Court records obtained by News 3 reveal Virginia ABC suspended Eagles Nest Rockin’ Country Bar’s liquor license days before the Chesapeake business announced it was temporarily closing.
The newly filed lawsuit provides new insight into questions surrounding the bar’s closure, which drew widespread attention earlier this week when Eagles Nest announced it was permanently closing its club side and temporarily shutting down the entire facility.
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Customers want answers after Eagles Nest permanently closes its club side and temporarily closes entire facility
According to court documents filed Oct. 1 in Chesapeake Circuit Court, Great Bridge Sports Pub Inc., which operates as Eagles Nest, is suing Virginia ABC and multiple state officials over a Sept. 22 order that suspended the business’s liquor license…