The City of Collins will host a Retirement Reception for Alderman Bobby Mooney on Thursday, June 26 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Collins Civic Center and the public is invited to attend.
The City of Collins will host a Retirement Reception for Alderman Bobby Mooney on Thursday, June 26 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Collins Civic Center and the public is invited to attend.
General Election is Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at the Collins Civic Center in Collins from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Everyone in Collins votes at the Civic Center.
Voting by absentee ballot ends Saturday, June 5, at 12:00 noon.
Can absentee vote Tuesday through Friday, June 1-4, from 8-5 and Saturday, June 5, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at Collins City Hall.
A large crowd gathered at the Smith County Courthouse in Raleigh on Friday, March 5, 2021, for the swearing-in of Matt Sullivan as Circuit Court Judge for the 13th District and Chris Hennis as the District Attorney for the 13th District.
Governor Tate Reeves announced Thursday, March 4, that he had appointed Sullivan to the court. Sullivan will be filling the vacancy created by the death of Circuit Judge Eddie Bowen, who died form COVID-19 complications in February.
Judge Michael Randolph, Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, administered the oaths of office to both Sullivan and Hennis.
Governor Tate Reeves spoke at the occasion honoring both men for their service to the people of Mississippi.
Sullivan has served as the 13th Circuit Court District Attorney since 2016. Hennis has been serving as the Assistant District Attorney for the 13th Circuit Court District.
Sullivan is excited to accept this new challenge. “I welcome this new opportunity to serve the people of the 13th District in a different capacity,” said Sullivan.
The 13th District covers Covington, Jasper, Simpson, and Smith Counties.
Join us on Friday, December 4 in Downtown Collins for games, shopping, food, and more! Please wear a mask.
The City of Collins will hold its annual tax sale online on Monday, August 31, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.via the GovEase website. The City of Collins Tax Collector Suzette Davis will conduct an online tax sale for delinquent and unpaid taxes for the year of 2019. The GovEase website will allow bidders to submit bids, view and download auction results.
Click here to view the properties that will be listed for sale.
Three Covington County high school young women competing for the Covington County Chamber of Commerce’s Miss Hospitality met at the People’s Bank board room in Collins Thursday, March 7, 2019 for interviews and competition. Larsen Brooke Sanford, right, was selected by judges as the overall winner, and she’ll compete next at the state level. Also pictured are Laka Maureen Till, left, and Hannah Faith Kirby, center.
Stevion Alexander was selected as 2019 DECA District IV State Coordinator (District Vice-President). He is the first student from the Covington County Vocational Center to hold a state DECA office. The District Coordinator holds a very essential position on the DECA State Action Team. This job demands time, dedication, and organization. Stevion Alexander is responsible for keeping all chapters within his district informed of Chartered Association Activities. Stevion is a junior at Collins High School. This is his second year in the DECA Club. He is the son of Deannie Williams of Collins and Timothy Alexander of Pinola.
Shirley’s of Collins, an extremely popular discount retailer, will build a new location once everything is settled following a massive fire that destroyed their U. S. Highway 49 building.
People from several states would visit Shirley’s to find the best deals and latest trends in home decor, wedding supplies, fabrics, furniture, and other items.
“Most definitely, yes, we will reopen. I don’t know how long it will take. We’re having to deal with insurance and reports and all that. We are looking for a possible temporary location, even close-by,” owner Tammy White said.
White continued by praising the word of the Collins Fire Department.
“I know they were there for 12 to 14 hours,” White said. “We just appreciate everything they did for us to help us out. They worked nonstop. They were so tired in the morning. We appreciate our customers,” she said. “The whole town has come together as they pray for us and check on us. Our customers are wonderful. So many people commenting that it’s their favorite store.”
