Sunday, November 25, 2012
Retail and package liquor stores within the Douglasville City limits can begin selling alcohol at 12:30 p.m. today, but not all will.
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Sunday, November 25, 2012
Retail and package liquor stores within the Douglasville City limits can begin selling alcohol at 12:30 p.m. today, but not all will. According to Douglasville & Douglas County for Sunday alcohol sales, the following is a list of retailers in the city of Douglasville that can start selling alcohol on Sundays starting Nov. 25: All eight package liquor stores are in the city and have the option to open on Sundays, but not all will. Aldi 2990 Chapel Hill Rd CVS 6031 Hwy 92 Ingles 2175 Hwy 92 Kroger 3251 Hwy 5 Kroger 630 Thornton Rd Kroger 8501 Hospital Dr Kroger 3875 Chapel Hill Rd Publix 3316 Hwy 5 Rite Aid 2981 Chapel Hill Rd Sam’s Club 6995 Concourse Pkwy Wal-Mart 7001 Concourse Pkwy Wal-Mart 1100 Thornton Rd Walgreen’s 9465…
Friday, November 9, 2012
Out of the 74,210 registered voters in Douglas County, 54,358 voted for or against Sunday Sales.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Out of the 74,210 registered voters in Douglas County, 54,358 voted for or against Sunday Sales, while 55,201 voted in the Presidential race. Here is what they voted on in descending order of number of total votes, for all of the races that were on all ballots countywide, excluding unopposed offices. President - 55,201 County Sunday sales by the drink - 54,358 Coounty Sunday sales retail - 54,059 Sheriff - 54,047 Amendment 1 Charters - 53,422 County Commission Chair - 53,389 U.S. Congress District 13 - 53,251 Tax Commissioner - 53,131 Public Service Commission, District 3 - 52,134 Amendment 2 Long term leases - 50,517 Public Service Commission, District 5 - 45,925
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Package and convenient stores in Douglasville will be able to sell alcohol on Sunday, Nov. 25, thanks to an overwhelming show of support at the polls Tuesday.
Package and convenient stores in Douglasville will be able to sell alcohol on Sunday, Nov. 25, thanks to an overwhelming show of support at the polls Tuesday. City voters passed the law with 2,429 votes, or 70 percent, to 1,060 votes against, or 30 percent. When the City voted to put it on the ballot they also voted on the revised ordinance, setting an effective date of Nov. 21, a Wednesday. The County, however, only voted to put it on the ballot and have not yet voted on the effective date. The next scheduled voting meeting of the County Commission is Nov. 20, so it could be as early as Nov. 25. Douglas County voters approved Sunday Sales with 34,305 votes, or 63.46 percent, and 19,754 votes against, or 36.54. And Douglas County approved…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Douglas County Elections Supervisor Laurie Fulton said 45 percent of the county's active voters have already voted. That number is down from four years ago when 54 percent early voted.
Douglas County Elections Supervisor Laurie Fulton said 45 percent of the county's active voters have already voted. That number is down from four years ago when 54 percent early voted. However, four years ago voters had six weeks to early vote and this year they only had three weeks plus one Saturday. Alice Shapiro was in line at about 10 a.m. at Bill Arp Elementary and only waited 10 minutes. She voted for Sunday Sales and said, "Everybody should go have a drink!" Nycole Jarrett and son Owen, 6, just voted at the Old Douglas County Courthouse. Owen said they voted for Barrack Obama. "Both candidates are good but Barrack is closer to our beliefs," said Nycole. Sherry Hughes just voted at the Old Douglas County Courthouse and said the wait …
Friday, November 2, 2012
The case for and against Sunday alcohol sales was made during a political forum hosted by the Junior League of Douglas County and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women on Tuesday night at the Downtown Conference Center.
The case for and against Sunday alcohol sales was made during a political forum hosted by the Junior League of Douglas County and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women on Tuesday night at the Downtown Conference Center. Richard Segal, chairman Yes for Douglas County, made the case for Sunday Sales (video attached). And Pastor Josh Buice from Prays Mill Baptist Church, made the case against Sunday Sales (video attached). The forum gave the community a chance to meet with local politicians and get any questions they might have answered about the ballot issues. Related Douglasville Patch stories: New Website Urges: Vote Yes to Sunday Sales, Keep Dollars in Douglas 12,271 Votes Cast in Advance Voting
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The YesforDouglasCounty.com website was created to encourage residents to vote yes on Nov. 6 to Sunday alcohol sales in order to keep dollars in Douglas.
