MADISONVILLE-How responsible is a business owner for what his or her patrons do? Does it matter if it happens on premise or off? Should the consumption of alcohol provided by the owner be the deciding factor?

Whatever the reasoning, the Monroe County Beer Board decided last week to revoke the beer license of Hidden Lake Campground, located outside of Tellico Plains. The business has been the site of many complaint calls to 911, several fights, drug overdoses and even one killing.

In a near courtroom setting, Monroe County Sheriff Bill Bivens said there had been noise complaints from the opening of the place in 2008.

"We've had calls of fights, gunshots, DUI, drug use and in July 2009, Vince Cole was killed there," Bivens said. "We've had a total of 47 calls since they opened, which is a large number."

See full story in the Sunday, Sept. 30, edition of The Advocate & Democrat.