China Grove voters OK mixed drinks, Bringle as mayor

By Jessie Burchette
Salisbury Post
CHINA GROVE — Voters approved mixed drinks while re-electing Mayor Don Bringle for a second term.
In the eight-candidate race for the Board of Aldermen, voters picked newcomer Lee Withers and Ron Overcash, who served terms in the 1990s.
Wining and losing candidates hailed the passage of the mixed drink referendum, saying it will help with economic development and the town’s tax base.
The vote was 341 for mixed drinks with 218 against.
It’s uncertain if any of the town’s restaurants are going to seek a permit immediately. If a resaturant applies and is permitted, the first mixed drinks could be sold within two to three weeks according to Rowan-Kannapolis Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission.