Big turn out for free COVID-19 masks on Saturday
Published 1:43 pm Saturday, May 23, 2020
Adams County Supervisor Wes Middleton, his wife, Lauren, and volunteers, distribute masks to residents in front of the old K-Mart building on John R. Junkin Road on Saturday morning. (Scott Hawkins, The Nathez Democrat)
Cars wait in line at the Volunteer Fire Department on Foster Mound Road on Saturday morning to get free masks given away by Adams County Supervisor Warren Gaines and volunteers. (Scott Hawkins, The Natchez Democrat)
Cars wait in line at the Volunteer Fire Department on Foster Mound Road on Saturday morning to get free masks given away by Adams County Supervisor Warren Gaines and volunteers. (Scott Hawkins, The Natchez Democrat)
Cars wait in line at the Volunteer Fire Department on Foster Mound Road on Saturday morning to get free masks given away by Adams County Supervisor Warren Gaines and volunteers. (Scott Hawkins, The Natchez Democrat)
Cars wait in line at the Volunteer Fire Department on Foster Mound Road on Saturday morning to get free masks given away by Adams County Supervisor Warren Gaines and volunteers. (Scott Hawkins, The Natchez Democrat)
Adams County Supervisor Warren Gaines and volunteers distribute free face masks at the Volunteer Fire Department on Foster Mound Road Saturday morning. (Scott Hawkins, The Natchez Democrat)
Volunteers distribute free face masks at the Volunteer Fire Department on Foster Mound Road Saturday morning. (Scott Hawkins, The Natchez Democrat)
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A large number of residents turned out Saturday as Adams County Supervisors distributed free COVID-19 facial masks at several drive thru locations in the county from 9 a.m. until noon.
District 1 Adams County Supervisor Wes Middleton with his wife, Lauren, and several volunteers, handed out masks in front of the old K-Mart at 280 John R Junkin Dr. Saturday.
Wes Middleton said a line of cars was waiting when he showed up at 9 a.m. and by 10 a.m. They had given away 130 masks to people who drove through and presented a picture ID to prove they are residents of Adams County.
District 5 Supervisor Warren Gaines had a huge turnout at the Volunteer Fire Department on Foster Mound Road on Saturday.
“We had 1,800 masks,” Gaines said.
By 10:30 a.m. Gaines had distributed 1,200 of those masks to residents who drove through the fire department.
Still a line of cars was backed up waiting to get their free masks.
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