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Quitman County, Mississippi
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About Quitman, MS

Population
Approximately 5,500 residents
County Seat
Marks, Mississippi
Coverage Area
406 square miles in northwestern Mississippi

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Marks Boat Ramp Serves Quitman County, Access Varies with River Levels

Marks Boat Ramp Serves Quitman County, Access Varies with River Levels

Marks boat ramp provides Quitman County's main small-boat access to the Coldwater River, but usability changes with rive...

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Community

Quitman research finds conflated river-access details for Marks and St. Marks

Quitman research finds conflated river-access details for Marks and St. Marks

Research found river-access details for Marks, St. Marks and an Evergreen site were conflated, creating conflicting fee ...

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Government

NTIA Approves Mississippi $1.2B BEAD Plan; BEAM to Oversee Deployment

NTIA Approves Mississippi $1.2B BEAD Plan; BEAM to Oversee Deployment

NTIA approved Mississippi's $1.203 billion BEAD plan, unlocking funds to connect tens of thousands of homes; BEAM will o...

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Community

Quitman County research compiles every source detail for visitor resources

Quitman County research compiles every source detail for visitor resources

A compiled set of source materials highlights Quitman County's cultural assets and also collects detailed visitor inform...

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Government

Reeves seeks major disaster declaration for Quitman County and other storm-hit counties

Reeves seeks major disaster declaration for Quitman County and other storm-hit counties

Governor Tate Reeves has asked the federal government for a Major Disaster Declaration after the late-January ice storm;...

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Community

Coldwater River at Marks Gauge Updated With Flood Stage Forecasts

Coldwater River at Marks Gauge Updated With Flood Stage Forecasts

The Coldwater River at Marks gauge was updated Feb. 9-11 to add stage forecasts and a 'Flood Impacts' guide, improving l...

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Government

Quitman County Voter Registration Deadline Feb. 9; Absentee Voting Begins Feb. 28

Quitman County Voter Registration Deadline Feb. 9; Absentee Voting Begins Feb. 28

Residents who register in person or mail postmarked applications by Feb. 9 can vote in Mississippi’s March 10 congressio...

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Government

FNS Approves Replacement SNAP Benefits for Quitman County After Winter Storm Fern

FNS Approves Replacement SNAP Benefits for Quitman County After Winter Storm Fern

FNS approved replacement SNAP benefits for 15 hardest-hit counties and extended a Feb. 23 deadline to 28 more, including...

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Business

Black-Owned Delta Burial Cooperative in Marks Celebrates 100 Years of Service

Black-Owned Delta Burial Cooperative in Marks Celebrates 100 Years of Service

Delta Burial Corporation in Marks marked 100 years of continuous service, a Black-owned cooperative that kept burials af...

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Government

Historic Quitman County Courthouse in Marks Wins $400,000 Restoration Funding

Historic Quitman County Courthouse in Marks Wins $400,000 Restoration Funding

Quitman County secured $400,000 to restore the 1910-1911 courthouse at 220 Chestnut Street in Marks, preserving the cour...

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Government

Demolished Camp B Remains Highlight Quitman County’s Ties to Parchman

Demolished Camp B Remains Highlight Quitman County’s Ties to Parchman

Demolished Camp B buildings near Lambert have left visible remnants that underline Quitman County’s long economic and so...

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Healthcare

Delta Medical Foundation strengthens primary care access in Marks, Quitman County

Delta Medical Foundation strengthens primary care access in Marks, Quitman County

Delta Medical Foundation operates the Family Medical Center in Marks, providing primary care and expanded chronic diseas...

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Quitman County Jail posts clear steps for locating people in custody

Quitman County Jail posts clear steps for locating people in custody

The Quitman County Jail information page lists the jail address and a phone number and explains five primary ways reside...

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Government

Arkabutla Lake Water Levels Affect Coldwater River, Marks Residents

Arkabutla Lake Water Levels Affect Coldwater River, Marks Residents

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District keeps an active Arkabutla Lake project page with guidance about rapi...

