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Panola County, MS tax sales

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

New to tax sales? Read how Mississippi tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
on the last Monday in August, 2026
County office
662-563-6215
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How Panola 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)

Run by
Panola County Tax Collector (Office of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector)
Frequency
annual
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Mississippi counties hold the annual delinquent land sale on the last Monday in August under Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41. The Panola County Tax Collector page confirms the office will "Hold an annual tax sale to sell property for any unpaid real estate taxes or special assessments, and maintain records for the redemption process," but the county publishes no date, start time, or venue for the current year. Confirm the sale date with the Tax Collector at 662-563-6215 before making plans.
Registration and deposit

Panola County publishes no bidder registration instructions, deposit requirement, or bid procedure on its website. Request the current year's registration requirements directly from the Tax Collector's office.

Sale format and venue
No online auction platform is confirmed for Panola County. The county website has no tax sale page, no auction platform link, and no published delinquent or sale list, so treat the sale as a county-run process until the Tax Collector confirms otherwise. The Tax Collector conducts the sale; the Chancery Clerk, Katie Ragon, holds the sale record and handles redemption. Panola County is a dual county seat county with courthouses in Batesville (south district) and Sardis (north district), and the tax offices operate in both, so verify which courthouse applies to a given parcel. The online portal at panolacountytax.com handles current tax payments only and carries no tax sale content. Several third-party sites publish "Panola County tax sale" inventories and dates; none of them run this county's sale, and their figures were not verifiable against any county source.
Source: Panola County Tax Assessor and Tax Collector, official county website· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Panola County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Panola 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

    A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    on the last Monday in August, 2026 The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Panola County Tax Collector (Office of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Panola County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Panola County publishes no bidder registration instructions, deposit requirement, or bid procedure on its website. Request the current year's registration requirements directly from the Tax Collector's office.

  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)

Panola County Tax Collector

662-563-6215

151 Public Square, Batesville, MS 38606

Official website

County notes

  • The Tax Assessor and Tax Collector are the same elected officeholder, Odell Draper, reachable at [email protected]. The Tax Collector line is 662-563-6215 in Batesville and 662-487-2092 in Sardis; the Tax Assessor line is 662-563-6270.
  • Panola County has two courthouses: 151 Public Square, Batesville, MS 38606 and 215 South Pocahontas Street, Sardis, MS 38666. Both the Tax Collector and the Chancery Clerk keep offices at each.
  • Chancery Clerk Katie Ragon maintains the sale record and processes redemption. Phone 662-563-6205 (Batesville) or 662-487-2070 (Sardis), email [email protected].
  • The county site carries no tax sale page. A site search for "tax sale" returns only the Tax Assessor page, and the duty statement there is the only official reference to the annual sale.
  • No delinquent tax list or sale list is published online. Investors should request the list from the Tax Collector or watch legal notices in the county's newspaper of record.
  • Because no county-specific sale page, platform, or date was found, everything about the mechanics of this sale should be confirmed by phone before bidding.

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 Panola 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 Panola County tax certificate sale?

Mississippi counties hold the annual delinquent land sale on the last Monday in August under Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41. The Panola County Tax Collector page confirms the office will "Hold an annual tax sale to sell property for any unpaid real estate taxes or special assessments, and maintain records for the redemption process," but the county publishes no date, start time, or venue for the current year. Confirm the sale date with the Tax Collector at 662-563-6215 before making plans. 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 Panola County Tax Collector (Office of the Tax Assessor and 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.

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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