New Ownership for Oak Grove Supermarket

[Kitty]

A deal between the Roberts Company and Ramey's will result in the Oak Grove Ramey's Supermarket becoming a Corner Market.

For Ramey's, the deal means the acquisition of three Roberts Company stores in Collins, Lumberton, and Monticello.

The transition of the Oak Grove Ramey's to Corner Market is expected to take place sometime the week of October 23.

No word on how this acquisition will impact the Roberts Company's plans to build a Corner Market on Highway 98 in front of Canebrake, where site work for the development is underway.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Seems kindda close together to have two stores in that area, espcially two that are owned by the same company.

[Wayward]

A deal between the Roberts Company and Ramey's will result in the Oak Grove Ramey's Supermarket becoming a Corner Market.

For Ramey's, the deal means the acquisition of three Roberts Company stores in Collins, Lumberton, and Monticello.

The transition of the Oak Grove Ramey's to Corner Market is expected to take place sometime the week of October 23.

No word on how this acquisition will impact the Roberts Company's plans to build a Corner Market on Highway 98 in front of Canebrake, where site work for the development is underway.
Interesting news, Kitty. I enjoy Ramey's for the convenience and friendly atmosphere and I think Corner Market adds an interesting twist to grocery shopping. It should be an effective conversion.

:smt006

[carsalesguy]

i like ramey's, but they are just too over priced....is corner market cheaper? i just havent been to one yet....

[SoMissTV]

same prices as sunflower.

[carsalesguy]

is sunflower expensive? if you don't notice, i don't shop for groceries....

[carsalesguy]

that's why God made my mommy...........

[Wayward]

In today's Hattiesburg American ...

Ramey's Food Stores have entered into a confidentiality agreement with Roberts Co. Inc., said Ramey's owner Brad Ramey.

Roberts Co. owns the Corner Market chain of grocery stores. Ramey refused to comment on if Corner Market may take over the Ramey's location on Old Highway 11. Representatives of Roberts Company did not offer comment.
So there you have ... well, not much more information. :)

:smt006

[lamarrebel]

Like someone else noted, I do not quite understand why Corner Market wants to take over the Ramey's store on Old 11 when they have already begun site preparation work for their new store in front of Canebrake. These two locations are maybe two miles or so apart with one red light between them at present. I personally was looking forward to having the choice between a Ramey's and a Corner Market in the Oak Grove market.

[Tully Mars]

Sounds like Corner Market is making a move to annex. Look out Oak Grove. :)

[Kitty]

So much for a confidentiality agreement. Guess my source was out of the loop on that arrangement. :smt102

My source has reason to believe that a large (make that very large) supermarket chain has its eye on Hattiesburg, specifically the Hwy 98 West corridor within the Hattiesburg city limits.

If this supermarket comes to fruition, my source thinks this could be a reason for Ramey's leaving the Oak Grove area, as it would be difficult for two somewhat small neighborhood markets to compete with this supermarket.

[TheCapitalist]

Competition=Good. So says TheCapitalist!!!

[Sir Mickey Mouse]

So much for a confidentiality agreement. Guess my source was out of the loop on that arrangement. :smt102

My source has reason to believe that a large (make that very large) supermarket chain has its eye on Hattiesburg, specifically the Hwy 98 West corridor within the Hattiesburg city limits.

If this supermarket comes to fruition, my source thinks this could be a reason for Ramey's leaving the Oak Grove area, as it would be difficult for two somewhat small neighborhood markets to compete with this supermarket.

Now isn't that interesting??? Kroger?? Albertsons was already in several markets in Mississippi but pulled out... Winn-Dixie is barely hanging on, but they are emerging from bankruptcy, so maybe they are going to start working on that sort of thing... In Jackson, the Albertson's were replaced by Brookshire's and they are nice. Seems odd to me though that a mega grocer would consider that... Wal-Mart, Sams, and even Target give a good run for the money for grocers... still, there aren't any major Supermarkets in the Oak Grove area, are there?

[Kitty]

Seems odd to me though that a mega grocer would consider that... Wal-Mart, Sams, and even Target give a good run for the money for grocers... still, there aren't any major Supermarkets in the Oak Grove area, are there?

I have had a number of people tell me they have stopped shopping at Wal-Mart, for a variety of reasons. I imagine Target wishes they had built a Target Superstore (Target + a grocery store) here, which would have been more of a direct competitor to Wal-Mart.

Perhaps the area needs a mega grocer, particularly to satisfy the shopping needs of those who've become disillusioned with Wal-Mart. It will be interesting to see what, if anything, does develop on this front.

