public health

Local reaction: New federal law raises tobacco purchasing age

An owner of a vape store in Lexington says he supports the new federal law

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) –A new federal law makes it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco products. One owner of a vape store says this is a good move to prevent their products from getting into the wrong hands. Brad Progler, the Owner of Essential Vapors in Lexington, says only three percent of his customers are…

DHEC: Be Proactive in Preventing Oral Cancers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is urging you to be proactive when it comes to fighting oral cancer. DHEC estimates more than 900 people in the state will be diagnosed with oral cancers and cancers of the throat, tonsils, and back of the tongue in 2017 alone. 180 residents will die from oral…