Local Wiki
Lamar County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Board of Supervisors meets
- 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, 9:00 AM (additional work sessions as scheduled).
- Meeting location
- Board of Supervisors Chambers, Pete Gamble Chancery Courthouse, 403 Main Street, Purvis, MS 39475.
- Chancery Clerk
- James D. Aultman · 601-794-8504
- Agendas posted at
- https://lamarcountyms.gov/government/board-of-supervisors/
- Board of Supervisors
- 5-member Board of Supervisors, one per district. President: Warren Byrd (District 2). Other members: Steve Lampton (District 1), Terry Bass (District 3), Mitch Brent (District 4), Dale Lucus (District 5).
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
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.
- Lamar County School District · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Lumberton (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Purvis (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Sumrall (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026