TUPELO ⢠Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson says his department will not enforce any executive orders intended to limit the escalating spread of COVID-19 throughout the state even as the Tupelo Police Department makes plans to ramp up enforcement of existing safety measures. Johnson told the Daily Journal in a telephone interview that he has ordered Lee County sheriffâs deputies not to issue citations or arrest people for failing to follow executive orders issued by state or local officials mandating masks or limiting public gatherings. Gov. Tate Reeves has placed Lee County â along with more than half the stateâs counties â under an emergency order requiring that masks be worn indoors when interacting with the public. The governor has also ordered limits on crowd sizes throughout the state.