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JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - The governor has lifted Mississippi’s statewide burn ban.
The Mississippi Forestry Commission announced the ban lift at noon on Monday.
Gov. @PhilBryantMS has lifted the statewide #burnban, effective immediately. Individual county burn bans REMAIN. Visit https://t.co/rpXNTf2fSy for a list of active county burn bans. #MSforestry #wildfireprevention pic.twitter.com/WPeh1wnmLw
— MS Forestry Commission (@MSForestryComm) October 14, 2019
Gov. Phil Bryant issued the statewide ban on Oct. 2 because of extremely dry conditions at the time.
However, the burn bans for individual counties are still in effect.
These north Mississippi counties are listed on the state’s active burn ban list as of Monday:
- Chickasaw
- Clay
- Itawamba
- Lee
- Montgomery
- Panola
- Pontotoc
- Prentiss
- Webster
- Yalobusha
Open this link for each county’s exemptions and expiration dates.
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