Communications
Jessica Nickson
Director of Communications
Jessica Nickson currently serves as the Director of Communications. Mrs. Nickson is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the dispatch center. Her duties include supervising and assisting dispatchers, conducting quality assurance reviews of 911 calls, evaluating staffing needs, gathering data for statistical analysis and maintaining a high level of Integrity, professionalism, values and goals for the dispatch center.
Jessica joined the Tunica County Sheriff Department in 2016, since then she has held various roles within the Department such as Receptionist, Dispatcher, Assistant Terminal Agency Coordinator. She strives to work efficiently with her colleagues to ensure the job gets done.
Jessica recently graduated with her associate's degree from Coahoma Community College in 2024 and is working toward completing her Bachelor's degree from Delta State University.
The Tunica County Sheriff's Office Communication Center is the Public Safety answering point for the County. The communication center is also the primary public assistant answering and transfer point for calls involving fire, ambulance, or rescue.
Tunica County Communication Officers are the front line answering 911 emergency and non-urgent calls from the public. Communication Officers ability to remain clam under pressure and to think logically enables them to break through caller's shock and panic to get vital information needed to save lives and make arrests.
Dispatch Center