Mask mandate goes into effect Monday

Governor Tate Reeves newest executive order goes into effect tomorrow requiring many people to wear masks in public in several counties.

COUNTIES WILLGO INTO EFFECT MONDAY.

WE SPOKETOPEOPLE HERE IN RANKIN COUNTYABOUT THEIRTHOUGHTS ON BEING REQUIRED TOWEARMAKS WHEN OUT IN PUBLIC."I THINK IT IS JUST NECCESSARY, HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO SLOWTHIS PANDEMIC DOWN.GET ORDER OF IT AND SEE CAN WEMOVE FORWARD BECUASE IT ISTAKING A TOLL ON SO MANYFAMILIES."I THINK IT'S GOOD, I ALSO THINKIT IWHAT IT IS.

YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLEWHO ARE GOING TO DOAND SOME WHO ARE NOT.""THE NUMBERS ARE UP AND IT ISSCARY AND WE AR FIXINGTO STARTBACK SCHOOL AND IF WE CAN DO OPART TO WEAR OUR MASK AND TO BESAFE IF THEY SAY ITS GOING TOSAFE THEN I AM COMPLETLY ONBOARD WITH IT."WITH THE HEAT INDEX EXPECTED TOBE IN THEHUNDREDS NEXT WEEK WEARING AMASK COULDBE A PROBLE FOR SOME"YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S HOT.

IT'SREALLY HARD TO BREATH OUT OFTHEM, IT'S REALLY HARD.

SO IMEANPERSONALLY I DO'T WEAR IT WHEN I IN WALMART, I CAN'T BREATH INTHEM AND THEN IT'S REALLY HOTOUTSIDME PERSONALLY WHEN IT IS THISHOT OUTSIDE I AM NOT EVENOUTSIDE.

YOU KNOW IN FRONT OFMY OWN YARD DOING WHAT I GTO DO I AM PROBABLY NOT WEARINGNO MASK BUT IF I AM OUT INPUBLIC WITH OTHER PEOPLE OFCOURSE, I MEAN HOW LONG YOUGONNA BE OUSTIDE.

LET'S BEHONEST ABOUT IT."I AM SWEETING UNDER IT RIGHTNOW BUT IT IS JUST WHAT I HAVETODO.

THESE ARE THE BEST ONES THATIHAVE FOUND, THEY ARE BREATHABLEYOU CAN BEND THEM.

I JUSTFIGURED OUT IN WALMART HOW I CANDO IT SO IT DOESN'T FOG MYGLASSES UP.

ITS JUST PART OFLIFERIGHT NOSTARING MONDAY MADISON AND HINDSCOUNTY WILL ALSO BE UNDER THEMASKMANDATE.MARCUS HUNTER 16 WAPT NEWS.

GOVERNOR REEVES SAID THE MANDATEWILLREMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL