Local leaders seeking advice on request to end mask mandate
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks at a Feb. 26, 2021 press conference outside of the Pipkin Building in Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
“Masking got us through the surge and out of the summer surge,” said David Sweat, deputy director of the Shelby County Health Department. “We will only make changes after thoughtful consideration at this point.”
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.