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Committee advances bill to name segment of MS Highway 537 for Sgt. John Howard Tanner
Summary
The House Committee on Local and Private advanced House Bill 223 to name about one mile of Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County the Sergeant John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway; the measure was given a titled, due-pass motion and recorded for the clerk.
The House Committee on Local and Private advanced House Bill 223, which would name a roughly 1-mile segment of Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County the Sergeant John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway, beginning at Lake Como Road and extending to the property of Doris Tanner Flowers at 3635 Mississippi Highway 537 in Laurel. The Chair said the change would take effect July 1, 2026.
The Chair read the bill text describing the segment and effective date and the committee moved the measure forward with a titled, due-pass motion. "This segment of Mississippi Highway 537 located in Jones County is beginning at Lake Como Road extending for a distance of approximately 1 mile," the Chair said during the presentation. The clerk was directed to record the committee's action.
