State officials announced on Feb. 5 that they had come to an agreement on a state-wide smoking ban, which would ban smoking in bars like Shenanigans Pub in Leesburg. The only exemptions under the ban would include private clubs and establishments with walled-off, ventilated rooms.

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Christy Gates of Lovettsville, and Don Ferguson of Leesburg, enjoy smoking at Shenanigans Pub in Leesburg, which they will no longer be able to do under Virginia's smoking ban.

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Don Ferguson of Leesburg lights a cigarette inside Shenanigans Pub in Leesburg. Virginia recently found agreement on a state-wide smoking ban.

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