Details of commissioning coming

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Gov. Phil Bryant will be in town Monday for a news conference to formally announce details of the commissioning of the USS Mississippi in Pascagoula in June. Mayor Robbie Maxwell said the attack submarine will carry the state's name all over the world. Jerry St. Pe, former Ingalls Shipbuilding president and chairman of the Host City Committee, said about 5,000 people are expected to attend the commissioning. The Navy pays for the ceremony, while donations pay for receptions, gifts and special celebrations. The fundraising effort by the USS Mississippi Commissioning Committee will be discussed at Monday's press conference. (Source: Mississippi Press, 03/01/12)