Stone County Board of Supervisors Recap | November 2, 2026
Monday, November 2, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Stone County Courthouse, Wiggins
At this meeting: The board opened four bids for the Inda Industrial Park rail spur project, with base bids ranging from $1,157,186 to $1,989,723.40, and took them under advisement, with an award expected at the next meeting. It tabled a petition to close part of J. B. Brown Road and the proposed Public Comments Rules, voted to have two supervisors inspect Diamond S Drive and set a public meeting on a petition to make it a county road, and approved a request for bids for the county depository. The board adopted a resolution commending Stewart Smith, Addy Breland and Carson Amacker, approved two payrolls, the October monthly fee payroll and the accounts payable docket, and held the A-1 McDuffie contract amendment to the end of the meeting before going into executive session. A resident also asked about trash pickup, and A-1 McDuffie said she could bring bagged trash to the road. Supervisor Stevie Lee was absent, and each recorded vote was 4-0.
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM. Supervisor Stevie Lee (District 3) was absent.
1. For Approval: Minutes from October 19, 2026 Until Present. Passed 4-0.
Unfinished Business: Stone County Administrator Report
2. For Approval: Intrabank Transfer. Board members asked where the money sits and whether it is tax levy revenue. The answer described it as the general account, with money coming in through the depository, and members asked for more clarification before voting. The purpose was listed as regular ACH. Passed 4-0.
3. For Approval: PERS Option C Program Return to Work Agreement. Passed 4-0.
4. For Approval: MSU Lease Update. County staff said the update includes clean-up and modernizing changes and that a few remaining items still need to be settled. Passed 4-0.
5. For Approval: Personnel Report. Passed 4-0.
6. For Approval: A-1 McDuffie Contract Amendment. The item was held to the end of the meeting and taken up in executive session. No public action recorded.
7. For Approval: Payroll #4-056 For Payroll Period Ending 10/09/2026 And Payable 10/16/2026. ($316,151.43) Passed 4-0.
8. For Approval: Payroll #4-057 For Payroll Period Ending 10/23/2026 And Payable 10/30/2026. ($304,934.72) Payroll #2-056 ($82,104.00) Passed 4-0.
Stone County Regional Correctional Facility
9. For Approval: Vonage. The facility’s warden presented the Vonage phone contract covering the jail and the Sheriff’s Office, which was described as lowering the cost. Passed 4-0.
Stone County Circuit Clerk
10. For Approval: Orders Appointing and Setting Salary for Support Staff. Passed 4-0.
Oneal Bond Engineering
11. For Review / Approval: Magnolia Road Maintenance Overlay Project SAP-66 (13)M Subcontract Request No. 1. The request asks the board to approve subcontractors who will handle signs and striping on the paving project. Paving is expected to begin soon, with no date certain. Passed 4-0.
Stone County Tax Assessor / Collector
12. For Approval: IAAO Course 102 Registration (Kenton Smith). Passed 4-0.
Items 13 through 16 were voted on together.
13. For Approval: Petition for Reduction of Assessment Mobile Home. Passed 4-0.
14. For Approval: Petition for Reduction of Assessment Personal Property (3). Passed 4-0.
15. For Approval: Petition for Reduction of Assessment Real Property (5). Passed 4-0.
16. For Approval: Notice to Increase Assessment of Real Property (2). Passed 4-0.
Bid Opening
17. For Approval: Construction of Inda Park Rail. Four bids were recorded on the Inda Industrial Park Rail Spur Project (GCRF-21-27), each acknowledging the addendum. The engineer’s estimate for the base bid was $1,818,888.00. Base bids were:
- American Services: $1,157,186.00
- Continental Rails, Inc.: $1,663,664.17
- Holliday Construction: $1,989,723.40
- Main Civil & Underground, LLC: $1,915,997.00
Staff said they need to review the budget before an award, which is expected at the next meeting. Taken under advisement 4-0.
Stone County Election Commission
18. For Approval: ECAM Training 2027. Passed 4-0.
Stone County Medical Examiner’s Office
19. For Approval: Death Investigation Training Academy. The office asked to send someone to the academy, which is an online course. Passed 4-0.
Stone County Chancery Clerk
20. For Approval: Department of Revenue’s Order Approving the Real and Personal Assessment Rolls of Stone County for 2026. Passed 4-0.
21. For Approval: Request for Bids for Stone County Depository. The county’s two-year depository term is coming up, so the county needs to seek bids again. Passed 4-0.
Board Action
22. For Approval: Petition to Establish Diamond S Drive as a County Road. Board members stressed that all affected landowners must be notified. Two supervisors will inspect the road and set a public meeting for the first available date, which requires two public notices. Passed 4-0.
23. For Approval: Petition to Close a Portion of J. B. Brown Road. Board attorney Norris Hopkins said state law sets requirements for closing a county road, and board members said they needed time to review the petition before acting. Tabled 4-0.
24. For Approval / Discussion: Public Comments Rules. County Attorney Norris Hopkins said the rules change little and would put the board’s practice in writing: speakers get three minutes and sign in on a sheet. Board members noted they are obligated to listen to constituents and, when a matter is relevant, to place it on a later agenda. A supervisor asked for more time, given the board’s obligation to get back to constituents. Tabled 4-0.
25. For Approval: Resolution Commending Stewart Smith, Addy Breland and Carson Amacker. The resolution recognizes the life-saving work of three Flint Creek employees. Board members were invited to a ceremony at the high school at 10:00 AM the next morning, Tuesday, November 3. The invitation was not on the printed agenda. Passed 4-0.
26. For Approval: Accounts Payable Docket For November 2, 2026. Passed 4-0.
27. For Approval: Monthly Fee Payroll For October 2026. The payroll covers Samuel Tom Smith, Chancery Clerk; Treba Davis, Circuit Clerk; the Election Commission; Michael Allen, Constable West Side; Ben F. Carlisle, Constable East Side; Wayne Flurry, Coroner; and Naomi Sigman, Deputy Coroner. Passed 4-0.
Public Comments
28. Public Comments – 3 Minutes. A resident said she cannot get her trash can to the road, which is nearly a quarter mile away, and that the hauler told her to use smaller bags. A-1 McDuffie responded that she can bring bagged trash to the road on pickup day and share her address so the problem can be corrected. No vote taken.
Executive Session
29. Call for Executive Session. The board voted 4-0 that an executive session was needed, citing a contract matter, and then voted 4-0 to enter executive session. Passed 4-0.
The meeting adjourned at 10:20 AM. The printed agenda lists the next meeting as 9:00 AM, Monday, November 16, 2026.
The Sheriff Department, Building and Planning Department, Justice Court, Veteran Services, Buildings and Grounds, Rural Fire Coordinator, Emergency Communications / 911 and Road Department had no agenda items.