Lee County (Mississippi) Veteran Service Office (Ashleigh Pharr)

The office is the county's own; see the Mississippi entry on county veterans service officers (section 35-3-3). Lee's page introduces the staff: The officer. "Ashleigh serves as the Lee County Veteran Service Officer. Her role consists of helping veterans and their families receive the benefits they have earned and deserve." She "is a native to Fulton, MS but joined the Air Force in 2011 and served active duty until July 2020. Her key assignments were 35th FSS Eielson AFB AK and 24th Intelligence Squadron at Ramstein AB Germany." The driver. "Jimmy began his service to this country 36 years ago. He is a native of Lee County and served active-duty Navy from 1963-1968 then transitioned to the Army national guard as part of the 185th Aviation unit." After retiring from Cooper Tire and the Guard in 2006, "he began volunteering with the VA and Lee county Veteran service office as 'the driver'. Jimmy volunteers his time and driving skills to getting our veterans to and from their VA scheduled appointments." The outreach. "Cindi is the daughter of a WWII and Korean war veteran. She currently serves as the Outreach Coordinator for Veteran Services. ... Cindi specializes in survivor benefits such as DIC and survivors' pension. Cindi visits all the Lee County nursing facilities ensuring the veterans, and their spouses feel supported." Where. The office page's contact block: mailing address P.O. Box 1785, Tupelo, MS 38802; "Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Phone: 662-432-2099 or 662-432-2098." Mississippi Veterans Affairs' list carries the office at "300 West Main Street, Mailing Address P.O. Box 1785, Tupelo, MS 38802, Office: (662) 432-2099, Fax: (662) 432-2098" (the county's own page adds Tupelo VA and VA-podcast resources: the MSVA benefits guidebook, msva.ms.gov/dd214, the VA benefits-summary letter how-to, and the veterans crisis line). The county tag and tax routes. The office's FAQ asks: "Give us a call and see if you qualify for $1 car tag and reduced property taxes" - the one-dollar disabled veteran plates the county tax collector issues and the ad valorem exemptions the tax assessor takes, both written up in the State entries (Miss. Code 27-19-53 and 27-33-67).