TRAVEL RESTRICTION IMPACTS

IN SOUTHEAST OHIO, FEDERAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS HAVE FORCED THE CANCELLATION OF A LOCAL MUSIC FESTIVAL HEADLINERS. 
THE NELSONVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL IS A MULTI-DAY ANNUAL EVENT IN ATHENS COUNTY EVERY SUMMER THAT DRAWS THOUSANDS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO THE AREA AND GENERATES MILLIONS IN ANNUAL LOCAL REVENUE. THIS YEAR MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FESTIVAL WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO PROMOTE A THEME OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE. AS A RESULT OF THE FEDERAL FOREIGN TRAVEL BAN, THE NIGERIAN GROUP ETRAN DE L'AIR (EH-TRON DAY LA AIR) WILL NOT BE PERFORMING A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SET BECAUSE THE GROUP IS PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE UNITED STATES. THE FESTIVAL WILL PROCEED THIS JUNE WITH OTHER ACTS.