County Agenda - May 18

Family Law Legal Clinic Offered

Online Access to Chancery Clerk Records and Recording

Courthouse Access Policy

Effective Monday, April 6th at 5:00 P.M. public access to the Winston County Tax Assessor/ Collector’s Office and other areas of the courthouse will be restricted. A sheriff’s deputy will be stationed at the front door. Vehicle tag renewals may be completed by mail or by phone with a debit/credit card. New vehicle purchases may be handled by phone calls to the office. You will be given a cell number or email address to send your title/or title app information for processing.

Real property, personal property, and mobile home taxes may be mailed or paid with debits/credits by phone.

Homestead filing deadlines and personal property rendition filing deadlines have both been extended until May 1st.

P. O. Box 765 Louisville, MS 39339
dbane@winstoncounty.org
662-773-3694

The Winston County Board of Supervisors strongly urges Winston County residents to stay home and be safe! Thank you for your cooperation.

Circuit Clerk Changes/Policy

CIRCUIT CLERK

THE CIRCUIT COURT CLERK, KIM MING, CAN BE CONTACTED AT 662-773-3581 OR kim@winstoncounty.org

Lawyers should continue to file matters with the Circuit Clerk as usual.

If you have a matter set for Circuit Court, please contact our office for information or further instructions.

Marriage License Please contact our office by the above referenced phone number or email address. Applications will be made available by email upon request.



Passport Application Applying for a passport is available by appointment only.

Winston County Sets Curfew

The Winston County Board of Supervisors took action today to battle the spread of COVID-19 in Winston County. The Board imposed a curfew for the entire county effective at 9:00 pm on Monday.
The curfew limits all non-essential travel in the county between the hours of 9:00 pm and 6:00 am.

The curfew will remain in effect as long as the state and county are under a state of emergency or until the Board deems other action necessary.

Residents are required to remain in their homes or place of business during the curfew hours. Violators will be subject to a fine up to $500. Local law enforcement will enforce and serve citations if necessary.

Residents who must travel to and from work within the curfew hours are exempt. The curfew ordinance was passed unanimously. This ordinance includes the cities of Louisville and Noxapater.

 The full ordinance can be found below:

Chancery Clerk Office procedures Due to COVID-19

New Office Policy for Chancery Clerk

Information From MEMA 3/24/2020

As with any similar situation, there is a great deal of inaccurate information and rumors that surface. Please be careful as to your source. If you have questions, go to a legitimate provider of information. Locally these include:

https://www.facebook.com/winstonmedicalcenter/

https://www.facebook.com/buddy.king.96343

https://www.facebook.com/winstonwebnews/

https://www.facebook.com/WinstonCountyJournal/

Also follow WLSM for current info as well.

MEMA released the following information to clarify the current situation:

• Currently there is not mandatory stay-home order. We ask folks to avoid crowds and frequently wash their hand.

• Healthcare workers will be our top priority when receiving supplies along with first responders.

• If you see the National Guard, they are assisting with delivering supplies, doing humanitarian service to help MSDH and MEMA

• MEMA and MSDH are working to send out more supplies this week. County EMA will receive a shipment to disperse to first responders, hospitals will receive a shipment and long-term care facilities will receive a shipment.

• We ask people not to hoard food. This is to ensure everyone has access to the supplies they need. There is not a food shortage. The overwhelming demand has slowed the process of getting food back on the shelves.

• Daycares and businesses can choose to close on their own, at this time there is no mandatory order to do so.

• Small businesses that are impacted economically can apply for an “economic disaster loan” https://www.msema.org/news/sba-declares-economic-disaster-for-mississippi-due-to-covid-19/
• They will have to apply online for SBA assistance

• There is a list of testing sites available at msema.org and msdh’s website

• Please call the COVID-19 Hotline for your questions: 877-978-6453

Comprehensive Info on Battling the Spread of COVID-19 in Our Community

There is a great deal of information concerning the COVID-19 virus (Corona) and the necessary precautions that is being passed around on social media and other news sources. The volume and purpose of this information can sometimes be confusing, inaccurate or overwhelming. Some of those sources are questionable in content and focus. There is still much that we don’t know about the virus and new and sometimes contradictory information continue to surface. Reposting undocumented and unsourced information from a friend of a friend of a doctor or health care professional may not be the best option.

Locally, Winston Medical Center and our Emergency Management team are doing a good job of providing information and resources to our community and that should be your primary source of knowledge for your actions. Follow the following Facebook pages and associated websites for current local updates:

https://www.facebook.com/winstonmedicalcenter/

https://www.facebook.com/buddy.king.96343

https://www.facebook.com/winstonwebnews/

https://www.facebook.com/WinstonCountyJournal/

Also follow WLSM for current info as well.

We have attempted to compile a comprehensive list of do’s and don’ts (from CDC, Ms. Dept of Health, MEMA and Winston Medical) for the public in response to the virus. Please take the time to consider and apply the following recommendations over the coming days and weeks:

INFO From CDC on COVID-19 Prevention