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The following list of dry areas by U.S. state details all of the counties, parishes, boroughs, and municipalities in the United States of America that ban the sale of alcoholic beverages. For more background information, see dry county and Prohibition in the United States .
36 of the 82 counties in Mississippi were dry or moist by the time that state repealed its alcoholic prohibition on January 1, 2021, the date it came into force, making all its counties "wet" by default and allowing alcohol sales unless they vote to become dry again through a referendum.
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Jul 3, 2020 · New legislation signed by Gov. Tate Reeves allows possession of alcohol in all of Mississippi’s 82 counties. It will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. The current law stipulates that every county in Mississippi is a dry county.
Dec 4, 2023 · With Southwest Mississippi the hardest hit, the worst of the drought extends primarily from Jackson southwest, where the lack of rain and record high late summer temperatures caused rapid deterioration of crops like soybeans and cotton.
Today, almost one-half of the counties in Mississippi are dry. They have their own prohibition against the production, advertising, sale, distribution, or transportation of alcoholic beverages within their boundaries.
The top three counties with the most submitted advertisements over the 11-year span were Scott (805), Rankin (789), and Simpson (771; Figure 1). These central Mississippi counties are known for poultry and livestock production.
Nov 8, 2017 · 6 totally dry counties in Mississippi after wet vote passes. QUITMAN, Miss. (AP) — Residents of one Mississippi county will soon be able to buy beer, wine and liquor there. Clarke County voters overwhelmingly approved the sale of beer and the sale of wine and liquor in separate votes Tuesday.
