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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
147 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)
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