Prentiss County Placed Under Mask Mandate by Governor

On Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves revealed that multiple counties have reached the case thresholds and other requirements to bring a mandatory mask mandate back to the county. 

Prentiss County is one of the counties that qualified for additional COVID-19 restrictions. 

The full press release and list of counties under the “Safe Recovery” executive order until December 11 can be found below. 

JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced additional counties that have qualified and met certain requirements to be placed under mask mandates with his “Safe Recovery” executive order that is in effect until December 11th.

Those additional counties are: Alcorn, Attala, Bolivar, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lowndes, Neshoba, Panola, Perry, Prentiss, Stone, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union. As of now 41 of Mississippi’s 82 counties are included within this order.

“As we go into Thanksgiving, please be extra cautious and look out for your loved ones. These are critical times,” Governor Reeves said. “There is much more COVID-19 around us, and therefore a greater risk that you pass the virus to someone that you love dearly.”