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Desha County to reopen Old Courthouse and Annex after state mask mandate lifts; employees will still wear masks
Summary
County Judge Tindall said the Old Courthouse and Annex will reopen once Governor Asa Hutchinson lifts the mask mandate, but county employees will still be required to wear masks; custodial spraying will be limited to those two buildings.
County Judge Tindall told the Quorum Court on March 18 that the Old Courthouse and the Annex Building will reopen to the public once the governor lifts the statewide mask mandate. He said employees would nonetheless still be required to wear masks after reopening, and that the routine custodial spraying would stop when doors reopen.
Tindall also clarified custodial responsibilities: the county custodian will limit spraying to the Annex Building and the Old Courthouse and will not travel to other county buildings to perform spraying duties when the courthouse reopens.
Why it matters: The reopening plan affects public access to county services and how the county manages infection-control procedures for employees and visitors. The minutes record the judge's guidance; no formal vote or change to written personnel policy was recorded at the meeting.
What happens next: The reopening is explicitly contingent on Governor Asa Hutchinson lifting the mask mandate; the court did not record a separate county-level order or timetable in the minutes.
