News A small town dragged its feet on COVID-19 mask mandates. Now residents are paying the price. December 11, 2020Andrea Ball, Jayme Fraser and Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYComments Off on A small town dragged its feet on COVID-19 mask mandates. Now residents are paying the price. In communities where mask-wearing has become a political inflection point, the toll of the virus has surpassed the dark spring in America's cities.