Picayune, Mississippi Success Story Municipality Adapts to Continue Serving Constituents Amidst Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected not only individuals and businesses, but also governments at all levels. For many Americans, their local city government is a bedrock, and their continued interactions and relationship with it can help maintain at least a small sense of normalcy or security even in unsettling times. Following their state’s direction, the city of Picayune, Mississippi declared a local emergency on March 16, 2020, instructing non-essential businesses and workers to work from home when possible. Picayune is a distant suburb of New Orleans. Although the city’s administrative staff are considered essential government workers, city clerk Amber Hinton determined that mos

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