Mask mandate

Governor Roy Cooper did not reinstate a statewide mask mandate this week, despite the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases this month. Instead, he left the decision to again require indoor masking in public settings to local municipalities.
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines issued a citywide mask mandate that went into effect at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20, and although public health officials discussed masking with county commissioners on Thursday, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners did not issue their own directive one way or another.
For more, see the Saturday/Sunday, August 21 & 22, 2021 edition.