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|Mac Gipson | |Colonel Alan C. Spencer |

|Administrator | |Board Chairman |

|William E. Thigpen | |Melissa Morrissette |

|Assistant Administrator | |Board Member |

| | |John Knight |

| | |Board Member |

January 11, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dean R. Argo

(334) 213-6330

Alabama ABC Board Announces Operational Changes

With the number of Alabamians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic steadily increasing, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is taking some additional steps to better ensure the safety and welfare of its employees and customers. The operational changes include the temporary closing of 41 retail locations around the state.

“Closing some of our stores will provide the greatest amount of employee/customer protection, while ensuring maximum productivity and efficiency,” said ABC Board Administrator Mac Gipson. “Our primary concern is the health and well-being of our employees and patrons.”

Last March, the Board shuttered 78 retail locations and made operational and staffing changes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Stores reopened as infection numbers improved. However, recent changes implemented by the education and business communities, as well an increase in the number of virus exposures and infections, have made staffing 175 retail stores challenging at best.

Stores scheduled to close will cease operations at the end of business, Saturday, Jan. 16 and are expected to reopen late February or early March. A total of 79 personnel currently assigned to “closing” stores will be temporarily re-assigned to “open” stores in their area.

“Our goal here is to operate as efficiently and safely as possible, while providing our customers with the premier service they’ve come to expect,” Gipson said.

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2715 GUNTER PARK DRIVE WEST, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36109 • P.O. BOX 1151, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36101

(334) 271-3840 • FAX # (334) 244-1815 • WEB SITE

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The ABC Board will send out updates as they occur. As always, please check the ABC Board website () for open and closed store locations and additional operational updates.

District 9:

Store 93, Eight Mile

Store 117, Linden

Store 10, Citronelle

District 10:

Store 63, Pike Road

Store 118, Prattville

Store 229, Montgomery

District 11:

Store 7, Spanish Fort

Store 179, Robertsdale

District 12:

Store 19, Decatur

Store 48, Madison

Store 74, Sheffield

District 13:

Store 23, Huntsville

Store 90, Huntsville

Store 97, Brownsboro

District 14:

Store 18, Birmingham

Store 26, Bessemer

District 15:

Store 9, Lincoln

Store 27, Childersburg

Store 57, Lineville

The following stores will close Jan. 16, 2021:

District 1:

Store 29, Helena

Store 92, Hoover

Store 121, Columbiana

Store 146, Pelham

District 2:

Store 30, Tarrant City

Store 143, Chalkville

Store 230, Pinson

District 3:

Store 13, Rainbow City

Store 94, Anniston

Store 122, Attala

District 4:

Store 62, Mobile

Store 164 Mobile

District 5:

Store 33, Opelika

Store 226, Opelika

District 6:

Store 3, Montgomery

Store 5, Montgomery

Store 112, Hayneville

District 7:

Store 6, Geneva

Store 71, Clayton

Store 89, Dothan

District 8:

Store 138, Tuscaloosa

Store 183, Tuscaloosa

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