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Sunday alcohol sales votes a mixed bag in North Georgia

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CITIES THAT PASSED SUNDAY SALES* Dalton* Cohutta* Lookout MountainCITIES THAT DIDN’T PASS SUNDAY SALES* Tunnel Hill* Varnell* Fort Oglethorpe* Whitfield County

OTHER ELECTION RESULTSEmanuel wins Trenton mayoral raceLongs win elections in CatoosaSPLOST, tax districts defeated in WhitfieldTeddy Harris elected mayor of RossvillePennington retains Dalton mayor post

Dalton, Lookout Mountain and Cohutta, Ga., voters approved a measure to sell beer and wine on Sunday, but other cities decided it’s not OK to mix suds and the Sabbath.

Voters in Fort Oglethorpe, Tunnel Hill, Varnell and Whitfield County voted down a referendum that would have allowed merchants to sell beer and wine on Sundays.

“We’ve got good moral people in Fort Oglethorpe,” Councilman Johnny “Red” Smith said. “We live in a good part of the country. That tickles me to death.”