MS HB264

Appropriates $250,000 from the State General Fund to the Holmes County Heritage and Cultural Foundation, Inc. for fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027)

Funds construction of the Hazel Brannon Smith Memorial Park in Lexington, Mississippi

The park will serve as an outdoor museum with displays and exhibitions honoring Hazel Brannon Smith

Hazel Brannon Smith was a Holmes County journalist and publisher who became the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1964

Takes effect July 1, 2026