Mississippi transportation director will retire March 31

Melinda McGrath, Source: Mississippi Department of Transportation

She has been executive director the past 10 years and is the first woman to hold the job.

Posted: Mar 9, 2021 4:50 PM

Posted By: Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The leader of the Mississippi Department of Transportation is retiring March 31.

Melinda McGrath is an engineer who has worked for the department 36 years.

She has been executive director the past 10 years and is the first woman to hold the job.

She met with the elected transportation commissioners Tuesday and told them of her resignation plans.

The commissioners had nominated her to remain as executive director until April 2025.

But the nomination had not yet moved through two Senate committees.

Commissioners issued a statement praising McGrath.

They said she has worked to provide “a safe, efficient and effective transportation system."

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 308111

Reported Deaths: 7122

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	20826	248
Hinds	19910	411
Harrison	17510	302
Rankin	13334	276
Jackson	13118	243
Madison	9908	210
Lee	9871	170
Jones	8297	160
Forrest	7525	147
Lauderdale	7198	237
Lowndes	6272	144
Lamar	6110	84
Lafayette	6039	117
Washington	5281	133
Bolivar	4772	129
Oktibbeha	4558	97
Panola	4445	103
Pearl River	4428	141
Warren	4284	118
Marshall	4276	100
Pontotoc	4169	72
Monroe	4061	132
Union	4039	75
Neshoba	3994	176
Lincoln	3871	109
Hancock	3728	85
Leflore	3468	124
Sunflower	3295	89
Tate	3227	82
Pike	3188	104
Scott	3108	72
Yazoo	3044	68
Alcorn	2980	65
Itawamba	2971	77
Copiah	2932	65
Coahoma	2897	78
Simpson	2882	84
Tippah	2848	68
Prentiss	2757	59
Marion	2660	79
Leake	2613	73
Wayne	2613	41
Grenada	2553	84
Covington	2547	80
Adams	2460	82
Newton	2451	61
George	2381	47
Winston	2259	81
Tishomingo	2222	67
Jasper	2197	48
Attala	2134	73
Chickasaw	2050	57
Holmes	1868	72
Clay	1828	54
Stone	1793	31
Clarke	1770	76
Tallahatchie	1755	40
Calhoun	1635	31
Yalobusha	1592	36
Smith	1588	34
Walthall	1306	43
Greene	1294	33
Lawrence	1264	23
Noxubee	1262	33
Montgomery	1255	42
Perry	1251	38
Carroll	1209	26
Amite	1201	41
Webster	1135	32
Jefferson Davis	1054	32
Tunica	1027	25
Claiborne	1013	30
Benton	973	25
Kemper	954	28
Humphreys	943	32
Franklin	821	23
Quitman	789	16
Choctaw	734	17
Wilkinson	649	28
Jefferson	648	28
Sharkey	496	17
Issaquena	168	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 520503

Reported Deaths: 10722

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	75409	1487
Mobile	38938	798
Madison	33898	495
Tuscaloosa	25297	443
Montgomery	23992	567
Shelby	23124	239
Baldwin	20652	300
Lee	15541	165
Calhoun	14301	311
Morgan	14145	270
Etowah	13665	346
Marshall	11967	219
Houston	10381	278
Elmore	10001	200
Limestone	9822	147
Cullman	9481	188
St. Clair	9435	234
Lauderdale	9223	227
DeKalb	8748	181
Talladega	8071	171
Walker	7100	275
Jackson	6762	110
Autauga	6734	103
Blount	6497	135
Colbert	6210	130
Coffee	5404	112
Dale	4766	110
Russell	4290	38
Franklin	4199	82
Chilton	4087	109
Covington	4056	114
Tallapoosa	3898	146
Escambia	3885	74
Dallas	3531	149
Chambers	3503	122
Clarke	3465	60
Marion	3066	100
Pike	3058	76
Lawrence	2953	95
Winston	2725	72
Bibb	2564	59
Marengo	2486	61
Geneva	2458	75
Pickens	2330	59
Barbour	2252	55
Hale	2187	75
Butler	2125	66
Fayette	2092	60
Henry	1877	44
Cherokee	1821	44
Randolph	1769	41
Monroe	1720	40
Washington	1642	38
Macon	1548	48
Clay	1495	55
Crenshaw	1492	57
Cleburne	1462	41
Lamar	1393	34
Lowndes	1365	53
Wilcox	1243	27
Bullock	1213	40
Conecuh	1091	28
Perry	1079	26
Sumter	1029	32
Coosa	993	28
Greene	910	34
Choctaw	587	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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