State Games of Mississippi

SEE YOU IN 2020

STATE GAMES ANNOUNCES CONTINGENCY PLAN

As of March 26, 2020

While plans to hold the State Games of Mississippi Opening Ceremony and most sporting events in June are still going forward, the State Games has created a contingency plan.

The State Games of Mississippi is monitoring the ongoing concerns regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19 and is committed to the health and well-being of our staff, board, volunteers and athletes and will be taking the necessary steps to help prevent the spread of the virus and keep everyone safe during any State Games events.

“If it becomes necessary for the Opening Ceremony and or the summer Games to be postponed or cancelled, we plan to have a ‘Big Celebration’ ceremony with at least two of our largest sports tournaments at a later date to highlight our athletes and sponsors,” said Executive Director Carolyn Smith. “We have all of our promotional items (t-shirts, posters and programs) printed with our Sponsors logos and these items will indeed be used in some way.”

Note: Office hours remain as noted below.

UPDATE ON STATUS OF NETFEST AND STATE GAMES EVENTS

The State Games of Mississippi is monitoring the ongoing concerns regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are committed to the health and well-being of our staff, board, volunteers and athletes and will be taking the necessary steps to help prevent the spread of the virus and keep everyone safe during the State Games events.

The State Games of Mississippi is following the recommendations and directives of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health and the Governor’s office. We will follow their guidelines in terms of the continuation of events. Should they mandate events be canceled, State Games of Mississippi will provide all participants with more detailed information regarding event rescheduling, cancellation or refunds.

AS OF MARCH 19, 2020:

NETFEST 2020 has been postponed. We hope to reschedule this in the future.

State Games of Mississippi Opening Ceremony (June 5) and Events for 2020

With most State Games of Mississippi events not scheduled to begin until mid May, all events are currently planned to proceed at this time but are subject to change as the situation further develops. Please refer to the State Games of Mississippi website for updates. We recommend that everyone refer to the CDC website for resources on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus. For all inquiries and questions from State Games, please email info@stategamesofms.org. Registration is now scheduled to open on April 20, 2020.

OFFICE HOURS

The State Games of Mississippi has offices at Meridian Community College, which is currently closed. Our staff will be in the office on Wednesday mornings from 9 – 11 a.m. while MCC is closed. We will be working from home as the need arises, but you can always reach us via email.