With No Grocery Store In His County, A Rural Georgia Restaurant Owner Steps In
Around Christmas two years ago, the Piggly Wiggly shut down in Crawford County, just west of Macon.
“It’s been tough, man. It’s hard to function,” said Dan Hudson, a longtime resident.
The Piggly Wiggly was the only grocery store in the county, he said.
After it closed, Hudson estimated revenue at the local Dollar General probably quadrupled.
Read more: https://www.wabe.org/with-no-grocery-store-in-his-county-a-rural-ga-restaurant-owner-steps-in/
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