The Attala County Board of Supervisors named a new president and vice-president Monday morning during the first meeting of 2026.
Willie Perteet (District 4) was appointed president while Brad Whittington (District 5) took over as vice-president.
Christian Gardner and Scott Pickle were also re-appointed by the board to serve as County/State-Aid Engineer and Board Attorney, respectively.
During the meeting, the board also approved the second quarter budget for the Attala County Sheriff and Tax Collector offices.
Additionally, sheriff Curtis Pope asked the board to consider upgraded security measures at the Chancery Court building.
The next meeting of the Attala County Board of Supervisors will be held Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Other business from Monday’s meeting:
- The board approved the annual request of $3,000 to the Attala County 4H Club.
- The board accepted bids for the sale of the former R.S.V.P. building on W Adams Street.
- The board accepted bids for the demolition of the old Attala County Jail facility.
Shirley Sanders
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 PMDo you are going to keep paying Carthage to house inmates instead of opening the jail in Attala County??
Shirley Sanders
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PMWhat are the reasons for not opeinng the jail in Attala County?
Elaine Burchfield
January 5, 2026 at 1:09 PMCongratulations on VP, Brad!
Anonymous
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 PMOnce you add up what it would cost to upgrade/repair everything, and what it would cost in daily operations alone, it is cheaper in the long run to house them in Leake
Will
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PMAt some point it has to swing the other way,define “long run” is that 10 years? Is it 20 years? At some point the cost of transportation will succeed the repair/operating cost. Just wondering when that is,personally it’s seems too little value is added for having TRASH FREE roads!
Cindy Simmons
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PMCongrats to you Brad!!
RJ
January 5, 2026 at 6:19 PMAs for as the cost of having a jail, Holmes, Leake counties have not shut their doors? Besides, the monies that we pay other facilities to house our inmates could be be used to pay locals for the same service. Keeping money in Attala county.
Annie Jones
January 5, 2026 at 9:47 PMCongratulations Willie
Rita Brown
January 6, 2026 at 5:17 PMWhen was Attala County Jail built? When was it renovated to meet State and Federal safety requirements? How much would upgrading cost in 2026? Average arrests per month for sheriffs office and city police??? Tbh, a public hearing might be pondered by the BOS…
Wimpy Chambers
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 PMCongratulations Willie 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Sherika
January 9, 2026 at 7:38 AMCongrats, Mr. Willie Perteet!