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While the Palmetto State has made some strides, at local levels, on ordinances banning smoking in restaurants and bars, we still got all F's on the American Lung Association's "State of Tobacco Control 2012" report, released earlier this month.
North Myrtle Beach City Council approved the first reading of a citywide smoking ordinance, four votes to three. Council members Greg Duckworth, Terry Coyne and Bob Cavanaugh voted against the ordinance, while Fred Coyne, J.O Baldwin, III, and Hank Thomas voted in favor. Mayor Marilyn Hatley broke the tie in favor of the ordinance.
North Myrtle Beach City Council is scheduled to have first reading of a proposed smoking ban Monday night.
The city of North Myrtle Beach will take public comment on first reading of a possible smoking ban Monday night. The ban will make smoking illegal in government buildings, restaurants and other public places.
Patrick Reynolds is the grandson of the late RJ Reynolds, whose company produces cigarette brands Camel, Monarch and Winston. Reynolds says his father's death from emphysema caused by years of smoking is why he's trying to help others through The Foundation for a Smokefree America.
Timmonsville Town Council members passed the first reading Tuesday night of a smoke-free ordinance. It would ban smoking in enclosed spaces that are open to the public.
The National Cancer Institute has launched a new initiative, including a special website, and Smartphone application, all with the goal of helping teens quit smoking before they become adults.
The Timmonsville Town Council passed the first reading of the smoke free ordinance Tuesday, paving the way for a second Florence County town to go smoke free. But before it votes on the second and fin
With these facts in mind, News 13 will team up with Smoke Free Horry for a series of Smoking Cessation Helplines in January, February and March. Volunteers will staff phone banks on six separate nights, providing information and access to local resources for people who want to stop smoking.