Residents and visitors to Rossville soon will be able to order a margarita or cocktail with their meals and buy beer on Sundays thanks to the results of a special election Tuesday night.
Voters approved two referendums that were the only items on the ballot. The first allows the sale of distilled spirits for consumption only on certain premises, while the second allows businesses to sell malt beverages and wine on Sundays between 12:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
The first referendum passed 87-45 and the second passed 83-49.
“I don’t drink, myself, but I’d like to see something good come out of it,” said Charlie Myers, who voted to pass both referendums.
Several of those who voted as Myers did echoed his hope that it will bring some much-needed revenue into the small town nestled between Chattanooga and Fort Oglethorpe. Neither of those municipalities has such restrictions on the sale of alcohol.