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Stone County Court Docket Searches

Start a Stone County court docket search by knowing which court has the case. Circuit criminal and civil cases from 2008 forward sit with the Circuit Clerk. The clerk is reachable through MEC. Chancery runs on its own MEC court system. Justice Court takes county traffic, DUI, ordinance violations, small civil matters, and early felony proceedings. Wiggins Municipal Court keeps city traffic and ordinance cases. No free, anonymous statewide search covers every Stone County court.

Have the citation, summons, notice, or an old case number ready before you begin. Once you sign in, an authenticated MEC docket report can show the case header, settings, flags, and any electronic material the court has made available. The public form stays behind the login screen. When a name returns nothing online, the miss can mean the wrong venue, a case still in a lower court, a filing outside the online range, or a restriction. Call the originating clerk next. That office settles questions the electronic route cannot.

1. Read the court name on the citation, notice, bond papers, or other court document.
2. Use MEC/PAMEC for participating Stone Circuit or Stone Chancery matters, after completing the required public-user registration.
3. For Justice Court, call or visit the clerk and ask for the docket, court date, case number, or copy procedure.
4. For a Wiggins city citation or ordinance case, contact the Wiggins Municipal Court Clerk rather than assuming it is on the county MEC system.
5. Confirm the latest setting with the court or clerk before appearing, then request a certified copy directly when an official copy is needed.

Stone County's Separate Court Dockets

Stone County keeps no single combined court file. The Circuit Clerk holds the Circuit Court case docket and judgment roll. The Chancery Clerk, meanwhile, keeps Eighth Chancery District work such as domestic relations, estates, guardianships, and land or equity cases. A separate Justice Court Clerk maintains the two justice-district dockets. Wiggins Municipal Court keeps its city cases. This split matters. A name search that comes up empty in one place may simply mean another Stone County clerk holds the record.

The Stone County government home lays out the county service structure. Its courts page names the local court offices. That official page also publishes a court map distinguishing the main court categories used for docket routing. For a current hearing confirmation, though, go to the individual court's clerk rather than the map.

The county home page is the public entry point leading to the court offices that support Stone County docket access.

A court map on the Stone County courts page separates the main court categories used to route local docket searches.

The court map makes one thing plain. Circuit, Chancery, and Justice Court docket paths stay separate even though several offices serve the same county.

Court Dockets: What They Show

A Stone County docket is a chronological court record. It is not a copy of every filed document. Most entries identify the case number, filing date, court, judge, case type, parties, status flags, and later events. Those events can include motions, orders, hearings, pleas, judgments, and post-judgment activity. One caution: a docket sheet may show that an action happened. It may not supply the full document image. Restricted material can stay unavailable even when a public case header or event line appears.

Stone County docket terms reward a careful read. A disposition is the recorded outcome. A continuance or reset simply moves a hearing to a later date. An appeal flag signals appellate movement, not necessarily the final result. Treat a flag like SEALED, EXPUNGED, or RESTRICTED BY ORDER as a warning. The public view may be incomplete. Always read the most recent entry with the court and case type in mind.

Stone County Circuit Docket MEC Access

Mississippi Electronic Courts, known as MEC, is the electronic filing and docket system used by participating courts. Stone County Circuit joined on October 15, 2018. The Circuit Clerk says Stone County criminal and civil cases from 2008 forward are available online through MEC. The public layer is PAMEC, Public Access to MEC. It reaches participating docket sheets, notices, and non-restricted electronic documents. It is not, however, a countywide anonymous name-search service.

A non-attorney must register with PAMEC. The steps are to accept the terms, choose a payment method, and sign in. Registration costs $10 per year. Search output runs $0.20 per page. A no-match search still bills one page. Online payment adds a processing fee. The unauthenticated docket-report endpoint itself asks for a login, password, and client code.

The Stone County Circuit Clerk's official home names the local office that maintains the Circuit Court docket. It points users toward court resources.

The Circuit Clerk's site connects the MEC route to the Stone County office. That office keeps the original Circuit Court record behind any electronic docket sheet.

Stone County Courts and Their Dockets

Routing a Stone County docket starts with the case subject and the court that first received the filing. The main trial venue is the Circuit Court of Mississippi, Second Circuit Court District, operating locally as Stone Circuit Court for indicted felonies, lower-court appeals, and civil actions beyond the local Justice Court range. Chancery Court has its own clerk and docket for domestic, estate, guardianship, and equity matters. Justice Court's East and West districts share one local office handling traffic, DUI, county ordinances, small civil matters, and early felony appearances. Wiggins Municipal Court serves as the city venue for municipal cases.

