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MFS(R) Alabama Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) California Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
MFS(R) West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS
The description of the portfolio managers under the "Management of the Trust
Investment Adviser" section is hereby revised as follows: Effective May 29,
1998, John P. Kihn and Geoffrey L. Schechter are the portfolio managers of the
above Funds. Mr. Kihn, a Vice President of the Adviser, has been employed as a
portfolio manager with the Adviser since October, 1997. From 1996 to 1997, he
worked as a Senior Quantitative Analyst and Vice President of Putnam Investment
Management, Inc.; from 1992 to 1996, he attended the London School of Economics
where he was awarded a doctorate in Finance; and from 1994 to 1995, he was an
associate portfolio manager with Colonial Management Associates, Inc. Mr.
Schechter, a Vice President of the Adviser, has been employed as a portfolio
manager with the Adviser since 1993. Prior to 1993, Mr. Schechter was a Senior
Investment Analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
The date of this Supplement is May 29, 1998.
