Jones County prescribed burn Tuesday to cover more than 1,300 acres The Chickasawhay Ranger District will continue its prescribed burn program Tuesday in Jones County. By Tim Doherty | April 20, 2021 at 10:11 AM CDT - Updated April 20 at 10:11 AM
From the United States Forest Service
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) The United States Forest Service’s Chickasawhay Ranger District will continue its prescribed burn program Tuesday in Jones County
Tuesday’s burn will cover 1,338 acres and will affect Widow Landrum Road, Forest Service Road 201.
The public is advised to use caution in those areas.
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