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Sharkey County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Sharkey County, seat of Rolling Fork: 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
662-873-4317
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How Sharkey 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
Sharkey County Tax Collector
Frequency
annual
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Annual. The Tax Collector's office page states: "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments." The county does not publish a sale date, a start time, or a parcel list on its website. Mississippi fixes the date by statute at the last Monday in August, which falls on August 31 in 2026. Call the Tax Collector at 662-873-4317 to confirm the date, the start time, and the location before travelling.
Registration and deposit

Sharkey County publishes no bidder registration instructions, deposit rules, or bidder packet on its website. Contact the Tax Collector at 662-873-4317 to learn how to register, what identification and payment method the office requires, and whether the sale is held at the courthouse or through an online provider. Mississippi bidding is on price rather than interest rate: the collector offers each tract to the highest and best bidder for cash and the winner must pay the bid immediately.

Sale format and venue
No online auction platform is confirmed for Sharkey County, so verify the format with the office. The county is absent from both GovEase's Mississippi participating-county list and the Mississippi county selector on GovEase's live auction portal, checked 2026-08-07, while most Delta and central Mississippi counties appear on both. Mississippi land sales are conducted at the courthouse by the Tax Collector unless the board of supervisors ratifies an online-bidding agreement, and Sharkey County shows no such agreement, so plan for a live sale in Rolling Fork until the office says otherwise. The county publishes no delinquent land list online, so the newspaper advertisement and a direct call to the Tax Collector are the working sources for parcels. One elected officeholder, Donna Anderson, serves as both Tax Assessor and Tax Collector, and the same phone number reaches both roles. Redemption, the pre-expiration notice, and the conveyance after the two-year redemption period run through the Chancery Clerk, Murindia Williams, at 662-873-2755, not through the Tax Collector. Parcels that draw no bid are struck off to the state and pass to the Secretary of State's Public Lands Division, which takes written applications to purchase.
Source: Sharkey County Tax Collector office page (official county website)· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Sharkey County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Sharkey 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 Sharkey County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Sharkey 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

    Sharkey County publishes no bidder registration instructions, deposit rules, or bidder packet on its website. Contact the Tax Collector at 662-873-4317 to learn how to register, what identification and payment method the office requires, and whether the sale is held at the courthouse or through an online provider. Mississippi bidding is on price rather than interest rate: the collector offers each tract to the highest and best bidder for cash and the winner must pay the bid immediately.

  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)

Sharkey County Tax Collector

662-873-4317

120 Locust Street, Rolling Fork, MS 39159

Official website

County notes

  • The Tax Collector runs the annual land sale and the Chancery Clerk handles redemption, so investors deal with two separate offices in Rolling Fork.
  • Sharkey County Tax Collector: Donna Anderson, 120 Locust Street, Rolling Fork, MS 39159, phone 662-873-4317. The assessor side of the same office lists P.O. Box 245, Rolling Fork, MS 39159-0245 and fax 662-873-0115.
  • Sharkey County Chancery Clerk: Murindia Williams, P.O. Box 218, Rolling Fork, MS 39159-0218, phone 662-873-2755. Redemption payments and releases go through this office.
  • The county courthouse address given on the county contact page is 120 Locust Street, P.O. Box 218, Rolling Fork, MS 39159-0218, main phone 662-873-2755.
  • The county website carries no tax sale page, no bidder registration form, and no delinquent land list, so a phone call is the primary research step for this county.
  • GovEase, the provider most Mississippi counties use, does not list Sharkey County on either its participating-county page or its live auction county selector as of 2026-08-07.
  • Real property taxes here can be paid in installments. The Tax Collector's page states the first payment must be at least one-half of the taxes due and made by February 1 following the tax year, with 1 percent per month interest on the unpaid balance for the second and third payments, which affects how much is outstanding when the sale runs.

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 Sharkey 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 Sharkey County tax certificate sale?

Annual. The Tax Collector's office page states: "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments." The county does not publish a sale date, a start time, or a parcel list on its website. Mississippi fixes the date by statute at the last Monday in August, which falls on August 31 in 2026. Call the Tax Collector at 662-873-4317 to confirm the date, the start time, and the location before travelling. 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 Sharkey 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.

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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