Governor limits alcohol sales at bars, restaurants

Gov. Tate Reeves announced today that bars can now only sell alcohol to seated customers, and no alcohol can be sold at restaurants or bars from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

The governor, in a briefing this afternoon, also announced that 29 of Mississippi’s 82 counties are now under a mask mandate.

The governor’s new orders are expected to be in place through Aug. 3.