News Release

February 17, 2006
News Release Contact:
Becky Gettings - (804) 213-4419
E-mail: pubrel@abc.virginia.gov

Salem ABC Store Temporarily Closed

The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has announced that the ABC Store, located in the Spartan Square Shopping Center, 1483 W. Main Street in Salem will temporarily close at 6 p.m. on Friday, February 24, for remodeling. The store will re-open on Saturday, March 4 at 10:00 a.m.

For customer convenience, ABC suggests shopping at the following ABC stores:
1423 Williamson Road, N.E., Roanoke, VA 24012
3341 Melrose Avenue, N.W., Roanoke, VA 24017

ABC currently operates 306 state stores. Fiscal Year 2005 marked a seventh record-breaking year for Virginia ABC that has resulted in a total of over $268 million in contributions to the Commonwealth's General Fund, state agencies and localities for education, police, fire, public works and other projects. ABC has contributed one billion dollars to the Commonwealth in the last five years.