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Board approves $15,000 to restore Mississippi City Cemetery; students and volunteers to lead work
Summary
Supervisors approved $15,000 from the general fund to support volunteer-led restoration of the county-owned Mississippi City Cemetery, including pathway repairs, fencing, signage with QR-coded walking tours and preservation work led by school students and local historical society members.
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors approved $15,000 in county funds to support a restoration and interpretation project for the Mississippi City Cemetery, a county-owned historical burial ground adjacent to Central and Pass Road Elementary schools.
Melanie Davis, who identified herself as representing Central and Pass Road Elementary, told the board the cemetery contains veterans from the Civil War through…
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