The Governor extends mask mandates to nineteen more counties.
Then, retailers prepare for peak holiday shopping. We look at how COVID-19 is changing consumer’s purchasing habits ahead of Black Friday.
Plus, after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, Mississippi’s Christmas tree farmers offer a reprieve from the crowded stores.
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Half of Mississippi's 82 counties are now under a mask mandate, as coronavirus cases surge. Governor Tate Reeves added 19 new counties to the existing list of 22 to an executive order requiring masks in public and limiting the size of social gatherings. Reeves says the state is seeing its second surge.
The announcement came the day the state department of health reported 53 COVID-19 related deaths. 3,729 Mississippians have died from the disease since the pandemic began in March. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says that number is likely an undercount, and the mortality rate for residents over 50 is troubling.
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Mississippi Retailers are optimistic they’ll see large turnouts as the holiday shopping season gets underway with early Black Friday deals. According to the National Retail Federation, people are expected to spend on average $1,000 on gifts, seasonal decorations and food. tells Our Desare Frazier speaks with Katherine Cullen and Lexi Harris of the Tanger Outlet in Southaven
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Southern Remedy Health Minute
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Bunny Patches. Pumpkin Patches. Christmas Ride and Seek. These are a few of the seasonal offerings by Lazy Acres, an agri-tourism farm in Newton County. Many locally owned operations like this took early hits in the spring wave of the pandemic. But as the calendar turned to fall, the outdoor allure of farm attractions began to draw more crowds. And now that includes picking out a Christmas Tree. Michael May is the proprietor of Lazy Acres and the President of the Southern Christmas Tree Association. He shares more about the unusual year and how local Christmas Tree farmers offer a reprieve from the big box stores.
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