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Find the right office in Holmes County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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PACER, the federal judiciary's records service, holds dockets and filings from Mississippi's Northern and Southern District Courts and bankruptcy courts. State cases are kept by Mississippi circuit and chancery clerks.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the state of Mississippi.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Mississippi Secretary of State.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Holmes County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Holmes County.
Police Departments. Holmes County is served by Holmes County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments, including the Lexington Police Department, Durant Police Department, and Tchula Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Holmes County, Mississippi is primarily provided by Holmes County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 125 East Franklin Street in Lexington, Mississippi 39095. § 25-61-1 et seq, which establishes that citizens have the right to inspect and copy public records with limited exceptions.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Holmes County are maintained by Holmes County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, following the procedures outlined under the Mississippi Public Records Act.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Holmes County are taken and retained by Holmes County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or online databases that compile such information. Residents can search for mugshots via the Sheriff's Office website or third-party services that aggregate public records.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 8 mine sites inside the county: 8 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 30 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. The state says it has no underground mines.
Holmes County sits over the Mississippi Region coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by MDEQ Office of Geology, Mining and Reclamation Division and linked below.
Mississippi abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 18 investigations in Holmes County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $218,678 in back wages agreed for 118 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Temp Control, Inc. | Durant | 1 | $78,814 | 12 |
| City of Lexington | Lexington | 3 | $61,267 | 28 |
| Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Comm. Health Ctr. Inc. | Lexington | 1 | $33,912 | 23 |
| City of Durant | Durant | 2 | $16,410 | 15 |
| CIty of Tchula, Inc. | Tchula | 1 | $10,251 | 14 |
| Holmes County | Lexington | 2 | $4,444 | 4 |
| Killebrew Cotton | Tchula | 1 | $1,753 | 4 |
| The Powell Company LLC | Lexington | 1 | $769 | 1 |
| Holmes Gin Company, Inc. | Tchula | 1 | $761 | 7 |
| Good Hope Gin Co. Inc. AAL | Tchula | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| SWDTA Corporation | Durant | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Chenoah Planting & Partnership | Tchula | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Holmes County record, by back wages agreed; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Mississippi wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Holmes County Sheriff Department or a city police department in Holmes County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Mississippi criminal history record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center. Name based check of your own record only, requested online through the DPS Name Based Background Check by the person the record belongs to; results can take up to 30 calendar days. Fee: $32.00 per request.
Search the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry (Department of Public Safety), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county Circuit Clerk or through the Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division. Mississippi has no online voter registration. No online voter registration; register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office or by mail with an application postmarked by the deadline (October 5 for the November 3, 2026 election).
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Holmes County are kept by the Holmes County Chancery Clerk. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Mississippi come from the Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records. By mail with a cashier's check or money order to Mississippi Vital Records, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700, in person at the Vital Records office in Ridgeland, or online or by phone through VitalChek, the private company MSDH names, for an added fee. Fee: $17 for a birth or death certificate, $6 for each added copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
Business entity filings are searched with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The Secretary of State's business portal says you may need permits and licenses from your city or county government, and requirements differ by location.
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