Reliable Asphalt Paving Services for Poplarville Properties
For over 8 years, LMA Paving and Sealcoating has served communities across South Mississippi — including Poplarville, the county seat of Pearl River County — with asphalt paving, sealcoating, parking lot maintenance, and residential driveway services built on a reputation for doing things the right way. When properties in Poplarville need asphalt work that’s done accurately, honestly, and without shortcuts, LMA Paving is the call to make.
Poplarville is the county seat of Pearl River County and home to Pearl River Community College, one of the region’s largest community colleges with an enrollment of more than 3,000 students. While Poplarville is a smaller city, its county-level status and role as a regional educational and administrative hub give it a diverse mix of commercial, institutional, and residential properties that benefit from professional asphalt services throughout the year.
Our services in Poplarville, MS include asphalt paving, parking lot paving, new construction paving, rip out and replace, asphalt overlay, asphalt repair, asphalt patching (hot mix only — no cold patching), saw cut and removal, crack filling, crack sealing, pothole repair, parking lot repair, asphalt maintenance, sealcoating, striping, and residential driveway paving, repair, and sealcoating.
LMA Paving was founded in 2018 by Brent Scelson with a promise to the communities it serves: the customer always gets what they asked for, and the job is always done the right way. That standard — built from real construction experience and a clear-eyed view of what honest contracting looks like — defines every project LMA completes in Poplarville today. We hold MS Board of Contractors License #25749-MC. Contact us for your free Poplarville, MS estimate.
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Poplarville, MS
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EIGHT YEARS OF CONSISTENT QUALITY:
LMA Paving has operated since 2018 with a zero-shortcuts standard — building a track record Pearl River County property owners can depend on.
INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE:
Church parking lots, school facilities, county administrative sites — LMA handles institutional paving in Poplarville with the same care as any commercial project.
MS LICENSED CONTRACTOR:
We hold MS Board of Contractors License #25749-SC — a clear credential that verifies our qualifications for paving and sealcoating in Pearl River County.
PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE PLANNING:
We help Poplarville property managers plan cost-effective asphalt maintenance schedules that prevent expensive repairs and extend pavement life.
Poplarville, MS
Poplarville is the county seat of Pearl River County, Mississippi, and home to approximately 2,900 to 3,000 residents, making it one of the smaller county seats in the state. The city plays an outsized regional role as the home of Pearl River Community College, which enrolls more than 3,000 students and serves as a major educational and economic anchor for the county. U.S. Highway 11 passes through Poplarville as the primary commercial artery, with local businesses, institutional facilities, and county government functions clustered near the downtown core. Pearl River County covers a large, predominantly rural territory, and Poplarville serves as the administrative, educational, and commercial center for a broad surrounding area extending into multiple neighboring communities.
Poplarville’s position in the piney woods of Pearl River County creates a distinct paving environment compared to the Gulf Coast cities to the south. While salt air is not a primary concern here, Mississippi’s intense summer heat, heavy rainfall, and the expansive clay subgrades common in Pearl River County create their own set of pavement challenges. Clay soils expand significantly with moisture and contract during dry periods, creating movement cycles that stress asphalt bases and accelerate edge cracking and reflection cracking in older surfaces. Institutional parking lots — especially those subject to bus traffic and periodic heavy loading — require stronger base specifications and higher compaction standards. Regular crack sealing and sealcoating on a 3-year cycle help control moisture infiltration and extend Poplarville pavement life effectively in this inland environment.
