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By Neill Caldwell neill.caldwell@thestokesnews.com Dollar General’s proposal to build a second store in downtown Walnut Cove was rejected by the town’s Planning Board last Thursday night. WALNUT COVE — The Planning and Zoning Board of the Town of Walnut Cove voted 3-1 last Thursday night to deny a developer a conditional use permit to build a Dollar General story on Main Street. The quasi-judicial hearing on the permit request dragged on for more than five hours as both sides of the issu...

By Neill Caldwell neill.caldwell@thestokesnews.com Dollar General’s proposal to build a second store in downtown Walnut Cove was rejected by the town’s Planning Board Thursday night. WALNUT COVE — The Planning and Zoning Board of the Town of Walnut Cove voted 3-1 Thursday night to deny a developer a permit to build a Dollar General store on Main Street. The quasi-judicial hearing on the conditional use permit request dragged on for more than five hours as both sides of the issue presente...