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Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 29, 2020

MS Office of Tobacco Control Awarded Twice for Smokefree Efforts 

The Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) Office of Tobacco Control placed first in two main categories presented by the American Nonsmoker’s Rights (ANR) Foundation at its annual Smokefree Indoor Air Challenge and Voices for Smokefree Air Awards Ceremony: the Smokefree Air Challenge award and the Smokefree Air Challenge E-Cigarettes award. The virtual awards ceremony was established by ANR to acknowledge and recognize states that excel in passing 100 percent smokefree provisions in workplaces, restaurants, and bars.  Currently, Mississippi has 171 smokefree cities with the passage of comprehensive smokefree air ordinances, 137 of which…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 29, 2020

YP Daily Roundup 10/29/20

Governor Reeves: President Trump approves Zeta emergency declaration Per Governor Tate Reeves on Twitter: “Just spoke with Donald Trump and he expressed his full support for the people of Mississippi as we deal with the fallout of Zeta. Anything we need in this emergency, he’ll get it to us. Grateful for a President who is…