Here in Eastern North Carolina the small, yet fruitful progress made in reopening local economies has begun to move in the wrong direction.
Starting Friday, Governor Roy Cooper has issued a modified stay-at-home order with a curfew that requires people to stay home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. running through Jan. 8.
Now, some of the same questions that arose during the first stay-at-home order are coming to light. After experiencing Black Friday shopping, most businesses were witnessed enforcing shoppers wearing masks. But mainly, how will local law enforcement interpret Cooper s mandate.
New Bern
During the initial stages of Phase 1 reopening throughout the state, mask mandate was the common phrase discussed between business owners, consumers, and law enforcement.