Smoking restrictions in Barbour County, W.Va. are about to get stricter. As of Oct. 1, 2014, smoking will be banned in workplaces, public parks and playgrounds and within 20-feet of the entrances of buildings.

Barbour County is located in the northern part of the state. It has home to just over 15,000 residents.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.