Stone County Information
Stone County exists in the state of Mississippi. Stone County had 18,333 people in 2020, determined by a local census. The current county seat is Wiggins.
It was formed in 1916.
It was named for John M. Stone, who served as Governor of Mississippi from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896.
Stone County Arrest Records
Arrest records are kept on each individual crime in Stone County. Crimes in Stone County are split into two principal categories, violent crime and property crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. Stone County had 17 violent and 107 property crimes back in 2021. Stone County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Stone County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Mike Farmer
1420 Industrial Park Road
Wiggins, MS 39577
Phone: (601) 928-3191
Fax: (601) 928-6455
Email: sheriffmfarmer@stonecountyms.gov
Stone County Criminal Records
Residents of Stone County also have the right to search for any nearby offenders. Residents give a zip code and decide the radius of their search. The searcher will then be able to see all offenders in the local area. Non-compliant and jailed offenders are also shown in the results.
Stone County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. In Stone County and across the whole state of Mississippi, the police are necessary to keep an up-to-date list of all arrest records. In Stone County, residents can use a search tool in order to get access to the records. Anyone on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. The Stone County sex offender register is updated constantly. Every single offender living, working, attending school, or incarcerated in the Stone County area must be on this list. This up-to-date register is then made available to the public, as is the fundamental right of anyone living in Stone County.
Stone County Court Records
All civil, family and criminal cases in Stone County are supervised by the courthouse. All Stone County court records are managed by the court clerk. Stone County court records can be accessed at:
Stone County Courthouse
Circuit Clerk: Treba Davis
323 Cavers Avenue
Wiggins, MS 39577
Phone: (601) 928-5246
Fax: (601) 928-5248
Email: tdavis@stonecountyms.gov
The Court of Appeals has the power to oversee any lower court case in which one party appeals in Mississippi. The Court of Appeals oversees all contested decisions made at the 82 county superior and trial courts, including in Stone County.
NOTE - Regular court records in Stone County can usually be delivered by mail, email, or fax once payment is received. But, any official or accredited records in Stone County can only be delivered via mail.
Stone County Public Records
The state of Mississippi keeps vital records on each individual citizen. These files hold a person's most prominent milestone life events. These records could contain marriages, divorces, deaths, births, and more. Stone County is, as well as other counties in the state, pivotal in the collection of these records for Mississippi. These counties, such as Stone County, are usually put in charge of obtaining reports and sending copies to the state government.
Each individual county clerk collects marriage records in Mississippi. The Mississippi State Department of Health Vital Records Office collects all Stone County records. The principal vital records are birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. One central registry is used to store all vital records, including those from Stone County. In the future, these vital records can be utilized for statistical analysis.
Stone County residents can access and copy all public records. The Mississippi Public Records Act 1983 gives the general public in Stone County this fundamental right. Citizens can apply for public records at:
Stone County Clerk’s Office
Circuit Clerk: Treba Davis
323 East Cavers Avenue
Wiggins, MS 39577
Phone: (601) 928-5246
Fax: (601) 928-5248
Email: tdavis@stonecountyms.gov
NOTE - Stone County has a variety of rules that needs to be followed with regard to obtaining records. The office is only open between 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. To obtain records in Stone County, photo identification is needed. State IDs and driver's licenses will do just fine. All Stone County public record requests must be put in writing.
