Governor Tate Reeves is adding more restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the state. On Monday, hospitalizations reached a record high in Mississippi. Today, Reeves added 13 counties to the mask mandate list that now…
Nineteen counties have been added to the mask mandate list this afternoon, bringing the total to 41 out of 82 counties. Stone County was among the coastal counties that was added to the list, joining Harrison and…
JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – Governor Tate Reeves adds several north Mississippi counties to a growing mask mandate. Itawamba, Montgomery, Pontotoc, and Winston are now part of growing lists. Lee and Yalobusha Counties are under the same order until December 11th. Last week, Mississippi saw at least three days where more than one thousand new cases […]
Harrison County has now been added to Governor Tate Reeves’ mask mandate list along with six other additional counties. At his press briefing this afternoon, Governor Reeves announced the following counties that will be added to the…
Governor Tate Reeves announced he will extend the mask mandate for another two weeks at today’s press conference. On top of that, he is also allowing more spectators to attend sporting events and other extracurricular school gatherings from two per…
School leaders on the Coast are responding to the governor’s order to mandate mask wearing for students and teachers. Originally students and staff returning to school in the Jackson County School District had the option of wearing a mask to…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he’s setting a statewide order for people to wear masks in public amid a recent surge in cases of the new coronavirus. Reeves also delayed the start of the…
Governor Tate Reeves extends the previous ‘Safer at Home’ order until Monday, August 3rd, adding 10 counties to the list of mandatory mask mandates. The 10 counties added to the list of mask mandates are: Bolivar Covington Forrest Humphreys Panola…
On Monday, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced new measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19. In a post to social media, Gov. Reeves said, “COVID-19 is spreading and killing in our state. It is not a hypothetical, it is…
After Governor Tate Reeves issued a mask mandate for 13 counties, many residents wonder who is responsible for enforcing it. For Harrison and Jackson counties, the burden falls on business owners. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson says the only thing…
Governor Tate Reeves said that the mask mandate will most likely extend past Monday. Currently, 13 out of 82 counties have mask mandates. Reeves said today that counties that have more than 200 cases in the last 14 days, or…
If you plan on making a trip to Alabama sometime soon, you’ll now have to wear a mask. Today, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey issued an emergency proclamation containing an amended safer at home order that includes a statewide mask requirement.…
Are the tighter COVID-19 restrictions putting a squeeze on businesses affected here in South Mississippi? It’s business once again and as usual, these few days into the governor’s new mask mandate, according to Butch Simpson, co-owner of Negrotto’s Frame and…
A reminder to Mississippians, the new mask mandate is now in effect. Based on the governor’s executive order 1507, the following counties must adhere to the use of a mask or face covering in public, practice enhanced safety protocols, and…
Mask mandates have now been issued in 13 counties across the state including Harrison and Jackson counties. Governor Tate Reeves announced the mask mandates will go into effect on Monday, July 13th. He also mentioned that gatherings will now be…