Council approves off-premises liquor and tobacco licenses; public hearing held on retail tobacco application

The Anniston City Council opened a public hearing on an application for an off-premises retail tobacco license and retail table-wine (off-premises) for Noble Tobacco and Outreach LLC and later approved a motion to authorize off-premises retail beer and retail table wine for a business the transcript identifies as Double Tobacco and Package LLC.

During the meeting the council read a long list of addresses into the record in connection with the item. Council member Browning read multiple street addresses for the record when the council considered a related abatement/public-nuisance item. After the addresses were read, a motion to approve the licensing action was seconded and the clerk called the roll; the transcript records affirmative votes from Councilman Downey, Councilman Roberts and Councilman Harris and the council stated the resolution passed.

The transcript uses two business names in connection with related licensing actions — "Noble Tobacco and Outreach LLC" in the public-hearing announcement and "Double Tobacco and Package LLC" in the motion to approve licenses — and does not clarify whether those names refer to the same applicant or separate businesses. The council also referenced an abatement of public nuisance in connection with the licensing discussion; the excerpt lists multiple addresses but does not provide details in the transcript on the nuisance findings or remediation requirements. The full application files and the clerk’s record should be consulted for certified business names, license conditions, and any nuisance determinations.