The official directory lists no County Court for Stone County. A statewide chart can imply one exists anyway. Read it with care. It is not proof of a local County Court docket. When a case travels between courts here, the docket itself tells the story. MEC labels such as JUSTICE COURT APPEAL and MUNICIPAL COURT APPEAL hint at that movement. Only the actual case entry confirms it.

Stone County Chancery Docket in MEC

Chancery work in Stone County runs on a separate track. Samuel “Tom” Smith serves as Chancery Clerk. He keeps the county's Eighth Chancery District Court docket. That court handles what the Circuit criminal and general-civil docket does not: divorce, custody, adoption, estates, guardianships, land, and equity issues. Its MEC Court Information lists a Stone Chancery go-live date of September 1, 2015. The public docket-report route stays behind a login.

Docket flags carry real meaning here. Labels like MEDIATION, MINOR_CHILD, TEMPORARY ORDER, RESTRICTED BY ORDER, or SEALED appear on cases. Each describes a case's status or access conditions. They do not grant any right to view protected filings. Electronic access can fall short. Ask the Chancery Clerk about the current record or copy procedure.

For office contact and a full list of duties, the Stone County Chancery Clerk page is the official stop. It offers its own route for Stone County Chancery docket questions.

Chancery and Circuit dockets live with different clerks. The Stone County Chancery docket belongs to the Chancery Clerk, not the Circuit Clerk.

Court Dates and Settings in Stone County

Court dates in Stone County depend on which court holds the case. Circuit Court publishes terms in January, May, July, and September. Each judge presides two or three weeks per term. For an indicted felony or a Stone County Circuit civil case, MEC/PAMEC shows the latest setting. It appears after login. The Circuit Clerk can confirm it by phone. Chancery settings run through Eighth Chancery MEC or the Chancery Clerk. Justice Court offers no verified public date-search portal. Calling that clerk is the practical route.

Wiggins Municipal Court meets on the first and third Tuesday at 2 p.m. Payment review is the third Tuesday at 1 p.m. That pattern is a rhythm, not a guarantee. Check the citation, summons, bond paper, or current docket report first. For a wider view of every court's date channels, use the Stone County Court Schedule.

Stone County's Latest Court Docket Reset

A setting line in a Stone County docket can go stale after a continuance. The Circuit Court has an official continuance form. It lets the court, the state, or the defendant make the motion. It records a reason, a reset date, a time, the proceeding, and the judicial order. Reasons vary. The form lists an engaged judge, unavailable counsel or a witness, incomplete discovery, a needed evaluation, or another stated cause. For good cause shown, the order portion resets the case. So trust the latest docket entry. A direct call to the clerk works too. An earlier printed notice is the weaker source.

Setting

A scheduled court event, such as a hearing or trial-related proceeding.

Continuance or reset

A change that moves the scheduled proceeding to a later date.

Arraignment pending

A Circuit MEC flag showing that arraignment action remains pending.

Trial pending

A Circuit MEC flag showing trial-related action remains pending.

Bound over

A MEC flag that can indicate a lower-stage matter was sent forward.

A regular court-term calendar is never your specific date. Weather, holidays, courtroom assignment, and later orders all shift the practical details. Treat the clerk, or the current docket, as the confirmation point. A notice and a newer entry may conflict. The newer one wins.

Docket Access Under Mississippi Law

Stone County court records are public. That reach runs only as far as court rules, statutes, and orders allow. Mississippi's Public Records Act backs inspection and copying under reasonable procedures. The judiciary is a separate branch. Judicial confidentiality rules still control restricted court material. The Circuit Clerk's request form promises an answer. It comes within seven working days. It also lists a $10-per-name search charge plus $0.50 per page when applicable. Send your request to the clerk who actually holds the case. One office's form will not serve every court.

Some Stone County material simply stays out of reach. Personal identifiers, expunged files, grand-jury dockets, no-true-bill information, and protected youth material can all be unavailable. MEC may display a SEALED, REDACTED, MINOR_CHILD, or RESTRICTED BY ORDER indicator, or it may hide the case from a public user entirely. A blank result is not proof that no court matter ever existed.

Stone County Courthouse Docket History

Stone County was organized in 1916, and workers finished the courthouse in 1918. County history says the building still serves the public today. That longevity matters for docket research. The clerk counters remain a vital path for older files, unavailable documents, and certified copies. MEC's electronic layer sits on top of that. Stone Chancery went live in MEC in 2015, and Stone Circuit followed in 2018. The Circuit Clerk reports online criminal and civil coverage from 2008 forward. No countywide public lower-court docket exists online.