YesforDouglasCounty.com is a website, launched Aug. 26, urging Douglas County and Douglasville residents to vote yes on Sunday alcohol sales, both at retail spots and in restaurants, in the upcoming election on Nov. 6. The purpose? To keep dollars in Douglas County. "Some people have said that Sunday sales will lead to increased availability of alcohol, but it's already all around us," Richard Segal said, chairman and organizer of the "Yes" campaign. "Cobb, Fulton, Villa Rica and Hiram have already passed Sunday sales. Alcohol is now available in 20 different local jurisdictions on Sunday, just in the counties adjacent to Douglas.” YesForDouglasCounty.com features an interactive map detailing many of the nearby retail locations where …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 today to allow two alcohol-related issues on the Nov. 6 ballot for a vote by Douglas County citizens.
As expected, Douglas County Commissioner Ann Jones-Guider was the only dissenting vote in a 4-1 decision to allow Sunday sales and by-the-drink measures on the Nov. 6 ballot. The Commissioners made the vote during their 10 a.m. meeting today. In the attached videos, each Commissioner gives his or her reasoning for their vote. Also attached are two videos from citizens appealing to the Commissioners, one in favor of placing the inititives on the ballot and one opposed. Other Douglasville Patch stories:
Jones-Guider said she expects the rest of the Board of Commissioners to allow the alcohol measures to be placed on the ballot.
Douglas County Commissioner Ann Jones Guider said she expects to be the "Lone Ranger" later today as the only dissenting vote opposing placing two alcohol-related resolutions on the November ballot. The Douglas County Commissioners will be voting at 10 a.m. to allow citizens to vote on regulating Sundays sales by retailers of beer and wine between the hours of 12:30 and 11:30 p.m., otherwise known as Sunday Sales. The second resolution will allow voters to permit restaurants to sell Sunday by-the-drink. Commissioners discussed the ordinances in their Monday work session meeting and will make the final decision in today's voting meeting. Not a lot of discussion was held during the work session because Jones-Guider said the Commissioners …
Monday, August 6, 2012
Douglas County Commissioner Mike Mulcare said he fully trusts the citizens of the County to decide on alcohol sales.
Douglas County Commissioner Mike Mulcare said he fully trusts the citizens of the County to decide on alcohol sales and will allow them to vote on the issues on the Nov. 6 ballot. The Douglas County Commissioners will be voting at 10 a.m. to allow citizens to vote on regulating Sundays sales by retailers of beer and wine between the hours of 12:30 and 11:30 p.m., otherwise known as Sunday Sales. The second resolution will allow voters to permit restaurants to sell Sunday by-the-drink. Commissioners discussed the ordinances in their Monday work session meeting and will make the final decision in today's voting meeting. Mulcare, representing District 3, provided Douglasville Patch with a statement regarding his position on the votes: "Over …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Douglasville City Council voted unanimously to allow citizens to vote on Sunday sales and voted five-to-two allowing restaurants to pour alcohol three hours longer during the week.
The Douglasville City Council voted unanimously, during their Monday night meeting, to allow citizens to vote for or against Sunday sales on a Nov. 6 ballot referendum. The Council also voted five-to-two to allow restaurants to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. Sunday. Sunday pouring hours will also be extended from 10:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The two votes overrode two vetoes made by Mayor Harvey Persons last week. Those who voted to override the Mayor's veto on extended pouring hours were the same Council members who originally voted for the measure: Larry Yockey, Carl Pope, Samuel Davis, LaShun Burr-Danley and Doug Lequire. Those voting against were: Council members Dennis McLain and Mark Adams. The Council's vote remained the same despite the …
Sunday Sales
7:33 am on Sunday, December 23, 2012
Today (Dec. 23) is the first day for Sunday alcohol sales in the rest of Douglas County! more ›