Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson officially kicked off the 162nd
Mississippi State Fair with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Joining Commissioner Gipson were (from
left to right) Annie Epps Davis with the Mississippi State Fairgrounds, Jackson Police Department
Chief James Davis, Commissioner Andy Gipson, Central Mississippi Transportation Commissioner
Willie Simmons, Interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshard Crisler, Miss Jackson Hospitality
MaKayla Dillard, State Fire Academy Director Terry Wages, and Mississippi State Fairgrounds
Director Michael Lasseter.