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Find the right office in Wayne 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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Request copies of death records from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Mississippi Secretary of State.
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Information from MS Dept. of Corrections about death row inmates.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Mississippi Department of Health.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Wayne County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Wayne County, particularly in the unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. In addition to Wayne County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Wayne County is provided by municipal police departments such as the Waynesboro Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Wayne County Sheriff's Office, headquartered in Waynesboro at 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Wayne County. Inmate information for Wayne County jail can be obtained by calling the detention facility directly or visiting the Sheriff's Office in person during normal business hours; currently, Wayne County does not offer a full online inmate roster, though this information is available through direct contact with the facility. Mississippi public records law, codified primarily under Mississippi Code § 25-61-1 et seq. (Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983), grants citizens the right to inspect and copy public records, including arrest reports and booking records, though certain exemptions apply for ongoing investigations and confidential informant information.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Wayne County are maintained by Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Wayne County are taken and retained by Wayne 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 potentially through online databases. Mugshots can be searched via the Sheriff's website or through requests made directly to the office.
The jail is located at 613 Court Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367. You can also call the jail at (601) 735-2323 for information on recent arrests and to inquire about the inmate lookup process.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 6 mine sites inside the county: 4 past producers, now closed, 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 82 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Calcium; Limestone, General.
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.
Wayne County sits over a mapped 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 36 investigations in Wayne County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $105,393 in back wages agreed for 371 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Oil Company, Inc. | Waynesboro | 2 | $30,822 | 105 |
| Paynes Poultry, Inc | Waynesboro | 1 | $30,458 | 100 |
| South Mississippi Narcotics Task Force | Waynesboro | 1 | $15,430 | 4 |
| Ambers Blueberry Farms & Nursery LLC | Waynesboro | 1 | $10,481 | 37 |
| Denham Springs Farm, LLC | Waynesboro | 1 | $5,878 | 43 |
| Giles Farm | Waynesboro | 1 | $5,175 | 46 |
| Dinahland Farm LLC | Waynesboro | 1 | $2,684 | 9 |
| J & S Blueberry Farm | Waynesboro | 1 | $1,611 | 15 |
| Sturdivant Wood Yard, Inc. | Waynesboro | 1 | $672 | 1 |
| Wayne County Blueberry Group Association | Waynesboro | 2 | $564 | 5 |
| RK Services, L.L.C. | Waynesboro | 1 | $428 | 2 |
| J & R International lll, LLC | Waynesboro | 1 | $348 | 1 |
| Bunch Farms LLC | Waynesboro | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Ramey Enterprise, Inc. | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Walley's Investments, LLC | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Back Forty Blueberry Nursery, LLC | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Big Creek Blueberry Farm | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Paradise Farm | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Lamar Ramey Jr Farm | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Dinahland Farms, LLC | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Clara Road Blueberry Farm | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Gravel Pit Blueberry Farm. LLC | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| H & T Blueberry Farm, LLC | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Jerry Cochran Farm | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Double A Blueberry Farm | Waynesboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 27 on the Wayne County record; 13 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 2 more with smaller records are on the Mississippi wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Wayne County Sheriff or a city police department in Wayne 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 Wayne County are kept by the Wayne 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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