News Story 2

The people of Corbin, KY voted in favor of alcohol sales within the city limits last Tuesday night. The total was 887 votes in favor to 789 against.

            Wes Morgan, the owner of Liquor World, located in Richmond, says that Corbin going wet is “something that has been dreaded for 30 years.” He explained, “All of the business from London, Corbin, Williamsburg, and Barbourville that used to depend on Richmond will now all inevitably go to Corbin for their alcohol.”

            Package sales of liquor, wine, and beer will now be sold in liquor stores in Corbin. Gas stations, convenient stores, and grocery stores will also be permitted to sell packaged beer after applying and receiving a license to sell.

The neighboring city of London will also vote for alcohol sales on March 6. Selling alcohol in the once dry and moist cities will increase revenue for the restaurants and soon-to-be-built liquor stores in the areas.

Eric Lancaster, a London resident who will soon be opening a local service station, said, “The addition of alcohol will increase business, and extra business will increase profit.”

            Liquor World owner Wes Morgan said, “We lost 15% of our revenue when Lancaster went wet, so we’ll be building in Corbin, London, Manchester and anywhere else that goes wet to avoid that problem again.”           

Corbin approved the selling of alcohol by the drink in restaurants that could seat at least one hundred in 2006.