UPDATE: Governor Tate Reeves issued a new, statewide ‘Safer-At-Home Order, which will be in effect from 8:00 AM, Monday, April 27, 2020 until 8:00 AM, Monday, May 11, 2020. This new executive order still encourages Mississippians to stay home unless for essential reasons.
The main points from the ‘Safer-At-Home’ Order are outlined here.
Governor Tate Reeves issued a Shelter-In-Place order, April 1, 2020 because of COVID-19. Local governments across the state have also issued stay-at-home or social distancing orders.
(This is a working list and as municipalities submit paperwork to MEMA, this page will be updated)
Statewide Executive Shelter In Place Order:
- Individuals are to stay at home except for the limited allowances in the executive order.
- When outside of their homes, people must follow social distancing guidelines by maintaining a 6-foot distance from others and avoid groups of 10 or more.
- Evictions are suspended, though people are still required to pay any rent or make any mortgage payments.
- All nonessential businesses are to stop all activities other than those necessary for minimum operations (e.g. payroll, health insurance, security) and enabling employees to work from home.
- Social and other non-essential gatherings in groups of more than 10 people must be cancelled or rescheduled.
- Restaurants and bars may only remain open for drive-thru, curbside, and/or delivery service.
- People may leave their homes only to perform essential activities, such as caring for someone in the vulnerable population, getting food or necessary supplies, and working for an essential business.
- Individual outdoor recreation is encouraged, but not group recreation or activities such as soccer or basketball games.
- For a list of shelter in place FAQs click here.
- Effective April 1, 2020, curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. in the city of Yazoo
- Limits social and non-essential gathering no more than five (5) individuals
- Effective April 2, 2020 at Noon until further notice
- Restaurants may only provide take-out, delivery or drive-thru services. Inside and outside dining areas must close
- All businesses not specifically defined by Governor Tate Reeves’ Executive Order 1463 as ‘Essential Businesses’ must close
- The Community Center, playgrounds, city parks and athletic fields will remain closed
- Declaration of local emergency
- No gatherings of more than 10 people
- Effective April 1, 2020 until April 30, 2020
- All personal care businesses (barber shops, spas, nail salons etc.) and gyms must close
- All recreation facilities (parks, bowling alleys, movie theaters etc.) must close
- Restaurants may only provide take-out, delivery or drive-thru services. Inside and outside dining areas must close
City of Hattiesburg: Executive Order 2020-2 & Executive Order 2020-3
- Effective until April 30, 2020
- All entertainment venues, gyms and public areas in malls (food courts) must close
- No gatherings of more than 10 people at any event
- Restaurants may only provide take-out, delivery or drive-thru services
- Grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores and hardware stores should limit to number of customers in the store at one time.
- These stores should also provide at least six feet of space between customers near checkout lines and discourage customers from clustering in sales areas
- Effective March 31, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. and continue for 30 days
- County-wide curfew from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m.
- No gatherings of more than 10 people at an event for the next 20 days
- Take-out, pick-up or drive-thru services for food is allowed
- Effective 3:00 PM March 25, 2020 until further notice
- All municipal buildings and facilities, including Town Hall. are closed to the general public
- Restaurants may only provide take-out, drive-thru or delivery services
- Effective until April 17, 2020
- Restaurants must suspend dine-in services unless able to reduce capacity to allow no more than 10 people in dining area. Take-out and delivery options are encouraged.
- No one is permitted to visit hospitals, nursing homes or long-term care facilities unless providing critical assistance
- Employees should work from home if possible
- Gatherings of any kind of 10 or more people are not permitted
- Remain at home unless for essential reasons
- Effective for 15 days from March 22, 2020
- Non-Essential businesses must be closed to the public
- All religious gatherings, wedding and funerals should be limited to no more than 10 people
- Effective at 5:00 PM March 21, 2020 until further notice
- Restaurants can only serve food using drive-thru, curbside (only) pick-up and delivery methods. Interior common dining areas must be closed to the public.
- Non-Essential businesses must be closed to the public
- Religious gatherings should be limited to no more than 10 people
- A city-wide curfew will be in effect from 10:00 PM until 6:00 AM except for essential travel by those over the age of 18
- Effective at 5:00 PM March 24, 2020 until further notice
- All non-essential businesses must be closed to the public
- Restaurants can only serve food using drive-thru, curbside (only) pick-up and delivery methods. Interior common dining areas must be closed to the public.
- Religious gatherings should be limited to no more than 10 people
- A county-wide curfew will be in effect from 10:00 PM until 6:00 AM except for essential travel by those over the age of 18
- Effective at 12:00 PM March 20,2020 until April 19, 2020
- Non-Essential businesses must be closed to the public
- Restaurants can provide drive-thru and carryout orders, but only 5 people are allowed inside at a time to pick up to-go orders
- Citizens are mandated to stay home unless necessary to leave
- Effective March 24, 2020 until further notice
- Restaurants my only provide take-out, delivery or drive-thru services. Public dining areas must be closed to the public
- All bars, event centers, parks, recreational facilities must closed to gatherings of more than 10 people
- City of Cleveland Additional Closures
- Effective 30 days from March 23, 2020
- Restaurants and bars must close dine-in services, but may provide pick-up and curbside service.
- There may not be more than 10 employees inside restaurants at one time
- Non-essential businesses and places of worship must adhere to the guidelines of the CDC and limit gatherings to no more than 10 people.
- A county-wide curfew will be strictly enforced from 9:00 PM until 5:00 AM
- Effective 10:00 AM March 25, 2020 until further notice
- Restaurants my only provide take-out, delivery or drive-thru services. Public dining areas must be closed to the public
- Parks and recreational facilities will be closed to gatherings of more than 10 people
- Effective at midnight March, 23, 2020 until 11:59 PM March 30, 2020
- Restaurants must close dine-in services, but may provide pick-up and curbside service.
- Churches and other places of worship must limit persons inside their churches to less than 10 people at a time.
- Non-essential businesses should limit the number of people inside their establishments to less than 10 people.
- Ask for public’s cooperation to stay home except when necessary to be out
- No gatherings of 10 or more people at a time.
- Curfew in effect from 10:00 PM – 5:00 AM