Flaggs expected to announce civil emergency changes Sunday

Published 11:12 am Friday, April 24, 2020

By Tim Reeves

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. steps away from his desk following a press conference Wednesday at the Robert M. Walker Annex Building. Also pictured is city safety director Steve Williams, who also participated in the press conference. (Tim Reeves/The Vicksburg Post)

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. has scheduled a press conference Sunday afternoon to provide an update to the city’s “ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”

The press conference, which is set for 2 p.m., will be restricted to credentialed media and will be broadcast live on The Vicksburg Post’s Facebook page live.

Flaggs is also expected to announce what parts of the city’s civil emergency declaration and shelter-in-place order will be extended and for how long. The current order is set to expire Monday at 8 a.m.

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About Tim Reeves

Tim Reeves, and his wife Stephanie, are the parents of three children, Sarah Cameron, Clayton and Fin, who all attend school in the Vicksburg Warren School District. The family are members of First Baptist Church Vicksburg. Tim is involved in a number of civic and volunteer organizations including the United Way of West Central Mississippi and serves on the City of Vicksburg's Riverfront Redevelopment Committee.

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