Mask rules

While the mask mandate will soon expire, some local businesses may choose to continue them.

Recently , mayor jim coppinger announced that the hamilton county mask mandate would expire at the end of the month.

For the first time in over a year local businesses can decide what they want to do for masking.

Some restaurants, like tazikis, say they trust the county's decision but their restaurants will continue to mask up for now.

Owner of the new york pizza department says his business will no longer enforce masking.

One of chattanooga's staples, the tennessee aquarium, says this isn't a decision they are taking lightly and they are still weighing the factors.

"everything we have done is for safety for our guests, staff and volunteers.

We just want to make sure we are proceeding properly.

The first step is to make sure all of our employees that wish to get vaccinated are fully vaccinated before we make any changes to our policies and procedures."

The mask mandate is set to expire on april