December 28, 2013 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Hickory, N.C. Going Smoke-free

Come Jan. 1, smoking in Hickory, N.C.’s public parks will be banned as the city is going tobacco-free as part of a joint-initivaite between the Catawba County Public Health Department and the N.C. Community Transformation Grant Project.

The City Council approved the measure on Dec. 3. It is said to affect 23 parks and other recreation areas.

Hickory, N.C. is located in the western part of the sate. It has a population of just over 40,000 and is the largest city in Catawba County.

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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 handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.

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