SEVIERVILLE â Sevier Countyâs mask mandate is ending, but many businesses and public offices will still be requiring people to wear masks at least in certain situations
County Mayor Larry Waters confirmed this week that he would be letting the countyâs mask mandate expire at the end of the day today, Thursday, April 15.
That doesnât mean that there wonât be any mask requirements in the county, however.
The Sevier County Courthouse is still under a mandate set forth by the Tennessee Supreme Court, which has authority over buildings where court takes place around the state.
Waters has also continued to require masks at most of the countyâs public buildings, such as public works and the Sevier County Sheriffâs Office.
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SEVIERVILLE Sevier County residents will not be able to get Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine for COVID-19 for an undetermined amount of time after the federal government recommended a “pause” in distribution of the vaccine.
The Tennessee Department of Health announced Tuesday that it would follow federal recommendations to hold off on administering the vaccine while federal officials review reports of rare but dangerous blood clots in a handful of patients who have received the vaccine.
State officials said they expect to be able to continue providing vaccinations in Tennessee on schedule, although patients will need to take the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, both of which require two doses to be fully effective.
SEVIERVILLE â Sevier Countyâs mask mandate will expire at the end of the day Thursday, although county government offices will still require masks.
County Mayor Larry Waters confirmed Tuesday that he would let the mandate expire, ending months of required face coverings in most public areas in the county due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sevier County was one of two counties in East Tennessee that still had a mandate; Knox County has maintained its restrictions.
Gov. Bill Leeâs executive order allowing county governments to set the mandates lasts through April 28.
âBased on our decreasing positivity rate and the increase in vaccine availability, I feel it is an appropriate time to allow the executive order to expire,â Waters said.
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Dolly Parton took to social media Thursday to declare that she doesn’t want the Tennessee legislature to approve putting up a statue of her at the state capitol… probably one of the few conceivable things that could have united lawmakers from different sides of the aisle in the current political climate.
“I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their consideration of a bill to erect a statue of me on the Capitol grounds,” she wrote. “I am honored and humbled by their intention,” she continued but not