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Kentucky grocer hit by flooding plans to hire back workers and reopen soon

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January 26, 2023

Arthur, Gwen and Simon Christon, from left to right, in front of Isom IGA. Gwen Christon started there as a cashier there in 1973. (Mountain Association)

Here & Now's Jane Clayson checks back with Isom, Kentucky, grocery store owner Gwen Christon, six months after flood waters ruined her store, the only grocery store within miles in her small, rural town.

This segment aired on January 26, 2023.

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