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Six more beer licenses issued; seven stores now selling booze in Corbin
Posted On 08 Jun 2012
Six more stores jumped on the beer wagon in Corbin Friday.
After receiving notice that Kentucky Alcoholic Beverage Control has approved the licenses, Corbin ABC Officer Bruce Rains issued licenses for the Kroger stores on U.S. 25E and 25W, Circle K stores on Fifth Street and Gordon Street, Speedway on Falls Hwy. and Mega Mart on Master Street.
They join Rite Aid, which has been selling beer since Wednesday.
Rains said there have been steady crowds at Rite Aid since Wednesday and business was picking up at the Circle K on Gordon Street Friday afternoon as vendors unloaded cases of beer and stocked the waiting coolers inside.
"Everybody has got on great," Rains said of the people coming to buy beer, noting license plates showed they have driven from Laurel and McCreary counties and even across the state line from Tennessee. "There have been no problems."
At least three more stores have applied to sell beer in Corbin, Rains said and decisions on those applications are expected in the next week.
In addition, Rains said he expects several of the 13 stores for whom applications have been filed for licenses to sell hard liquor to eventually apply for a beer license.
The 13 stores are vying for one of the three liquor licenses available in Corbin.
A decision on who will receive those licenses is expected in late June or early July.
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Maybe they live across the state line and work in Corbin or London? Not unheard of…and if they’re up here anyway, and can pay a cheaper sales tax…then duh.
Corbin will never be the same again. I have noticed a change as the years went by but this will change it even more. I remember when it was safe to walk to the bridge out beyond Gordon Hill and back. You could fish, go into the woods for Christmas trees etc. Those days are over from what I was told at one of the motels. I always thought there would be many that would vote against any form of liquor in Corbin. I guess those days are over.
still stupid…look at the gas they used to drive here. still dont balance out..
I agree with you. Unless they thought the beer was fresher here — LOL
simply because Kentucky sales Tax is Lower than it is in Tennessee. So in reality; not dumb people @ all but very Intelligent. Plus this day and time it pays too save when and where ya can.
Why would someone drive from Tennessee when they can buy beer in Jellico??