(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 4 in Prentiss County beginning at the western boundary of the City of Booneville and extending westerly to the Prentiss/Tippah county line, a distance of approximately six (6) miles, is designated and shall be known as the “Hershel G. Jumper Memorial Highway.”
(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the highway described in subsection (1) of this section.