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Food Lion in Gainesville closing next week

Food Lion's store on South Enota Drive in Gainesville is closing Sept. 20. The location employs about 35 and has been in operation for 20 years.

0913FoodLion — Food Lion's store on South Enota Drive in Gainesville is closing Sept. 20. The location employs about 35 and has been in operation for 20 years.

For the past 10 years, Robert Dowell has leaned on the Food Lion store as his source for groceries. It’s just close to his Gainesville home. But Monday, as he pushed his cart by the meat section of the South Enota Drive store, he reflected on what he’ll do now after learning that the 20-year-old store is closing Sept. 20.