MS SC540

Recognizes Rosie S. Simmons as the first African American since Reconstruction to serve as Circuit Clerk of Bolivar County, Mississippi, elected in 1988 and serving for 20 consecutive years.

Notes Simmons earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Tougaloo College in 1967 and worked as an educator and in environmental health before beginning as a Deputy Clerk in 1976.

Acknowledges her commitment to service and leadership roles as a groundbreaking public official, minister, wife, and mother.

Directs the resolution to be presented to Rosie S. Simmons and her family, forwarded to the Bolivar County Board of Supervisors, and distributed to the Capitol Press Corps.