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Mask mandate in place

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Mask mandate in place
Mask mandate in place
Mask mandate in place

IT IS AN ADJUSTMENT...MOST PEOPLE ADMITTING THEY MIGHTONLY WEAR MASKS ON OCCASION...NOW HAVING TO SETTLE IN TO ITBEING THEBUSINESS OF THE DAY IN THISLATEST WAVE OFTHE PANDEMIC.PRETTY HAPPY TO COMPLY." OUTSIDEAND INSIDE THE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLYBUSINESS, THERE ARE SIGNS OF THENEW WAYOF DOING BUSINESS HERE IN LIGHTOF THEGOVERNOR'S NEW MASK MANDATE.

KC:"EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU HAVESOMEONE WHO WANTS TO NOT WEARTHE MASK.

SO IT IS A FINE LINEBETWEEN KEEPING CUSTOMERS HAPPYAND KEEPING EVERYONEHEALTHY.SS: DO YOU GIVE IN OR HAND THEMA MASK?KC: WE ARE ASKING THEM TOPLEASE WAIT OUTSIDE." ALLBUSINESSES IN 13 COUNTIES IN THESTATEARE REQUIRED TO SCREEN THEIREMPLOYEES EACH DAY, MANDATE FACECOVERINGS AND SANITIZEREGULARLY."JOSH IT IS ONLY MINORINCONVENINCE IT IS HOT.""IT IS A MESS BUT I WILL WEAR ITTO BE SAFE.

IS IT COMFORTABLE?NOT AT ALL."HINDS, MADISON AND RANKINCOUNTIES AREJUST THREE OF THE 13 COUNTIESNOW PLACEDUNDER TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS INTHEWAKE OF AN UPTICK IN COVID-19CASES.THE HOPE IS MASK MANDATES WILLTURNTHE TIDE."EVEN IF A CUSTOMER COMESIN WITHOUT A MASK WE ACTUALLYHAVEA BOX OF MASKS IN THE BACK TOHAND IT TO THEM.FOR BUSINESSES LIKE ROOSTERS, ITIS THE NEW ORDER OF BUSINESSTHAT HADACTUALLY BEEN AROUND SINCE THECITY OFJACKSON ISSUED ITS MASK MANDATEWEEKSBEFORE."IT IS A DIFFICULT TIME.EVERYTHINGIS A LITTLE DIFFERENT." AND A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS IN DAYONE OF THE GOVERNOR'S NEW ORDERTHAT WILLRUN THROUGH AT LEAST JULY 20TH.LIVE IN JACKSON SCOTT SIMMONS 16WAPT NEWS.

THANK YOU SCOTT...WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A FULL MAPOF COU

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