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Last no-alcohol Ala. county votes dry, drinks wet

By Jay Reeves
Published December 9, 2012 8:23pm ET
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Last no-alcohol Ala. county votes dry, drinks wet
In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 photo, Jimmy Barton, speaking with a customer at his auto parts store in Lineville, Ala., favors legalizing alcohol sales in Clay County, the last completely dry county in Alabama. Barton, who once bought alcohol from bootleggers illegally, believes legalizing beer and whiskey would help the poor county develop economically. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) | Jay Reeves

LINEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Clay County has almost 14,000 residents, around 100 churches and not a single place where you can buy a beer legally.

There’s no Bud Light in the cooler at the corner convenience store and no fine wine for sale at the Piggly Wiggly supermarket.

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