Honorable Willie J. Perkins, Sr. A summons was previously issued and published in this matter noting that the hearing would be in Sumner, MS. However, the Court has received notice of a conflict in availability of the Sumner Courtroom, and as a result all parties are summoned to appear at the City Hall in Charleston, MS.
(X) The action against you is one described in Rule 81(d)(1), MRCP, which is triable 30 days after completion of service of process in any manner other than by publication, or 30 days after the first publication where process is by publication.
( ) The action against you is one described by Rule 81 (d)(2), MRCP, which is triable seven (7) days after service of process in any manner other than by publication, or 30 days after the first publication where process is by publication.
Although Rule 81(d)(1) does not require you to file an answer or other pleading, you may do so if you deem it necessary to properly develop the issues, or, if you are required to do so by the Court. In any event, however, YOU SHOULD APPEAR IN COURT IN PERSON ON THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE DESIGNATED ABOVE to defend the action. Failure to appear may result in a judgment against you.
Issued under my hand and Seal of Said Court, on this the 1 day of August 2025.
Anita Greenwood, CHANCERY CLERK OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
By: G. Standridge, Deputy clerk
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY EXPENSE SUMMARY FOR: 7/31/2025
001-100 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 73786.93
001-101 CHANCERY CLERK 6517.00
001-102 CIRCUIT CLERK 16804.87
001-105 TAX COLLECTOR/ASSESSOR 18893.12
001-120 COUNTY ADMINISTRATION 5044.97
001-121 COMPTROLLER 3320.66
001-122 PURCHASING 6724.49
001-123 INVENTORY 831.82
001-124 RECEIVING 1979.43
001-151 COURTHOUSE MAINTENANCE 16134.22
001-152 COMPUTER COST AND SUPPLIES 13511.73
001-153 REAPPRAISAL AND MAPPING 11256.56
001-154 VETERANS SERVICE 1652.28
001-155 FLOOD PLAIN 447.41
001-160 CHANCERY COURT 4824.37
001-161 CIRCUIT COURT 13802.67
001-162 JUSTICE COURT-2ND DISTRICT 10566.90
001-163 YOUTH SERVICES 16294.00
001-165 LUNACY COURT 1675.00
001-166 JUSTICE COURT-1ST DISTRICT 9542.38
001-167 CORONER'S INQUEST 7265.81
001-168 DISTRICT ATTORNEY 1558.88
001-169 COUNTY ATTORNEY 7064.80
001-170 PUBLIC DEFENDER 3666.67
001-172 JUSTICE COURT JUDGES 12596.67
001-180 ELECTION 12291.49
001-190 OTHER GENERAL GOVERNMENT 18312.50
001-200 SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 93752.43
001-201 WORK CENTER 65168.69
001-202 SCHOOL DEPUTIES 4736.34
001-220 CCA-PRISON 11745.79
001-240 AMBULANCE SERVICE 30000.00
001-250 FIRE DEPARTMENT 300.00
001-262 CONSTABLES 5881.91
001-420 HEALTH DEPARTMENT 4470.15
001-440 REGION I MENTAL HEALTH 1558.33
001-441 HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE 6250.00
001-450 WELFARE DEPARTMENT 4339.24
001-500 LIBRARY 8235.67
001-530 PARKS & RECREATION 733.80
001-631 EXTENSION SERVICE 3705.31
001-668 NORTH DELTA PLANNING & DEV 16000.00
001-900 INTERFUND TRANSFERS 20375.00
097-233 E911 1410.07
104-501 LAW LIBRARY 290.31
106-250 VOL. FIRE DEPARTMENT 2102.42
113-260 CIVIL DEFENSE 8067.51
150-300 ROAD DEPARTMENT 875625.30
307-340 TRANSFER STATION 2013.00
400-340 SOLID WASTE 56258.14
697-106 CLERKS PAYROLL 10895.65
TRAVEL EXPENSE: EDDIE MEEK 601.17
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS: 1530282.69 ***THIS IS A SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES FOR PERIOD ENDING JULY 31, 2025 LISTING THE TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS BY EACH DEPARTMENT. A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL EXPENDITURES REPRESENTING THESE TOTALS IS RECORDED IN THE DOCKET OF CLAIMS AND IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CHANCERY CLERKS OFFICE DURING REGULAR HOURS.
CLERK OF THE BOARD
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Notice is hereby given that on the 15th of July, 2025, Kittle II, Owen, PO Box 1437, Cleveland, MS 38732 has filed application(s) for permit(s) to divert or withdraw the public water of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use, from the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer, in the county of Tallahatchie for Wildlife Management purposes, subject to existing rights, the following amount(s) of water at the indicated location(s):
Application No. GW-53286; Permitted Acreage: 300; Location: SW 1/4 of the NW1/4, of Sec 29, T26N, R02E
Any person, firm, association or corporation, deeming that the granting of the above application(s) will be truly detrimental to their rights to utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi, c/o Chris Hawkins, PO Box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, setting forth all reasons why said application(s) should not be approved. If not protested, the permit(s) will be issued on after ten days following publication date.
If protested, the application(s) will be taken for consideration by the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 East Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, on, or after August 12, 2025 at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board.
YMD Joint Water Management District
Dillard Melton, Jr., Permitting Director
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
In the Matter of the Estate of James Leo Pharis, Sr., Deceased
Anita Harrell Pharis, Administratrix, Petitioner
v.
Sandra Kay Pharis, Hazel Pharis Dollar, April Ann Pharis, Matthew Leo Pharis, James Marks Pharis, Christopher Shane Fondren, Jeremy Ray Wood, Shanna Raylene Wood and Anita Harrell Pharis and Any Known and Unknown Heirs-At-Law of the Decedent, James Leo Pharis, Sr., Deceased, Respondents
Cause No. 2022-15-2
SUMMONS
State of Mississippi
TO: All Known and Unknown Heirs-At-Law of James Leo Pharis, Sr., Deceased, and All Persons Claiming or having a legal or equitable interest in the Estate of James Leo Pharis, Sr., Deceased, whose Post Office and Street Address remain unknown, after diligent search and inquiry
You have been made a Defendent in the suit filed in this Court by Anita Harrell Pharis, Administratrix of the Estate of James Leo Pharis, Sr., Deceased, seeking a determination of the heirs-at-law of James Leo Pharis, Sr. Defendants other than you in this action are Sandra Kay Pharis, Hazel Pharis Dollar, April Ann Pharis, Matthew Leo Pharis, James Mark Pharis, Christopher Shane Fondren, Jeremy Ray Wood, Shanna Raylene Wood and Anita Harrell Pharis.
You are summoned to appear and defend against the petitioner filed against you in this action 9:00 o’clock a.m. on the 2nd day of September, 2025, in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse at Sumner, Mississippi, and in case of your failure to appear and defend, a judgement will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the petition.
You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, the 17 day of July, 2025.
Anita M. Greenwood, Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
By: G. Standridge, Deputy Clerk
