July 2010: City of Brandon - No Smoking Ordinance
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August 2010: Pearl, Mississippi No Smoking Ordinance
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September 2010 Article: School Is In - Smoking Is Out
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October 2010
Article: Clearing the Air Our coalition provided red ribbons for all school-age children in Rankin, Scott and Simpson Counties
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November 2010 Article: Great American Smoke Out
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December 2010 Article: Kick the Habit in 2011
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January 2011 Article: Smokefree Air Mississippi - Letter to the Editor
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February 2011 Article: Mississippians Urged to Snuff Out Tobacco Use
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March 2011 Magee Parks Are Tobacco-Free - Magee Courier and Simpson County News
Kick Butts Day - March 23, 2011 - Rankin County Article Kick Butts Day - March 23, 2011 - Scott County Article Kick Butts Day - March 23, 2011 - Simpson County Article
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April 2011 Flowood is Pondering Going Smokefree - Rankin County News
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May 2011 Flowood Smokefree Ordinance, May 2, 2011 Flowood City Mayor and Council Men and Women, Jennifer Cofer with American Lung Association, Anita Bales with American Cancer Society and Tawni Basden with Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition of Rankin, Scott and Simpson Counties
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Thank you from the bottom of our lungs for making Flowood Smokefree Rankin Record, May 12, 2011 |
PSA for World No Tobacco Day - May 31, 2011 |
June 2011
Youth Sporting Events Smokefree Law - June 2011
Smoking strikes out at youth sporting events - Rankin Ledger, June 14, 2011
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July 2011 State Renews Tobacco Control Grant - Rankin Ledger, July 13, 2011
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August 2011 Group Hails Tobacco-Free Policies - Rankin Ledger, August 16, 2011
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September 2011 Flowood Chamber Golf Tournament - Rankin Ledger, September 2011 Mississippi Smokefree Cities - September 2011 Local Teens Selected to Serve on Tobacco-Free Advisory Board - September 2011
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October 2011 Health Department Educates Mississippians on the Dangers of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke - sent to all Rankin, Scott and Simpson Counties' newspapers, October 2011
Basden leads fight against tobacco - Simpson County Courier and Magee Courier, Women in Business Section, October 26, 2011 LEAD Conference - Post-Event Article, sent to all Rankin and Simpson Counties' newspapers, October 2011
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November 2011
Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition of Rankin, Scott and Simpson Counties Encourages Smokers to Quit for a Day - GASO Article for Rankin County Brandon businesses to host Smokeout - Rankin Ledger, November 5, 2011
Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition of Rankin, Scott and Simpson Counties Encourages Smokers to Quit for a Day - GASO Article for Scott County
Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition of Rankin, Scott and Simpson Counties Encourages Smokers to Quit for a Day - GASO Article for Simpson County Smokeout set for Thursday, November 17th - Simpson County News/Magee Courier, November 17, 2011
Local teens selected to serve on tobacco-free advisory board - Rankin County Weekly Reader, November 9, 2011
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December 2011 Push is on for ban of smoking – Rankin Ledger, December 13, 2011
Students Learn Leadership Skills at L.E.A.D. 2011 Conference - Rankin County News, December 28. 2011
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January 2011 Start the Holidays Off Right by Kicking the Habit - article sent to all Rankin, Scott and Simpson County newspapers
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