Local Wiki
Benton County
Benton County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Board of Supervisors meets
- Regular meetings held the 1st Monday of each month.
- Meeting location
- Benton County Courthouse, Board Meeting Room, 190 Ripley Avenue, Ashland, MS 38603.
- Chancery Clerk
- Marlene McKenzie · 662-224-6300
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.bentoncountyms.gov/
- Board of Supervisors
- 5-member Board of Supervisors, one per district. President: James Lowry (District 3). Vice President: Chris Shoup (District 1). Other members: Alonzo Tucker (District 2), Tommy Fortner (District 4), Craig Briscoe (District 5).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Benton Co School Dist · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Ashland · Town
- Hickory Flat · Town
- Snow Lake Shores · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024