The burn ban issued by the Jefferson Davis County Board of Supervisors and the Town of Prentiss is still in effect for the county until Oct.28.

“We have been consulting with the Mississippi Forestry Commission, emergency management, and watching the drought monitor report for two weeks now,” said JDC board president Corky Holliman.

“We want everyone to know that just because it has rained, doesn’t mean the ban has been lifted,” said Prentiss Mayor Charley Dumas.

Any person who knowingly and willfully violates a burning ban is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not less than $100 and not more than $500.  Section 49-19-351 of MS Code of 1972, as amended. Burn bans are enforced by the Jefferson Davis County  Sheriff’s Department.

There will be no exemptions with this ban, and it will expire at midnight on the stated date of expiration.

Grills, gas and charcoal, will be the only thing allowed to use and should be used with extreme caution.