These construction workers are preparing a plat in Abbeville, Ga., for a new Family Dollar store that’s right across the street from the county courthouse.
That’s good news because the economic investment offers more shopping opportunities for people in rural Wilcox County, one of the Peach State’s smaller counties with 9,068 residents, according to the U.S. Census. About two thirds of residents are white and a third black. Estimates by the U.S. Census are that 27.4 percent of county residents live in poverty.
Photo taken May 15, 2013 by Michael Kaynard of Kaynard Photography. All rights reserved.