The small town in Newberry County is experiencing a lack of food sources since the sole grocery store left.
WHITMIRE, S.C. — A 16-mile drive to the grocery store – that’s what some Whitmire residents are forced to travel to get groceries. Town leaders say they’re still working to fix that.
For many, taking trip to the grocery store is a luxury we don’t think about. For some in Newberry County, the nearest grocery store is miles away.
Jojo Woodard says the nearest grocery story for him is 17 miles away. “It’s trouble for old people to get back and forth from the grocery store, especially when you’re in old age and got nowhere else to go.”
He’s not alone, according to Mayor Bill Hollingsworth.
A Piggly Wiggly shut down in February and was replaced by a Family Dollar and a Dollar Tree, both of which have a small selection of grocery items.
Hollingsworth says he is working to …