[Tully Mars]

If this supermarket comes to fruition, my source thinks this could be a reason for Ramey's leaving the Oak Grove area, as it would be difficult for two somewhat small neighborhood markets to compete with this supermarket.

Oh I don't know Kitty, I think that there will always be a place in any market for the smaller stores as long as they don't attempt to stand toe-to-to with the big guys. They just have to figure out what they can do better than the megamarts.

Obviously they don't have the buying power so they can't really have lower prices. What they can do is offer better customer service and actually have employees around the store that can help customers when needed. Have you ever tried to find someone to help you find a particular item in Walmart. Chances are, even if you do find someone to help, they have no clue where to find what you are looking for.

The smaller stores (Corner Market is a perfect example) often are able to carry items that you simply can't find in Walmart or the other huge grocers.

[Kitty]

The smaller stores (Corner Market is a perfect example) often are able to carry items that you simply can't find in Walmart or the other huge grocers.

Very true about speciality items, Tully. You can also park closer to the front door at smaller stores. What time DO the people who park at the front door at Wal-Mart get there anyway? Makes you think they live there. :confused:

I just don't know if more than one smaller store can make it in the Oak Grove / Highway 98 West area IF a mega grocer decides to locate out here. However, with the continuing growth, who knows? :smt102

[carsalesguy]

i think that walmart would be really surprised if a good chain grocer came in over on 98 and tried to run them over.....walmart is really starting to feel the pressure from other places in town, especially from the shopping ctr across the street (i.e. target/petsmart/bed bath)....i, for one, try to avoid the place like the plague, but michelle is absoultly addicted to it. mom even says that even though she hates the place, she just has to bite her tounge and go in and get groceries. she still shops the winn dixie down the road....which is good, in my opinion, but when she makes a BIG trip it is to walmart.....

i, for one, try to support business owners who have done business with me in the past, then move onto the other local, more hometown businesses before i spend my money anywhere else. it's very rare that i need to get anything from walmart, unless it is just something that they are the only ones to carry it in our area......

[medtrans]

I shop Walmart/Sam's simply because, having to use a walker, it is easier for me to shop in one store, and Walmart and Sam's do have electric carts which make it easier for those with disabilities to get around. Other food stores have them, but they don't carry the non-food items that Walmart does. If I'm buying strictly groceries, I do go to those other stores who are 'disability friendly'.

[Maggie-Doodle]

If Wal-Mart was waiting on me to make a profit they would go out of business within a few days!
I HATE that place. Being disabled it is hard for me to walk all over that big store. I have had to find a place to sit down before I could leave. Sometimes all the electric carts are in use and you just have to hoof it. I also get tired of being run over with shopping carts...everyone darts in and out like a bat out of hell, honestly they need traffic cops in there! During the holidays it is even worse. Then you also have to walk a mile from the parking lot.
Both me and my husband find that if we go to Wal-Marts at all it is either very early morning, like 6 a.m. or late at nite...like after midnite. I can't tell you though when the last time I was in the store.
In years past I would go looking for jeans/shorts etc. but their clothing line has gone to hell in a handbasket...
It is nice to have the smaller stores to shop, you can really make friends with the management and they are usually very willing to order stuff if they don't already stock it. I shop mostly at Sunflower at Kamper Park and at W-D on Lincoln.

[fuzzis]

The smaller stores (Corner Market is a perfect example) often are able to carry items that you simply can't find in Walmart or the other huge grocers.

That's not actually always the case. If you have a *quality* huge grocer, they have all of those items and more. I'd have to say that's one of the things that I truly miss about living in Hattiesburg. I wasn't a fan of Safeway out west, but other chains like Scolari's (a Nevada grocery store) and Raley's/Bel-Air were incredible places to shop AND their prices were competitive with WalMart. I wouldn't mind something like a Trader Joes or a Wild Oats, but those will never open here because of MS alcohol laws.

fuzzis

[dollfus46]

Like someone else noted, I do not quite understand why Corner Market wants to take over the Ramey's store on Old 11 when they have already begun site preparation work for their new store in front of Canebrake. These two locations are maybe two miles or so apart with one red light between them at present. I personally was looking forward to having the choice between a Ramey's and a Corner Market in the Oak Grove market.

I don't know, HUB, seems like the surest way to beat the competition is to buy it out. Now people have a choice between them and them. And "them" wins everytime.

[dollfus46]

Competition=Good. So says TheCapitalist!!!

