NATCHEZ — A four-week suspension for three violations of Mississippi Alcohol and Beverage Control regulations resulted in Dimples Lounge closing until July 4.

Deidre Cox, owner of the Main Street club, said the club agreed to the suspension, instead of appealing it, after ABC, part of the Mississippi Department of Revenue, cited the club for violations.

Cox said the first violation was a privately booked sexually themed party, which included a lap dance class, the club hosted earlier this year.

The second violation was in response to a YouTube video titled “Odie Lo Degreez (Live @ Dimples Lounge in Natchez, MS),” in which there is reportedly female nudity.

Cox, who does not know who filmed the video, said she did not see nudity when she watched the video.

Dimples was written up for a third violation because Fred Marsalis, a local club promoter, told city officials at a public hearing about complaints against Dimples in March that he was the new manager of Dimples. ABC requires bar managers go through an approval process before being hired.

Marsalis turned the job down the day after the hearing, Cox said, which is why Dimples did not proceed with the paperwork and background check required to hire Marsalis.

Department of Revenue spokeswoman Kathy Waterbury confirmed Dimples was cited for violations of ABC regulations and agreed to a four-week suspension of business.

Waterbury declined to comment on the particulars of the violations since no public hearing was conducted for the matter.

Dimples had the option to appeal, for which a public hearing would have been conducted.

Dimples has been a recent topic of discussion among city officials, residents and neighboring business owners following an alleged shooting on Main Street in March after 200 Dimples Lounge patrons flooded the street when the club was shut down by police.

Dimples was shut down again at approximately 3:30 a.m. the following morning after police were reportedly called into the bar to quell a disturbance. Cox contends no punches were thrown during an argument, but the club was still shut down.

In April, Mayor Butch Brown personally visited Dimples on a Saturday night to check on the club’s security staff after he noticed no security officers were outside the club.

Cox remains certain that her business is being targeted by residents who want to see it shut down. Cox has contended her club has been the recipient of harassment because it serves predominantly black clientele on Main Street.

“My bar is being picked on,” she said.

Cox said the club is being remodeled during the suspension and will open again on July 4.

“I haven’t had a vacation in 13 years, and with all this going on, we just decided we weren’t going to appeal it,” Cox said. “But we will be back, and Dimples is going to be even better when we do.”