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Newton County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Newton County, seat of Decatur: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

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Next sale
Late August, online through GovEase.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse.
County office
601-635-2517
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How Newton County sells delinquent taxes

From lien to deed

Mississippi holds no separate tax deed auction. The land is sold once, at the tax collector's annual land sale. When the two-year redemption period expires without redemption, the chancery clerk executes a deed of conveyance to the tax-sale purchaser on demand.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

GovEase
Run by
Newton County Tax Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Late August, online through GovEase.
Registration
Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Newton County auction and parcel list on GovEase
When it runs
Late August, online through GovEase. GovEase lists Newton County under "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)", which matches the statutory last Monday in August. Newton County does not appear on GovEase's Mississippi Spring county list, so plan around the August sale rather than the April option. GovEase's auction rules state that bidding "will begin at 8:30 am CDT and end once all parcels have been auctioned, OR at 4:30 pm CDT daily", with any remaining parcels resuming the next morning.
Registration and deposit

Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse. Create a GovEase account, open Register/Add Auctions under My Account, and click Register beside Newton County, then electronically sign the W-9 and e-sign or upload any additional documents shown on that county's registration page. GovEase lists Newton County under "GovEase Approval Requirements Posted on the Registration Page" with support at 769-208-5050, so the approval terms are published on the Newton registration page itself. Newton is also on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties where GovEase handles deposits and payments, and for those counties "bidders will have to deposit 10% of the total dollar amount they want to be approved for." Bidders are notified by email when registration opens. Check My Registrations for approval status and your approved dollar amount before the sale, and confirm the registration cutoff and payment deadline with the Tax Collector's office at 601-635-2517.

Sale format and venue
The annual land sale is conducted by the Newton County Tax Collector and runs online through GovEase. Newton County appears in the GovEase county selector as "MS - Newton" and has its own auction page on the platform, which is where the parcel list posts once the auction goes up. The county's own website carries no tax sale page, no sale date, and no delinquent or sale list. Its Tax Assessor/Collector page states only that "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments." Under Mississippi law the delinquent list is advertised in a local newspaper, so request the advertised list from the Tax Collector if you need it before parcels appear on GovEase. Bidding format on GovEase is one parcel at a time, with each parcel "live for 30 seconds" and, in some counties, a bid clock that resets to 10 seconds when a bid lands in the final 10 seconds. GovEase's Mississippi overview describes premium bidding above face value and warns that "The purchaser does not earn interest on the 'overbid,' only on the face value amount", with reimbursement at "the face value amount of the lien plus 1.5% interest per month" and a two-year statutory redemption period. Redemption is handled by the Newton County Chancery Clerk, who holds the sale record; the county's own guidance for delinquent taxes is to contact the Chancery Clerk's office.
Register on GovEase
Source: GovEase Help, Mississippi Fall Auction Counties· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Newton County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Newton 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Newton County auction and parcel list on GovEase for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Late August, online through GovEase. Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Newton County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Newton County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Newton County auction and parcel list on GovEase. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse. Create a GovEase account, open Register/Add Auctions under My Account, and click Register beside Newton County, then electronically sign the W-9 and e-sign or upload any additional documents shown on that county's registration page. GovEase lists Newton County under "GovEase Approval Requirements Posted on the Registration Page" with support at 769-208-5050, so the approval terms are published on the Newton registration page itself. Newton is also on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties where GovEase handles deposits and payments, and for those counties "bidders will have to deposit 10% of the total dollar amount they want to be approved for." Bidders are notified by email when registration opens. Check My Registrations for approval status and your approved dollar amount before the sale, and confirm the registration cutoff and payment deadline with the Tax Collector's office at 601-635-2517.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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.

Mississippi Secretary of State tax-forfeited land inventory and application

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Newton County Tax Assessor/Collector

601-635-2517

P.O. Box 7, Decatur, MS 39327

Official website

County notes

  • Tax Assessor/Collector: Ben Kelly. The assessing and collecting roles sit in one combined office. Mail is P.O. Box 7, Decatur, MS 39327, phone 601-635-2517, fax 601-635-3402. GovEase's Mississippi county contact list names the same official and the same phone number for Newton County, which cross-confirms who conducts the sale.
  • Chancery Clerk: Chrissie Buffington, 92 W Broad St, Decatur, MS 39327, mailing P.O. Box 68, Decatur, MS 39327, phone 601-635-2367 or 601-635-3370, fax 601-635-3479, open Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This is the office that holds the tax sale record and processes redemption. The Chancery Clerk page describes general duties and does not explain redemption, so call for redemption amounts and releases.
  • The county's own answer to how to pay delinquent taxes is to contact the Chancery Clerk's office, while current land taxes go to the Tax Assessor's office. Investors chasing a redemption payoff should start with the Chancery Clerk.
  • The courthouse is at 92 W Broad St, Decatur, MS 39327, mailing P.O. Box 68, Decatur, MS 39327, county switchboard 601-635-3444.
  • Newton County appears on GovEase's Mississippi fall list but not on the spring list, so the county uses the last Monday in August rather than the optional first Monday in April.
  • GovEase collects the deposits and payments for Newton County, which means a 10 percent deposit against the total dollar amount you want approved to spend. Approval requirements for Newton are published on the GovEase registration page for the county rather than on any county web page.
  • The Newton County auction page on GovEase loaded but showed no auctions listed when checked on 2026-08-07, so the parcel list had not been posted yet at that point. Recheck it once registration opens for the current year.
  • Newton County property tax records are searchable through the county's Property Link portal hosted by Delta Computer Systems, by owner name, address, parcel number, section/township/range, or PPIN. Useful for pre-bid parcel research since the county publishes no sale list of its own.
  • No Newton County page confirms a sale date, a bidder deposit, or an advertised delinquent list, so the timing shown rests on the GovEase fall calendar and the statewide last-Monday-in-August rule rather than a county notice. Verify the date, registration opening, and deposit with the Tax Collector each year.

Mississippi rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)
Minimum return
1.5% floor at redemption
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.
Governing statute
Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Newton County, Mississippi sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In Mississippi investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Tax Collector runs the sale.

When is the Newton County tax certificate sale?

Late August, online through GovEase. GovEase lists Newton County under "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)", which matches the statutory last Monday in August. Newton County does not appear on GovEase's Mississippi Spring county list, so plan around the August sale rather than the April option. GovEase's auction rules state that bidding "will begin at 8:30 am CDT and end once all parcels have been auctioned, OR at 4:30 pm CDT daily", with any remaining parcels resuming the next morning. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the County Tax Collector before the sale.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Mississippi's redemption rule: 2 years from the day of the tax sale. Call the Newton County Tax Collector as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Newton County tax sale list?

Newton County posts its tax sale list at liveauctions.govease.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

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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