The county's official Stone County history lays out the courthouse-era timeline. That timeline places the current docket system in context. See the official Stone County history page for the full story.

The courthouse still anchors Stone County government. Its clerk counters handle docket work that predates any electronic system. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History courthouse record documents the building's history.

An electronic docket never replaces the clerk who holds the original Stone County record. County government keeps that courthouse running. The Stone County Board of Supervisors page covers the public business of county-courthouse operations.

Stone County docket access still runs through the courthouse. Clerk contact stays part of the everyday process.

How the Clerk Keeps Docket Records

Treba E. Davis serves as Stone County Circuit Clerk. Her office keeps the Circuit Court case docket and judgment roll. It also holds the court's filed records. Need a copy, a certified document, or help finding a Circuit case online? This is the office to ask. The counter sits at 323 E Cavers Avenue in Wiggins. It is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call before you drive over. The office does not advertise a public terminal or spell out its accessibility process.

The published fee schedule sets a $10 charge per name searched. Copies run $0.50 per page, and $1.50 buys each certified document. Want records by mail? The signed Circuit Clerk request form asks you to describe the record and give a date range. It also asks for your contact details, a signature, and agreement to pay reproduction costs. The form promises an answer within seven working days. Chancery, Justice, and Wiggins Municipal records each belong to their own clerks. Do not assume the Circuit form covers them.

Each Stone County court has its own access channel. PAMEC/MEC handles participating Circuit and Chancery cases. Other records require a visit to the clerk who holds them. Phone lines help. Circuit is at 601-928-5246, Chancery at 601-928-5266, Justice at 601-928-4415, and Wiggins Municipal at 601-928-5443. For Circuit material, the Circuit Clerk's records-request form is the written route. Chancery lists an email contact. Justice Court and Wiggins Municipal ask you to mail or call instead. No clerk here confirms a public terminal. Phone each one before counting on counter access.

Stone County Docket Limits After Payment

A paid PAMEC subscription does not unlock every Stone County court file. The system covers participating, non-restricted cases only. Its terms warn that some documents go to attorneys of record alone. So a docket may list an event while the attachment behind it stays off limits. The public terms also bar misuse and automation of the system. Court-specific MEC pages serve Circuit and Chancery electronically. But they make no promise that every lower-court case has been migrated.

When a record goes missing, start with the basics. Check the venue, the name spelling, the date range, and the case type first. A felony can sit in Justice Court alone until indictment. Older Circuit records may need a written request. Justice Court and Wiggins Municipal matters still depend on the clerk counter and phone line. Identify the record precisely in any request. Even a good request has limits. It cannot beat an expungement, a seal, a Youth Court restriction, or an attorney-only document rule.

City-by-City Court Dockets in Stone County

Wiggins is the only incorporated city in Stone County. The official 2020 Census incorporated-place table says so. Perkinston and McHenry show up as communities, not as cities with their own municipal courts. That leaves one city-level docket route. Wiggins Municipal Court handles city ordinance matters, municipal traffic cases, and limited criminal charges. County traffic tickets and DUI cases usually belong to Justice Court instead. So do Sheriff or Highway Patrol matters. For a Wiggins case, let the issuing agency and court name on the paperwork guide you.

For a county case that starts outside the city court, use the routing table and pick the right Stone County court. The city page cannot replace Circuit, Chancery, or Justice Court access. Route by court name, not by convenience.

Wiggins as Stone County's City Docket

Wiggins holds the county seat and stands as Stone County's only incorporated city. Its Municipal Court operates as a city department. It keeps its own clerk, its own sessions, and its own records. That makes it the first stop for a Wiggins police citation or an ordinance case. A county ticket, DUI, felony, general civil claim, or appeal may point somewhere else entirely. Always let the court name on the document decide your first call. An appealed city case opens a separate Circuit Court docket.

The official Census incorporated-place table lists every incorporated place. It backs the single-city conclusion behind the docket breakdown.

That Census table explains why Stone County gets one municipal city-docket entry rather than a padded list of unincorporated communities. One incorporated city means one city court to track.

Map and Directions to the Stone County Courthouse

Circuit and Chancery Court files both sit at the Stone County Courthouse, 323 East Cavers Avenue in Wiggins, completed in 1918 and still in use today. The Circuit Clerk keeps the Circuit docket and judgment roll there, while the Chancery Clerk's counter in the same building handles divorce, estate, guardianship, and land matters. Justice Court and Wiggins Municipal Court use separate buildings elsewhere in town.

The Circuit Clerk's own jury-duty page asks visitors to leave cellphones and purses out of the courtroom and to allow extra time; no separate parking, terminal, or accessibility policy is published for the building, so call ahead with those questions.