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Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

Liquor

Wartrace liquor awaits signature of governor (03/04/10)
Gov. Phil Bredesen's signature is the last thing standing between liquor by the drink and the Walking Horse Hotel. Well, that, and a half a dozen other things, such as permits, time and money. The special exception to serve liquor by the drink requested by the Town of Wartrace has passed both House and Senate votes, said the owner, Joe Peters, who said the governor's signature is the only step left on that end of the deal...
Wartrace liquor proposal sent to state legislature (11/11/09)
Whether or not customers at the Walking Horse Hotel in Wartrace can be served liquor by the drink is now up to the state legislature. The town's Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 3-2 Tuesday night in favor of petitioning the state for a special exception...
Non-resident voters allowed to sign Wartrace liquor sales petition (10/25/09)
Those who own property in Wartrace but don't live within the city limits will now have some say-so on the liquor by the drink issue. Joe Peters, owner of the Walking Horse Hotel, recently asked the Wartrace Board of Mayor and Aldermen to petition the state for a special exception that would allow him to sell liquor by the drink at the hotel. Wartrace currently permits "brown-bagging," where customers bring their own alcohol to the venue...
Wartrace liquor petition causes confusion (10/02/09)
The issue of a special liquor by the drink permit for the Walking Horse Hotel is already stirring up controversy, and so far, the only thing that has been done is a survey. "I don't think people realize what the survey is all about," said Alderman Scott Claxton. "When they go in and sign it, they are saying they are for it."...
Liquor by drink may come to Wartrace (09/24/09)
The Wartrace Hotel may be getting another chance to get liquor by the drink. On Tuesday night, the board of Mayor and Aldermen passed a resolution to allow a survey of voting residents of the town to see if they wanted the board to request a special exception from the state legislature...
T-G bloggers touch all bases (03/27/08)
Here are excerpts from some recent blog postings of interest at the Times-Gazette web site: http://www.t-g.com/blogs/bettybrown/entry/17477/ This was not our first visit to the Gulf Coast since the infamous Katrina stormed through .... We went down in November of that year to take floor tiles for a church building. ...