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Curfew extended for city of Memphis

Mayor Jim Strickland makes civil emergency proclamation and executive order

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Saturday, May 30, 2020 - "A Peaceful Call To Protest" in downtown Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tennessee —

The curfew the city of Memphis is under has been extended.

Tuesday afternoon, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland issued a civil emergency proclamation and executive order which implemented a curfew from 10pm June 2 until 6am June 3.

By way of a previous executive order, Memphis was under curfew Monday at 10pm through 6am Tuesday.

The Memphis suburb of Germantown also is under curfew. The announcement came Monday, and the curfew continues indefinitely.

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Please see the attached orders extending curfew, Phase II of Back-to-Business, and our State of Emergency. https://t.co/fMGdHSJ8ol; https://t.co/DYrpTEldsY; https://t.co/88wVTWwnsH
— CityofMem_Media (@CityofMem_Media) June 2, 2020

Following the announcement made earlier by @CityOfMemphis, the City of Germantown is also instituting a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, which will continue as long as necessary.
— City of Germantown (@germantowntenn) June 1, 2020