Governor Tate Reeves today announced that FEMA approved Mississippi’s request for Madison County to receive public assistance following June tornadoes and severe weather (DR-4727-MS).
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced that he signed an executive order proclaiming September 11, 2023, as “Patriot Day – A Day of Prayer and Remembrance.”
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Reeves today announced that FEMA approved Mississippi’s request for additional counties to receive public assistance following June tornadoes and severe weather (DR-4727-MS). Throughout the week of June 14-19, 2023, Mississippi experienced a record-setting 18 tornadoes (19 total for the month of June). With the additional counties, a total of 28 counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are now eligible to apply for federal public assistance.
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves announced that he signed an executive order proclaiming a day of official mourning in honor of Mike Griffin, a decorated Marine and distinguished law enforcement officer who lost his life in the line of duty on September 4, 2023, at the age of 62.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves announced that the State Board of Election Commissioners has adopted a resolution approving the request of Shuwaski Young to withdraw as the Democratic nominee for the Office of Secretary of State.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves released the following statement following media speculation of the return of mask mandates and other COVD-19 measures, (including a CBS News story titled, “Is masking coming back? As new COVID variants emerge, here’s what experts say.”):
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JACKSON, Miss. – Visit Mississippi won a top honor from the U.S. Travel Association for commercials highlighting the state’s culinary, arts, outdoors, and historic attractions.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves spoke today at an event hosted by Comcast at the Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School. During the event, the company announced that they completed a broadband expansion effort in the towns of Bolton and Edwards. The expansion reaches more than 1,700 homes and businesses.
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JACKSON, Miss. – In consultation with the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Governor Tate Reeves today signed a proclamation initiating a partial statewide burn ban, effective immediately. The following 40 counties will be under the burn ban, which will remain in place until further notice: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson, Jones, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Newton, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.
JACKSON, Miss. – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today announced that Mississippi’s unemployment rate reached a new record low in July 2023. July’s 3.0% unemployment rate marks the fifth consecutive month that Mississippi set a new record low.
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