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Government

How Quitman County Residents Can Track Local Government News

How Quitman County Residents Can Track Local Government News

With a small population and limited newsroom presence, many county level developments in Quitman County are first publis...

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Healthcare

Crowder Included Among Nearly 12,000 Under Statewide Boil-Water Notices

Crowder Included Among Nearly 12,000 Under Statewide Boil-Water Notices

Nearly 12,000 Mississippians, including Crowder's roughly 320 connections, were placed under boil-water notices after a ...

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Healthcare

Boil-Water Alert Issued for Crowder After Line Breaks, Affects 320 Customers

Boil-Water Alert Issued for Crowder After Line Breaks, Affects 320 Customers

A boil-water alert was issued for Crowder after storm-related line breaks caused loss of pressure; 320 customers should ...

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Government

New RNAV GPS procedures improve Selfs Airport weather access

New RNAV GPS procedures improve Selfs Airport weather access

Federal Aviation Administration records list new RNAV (GPS) approaches for Selfs Airport, giving local pilots and medeva...

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Government

Quitman County Courthouse Anchors Local Preservation and Development Effort

Quitman County Courthouse Anchors Local Preservation and Development Effort

The Quitman County website highlights the historic courthouse at 220 Chestnut Street, Marks, Mississippi, and posts link...

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Education

Marks Rosenwald School designated landmark, community works to restore historic site

Marks Rosenwald School designated landmark, community works to restore historic site

The Marks Rosenwald School at 400 Humphrey Avenue in Marks has been recognized as a Mississippi Landmark and local leade...

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Government

Quitman County Consolidates Office Contacts, Clarifies Meeting Schedule

Quitman County Consolidates Office Contacts, Clarifies Meeting Schedule

Quitman County has consolidated key county office locations and posted recurring Board of Supervisors meeting times to h...

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Government

Quitman County Posts Contacts, Meeting Schedules, Public Documents Online

Quitman County Posts Contacts, Meeting Schedules, Public Documents Online

Quitman County has centralized department contacts, meeting calendars, and downloadable county documents on its official...

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Community

Quitman County Preserves Marks' Role in 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Quitman County Preserves Marks' Role in 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Marks' role in the 1968 Poor People's Campaign is being preserved with Mule Train Trail markers, interpretive signage an...

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Education

Marks Rosenwald School in Quitman County Gains Landmark Status, Restoration Planned

Marks Rosenwald School in Quitman County Gains Landmark Status, Restoration Planned

Marks Rosenwald School at 400 Humphrey Avenue was designated a Mississippi Landmark, enabling planned restoration to pre...

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Government

Quitman County Courthouse in Marks Faces Preservation, Rehabilitation Effort

Quitman County Courthouse in Marks Faces Preservation, Rehabilitation Effort

The historic Quitman County Courthouse in Marks is the focus of ongoing preservation and rehabilitation planning, includ...

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Healthcare

Quitman County Water Systems Listed, Residents Urged To Check Status

Quitman County Water Systems Listed, Residents Urged To Check Status

The Mississippi Department of Health maintains a current directory of public drinking water systems for Quitman County, ...

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Government

Quitman County website serves as central hub for meetings, services and visitor information

Quitman County website serves as central hub for meetings, services and visitor information

Quitman County's official website offers residents and visitors a central source for county contacts, recurring Board of...

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Community

Marks Mule Train site and Mules and Blues Festival drive heritage tourism momentum

Marks Mule Train site and Mules and Blues Festival drive heritage tourism momentum

The Marks Mule Train site, tied to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, and the county Mules ...

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Government

Selfs Airport, A Local Asset For Emergency Response And Development

Selfs Airport, A Local Asset For Emergency Response And Development

Selfs Airport serves Marks and Quitman County as the county owned, public use airfield, with published FAA records listi...

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