COVID no longer public health emergency, Gov. Lee says
Gov. Bill Lee announced the end of statewide public health orders and signed Executive Order 80. The executive order also ends local authority to issue mask requirements in the 89 counties directed by the state Department of Health. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Gov. Lee has requested counties with independent health departments — Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and Sullivan — that have remaining business restrictions or mask requirements to lift all measures no later than May 30.
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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.