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Jump to full article: WAFF NBC Channel 48 (Huntsville, AL), 2009-10-21
Author: Josh Ault
Intro: TUSCUMBIA, AL (WAFF) - In the Shoals, going smoke-free is the new trend.
Recently, the city of Florence started a smoking ban for restaurants and parks.
Now, the outside of a county building might go smoke-free, too.
Finding a place to light up a cigarette is becoming harder and harder in the Shoals. The next place that might go smoke-free is the outside of the Colbert County Courthouse.
A few weeks ago, the 200 employees there got to vote to see if they would support a ban.
"I do find (smoking) offensive," said Lynn South, Colbert County Chief Accounting Clerk, "I personally had to vote yes to ban the smoking."
South was not alone. More people voted to ban smoking, so the item came before the county commission.
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