MADISONVILLE-At first what seemed like a simple vote on whether or not to allow beer sales every day of the week except for Sundays and election days ended up leaving the Madisonville Mayor and Aldermen confused and wondering.

Police Commissioner Bill Spradlin had made the seemingly innocuous motion as an admitted attempt to get back tax revenue that was being siphoned off by the county and the other towns in it.

"It is to compete with the other towns," Spradlin said. "They all have beer sales every day of the year, except election day, and we'd like to get some of the sales tax back in Madisonville."

See full story in the Wednesday, July 11, edition of The Advocate & Democrat.