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Old 03-24-2007, 12:09 AM
 
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I will be relocating to the Cookeville, TN area and have heard that Putnam County and Cookeville are dry. How dry is that area, completely, beer only, or can I buy outside the town/county and bring it home to have a glass of wine? I'm from Mississippi, and know how much alcohol laws can vary within a state, as well as by county and city.

If it's completely dry, could someone tell me the nearest town and county to Cookeville that isn't? It may sound silly to some, but I want to respect the laws of where I'll live and want to relocate to somewhere I can have a glass of wine without breaking the law. I'm getting ready to search for an apartment, and want to do this almost 600 mile relocation right from the get go.
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Old 03-24-2007, 07:50 AM
 
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Default Cookeville is a city in Putnam County

where I live. You may buy beer in a store in cans or bottles or in a restaurant by the drink. You may also buy mixed (hard liquor) drinks or wine in a restaurant. Neither wine nor hard liquor is available in stores, however. The nearest stores in counties that permit hard liquor and wine to be sold by the bottle are about 15 or so miles away.

Every so often I have to go to Nashville so I buy any wine/liquor that I need there.
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Old 03-24-2007, 08:04 AM
 
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I will be relocating to the Cookeville, TN area and have heard that Putnam County and Cookeville are dry. How dry is that area, completely, beer only, or can I buy outside the town/county and bring it home to have a glass of wine? I'm from Mississippi, and know how much alcohol laws can vary within a state, as well as by county and city.

If it's completely dry, could someone tell me the nearest town and county to Cookeville that isn't? It may sound silly to some, but I want to respect the laws of where I'll live and want to relocate to somewhere I can have a glass of wine without breaking the law. I'm getting ready to search for an apartment, and want to do this almost 600 mile relocation right from the get go.
Putnam County allows beer sales but not liquor sales. Jackson County, which is right next door, allows liquor sales. It's probably the only thing keeping the Jackson County economy from going belly up. (That was a joke.)

Cookeville allows liquor by the drink in restaurants. Some of the restaurants where you can get liquor by the drink: Applebee’s, Cheddar’s, Chili’s, Crawdaddy's, El Tapatio, Logan’s Roadhouse, Longhorn Steakhouse (under construction), O’Charley’s, Outback, Paula's, Puleo’s (under construction), Red Lobster, Ruby Tuesday, Spankie's, Toot's. Restaurants that have announced they're coming to town and will also have liquor by the drink: Buffalo Wild Wings, Hooters, Olive Garden, TGI Friday's.
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Old 03-24-2007, 10:33 AM
 
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Default No still life?

Well, isn’t this just great! When I’m finally able to be out and about to observe the culture, which line of reasoning should I follow, a) that Putnam County is not a likely place, or b) that it probably IS a good place for still life studies in Tennessee?

A quandary.

Just what I need.

This is giving me a headache . . .

Where are those meds when I need ‘em . . .
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Old 03-24-2007, 12:36 PM
 
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If the county is dry then there is a still.

You have a headache because you were up at 2 a.m. contemplating.
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Old 03-24-2007, 10:11 PM
 
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Smile Thank you to everyone!

I really appreciate your help! Cookeville sounds similar to places I've lived here, beer only, with Blue Laws. Seems like the transition won't be as rough as it could be - this is good news! Thanks again!
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Old 07-05-2013, 08:13 PM
 
Location: Tennessee at last!
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I have been reading old post and came across this one. I have never lived in a place that had rules like these. So can someone explain it to me? I do not drink alcohol at all, but do use burgundy in cooking things like beef burgundy. Is it illegal to have it, or is it ok to have it, just one must buy it elsewhere? And what is the consequence--is it regulated at the consumer level, or consumption level --if one is caught with beef burgundy is it a fine or what happens?
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Old 07-05-2013, 08:43 PM
 
Location: Indian Trail, NC
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Old Thread, alcohol sales now legal in Cookeville.
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Old 07-05-2013, 08:53 PM
 
Location: Evansville, IN
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This is a really old thread- now, both Putnam County & Cookeville have liquor stores where you can buy wine & hard liquor. And if someone lives in a county that is dry, they can still go somewhere else and buy liquor to keep at home. We may have strange liquor laws, but the booze police don't go door to door and search our cabinets! Just kidding about booze police, we don't have those.
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Old 07-05-2013, 11:00 PM
 
Location: Tennessee at last!
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Ok, thanks for the update. Hate to think I'd become a smuggler just to cook
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