There are 14 article(s) tagged masking:

• May 2022

  • COVID case rates rising again, health director says

    The seven-day rolling average is now more than five times higher than what it was three weeks ago, Dr. Michelle Taylor told the Shelby County Commission.

    By Aisling Mäki May 10, 2022

• March 2022

  • Guest Column: It is time to go back to church, to synagogue, to the mosque

    It is time to return because the moral soul of the planet is under threat in the invasion of Ukraine, and we can’t fight this evil via Zoom.

    By G. Scott Morris March 02, 2022

• September 2021

  • Health Dept. director: ‘COVID is not done with us’

    The local Health Department is not planning on additional COVID-19 business restrictions at this time but “nothing is off the table,” said its director. 

    By Abigail Warren September 09, 2021

• August 2021

  • Sanford: In the battle against COVID, let’s listen to the experts and ignore the nonsense

    And now that the Food and Drug Administration has moved the Pfizer vaccine from emergency-use authorization to full approval, I expect to see more employers, public and private, requiring the vaccine as a condition of employment.

    By Otis Sanford August 26, 2021

  • Opinion: The virus is not political, but our policy choices are

    We’ve all seemingly decided that virtual instruction is a sub-optimal policy choice, and that classroom instruction is worth the additional risk.

    By Mick Wright August 23, 2021

  • Hundreds of Collierville students in quarantine after first week of school

    Collierville Schools said more than 70 students have contracted COVID-19, causing 241 students to quarantine. About 11.16% of Collierville students opted out of masking.

    By Abigail Warren August 17, 2021

  • Suburban parents continue to protest mask mandate

    Protests from suburban parents continued Tuesday, although gatherings were smaller than those that occurred Monday.

    By Abigail Warren August 10, 2021

  • Collierville parents push for choice following mask mandate

    Parents in Collierville are divided on the Shelby County Health Department’s mandate and the district’s decision to align its guidelines accordingly. 

    By Abigail Warren August 09, 2021

  • Masks will be required in all K-12 schools in Shelby County

    The Shelby County Health Department amended Directive No. 24 to require face coverings for students and teachers in all K-12 schools, officials announced Friday.

    By Jane Roberts, Abigail Warren August 09, 2021

  • New health directive strongly urges masking

    The Shelby County Health Department has new guidance on masking.

    By Jane Roberts August 03, 2021

  • Sexton wants special session if schools close, require masks

    Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton will ask Gov. Bill Lee for a special session if districts close or require masks. Shelby County Schools is requiring masks for students and staff.

    By Abigail Warren August 03, 2021

• July 2021

  • No new mask mandates, for now

    The next health directive will offer clearer guidance on when and where to mask, but Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he does not expect additional restrictions or mask mandates at this time.

    By Abigail Warren July 30, 2021

  • Collierville Schools releases COVID guidelines

    Collierville Schools is also recommending students who are sick stay home.

    By Abigail Warren July 26, 2021

• May 2021

  • CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors

    To date about 154 million Americans, more than 46% of the population, have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines.

    By The Associated Press May 13, 2021