With No Grocery Store In His County, A Rural Georgia Restaurant Owner Steps In [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

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.

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