Tell that one to your cable provider. Or those who have a say in who gets the cable contract. Maybe there is a choice in Hattiesburg. Not here. Take Charter Cable and like it.

[dollfus46]

Oh I don't know Kitty, I think that there will always be a place in any market for the smaller stores as long as they don't attempt to stand toe-to-to with the big guys. They just have to figure out what they can do better than the megamarts.

Obviously they don't have the buying power so they can't really have lower prices. What they can do is offer better customer service and actually have employees around the store that can help customers when needed. Have you ever tried to find someone to help you find a particular item in Walmart. Chances are, even if you do find someone to help, they have no clue where to find what you are looking for.

The smaller stores (Corner Market is a perfect example) often are able to carry items that you simply can't find in Walmart or the other huge grocers.

I agree Tully. Everybody has to find their niche. Target your customers. Like QM said, she shops at one store for convenience. I go to Publix which is the highest priced anywhere but, it's close, the isles are wide, the selections are the best, the store is clean as a pin, the staff bends over backwards to help and you get on a first name basis with the check out ladies. They joke with you. It's really different. Long as I stay around budget, I don't care if I pay ten cents more for a can of peas there. Oh, and the bag boys/girls really do want to take your buggy to your car. You have to stop them because they grab the buggy and head for the door. I pay more, but I get more. Each of us has a different motivation button. Publix has found mine. :)

[dollfus46]

If Wal-Mart was waiting on me to make a profit they would go out of business within a few days!
I HATE that place. Being disabled it is hard for me to walk all over that big store. I have had to find a place to sit down before I could leave. Sometimes all the electric carts are in use and you just have to hoof it. I also get tired of being run over with shopping carts...everyone darts in and out like a bat out of hell, honestly they need traffic cops in there! During the holidays it is even worse. Then you also have to walk a mile from the parking lot.
Both me and my husband find that if we go to Wal-Marts at all it is either very early morning, like 6 a.m. or late at nite...like after midnite. I can't tell you though when the last time I was in the store.
In years past I would go looking for jeans/shorts etc. but their clothing line has gone to hell in a handbasket...
It is nice to have the smaller stores to shop, you can really make friends with the management and they are usually very willing to order stuff if they don't already stock it. I shop mostly at Sunflower at Kamper Park and at W-D on Lincoln.

I used to go to that little shopping center all the time. I think that was an A & P at one time, QM. Directly across Hardy St was Cook's Barber Shop, much like Floyds on the Andy Griffin show. Phillips Florist and Waite's Grocery. The end store in the Sunflower Shopping Center, closest to N.19th next to the Babe Ruth League ballpark was a Seal Lilly Ice Cream parlor when I was a teen. Next to it was a book store my grandmother worked in. Love my H'burg memories. Kinda glad I can't see it in the state it's in now.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Dollfus, I don't remember A & P being where Sunflower is on Hardy...I do remember an A & P being in the Broadway Shopping Center...next door to Shanberg's Department Store..
Look buddy, you gonna have to quit this mess...you are making me feel ancient! :) lol
JUST KIDDING...alot of fond memories for sure...and Seale-Lily was the best! Did you know the Britt kids? I graduated with Debbie.

[dollfus46]

Dollfus, I don't remember A & P being where Sunflower is on Hardy...I do remember an A & P being in the Broadway Shopping Center...next door to Shanberg's Department Store..
Look buddy, you gonna have to quit this mess...you are making me feel ancient! :) lol
JUST KIDDING...alot of fond memories for sure...and Seale-Lily was the best! Did you know the Britt kids? I graduated with Debbie.

I know a James Britt and a Gerald Britt. There's a Britt in my class who is head of the American Red Cross in Hattiesburg. I think he still lives on Kimball Ave in the 400 block across the creek.

Broadway Shopping Center. Yep. A & P there. There was a pharmacy in there. My first job as a 16 year old was in that drug store. Southwest Drugs. I worked the soda fountain after class and drove the pharmacy volkswagon the last thing at night delivering prescriptions!! It was a jerk from the meat dept of A & P to cause me to quit. He got bent because I didn't fill up his cup with coffee to the brim. Coffee was a dime then, for all you could drink. I went back, got the coffee pot, said, "Sir, you can have all the coffee you want", and emptied the full pot into his cup. Burned hell outa him. I took off my apron and walked out. HA! Said I'd never "wait" on the public again and I haven't. That was a great experience. I'm never rude to waitresses, and I tip too much. I know what they have to put up with.
You may be feeling ancient, but I are one!! :)

[justme]

I like the corner market- but I wish that we would have another competitor in town. I like Kroger and Brookshires. I personally prefer corner market for the variety of specialty items. I don't cook often, but when I do I want it to be something different, and I can find that there.

