In Ringgold, Ga., and the unincorporated areas of Catoosa County, voters approved by-the-glass Sunday sales of beer, wine and distilled spirits and package sales of beer and wine — but no hard liquor.
That means Fort Oglethorpe is now the county’s only “dry” city on Sunday.
“I felt really confident it would pass,” Catoosa County Commission Chairman Keith Greene said. “People of this county want a change.”
Greene predicts voters’ approval of Sunday sales will help attract restaurants that will generate revenue for the county.
“That’s one thing that’s kept a lot of upscale restaurants from coming to Catoosa County,” Greene said. “We’ve had restaurants saying that they are willing to come, and what was holding them back was alcohol sales.”