Coalition forms to spread smoking limits

By Liz Mitchell - McClatchy Newspapers HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- A newly formed coalition that works to warn Lowcountry residents about the dangers of secondhand smoke has been awarded $5,000 from the S.C. Tobacco Collaborative. The Coastal South Tobacco Coalition was recently formed to serve Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties. Geri Lester-Baldasare, a coalition member and employee of the S.C. Department... [read full story]