City of Pampa Issues “Stay-At-Home” Order Effective tonight

Gray County Judge Chris Porter and the City of Pampa Mayor Brad Pingel issued a Stay-at-Home directive for residents.

The order is effective until Wednesday, April 8, at 11:59 pm in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, unless extended.

All persons residing in Gray County are ordered to Stay at Home or their current place of residence.

• All public gatherings of ANY number of people occurring outside a single household are prohibited.
• Travel from a person’s regular place of residence should only be for obtaining essential goods and services or to the person’s place of employment which furnished essential goods and services.
• Any person who is sick or currently experiencing common COVID-19 symptoms is hereby ordered to stay home and follow COVID-19 protocol.
• No visits to nursing homes, retirement or long-term care facilities unless to provide essential care.

Failure to follow the order can result in fines up to $1,000 and/or up-to 180 days in jail. 

Travel permits are not required in the City of Pampa and no curfew is currently enacted except the normal curfew for juveniles under 17.

To learn more about how the order will affect the community click below