I also try to buy as much organic as I can, and they have a great selection there. Although I went in to the New Yokel this weekend and ordered mt Thanksgiving Turkey from them. They now have a great selection and they are open until 6 so I can run by there on the way home now.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Dollfus, I believe that Gerald was the one who owned Seale-Lily...he was Debbie's dad.
Southwest Drugs is still in business after all these years. They are just down the street from the Broadway Shopping Center...the drug store faces Adeline and I think the side street is maybe 11th Ave..
My mother owned a restaurant when I was growing up, I know what you mean about having to wait on the public...It was truely a pain in the a**!
But worst of all was my having to scape the dishes and prewash them before they were run through the dishwasher. Back in those days, dishwashers were not as good as they are today. I HATE doing dishes now just because of that. I would NEVER own a house without a d.w.!

[carsalesguy]

ha...broadway mart.....i look at it every day......when i was a kid i remember autozone being on the end where the remix is now, and big 10 tires was where discount auto parts is now....

mcclellands just replaced their sign that they have had up since gosh knows when....kinda sad to see it go.....

[SoMissTV]

Tell that one to your cable provider. Or those who have a say in who gets the cable contract. Maybe there is a choice in Hattiesburg. Not here. Take Charter Cable and like it.

There's a choice there, too. DBS (Satellite) services are available for those who don't like the primary cable operator in town. It's also important to note that the franchise awarded to a cable operator is not an exclusive franchise; any other cable company can come along, string up their own wires, sign a franchise agreement, and compete. However, it's incredibly expensive to do this, and the secondary provider rarely turns a profit before it can go out of business. This is, truly, capitalism at work. Like I said, if you don't like Charter, you can turn to satellite-based programming, or you can start your own cable company.

See? You do have options.

[SoMissTV]

ha...broadway mart.....i look at it every day......when i was a kid i remember autozone being on the end where the remix is now, and big 10 tires was where discount auto parts is now....

mcclellands just replaced their sign that they have had up since gosh knows when....kinda sad to see it go.....

Yeah, but do you remember when the name of the place was Auto Shack? They had to change the name cause it infringed on Radio Shack's name.

[carsalesguy]

don't remember auto shack........

i do still remember seeing the hyundai sign in front of mcmullan when hyundai first started importing into the US, and i do remember mr steadman and his "lollypop" VW sign and his vintage Mazda sign at the dealership.....

how about courtesy and isuzu, and the cedar front buildings?

or cowboy maloney in what is now toyota of hattiesburg's used car building.....
and the sunflower/jc penny's right across from ryan what used to be mitsubishi.........and before that was subaru.......

and dossett having subaru too.......

[carsalesguy]

And consolidated nissan...........and patterson morris lincoln/mercury.......

[Maggie-Doodle]

don't forget the old Gibson's Department Store was over on Pine in the same shopping center with Sunflower...across from Ryans. I believe there was some kind of drug store in the complex too.

[carsalesguy]

i know there was a gibsons pharmacy over behind kia.....the old delchamps/gibsons/freds........

[Maggie-Doodle]

Yep, you right but I thought there was another department store of some kind..it has just been too long...I can't remember that far back!

[LipsofanAngel]

Doc- I totally agree on wishing Publix would come to MS. Everytime I go to Destin I take an extra ice chest just to grab a few specialty items from Publix. The Publix brand of nonfat Caramel yogurt is TO DIE FOR!! (sorry- it gets me excited!!).
I am thrilled that Ramey's will now be a CornerMarket. Unfortunately I give in and shop at Walmart for the bulk of my groceries... but it will be nice having a CornerMarket close by me now to get the special things :) They have a nice seafood selection... I just don't trust any of Walmart's meat... nothing about a clear plastic coating directly on my porkchops is appealing.

[Maggie-Doodle]

We go to the Little Butcher Shop for the meat we buy...they ALWAYS have good meats. It is clean in there and the employees are always very helpful if you have questions about cuts of meat to use. I also love their stuffed potatoes! mmmmmmm good!

[LipsofanAngel]

Maggie- is there only one lil butcher shop? I just always feel like it's out of the way. I do most of my grocery shopping on Sunday evenings, so I figured they're closed then. Otherwise I just swing in CornerMarket on my way back from campus if I'm getting steaks or something.

