Harris pushes statewide mask rule, works on ways around refusal by state
The effort short of a statewide mask mandate includes a coalition of local leaders across West Tennessee. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he is also working on a long-term plan for the county to continue to deal with the pandemic through 2021 and after federal CARES Act funding runs out at the end of December.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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