Harris: Pitch for West Tennessee mask mandate will be ‘a slog’
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, seen here in August, says the West Tennessee mayors “opened the lines of communication” on a possible regional mask mandate. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Mayors from the West Tennessee counties outside Shelby County heard a pitch from Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and others Thursday for a regional mask mandate. Harris says Gov. Bill Lee is unlikely to order a statewide mask requirement. The regional effort will move to one-on-one talks.
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