There’s a rumor going on around Sebastian that has many people upset.

People say that Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to shut down all alcohol sales on Monday at 3:00 p.m.

Well, we asked where this information was because we couldn’t validate the story. Someone sent us a link to a news story showing the headline “No Beer or Alcohol Sales in State or Florida as of 3PM 3/30.”

However, when you click on that link to the news story, it reads: “You Got Owned!” and “You’ve Been Pranked!”

Many people went out and stocked up on beer & alcohol, increasing sales for Walmart and our local stores.

If the DeSantis does make an executive order to shut down sales, we’ll let you know. But right now, it’s a prank.

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About Andy Hodges

Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland. When he was age 9, his parents moved to Jupiter, Florida. Andy spent several years at various radio & television stations in Florida such as WLIZ, WFLX-FOX 29, WIRK, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and WJNO to name a few. In 1994, Andy made a career change to computer programming and worked for several technology companies (two are Fortune 500) in Atlanta, Georgia. However, Andy returned to Florida and settled in the small town of Sebastian in 2002. In 2005, he returned to the broadcasting news sector and eventually joined our news team in 2016 as editor in chief. Andy's family has lived in Sebastian for more than 45 years.