Gov. Tate Reeves announces 9 nominees for Mississippi education boards Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is nominating nine people to serve on three boards that make decisions about public education from kindergarten through college. Credit: AP Gov. Tate Reeves discusses his statewide order for people to wear masks in public amid a recent surge in cases of the new coronavirus during a COVID-19 press briefing, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 in Jackson, Miss. Author: The Associated Press Updated: 10:59 AM CDT May 19, 2021 JACKSON, Miss — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is nominating nine people to serve on three boards that make decisions about public education from kindergarten through college.