River City Rescue closes store due to COVID-19 scare

Published 2:33 pm Saturday, May 23, 2020

The River City Rescue Mission Thrift Store is closed temporarily to clean and sanitize the building following a scare related to the COVID-19 virus, director Earnie Hall said.

The thrift store supports the mission, which is a homeless shelter for men.

Hall said the building was closed immediately as a precaution after he was notified someone with symptoms used the mission’s address as their home address.

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“A lot of homeless people give our address,” he said. “We have tested all the men here and none of them tested positive (for COVID-19).”

He said no time has been determined when the store will reopen.

“We are taking all the precautions and trying to be safe,” he said.

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John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.

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