Posted: Monday, April 6, 2009 11:49 am

The Messenger 04.06.09

Family-owned E.W. James & Sons Supermarkets has announced the opening of a new expanded convenience food store in Gleason.

Neighborhood Family Market will be located at East Union Street next to the Dollar General store.

The store will be a 5,000-square-foot fresh food market. Construction is planned to start immediately, with the store opening anticipated for the fall of this year.

Neighborhood Family Market will offer fresh meat, produce and dairy, as well prepared foods, with a seating area and drive-through window for fast convenient service.

“We are excited about this new concept store which will offer the folks in Gleason a hometown market,” said Ken Pink, president of E. W. James & Sons. “Neighborhood Family Market will make it very convenient for them to enjoy our quality foods and exceptional customer service.”

The store will employ about five Gleason area residents.

E.W. James & Sons Super-markets, headquartered in Union City, is a 75-year-old family-owned company with stores in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.