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Knoxville Beer Board warns delinquent permittees, highlights $75,000 education contract and $264,000 fund balance

Knoxville Beer Board · January 21, 2026
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Summary

At its Jan. 20 meeting the Knoxville Beer Board reviewed suspension and revocation referrals tied to sales-to-minor citations, noted most cases were resolved aside from an unpaid fine, and flagged enforcement steps for businesses delinquent on an annual alcohol-awareness class. The board also reported a $75,000 contract for school alcohol education and a $264,000 beer fund balance.

The Knoxville Beer Board on Jan. 20 reviewed a clerk's report showing several permittees reached the suspension-or-revocation stage after citations related to sales to minors and discussed stepped-up follow-up to bring businesses into compliance.

Mister Johnson, who said he "wears the clerk hat," told the board that cases including Weigel's and Red Lobster "were cited for sale to a minor, and failed to provide the required remedial plan and or fine" and that the city law department had filed noncompliance complaints that led to…

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