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Tupelo resident asks council to cap package-store permits, urges moratorium
Summary
At the Jan. 20 council meeting, Thomas Harrison, speaking for LaVino Wine and Spirits, asked the council to impose a moratorium on new package-store permits and adopt a cap of 10 active permits citywide, citing local oversaturation and neighborhood impacts.
Thomas Harrison, speaking at a public hearing during the Tupelo City Council meeting on Jan. 20, 2026, asked the council to impose a moratorium on new package-store (liquor store) permits and to adopt a citywide cap of 10 active permits. Harrison said he represented Andy Graff and LaVino Wine and Spirits and asked the council to protect existing businesses while preventing further clustering of…
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