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Lone Oak Winery Can Now Sell Alcohol on Sundays

Purple Toad Winery, via Facebook

A Paducah area winery can now sell alcohol on Sundays. Purple Toad Winery received enough votes in a Lone Oak precinct election. 

Voters determined whether 'small farm wineries' like Purple Toad can sell their product between the hours of 1 and 10 p.m. 

59 people voted in favor of and 23 voted against Sunday sales, according to the winery's Facebook page. It will take 45 days to get the State license to start selling. This is the only business in the precinct affected by the vote.

Last November, the winery turned in a petitionafter collecting the required amount of signatures, allowing for the vote. 

Owner Allen Dossey said Sunday sales account for approximately 20-30 percent of a winery's revenue.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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