Millbrook City Council Approves ABC License for Betty Ann's Karaoke Bar

The Millbrook City Council cleared the way for a new locally owned entertainment business on March 10, approving an Alcoholic Beverage Control license for Betty Ann's Karaoke Bar. City meeting documents list the license as "ABC LICENSE Betty Anns / 010 – Lounge Retail Liquor – Class 1," the classification that authorizes on-premises alcohol service at a lounge-style establishment.

The council took up the Betty Ann's request following a public hearing on the license, a standard step in Millbrook's ABC approval process. The meeting agenda listed the public hearing as a discrete item before the formal license vote, consistent with how the council handled a separate ABC request from Hill Liquor and Wine at the same meeting. That second request, seeking a specialty retailer license for consumable hemp products, was tabled rather than approved.

The March 10 session carried a full slate of municipal business alongside the licensing items. The council took up six resolutions, including authorization to enter an agreement with a farmers market manager, funding for repairs to the Devonshire Apartments pump station, installation of electronic water meters, a sanitary sewer utility relocation tied to SR-14, and two separate equipment purchases for The Pines Golf Course. The council also received a first reading of Ordinance 26-01, which proposes amendments to Millbrook's code of ordinances governing license and business classifications, a measure that could affect how future license applications like Betty Ann's are processed.

Public assembly permits approved at the same meeting reflect a busy spring calendar for city venues. The Chisolm Spring Event is set for April 12 at Village Green Park Stage, running in two sessions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. A Thomas birthday party is permitted at Minnie Massey Park on April 11, and the Dodd Car Show is slated for Village Green on November 7, beginning at 6 a.m.

The council also authorized a voting delegate for the Alabama League of Municipalities annual convention business session, scheduled April 28 through May 1, 2026.

Key details about Betty Ann's Karaoke Bar, including the business address, ownership, and anticipated opening date, were not specified in council documents reviewed for this report. The exact vote tally on the license approval and any conditions attached were not included in the available agenda materials; the official minutes from the March 10 meeting would contain that record.