[KeepItSimple]

Dollfus, I don't remember A & P being where Sunflower is on Hardy...I do remember an A & P being in the Broadway Shopping Center...next door to Shanberg's Department Store..
Look buddy, you gonna have to quit this mess...you are making me feel ancient! :) lol
JUST KIDDING...alot of fond memories for sure...and Seale-Lily was the best! Did you know the Britt kids? I graduated with Debbie.

I work with Gerald's daughter now. What a small world...

[lamarrebel]

My sister in law works in a Publix in Brentwood...and I agree that it is a nice grocery store chain. I also like Corner Market on Hardy, and am glad they are coming here, but I don't like sacrificing Ramey's to get it.

[wilebill]

I also like Corner Market on Hardy, and am glad they are coming here, but I don't like sacrificing Ramey's to get it.

Maybe you should have a strong word or 2 to the people who own Ramey's about selling out to Corner Market. The nerve of some people how they treat their own possessions!

[Maggie-Doodle]

Angel, I am not for sure if there is more than one Little Butcher Shop or not...the only one I know of is on Broadway Dr. across from Dr. Hargroder's vet office.
No they are not open on Sundays but as far as I am concerned it is worth a trip there to get our meat. We live across the street from FGH so it is very convienient for us, but even if we decide to move elsewhere in town, WE WILL drive there twice a month for our meats...they are always tender and we think reasonable in price...sure you can get some cuts of meat cheaper in some of the groceries but you have no idea how long it has been cut or what grade of meat you are getting...and so often the cuts are too thin for our liking. The LBS has several butchers on duty and they cut to order and as I said before it is always clean.

[carsalesguy]

there is only one little butcher shop in hburg....there used to be one where the breeze once was, but they closed that down when the breeze took over....

another good place to go is big star, as long as ur packing your piece.....they always have a butcher on standby, and cut fresh every day. going in there is not bad, but i do not recommed a non-african woman to go in by herself....

all of the cooks for the doctors in town go there to get the meat for the doctors, or that is what i am told

[58ford]

I shop at the Big Star (closest grocery to my house) also Hyatt Bros. just up the street. And, although I wouldn't hang out in the parking lot at night, the only trouble I've ever had there is kids asking for change, and the occasional offer to buy all my groceries on an EBT card in exchange for my buying beer for them with cash. The produce is good, the meat is good, the prices are good, the butcher is there most of the time (I think he's gone on weekends) Since they finally started carrying avocados Big Star is my favorite grocery. (plus they carry Mickey's big mouth for $3.69 a 6 pack)
also, Check out Big Lots for some "interesting" grocery deals.

[LipsofanAngel]

another good place to go is big star, as long as ur packing your piece.....they always have a butcher on standby, and cut fresh every day. going in there is not bad, but i do not recommed a non-african woman to go in by herself....


where is Big Star? gosh, I'm realizing how egocentric I can be even about parts of Hattiesburg. Being in west Hattiesburg all my life, I'm clueless about things to the east!

and yeah, I rarely go much of anywhere alone nowadays.. at night at least. I've just heard about too much stuff happening lately. Really sucks... I love running over at the track at Wesley, but I'm just too cautious to go there at night alone anymore.

[Southern_Belle]

Big Star is near the police dept... on your way to Family Network Partnership...

[LipsofanAngel]

Big Star is near the police dept... on your way to Family Network Partnership...
oh ok... then yeah, I've seen it before... never been in though

[Smokey Bear]

I'de love to see a Kroger on 98, the one in Shreveport reminded me of
Stop and Shop and Shaw's ( Albertson's ) up north. They are in McComb
and Laurel already, Hattiesburgh wouldn't be that much of a stretch.
With the growth in Oak Grove, I bet that they would do well.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Angel there is also a Big Star on North Main at 7th st. but like the one by the p.d. it is not in a good part of town...

[Kitty]

A deal between the Roberts Company and Ramey's will result in the Oak Grove Ramey's Supermarket becoming a Corner Market.

For Ramey's, the deal means the acquisition of three Roberts Company stores in Collins, Lumberton, and Monticello.

The transition of the Oak Grove Ramey's to Corner Market is expected to take place sometime the week of October 23.

No word on how this acquisition will impact the Roberts Company's plans to build a Corner Market on Highway 98 in front of Canebrake, where site work for the development is underway.

The Oak Grove Ramey's Supermarket officially became a Corner Market last Wednesday.

