Gov.
Tate Reeves says he is heartbroken and furious about a church fire that appears to have been intentionally set.
BREAKING SOON AND THANK YOU TOEVERYONE WHO IS HERE.TODAY BEFORE I GET TO MYOFFICIAL REMARKS, I DO WANT TOMENTION SOMETHING THAT I HEARDABOUT TODAY THAT REALLY MAKES MEHEARTBROKEN AND ABSOLUTELYFURIOUS.AND THAT IS THE REPORT OUT OFTHE CITY OF HOLLY SPRINGS.THERE HAS BEEN A CHURCH THAT HASBEEN BURNED TO THE GROUND.I AM TOLD THAT THERE WAS AMESSAGE LEFT WHICH SAID BET YOUSTAY HAND HOME NOW YOUHYPOCRITES.THIS MAKES ME ANGRY.THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE AS APEOPLE.STATE.OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO MAKEMISSISSIPPI OF BETTER PLACE.WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TOPROTECT OURSELVES TO PROTECT OURFAMILIES AND TO PROTECT EACHOTHER.WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DOTHAT NOW.OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO ENSURE THATTHIS INVESTIGATION IS DONE ANDTHAT IT IS COMPLETED.BUT IF THIS IS IN FACT WHAT ITLOOKS LIKE, I WANT YOU TO KNOWTHAT WE’RE GOING TO DOEVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO FINDBURN THIS CHURCH DOWN.TO THE PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THISCHURCH WHAT YOU AND I KNOW ISCHRISTIANS.IS THAT OUR ABILITY TO WORSHIPIS NOT CONFINED TO ANY ONEBUILDING OR ANYONE SPACE.WE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO GATHER.IN TIME AND WORSHIP IN ALMIGHTYGOD.I AM COMMITTED TO THAT AND IKNOW THE PEOPLE OF HOLLY SPRINGSARE COMMITTED TO THAT.AND I KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE OFMISSISSIPPI ARE COMMITTED TOTHAT.THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THEOPPORTUNITY TO SAY THA
Governor Tate Reeves is condemning a church fire that’s being investigated as arson.
