The Town of Prentiss is governed by a mayor and board of aldermen, and provides police and fire protection, along with water and sewer utilities. Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 6:00 p.m.

City Hall...(601) 792-5196

Mayor:
Charles A. Dumas

Aldermen-at-large:
Willard Davis
Rudy McNease
Levi McRaney

Randy Stamps
Hal "Moochie" Speights

City Clerk:
Missy Jones

Police Chief:
Joe Bullock

Fire Chief:
Wayne Bass

Director of Public Works:
Don Jones

Fire Department: The Prentiss Fire Department consists of three full-time firefighters and twenty-three volunteers. The town carries a fire insurance rating of 7 and utilizes two pumper trucks, one tanker and a rescue truck equipped with Jaws of Life to provide fire protection, EMS first response and extrication services for 117 square miles of Jefferson Davis County.
Phone Number...(601) 792-5198

Public Works: The Prentiss Public Works Department consists of six full-time employees. Both water and wastewater plants have new automated controls. The Prentiss water system has two elevated storage tanks and a new 1,100 gallon per minute water well. It also recently received a perfect score
from the Mississippi State Department of Health.