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If your Memorial Day weekend plans include alcohol, you may need to think ahead.<\/p>\n

In North Carolina<\/a>, many grocery stores will welcome customers on Memorial Day<\/a>. Those stores are allowed to sell beer and wine but can\u2019t have liquor on their shelves. That could change through a bill in the state legislature that aims to let grocers offer pre-mixed cocktails, The News & Observer previously reported.<\/p>\n

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For now, liquor must be sold<\/a> at Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) stores, which are always closed on Sundays<\/a>. And this year, some of those stores will shut their doors on Memorial Day while others are set to be open.<\/p>\n

To help plan your weekend, we called some ABC Boards and searched their websites for information. Here\u2019s what we learned about regular Friday and Saturday hours as well as Memorial Day schedules at Raleigh- and Charlotte-area liquor stores.<\/p>\n

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To find other ABC stores in North Carolina, visit abc.nc.gov.<\/a><\/p>\n

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