[yeoyeo78]

So much for a confidentiality agreement. Guess my source was out of the loop on that arrangement. :smt102

My source has reason to believe that a large (make that very large) supermarket chain has its eye on Hattiesburg, specifically the Hwy 98 West corridor within the Hattiesburg city limits.

If this supermarket comes to fruition, my source thinks this could be a reason for Ramey's leaving the Oak Grove area, as it would be difficult for two somewhat small neighborhood markets to compete with this supermarket.

HMMM Large Supermarket....That can only be Kroger or Publix since Winn Dixie neutered itself a couple of years ago when it sold off atleast half of it's stores (albeit due to the fact that it was losing money and needed to pull back heavily) and became a minor player in the grocery business. Publix and Kroger meanwhile....they are pretty much dominated the grocery market in the southeast and it makes sense for the ever-expanding Publix chain to finally move into Mississippi. I know Kroger has a store in Laurel though, but I'm surprised Publix still is in Mississippi, they are like starbucks in Georgia and Florida, one on just about every corner. Good, quality food at Publix though and they invest alot in giving back to the communities that they are in.

[Maggie-Doodle]

There used to be a Kroger's in the Burg years ago...it was located where Hudson's Dirt Cheap is now...on Broadway Dr. This was back in the early 70's if I am not mistaken.

[Smokey Bear]

Krogers would be a nice fit in that area, a superstore concept,
food, deli, bakery, flowers, liquer, bank ect.
Don't know much about Publix, but relatives in Florida love them.

[Conveyor Belt]

you can't sell hard liquor in a grocery store in MS.

[Smokey Bear]

C.B.,This is different than Massachusetts, where many of their liquor laws date to the time of the Pilgrims. Now, most supermarkets are superstores that sell beer,wine, liquers, and hard liquor every day except Sundays. Even now there are Sunday openings that are limited from noon to 6pm and only in towns where they have voted to allow it. Most towns have approved
these openings for fear that they'll lose these stores and also the revenue.
I've seen a beer store and a wine store located side by side here and have wondered if the same person owns both, but has to hire two managers to run one location? Can one person own a beer store and a wine store side by side?

[Maggie-Doodle]

Smokey Bear, I am not for sure about all the liquor laws but I think there has to be a special provision for liquor sales in grocery stores. It isn't something that can just "be done." All the stores would then add liquor because of the high markup. I am pretty sure there are only a couple that are allowed to sell the hard stuff...both being Albertson's stores. If I am not mistaken..one of which is in Gulfport. Maybe one of the attorneys on board could give us a definitve answer.

[Conveyor Belt]

I know they sell it EVERYWHERE in LA, but I thought it was laws that kept it out of the stores in MS... I could be wrong, it's just what I've been told...

Hell, I'd love nothing better than for the grocery store to sell hard liquor.

[Smokey Bear]

lol

[SoMissTV]

Hard liquor can only be sold to resellers with a state permit, and they have to buy it from the state. I do not believe that supermarket's qualify for the permit.

[Maggie-Doodle]

SoMissTV, You are correct on the resale thing but there is an exception...like I said I am not sure just how the law reads...a couple of the Albertson stores had a special permit...one being in the shopping center on Hwy 49/I-10 in Gulfport...over by Cracker Barrell etc.

IF it were up to me it would be like LA, sell it anywhere, any time! IT WOULD NOT cause more drunks or DUI'S...IF they want it, they will get it regardless of where it is sold...you only have to go into a dry county to find that out!

[Kitty]

Remember, you heard this news (http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/NEWS01/611090328) first here at My Hattiesburg. :)

[Maggie-Doodle]

You are right Kitty, as we do ALOT of our local news! IF we know, I wonder why HA doesn't know? That is surely food for thought! :) lol

[Hubbarr!ster]

This is lovely, a thread with the Oak Grove in the title.
I feel like I've come home!

[Panhandle]

Just in case you did not know it, Target is a French owned company and has absolutely refused to allow The U.S. veterans to solicit on their property despite allowing many other groups to do so. Therefore Target can .....well you know what they can kiss.......

[fuzzis]

Just in case you did not know it, Target is a French owned company and has absolutely refused to allow The U.S. veterans to solicit on their property despite allowing many other groups to do so. Therefore Target can .....well you know what they can kiss.......

This is incredibly old and tiresome. Snopes is your friend.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/target.asp

[Panhandle]

Thanks Fuzz. I stand corrected, and feel much better about our local Target store already!

[eyescene]

Yep thank Goodness for Snopes or I would have belived most of them email thingys