Calhoun County, MS tax sales
How tax lien sales work in Calhoun County, seat of Pittsboro: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- The annual land sale runs in late August.
- Format
- GovEase
- County office
- (662) 412-3140
On this page
How Calhoun County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Calhoun County Tax Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The annual land sale runs in late August.
- Next expected
- on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register through a GovEase account, then use "Register/Add Auctions" under My Account and click Register beside Calhoun County. GovEase pre-populates and e-signs a W-9 and collects any additional county documents. Calhoun County's posted approval requirement is a "Signed Blank Check & Bank Letter of Credit", with a county approval contact listed as (662) 412-3142. GovEase states that registration for fall Mississippi counties opens August 3rd, and that bidders cannot bid until the county status shows Approved on the My Registrations page. Calhoun is not on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties that accept online deposits and payments, so GovEase's guidance applies that payment must be arranged with the county tax office before the auction begins. Bidding is a premium or overbid format: bidders enter only the overbid amount and the taxes owed are added to it.
Sale format and venue
Calhoun County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Calhoun County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Get the advertised list
Use GovEase live and upcoming tax sale auctions for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
The annual land sale runs in late August. Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Calhoun County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Calhoun County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from GovEase live and upcoming tax sale auctions. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register through a GovEase account, then use "Register/Add Auctions" under My Account and click Register beside Calhoun County. GovEase pre-populates and e-signs a W-9 and collects any additional county documents. Calhoun County's posted approval requirement is a "Signed Blank Check & Bank Letter of Credit", with a county approval contact listed as (662) 412-3142. GovEase states that registration for fall Mississippi counties opens August 3rd, and that bidders cannot bid until the county status shows Approved on the My Registrations page. Calhoun is not on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties that accept online deposits and payments, so GovEase's guidance applies that payment must be arranged with the county tax office before the auction begins. Bidding is a premium or overbid format: bidders enter only the overbid amount and the taxes owed are added to it.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Mississippi due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold certificates
Mississippi counties do not keep an over-the-counter list. A tract that draws no bid is struck off to the state, and if it is still unredeemed after two years the chancery clerk certifies it to the Secretary of State. Any person may then apply in writing to the Secretary of State's Public Lands Division to buy the parcel, and the office may also sell state-forfeited land by sealed bid after three weeks of newspaper advertisement, or by online auction.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
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County offices
County notes
- Calhoun County does not appear to operate a general county government website. The only official county web presence located is the Sheriff's Office site, whose County Officials page carries the current office holders, phone numbers, and mailing addresses.
- One person holds both roles: Bill Malone serves as Calhoun County Tax Assessor and Tax Collector at P.O. Box 698, Pittsboro, MS 38951, (662) 412-3140, fax (662) 412-3143.
- GovEase lists Wanda Harrison at (662) 412-3140 as the Calhoun County contact for its Mississippi auctions, and (662) 412-3142 as the number tied to the county's bidder approval requirements.
- Chancery Clerk Kathy Poynor holds the sale record and processes redemption: P.O. Box 8, Pittsboro, MS 38951, (662) 412-3117, fax (662) 412-3128.
- Data quality is rated medium because no county-published tax sale page was located. The platform, sale date, and bidder approval requirements come from GovEase's own Mississippi county listings, and the office contacts come from the county Sheriff's official officials directory.
- Calhoun County is absent from GovEase's list of Mississippi counties that process deposits and payments through the platform, so bidders should expect to settle directly with the Tax Collector's office.
Mississippi rules
- Redemption
- Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-1 requires the chancery clerk to issue notice to the record owner within 180 days and not less than 60 days before the redemption period expires. Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-3 then requires the sheriff or a constable to serve a resident owner, the clerk to mail the notice by registered or certified mail, and the owner's name and the legal description to be published in a county newspaper at least 45 days before the period ends. Recorded lienors get their own notice. If the clerk inadvertently fails to send the notice, the sale is void. The clerk's fees for that work are taxed against the owner on redemption and against the purchaser if the land is not redeemed.
- Surplus proceeds
- Any amount bid above the taxes and costs is reported to the chancery clerk and paid into the county treasury. If the land is redeemed, or the purchaser's title is defeated or set aside, the county keeps the excess. If the land is not redeemed, the former owner may request the excess after the redemption period ends, and the county keeps it if no request comes within two years.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
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Verified Aug 7, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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