Sunday beer sales wanted in Brandon - MSNewsNow.com - Jackson, MS

Sunday beer sales wanted in Brandon

BRANDSON, Miss. (AP) - Several businesses have approached Brandon city aldermen about passing a law in Brandon to allow for Sunday beer sales, as many of their Rankin County neighboring cities have done.

Cities in Rankin have began legalizing Sunday sales in the past year and a half. Pearl was the latest to approve the sale of beer on Sundays, and Flowood, Pelahatchie and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District also allow Sunday sales.

Mayor Tim Coulter tells The Clarion-Ledger that Brandon businesses want to be able to compete with the other businesses.

Rick Henson, senior pastor of Oakdale Baptist Church in Brandon, said he's not convinced extended hours would generate more profit.


Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

 

  • Most Popular StoriesMost Read

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:55 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:55:17 GMT
    The votes are in, and preliminary results show Chokwe Lumumba has come out on top in the Democratic Party Runoff Election against Jonathan Lee. With 100% of precincts reporting, Lumumba claims the election
    The votes are in and preliminary results show Chokwe Lumumba has come out on top in the Democratic Party Runoff Election against Jonathan Lee.

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:21:59 GMT
    James Hutto interrupted his own capital murder trial Tuesday morning, angry that judge Bill Gowan decided against the admissibility of certain evidence. "None of that matters? F***. I don't give a f***
    James Hutto, accused of capital murder in the beating death of 81-year-old Ethel Winstead Simpson of Clinton, expressed anger over certain evidence in court Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:34 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:34:41 GMT
    NOTE: Photos and videos will be added to this story later in the evening. The Walthall County Sheriffs Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppy
    Among the dogs, many are dead, and skeletal remains were mixed with living animals in small, dark, filthy enclosures.
    •