Fence company in Scott County MS. Forest, Morton. Ruston sandy loam, Bienville National Forest area, I-20 corridor. Farm, privacy, commercial chain link. Free quotes.
Wherever you are in Scott County, if you need a fence built or repaired, we can be there. Fortenberry Project Solutions runs out of Starkville, about 90 miles northeast, and covers the whole county - the pine-country towns along I-20 like Forest (the county seat, at Exit 88) and Morton (at Exit 77), the rolling farm land in between, and the rural stretches out near Bienville National Forest (178,541 acres spread across Scott, Smith, Newton, and Jasper counties). Whether you're fencing a backyard, running pasture for cattle, or securing an industrial lot, we'll walk your property, talk through the options, and give you a straight estimate.
There's a real mix of work here, and we handle all of it. Big employers like Koch Foods (around 3,200 workers in poultry processing) and Raytheon/RTX (about 1,000 or more in defense manufacturing) drive commercial and workforce-housing fence, while the county's 587 farms, 27,536 cattle, and 33,221 acres of pasture keep the ag side busy. A couple of things we'll handle for you: if you're inside Forest, permits go through the Community Development Dept. at 105 E. 1st St., (601) 469-2251; inside Morton, it's Morton City Hall at (601) 732-6211; and out in the unincorporated county, a rural fence generally needs no permit at all. We'll confirm what applies to your address so you're not guessing.
If you're running cattle or poultry, you're in good company - Scott County has 587 farms, 27,536 cattle, and 7.9 million broilers. We build woven wire and barbed wire with treated wood posts for perimeter security and pasture division across the county's rolling pine uplands, sized to your run length and slope.
If you've got a facility, yard, or perimeter to secure along the I-20 industrial corridor - the kind of work Koch Foods, Raytheon/RTX, and Unipres need - commercial chain link gives you a tough perimeter and handles heavy-duty access-control gates for trucks and equipment.
If you want true backyard privacy - popular in Forest's Crossgates area and Morton's established neighborhoods - board-on-board is the one. The boards overlap so there are no gaps to see through, even after the wood settles, and it suits the shaded, pine-canopy lots here.
If you'd rather not repaint or restain down the road, vinyl is worth a look - it stays clean and uniform for years in Scott County's humid pine-country climate, which is why it's popular near Koch Foods and along the I-20 workforce-housing corridor.
Here's what the ground means for your fence. Most of the county's upland ridges are Ruston fine sandy loam - well-drained and easy to work, pH around 5.1. On the gentler terraces you can hit Savannah soil, which has a hard fragipan layer 18 to 30 inches down that resists augering, so we punch through it to reach full depth. Scott County averages about 62 inches of rain a year - higher than the state average and the most anywhere we work - and the bottomlands along Pelahatchie Creek, the Strong River, and the upper Leaf River tributaries drain poorly, so we pack a gravel bed at the bottom of each hole to keep water moving away from the post. We set residential posts 30 inches deep and take gates and corners to at least 36 inches. Because the soil's acidic countywide, we use galvanized or powder-coated hardware so nothing rusts out early. You won't see any of this, but it's the difference between a fence that stays straight and one that leans.
You don't have to figure this out on your own. Inside Forest, fence permits go through the City of Forest Community Development Dept. at 105 E. 1st St., (601) 469-2251. Inside Morton, it's Morton City Hall at (601) 732-6211. And out in unincorporated Scott County, a standard residential fence generally doesn't need a permit at all. Tell us where your property is and we'll point you to exactly what's needed, or help you handle it.
If your property is inside Forest city limits, yes - and you don't have to sort it alone. Permits come from the City of Forest Community Development Department at 105 E. 1st St., (601) 469-2251, and we'll help you confirm the height limits, setbacks, and whether your project needs a full permit or a simpler approval before we start. If you're in the Crossgates area - which has the county's highest home values and more active neighborhoods - it's especially worth nailing down the requirements up front, and we'll take care of that for you.
If you're inside Morton city limits, permits go through Morton City Hall at (601) 732-6211, and we'll help you confirm what applies. Out in unincorporated Scott County, a standard residential fence generally doesn't need one. If you're fencing a commercial or industrial lot along I-20 - near Koch Foods or another major employer, for instance - we'll check the requirements with the right city or county office before we start so nothing stalls your project.
It will if the posts are set right, and that's on us. On the ridges and hillslopes it's mostly well-drained Ruston fine sandy loam, which is easy to work. On the gentler terraces you can hit Savannah soil, which has a hard fragipan layer 18 to 30 inches down that resists power augering - it's common enough that we plan to punch through it on most projects to reach full depth. Because the county gets about 62 inches of rain a year, the most anywhere we work, we pack gravel at the bottom of each hole so water drains away from the base. You won't see any of it, but it's why your fence stays put.
Absolutely. We work all along the I-20 corridor through Scott County, including sites near Koch Foods, Raytheon/RTX, and Unipres Southeast. For facility perimeters, equipment yards, and access-control points, commercial chain link with heavy-duty gate hardware is the standard answer. If your gates see a lot of traffic, we'll make sure you've got the right vehicle clearance, actuator compatibility, and hardware rated for commercial use cycles. Just tell us your traffic pattern and security needs and we'll spec the gates to match your site.
Yes - this is farm country and it's everyday work for us. Scott County has 587 farms, 27,536 cattle, and 7.9 million broilers, so we build a lot of woven wire and barbed wire field fence with treated wood posts for cattle perimeter, pasture division, and general farm use. If you run poultry, biosecurity perimeter needs vary by your integrator contract, and we'll build to whatever it calls for. Because the county gets 62 inches of rain a year and the bottomlands along Pelahatchie Creek and the Strong River hold water, we use gravel backfill and skip concrete collars in spots known to stay wet after storms.
Call 601-562-2540 or send the project details and FPS will follow up.