I have grown up and currently live in Mercer County. It is a smaller town compared to Lexington with about 21,774 residents. Since the beginning of the school year there has been much controversy across the state of Kentucky about different issues such as: returning to sports, returning to school, and the wearing of face masks. It has been about 7 months since the "beginning" of the pandemic and shutdowns. It is understandable that many people are tired of the restrictions that have been inflicted on them and their families. However, the status of the pandemic will never improve without the wearing of face masks and the social distancing guidelines. Sadly many people still don't grasp that concept and want to do what they want to do, when they want to do it. This has caused our county to take a huge spike in cases due to the defiance of the guidelines set forth by the Governor and local officials. The spike into the red zone has caused the beginning of in person classes to be pushed back week by week 2 consecutive times. It has caused my brother, Nolan, and his teammates to lose over a weeks worth of play and practice time in soccer and all other sports were the same. If people are not prepared to follow the rules then it negatively affects everyone around them and puts innocent citizens at risk for contracting the virus. I urge every person to follow the rules because it does affect the life and death of others.
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