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Welcome to the Official WebSite Of
Coahoma County Mississippi
www.CoahomaCounty.org
County Seat – Clarksdale Named for Indian word "Co-i-humma" meaning red panther
Formed February 9, 1836 Encompasses 357,760 acres or 559 square miles
Population 30,622
Climate: Average normal temperatures in January is 41 degrees and 83 degrees in July. Total normal rainfall is 51.19 inches. Estimated average snowfall is 2-3". Prevailing wind is southwest. Average elevation is 175 ft.
Coahoma County is governed by a five-person Board of Supervisors. The supervisors are publicly elected but designate their own president. Coahoma County also entails the following incorporated communities: Mayor's Office Phones: Coahoma - (662) 337-2964 Friars Point - (662) 383-2283 Jonestown - (662) 358-4328 Lula - (662) 337-4579 Lyon - (662)627-1600
Location: Clarksdale is situated onlyan hour south of Memphis, TN, the distribution capital of the United States. Coahoma County offers a direct four-lane connection to Memphis via U.S. Highway 61 and will sit squarely aside Interstate 69, America's next big corridor of commerce, when it connects Indianapolis with Mexico. Highways: Clarksdale is served by 2 U.S. Highways and 3 State Highways. It is 75 miles south of the intersection of Interstate 55 and Interstate 40, and Interstate 55 also runs 35 miles east of Clarksdale.
County Map from MDOT (pdf)
Elected Officials:
Board Attorney
Tom Ross
Phone (662) 627-5251
Ed Peacock III
Phone (662) 624-3000
Charles Oakes
Phone (662) 624-3014
Constables
North: Johnny Rybolt
South: Floyd Williams
Phone: (662) 624-3060
Scotty Meredith
Phone: (662) 621-1516
County Court Judge
Tommy Allen
Phone: (662) 624-3046
Hugh Jack Stubbs
Phone: (662) 624-3028
County Engineer
David Evans
Phone: (662) 624-3024
County Extension Office
Ann Ruscoe, County Agent
Phone: (662) 624-3070
County Prosecuting Attorney
C. Kent Haney
Phone: (662) 627-5501
County Surveyor
Jesse Ivy
Phone: (662) 624-3024
Election Commissioners
District 1 – Barbara Agostinelli
District 2 – Mrs. Vernon F. Davis
District 3 – Alma C. Brown
District 4 – Joseph J. Hardy
District 5 – Herman Furniss
Johnny Tarzi
(662) 624-3041
Health Department
Phone: (662) 624-8316
Justice Court Judges
North: Kenneth Bush South: Jesse Burton
Phone: (662) 624-3060
Andrew Thompson
Phone: (662) 624-3081
Tax Assessor/Collector:
Judy Noland
Assessor's Office Phone: (662) 624-3006
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