Tattoo shops reopened Monday

Lucky 7 in Tupelo opened back up after almost 2 months of being closed.

Lining up and booking appointments at their local tattoo shops.

They had to close their doors because of the governor's previous executive orders.

Wtva's chelsea brown is live a lucky 7 tattoo shop where workers there opened back up this afternoon.

Greg hutcheson- artist "i had people messaging me, asking me about setting an appointment before we even knew that we would reopen."

Greg hutchenson is an artist at lucky 7.

He said prior to closing, tattoo shops were already under strict safety and health guidelines.

Artists already had to wear gloves and sanitize and clean their station after every customer.

Now include mandatory masks for employees and customers are part of the protocol.

The lobby is now closed.

Many people are calling she shop to book their appointments.

"the phone has been ringing pretty non stop, we are making people schedule appointments at the moment" greg hutcheson is definitely glad that he is finally getting to go back to work.

"we really love what we do, we really enjoy our customers so it has been