Video: Bill Signed Naming Tenn-Tom Bridge for Brown

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LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) — It’s official…the Highway 82 bridge crossing the Tenn-Tom Waterway just west of Columbus has a new name.

Governor Phil Bryant has signed legislatgion renaming it the Terry W. Brown Memorial Bridge in honor of the late Lowndes County state senator. Brown’s family was on hand for the ceremony.

A formal sign unveiling and renaming will be held in July.

Brown died last year after a year-long battle with cancer. He rose through the ranks to become the second highest ranking member of the Senate behind the lieutenant governor.

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