Former state lawmaker Nolan Mettetal passes away from COVID complications

A former state lawmaker died today after being hospitalized with pneumonia from COVID-19.

80 deaths- - a former state lawmaker died- today after being - hospitalized with pneumonia fro- covid-19.

- nolan mettetal was 75 years old- his wife, kay mettetal, said in- - a facebook post dec.

23 that he- was "in the hospital in oxford fighting with covid- pneumonia in both lungs, " and posted today that he had died.- mettetal was a pharmacist from- sardis and served - mississippi senate from january- 1996 to january 2012, - then served eight years in the- house in a district includes- parts of lafayette, panola and- tallahatchie- counties.