GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar General on Monday announced the opening of a new store located at 312 E. Jackson St. in Hymera. Normal hours of operation may be found through the Dollar General app.
The Hymera location includes the company’s new home décor and an expanded party preparation selection.
“At Dollar General, we believe the addition of each new store provides positive economic growth for the communities we proudly serve, and the addition of our new Hymera store highlights our commitment to deliver a pleasant shopping experience that includes great prices on quality products in a convenient location, ” Dan Nieser, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development, said. “We look forward to welcoming customers to our new store and hope they will enjoy shopping at our new location.”
Dollar General plans to create new jobs in the Hymera community as the store is expected to employ approximately six to 10 people. Interested candidates can review and apply for available positions online.
To commemorate the opening of DG’s new Hymera location, Dollar General plans to donate 100 new books to a nearby elementary school to benefit students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. Through the partnership with the Kellogg Company, the donation will be part of a planned donation of more than 100,000 books across the country to celebrate new DG store openings.
Furthermore, DG strives to be a good neighbor and is committed to the communities it proudly calls home, evidenced by unwavering support of literacy and education initiatives through the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The addition of the Hymera store opens the opportunity for schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of the store to apply for Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants.
Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $197 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 14 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.
