Emergency declarations remain amid pandemic uncertainty
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (in a file photo) continues to issue executive orders and mayors in Shelby County have followed his direction by issuing locally oriented orders. (AP file)
Despite the easing of the pandemic, most local governments are keeping their states of emergency active, renewing them as often as weekly, to make sure they don’t run afoul of funding.
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State of emergency Tennessee State of emergency executive orderAbigail Warren
Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
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