BELLEVUE, Ky. — For 15 years, Pam Poindexter said she’s been serving up drinks and food to folks behind bars. She currently works a morning shift at Buckhead Mountain Grill.

“It can get a little crazy at times—but it’s really nice meeting new people. Every day I meet someone new,” she said.

What You Need To Know

  • Bellevue City Mayor Charlie Cleves made an executive order on February 28

  • The executive order bans the selling of White Russian drinks, Black Russian drinks, Russian vodka, and other alcoholic beverages containing Russian alcohol produced in or for Russian companies

  • Cleves sent letters to businesses asking that they no longer sell these type of drinks

  • The order is in effect until further notice

Poindexter said people have mentioned the conflict overseas in Ukraine while talking with her before. That topic of conversation also stands out to Bellevue Mayor Charlie Cleves.

“It just aggravates me to see something like this happening. You know, a little country getting picked on and nobody coming to their rescue. So the little part I thought I could do I did,” Cleves said.

What he did was say goodbye to Russian alcohol. This executive order bans the selling of White Russian drinks, Black Russian drinks, Russian vodka, and other alcoholic beverages containing Russian alcohol produced in or for Russian companies. The decision is something Poindexter agreed with.

“I one hundred percent agree with Charlie on this. I think it’s great to show our support,” Poindexter said. “It might be a little way, but it’s just to show that we care and that we’re so sorry for everyone effected with what’s going on.”

Poindexter said she believes business won’t be affected if they can’t sell these types of drinks to customers. Both she and Cleves said they’ve heard positive feedback on this citywide ban so far and hope other areas look to do the same thing.

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