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Update 09/24/19 4:43 p.m.
Lee County is now listed on the state's active burn ban list.
According to the Mississippi Forestry Commission's website, Lee County's ban was issued on Tuesday and it expires on Oct. 24.
The original article is below.
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Lee County may soon be under a burn ban.
The Lee County Board of Supervisors met Monday morning and voted unanimously to ask the Mississippi Forestry Commission to approve a 30-day burn ban, confirmed the Board's secretary Tammy Rodgers.
If approved, Lee County would join Adams, Lauderdale and Montgomery counties on the state’s active burn ban list.
Open this link for the state's burn ban list. The list is expected to grow.
Municipalities such as Starkville, West Point, Pontotoc and Louisville recently issued their own burn bans.
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