Rural area of Houston getting a retail store

A Dollar General store is coming to an area of Houston County that sees little commercial growth.

The Houston County Commission on Tuesday approved the rezoning of a tract on U.S. 341 in the community of Haynesville that will allow the store to be built.

The tract is adjacent to a Shell station. A home is on the tract now. The commission voted to rezone the 1.5 acre property from residential agricultural to C-2 general commercial. Chris West of Teramore Development, which sought the rezoning, said he isn’t sure when construction could start.

This story was originally published August 3, 2017 at 4:30 PM with the headline "Rural area of Houston getting a retail store."