Pearl River County (Mississippi) Veterans Services Office

Mississippi counties employ veterans service officers under Mississippi Code 35-3-3; see the Mississippi entries and Mississippi Veterans Affairs' county list, which gives the same Pearl River County office: 153 Savannah Millard Road, P.O. Box 569, Poplarville, MS 39470; office (601) 403-2558, fax (601) 403-2567. The county's Veterans Services page names Shawn Wise the Veterans Service Officer - the Board transferred him from Emergency Management into the vacant position on May 4, 2026, 5-0, after accepting the retirement of Cynthia Smith effective June 30, 2026 - and states the office's motto: "Honor Pearl River County Veterans and their dependents through Superior Service, Care and Assistance." Where and when. 153 Savannah Millard Road, Poplarville, MS 39470 (mail P.O. Box 569); 601-403-2558, fax 601-403-2567; Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The page offers "Book time with Shawn Wise" for appointments. What the office assists with, as its page lists: additional dependents, appeals, burial benefits, discharge information, family member benefits, home loans, increased rating, medical benefits, non-service-connected claims, notices of disagreement, overpayment waivers, responses to VA correspondence that require additional information or evidence, and service-connected claims. Smith's approved 2026 travel (December 1, 2025 minutes) took her to VA Medical Center meetings with department heads in Biloxi and to the Mississippi Council of County Veterans Service Officers' quarterly meetings at the War Memorial Building in Jackson; Wise inherits the office mid-year.