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If you need to do business with the city, remember that most business with the city can be conducted online or over the phone. View list of all facilities requiring masks (PDF).View Mayor’s city wide mask order declaration (PDF).Joines’ order was issued as a tenth amendment to the State of Emergency declaration he signed March 13, 2020. The order provides seven exemptions, including religious beliefs, medical or behavioral conditions or disabilities and while actively eating or drinking. It also states, “Persons violating this declaration may be ordered to leave the 2021 Carolina Classic Fair or any WSSU football game for noncompliance without a refund or compensation of any kind.” Joines’ order applies to anyone “attending, working or participating in any manner” at the fair and the football games. The order formalizes the City Council’s decision to proceed with the fair while requiring patrons to wear masks at the event.
Mayor Allen Joines has ordered that masks, shields or other face coverings be worn by anyone attending the Carolina Classic Fair and Winston-Salem State University football games played at Bowman Gray Stadium. Information on city actions in response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be posted on this page.