The first “Light It Up Blue” initiative to take place Memorial Day

As the Memorial holiday approaches, law enforcement is hoping to put a spotlight on Mississippi.

INITIATIVE WILL TAKE PLACEMONDAY ON MEMORIAL DAY.SOT TRACK 1 19-25 SHERIFF K.C.HATUNICA COUNTY.

"OFFICERS FROMALL THREE REGIONS OF THE STATELIGHT UP THEIR BLUE LIGHTS."TUNICA COUNTY SHERIFF K.C.

HAMPCAME UP WITHTHE IDEA TO TAKE ONE HOUR OUT OFTHE DAYON MEMORIAL DAY AND SHOW RESPECTFORFALLEN OFFICERS BUT ALSO THEHEROES ONTHE FRONTLINE DURING THISPANDEMIC.SOT TRACK 2 "AS A DISPLAY OFUNITY FOROFFICERS, FALLEN HEROES ANDHEALTH CARE WORKERS."MISSISSIPPI LAW ENFORCEMENTAGENCIALL OVER THE STATE HOLD EVENTSTO HONWHAT THE HOLIDAY STANDS FOR BUTTHCHALLENGE THIS YEAR IS PROVIDESUPPORT FOR FRONTLINERS ANDREMEMBER THE LIVESLOST TO COVID-19."SOT TRACK 3-"WE ARE IN DARKTIMES RIGHT NOWWITH THE CORONAVIRUS AND COVID19.

ITS NETO US AND ITS NEW TO THE WORLDBUT THOSEWHO HAVE LOST THEIR MOTHERFATHER BROTHER OR SISTER YOU ARENOT IN THIS ALONE."THERE ARE DESIGNATED AREAS ALLACROMISSISSIPPI HIGHWAYS ANDINERSTATES WHEOFFICERS WILL PULL OVER AND TURNONTHEIR BLUE LIGHTS.

IN THE METROAREA THEARE FIVE.

1-55 AND OLD AGENCY.NISSANPARKWAY.

LAKELAND DRIVE.

HIGHWAY49 ATHE STACK AND I-20 AT HIGHWAY 18IN RANKICOUNTY.

SHERIFF HAMP SAYS HE ISCHALLENGINALL OFFICERS TO PARTICIPATE.

SOTTRACK 3 9-12 "EVERY STATE IN THEUNION TO LIGHT UP THEIR STATES."THE LIGHT IT UP BLUE INITIATIVEWILL HAPPEON MEMORIAL DAY FROM 6-7P.M.ALLIE WARE-16 WAPT NEWS.

YOU CAN WATCH THE INITIATIVE ASITS HAPPENING ON MDOT CAMERASACROSS THESTATE.

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