Sunday Sales of Beer and Wine Start in Winder

Sunday sales of packaged beer and wine began in Winder yesterday, the weekend after voters approved the referendum.

According to AccessNorthGa.com, this was the exception, not the rule, for other municipalities that approved Sunday sales — only a handful of other cities started allowing Sunday sales yesterday, and it could be weeks before residents in 50 cities and towns across Georgia can purchase alcohol on Sundays.

In Winder, 707 voters approved of Sunday sales, with 592 voting against.

Sunday alcohol sales was also on the ballots in Auburn and Barrow County. In Auburn, 155 votes were cast in favor of Sunday sales and 53 in opposition. Of 3,884 votes cast by county residents, 2,253 (58.01 percent) were in favor of Sunday sales, while 1,631 (41.99 percent) were opposed.

Read Barrow Patch columnist Ray Newman's and tell us in comments if you think he might be right.