There are not many options at the Foodland in Grantsville, W.Va. (Gazette-Mail photo by Christian Tyler Randolph) |
In 2013 in Grantsville (Best Places map) 27.6 percent of the population was below the poverty line and the current per capital income is $16,616, well below the state average of $23,237, Garland writes. In Calhoun County, 16.7 percent of people do not have reliable access to healthy foods, above the state average of 15.3 percent, according to a 2014 study by the hunger-relief organization Feeding America.
Foodland officials also blame competition from big chain stores Walmart and Kroger, Garland writes. Officials said Foodland is expected to get a food delivery Friday, it's first in weeks, and that the delivery will lead to operations hopefully getting back to normal.
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