ASHLAND, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s last totally dry county is going wet.
Residents in the Clay County cities of Ashland and Lineville voted last week to legalize alcohol sales.
Alcohol sales will still be illegal outside the cities. But the vote means alcohol can now be sold legally in at least part of each of Alabama’s 67 counties.
Opponents argued against legalizing alcohol sales on moral and public-safety grounds. But supporters say allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages will help stimulate business in the rural county.
Bootleggers have operated in Clay County for years, and possession of small amounts of alcohol in the county has been legal.
- Posted March 07, 2016
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