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NEW RESIDENT INFO
• Brandon was incorporated in 1831 as the county
seat of Rankin County, Mississippi. Over the years,
Brandon has experienced positive growth while
maintaining its small-town charm.
• A-rated school district
• 2nd safest city in Mississippi
• Class 4 fire rating
• The City of Brandon is 1 of 13 Certified Retirement
Cities in the state, as recognized by the Mississippi
Development Authority
Brandon Police Department
1455 West Government Street
Brandon, MS 39042
601.825.7225
Brandon Fire Department
601.824.4636
Station 1
629 Marquette Road
Brandon, MS 39042
Station 2
6577 Grants Ferry Road
Brandon, MS 39042
Station 3
47 Kennedy Farm Parkway
Brandon, MS 39042
Station 4
1058 Star Road
Brandon, MS 39042
Station 5
16 Woodgate Drive
Brandon, MS 39042
Station 6
213 Poindexter Street
Brandon, MS 39042
Rankin County
Emergency Management
601 Marquette Road
Brandon, MS 39042
601.825.1499
Rankin County Safe Room
651 Marquette Road
Brandon, MS 39042
601.825.1480
Rankin County Tax Collector
Vehicle Registration and Title
211 East Government Street
Brandon, MS 39042
601.825.1467
DPS Driver’s License Location
3851 Highway 468
Pearl, MS 39208
601.420.6342
Circuit Clerk’s Office
211 East Government Street
Suite A
Brandon, MS 39042
601.825.1475
M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm
Marriage License
• No appointment is needed,
but you must arrive by 4:30pm.
• The bride and groom must come
to the circuit clerk’s office together
to apply.
• Marriage license cost $37
- CASH ONLY.
• Proof of age must be provided in
the form of a driver’s license, birth
certificate, or other legal documents.
If either applicant is under 21 years
of age, he/she must have consent
from parents or legal guardians.
• If applicants have previously been
married and divorced or lost a spouse
through death, the applicant will need
to provide the month, day and year
the marriage ended.
• Once a license is issued, it does not
expire.
Rankin County Chamber
of Commerce
601-825-2268
Brandon City Public Works
1000 Municipal Drive
Brandon, MS 39042
601.824.4579
www.brandonms.org/
departments/public-works
water@brandonms.org
The City of Brandon Public Works
Department consists of four divisions:
streets, water, sewer, and sanitation.
Together these divisions provide many
of the basic services that affect the daily
lives of everyone who lives and works
in the City of Brandon.
Some of the Public Works
Department services include:
• Maintenance of city rights of way
and stormwater drainage systems
• Major and minor infrastructure
construction projects, pothole repair,
roadway shoulder maintenance,
roadside ditch, and creek cleaning
• Operation, placement, maintenance,
and repair of traffic control devices,
including traffic signals/controllers,
pavement markings, and street and
speed signs
• Water, sewer, and residential grinder
pump repairs
• Garbage pick-up
• Mosquito abatement services and
herbicide spraying for creeks and
ditches
• Review of subdivision construction
plans
• Emergency response during adverse
weather (i.e. removing fallen trees,
treating bridges when experiencing
icy road conditions)
22 • Our Town 39042