We are pleased to welcome you to Grenada County, a community on the grow. Grenada County is a community that respects heritage while welcoming and celebrating the diversity of new residents. We are blessed with a natural environment that still includes beautiful open spaces, rural areas, wildlife and wildlife habitats, scenic rivers, and recreation. We are also proud of our growing urban areas and the amenities and opportunities that are part of smart growth and dynamic development.

The future of Grenada County depends upon creating and sustaining a solid foundation of quality public education, public safety, economic development and comprehensive planning, which will enable our County to thrive and prosper. To achieve these goals, we concentrate our funding in these areas. Our highest priorities are public education and public safety, which receive the majority of new revenue that is available to the County. However, there are other critical functions that government must perform, from emergency services to road maintenance to parks and recreation to social programs. Adequate resources for these and programs and services are required for quality of life for all of our citizens.

The County continues to develop and implement public/private partnerships and policies that attract business and industry that will bring quality, high-paying jobs to the County and provide the needed infrastructure to improve our economic base. Standards for development were adopted to improve property values and enhance neighborhoods, as well as assure that adequate public facilities are available to accommodate growth, i.e., schools, water and sewer services, and roads. We are implementing a comprehensive transportation strategy to expand, improve, and expedite the construction of the County’s road system. In addition, we have added several recreational amenities, including a state-of-the-art Golf Course, constructed a new public safety communications system and a new comprehensive high school, and consistently increased the number of sworn officers in the Sheriff’s Office.

We invite you to review our efforts to reach our goals: to improve economic development, infrastructure, the effectiveness and efficiency of government, and comprehensive planning; to support the achievement of educational benchmarks, and maintain a high level of public safety to make Grenada County a great place to live, work, and play.