TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Pontotoc voters approved the sale and consumption of beer and liquor in the city, while alcohol remains illegal in the rest of Pontotoc County.

As a result of the Sept. 16 referendum, Pontotoc became the ninth city in Mississippi to take advantage of a 2012 state law. Two years ago, the state legislature passed a law allowing county seats and cities with at least 5,000 people to vote on whether or not they wanted alcohol within the city limits. The old law required countywide votes, even though liquor can only be sold within municipal boundaries.

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