[RunItUpTheGut]

Voters in one eastern Kentucky city have rejected the proposed sale of alcohol.

Unofficial returns in Barbourville show a plan to allow alcohol sales in restaurants and package liquor stores failed by a margin of 107 votes with 1,075 ballots cast in Tuesday's election.

Knox County Clerk Mike Corey said about 45 percent of the registered voters cast ballots, which he described as a good turnout, according to WYMT-TV in Hazard ( http://bit.ly/zxU9O2).

Corbin and London have elections in coming weeks on whether to expand alcohol sales beyond restaurants. Bone-dry Williamsburg has a restaurants-only alcohol vote next month.

Nearly one-third of Kentucky's 120 counties are dry

http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/state/ba...4ca0f.html

[RunItUpTheGut]

Corbin votes Tuesday on alcohol sales.

Being from Corbin, i must say things are not looking good for alcohol sales here either.

I do think it will be close, but not passed.

I do however think London will pass. When it does the ignorant residents of Bville and Corbin will realize how much tax money there missing out on.

Lets hope it passes Tuesday.

[Granny Bear]

When I was attending Cumberland College, we used to make a run to Jellico every weekend for "supplies".

Ohh, the good ole days!!

[RunItUpTheGut]

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If Corbin passes tuesday, it will literally put the town of Jellico out of business.
I would say 60% of beer sales in Jellico come from people that live in KY.
With that said, they will all start going to Corbin and people from Jellico will also start by from Corbin because it will be cheaper.
Your looking at like 28 dollars for a case (24 pack) in Jellico while if it sold in Corbin would only be 19 bucks.

[TheRealVille]

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If Corbin passes tuesday, it will literally put the town of Jellico out of business.
I would say 60% of beer sales in Jellico come from people that live in KY.
With that said, they will all start going to Corbin and people from Jellico will also start by from Corbin because it will be cheaper.
Your looking at like 28 dollars for a case (24 pack) in Jellico while if it sold in Corbin would only be 19 bucks.

I never could understand why at least London, Corbin, and Somerset weren't wet. There are tons of tourist dollars floating around there.

[judgementday]

^ agreed......or why not at least make them moist.

[RunItUpTheGut]

^ agreed......or why not at least make them moist.

Corbin and London are moist.

There allowed to sale alcohol in resteraunts that derive 70% of sales from food.

[RunItUpTheGut]

I never could understand why at least London, Corbin, and Somerset weren't wet. There are tons of tourist dollars floating around there.

Its beyond me.
A lot of it has to do with the fact that people big in the churches of these towns are also elected to city goverment spots.
Me and the wife were out strolling about in Corbin last weekend just driving around as we do sometimes and while driving threw Corbin i counted 100 "Vote No" when i stopped counting them and only saw 2 "Vote Yes" signs.

The "Concerned Citizens of Corbin" AKA all of the churches, have it distilled in many peoples minds here that there would be absoloutly no resteraunts come in and no money made from alcohol because of the amount of money we would have to spend increasing polic force and ambulances.

So instead, lets keep boot leggers who also sale pills in business and not make any money at all.

We'll find out how it goes next Tuesday but im fearing a blow out.
London on the other hand has me kind of torn. I think its to close to call there.
You can BET the bank though that if London passes this year, Corbin will see this and all of these "Vote No" signs will magically dissapear and Corbin will want to try and catch up with big brother.

[LWC]

Rockcastle County has a wet/dry vote in March.

I have always told people that a wet vote will never happen. If they had a restaurant-only vote, it would pass and be VERY beneficial for Renfro Valley. For people going to Lake Cumberland or just traveling down I-75.

They always mess it up and try a wet/dry vote.