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Last week, County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay called the original Publix plan "disgusting" because "half of our county is geographically located in an area not serviced at all by a single Publix."
The change comes after a public outcry over a decision to give Publix sole distribution rights in the county, leaving the rural population isolated with the nearest store 25 miles away.
The predominantly Black farming communities on the shore of Lake Okeechobee are getting a coronavirus vaccine station.
That comes after a public outcry over a decision to give Publix sole distribution rights in Palm Beach County, leaving the rural population isolated with the nearest store 25 miles away.