New Resident Info

Welcome to Wayne County. The following information is provided to help new residents during their transition. Find contact information for a wide array of activities, from obtaining a driver’s license to setting up utility accounts by clicking on the links below.

 

What services are available where I live?

Are you curious about what utilities provider services where you live? The Mississippi Public Service Commission offers an interactive map that allows you to input your street address, town, state and  ZIP Code to see many of the entities that will meet your utility needs. CLICK HERE.

Electrical service providers

Dixie Electric Power Association (rural central Wayne County)
Office address: 618 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: 601-735-2072
Outages and after-hours telephone: 888-465-9209
Fax: 601-735-5697
Website: www.dixieepa.com
Dixie EPA service area map, click HERE.

East Mississippi Electric Power Association (northeast Wayne County)
Office address: 117 Carlson Avenue, Quitman, MS 39355
Telephone: 601-776-6271
Office Address: 2128 Highway 39 North, Meridian, MS 39301
Telephone: 601-581-8600
Website: www.emepa.com
EMEPA service area map, click HERE.

Mississippi Power Company (Waynesboro)
Customer Service address: P.O. Box 4079, Gulfport, MS 39502
Residential service telephone (7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday-Friday): 800-532-1502
Business service telephone (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday): 877-656-1836
Outages (24-hour response): 800-487-3275
Website: www.mississippipower.com

Singing River Electric Power Association (southern Wayne County)
Office address: 11187 Old Highway 63, Lucedale, MS 39452
Telephone: 601-947-4211
Office address: 39276 Highway 63 North, Richton, MS 39476
Telephone: 601-989-2345
Website: www.singingriver.com
Singing River service area map, click HERE.

 

Natural Gas

Chickasawhay Natural Gas District (Wayne and Clarke counties)
Office address: 609 Station Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: 601-735-0920
Office address: 306 S. Archusa Avenue, Quitman, MS 39355
Telephone: 601-776-8886
Website: www.chicgas.com

 

Telephone

BellSouth Telecommunication LLC-AT&T
Address: 2310 Seventh Street, Meridian, MS 39301
Telephone: 601-592-6510; 601-917-8787
For information on home telephone service, click HERE.

Southeast Mississippi Telephone Company
10025 Investment Drive, Suite 200, Knoxville, TN 37932
Telephone: 865-671-4749

 

Water

Beat 3 Greene County Water System
Address: 39560 Highway 63 North, Richton, MS 39476
Telephone: 601-989-2850

Beaver Meadow Waterworks Association
Address: P.O. Box 414, Sandersville, MS 39477 (105 N. Front Street, Sandersville)
Telephone: 601-425-4452

Beaverdam Water Association
Address: P.O. Box 286, Vossburg, MS 39366 (1100 U.S. Highway 11, Heidelberg)
Telephone: 601-787-4714

Buckatunna Water Works Association
Address: P.O. Drawer 242, Buckatunna, MS 39322 (10 Water Works Road, Buckatunna)
Telephone: 601-648-2532

City of Waynesboro Water Department
Address: Waynesboro City Hall, 714 Wayne Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: 601-735-4874

Clara Water Association
Address: P.O. Box 134, Clara, MS 39324 (81 Buckatunna-Chicora-Clara Road, Clara)
Telephone: 601-735-2428

East Quitman Water Association
Address: 962 County Road 670, Quitman, MS 39355
Telephone: 601-776-2775

Hiwannee Water Association
Address: 929 Wayne Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: 601-735-5249

M & M Water Association
Address: P. O. Box 2611, Laurel, MS 39442 (8 Old Highway 84 East, Laurel)
Telephone: 601-425-1001

Southwest Wayne Water Association
Address: 1668 Highway 63, Waynesboro, MS 39367
601-735-4786

Whistler Water Association
Address: 5198 U.S. Highway 84, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: 601-735-3531

 

Solid Waste Collection

Wayne County Solid Waste Department (outside of Waynesboro corporate limits)
Address: Wayne County Courthouse, 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: 601-735-6276
Email: solidwaste@waynecountyms.gov
Website: Wayne County Solid Waste Department

City of Waynesboro (inside corporate limits)
Address: Waynesboro City Hall, 714 Wayne Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: 601-735-4874
The City of Waynesboro contracts with WastePro for streetside garbage collection with the municipality billing for waste pick-up on a monthly basis.

 

Internet service and cable television providers

DE FastLink (ISP for rural central Wayne County, outside Waynesboro corporate limits)
Telephone: 833-521-3278
Website: DE FastLink
See the DE Fastlink service area map by clicking HERE.

East Mississippi Connect (ISP for rural northeast Wayne County — Matherville, Coyt area)
Telephone: 601-581-8800
Website: East Mississippi Connect
See the East Mississippi Connect service area map by clicking HERE.

Sparklight (ISP and streaming TV for Waynesboro, Clara and Buckatunna areas)
Address: 309 Mississippi Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367
Telephone: 844-546-3278
Website: Sparklight internet and TV
For information on Sparklight services locally, click HERE.

Public Education

Wayne County School District