Announcement:

City of Belzoni Town Hall Meeting May 24, 2012

Many of you have concerns about issues affecting the City of Belzoni, you have questions and want answers, well I am ready to answer any and all of your concerns at my second Town Hall meeting on Thursday May 24, 2012 at the Multi Purpose Building at 6:30 PM. Why not hear it direct rather than second hand, also I have a radio show on WELZ radio on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 AM until 9:00 AM 1460 on your AM dial where I discuss issues affecting our Town. I am concerned of the direction in which we are going and so are you, so let's work together to find answers.

City of Belzoni offers new Service

The City of Belzoni is proud to announce that you now have an option to use your debit or credit card for payments of your water bills and taxes. This new service is provided to the citizens after numerous inquiries concerning this service. You may access Express Pay by following this link to register and use the service:

Click here to access express pay services

A $3.00 charge will be included for this service. We look forward in continuing to bring professional services and ease of transactions to our citizens . Inquiries may be directed to City Clerk Delores Harris.

Wardell Walton, Mayor
Delores Harris, City Clerk

 

SELECTED AS ONE OF MISSISSIPPI’S MOST LIVABLE COMMUNITIES FOR 1996 BY THE MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION AND
THE CLARION LEDGER

In making the SOS (Save Outdoor Sculpture) inventory of the State of Mississippi, it was determined that BELZONI has more outdoor sculpture per capita than any other city in Mississippi.

Originally known as “Greasy Row” because of the row of saloons along the bank of the Yazoo River, Belzoni was named for Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Belzoni was selected county seat for Humphreys County, the last county to be formed in the State of Mississippi in 1918. Humphreys County is known as “The Catfish Capital of the World,” with more acres of farm raised catfish than any other county.

Belzoni carries the distinction of HEART OF THE DELTA. It is located in the middle of the Yazoo-Mississippi Rivers Delta and was chartered in 1895. Recently celebrating its first 100 years, the city commemorated this event with the dedication of the Centennial Green Park. Located in downtown Belzoni and next to The Catfish Capitol, the park helps to revitalize the downtown area. Signature bricks add charm and connect the past with the present.

The City of Belzoni is a small Delta town, population 2663 in the 2000 census, with a thriving central business district. Twenty years ago the City of Belzoni embarked on a redevelopment program for the downtown area with the replacement of sidewalks using brick and exposed aggregate, the planting of nineteen Linden trees, concrete poles with sodium vapor lighting, which was new at that time, and more appropriate parking. The community demonstrates its great sense of pride by its well kept residential neighborhoods and its desire for the city to help keep its streets clean and provide those special amenities that only small towns can offer. The community is dedicated to its citizens and a quality of life for everyone.

CITY OF BELZONI
102 WEST JACKSON STREET
P. O. BOX 674
BELZONI, MISSISSIPPI 39038-0674
TEL. 662-247-1343
FAX. 662-247-1346

Community Links

African American - George Lee
Belzoni-Humphreys Development Foundation, Inc.
Blues - Pine Top Perkins

Catfish On Parade
The Belzoni Banner
The Catfish Capitol
The Catfish Institute
Mama’s Dream World
Native American - Jaketown
Wister Gardens
World Catfish Festival