Edwards mayor to issue executive order requiring residents wear mask in public

The mayor of Edwards says he plans to issue and executive order requiring residents to wear a mask or face covering in public.

15062:54-3:02THE MAYOR OF EDWARDS IS WORRIEDHIS TOWN COULD BECOME A COVID-19 HOTSPOT THAT'SWHY HE'S NOW RUSHING TO GET ALL1000 RESIDENTSTESTED.15013:13-3:20IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE ENTIRETOWN TESTED BUT WE AT LEAST GOTCLOSE TO HALF DONE.MAYOR MARCUS WALLACE SAYSTHEY'VEGOTTEN RESULTS BACK FROM 200TESTWALLACE BELIEVES MORE THAN TWODOZENPEOPLE COULD BE POSITIVE FORCORONAVIRUS.15013:25-3:31MARCUS WALLACE/EDWARDS MAYORWE'VE TAKEN A SERIOUS PROACTIVEAPPROACH ANDBEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE EVERY SINCETHE OFFICERS TESTEDPOSITIVE.ONE EDWARDS POLICE OFFICER WHOTESTPOSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS DIED THISWEEK.SERGEANT KELVIN MIXON HAS BEENON THE POLICFORCE MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

MIXONSPENT MORE THAN TWO WEEKS IN THEHOSPITAL1504CHIEF TERRANCE CRUMP/EDWARDSPOLICEDEPARTMENT1:15-1:26I WAS TALKING TO HIM OUT HERE INTHE PARKING LOT I NOTICE HE WASSTUMBLING AS HE WAS WALKING ANI TOOK THEM INSIDE IT WAS HOTTHAT DAY I TOOK HIS TEMPERATUREHE HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE9:22-:9:29IN SMALL TOWNS PEOPLE INTERACTMORE THAN THEY DO IN THE BCITIES SO IT'S NOTHING FORFAMILY TO HAVE IT.THAT'S WHY MAYOR WALLACE PLANSTO SIGN A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDERREQUIRING PEOPLE TOWEAR MASK OR FACE COVERING INPUBLIC15017:58-8:05MAKING SURE THESE BUSINESSESMAKE IT MANDATORY THATYOU HAVE TO HAVE A MASK BEFOREYOU COME IN.15064:18-4:32ROSS ADAMSTHE MAYOR SAYS THEY MAY NEED TOGET EVEN TOUGHERIMPOSING STIFFER FINES EVENJAILTIME FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T FOLLOWTHE RULES TO TRY TO KEEP THEDEADLY VIRUS AT BAY.

ROSS ADAMS16 WAPT NEWS.

A MISSISSIPPI LAWMAKER HASTESTED POSITIVEFOR COVID-