Mississippi lieutenant governor announces appointees to flag commission

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced his three appointments to the commission tasked with recommending a new state flag.

Posted: Jul 15, 2020 1:19 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced his three appointments to the commission tasked with recommending a new state flag.

He appointed:

Former Justice Reuben Anderson of Jackson
Attorney J. Mack Varner of Vicksburg
Sherri Carr Bevis, a former public school teacher, of Gulfport.

Gov. Tate Reeves, House Speaker Philip Gunn, and Hosemann are to appoint three members each to a nine-member flag commission.

Gunn announced his three appointees Wednesday morning.

The flag commission will recommend a new state flag. Mississippians will either approve or vote against the recommended flag in November.

The commission is to make its selection by Sept. 14. Designs must include the words “In God We Trust."

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 312608

Reported Deaths: 7221

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	21429	257
Hinds	20256	414
Harrison	17776	308
Rankin	13539	278
Jackson	13395	246
Madison	10051	217
Lee	9956	173
Jones	8364	163
Forrest	7633	152
Lauderdale	7215	240
Lowndes	6359	144
Lamar	6202	86
Lafayette	6162	118
Washington	5320	133
Bolivar	4796	132
Oktibbeha	4603	98
Panola	4545	104
Pearl River	4495	145
Marshall	4387	103
Warren	4368	120
Pontotoc	4193	72
Monroe	4089	133
Union	4087	76
Neshoba	4028	176
Lincoln	3939	110
Hancock	3766	86
Leflore	3484	125
Sunflower	3352	90
Tate	3316	84
Pike	3290	105
Scott	3148	73
Alcorn	3107	68
Yazoo	3102	69
Itawamba	2993	77
Copiah	2958	65
Coahoma	2939	79
Simpson	2937	88
Tippah	2872	68
Prentiss	2785	60
Marion	2686	80
Leake	2649	73
Wayne	2622	41
Grenada	2599	85
Adams	2598	82
Covington	2562	81
Newton	2469	61
George	2467	48
Winston	2269	81
Tishomingo	2250	67
Jasper	2207	48
Attala	2142	73
Chickasaw	2070	57
Holmes	1886	72
Clay	1846	54
Stone	1814	33
Clarke	1781	79
Tallahatchie	1778	40
Calhoun	1695	32
Yalobusha	1629	36
Smith	1620	34
Walthall	1337	45
Greene	1302	33
Lawrence	1282	23
Noxubee	1268	34
Montgomery	1267	42
Perry	1260	38
Amite	1234	42
Carroll	1216	28
Webster	1145	32
Jefferson Davis	1069	32
Tunica	1046	26
Claiborne	1021	30
Benton	990	25
Humphreys	961	33
Kemper	956	28
Franklin	833	23
Quitman	796	16
Choctaw	758	18
Wilkinson	668	30
Jefferson	654	28
Sharkey	502	17
Issaquena	168	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 528784

Reported Deaths: 10913

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	76225	1516
Mobile	40864	804
Madison	34569	501
Tuscaloosa	25646	451
Montgomery	24264	585
Shelby	23355	246
Baldwin	20993	306
Lee	15800	168
Calhoun	14457	312
Morgan	14250	279
Etowah	13796	352
Marshall	12166	222
Houston	10506	280
Elmore	10017	205
Limestone	9935	150
Cullman	9617	193
St. Clair	9584	237
Lauderdale	9397	238
DeKalb	8813	185
Talladega	8183	175
Walker	7205	279
Autauga	6910	107
Jackson	6793	110
Blount	6621	135
Colbert	6282	134
Coffee	5491	115
Dale	4810	111
Russell	4379	38
Chilton	4244	111
Franklin	4238	82
Covington	4105	117
Tallapoosa	4004	150
Escambia	3926	75
Chambers	3545	123
Dallas	3536	150
Clarke	3503	60
Marion	3092	100
Pike	3091	77
Lawrence	2996	98
Winston	2735	72
Bibb	2597	63
Marengo	2485	64
Geneva	2470	75
Pickens	2335	59
Barbour	2302	56
Hale	2217	76
Butler	2154	69
Fayette	2119	62
Henry	1885	44
Cherokee	1838	45
Randolph	1792	41
Monroe	1762	40
Washington	1668	39
Macon	1586	49
Clay	1533	56
Crenshaw	1516	57
Cleburne	1483	41
Lamar	1412	34
Lowndes	1384	53
Wilcox	1265	28
Bullock	1229	41
Conecuh	1100	28
Perry	1075	26
Coosa	1068	28
Sumter	1041	32
Greene	922	34
Choctaw	603	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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A little bit of disturbed air moves through our area on Thursday evening. This could give us a few scattered showers. Beyond that small chance, things look good in the weather forecast through our Saturday.