Reservoir Police prepare for busy July 4

Officers will be enforcing social distancing on the water and making sure that boats on the lake are at 50 percent capacity.

WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY PRESENTON THE WATER.IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK FORRESERVIOR POLICE DURING ANEXPECTED BUSY JULY 4TH WEEKENDIN THE MIDDLE OF THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMICIT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK FORRESERVIOR POLICE DURING ANEXPECTED BUSY JULY 4TH WEEKENDIN THE MIDDLE OF THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.58-1:05CHIEF TREVELL DIXON/RESERVOIRPOLICEOUR FORCE IS MADE UP OF 12OFFICERS ALONG WITH CAMPGROUNDMANAGERS ALSOWE HAVE RESERVE OFFICERS TO COMEOUT SO WE'RE LOOKING ATPROBABLY 30 PLUS.

RESERVOIRPOLICE CHIEF TREVELL DIXON SAYSOFFICERS WILL BE RNFORCINGSOCIALDISTANCING ON THE WATER ANDMAKING SURETHAT BOATS ON THE LAKE ARE AT 50PERCENTCAPACITY TO MINIMIZE THE SPREADOF THEDEADLY VIRUS WHICH HAS SPIKES INTHE PASTWEEK.148446-52SO WE'RE GONNA BE DOINGEVERYTHING THAT WE NORMALLY DOWE'RE JUST ADDING ON THATEXTRA ASPECT OF COVID-19 ANDSOCIAL DISTANCING.

TWO MONTHSAGO POLICE BUSTED UP A LARGEGATHERING OF BOATERS BUNCHED UPTOGETHER O AT THE OVERLOOK OFFTHENATCHEZ TRACE.AND IN APRIL A FATHER DROWNEDAFTERINVESTIGATORS SAID HE JUMPEDINTO THERESERVOIR WITHOUT A LIFEJACKETTO SAVE HISFIVE-YEAR-OLD SON.14842:09-2:16WE UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY WANTSTO HAVE FUN OUT HERE THISWEEKEND WE ASK THAT THEY BE SAFEABOUT IT.

FOLLOW THE STATE LAWSAND FOLLOW OUR RULES ANDREGULATIONS.

BILOXI CITY HALL REOPENED THISMORNING DESPITE HAVE TWO CITYEMPLOYEES TEST POSITIVE FORCOVID-19..