Vicksburg and Warren County to issue joint emergency declaration

From Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr.:

During Monday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. will recommend that the City of Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopt policies and procedures in line with recommendations made by State of Mississippi Department of Health officials to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The meeting will take place Monday, March 16 at 10 a.m. in the Robert M. Walker Building Board Room (1413 Walnut St.).

In addition to recommending the adoption of the COVID-19 policies and procedures during the City’s Board Meeting, Mayor Flaggs will also recommend the adoption of a joint state of emergency declaration between the City of Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen and Warren County Board of Supervisors in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Mississippi. Following the Board meeting, the joint declaration will be signed by Flaggs and Warren County Board of Supervisors President Jeff Holland in Mayor Flaggs’ office on the third floor of City Hall.

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