by Associated Press Published: June 3,2013
Tags: alcohol, beer, city, drinking, municipal, municipality, poll, referengum, sales, spirits, vote, voter, Voting, wine
FULTON — Citizens may soon have to vote on whether or not to legalize the sale of beer and light wine within the Fulton city limits. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports a Fulton special interest group known as the Concerned Citizens for Fulton’s Future is currently seeking the necessary support to bring the sale [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 27,2013
Tags: beer, city, city government, drink, drinker, drinking, law, lquor, municipak, municipality, ordinance, sale, wine, zlcohol
IUKA — Opponents of beer and liquor sales in Tishomingo County say they’ll push for strict limits on the newly legal trade. On the other side, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that at least two of the four gas station-convenience stores in Iuka plan to apply for a permit to sell beer. Voters narrowly [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 3,2013
Tags: alcohol, beer, city council, city government, councilman, downtown, drinking, festival, lager, municipal, municipality, ordinance, special events, tourism, tourist, visitor, wine
HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg City Council has adopted an ordinance to open downtown streets to the sale and consumption of beer and light wine during special events. The ordinance allows retailers with a current permit to sell beer and light wine on downtown streets closed for special events such as HUBFEST and the fall and spring [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 21,2013
Tags: alcohol, drinking, elections, liquor, poll, referendum, sales, vote, voter, Voting, wine
NEW ALBANY — Voters have approved the sale of liquor and wine within the New Albany city limits. Complete but unofficial returns show 57 percent of those voting approved the sale of liquor in Tuesday’s special election. State law allows county seats and towns of more than 5,000 people to vote separately from their surrounding [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 8,2013
Tags: alcohol, city government, drinking, election, hospitality, liquor, municipal, municipality, Politics, poll, restaurant, tourism, tourist, visitor, vote, voter, Voting, wine
NEW ALBANY — New Albany aldermen have voted to set an election for March 19 to decide whether liquor and wines of more than five percent alcohol by weight can be sold inside the city limits. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Mississippi law requires the board to hold an election if a group presents [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 19,2012
Tags: alcohol, beer, bill, city, election, government, law, liquor, municipal, municipality, package store, poll, referendum, restaurant, spirits, vote, voter, Voting, wine
ASHLAND and CORINTH — One Northeast Mississippi city’s voters have voted down legalized liquor sales while another city’s leaders have started exploring their community’s new liquor law. Ashland voters have rejected a proposal to legalize the sale of liquor inside the city limits. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports 120 voters cast ballots against the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 12,2012
Tags: alcohol, bar, city, election, government, hospitality, liquor, municipal, municipality, poll, referendum, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, vote, voter, Voting, wine
CORINTH — Voters in Corinth have decided to permit the sale of liquor and wine in the city. Beer sales already are allowed there. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported unofficial results showed 68 percent of voters approving the measure. It was the first election under a new state law that allows city-only votes on [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 5,2012
Tags: alcohol, alderman, aldermen, bar, beer, city, drinking, election, government, liquor, municipal, municipality, Politics, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, vote, voter, Voting, wine
CORINTH — The Corinth board of aldermen has declined to get into discussion of what liquor rules it might put into effective if sales are approved by voters next week. Liquor opponents pressed aldermen to announce how they planned to control how liquor is sold and where it can be sold. Corinth voters will decide [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 20,2012
Tags: alcohol, alderman, beer, city, elected officil, election, government, liquor, municipal, municipality, Politics, referendum, resort, vote, voter, Voting, wine
HOULKA — A proposal to seek resort status for the town of Houlka in Chickasaw County is being dropped. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports town officials dropped a plan to circulate a petition during a board of aldermen meeting. Resort status could allow alcohol to be sold within the city limits. Several areas in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 13,2012
Tags: alcohol, bill, hospitality, lagislature, law, lawmakers, legislative branch, liquor, Mississippi Urban Forest Council, municipal government, resort status, restaurants, state government, tourism, tourists, visitors, wine
PHILADELPHIA — The city of Philadelphia has asked the Mississippi Legislature to give it “qualified resort status.” The Neshoba Democrat reports the city wants the designation to attract national chain restaurants and to allow all restaurants in the city to serve wine and liquor by the glass. The issue could require a citywide referendum. Mayor [...] [...]
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