Dollar General opens new store in Farmville

FARMVILLE — Dollar General has opened a new store at 5476 May Blvd. in Farmville, adding at least six jobs in the community.

The store, open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., features household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, over-the-counter medicines, hygiene products, baby items and more. The new Farmville location also includes a home décor section and an expanded selection of party supplies.

“At Dollar General, we believe the addition of each new store provides positive economic growth for the communities we proudly serve, and the addition of our new Farmville store highlights our commitment to deliver a pleasant shopping experience that includes great prices on quality products in a convenient location,” said Matthew Simonsen, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. “We look forward to welcoming customers to our new store and hope they will enjoy shopping at our new location.”

To commemorate the opening of its new location, Dollar General plans to donate 100 new books to a nearby elementary school to benefit students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. DG is committed to the support of literacy and education initiatives through the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

The addition of the Farmville store opens the opportunity for schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of the store to apply for Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $250 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 21.5 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.

For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.

The company said the Farmville store will employ between six and 10 workers, who will receive training and development programs and benefits including telemedicine eligibility, health insurance coverage options, 401K savings and retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave and adoption assistance to eligible employees.