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Like he did on Nov. 17 in Saltillo, business owner Murray Alexander spoke for several minutes to Baldwyn's mayor and board of aldermen.
Citing figures from a beer distributor, Alexander noted that beer sales in the past six weeks north of Tupelo's city limits had dropped 2 percent. Beer sales inside Tupelo for the same period were up 8 percent.
Alexander, who owns a store in both towns, said allowing Sunday beer and light wine sales would help keep much-needed tax dollars inside the respective communities.
But while Baldwyn officials asked several questions, none made a motion to bring the issue to a vote.
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