What Happens When the Only Grocery in Town Closes | The Daily Yonder
This story was originally published by Free Press Indiana. It’s been a year since the only grocery remaining in Shoals, Indiana, closed. These days, local
This story was originally published by Free Press Indiana. It’s been a year since the only grocery remaining in Shoals, Indiana, closed. These days, local food shopping is done at the Dollar General just east of town. “We miss the JayC,” Shoals resident Hannah Miller said as she and her three kids left the dollar store July 14 with a dozen eggs and a gallon of water. She used to buy groceries at JayC but now drives the 16-mile round trip to Loogootee, which has an IGA, Ruler Foods and DG Market. Some people living in Shoals travel 25 miles to Washington or Bedford, cities with big grocery…
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